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Chapter 689: Is the A8 inferior to the Tiangong A100T? Sales plummet! Whoever has lower sales is the plagiarist!
Chen Yansen did not return to China until late at night on September 16, and then transferred to a plane to Shanghai.

After the plane landed, Huang Boxiang drove a black Maybach and took Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng to No. 116 Yunjin Villa.

This villa was bought three years ago for more than 20 million yuan, but I haven't lived in it for even a month in total. Instead, the cleaning staff hired by the company comes to thoroughly clean it every two weeks, keeping the house clean.

In fact, these cleaning staff spent more time in the villa than Chen Yansen.

After the car came to a stop, Chen Yansen got out first, followed closely by Song Yuncheng.

Old Huang opened the trunk, carried the two people's luggage to the living room door, and then left silently without disturbing them further.

"What are you standing there for? Open the door."

Chen Yansen raised his hand and gently tapped Song Yuncheng on the head.

"Oh," Song Yuncheng replied.

Only she and Chen Yansen held the keys to this villa.

She immediately opened her shoulder bag, took out her keys, and reached out to open the door.

Seeing this, Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind: perhaps he should establish or acquire another smart lock company.

With Senlian Capital's existing hardware foundation and software expertise, developing a smart lock would be a piece of cake.

"We'll get Lin Zhiming to approve the project later."

He secretly made plans in his mind.

With a click, the mahogany door covered in copper opened.

Chen Yansen snapped out of his daze, reached out and turned on the room's lighting system, and instantly the large room was illuminated.

The interior furnishings are exactly the same as they were three years ago: an oversized LCD TV is placed against the wall, a dazzling crystal chandelier hangs in the center of the ceiling, and there's that soft, plush sofa.

Chen Yansen changed into slippers and plopped down on the water sofa, sinking deep into the soft fabric under the influence of gravity.

"These past few days have been filled with skiing and climbing volcanoes; it's even more tiring than going to work."

Song Yuncheng pushed her suitcase to the corner of the living room and sat down on the edge of the sofa, barely touching the ground. While rubbing her sore thighs, she said softly.

"I won't take you next year," Chen Yansen said, turning his head and teasing her with a smile.

"That won't do!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuncheng reached out and grabbed Chen Yansen's right hand, then gently pressed her cheek against his palm, giggling and acting coquettishly.

“This sofa hasn’t been used in a long time,” Chen Yansen said with a smile, staring intently at Song Yuncheng.

"I feel sticky all over, I want to take a shower first."

Song Yuncheng's ears turned red, and she instantly understood what Boss Chen meant.

She knew better than anyone why she bought the water sofa and what she intended to do with it.

"Then go and turn on the water first."

Chen Yansen ordered lazily.

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The following morning, Apple officially launched three new products in the Asian market: the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple Watch.

Among them, the iPhone 6/Plus became the world's second smartphone to be equipped with Deep Blue Battery 2.0. Although its 4200 mAh battery capacity is not as large as that of Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi, its battery life is two to three times better than that of Apple two years ago, which is a significant improvement.

But what sparked heated discussion was the Apple Watch!

Because its appearance is extremely similar to the Orange Watch smartwatch, netizens have been furious and accused Apple of being a copycat.

Although neither Orange Technology nor Apple were the originators of the smartwatch, that is often the case.

In most people's eyes, whoever's product is more popular and gains influence first is the "pioneer" in the industry.

The Orange Watch smartwatch was released four months earlier than the Apple Watch. It's obvious to anyone with a discerning eye who copied whom.

Moreover, the Orange Watch smartwatch is priced at only 2399 yuan, while the Apple Watch dares to price itself at 2588 yuan, immediately drawing a wave of ridicule from netizens.
"Who gave Cook the courage to set this price? Is the Apple Watch's operating system more advanced than the Orange's, or its hardware more powerful?"

"Instead of buying an Apple Watch, you might as well choose the Orange Watch. It not only has a richer ecosystem of compatible apps, but also supports practical functions such as blood oxygen monitoring, electrocardiogram, and sleep monitoring."

"It's expensive, and the screen size is so small, with a resolution of only 272×340. I really can't think of a reason not to buy the Orange Watch!"

On major portal websites, social media platforms, and short video platforms, the vast majority of netizens' comments about the Apple Watch are negative, with very few positive comments.

After all, with the rise of Orange Technology's Yao Cheng series, the Aurora Future OS operating system has gained more and more favor from users. In addition, with the more powerful Tiangong A series processors provided by Tiangong Technology, Apple's previous advantage has long since disappeared.

Previously, on Douyin and Kuaishou, many bloggers even conducted comparative tests between the Yaocheng X2 Plus and the iPhone 5s.

Judging from the results, Apple suffered a near-total defeat.

It's easy to see that domestic buyers have long since lost their fascination with Apple.

Take the A8 processor used in the iPhone 6, for example; its connection with Orange Technology is unavoidable.

To put it simply, this processor also uses the Orange Z1 instruction set architecture.

In essence, Apple's self-developed chip also incorporates some of Orange Technology's patented technologies.

Of course, Apple has been operating in China for many years and has a group of die-hard fans who say that the A8 processor uses a 20-nanometer process, which is more advanced than the 28-nanometer process of the Tiangong A100T.

For a time, netizens were arguing fiercely about the Tiangong A100T and the A8 processor.

In fact, the international community was also very curious about this. After receiving the iPhone 6 prototype, the SPEC association immediately conducted comprehensive and rigorous performance tests on the A8 chip, covering core dimensions such as power consumption control, integer processing efficiency, image processing capabilities, and floating-point performance.

The final test results are in: the A8 processor achieved a comprehensive performance score of 1550!
When Apple users forwarded screenshots of this test report to Douyin and Weibo, many people, even if they were unwilling to admit it, had to face the fact that the A8 processor did indeed score higher than the Tiangong A100T's 1437 points in SPECint.

In comparison, the Snapdragon 800 scored 762 points in SPECint, while the Tegra 4H scored 928 points. The A8's performance exceeded many people's expectations.

However, some netizens have pointed out that although the A8 processor has certain advantages over the Tiangong A100T in terms of integration, power consumption, and performance, a simple rating cannot be used to judge the performance of a processor.

A comprehensive judgment must be made by taking into account various factors such as the specific application scenario, cost, and technological maturity.

The online debate was raging, and tech bloggers, seeing an opportunity to capitalize on the buzz, immediately conducted a series of comparative tests on the Yao Cheng X2 Plus and iPhone 6 in different usage scenarios, from daily video watching and gaming to multitasking, battery life, and fast charging, clearly dissecting the advantages and disadvantages of the two phones.

Although the iPhone 6 has just been released in Asia and it is difficult for ordinary people to get their hands on one of the first batches, it is not a problem at all for tech bloggers in the industry.

Moreover, the iPhone 6 had already been released in North America a week earlier.

These bloggers not only have mainland China versions but also overseas versions, making testing and comparisons effortless.

The first to become popular was the digital blogger Genius Panda!
In his video, the left side shows the Yao Cheng X2 Plus, the right side shows the iPhone 6, and Douyin (TikTok) is open at the same time.

The X2 Plus boasts high color saturation, and thanks to its 120Hz refresh rate, the screen is incredibly smooth without any lag. In contrast, the iPhone 6 falls slightly short, exhibiting a noticeable delay when scrolling.

In theory, under optimal conditions, the human eye can perceive refresh rates ranging from 60Hz to 75Hz, but individual differences and environmental factors can also affect the actual perception.

Especially after having a reference point!
When you compare the 120Hz and 60Hz refresh rates side by side, you can immediately notice the stuttering of the iPhone 6.

"As you can see, when it comes to watching short videos, Orange's Aurora Future OS is more optimized for short video platforms. Although the SPECint score of Tiangong A100T is lower than that of A8, it is more than capable of handling such light applications. In fact, because the system is more adapted to the habits of domestic users, the experience is smoother."

The genius panda brought two mobile phones close to the camera, allowing viewers to clearly see the differences in screen size and reaction speed.

He paused and then said, "Looking at battery life, both phones were used heavily for 4 hours. The X2 Plus still had 79% battery left, while the iPhone 6 only had 72%. This shows that the Tiangong A100T is far superior to the Apple A8 in terms of power consumption and battery management system."

But to everyone's surprise, netizens who saw this were amused.

Previously, Orange Technology denied that the Shiny Orange X2 Plus used the second-generation Deep Blue battery. Now that the iPhone 6 has been released, the comparison between the two immediately exposed the truth.

Even the most naive netizens wouldn't believe that the Shiny Orange X2 Plus, using a first-generation Deep Blue battery, could have a longer battery life than the iPhone 6; this is clearly illogical.

The comments section below the video was filled with even more heated discussions among netizens.

Someone shared their screenshots: "My Shiny Orange X2 Plus can run mobile games at the highest graphics settings, while my iPhone 6 occasionally drops frames even at medium settings. That's the difference!"

Next, the genius panda tested the app's startup speed, webpage loading, and multi-document processing.

Especially when importing a video with the same length, frame rate, and resolution into video editing software, the iPhone X2 Plus actually outperformed the iPhone 6 in terms of export time, frequency stability, and preview smoothness.

Perhaps to avoid the data from visual observation being inaccurate and causing controversy, Genius Panda also used professional tools such as performance monitoring, load generation, timing and frame rate analysis to conduct multi-scenario battery life tests on the two models.

He didn't want to be criticized by netizens for not being objective enough for judging merits based on a single indicator.

At the end of the test video, the genius panda pulled up the real-time data charts from the backend and earnestly summarized to the camera:
"According to data monitored by professional tools, the CPU frequency fluctuation of the Yaocheng X2 Plus is always kept within 5% in high-load scenarios such as video editing, while the fluctuation of the iPhone 6 reaches 12%. This means that the performance release of the Tiangong A100T is more stable and will not affect the experience due to overheating and frequency reduction."

Regarding battery life, after 8 hours of continuous mixed use, the Orange still had 64% battery remaining, while the iPhone 6 only had 55%. Even disregarding battery versions, in terms of software and hardware synergy optimization alone, Orange Technology has already surpassed Apple.

The video garnered over 1000 million views in less than two hours after it was released.

The comment section was flooded with netizens' teasing remarks like, "You still say you didn't use the second-generation Deep Blue Battery!"
One netizen tagged Orange Technology's official account: "Stop pretending! Admit that the Orange X2 Plus uses the second-generation Deep Blue battery! Otherwise, how do you explain that its battery life is better than Apple's?"

Some people even joked: "Apple: I used the second-generation Deep Blue Battery; Orange: What a coincidence, me too!"

Orange Technology's public relations department reacted quickly, replying in the comments section shortly afterward: "Thank you for your attention to the Shiny Orange series. Regardless of the generation of Deep Blue Battery products, as long as the battery life performance meets the standards, it is a good product."

He neither admitted nor denied it, skillfully dodging the question.

Meanwhile, at Apple's Asia headquarters, the marketing director's face grew increasingly grim as he watched the "negative public opinion monitoring data" climb higher and higher in the background.

He had just projected the test video of the genius panda onto the large screen in the conference room when Ge Yue, who had just walked in, interrupted him: "How's the situation now? Have there been any changes in user feedback or pre-sale data?"

"Boss, things aren't looking too optimistic!"
The video of the genius panda reached third place on Douyin's trending list, sparking the topic of "A8 is not as good as Tiangong A100T". As of now, 13 hours and 27 minutes later, the on-demand sales volume is 30 units, while the pre-order volume is only 71.4 units, barely exceeding 100 million units.

The marketing director quickly replied.

One million units may seem like a lot, but it falls far short of Apple's expectations for the Chinese market.

It's worth noting that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C easily sold a staggering 300 million units on their release day last year.

The highly anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus combined only sold 100 million units.

Ge Yue frowned and glanced at the problems reported by the marketing department: the A8 processor's performance was inferior to a Tiangong A100T that had been on the market for nearly a year; the body could be bent by hand; and hair could easily get stuck in the seams of the glass panel.

Seeing his boss's uncertain expression, the marketing director hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "Boss, the most urgent task right now is to restore our reputation. I think we can partner with offline stores to launch a 'trade-in' subsidy program, and also promise 'free repairs' for issues with the device body and touchscreen."

Alternatively, you could contact tech bloggers to publish tests showcasing the advantages of the A8 processor in overseas application scenarios, thus mitigating negative public opinion.

Ge Yue was silent for a few seconds. She knew this was not a long-term solution, but there was no better way at the moment, so she nodded and said, "Let's do it your way. First, submit a marketing budget."

“Yes, boss,” the marketing director replied.

The following morning, a third-party data agency reported that the first-day sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus reached 154.7 million units.

In response, media outlets have published headlines such as "Apple's New Opportunity Fades, Sales Plummet by 150 Million Units."

At the same time, Guo Jingming posted a photo of himself holding a new Apple phone on Weibo and asked netizens, "Is this a 6 or a 6 Plus?"

As a result, netizens, in order to mock him, provided a standard calculation formula: the ratio of head to body length is 7:6, and according to the general human proportion, the head-to-body ratio is 1:7. Therefore, it can be deduced that if Director Guo's phone is an iPhone 6, his height is 135 cm; if it is a 6 Plus, it is 154 cm!

Therefore, it's highly likely that Director Guo has obtained an iPhone 6.

(End of this chapter)