Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Steve Mollenkopf carefully reviewed the report for a while and confirmed that the data was not falsified.

However, he still kept a close eye on Mark, after all, back when it was Fire Dragon 810, the other party's report was just as perfect.

But in the end, Samsung and several partners were forced to reduce the clock speed of their flagship phones, causing Qualcomm's stock price and brand image to plummet.

This is their last hope...

Are you sure this data is accurate and reliable, without any exaggeration?

I can guarantee it!

Moreover, the performance of this chip has caught up with that of the Taishan 930.

"Boss, please trust us, we still have technical resources at the high school level."

Steve Mollenkopf felt a little relieved, after all, they were still number one in the world.

"Mr. Mollenkov, what are you thinking about?"

Mark, seeing that the other party remained silent, assumed that he had done something wrong, or that Jack, that idiot, had made the president think they were unreliable...

"Nothing much. Notify the marketing department that the technical documentation for 835 can begin to be prepared."

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After confirming the technological breakthrough, the massive Qualcomm machine began to operate, but there wasn't much they could do, since they were now starting from scratch.

Especially in the Chinese market, the only companies they can cooperate with are Lenovo, Ruiyi Mobile, and LeEco...

As for Meizu's desire to make Qualcomm and the others back down, that's impossible.

However, after seeing the notification that Steve Mollenkopf had personally sent him, Mump chose to block the report.

The data here is truly terrifying: 499 yuan.

This price drop is almost unprecedented compared to last year's chip prices.

When the Fire Dragon 820 was first launched, the authorized price was around 600 yuan, but later, due to pressure from Transsion, it dropped to 550 yuan.

However, the starting price of the 835 has dropped directly to below 500, which does not seem to be normal business competition, but rather a desperate attempt by a former industry giant to survive.

This also means that they are now completely on the same starting line as MediaTek.

He immediately called Steve Mollenkopf: "President, can we really survive at this price?"

There was a moment of hesitation on the other end of the phone. Mollenkopf knew very well that setting this price was indeed difficult, and there was even a possibility of losing money in the early stages.

But there's no other way; compared to losing money, their most important thing right now is to survive.

"You should be very familiar with Transsion's chips. Now, both Blue and Green are hijacked by their systems, and we can only try our best to stabilize our other partners."

And to redevelop...

To expand into new markets, price is the only key.

Meng Pu didn't say anything, he just firmly chose to carry it out.

With their deliberate dissemination, the news spread quickly. At first, Li Qing didn't quite believe it, after all, there was still a gap between Qualcomm's flagship chip and MediaTek's.

Now we're actually sitting at the same table!

But soon Liu Fang called him into her office, and after some discussion, everyone understood that Qualcomm had malicious intentions.

So they decided to turn the tables on them!

Since Qualcomm wants the mid-to-low-end market, then embrace it properly!

So the digital chat site immediately posted a notice on Weibo:

"Exclusive news, take my word for it."

I just heard some big news from the distribution channels: under pressure from Transsion, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 completed all its R&D testing six months ahead of schedule, with performance improvements of over 40% compared to the 820, and this time they also reduced power consumption.

Although they say this at every press conference, I think this time it's for real.

After all, TSMC's process technology was indeed quite reliable this time.

The CPU's maximum frequency exceeds 2.45GHz, and the GPU performance has also been improved by 50%.

However, none of that matters. The biggest news is that the license price for the Snapdragon 835 is expected to be under 500 yuan, a significant drop from the previous generation Snapdragon 820.

Qualcomm is launching a price war this time, and many cost-effective smartphones may be shipped in large quantities early in the project's development.

After posting the Weibo post, Li Qing laughed. They hadn't known Qualcomm's pricing strategy before, so they thought the manufacturers were losing money in business.

However, after this pricing was announced, Lenovo will need considerable strength to set the previous prices again.

After all, it was acceptable to do business at a loss before, but now...

As expected, the news immediately became a trending topic after it was released.

#Qualcomm price cut?#

#Ice Dragon is here?#

"Is Mr. Gao really back to his old self? I'm still quite skeptical, considering that's what was said when the first three generations were released, but the overheating issues have gotten progressively worse with each generation?"

"So... Qualcomm isn't trustworthy?"

"Can you bunch of haters stop spouting nonsense here? Zhan-ge hasn't mentioned your idol on Weibo at all, yet you're still hyping yourselves up. Is that really interesting?"

"Are you guys upstairs starting to attack us again with telepathic messages? We were just giving a factual evaluation."

"Yeah, someone's broken down, hasn't they?"

"Since they've all said that, we should have a proper discussion. After all, when has Qualcomm ever been so generous?"

The 835's performance is so much better, supposedly it can rival the Taishan 930, so its cost must be high, yet the price is so cheap...

"You'd have to ask Entertainment Rabbit (the company behind this platform) whether they've done any special adaptations for Qualcomm devices. [doge emoji]"

"Hey upstairs, just keep it to yourself, don't spread rumors. Otherwise, some people will start making baseless accusations again."

"Here's a joke: Qualcomm lowered prices because of its conscience. And another joke: Qualcomm was forced to lower prices by Transsion?"

"Don't talk nonsense, the Snapdragon 835 outperforms the Snapdragon 930, Qualcomm doesn't need to lower prices. I support Qualcomm raising prices..."

Seeing them arguing so fiercely, Lazy Sheep's assistant personally said, "Stop arguing, shall we?"

I just want to ask, if the Snapdragon 835 is really that powerful, why doesn't Qualcomm sell it at a higher price?

"They used to charge over 600 for something as lousy as the 820, but now the 835 is only 500. There must be something fishy going on here?"

"Lazy guy, is it possible that Qualcomm is trying to protect its market share in China?"

After all, the rice company that used to boast the most has become a subsidiary brand of Transsion, and Lenovo can't be relied on...

Although Jia Yueting has a lot of influence at LeEco, its mobile phone sales are still mainly focused on budget phones. The shipment volume of high-end chips might not be that large.

When Lazy Sheep's assistant saw this reply, he instantly felt like he had met a kindred spirit.

After all, he also had such an immature guess in his mind.

How powerful is a chip? Besides its actual performance, you also need to look at its marketing. The Xiaomi digital series used to rely on this tactic, but now Jia Yueting's company seems to be using price and ecosystem-based pricing as a tie-in.

The effect is definitely not as good as Lei Jun's.

Just then, the Digital Chat Station posted another Weibo post, adding a bit more heat to the discussion.

"To add some information, Qualcomm internally positions the Snapdragon 835 as a defensive chip."

The attitude is very clear: they don't rely on him to make money; they only want to maintain their market share...

There's another piece of gossip, though it's hard to say for sure: Qualcomm has reportedly started developing its next-generation flagship chip, and it's said that it will skip 10nm and go straight to 7nm.

Is the goal to become number one globally?