Science and Technology Morning Post: Xiaomi 14U debuted at the end of February | Apple will use TSMC 2nm chips | Xiaomi Auto Shop is under construction

1. Millet 14 Ultra The image flagship was launched at the end of February

According to reliable information, Xiaomi 14 Ultra It will be released at the end of February 2024 as soon as possible mobile phone It will also be the strongest video flagship model of Xiaomi at the end of the year. Xiaomi 14 Ultra adopts 50 million pixel main camera, 50 million pixel 3.2 times vertical telephoto, 50 million pixel 5 times periscope telephoto and ultra wide angle. It seems that this year's video phone has a standard dual telephoto configuration.

The 50 million pixel main camera uses Sony LYT900 is a one inch sensor, and this sensor is 22nm. Before comparison Xiaomi 13 Ultra The IMX989 with the 40nm process has been significantly improved, resulting in better energy consumption performance. More importantly, Sony LYT900 has a higher dynamic range, which will significantly improve when taking photos and videos compared with the previous generation of products. The main camera will also support variable aperture, which can be adjusted between F1.6-F4.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra adopts a full contour four curve screen, with a resolution of 2k+. The middle frame is designed with a right angle edge. It supports ultrasonic fingerprint identification and is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 gen3 mobile platform. The battery capacity is 5180mAh. It is reported that the new mobile phone will also be equipped with satellite communication in full version as standard. The back of the new machine is a prototype lens. There are two body materials: plain leather and glass. Lu Weibing also recently sent Wencheng:“ It is planned to change a mobile phone with very, very strong image ability in the near future for taking pictures during the Spring Festival. ”The very strong mobile phone he mentioned is undoubtedly Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

2. Xiaomi Auto Beijing 2S store is under construction

According to domestic automotive media, Xiaomi's 2S store in Chaoyang District of Beijing is under construction. Recently, Relevant staff of Beijing Xianglong Borui Automobile Service (Group) Co., Ltd. disclosed that their group has reached cooperation with Xiaomi Automobile, This is a 2S store, which will undertake the sales and after-sales business of automobiles 。 2S stores provide sales and service for the whole vehicle. The parts and information feedback business of Xiaomi Automobile continues to be the responsibility of Xiaomi officials.

At the end of last year, Xiaomi Group signed a letter of intent with the first 14 sales service partners at its headquarters in Beijing, which means that there will be at least 14 Xiaomi 2S stores in Beijing. Lei Jun also said that Xiaomi SU7 has been 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 Motors has also released the "Recruitment Plan for Open Cities". Currently, 17 cities are open, including Suzhou, Chongqing, Ningbo, Nanjing, Tianjin and other cities. Officially marked recruitment type: Xiaomi Auto Sales Service One Store (2S). Its functions are sales agency and authorized after-sales service (including machine repair, body metal and paint business), excluding resale and delivery of the whole vehicle.

3. TSMC 2nm chip Apple will be the first user

According to the report of the Associated Press of Finance, according to the information of many insiders in the industry, Apple is expected to become the first company to adopt TSMC's 2nm process chip. According to the current progress, TSMC is expected to start producing 2nm chips in the second half of 2025. If we look at this time point, Apple's new products this year and next year may not have 2nm chips. The products using 2nm chips will not be available until the end of 2025 and 2026 at the earliest.

With TSMC's newly established two factories under construction to support mass production of its 2nm process, Apple has booked most of its capacity. This strategy is not uncommon, because Apple also booked the production capacity in advance in the 3nm process. It is understood that TSMC will adopt full gate field effect transistor Architecture to realize its 2nm process and improve chip performance.

4、 Redmi Note 13 Pro Spring Edition

Redmi Note 13 Pro Spring Edition, from 1399 yuan! This special edition product uses the "Lucky Red" New Year color scheme. Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, also forwarded the poster on Weibo, And said: "This color match is good!"

The Note 13 Pro Spring Edition, which is mainly in red, with black borders and lens modules, is very attractive in appearance. The outer package of the Note 13 Pro Spring Edition is also red, with golden yellow embellishment, which is also very festive and eye-catching. This mobile phone is equipped with the second generation Snapdragon 7s chip and adopts a resolution of 6.6 with 2712 × 1220 7 inches The screen is straight and has a 120Hz refresh rate. The rear 200 million pixel main camera supports 67W fast charging. This product is very cost-effective. If you plan to change a new phone for your parents in the New Year, this Redmi phone, which means good luck and has good performance, is a good choice.

5. Intel's Financial Report Shows Brilliant Performance

On January 26, 2024, Intel officially released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2023. For the fourth quarter in a row, Intel's client computing business unit related to mass users exceeded expectations and achieved revenue of $8.8 billion, up 12% month on month and 33% year on year. This is also the third quarter in a row that Intel's Client Computing Business Unit achieved double-digit month on month growth, with impressive results.

According to the official information of Intel, the continuous strong performance of the game and commercial markets, as well as the record shipment of "high-performance notebooks" in this quarter, have restored the inventory level of customers to normal. The sales of high-end flagship SKUs have performed very well, 20% higher than that in the third quarter.

In 2023, the consumption of TAM (Total Available Market) will be about 270 million, which is in line with Intel's expectation. At the same time, Intel predicts that PC TAM will continue to achieve year-on-year growth of single digits in 2024. In terms of market share, Intel products still perform well. Since 2024, Intel's product portfolio and ecosystem work will continue to achieve industry-leading performance and bring outstanding experience.

In the fourth quarter of 2023, Intel launched a new Core Ultra processor, officially opening the AI PC era. For Intel, Core Ultra represents the largest architecture innovation in decades, with outstanding AI computing power and energy efficiency performance. It is the only consumer processor platform with CPU, GPU and NPU AI acceleration in the current market. As the core hardware of AI PC, Core Ultra can help PC products easily realize the system level native operation of 10 billion parameter models, and Adobe And Microsoft and other key AI enhanced applications.

According to Intel's prediction, about 40 million AI PCs will be shipped in 2024, of which more than 230 models will be provided by Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, MSI, Samsung Electronics and other OEM partners. At the same time, driven by the strategy of five process nodes in four years, Intel will launch the next generation platforms Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake in the second half of 2024, which will achieve twice the improvement of AI performance. By 2025, Intel will double AI performance with Panther Lake.

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