Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant

The OEM of the Honor mobile phone finally chose BYD. Originally, BYD was going to spin off the mobile phone OEM business and go public independently in July, which may have been delayed due to the patent lawsuit initiated by Futukang.

The business of BYD Electronics mainly comes from Nokia, Motorola and Samsung, which happen to be the major customers of Futukang, and the initiation of patent lawsuits can also affect them. Honor's order for 100,000 mobile phones at this time is very precious at this time .

Wang Chuanfu didn't have time, and Qu Li didn't have time to wait, so they left people to communicate with BYD. The requirements for Honor mobile phones are more, and the OEM is more difficult. No one is worried here.

When he arrived in the United States, Qu Li, who had been tense all the time, lost the restlessness he felt at home. He woke up from the hotel and was able to greet everyone with a smile. Before coming to the United States, he asked Peterson, the international oil price has risen to 75 US dollars, in other words he has made a lot of money...

"Before I came here, I was still full of worries. Why did it get better so soon?" Zhou Shaoning

"I have made all the preparations that should be done. Even if there are some omissions, it can be said that they are beyond our ability. To a certain extent, what more bicycle do you want!

T-Mobile is headquartered in Huashengtun, but Honor needs to communicate with Google before discussing cooperation with T-Mobile, such as determining the final version and name.

For Qu Li, Honor can be changed, but the metal frame cannot be changed. The reason is actually very simple. The full keyboard has become the endorsement of BlackBerry, why can't the metal frame be synonymous with Honor? Once consumers form such a perception, Honor is equivalent to saving nearly 100 million U.S. dollars in publicity costs every year.

If iPhone 4 can be prevented from imitating Honor's metal frame, its classic level will be greatly reduced, and this will be an advantage in future competition.

The three giants of Google, the person in charge of Android, the three giants of Honor, Qian Chen and others participated in the meeting. Qu Li presented their final version, which is the BlackBerry 9900 with a slim metal frame.

"I think this phone is very good, and it looks better than the iPhone." Brin used it for a while, and compared with the current iPhone, the full keyboard seems really good.

"It's just a lot thicker."

"How about battery life?"

"The 2G version is 25% higher than the iPhone, and the 3G version is 10% higher than the iPhone. Our screen is 2.8-inch TFT..." In addition, the battery capacity of the Honor mobile phone is 1520ma, while the Apple iPhone is 1400ma.

"Screen display effect..."

"We can't buy iPhone screens, and it will take time for Samsung Display."

"operating system……"

"Ahem..."

Qu Li and the others helped Andy Rubin redesign the user interface, which can be said to surpass the iOS of the iPhone, but the fluency needs to be optimized a lot, and it takes time. The iPhone took several years from design to production, and the Honor mobile phone took only half a year. , and the plane? Fortunately, the first generation of Android did not have a virtual machine, and the chip architecture of Texas Instruments is a generation higher than the Samsung chip used by the iPhone, so the system fluency is actually better than that of the iPhone. However, there are not many native applications, and many of them are Java programs, so the response is naturally slow.

"If Android supports it for a long time, we can provide a development version for geeks and digital enthusiasts, and upgrade it once a month." Qu Li is trying to learn from Mira fans

"You have just been established, so there is no need for it for the time being..." Schmidt was very considerate of him. It was originally a casual move, but now the effect is surprisingly good. Of course, he does not want Glory to fail too soon.

The Honor mobile phone can achieve this step. In addition to hiring the best employees, Google also arranged a part of the Android team to work nearby Beijin to facilitate their adaptation. With the joint efforts of both parties, this is what it is today. Qu Li would not think highly of himself just because Glory appeared several years earlier than the Xiaomi generation.

"Our map needs to be optimized."

"Well, what apps does this phone have?"

"Google Search, News, Maps, Email, Calendar, Facebook, Twitter..."

It basically satisfies the daily use of American users and replaces GPS to a certain extent. As for the music, video, and camera functions, there is no introduction. Although Honor wants to be a camera phone, after all, the time is short and there is not so much time and energy to optimize and adjust the camera.

"It's already very good and can be introduced to the market." Schmidt stepped forward to make a decision. The Honor mobile phone exceeded his expectations and could give more support.

"When are you going to release it?"

"It can be done at any time. The mobile phone foundry has basically been arranged. As long as Texas Instruments' chips can be mass-produced and supplied on time, we can produce..."

"I'll give glory a rush." ​​Schmidt felt that he had the face

"How many do you plan to produce?"

"The first batch is 100,000 units."

"It's a little conservative, this phone is very good."

"But we don't have mature sales channels."

"You can only rely on yourself. Is there anything else that needs help?"

"There is also the issue of patents. We have already obtained the patent authorization from Warwick, and we still need authorization from companies such as Motorola and Nokia."

"Motorola can contact, Nokia..."

Nokia has its own open source mobile phone operating system and will not join the Open Handset Alliance hosted by Google.

"But don't worry, we will provide legal support for Glory."

"..."

"Then it will be released in October. Is the phone called the Honor Generation?"

"The initial plan is to call it Honor G1."

"It's pretty good, let's call it this."

"Well."

Google is really a rare and friendly partner. In the past few years, we must pack our thighs and leave Google. Zhou Shaoning lamented Qu Li's luck. How lucky he was to be favored by Google's troika.

A few days later, the Honor team split into two groups. One went to Motorola to talk about patent licensing, and the other went to T-Mobile to talk about mobile phone purchases. The sales of mobile phones in the United States are mainly through the carrier channel. The iPhone is so strong, and North American carriers account for the proportion of sales. Long-term over 80%. More than ten years later, in 22 years, Apple's physical stores and online Apple stores accounted for 27% of iPhone sales.

Among the four major operators in the United States, AT\u0026amp;T has 70 million users, Verizon has 65 million, Sprint has 53 million, and T-Mobile from Germany has only 28 million users. But they have GSM and WCDMA. Apple chose the best and largest AT\u0026amp;T, and only T-Mobile can cooperate with Glory. Otherwise, they have to choose CDMA and CDMA2000. Qualcomm has no chips. At this time, it is too much to pay patent fees for CDMA Stupid behavior.

The olive branch from Google should not be missed by T-Mobile, the fourth largest company in North America, so they warmly received the Honor mobile phone team in Huashengtun. Zhou Shaoning was in charge of this contact and showed T-Mobile the honor G1 mobile phone using Google's Android system.

"Has your mobile phone been officially released? It's no worse than Apple's iPhone." T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson said pleasantly

"Not yet, if we can cooperate with T-Mobile, we will start in North America."

"Do you have any partners in Europe?"

"No."

"How to solve the patent problem?"

"We have already reached a patent licensing agreement with Huawei, and we are negotiating patent issues with Motorola. There is no suitable relationship with Nokia..."

"Let's contact Glory."

"..."

"If you can solve the patent problem, T-Mobile and Honor will reach a strategic cooperation agreement to help you sell Honor phones worldwide!" Robert Dotson said passionately

But do you have this right? You are just the CEO of a US company...