Newsflash Honor Explores the Automotive Business, ROG’s New Device Will Be Released on January 16th.

Breaking News Honor Dives into the Automotive Industry, ROG's Latest Device to Hit Markets on January 16th

[Mobile China Morning Report] Honor CEO Zhao Ming posted photos of a visit to the Porsche factory on Weibo, communicating with Porsche’s design CEO in front of the car and captioning it “let me reveal, the future looks promising”; ROG gaming phone officially starts teasing for new products, announcing that the new generation ROG gaming phone 8 series will be officially released on January 16th at 19:30; a blogger claims that the OPPO Find X7 series will add an Ultra version, with three versions released simultaneously; a digital blogger on social media said that next year will be a key year for explosive growth in foldable screen phones.

In the second half of smartphone development, besides AI models and foldable screens, it seems that car manufacturing has become the new darling of smartphone manufacturers. Today, Honor CEO Zhao Ming posted photos of a visit to the Porsche factory on Weibo, communicating with Porsche’s design CEO in front of the car and captioning it “let me reveal, the future looks promising.” Netizens have been asking, does Honor also plan to make cars?

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According to digital blogger @Factory Manager Guan, the recent collaboration between Honor and Porsche will not only involve product design, but also interaction at the car OS level and Honor’s application in areas such as the Qinghai Lake electric battery car. It also does not completely rule out the possibility of Honor independently entering the car manufacturing market. Combining the latest information from various sources, Honor may enter the automotive race track in the future. Although Zhao Ming previously said in an interview that Honor does not have any car manufacturing plans in the next few years, they will share some technology with car companies. Previously, Honor announced plans to go public in China through an IPO. Opening up the automotive business sector will undoubtedly greatly increase the company’s valuation.

ROG gaming phone officially starts teasing for new products, announcing that the new generation ROG gaming phone 8 series will be officially released on January 16th at 19:30! They have also released product posters. From the teaser information, it can be understood that this new product will adopt a brand new appearance design, removing many elements from the back, and the shape of the camera module has been greatly changed, making it look more simple and futuristic. The breakthrough design and changes seem to indicate that ROG gaming phone 8 will bring more outstanding daily use and gaming experiences.

By observing the poster, you can vaguely see more details of the ROG gaming phone 8. Firstly, the camera module has changed from the previous horizontal row to a step-shaped pentagon, with a total of three cameras on the back. The main camera and flash are arranged vertically on the left side, and there are two secondary cameras on the right side. There is a small gap in the lower right corner of the entire module, with “ROG” written on it, like a grip when held horizontally.

In the first half of next year, it is bound to be a time for intense competition among various smartphone manufacturers. From previous news, it can be inferred that Xiaomi, vivo, and Honor will all bring top-notch new devices in the first half of next year. In addition to these three, according to blogger @数码闲聊站’s revelations, even OPPO will join this battle and bring a brand new flagship model.

According to this blogger’s revelations, OPPO will bring three models on the upcoming Find X7 series. In addition to the standard version and Pro version, there will also be an unprecedented Ultra version. The blogger also stated in the comments section that unlike other manufacturers delaying the release of their “super-sized cup” phones, OPPO’s Find X7 Ultra will be released alongside the standard version and Pro version. However, shortly after, the blogger edited the Weibo post, but the editing history still shows the previous information.

A digital blogger on social media said that next year will be a key year for the explosive growth of foldable screen phones. He pointed out that innovation in flat-screen phones has reached its limit, and the future direction of research and development may stagnate. Therefore, top smartphone manufacturers are shifting their focus to the market of foldable screen phones, which is a new form.

According to the data released by CINNO Research, in the third quarter of 2023, the sales of foldable screen phones in the Chinese market reached 1.98 million units, a year-on-year growth of 175% and a month-on-month growth of 70%. This is the twelfth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. It can be seen that the market for foldable screen phones is in a stage of rapid development.

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