The Machine King War is about to begin! What are the secret weapons of iPhone 16's opponents this year?

iPhone 16 has not yet entered the "playing field", and its opponents are already preparing to "jump ahead".

Not long ago, Apple showed us many new technologies and products at WWDC24, which attracted widespread attention from both inside and outside the industry. We are looking forward to the "return of the king" of Apple's smart iPhone 16.

As Apple’s autumn conference approaches, Apple’s opponents are also gearing up, hoping to seize the opportunity before Apple, and have released new news that will be launched in the second half of the year:

In early July, Samsung will release a new folding screen flagship phone;

In August, Google, which has always been known for its "late mover", also abnormally raised the release date, one month before the release of iPhone 16 Release of new Pixel 9 series phones;

Huawei’s new Mate 70 series phones in September will undoubtedly be the demonstration models of “pure-blooded Hongmeng” and Hongmeng Smart, and are called the iPhone’s rivals that cannot be ignored .

The second half of 2024 will be the annual “War of the Machine Kings” for smartphones and the “World War I” for AI terminals.

July: Samsung folding screen + Galaxy AI, medium cup, large cup, extra large cup

The first to go to the battlefield is Samsung.

Samsung announced that it will hold a Galaxy Unpacked special event on July 10. From the name of the conference to the "V" shaped cube on the poster to the cross star logo, Samsung's mobile phone brand is already ready to be revealed - Fold screen and AI.

As usual, Samsung will update two folding screen phones this time, Galaxy Z Flip6 and Galaxy Z Fold6.

According to the news and renderings, the Galaxy Z Fold6 adopts a more square and tough design, which is consistent with the design language of the Galaxy S24 series. The external screen size is further increased to 6.4 inches, and will be larger than the previous one when unfolded. The first generation screen is larger and thinner. According to reports, the unfolded thickness of Galaxy Z Fold6 is 5.6mm, and the folded thickness is about 12.1mm. When folded, it is 1.3mm thinner than the previous generation.

However, compared with products such as Honor Magic V2 and vivo X Fold3, which are only about 10mm thick when folded, the thickness control performance of Galaxy Z Fold6 can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6, pictures from OnLeaks

According to French media Pigtou, Galaxy Z Fold6 uses a new The hinge solution is said to be able to better balance the display load and achieve both experience and durability. It is said that when the device is folded to a certain position, the user can get a tactile feedback experience and increase the sense of control over the device.

Interestingly, it is rumored that Samsung will also release a Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra model with a more extreme design, which may be made of titanium and equipped with an S Pen. All have improved. But we still know very little about this.

Picture from Pigtou

As for another small folding phone Galaxy Z Flip6, according to the news, has mainly upgraded the hinge and made the folding gap smaller. In addition, in terms of imaging, it adopts a 50 million + 12 million dual camera solution for the main camera and a 10 million pixel front camera, which serves as the leader of the Android camp. , Samsung obviously knows exactly what users need.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, picture from OnLeaks

Although Samsung was once the pioneer of folding screens, now it has No longer the front runner.

According to the latest Counterpoint Research foldable smartphone shipment tracking report, Samsung’s market share in the field of foldable screen mobile phones increased in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023. There has been a significant decline, and a large amount of market share has been eroded by brands such as Motorola, Huawei, and Honor.

Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 will be the key to whether Samsung can regain the "top spot", and the pressure is really not small.

Picture from Counterpoint Research official website

For this reason, AI may become another big selling point of Samsung products.

Previously when the Galaxy S24 was released, Samsung demonstrated multiple capabilities such as simultaneous interpretation, image circle search, and AI image retouching. After more than half a year of deliberation, what upgrades will Samsung Galaxy AI have? , especially in new forms such as folding screen mobile phones, it is worth looking forward to whether AI can bring more help.

Samsung S24 circle image search function

August: Google Pixel 9, becomes more convex and stronger

# 🎜🎜# Alan Kay, the computer scientist most recognized by Steve Jobs, has a famous saying:

People who really take software seriously should make their own hardware.

This sentence not only affects iPhone, but also affects Google. With the system advantages of combining software and hardware, the Google Pixel series can be said to be the "iPhone among Android phones", with incredible smoothness and deeply customized combination of software and hardware.

In addition to a more adaptable system, the Pixel series also has an iconic feature - a rounded body with a raised strip lens module, but this feature may be used in the Pixel series 9 There will be huge changes in this generation.

From left to right are Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9, Pixel 8, Pixel 7, the picture comes from Rozetked

Not long ago, Google officially announced that it will hold a Google Pixel launch event on August 13. According to Russian media Rozetked, the Pixel 9 series will adopt a right-angled frame design, making the overall style slightly tougher and smaller than the previous generation. The basic changes are not big. The protrusion value of the lens module has been increased to 12mm, but the feel is sacrificed in exchange for a better telephoto periscope lens.

Pixel 9, the picture comes from OnLeaks

In addition, the source also announced the AnTuTu running score of Pixel 9 Results, including Pixel 9's score of 1,071,616 points, Pixel 9 Pro's score of 1,148,452 points, and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL's score of 1,176,410 points.

There is an improvement compared to the previous generation’s score of 900,000 points, but it is limited. However, the Pixel series has never been known for its processors, not to mention that this generation also uses the Exynos Modem 5400 baseband and may also have satellite communication functions.

Netizens show the satellite communication UI interface

According to Android Authority, the Pixel 9 series has different sizes, performance In addition to the gap between the standard version and the Pro model, there is also a small-sized model with Pro performance, which may be good news for lovers of small-screen mobile phones. In addition, the Google Pixel Fold series of folding screen phones may also appear at this conference.

Pixel 9, picture from OnLeaks Make a difference.

Last year, Google built Gemini Nano into Pixel 8 Pro. This is a large end-to-end model with a maximum of 3.2 billion parameters, which can support Pixel 8 Pro to implement recording summary, AI photo editing, and intelligent reply. and other functions, and at the Pixel 9 launch conference, Google may reveal more information about the phone’s AI capabilities.

The recording summary function on Pixel 8

The Information reported that Google will add a named feature to the Pixel series phones The AI ​​assistant for "Pixie" (another homophone) replaces the original Google Assistant and can operate across applications and retrieve relevant data, similar to Siri with Apple's intelligent blessing.

Not only can this Pixie use Gmail, Maps and other data from Google products on Pixel phones, it can also perform complex multi-modal tasks, such as finding products for sale based on photos taken by the user. the nearest store and guide users to purchase, etc.

A year ago, Google introduced a series of AI capabilities for Pixel 8 - such as the phone can automatically retouch pictures for you, put smiley faces on people who are not smiling, and can even achieve super-realistic movements. Shape transposition.

Best Take feature launched with the Pixel 8 series

Magic Editor in Google Photos application

There was a lot of controversy in the industry at the time about the blessing of these AI capabilities. But a year later, AI photo retouching has become a must-have selling point for all new mobile phones, and AI recording summary, smart reply and other functions have also become a necessity in many people’s work and life.

Perhaps, Google will lead the trend again this year and bring some new AI impacts to the industry.

Pixel 9, picture from OnLeaks #

Huawei Hongmeng, as the third largest operating system after iOS and Android, has attracted more and more attention recently.

Not long ago, Huawei just launched the beta test of pure-blood Hongmeng at the developer conference, which implemented everything from the system kernel to the file system, from the programming language to the compiler, runtime, programming framework, and then It has achieved full-stack self-research on its design system, integrated development environment, and even AI framework and large model technology, truly becoming a "pure-blooded" Hongmeng.

In the pure-blood Hongmeng system, the barriers between applications are broken down, and data and services become the new basic units, no need to click on them One application can complete multiple services in one go. Based on this, Huawei has embedded the system-level Hongmeng intelligent architecture, using AI agents to bring a new interaction paradigm.

HUAWEI Xiaoyi demonstrates cross-application service capabilities

At the same time, pure-blood Hongmeng is not only a technological change, but also a symbol of This has activated a whole new market.

From 2019 to now, after many iterations, the number of Hongmeng Ecosystems has exceeded 900 million and there are more than 5,000 mainstream applications. According to the latest data from Counterpoint Research, HarmonyOS’s market share in China has increased from 8% in the first quarter of 2023 to 17% in the first quarter of 2024, officially surpassing iOS and becoming the second largest operating system in the Chinese smartphone market.

Picture from Counterpoint Research

At the developer conference, Yu Chengdong also said that pure-blood Hongmeng will be launched in the fourth quarter. Officially commercialized for Mate70.

According to reports, Huawei Mate70, like Mate60, has four models, namely Standard Edition, Pro Edition, Pro+ Edition and Extraordinary Master Edition. Among them, Mate70 Pro+ is likely to use a titanium frame to increase strength and reduce weight, while the Extraordinary Master version will use ceramic body technology.

Huawei Mate 60 Extraordinary Master Edition

Performance optimization is one of the advantages of the Hongmeng NEXT system. There are reports that Huawei Mate70 Its performance will reach the level of Snapdragon 8 Gen3, while its graphics performance is expected to catch up with Snapdragon 8 Gen2 and return to the first echelon of performance experience.

Whether Huawei Mate70 will be as successful as Mate 60 is still unknown, but what is certain is that the Mate70 combined with Hongmeng NEXT will be the most noteworthy product in the second half of the year.

It is not difficult to see that in the second half of 2024, in addition to hardware innovation, the competitors of iPhone 16 will also focus on the in-depth integration of AI and software ecology. This is destined to become a battle from hardware to hardware innovation. , comprehensive competition from software to AI performance.

No matter who becomes the market winner in the end, this "battle of machine kings" will be called a key battle for the application of AI.

The second half of 2024 is destined to not be peaceful.

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