574. Doors of all kinds
Of course, manufacturing capacitive screens is a matter of the future, and for now, finding a suitable mobile phone screen is the most important thing.
Zhou Fangyuan did not continue to meddle in this matter, he left this opportunity to Andy's team. They make this mobile phone, theoretically as to what kind of screen to use, the opportunity to choose is left to them, let them choose by themselves, and then the third brother will contact.
The advantage of this is to show his respect for Andy, most of them take the idea, but take a small part for Andy to take the idea, so that Andy will have a greater sense of belonging to the entire product and the company, and at the same time, he will feel his importance, which is based on the importance of the company, not just the R&D part.
At the same time, this is also an experience for the third brother. The third brother's recent changes are actually quite big, before S1, all kinds of equipment and parts, as well as sales channels, etc., are what the third brother went to run.
Starting from scratch, starting from scratch, it's really not easy, anyway, it won't be better to let Zhou Fangyuan run by himself, the third brother has also worked hard and made a lot of efforts for these things, Zhou Fangyuan has to remember this, he is very satisfied with the performance of the third brother, and he is also very much looking forward to the growth of the third brother.
After reading the first version of the Android system and feeling that there should be no problem with the system itself, Zhou Fangyuan asked Andy a few possible problems with the mobile phone.
"First of all, the problem of mobile phone antennas, we make smart phones, aesthetics are very, very important, so the antenna must be in a hidden form. However, the hidden antenna will undoubtedly affect the signal strength of the mobile phone during communication, and this must be solved. β
The "antenna door" of later generations is too famous, and it is impossible for Zhou Fangyuan to forget it.
At that time, a user who bought the Apple 4 broke the news that this new smartphone, which claims to "change everything", actually has a huge flaw in the most basic communication problemsβββ when the user's hand grips the edge of the phone, its signal will decay rapidly, until the network cannot be found at all. Zhou Fangyuan remembered another report at that time, saying that there were thousands of users who complained about signal problems, and there were several class action lawsuits against Apple 4 in the United States that year. And Apple, which has always been "arrogant", finally softened in the surging criticism from users, and made a concession that users who are not satisfied can be refunded in full within 30 days.
In this turmoil, which was ridiculed by netizens as the "antenna gate", Apple's handling attitude was quite tough for a while. A few hours after the release of the Apple 4, some Mi netizens posted news on the professional forum, saying that the bezel antenna design that the Apple 4 is proud of has a fatal flaw, and when the user holds the mobile phone with his hand, the signal of its mobile network will be completely attenuated to the level of impossible to talk within a few minutes. At first, many netizens who saw the news thought that this was just an isolated phenomenon, but when a user uploaded a video of the whole process of mobile phone signal attenuation, it attracted great attention from all parties. Websites such as Endaget, which has been touted by Apple, have also released reviews, showing that this problem does exist in this epoch-making mobile phone, and not only users in the United States, but also mobile phone users in other countries and regions around the world have reported the same problem.
On Weifeng.com, the largest Apple mobile phone forum in China at that time, some domestic users who took the lead in obtaining mobile phones through various channels also confirmed the existence of the "antenna gate".
However, Apple's initial disclosure of the problem was very indifferent, and in an email reply to a user complaining about the problem, Joe Gang even advised the user, "You'd better get your phone in a different way." β
As soon as this remark was exposed, it immediately caused an uproar, and the voices of major forums were rising for the arrogant attitude of disregarding the interests of Apple and users. Many domestic netizens even launched a boycott of the purchase of Apple mobile phones. It is worth mentioning that the test report exposed by overseas users shows that the signal attenuation problem of Apple's mobile phone will be greatly improved in the case of using Bumper, a bezel protective case that Apple has simultaneously launched, so many users have put forward the conspiracy theory that "Apple actually knew about the antenna problem in advance, but did not want to solve it in order to facilitate the sale of more Bumper".
Apple's statement denied this, saying that the problem of signal attenuation when holding the phone tightly is present in any phone, and it is not Apple's own hardware problem.
The antenna door incident in Apple's treatment of its products with obvious defects, as a business giant Apple's fist product, the world's best-selling Apple mobile phone has attracted the attention of many consumers, this product has a problem, equal to the focus of the product's influence is huge, the resulting social impact and the heated discussion of Apple is certain, Apple is facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence.
This is Zhou Fangyuan's worthy of vigilance, he improved himself in his heart, if any product of Yuanfang Group has similar public problems in the future, it must be solved with the best attitude, and it can not leave a bad impression on users.
Then there is the problem of the antenna itself, there is no doubt that Apple's mobile phone did have this problem at that time, since it has been determined that there may be problems, then Zhou Fangyuan naturally has to find a way to avoid it. You can't stupidly follow in the footsteps of the other party, the so-called lessons from the past and the teachers of the future, someone has already set an example, and he will not care unless he is a fool.
In addition to antenna doors, there are many similar doors for smartphones over the years.
For example, the curved door, which was less than a week after Apple's official launch of the I6 and I6Plus, was full of complaints about the design and system defects of its mobile phones, but users complained that the I6 or I6 Plus was "extremely easy to bend" when wearing skinny jeans and putting the I6 or I6 Plus in the back pocket of the pants. What's even more exaggerated is that on September 23, there was a video of "bending the I6 Plus with bare hands" on the YouTube pipe, which shows that the I6 Plus can be bent with only bare hands, and the phone can no longer be straightened after bending.
Apple has responded very strongly, even opening its top-secret testing lab to some media outlets, showing a series of rigorous tests that a product needs to go through before launch. In the sit-down test, three-point bend test, pressure point test, torsion test, etc., the I6 Plus was subjected to 50 kg of pressure in the middle position, but it was not damaged. Dan Ryhill, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, also said: "If you twist a phone with enough force, any phone will deform, including the iPhone." β
How this matter was solved later, Zhou Fangyuan didn't know, because he had never used an Apple mobile phone, and these things were also casually seen on the Internet.
And it is also on this I6 mobile phone, there is also an incident of the clip door.
At that time, many female users complained online that their long hair was easily embedded in the gap between the mobile phone screen and the metal case when they were on the phone. By the time I finished the call and took the phone away from my ear, a few strands of hair were pulled out. Moreover, not only women with long hair, but also bearded men are not immune to suffering. In addition to the fact that the bezels will clip hair, the I6's camera has also been exposed to have the same problem. Some users have complained that after using the flannel bag to hold the phone, the camera and the small raised circle gap also caught the fibers.
In the final analysis, there are various incidents such as staining doors, fingerprint doors, noise gates, etc., which are caused by lax quality control. If it's a problem with the system itself, it's hard to avoid it, after all, it's not uncommon for even the best system to occasionally go awry. But like this, if there are various problems in the hardware of the mobile phone shell, it can only be the reason for the unqualified quality inspection. Maybe it's arrogant, maybe it's relaxed, in short, there will be various problems in almost every generation of Apple's mobile phone, which is what Zhou Fangyuan should try to avoid.
And not only Apple, but also Samsung, one of the two poles of smartphones in later generations, is also frequent.
From the font door to the popularity, Samsung's door incident has not stopped, but Samsung's marketing has done a good job to make users forget about these negative effects. But this does not mean that these incidents do not exist, and the quality issue must be paid attention to absolutely. Zhou Fangyuan's Yuanfang Technology, in this life, wants to overthrow Apple and Samsung, and become the world's most powerful mobile phone in one fell swoop, but it is not enough to rely on one leader. Leading this kind of thing, in fact, can't last a few years, and the front foot smartphone is on the market, and other companies on the back foot can copy it.
Of course, because there is patent protection, they have to find their own way to develop it.
But as I said earlier, these are not technical problems, in fact, many technologies are mature, and even in later generations, many technologies that seem to be new dynasties have appeared now, even a long time ago, and have not been civilian, there are various reasons. But in any case, there is technology, how to transform technology into products and profits, how to ensure that you have better creativity, this is the most difficult.
If the I1 mobile phone is now on the market, then the creativity of the part of the distant technology is equivalent to has opened a big road for other companies, with this road, are you worried that these companies will not be able to catch up? Especially Samsung and Apple, are very strong, and the reputation is also quite good companies, scientific research capabilities are also extremely strong, as long as they find the right way, at most half a year, the mobile phones of the two companies will follow.
Half a year's lead is not enough for Zhou Fangyuan's Yuanfang Technology to completely suppress these two, so in the final analysis, we still have to pay attention to quality.
Of course, if the quality is too good, it will undoubtedly affect the sales of mobile phones, so the quality control must have a degree, not too good, such as the quality of Nokia used to smash walnuts, the kind of quality that a mobile phone uses for ten years, it must not appear. But it can't be too bad, at least a mobile phone should be able to stick to it for three or five years, and the most important thing is that before the end of the mobile phone's life, it is absolutely necessary to try to avoid all kinds of small problems. Just like the doors mentioned above, that must be avoided as much as possible, of course, no one can guarantee that their products will not have problems.
So after something goes wrong, you have to find a way to solve it, and you must have a good attitude. The product is important, but the service is just as important, and Apple is an example.
You can be awesome, but no matter how awesome you are, you can still beat the users? When a large number of users unite against you, it is easy to form a large wave of opposition. This kind of trend can easily ruin a company, so why did Apple finally give in? Is it okay not to give in? Who is responsible for the decline in stock price? Who is responsible for the evaporation of the company's value? To put it more excessively, if the company goes bankrupt, who will be responsible for the losses of investors?
No one can afford this responsibility, so it's just the lips, and in the end, don't you have to be obedient and soft?
In fact, what Zhou Fangyuan really cares about is precisely the latter. The former's small faults, said to be serious, in fact, it doesn't matter, anyway, the mobile phone has been sold, a little bit of small problems will not make users lose confidence in the company, as long as they try to avoid it. On the contrary, it is the service attitude, which is the most important thing.
As for the various "accompanying shui doors", "selling shen doors" and so on because of Apple and other mobile phones, to be honest, that has nothing to do with him.
Mobile phones are just products, and there is a basis for pricing, and there is a price bureau to supervise, and the price must not be excessive.
If you can't afford it, you can't buy it, you have to pay all kinds of prices to buy a mobile phone, that's a personal matter, and it has nothing to do with Zhou Fangyuan.
Well, just nonsense.
After settling Andy with a lot of things that needed ideas, Andy admired them even more.
When he was still worried about the assembly of the mobile phone, his old version had already seen such a distant future, and even took into account all kinds of small problems that might arise in the mobile phone.
Andy admired it, but also sighed, no wonder people can become the boss of a large group at a young age, and he is so much older than the other party, but he can only be an employee for others. Sure enough, people are different, in comparison, the first half of his life is simply in vain.
At this moment, Andy was even more glad from the bottom of his heart that he agreed to Zhou Fangyuan's invitation at that time, if it wasn't for his ghostly promise at that time, he might really miss this different boss. Follow each other, and the future will be more exciting.
Zhou Fangyuan didn't know what Andy was thinking, and if he knew, he was afraid that he would laugh out loud.
No way, this is the benefit of standing on the shoulders of giants, and ordinary people can't learn it.
Leaving the manor, Zhou Fangyuan didn't go anywhere this time, he has been running all over the world recently, and he hasn't been home for a long time. Now that he's finally back, he's ready to go home and have a look.
On the way, he called his parents, told them that he had returned to Beitong, and said that he would go home for dinner in the evening.
However, after hanging up the phone, Zhou Fangyuan thought about it, but did not rush home, but dialed a number.
After saying a few words to the person on the phone and asking for the name of the place, the steering wheel spun and drove directly towards a newly opened hotel in the city.