1. Xiaomi 14 Ultra debuted at the end of February as an imaging flagship
According to reliable sources, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra will debut at the end of February 2024 at the earliest, and this phone will also be Xiaomi's most powerful imaging flagship model at the end of the year. The Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra features a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel 3.2x vertical telephoto, a 50-megapixel 5x periscope telephoto, and an ultra-wide angle. It seems that this year's video mobile phone, dual telephoto is standard.
The 50-megapixel main camera uses Sony's LYT900 one-inch sensor, which is 22nm. Compared with the previous IMX989 with the 40nm process used in the Xiaomi 13 Ultra, it has been significantly improved, bringing better energy performance. What's more, the Sony LYT900 has a higher dynamic range, which is significantly better than its predecessor when taking photos and videos. The main camera will also support a variable aperture, which can be adjusted between F1.6-F4.
The Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra uses a full-depth quad-curved screen with a resolution of 2k+ and a right-angled edge design in the middle frame. It supports ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3 mobile platform, and has a battery capacity of 5180mAh. It is reported that the new mobile phone will also be equipped with satellite communication as standard in all versions. The back of the new camera is a prototype lens. There are two body materials: plain leather and glass. Lu Weibing also recently posted: "I plan to change to a very, very, very strong mobile phone with imaging capabilities in the near future for taking pictures during the Spring Festival." The very strong phone he said is undoubtedly the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.
2. Xiaomi Auto Beijing 2S store is under construction
According to domestic auto media reports, Xiaomi Auto's 2S store in Chaoyang District, Beijing is under construction. Recently, the relevant staff of Beijing Xianglong Borui Automobile Service (Group) Co., Ltd. revealed that their group has reached a cooperation with Xiaomi Automobile, which is a 2S store and will undertake the sales and after-sales business of automobiles. 2S stores provide sales and after-sales service for vehicles. The spare parts and information feedback business of Xiaomi cars continues to be officially responsible for Xiaomi.
At the end of last year, Xiaomi Group signed a letter of intent with the first batch of 14 sales and service partners at its headquarters in Beijing, which means that there will be at least 14 Xiaomi Auto 2S stores in Beijing. Lei Jun also said that Xiaomi SU7 has been mass-produced on a small scale and is expected to be launched in the first half of 2024. According to the current construction speed of 2S stores, this news is also confirmed from the side.
In addition, the official official account of Xiaomi Auto has also previously released the "Open City Recruitment Plan", which currently opens 17 cities, including Suzhou, Chongqing, Ningbo, Nanjing, Tianjin and other cities. The official type of recruitment is: Xiaomi Auto Sales and Service Integrated Store (2S). Its function is agent sales and authorized after-sales service (including machine repair, sheet metal, painting business), excluding the resale and delivery of vehicles.
3. TSMC 2nm chip Apple will be the first user
According to the Financial Associated Press, according to a number of industry insiders, Apple is expected to become the first company to adopt TSMC's 2nm process chips. According to the current progress, TSMC is expected to start producing 2nm chips in the second half of 2025. If you look at it at this point in time, Apple's new products this year and next year may not be able to miss the 2nm chip. Products using 2nm chips will not be available until the end of 2025 and 2026 at the earliest.
With two new factories under construction at TSMC to support the mass production of its 2nm process, Apple has booked most of its capacity. This strategy is not uncommon, because Apple has also booked production capacity in advance on the 3nm process. It is understood that TSMC will adopt a full-gate FET architecture to achieve its 2nm process process and improve chip performance.
4、Redmi Note 13 Pro新春版
Redmi Note 13 Pro New Year Edition, priced from 1399 yuan! Xiaomi's CEO Lei Jun also reposted the poster of the machine on Weibo, and said: "This color scheme is good-looking!"
The Note 13 Pro Spring Edition, with a red color as the main color, with a black bezel and a lens module, is still very attractive in appearance. The outer packaging of the Note 13 Pro Spring Edition is also in red tones, with golden yellow accents, which is also very festive and eye-catching. The phone is powered by a second-generation Snapdragon 7S chip, a 6.67-inch straight screen with 2712×1220 resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. The rear has a 200 million pixel main camera and supports 67W fast charging. This product is still very cost-effective, if you plan to give your parents a new phone in the New Year, then this Redmi phone with good auspicious performance is a good choice.
5. Intel's earnings report was announced
On January 26, 2024, Intel officially released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2023. Intel's Client Computing Group, which is related to mass users, beat expectations for the fourth consecutive quarter, delivering $8.8 billion in revenue, up 12% sequentially and 33% year-over-year. This is also the third consecutive quarter of double-digit sequential growth in Intel's Client Computing Group.
According to Intel's official information, the continued strong performance of the gaming and commercial markets, as well as the record shipment of "high-performance notebooks" this quarter, have brought customer inventory levels back to normal. Sales of high-end flagship SKUs were outstanding, 20% higher than in Q3.
In 2023, the total available market (TAM) consumed will be about 270 million units, which is in line with Intel's expectations, and Intel predicts that PC TAM will continue to achieve single-digit year-on-year growth in 2024. In terms of market share, Intel's products continue to perform well. Starting in 2024, Intel's portfolio and ecosystem efforts will continue to deliver industry-leading results and experiences.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Intel launched the new Core Ultra processor, officially ushering in the era of AI PCs. For Intel, the Core Ultra represents the biggest architectural innovation in decades, with outstanding AI computing power and energy efficiency, and is the only consumer-grade processor platform on the market today with both CPU, GPU, and NPU AI acceleration. As the core hardware of AI PCs, Core Ultra enables PC products to easily achieve system-level native operation of 10 billion parameter models, and deliver superior performance experiences on key AI-enhanced applications such as Zoom, Adobe, and Microsoft.
According to Intel's forecast, about 40 million AI PCs will be shipped in 2024, of which more than 230 models will be provided by OEM partners such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, MSI, Samsung Electronics, etc. At the same time, driven by the strategy of 4 years and 5 process nodes, Intel will launch the next-generation platforms Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake in the second half of 2024, which will achieve a two-fold increase in AI performance. By 2025, Intel will use Panther Lake to improve AI performance by another 2x.
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