On April 15, Huawei officially announced that the P series mobile phones will be fully upgraded and renamed the new Pura series.
Yu Chengdong said that the history of the development of the P series is the history of the development of moving images, as well as the history of the evolution of technological aesthetics. It is also the history of my youthful struggle. Since then, the P-Series has been officially renamed the Pura Collection.
The history of Huawei's P series
Ascend P1
In 2011, Huawei's mobile phone business made a major adjustment, deciding to no longer rely on operators, but to engage in its own brand, at the beginning of the cost-effective road, but the market did not buy it.
After seeing Samsung's flagship series, the Galaxy S2, Huawei had a new idea and decided to enter the high-end market, so it released the Ascend P1 phone in early 2012.
This mobile phone uses a dual-core processor OMAP4460 Texas Instruments, priced at 2999 yuan, but the market doesn't buy it.
Ascend P2
In February 2013, Huawei released the Ascend P2 mobile phone, which is equipped with Huawei's self-developed HiSilicon K3V2 chip, and the main camera reaches 13 million pixels.
The phone was released in Europe and is seen as a sign of Huawei's accelerated entry into the international market for mid-to-high-end phones. However, because of the 4G license issue, there is no listing in China at all.
Ascend P6
The continuous setbacks have made Yu Chengdong questioned, and many high-level executives think that he is not suitable for mobile phones, but Ren Zhengfei tried his best to protect Yu Chengdong, otherwise we may not see Yu Chengdong's shadow in the mobile phone circle today.
In order to recover the decline, Yu Chengdong bought a variety of Apple mobile phones, and finally found inspiration on the iPhone5, which perfectly integrated design and business to achieve a "beauty" word.
In June 2013, Huawei released the all-new P6, which became the world's thinnest metal mobile phone at that time, with a metal skeleton and a brushed metal backplate, and the sales of this mobile phone directly exceeded 4 million units.
Ascend P7
In May 2014, Huawei released the P7 mobile phone, equipped with a Kirin 910T quad-core processor, which made this mobile phone have a qualitative improvement in performance.
In terms of photography, it has also been greatly improved, equipped with Sony's fourth-generation stacked sensor, with a rear 13 million pixels and a large F2.0 aperture.
And it supports 4G network.
Yu Chengdong boasted that he wanted to sell 10 million units, and finally sold 8 million units.
P8
Huawei P8 series mobile phones, canceled the "Ascend" prefix, and brought dual versions at the same time, the standard version is equipped with the Kirin 930 processor, and the high-end version is equipped with the Kirin 935 processor.
For the first time, optical image stabilization is supported, and the sensor has also been upgraded to Sony IMX278, which has further improved the camera performance.
The P8 series eventually sold 9 million units.
P9
In April 2016, Huawei released the P9 series of mobile phones, the processor was upgraded to Kirin 955, the body adopts the effect of cermet and the polishing effect of engraving texture, and the color has also reached 9.
In terms of photography, it cooperated with Leica for the first time, with two black and white + color dual cameras on the back, plus self-developed graphics algorithms, which greatly improved night shooting and fast imaging performance.
In the end, the phone broke through the 10 million mark and sold 1,200 units.
P10
In February 2017, Huawei released the P10 mobile phone, equipped with a Kirin 960 processor, and the performance has been further improved.
It has also been further improved in terms of photography, equipped with a higher resolution IMX350 Leica dual-camera sensor, and a 12 million color + 20 million black and white pixel Leica dual lens on the rear.
However, due to oleophobic layers and flash memory problems, the final sales volume was 10 million units, which was not comparable to the previous generation P9.
P20
The P20 is the first Huawei phone to support AI photography, which can recognize 19 kinds of scenes, including pets, portraits, landscapes, food, etc.
24 million cameras on the front and 20 million Leica cameras on the rear, supporting 5 unique 3D portrait lighting effects.
The Pro version has three rear cameras, and the main camera sensor has been upgraded to IMX600 in the outsole, adding a 3x telephoto.
It is equipped with a Kirin 970 processor, with stronger performance, a full-screen glass body design, and a gradient color design.
P30
The P30 screen is upgraded to a 6.1-inch waterdrop screen design, with a higher screen-to-body ratio, and the processor is upgraded to a Kirin 980.
The front camera is upgraded to 32 million pixels, and the rear Leica triple camera: 40 million wide angle + 16 million pixel ultra wide angle + 8 million telephoto, support autofocus, support AIS image stabilization.
For the first time, the Pro version supports IP68 dust and water resistance, and is equipped with a periscope lens, with sales reaching 25 million units.
P40
The P40 supports 5G communication, the main camera sensor is upgraded to IMX700 with a large bottom, and the Pro+ version also supports 10x optical dimming.
P50
Due to the suppression restrictions, the P50 returned to 4G communication, the standard version is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, the lens quality has also been partially reduced, and the TOF lens has been abandoned, and a new black and white lens has been added.
P60
The P60 began to be equipped with Huawei's self-developed XMAGE camera system, focusing on four major areas: optical system, mechanical structure, imaging technology, and image processing.
Huawei finally has its own "computational photography", which can imitate the style of the camera to the maximum extent when the optical imaging conditions are insufficient.
With the upgrade and iteration of the XMAGE camera system, the photo effect of infinitely close to the camera is finally realized.
The P60 main camera has also been upgraded to: 48 million pixel super focus + 13 million pixel ultra wide angle + 12 million image periscope, support optical image stabilization, support 50x digital zoom, support autofocus.
The photo resolution is increased to 8000×6000 pixels, and 4K screen recording is supported.
But this phone is still equipped with Qualcomm's 4G processor, and the sales are not ideal.
Judging from the development history of HuaweiPseries,Appearance design + Leica image + Kirin chip is still its pinnacle,HuaweiP series has also determined the characteristic road of photography + appearance design in the development,In the futurePseries, it will focus more on younger flagships and images。
Now HuaweiP70 series mobile phones have been officially upgraded to Pura70, which is expected to use a triangular camera island design, and it is estimated that after the press conference, major manufacturers will begin to imitate Huawei again.
In addition to the triangular design, the Pura 70 will also feature an unprecedented aerial imaging technology that blends technology and art, allowing images to be presented directly in the air, a magical effect that makes people feel like they are in a futuristic world.
This is definitely a big change, directly crushing Apple's Vision Pro.
It uses the principle of light field reconstruction to re-converge the divergent light rays in the air, so as to form a real image that does not need to be carried by a medium.
It may seem strange to everyone, but in fact, this technology has already been applied.
The elevator buttons of some high-end office buildings use this technology, and the front looks like an LED screen, but in fact it is not a physical screen, but is suspended in the air and can be operated by hand in the air.
It can be applied to all screens, mobile phones, computers, TVs, food ordering machines, registration machines, etc., without direct contact with the screen, which is more healthy and hygienic.
It is estimated that it will be widely adopted in hospitals in the future.
Because of technical limitations, it can be done in a certain area on the front of the screen, but not in the bezel area, and it cannot be done when viewed from the side.
That's why it's called aerial imaging, rather than naked-eye 3D or holographic projection.
It uses the principle of reflection and refraction of light, the light emitted by the screen finally converges at a point through the reflection of the "double-sided mirror", and then refracted into the human eye, but our brain will think that this point is a straight line with the light, and think that it intersects above the screen, so as to achieve the effect of aerial projection.
But the person next to you can't see the image of you in the air and thinks you're scolding the air.
The principle is very simple, but in practice, there are still many technical problems to be solved, such as how to reduce ghosting, how to aggregate more images, and so on.
In short, the effect brought by the Huawei Pura70 is leading, innovative and disruptive, and of course the price will also increase, so are you ready for money?
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