Every year after the Spring Festival, major technology media will begin to prepare for a heavyweight business trip, that is, to participate in MWC in Barcelona, Spain.
MWC, the full name of Mobile World Congress, attracts companies and media from all over the world to Barcelona every year to participate in the exhibition.
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And this year, as expected, we came to the MWC site and brought you first-hand news from the scene.
What domestic manufacturers are there on site? Are there any interesting technology products? Even if you can't go to the scene, we have compiled this information and written it into an article, and present it as usual, so that fellow missionaries can read it slowly.
The biggest impression this year's MWC gave us was that on the first day of the event, domestic manufacturers took the lead and held one press conference after another. . .
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For example, the domestic Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra press conference just ended some time ago, and Xiaomi rushed to Europe to hold a global press conference, quite like a major international manufacturer.
The starting price of Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra in Europe is 1,499 euros, which is quite high, surpassing the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra of 1,459 euros and the iPhone 15 Pro Max of 1,469 euros. . .
Although the configuration of the 14 Ultra is not bad in all aspects this time, the starting price is already 11,700 yuan, and the domestic price of the 512GB version is 6,999 yuan.
This time Xiaomi really started to make money from foreigners. . .
Although overseas mobile phones have been reduced in configuration, not only are satellite communications missing, but the battery capacity has also been reduced by 300mAh to 5000mAh.
But even so, Mr. Lu still stated on Weibo that the first sales volume of Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra in Europe tripled that of the previous generation.
It's more expensive, and when it's over, foreigners have to thank Xiaomi for finally seeing what a true Android flagship is.
In addition, Xiaomi also moved the SU7, which is about to be officially released, to the exhibition site.
China's new energy is shocking, boy!
Tony also took some time to chat and laugh with a few foreign media. They said that Xiaomi is quite popular, with high brand recognition and good after-sales service.
In addition to Xiaomi, Honor next door is not to be outdone. Various mobile phones and laptops have been released, and Europe has almost become its home court.
The Magic 6 Pro, which is already on sale in China, appeared on the scene, as well as Honor's first AI PC MagicBook Pro 16. Good guys, another AI battle is here.
The Magic V2 RSR, a folding screen mobile phone developed in cooperation with Porsche Design, was also announced overseas.
Of course, in addition to domestic manufacturers coming to Europe to “fry things”, some manufacturers also choose to display some new gadgets, such as Lenovo.
Lenovo exhibited a very abstract gadget at the scene, a transparent laptop. . .
Not only is its screen completely transparent, you can see behind it if you stand in front of it.
Likewise, people standing behind the screen can also see the content on the display. . .
In addition to the screen, the touchpad has become a drawing tablet, and the keyboard has been replaced with a holographic projection + touch method, basically to show off muscles.
Do you think he is handsome? Very handsome, practical? Totally impractical.
But this is MWC, and we like to see this kind of fancy stuff. I would like to ask all manufacturers to bring more.
Its subsidiary moto has also made some changes and launched a new model. . . Vertical scroll phone?
Likewise, it's enough if it's handsome – Moto showed two usage scenarios of this phone. It can stand on the table without a stand, or it can also be wrapped around the wrist.
Nubia is also here to make things happen this time. The first is the Flip 5G, a small foldable mobile phone previously released in Japan, which uses the Snapdragon 7 Gen1 chip. It is said to be quite cheap, only US$599, which is almost 4,300 yuan.
It’s just the back design. . . The lens module is somewhat similar to the back of the Mate60, but the circular area in the middle becomes a small screen.
Manual@Huawei, the reference design of Mate70 is available!
Although it is not currently sold in China, if Nubia sells this phone in the country in the future, it can bring down the price of the folding screen.
The first folding screen for young people, 2999. How about making friends?
In addition to this, they also have a real music phone. . .
There is really a huge circular speaker on the back of this phone. . .
But Nubia’s appearance design is very online, and it doesn’t seem very inconsistent at first glance.
There’s also this LED aperture that flashes with the music. . . It’s so cool, so cool, so hurry up when it’s sold!
In addition, the 3D tablet that has been popular for some time has also ushered in its second generation, and it is directly full of buffs. Keywords-5G + AI + naked-eye 3D.
And it is said that this tablet can convert any content from 2D to 3D, even with the naked eye. . .
Could it be said that this tablet can first use AI to output content and then convert it into naked-eye 3D effects?
Not to be outdone, Africa Star Transsion showcased a roll-screen mobile phone that can be stretched horizontally. Although it is separated by a glass cover, the speed and look and feel of the expansion and contraction are acceptable.
In addition to mobile phones, Transsion also developed its own “iron egg” and showed off a mechanical dog.
I didn’t expect that even Transsion has so many advanced technologies. It seems that the method of “shooting for the top” can also be applied to the African market. . .
Of course, our old friend Huawei is also indispensable at the scene. It is still far ahead in cloud services and communication business. It is also an old acquaintance in the European market. This time, it has almost booked the entire venue, focusing on a big business. Tony is No more verbosity.
By the way, you can see the speed comparison between WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 at the scene. Tony was really jealous when he saw it at the scene, and he couldn't wait to change his home to a WiFi 7 router. . .
After talking about domestic manufacturers, next is the time for foreign manufacturers to adjust their activities that everyone likes to see.
The first thing I want to show you is this “Big Brother” mobile phone. . .
Isn’t this thickness very abstract? But when you know that its battery is a full 28,000mAh, it may feel more abstract. . .
For those of you who have been complaining about battery life anxiety, this one is definitely for you. However, it may not make it onto a plane. . .
Another company called RealWear has launched a very cyber-looking thermal imaging smart glasses Navigator Z1, equipped with a Snapdragon 6490 IoT chip and a built-in AI engine.
The thermal imaging function of this thing can assist workers in front-line work such as gas leak detection, equipment monitoring, pipeline inspection, etc.
At the same time, it also supports remote communication and data sharing, and can be paired with new thermal imagers to improve the work efficiency of frontline workers.
Finally, let me show you a new gadget from a heavyweight brand – Samsung Galaxy Ring.
This ring can monitor heart rate, blood oxygen, sleep and exercise status and other functions, and even has NFC and message reminders, but it is not clear how to operate it. . .
Although you are not allowed to touch it, you can still see that the ring comes in several different colors, and there are different sizes to choose from to fit your finger better.
However, it is said that larger rings have larger batteries, so if a thin person wears this ring, the battery life may not be as good as that of a fat person. . .
But other than that, there are no more detailed parameters about this ring, and we don’t know when it will be officially released.
So, the above are the interesting products that Tony saw during this year's MWC trip, so he took them out and wrote them into articles so that his friends can also enjoy them.
Finally, Tony will also briefly say a few words. In fact, two future trends can be seen at this MWC conference, one of which is AI.
I don’t need to explain this thing. As long as it’s a new mobile phone or computer, it’s hard to say hello to people without AI. . .
The successive advent of ChatGPT and Sora has continuously refreshed people's understanding of AI, so AI will remain a hot industry for some time to come.
The second one is 5G-A, which is 5.5G.
To put it simply, 5G-A is like a mid-term refresh of 5G. It has a high uplink rate but very low latency. It supports some scenarios with high network requirements. It is a kind of 5G of supplement.
For example, the downlink and uplink speeds of 5.5G are likely to be improved several times compared to 5G. . .
And because the latency can be reduced to the millisecond level, 5.5G will have a higher usage limit on the B side, that is, the commercial side.
But for ordinary users, no matter what new technology is added, when implemented in actual use, naturally a larger amount of information can be packed in at the same time, such as making a phone call while sending tons of videos and pictures to the other party. The network will not be blocked, and it focuses on real-time interaction without information gaps.
If nothing else happens, Huawei and other communications companies will make 5G-A commercially available this year, and 2024 will also be the first year of 5G-A.
But speaking of this thing, in fact, when the Asian Games was held in Hangzhou last year, Huawei had already built a “5.5G premium network” with various operators in Hangzhou, and upgraded the surrounding areas of the Asian Games venues with new 5.5G base stations.
Unfortunately, we were two blocks away from the nearest venue, so we didn't get to experience it. . .
5G on the office balcony is miserable. . .
But according to the speed of our infrastructure construction, it shouldn’t take too long.
Anyway, before 6G networks are commercialized, 5G-A is the ceiling of network standards.
After a while, this network will gradually become popular in China, and we will have a good chat with you at that time.
PS. Unlike us, foreign companies seem to be planning to take this step directly and launch the 6G standard in 2025, which is a pretty big step. . .
It is quite interesting to say that in the 3G era, our communication technology industry was lagging behind, so China Mobile directly gave up on the evolution of 3.5G and deployed 4G in advance in order to gain a head start.
Today, the achievements of our country's 5G technology development are obvious to all.
Now this round of foreigners skips 5.5G and directly deploys 6G. . . It's a little bit like things are changing.
Okay, the above is the entire content of the MWC 2024 article. Thank you friends for your companionship. See you at MWC next year!