Chapter 432 - Otto E1 (1/2)
February 28th, Monday…
At Otto Technologies…
“This is the cell phone’s final product. It’s already being manufactured. It’ll be difficult to change it at this point,” said Chang You as he handed a cell phone to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan reached out and realized that this prototype was just as heavy as the first one. However, there was an obvious difference in its looks.
The first impression that Lin Wan had of the prototype before this could be summarized in a few words: ‘silly, black, and rough’. The casing’s material had been pure black, with no other decoration. When she held it in her hand, it just pressed into her palm and weighed it down. From the front or from the back or from any other angle, it didn’t look like it would be able to sell.
Now, however, with the custom-made glass casing, it looked very different!
The glass casing felt nice to the touch, and the matte finishing ensured that it would not collect the user’s fingerprints. The cell phone also felt thinner than the previous prototype and much easier to hold.
The back was clean. There was nothing but a solid-colored logo. It was the same logo that had appeared in Tomorrow is Beautiful.
What’s more, the logo could glow and be activated as breathing light. Of course, if one wanted to conserve battery, they could switch that function off.
However, for a cell phone with a 5800 mAh battery, even if the light was kept on; the cell phone would still have enough battery to last the day.
The front looked quite satisfactory as well. There was still a top and bottom border, but they had been made as narrow as possible.
Full-screen technology had not yet matured in the current market. At the same time, this cell phone had very high specifications. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to refer to it as a ‘gaming cell phone’. Thus, when users wanted to play games in landscape mode, they needed some space to place both of their hands.
Thus, no matter how much they thought, the front could only look that way.
The sides looked different from other cell phones on the market as well. The charging port was on the side. That way, users could continue to play games while charging their phones. The wire would not get in their way. All in all, this cell phone looked very similar to the one that had appeared in the movie. On the whole, the cell phone looked simple but high-tech and futuristic.
The cell phones were not completely identical because the one in the movie had been made completely full-screen to add to the futuristic vibe. However, they could not do the same for the one in real-life.
Still, from the back and the sides or from the front with the screen off, the two cell phones looked identical.
Lin Wan subconsciously tried to weigh the phone with her hand.
Yes, it was still heavy.
They had changed the casing to glass, so that the cell phone looked smaller than it did before and more comparable to other bigger-sized cell phones in the market. Still, its weight remained the same. It was heavy.
However, the screen had a high refresh rate, and the System on a Chip-or SoC for shortwas of high-quality. Those things consumed the battery very quickly. Without a 5800 mAh battery, the cell phone’s endurance would become a problem. On the other hand, weight had to be compromised to house such a powerful battery.
There was fingerprint unlock, but there were few native applications and no bundled applications. The only thing worth mentioning was that the UI animations were quite smooth.
Chang You lightly cleared his throat and explained, “Boss Pei instructed us to do this.
“He didn’t allow us to create bundled applications. Instead, he wanted to maintain the Android System’s original condition. That was why we didn’t create a single bundled application. The applications that users would likely need to use have been placed in recommended spots in the cell phone’s application store.
“Of course, we didn’t slack off as well. We improved on the UI animations.
“It’s not completely useless. At the very least, it looks very smooth…”
Chang You did not sound confident. Improving the UI animations included improving the transition between various applications and improving zooming accuracy. Those were good for a screen with a high refresh rate, but it only served to make the user more comfortable. It did not offer any additional functions for the cell phone.
Lin Wan’s eyes lit up, feeling very surprised.
She repeatedly opened applications and ended their processes as if she was genuinely enjoying it.
After that, she picked up her own Shenhua cell phone, which was the newest flagship model. After comparing them, she concluded that Otto Technologies’ cell phone was obviously much better in this aspect.
“I think it’s quite good. It matches what Boss Pei’s design mindset has been all this timeto perfect the simplest things,” said Lin Wan, praising Boss Pei to no end.
After looking through the other aspects of the cell phone, Lin Wan gave her final comments.
“Apart from its weight and price, the cell phone doesn’t have any major flaws.”
Chang You nodded. “That’s right, but those two flaws are hard to make up for…
“Of course, we’re only manufacturing one thousand cell phones for the first batch. Each one would sell for 8,199 yuan. Since we only have a low supply, it’s possible to do this. In any case, we are not targeting the public. We don’t have to sell tens of millions of cell phones. We can just sell thousands or even tens of thousands.
“It’s alright if the cell phone is heavier or more expensive, as long as we target people who are not that sensitive to these characteristics.
“The question is whether this cell phone is attractive enough for them to sacrifice the weight and price.”
Lin Wan nodded. “That’s what I came here
for.”
Lin Wan handed a table to Chang You and explained, “These are the benefits that I have acquired for our customers. Take a look.”
Chang You reached out and realized that the table contained all the unique and special advantages Otto Technologies’ customers would have, which they had discussed before. They had been broadly split into several categories.
[Gaming]
High frame-rate mode for the mobile version of Bloody Battle Song, exclusive updates.
High frame-rate mode for the mobile version of GOG (unreleased), exclusive updates.
One free game per year if customers link their Tengda Games accounts to their cell phones.
Low prices for appearances, skins, weapons, and other benefits that Tengda Games regularly releases.
(Entertainment]
Ultimate VIPs of Zhongdian Chinese Network: the highest number of recommendations and votes in the site, thirty-percent off subscriptions, and early access to test new functions on the site.
Fei Huang Workspace’s Connoisseurs: free access to all online shows, two tickets to the pre-screening of every new movie.