DevelopmentHistory
Smartphone(6photos)
Theworld’sfirstrecognizedsmartphone,IBMSimon(Simonpersonalcommunicationdevice)wasbornIn1993,itwasmanufacturedbyIBMandBellSouthincooperation.Asanemergingtechnology,CDMACDMA2000israpidlysweepingtheworldandhasoccupied20%ofthewirelessmarket.Asof2012,thereweremorethan256millionCDMA2000usersworldwide,and156operatorsin70countrieshavecommercialized3GCDMAservices.DozensofOEMmanufacturersaroundtheworld,includingQualcomm’sauthorizedLICENSE,havelaunchedEVDOmobilesmartterminals.In2002,Qualcomm’schipsalesachievedhistoricalsuccess;from1994to2020,QualcommhasexpandedtotheworldManymanufacturersincludingChinahaveprovidedatotalofmorethan7.5billionchips.Smartphoneswereborninthiscontext.Theapplicationsoftwareofmobilephoneswithdifferentoperatingsystemsarenotcompatiblewitheachother,andthemobilephonesoftwareofthesamesystemisbasicallyuniversal,whichisquiteconvenienttouse.Becausethird-partysoftwarecanbeinstalled,smartphoneshaveawealthofextendedfunctions.
ThebirthofsmartphonesistheevolutionofPocketPC.Theearliesthandheldcomputersdidnothavethefunctionofmobilephonecalls,butasusersrelyonthepersonalinformationprocessingfunctionsofhandheldcomputerstoincrease,theyarenotaccustomedtocarryingbothmobilephonesandPPCdevicesatanytime,somanufacturerswillusehandheldcomputersystems.Portedtomobilephones,sotheconceptofsmartphonesappeared.Smartphoneshavemorecomprehensiveprocessingcapabilitiesthantraditionalmobilephones,suchastheS60seriesofSymbianoperatingsystem,S60andSymbian3ofSymbian,andsomesmartphoneswithMeeGooperatingsystem.However,intermsofrecentdevelopments,thesetypesofsmartphoneshaveatendencytomerge.
Smartphonesaresimilartotraditionalmobilephonesinappearanceandoperation,includingnotonlytouchscreensbutalsonon-touchscreendigitalkeyboardphonesandfull-sizekeyboard-operatedphones.However,traditionalmobilephonesalluseclosedoperatingsystemsdevelopedbymanufacturersthemselves,andthefunctionsthatcanbeimplementedareverylimitedanddonothavethescalabilityofsmartphones.Theterm"smartphone"ismainlyforfeaturephones.Itdoesnotinitselfmeanhowsmartthephoneis;fromanotherperspective,theso-called"smartphone"isadevicethatcanbeinstalledatwillAndthemobilephonethatuninstallstheapplicationsoftware(justlikeacomputer).Featurephonescan’tinstallanduninstallsoftwareatwill.TheemergenceofJAVAenableslaterfeaturephonestohavetheabilitytoinstallJAVAapplications,butJAVAprogramsarefriendlyinoperation,efficientandeffectiveinsystemresources.Theoperationismuchworsethanthatofasmartphone.
Theworld’sfirstsmartphonewastheSimonlaunchedbyIBMin1993.Itwasalsotheworld’sfirstsmartphonetouseatouchscreen.ItusestheZaurusoperatingsystem.Thereisonlyonecalled"DispatchIt".Thirdpartyapplicationsoftware.Itlaidthefoundationforfuturesmartphoneprocessorsandhasamilestonesignificance.
ThefirstgenerationofiPhonewasreleasedin2007.OnJuly11,2008,ApplelaunchedtheiPhone3G.Sincethen,thedevelopmentofsmartphoneshasopenedanewera,andtheiPhonehasbecomeabenchmarkproductintheindustry.
Large-screenphabletphones(Phablet)havegraduallybecomemainstream,andshipmentsevensurpassedsmalltabletsin2014.
Accordingtothe"2013-2017ChinaSmartphoneIndustryMarketDemandForecastandInvestmentStrategicPlanningAnalysisReport",thetotalnumberofglobalsmartphoneusershasexceeded10inthefirstthreequartersof2012.100millionmark.Thenumberofusersinthefirstthreequartersof2011wasonlyabout700million.Itcanbeseenthatthepotentialofthesmartphonemarketisimmeasurable.
Judgingfromthespecificmarketrankings,thefirstSamsungshipped56.3millionunitswithamarketshareof31.3%;Applerankedsecondwith26.9millionunitsshippedandamarketshareof15%;RIMoccupiesthetoppositionwithshipmentsof7.7millionunits,whileZTE’sshipmentsare7.5millionunits,withamarketshareof4.2%.Fromtheperspectiveofbrandcompetitiveness,Chinesesmartphonesstillremaininlow-pricecompetition.Underthemodelofexpandingscale,reducingcosts,andloweringprices,Chinesesmartphonemanufacturershaverelativelynarrowprofitmargins.Inthethirdquarterof2012,AppleandSamsungshared106%ofthesmartphonemarket'sprofits.
AccordingtotheChinaElectronicsInformationIndustryDevelopmentResearchInstitute,2013to2015isthepeakperiodforthereplacementofsmartphonesinChina.Cumulativesalesinthreeyearswillreach2trillionyuan,andsalesofsmartphonesinmainlandChinawillcontinuetomaintainrapidgrowth.Atthesametime,theinnovationcapabilitiesofChinesedomesticsmartphonecompaniesneedtobeimproved,andthereisstillalargegapbetweentheprofitmarginsoftheirproductsandthoseofwell-knowninternationalcompanies.Thedomesticsmartphoneindustryhasabrightfuture,butthereisstillalongwaytogo.
Mainfeatures
Featuresofsmartphones:
⒈TheabilitytoaccesstheInternetwirelessly:Thatis,itneedstosupporttheGSMnetworkGPRSorCDMAnetwork,CDMA1Xor3G(WCDMA,CDMA-2000,TD-CDMA)network,oreven4G(HSPA+,FDD-LTE,TDD-LTE).
⒉WiththefunctionofPDA:includingPIM(personalinformationmanagement),schedulenotes,taskscheduling,multimediaapplications,andwebbrowsing.
⒊Openoperatingsystem:Withindependentcoreprocessor(CPU)andmemory,moreapplicationscanbeinstalled,sothatthefunctionsofsmartphonescanbeunlimitedExtension.
⒋Humanized:Themachinefunctioncanbeexpandedaccordingtopersonalneeds.Accordingtopersonalneeds,real-timeexpansionofthemachine'sbuilt-infunctions,aswellassoftwareupgrades,intelligentidentificationofsoftwarecompatibility,andrealizationofthehumanizedfunctionofsoftwaremarketsynchronization.
⒌Powerfulfunction:Ithasstrongexpansionperformanceandmanythird-partysoftwaresupports.
6.Fastrunningspeed:Withthedevelopmentofthesemiconductorindustry,thecoreprocessor(CPU)hasdevelopedrapidly,makingsmartphonesrunfasterandfaster.
Operatingsystem
Android
TheChinesenameis"Android".ItisasmartoperatingsystemjointlydevelopedbyGoogleandtheOpenHandheldDeviceAlliance,andisexclusivelylaunchedbyGoogle.Accordingtodatain2019,Androidoccupies87%oftheglobalsmartphoneoperatingsystemmarket,andtheChinesemarketshareis90%,completelyoccupyingChinesesmartphones.Themarkethasalsobecometheworld’smostpopularsmartphoneoperatingsystem.GoogleintroducedAndroidintheformofopensource(opensource)whenitlaunchedAndroid.ThishasledtoalargenumberofmobilephonemanufacturersintheworldusingAndroidtoproducesmartphones.Performanceandotheraspectsarealsoexcellent,makingAndroidtheworld'slargestsmartoperatingsysteminonefellswoop.
SamsungGALAXYS4andMeizuMX3
Supportedmanufacturers:Allmobilephonemanufacturersintheworldcanuseitatwill,andmorethan80%ofmobilephonemanufacturersintheworlduseAndroid.
Third-partysmartoperatingsystembasedonAndroidsmartoperatingsystem:BecauseGooglehasopenedthesourcecodeofAndroid,somemobilephonemanufacturersinChinaandAsiahavedevelopedandlaunchedsystemsbasedontheoriginalAndroidTheoperatingsystemlaunchedunderitsownbrandisthemostwidelyusedoperatingsystemfromChinesemobilephonemanufacturers,suchasFlyme,IUNIOS,MIUI,LeFrog,DimSumOS,Tencenttita,BaiduCloudOS,andLeFly.OS,CyanogenMod,JOYOS,EmotionUI,Sense,LGOptimus,Moqu,OMS,BaiduCloud·Easy,Blur,EMUI,AlibabaCloudOS,etc.
AppleiOS
ThesmartoperatingsystemdevelopedbyAppleislaunchedintheformofclosedsourcecode(closedsource),soitcanonlybeusedexclusivelybyApple.AsofNovember2011InMay,accordingtoCanalysdata,iOShasoccupied30%oftheglobalsmartphonesystemmarketshareand43%intheUSmarket.Itistheworld’ssecondlargestintelligentoperatingsystemandiOS’sstrongestcompetitorintheworld.TheAndroidsmartoperatingsystemlaunchedforGoogleandtheWindowsPhonesmartoperatingsystemlaunchedbyMicrosoft,butiOSisdeeplylovedbyusersbecauseofitsuniqueandextremelyuser-friendly,extremelypowerfulinterfaceandperformance.
Supportmanufacturers:Apple(closedsource).
MicrosoftWindowsPhone
NokiaLumiaseries(13photos)
ThesmartoperatingsystemdevelopedandlaunchedbyMicrosoft,anditcombinesGoogle’sAndroidandApple’siOSislistedasamajorcompetitor,anditwasthefifthlargestsmartoperatingsystemintheworldintheearlydays.AsofAugust2012,Microsoft’sWindowsPhone(includingtheoldWindowsMobileseriesandWindwosPhoneseries)occupiedtheglobalsmartphonesystemmarketshare.24%,surpassingBlackBerryandSymbian,becomingtheworld’sthirdlargestsmartoperatingsystem.Thegloryofabrand-newsmartoperatingsystemkickedoff.Moreover,theworld’slargestmobilephonemanufacturersNokiaandMicrosoftinthepastfewyearsReachingaglobalstrategicallianceandin-depthcooperationtojointlydevelopWindowsPhone,soitcanbeexpectedthatinthenearfuture,Google'sAndroidandApple'siOS,twooftheworld'stopsmartoperatingsystems,willusherinnewpowerfulcompetitors.Supportmanufacturers:Nokia,Samsung,Huawei,HTC.
BlackberryBlackberry
ThesmartoperatingsystemdevelopedbyRIM.Infact,BlackberryistheEnglishnameofBlackberry.Theworldisverypopular.Basedonthissystem,BlackBerry'smobilephonesareuniqueinthesmartphonemarket,andtheyhavealsoformedalargenumberoffansinChina.StartingJanuary30,2013,RIMandBlackberrymerged,2012InJuly,BlackBerryaccountedfor7%oftheglobalsmartphoneoperatingsystemmarketshareandatotalof11%marketshareintheUSmarket.ItisthefourthlargestintelligentoperatingsystemintheworldandissurpassedbyMicrosoft'sWindowsPhoneintelligentoperatingsystem.
Supportmanufacturers:RIM.
Symbian
Saipan(2photos)
SaipanoperatingsystemdevelopedandlaunchedbySaipancompany,andalsohasasmartoperatingsystemAndthenon-smartoperatingsystem,whenSymbianwasacquiredbyNokia,ithasbeenadoptedbyNokiamanytimes,andithasdevelopedalotofnon-smartphonesandsmartphones.Therefore,NokiahasadoptedSympantobecometheworld'slargestmobilephonemanufacturer.Itusedtobetheworld’slargestmobilephoneoperatingsystematthetime,butbecauseoftheadventofApple’siOSandGoogle’sAndroidsmartoperatingsystems,theSymbiansmartsystemhasfallenfromtheworld’slargestsmartoperatingsystem,andithasalsomadeitoncetheworld’slargestmobilephonemanufacturer.Nokiahasfallentothethirdlargestmobilephonemanufacturerintheworld.Inordertoreversethedecline,NokiaannouncedinFebruary2011thatithadreachedastrategiccooperationwithMicrosoft.ItwillbegintodesignandproducesmartphonesbasedonMicrosoft’sWindowPhoneoperatingsystem.Lackofnewtechnologysupport,Saipan'smarketshareisshrinkingdaybyday.AsofFebruary2012,Saipan’sglobalmarketsharewasonly3%,whileChina’smarketsharefellto2.4%.Saipanhasfallenfromtheworld’slargestintelligentoperatingsystemtotheworld’sfivelargestintelligentoperatingsystems.NowthatnomobilephonemanufacturerintheworldhasadoptedSymbian,Nokiaconfirmedinthefourthquarter2012financialreportthatNokia808PureViewisNokia’slastSymbianoperatingsystemmobilephone,soitcanalsobedeclaredthatSymbianisdead..Withthegoodmemoriesofagenerationofusers,aSymbianoperatingsystemthathasexperiencedagloriouseraendshere.Supportmanufacturers:Nokia,Samsung,LG,Sony,Ericsson,SonyEricsson.
Samsungbada
BadaisanewsmartphoneoperatingsystemdevelopedandlaunchedbytheSamsungGroup.Highlypopularexperienceoperationmethod,undertakingtheexperienceofSamsungTouchWIZ,supportingFlashinterface,havinggoodsupportforInternetapplications,gravitysensingapplications,andSNSapplications.E-commercecompaniesandgamedevelopmentcompaniesarealsoincludedinthemainplanofthebadasystem,Twitter,CAPCOM,EAandGameloftareclosepartnersofbada.InMay2012,badaaccountedfor2.7%oftheglobalsmartphoneoperatingsystemmarket,makingitthesixthlargestsmartoperatingsystemintheworld.
Supportmanufacturer:Samsung.
MigouMeeGo
MeeGoisafreemobilesmartoperatingsystemjointlyannouncedbyNokiaandIntel.Theoperatingsystemcanrunonavarietyofelectronicdevicessuchassmartphones,laptops,andTVs,andhelpthesedevicestoachieveseamlessintegration.ThisLinux-basedplatformiscalledMeeGo,whichcombinesNokia'sMaemoandIntel'sMoblinplatform.Forexample,Nokia'snewNokiaN9usestheMeeGo1.2system.OnSeptember28,2011,afterNokiaannouncedthatitwouldabandonthedevelopmentofMeeGo,IntelalsoofficiallyannouncedthemergerofMeeGoandLiMointoanewoperatingsystem:Tizen.OnJuly8,2012,agroupofformerNokiaemployeesandenthusiastsenthusiasticabouttheMeeGooperatingsystemfoundedamobilestart-upcompanycalledjollamobile,whichwillreleaseanewgenerationofMeeGosmartphonesinChina.Thecompany'sgoalistoproducehigh-qualityMeeGosmartphones.Mobilephones,createanothergloriousfuture.
Supportmanufacturers:Intel,Nokia,Fujitsu,Samsung,Lenovo,Acer,ASUS,AMD,LG,ZTE,Huawei,Konka,Gionee,Haier,Dopod,Tianyu,BBK,TCL,Hisense,Coolpad,Changhong.
Othersystems
HTML5-basedfirefoxoperatingsystem,jolla’sSailfish,Tizen,Ubuntu-basedmobilephonesystems,etc.Althoughthesenewsmartphoneoperatingsystemshavemanybrightspots,theirmarketpopularityisgenerallylowduetotheirshortlaunchtime(someofthemmaynotactuallybeonthemarket).
Hardwaresystem
CPU
ThehardwarearchitectureofthesmartphonediscussedinthisarticleusesadualCPUarchitecture,asshowninFigure1.
Themainprocessorrunsanopenoperatingsystemandisresponsibleforthecontroloftheentiresystem.TheslaveprocessoristheDBB(digitalbasebandchip)ofthewirelessModem,whichmainlycompletestheA/Dconversion,D/Aconversionofthevoicesignal,theencodinganddecodingofthedigitalvoicesignal,thechannelencodinganddecoding,andthetimingcontrolofthewirelessModem.Themasterandslaveprocessorscommunicatethroughserialports.ThemainprocessoradoptstheCPUchipofXXXcompany,itadoptsCMOStechnology,hasARM926EJ-Score,andadoptsAMBA(advancedmicrocontrollerbusarchitecture)ofARMcompany.Itcontains16kBinstructioncacheand16kBdatacacheinside.AndMMU(MemoryManagementUnit).Inordertorealizethereal-timevideoconferencingfunction,anoptimizedMPEG4hardwarecodeciscarried.Itcanperformhardwareprocessingonlarge-scaleMPEG4encodinganddecodingandvoicecompressionanddecompression,whichcanrelievethecomputingpressureoftheARMcore.ThemainprocessorcontainsLCD(liquidcrystaldisplay)controller,cameracontroller,SDRAMandSROMcontroller,manygeneralGPIOports,SDcardinterface,etc.Thesemakeitexcellentlyusedinthedesignofsmartphones.
Inthehardwarearchitectureofthesmartphone,thewirelessModempartonlyneedstoaddcertainperipheralcircuits,suchasaudiochip,LCD,cameracontroller,microphone,speaker,poweramplifier,antenna,etc.,whichisacompleteThehardwarecircuitofanordinarymobilephone(traditionalmobilephone).Theanalogbaseband(ABB)voicesignalpincommunicateswiththeaudiocodecchiptoformthevoicechannelduringthecall.
Fromthesystemarchitectureofthishardwarecircuit,itcanbeseenthatthepartswiththelargestpowerconsumptionincludethemainprocessor,wirelessModem,LCDandkeyboardbacklight,audiocodecandpoweramplifier.Therefore,inthedesign,howtoreducetheirpowerconsumptionisaveryimportantissue.
Sensors
Smartphoneshavegraduallypenetratedandarewidelyusedinpeople'sdailylife,andpeople'srequirementsforsmartphoneshavebecomehigherandhigher.Manypeoplewillwonderhowthesmartphonerealizesvariousfunctionssuchasautomaticscreenrotation.Infact,thisisallthecreditofthesensor.
Smartphonescanautomaticallyrotatethescreen,howisthisachieved?Thisdependsontheaccelerationsensor,whichisthegravitysensor.Theaccelerationsensorcanmeasureacceleration,andcanmonitorthemagnitudeanddirectionoftheaccelerationofthemobilephone.Therefore,thescreencanbeautomaticallyrotatedthroughtheaccelerationsensorandusedinsomegames.
Thedistancesensorisalsoappliedtothesmartphone,whichcanjudgethepositionoftheobjectthroughinfraredlight.Whentheproximitysensorisappliedtoasmartphone,thephonewillhaveavarietyoffunctions,suchasautomaticallyturningoffthescreenafterthephoneisconnectedtosavepower,anditcanalsoachievespecialfunctionssuchas"quickoverview".
Theairpressuresensorcandetectchangesinatmosphericpressure,andwhenusedinmobilephones,itcanrealizefunctionssuchasatmosphericpressure,currentaltitudedetectionandassistedGPSpositioning.Lightsensorsarealsocommonlyusedinmobilephones.Theyaremainlyusedtoadjustthebrightnessofthemobilephonescreenaccordingtotheambientlighttoimprovebatterylife.
GroundTransmitter
TheAustralianstartupLocataistryingtobringGPStothegroundtoovercomeGPSlimitations.ThecompanymadeapositioningtransmitterwiththesameprinciplesasGPS,butinstalledonbuildingsandbasestationtowers.Becausethiskindoftransmitterisfixedandprovidesastrongersignalthansatellites,Locatacanprovideveryaccuratepositioning.Thecompany'sCEONunzioGambalesaidthattheLocatanetworkisalsomorereliablethanGPS.
Electroniccompass
IsitnecessarytoinstallanelectroniccompassifthemobilephonehasGPSfunction?Infact,itisnecessary,becauseinthewoodsorintheplaceswheretherearemanybuildings,themobilephonemaylosetheGPSsignal,andtheelectroniccompasscanbetterprotectyoufromlosingyourway.Afterall,theearth’smagneticfieldisnotunreasonable.Theenddisappeared.Moreimportantly,GPScanonlydeterminewhereweare.Ifwearestationaryormovingslowly,GPScannotknowthedirectionwearefacing.Therefore,amobilephonewithanelectroniccompasscanmakeupforthis.
Processor
Themostimportantthingaboutasmartphonewithexcellentperformanceisits"core",whichistheCPU.LikeacomputerCPU,itisthecontrolcenteroftheentirephone.Thesystemisalsothecontrolcenterofthelogicpart.Themicroprocessorachievesthepurposeofcontrollingthemobilephonebyrunningthesoftwareinthememoryandcallingthedatabaseinthememory.
Mainstreammobilephoneprocessors:
TexasInstrumentsTheTexasInstrumentsCPUscommonlyusedinsmartphonesareOMAP710/OMAP730/OMAP733/OMAP750/OMAP850series,TexasTheadvantageisthatlowfrequency,highenergyandlowpowerconsumption,high-endsmartphonesmusthaveaCPU.
SamsungExynosInFebruary2011,SamsungElectronicsofficiallynameditsownARM-basedprocessorbrandasExynos.ExynosisacombinationoftwoGreekwords:ExypnosandPrasinos,whichstandfor"smart"and"environmentalprotection"respectively.Exynosseriesprocessorsaremainlyusedinmobileterminalssuchassmartphonesandtabletcomputers.TheiPhone3GSwearefamiliarwithusestheExynosprocessor.ComparedwithotherCPUs,Exynoshastheadvantagesoflowpowerconsumptionandstronggraphicsprocessingfunctions.
NVIDIATegra2isanewgenerationSoCsystem-on-chipprocessorreleasedbyNVIDIAattheCESexhibitioninLasVegas,USA,specificallyformobileInternetapplications,especiallyhigh-definitionTablet.NVIDIATegra2ismanufacturedbasedonTSMC’s40nmprocessandcontainsatotalof260milliontransistors,withacoresizeofapproximately49mmandan8.8mmBGApackage.Ithasanaudiodecodingcore,avideodecodingcorethatsupports1080pH.264hardwareacceleration,ahigh-definitionvideoencodingcore,apicture/photoprocessingcorethatsupportsupto12millionpixelcameras,aGeForce2D/3Dgraphicscore,andaARM7processorcoreforinternaldata/powermanagementofthechip.
QualcommisnotasloudasTexasInstrumentsandIntelfromthename,butamongsmartphoneplayers,Qualcommismuchmorepopularwithusersthantheformertwo.Qualcomm'smobilephonechipsetmainlyincludesMobileStationModems(MSMchipset),singlechip(QSC)andSnapdragonplatform.Compatiblewithvarioussmartsystems,wecanfinditinmainstreamsmartphonesfromvariousmanufacturers.QualcommCPUischaracterizedbyexcellentperformanceandstrongmultimediaresolutioncapabilities.Itcanbelaunchedaseconomicalandmultimediabasedonmobilephoneswithdifferentpositioning.,Enhancedandfusedfourdifferentchips.Atthesametime,Qualcomm'sCPUchipisthefirsttobecompatiblewiththeAndroidsystem,soitoccupieshalfoftheAndroidmobilephoneCPU.Androidisthegeneraltrendofthefuturesmartsystem.QualcommislikeaddingwingstothisAndroidthatisreadytotakeoff,andthefutureisbright.
INTELATOMTheIntelAtomprocessoristhesmallestandlowestpowerprocessorinIntel’shistory,withhighfrequencyandlowenergyconsumption.Atomisbasedonanewmicro-processingarchitecture,specificallydesignedforsmalldevices,aimedatreducingproductpowerconsumption,whilealsomaintainingcompatibilitywiththeCore2dual-coreinstructionset,andtheproductalsosupportsmulti-threadedprocessing.Andalloftheseareonlyintegratedonachipwithanareaoflessthan25squaremillimeters,containing47milliontransistors.Theareaof11chipsofthissizeisequaltotheareaofapenny.Infact,theAtomprocessoriswhatwepreviouslycalled"Silverthrone"and"Diamondville".
Mainfunctions
Androidsmartphones(2photos)
Broadlyspeaking,smartphonesareinadditiontothephonecallfunction,ItalsohasmostofthefunctionsofPDA,especiallypersonalinformationmanagementandbrowserbasedonwirelessdatacommunication,GPSande-mailfunctions.Smartphonesprovideuserswithsufficientscreensizeandbandwidth,notonlyconvenienttocarryaround,butalsoprovideabroadstageforsoftwareoperationandcontentservices.Manyvalue-addedservicescanbelaunchedonthis,suchas:stocks,news,weather,transportation,commodities,Applicationdownloads,musicpicturedownloads,etc.Combinedwiththesupportof3Gcommunicationnetworks,thedevelopmenttrendofsmartphonesisboundtobecomeacomprehensivepersonalhandheldterminaldevicewithpowerfulfunctionsthatintegratescalls,textmessages,networkaccess,andfilmandtelevisionentertainment.Smartphonefunctions
Althoughthereisnostandardindustrydefinitionof"smart",wecandefinewhetheritisasmartphonethroughthefollowingfunctions:
Operatingsystem:Generallyspeaking,smartphoneswillbebasedonanoperatingsystemthatcanrunprograms.
Software:Almostallmobilephonesincludesomeformofsoftware(themostbasicmodelistoincludeanaddressbookorsomeformofcontactassistant,forexample),smartphoneswillAbilitytodomorework.ItallowsyoutocreateandeditMicrosoftOfficedocuments-oratleastviewarchives.Itmayallowyoutodownloadapplicationssuchaspersonalandcorporatefinancialassistants.Or,itallowsyoutoeditphotos,plandrivingroutesviaGPS,andcreateadigitalmusicplayer.
Webaccess:Moresmartphonescanaccessthesiteatafasterspeed.Thephonecanconnecttoa3GdatanetworkandaddsWi-Fisupport.However,notallsmartphonesprovidehigh-speedInternetaccess,buttheyallprovidesomeformofaccess.Youcanuseyourmobilephonetobrowseyourfavoritewebsites.
QWERTYkeyboard:Accordingtoourdefinition,smartphonesincludeaQWERTYkeyboard.Theywillbeonyourcomputerkeyboard-insteadofalphabeticallyarrangedatthetopofthenumerickeyboard,whereyoumustusenumber1toenterakeyboardwithA,B,orC.Thekeyboardcanbehardware(physicalkeyboard)orsoftware(sameastouchscreen,SuchasiPhone).
Messages:Allmobilephonescansendandreceivetextmessages,andasmartphonecanhandleemails,andasmartphonecansynchronizeyourpersonal-andsometimesyourprofessional-Emailaccount.Somephonescansupportmultipleemailaccounts.Othersinclude:accesstopopularinstantmessagingservicessuchasQQ,MSN,andAOL'sAIMandYahoo.
Inaddition,smartphonefunctionsalsoinclude:Mail:Usuallysmartphonesaredesignedforbusinesspeople,andthemostimportantcontactmethodforglobalbusinessisnotphonecalls,textmessages,butemails.Especiallyinatradingcompanyoraglobalcompany,mailisthemainworkcontentabusinesspersondealswithinaday,andthefirstthingasmartphoneneedstosupportismail.
Contacts:Inadditiontoemails,youneedtocallthecontactphonebookduringacall.Mostpeopleonlysavethephonebookonthephone,andthephoneislostorreplaced.,Thehugeaddressbookisquiteinconvenient.Asmarterpersonusesadatacabletosynchronizewithacomputer,butthecorrectwaytouseitistosynchronizewirelessly.Itcanbeeffectiveregardlessofwhetherthecontactchangesaremadeonthecomputerorthemobilephone.Synchronization.
Calendar:Businessmobilephoneschedulingisaverygoodfeature.However,limitedbytheoperabilityofthemobilephone,fewpeoplewillarrangeeverythingonthemobilephoneandneedtosynchronizewiththecomputeratthistime.Supportdocumentviewingandwriting:Inadditiontotheabove,businessphonescanalsoprocessdocumentsindailyworktoensurethatthephonebecomesamobileworkplatform.
TherelationshipbetweensmartphoneandPushmailWhenthephonecancommunicatewiththecomputerwirelessly,emailcommunication,calendar,contactsynchronization,andprocessingvariousofficedocuments,itreallyreleasesitTheintelligenceisnow.Pushmailcanachievewirelesssynchronization,itcanreleaseallthefunctionsofasmartphone,makingamobilephoneatimemanagementtoolandamobileofficeplatform.
TherearetwotypesofPushMail,oneisBlackBerry'sBlackBerryBESservice,andtheotherisMicrosoftExchangeservice.Forexample,ShanghaiAidisiprovidesExchangeandBlackBerryPushmailservicestoindividualsandbusinesses.Bothservicesarebasedoncommercial-levelmailsystems,suchasExchangeservices.Mailboxescanbeusedasaworkingplatformtoprocessaday’smail,calendar,contacts,tasks,anddocuments.Theoperationsinthecomputeraresynchronizedwiththemobilephonewirelessly,andtheIntheprocess,thecontentprocessedbythemobilephonewillbewirelesslysynchronizedwiththecompany'scomputer.
Multitaskingfunction
Multitaskingfunctionandcopyandpasteareconsideredtobeoneofthesymbolsofsmartphones.SymbianandMeeGooperatingsystemscanwellsupportmultitaskingswitchingandprogrambackgroundItruns,butAppleneedstoreachIOS4firmwaretosupportmultitasking.WindowsPhoneannouncedonFebruary15,2011thatitwillsupportmultitasking.Androidphoneshavebecomethemostpopularsmartphonesduetotheirfreeandopensourcecode.Smartphoneprocessor=CPU(dataprocessingchip)+GPU(graphicsprocessingchip)+others.ThebottomlayerofthearchitectureofthesmartphoneprocessorisARM,justaswesaidthatthearchitectureofthePCisthesameastheX86;ARMisalsoacompanythatprovidesvariousembeddedsystemarchitecturestosomemanufacturers,suchasthepopularCortex-A8ThearchitectureislaunchedbyARM,andmanyhigh-endflagshipsmartphoneprocessorsarebasedonthisarchitecture.CommonsmartphoneprocessingchipmanufacturersmainlyincludeTexasInstruments,Apple,Samsung,andQualcomm.
Thedevelopmentofsmartphonesrequirescontrols.Developerswillencountertheproblemofhowtodisplaytheinterfaceandinteractiononthesmartphoneplatform,andthecontrolsolvesthisproblem.Comparedwithtraditionaldevices,smartphonessupporthandtouch,sosmartphonecontrolsaredesignedwithmoreemphasisontouchscreenmobiledevices.Traditionalcontrols,suchasbuttons,textboxes,anddates,havealsoaddedsupportforsmartphoneplatforms.Butasthesmartphoneplatformbecomesmoreandmorecomplex,people'sneedsaregettinghigherandhigher.Morebeautifiedinterface,simplerandfasteroperation,moreconvenientcontrols.Morecontrolscomeoutonsmartphones,makingdevelopmentandprogrammingonsmartphonesaneasytask.Effectivelyhelpuserscreatemobileapplications.
Othermainfunctions
⒈4GLTE
4GLTEisthefutureofmobileconnectivity.Without4Gfunctions,smartphoneswilllagbehind.
⒉4-inchorlargerdisplayscreen
Forawhile,3-inchdisplayscreenswerethestandardinthemobilemarket.However,companiessuchasHTC,LG,andSamsunglaunchednewproductsin2012,andthesemanufacturersrequiretheircompetitorstolaunch4-inchorlargerdisplays.EvenAppleisexpectedtoincreasethedisplaysize.
⒊ThelatestOSstyle
Themanufacturerhasnoexcusetolaunchdeviceswithoutthelatestversionoftheoperatingsystem.InthefieldofWindowsPhone7,"Mango"isamust.AtleastallmanufacturersareawareofthisproblemandwillprovideproductswiththelatestOS(operatingsystemstyle).
⒋Cancelthephysicalkeyboard
AlthoughRIMisoneofthefewmanufacturersthatinsistonusingaphysicalkeyboard,theideaoflaunchingamobilephonewithaphysicalkeyboardisnotattractivetomanyconsumersForceful.Therefore,in2012,mostmobilephonemanufacturerswillabandontheirplanstoprovidephysicalkeyboards.Thisisagoodmovetochoose.
⒌Supportfromasingleoperator
Interestingly,Appleisoneofthefewvendorsthatprovidesadeviceonmultipleoperatornetworks.Apple’siPhone4SisavailabletooperatorsofAT&T,Verizon,andSprint.However,majorcompetitorssuchasSamsungandMotorolaoffermanymodelsofmobilephonesonasinglecarriernetwork.Thisisaridiculousmove,andissomethingAppleistakingadvantageof.
⒍Lowerprice
WhenNokialaunchedthe$99.99Lumia900mobilephone,manyindustryobserversweresurprised.TheythoughtthatthepriceofthisNokiaphonewouldbe$199forApple'siPhone4S.However,thepricesofothereye-catchingmobilephoneslaunchedin2012arealsoverylow.SamsungFocus2sellsforonly$50.Atthisweek'sCTIA(AmericanWirelessCommunicationsExhibition)exhibition,itisexpectedthattherewillbemanylow-pricedmobilephonesthatattractattention.Thisisaninterestingtransition.
⒎Quad-coreprocessor
WhenSamsunglaunchedtheGalaxySⅢsmartphone,Samsungsaidthatthisphonewillbeequippedwithaquad-coreExynosprocessor.Thisisoneofmanyphoneswithquad-coreprocessorslaunchedin2012.2011istheyearofdual-coremobilephones,and2012istheyearofquad-coremobilephones.
⒏NFCfunction
Althoughmobilepaymentfunction,everyoperatingsystem-baseddevicelaunchedin2012willhaveremotepaymentfunction.Whenthewirelesscarrier-sponsoredmobilepaymentsolutionIsisislaunchedlaterin2012,moredeviceswillsupportthisservice.SomepeopleevensaythatApplewillprovideNFC(NearFieldCommunication)functionforiPhone5sin2012.NFCisahotfeaturein2012.
932GBstorage
Interestingly,mostmobilephoneslaunchedin2012willbeequippedwith32GBbuilt-instorage.Forexample,SamsungGalaxySⅢisequippedwith32GBofinternalstorage.Appleisexpectedtoselect16GBandstartofferingiPhoneswith32GBand128GBstoragecapacities.Thedemandforstorageseemstobegrowing.Isthestoragecapacityofsmartphoneusersactuallynotenough?
10.Improvedcameras
Asdigitalcamerasbecomemorepowerful,digitalcamerasbuiltintosmartphoneswillalsobecomemorepowerful.Infact,mobilephoneslaunchedin2012willincreasinglyuseadvancedfeatures,including8millionpixelsandimprovedautofocuslenses.Thismakesmanypeopleconsiderusingtheirsmartphonestotakepictures.Improvedcamerashavebecomeakeycomponentinsmartphones.
11.PositioningandtrackingGPS
TheglobalpositioningsystemwasdevelopedbytheUSDepartmentofDefenseandwasfirstinstalledinmobilephonesinthe1990s.Itisstillthemostwell-knownforoutdoorpositioningmethod.GPSsendslocationandtimedatadirectlytotheuser'smobilephoneviasatellite.Ifthemobilephonecanobtainthesignalsofthreesatellites,itcandisplaytheuser'spositionontheflatmap,andifitisfoursatellites,itcanalsodisplayyouraltitude.
OthercountrieshavealsodevelopedsystemssimilartoGPS,buttheydonotconflictwithGPS.Infact,thesesystemscanmakeoutdoorpositioningeasier.Russia'sGLONASShasbeenputintouse,andChina'sCompassisalsointhetrialphase.GalileoinEuropeandQuasi-ZenithsatellitesystemsinJapanarealsounderdevelopment.Mobilephonechipmanufacturersaredevelopingprocessorsthatcanusemultiplesatellitestoobtainpositioninginformationfaster.
12.AssistedGPStechnology
AlthoughGPSworkswell,itmaytakealongtime,andyouwillnotbeabletoaccuratelylocatewhenyouareindoorsorinbuildingsthatreflectsatellitesignals.AssistedGPSisacombinationoftoolstohelpsolvethisproblem.OneofthereasonsforthelongerGPSwaitingtimeisthatwhenasatelliteisfound,themobilephoneneedstodownloadthesatellite'spositioninformationinthenextfourhourstotrackthesatellite.
ThecompleteGPSservicewillbeactivatedonlyaftertheinformationreachesthemobilephone.Operatorscansendthesedatathroughcellularnetworksorwirelessnetworks,whichismuchfasterthansatellitelinks.AccordingtoGuylainRoy-MacHabee,CEOofpositioningtechnologycompanyRXNetworks,thiscanhelpshortentheGPSstartuptimefrom45secondsto15secondsorless,whichisunpredictable.
13.SyntheticGPS
Theabove-mentionedassistedGPStechnologystillrequiresanavailabledatanetworkandtimetotransmitsatelliteinformation.SyntheticGPSusescomputingpowertopredictsatellitepositioningdaysorweeksinadvance.Throughthecachedsatellitedata,WantWantcanidentifythesatellitepositionwithintwoseconds.
14.CellID
However,theabove-mentionedGPSaccelerationtechnologystillneedstofindthreesatellitestolocate.OperatorsalreadyknowhowtolocatemobilephoneswithoutGPS.OperatorsuseatechnologycalledCellIDtodeterminetheCellbasestationsthatusersareusingandthedistancebetweenthemandneighboringbasestations.Afterdeterminingthebasestationthatthemobilephoneisusing,usingthebasestationidentificationnumberandlocationdatabase,theoperatorcanknowthelocationofthemobilephone.Thistechnologyismoresuitableforurbanareaswithwidecoverageofbasestations.
15.Wi-Fi
Wi-FiissimilartoCellIDpositioningtechnology,butismoreaccuratebecauseWi-Fiaccesspointscoverasmallerarea.ThereareactuallytwowaystodeterminethelocationthroughWi-Fi.ThemostcommonmethodisRSSI(SignalStrengthIndication),whichusesthesignaldetectedbytheuser’smobilephonefromanearbyaccesspointandreflectsittotheWi-Finetworkdatabase.Thesignalstrengthisusedtodeterminethedistance,andtheRSSIusesthedistanceoftheknownaccesspointtodeterminetheuser'sdistance.
16.Inertialsensor
Ifyouareinaplacewherethereisnowirelessnetwork,theinertialsensorcanstilltrackyourlocation.Mostsmartphonesareequippedwiththreeinertialsensors:acompass(ormagnetometer)todeterminethedirection;anaccelerometertoreportyourspeedinthatdirection;andagyroscopetodeterminethesteeringaction.Thesesensorscandetermineyourlocationwithoutexternaldata,butonlyforalimitedtime,suchasafewminutes.
Theclassicexampleiswhendrivingintoatunnel:ifyourphoneknowswhereyouarebeforeenteringthetunnel,itcanjudgeyourlocationbasedonyourspeedanddirection.Thesetoolsareoftenusedinconjunctionwithotherpositioningsystems.
17.Barometer
Outdoornavigationonthesidewalkorstreetiseithergoingstraight,turningleftorturningright.Butforindoors,GPSisdifficulttomakecorrectpositioning.Oneofthemethodstodeterminethealtitudeisthebarometer,whichusestheprinciplethatthehigherthealtitude,thethinnertheair.
18.Ultrasound
Sometimesdetectingwhethersomeoneentersacertainareacantellwhattheyaredoing.Thiscanbeachievedthroughshort-rangewirelesssystems,suchasRFID(RadioFrequencyIdentification).NFC(NearFieldCommunication)begantobeinstalledinmobilephonesandcanbeusedforcheckpoints,butthemainpurposeofmanufacturersinstallingNFCisforpayment.
19.Bluetoothsignal
UsingabeaconthatsendsasignalviaBluetoothcanachieveveryprecisepositioninginaspecificarea(suchasinaretailstore).Thesebeacons,whicharesmallerthanmobilephones,areplacedeveryfewmetersandcancommunicatewithallmobiledevicesequippedwithBluetooth4.0(thelatestversion).
HDRmode
HDRphotographyhasactuallyappeared100yearsago.Asearlyasthe1850s,thepioneersofphotographyatthattimehadalreadyexploredthistechnologyattheconceptualandpracticallevel-bycombiningmultiplenegativesofthesamescenewithdifferentexposures,theywereabletoproduceamoredynamicrange.Thebigpicture.Ortoputitsimply,inahigh-contrastscene,thefinalbrightareaofthefilmwillnotbetoobright,andthedarkpartwillnotbetoodark.
GustaveLeGray'sphotosynthesizedin1865usingnegativeswithdifferentexposures.Thispersonisknownas"themostimportantFrenchphotographerofthenineteenthcentury".
Atthetime,thisshootingmethodrequiredalotoftimeandskill.Now,withthehelpofdigitalphotographytechnology,evennovicescaneasilytakeHDRphotos.Infact,mosthigh-endsmartphonecameraapplicationscomewithHDRmode.
Specifications
Basicrequirementsof3Gsmartphones
1.High-speed,high-precisionprocessingchip.A3Gmobilephonemustnotonlysupportmakingcallsandsendingtextmessages,itmustalsoprocessaudio,video,andevensupportmultitasking.Thisrequiresapowerful,low-power,andmultimedia-processingchip.Suchachipcankeepthephonefromcrashingfrequently,notheatingup,andnotmakingthesystemslowasasnail.
2.Largestoragechipsandstorageexpansioncapabilities.Ifyouwanttorealizealargenumberof3Gapplications,thereisnovaluewithoutlargestorage.AcompleteGPSnavigationmaprequiresmorethanonegigabyteofstoragespace,andalargenumberofvideos,audios,andmultipleapplicationsneedtobestored.Therefore,itisnecessarytoensuresufficientmemorystorageorextendedstoragetotrulysatisfy3Gapplications.
3.Largearea,standardized,touchabledisplayscreen.Onlyalargeandstandardizeddisplayscreencanallowuserstofullyenjoy3Gapplications.Theresolutionisgenerallynotlessthan320×240.
4.Supportplay-stylemobileTV.IfthemobileTVcompletelyadoptstheon-demandmodeofthetelecommunicationnetwork,thenetworkisdifficulttobear,andinordertoensurenetworkquality,operatorsgenerallyhavecontrolovertheflowofon-demandvideo.Therefore,broadcastmobileTVisanimportantpartofmobileentertainment.
5.SupportGPSnavigation.Notonlycanithelpyoueasilyfindtheplaceyouwanttofind,butGPSnavigationcanalsohelpyoufindpointsofinterestaroundyou.Manyfutureserviceswillalsobecombinedwithlocation,whichisauniquefeatureofmobilephones.
6.Theoperatingsystemmustsupporttheinstallationofnewapplications.Itispossibletoinstallavarietyofnewapplications,sothattheuser'smobilephonecaninstallandcustomizetheirownapplications.
7.Equippedwithalarge-capacitybatteryandsupportsbatteryreplacement.Regardlessofthelow-powertechnologyusedin3G,thepowerconsumptionisabigproblem.Itmustbeequippedwithahigh-capacitybattery.1500mAhisthestandardequipment.Withthepopularityof3G,itislikelythatanexternalmobilepowersupplywillbecomeastandardinthefuture.Configuration.
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Currentsituationanalysis
Mobilepayment
Mobilepaymenthasundoubtedlybecomeamajormainstreamfeatureofsmartphonesin2012.In2012,electronicwallets,Squarecardreaders,andnearfieldcommunicationtechnologyhaveallbecomethehighlightsofsmartphonesinmobilepayments.
In2012,mobilepaymenthasdevelopedtothelevelofinstallingandusingmobilepaymentdevicesinphysicalstores.Fromthis,agroupofcompanieswithmobilepaymentastheirmainbusinessandtheirreputationshaveemerged.However,becauseconsumershavebecomeaccustomedtousingbankcardsforconsumertransactions,mobilepaymentshavenotbeenacceptedbyconsumersinashortperiodoftime.
Securitystatus
StatisticsshowthatasofOctober2012,theglobalmobilemalwareinfectionrateisabout1%,accordingtoglobalsmartphones(includingAndroidsmartphonesonly)thatyearTheusercountreached1billion,whichmeansthat10millionmobilephoneswereattackedbymalwarein2012.AccordingtodatareleasedbyKasperskyLab,inthethirdquarterof2012alone,therewere9,000newAndroidmobilemalwaresaroundtheworld.Anotherindustryinsiderpredictsthatbytheendof2013,18millionAndroidphonesworldwidewillbeinfectedwithmalware.
Patentdisputes
Anyinventoryofsmartphonesin2012cannotbeomittedfrompatentdisputes.In2012,therewerelitigationclaimsandapplicationsforbansbetweensmartphonemanufacturers.Lingandotherincidentshavelongbeencounted.Appleisundoubtedlytheprotagonistinalmostallpatentdisputesin2012.ItsdisputewithSouthKorea'sSamsungignitedthefuseoftheglobalpatentwar.Intheend,Applewonandreceived1billionUSdollarsincompensation.Inaddition,mobilephonegiantssuchasHTC,MotorolaMobility,RIM,Nokia,etc.havealsobeencaughtinapatentdisputeof"cuttingandchaos".Lookingaheadtotheglobalmobilephonemarketin2013,onethinghasbecomeinevitable,thatis,patentdisputesintheindustrywillcontinuetoexist.
Marketanalysis
Data
StatisticsshowthattherewasnosignificantchangeintheattentionstatusofChineseAndroidsmartphonebrandsinApril.SamsungisstilltheAndroidsmartphonebrandthatreceivesthemostattentionfromusers,accountingfornearly30%oftheattentionshare,andtheattentionisfaraheadofotherbrands.
Samsung,Apple,andHTCbrandscontinuetooccupythetopthreepositions,andSamsung’sdominantpositioncannotbeshakeninashortperiodoftime.
Samsung/SamsungI8190rankedfirstinsalesofAndroidsmartphonesinChinainApril,andSamsung/SamsungI9300GALAXYSIIIrankedsecond.
AccordingtoIDCdata,exceptforsmartphonesintheUSInadditiontotheceilingbottleneckinsales,thegrowthrateofsmartphonesintheEuropeanmarkethasalsodroppedtoanewlow,only12%.Asthesmartphonemarketisquitemature,eventhereleaseofanewversionoftheiPhonecannotmakethemarketexcitedagain.
Samsung’smarketsharedroppedby17%inJune2013.EventheintroductionoftheGalaxyS4willnotchangethistrend.ItseemsthattheflagshipphonewillnothelpSamsungreturntothepastrushofgrowth.IthasbeenrumoredthatApplewilllaunchacheapversionoftheiPhonetooccupythemarket,whichshowsthatevenifthemoneyisnotbadlikeApple,ithastofindwaystodevelopthelow-endmarket,andthesaturationofthehigh-endmarketisnolongerenoughtomaintainthepastgrowth.
OnDecember16,2014,marketresearchcompanyGartnerreleasedastatisticalreportontheglobalmobilephonemarketforthethirdquarterof2014onMonday.Thereportshowsthatglobalsmartphonesalesinthethirdquarterincreasedby20%year-on-yearto301millionunits.Amongthetopfivesmartphonemanufacturers,ChinesebrandsHuawei,Xiaomi,andLenovooccupythreeseats.
Price
Thegradualmaturityofthecoretechnologyofsmartphoneshasledtoarapiddeclineinthecostofcorecomponentsofmobilephones.Themassproductionofhigh-performanceandlow-costfunctionalmoduleshasmadedomesticmobilephonesmoreandmorecommonplace.Thousand-yuanmachines,whichfightforthemarketatlowprices,arepopular.Mobilephoneusersinfirst-andsecond-tiercitieshavebasicallypopularizedthelatestsmartphonemodels.Inthefuture,thenewmainmarketforsmartphoneswillshifttothird-andfourth-tiercities.Theconsumptionpowerandconsumptionhabitsofthird-andfourth-tiercitieshavemadelow-pricedmobilephoneslaunchedbywell-knowndomesticbrandssuchasZTEandHuaweioccupymoremarketshares,drivingtheoverallaveragepriceofsmartphonestocontinuetodecline.
Brand
Nokia
Mainlysupportedoperatingsystems:Symbian,WindowsPhone,Meego
Brandarea:Finland
p>Mainmodels:5230,5800,N79,N95,N86,N81,N96,C7,N8,N9,Lumia720,Lumia820,Lumia920,Lumia925,Lumia1020,etc.
Samsung
Mainlysupportoperatingsystems:Symbian,Tizen,Android(TouchWiz),Bada,WindowsMobile(less),WindowsPhone.
Brandarea:SouthKorea
Mainmodels:GalaxySⅡ,GalaxyNoteⅡ,GalaxySⅢ,OmniaM,i8510,i458,l878,etc.
Apple
Mainoperatingsystem:iOS
Brandarea:UnitedStates
Mainmodels:iPhone3GS,iPhone4,iPhone4S,iPhone5,IPhone5C,iPhone5S,iPhone6,iPhone6Plus,iPhone6S,etc.
Prospects
China’smobilephoneindustryhasseenitsshipmentdeclinefortheseventhconsecutivequarter.TheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnologyjustreleased2014Themobilephoneindustrydatainthefirstquarteroftheyearshowedthatmobilephoneshipmentswere100millionunits,ayear-on-yeardecreaseof24.7%.Atthesametime,anotherworryingphenomenonistheinnovationofthemobilephonecategory,whichhasalsofallensharply.Thisquarter,607newmobilephoneswerelaunched,ayear-on-yeardeclineof9.5%.
OnApril9,2014,Samsungstatedthatduetothecontinuedpressureonrevenueduetotheslowdowninsmartphonesalesgrowth,thecompany’snetprofitwilldeclineforthesecondconsecutivequarter,anditisexpectedtooperateinthefirstquarteroftheyear.Profitwas8.4trillionwon(approximately49.5billionyuan),down4.3%year-on-year.
OnApril10,2014,theMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnologyreleasedthe"OperationStatusofChina'sMobilePhoneIndustry"forthefirstquarterof2014.Thedatashowedthatmobilephoneshipmentswere100millionunits,ayear-on-yeardecreaseof24.7%.Peoplesurprised.The"AsiaPacificMobilePhoneMarketQuarterlyTrackingReport"previouslyreleasedbyIDCshowsthatChina'smobilephoneshipmentsinthefourthquarterof2013were90.8millionunits,adropof4.3%comparedwith94.8millionunitsinthethirdquarter.
AttheMWCconferenceinFebruary2014,althoughmajormobilephonemanufacturerstookouthousekeepingproducts,themediacollectivelycomplainedaboutthelackofnovelty.Smartphoneshaveformedapathdependence,andproductupgradeshavealmostdevelopedalongtheexistingroute,thatis,largerscreensize,higherresolution,fasterprocessor,morecores,thinnerbody,higherlenspixels,etc.,It’sbeenalongtimesinceIsawarealdisruptiveinnovation.
In2014,severalmajormanufacturersaregearinguptoexpandtheirshipments.Xiaomisaiditwillreach60million,Huaweipreviouslysaiditwillreach80million,andCoolpadandLenovoalsoplantoship60million.Behindtherushofmanufacturers,themarketisnotthatbig.DatashowsthatthepenetrationrateofsmartphonesintheUnitedStateshasreached64.7%,thepenetrationrateoftheEUsmartphonemarkethasreached55%,SouthKoreahasreached73%,andChinaiscloseto40%.Todigestproductioncapacity,wecanonlyrelyonemergingcountries,butaccordingtothespeedThetimewillnotbetoolong.Aftermostpeoplehaveasmartphone,thedemandforreplacementwillgraduallyweakenwhenthemobilephoneconfigurationishighenoughandthenewmodelsareunattractive.
Underthetrendthatintelligenceisincreasinglygeneralizedtovarioushardware,mobilephonesaremoreofaconnectioncenter,storagecenterandscreen.Fromthisperspective,smarthardwarealsoneedsmobilephones,andwillnotsubvertmobilephones.However,itisinevitabletodecentralizetheuseofmobilephones,justlikethecurrentrelationshipbetweenmobilephonesandPCs,mobilephoneswillnotreducethePC,butwillreducetheuseofthePC,therebyreducingtheupdaterateofthePC.
Applicationareas
Socialnetworks
Withtheadventofthemobileinternetera,thepopularityofsmartphoneshasbecomeamajortrendinthemobilephonemarket.Theemergenceofthiskindofmobilesmartterminalshaschangedthelifestylesofmanypeopleandthedemandfortraditionalcommunicationtools.Peoplearenolongersatisfiedwiththeappearanceandbasicfunctionsofmobilephones,andtheyhavebeguntopursuethepowerfuloperatingsystemofmobilephonestobringmoretopeople.,Strongerandmorepersonalizedsocialservices.Smartphoneshavealmostbecomeanindispensablerepresentativeconfigurationofthisera.Nowadays,moreandmoreconsumershavepositionedtheirpurchasetargetsonsmartphones.Comparedwithtraditionalfeaturephones,smartphones,withtheirportableandsmartfeatures,enablethemtobettersatisfyconsumers'experienceofmobileinternetintermsofentertainment,business,newsletters,andservices.
Militaryfield
Sincetheadventofsmartphones,themilitariesofmanycountrieshaverealizedtheirmilitaryvalueandhaveactivelydevelopedsupportingcombatapplicationsystems.InJune2011,theUSArmyconductedasix-weekbattlefieldenvironmenttestonmorethan300differentmodelsofsmartphones,includingtheiPhone,attheWhiteSandsTrainingBaseinNewMexicoandtheBilisburgTrainingBaseinTexas.
Usedforbattlefieldcommunicationandreconnaissance
Through3G,4Gandotherwirelesscommunicationsystems,smartphonescanquicklyestablishmilitarycommunicationnetworkstoimplementcombatcommands,Intelligencetransmission.Combatantscanusesmartphonestotakephotosandvideosofkeytargetsandthesurroundingenvironment,andautomaticallyuploadthemtothecombatunitorcommandwithGPSinformation.Thelattercanquicklymatchandguidethecruisemissiletargetareabasedonthis,furthershorteningthetimefromtargetdiscoverytoThetimetostrikethetargetimprovescombateffectiveness.
Usingthebattlefieldsituationawarenessterminal
CombatpersonnelcanreceiveintelligenceinformationobtainedbyvariousreconnaissancesystemsthroughsmartphonestoformacomprehensiveandcomprehensivebattlefieldsituationPerception.AnAmericancompanydevelopedthe"ThorIntelligentTacticalSystem".Aslongasyouenteraqueryrequestonyoursmartphone,youcanobtainallsatelliteimageswithin2kilometers,aswellasairandgroundreconnaissanceintelligencedata.Astheterminalofthefriendlyarmytrackingsystem,thismilitarysmartphonecanalsoadd10to20comradesinthe"friendlist",real-timedisplayofone'sownsituation,andbettercoordinatecombatoperations.AccordingtoareportintheUSNationalDefensemagazinepublishedinNovember,theUSNavywillequipthesailorsandmarinesontheaircraftcarrierwithsmartphonestomonitorandlocatetheship,theinternalandexternalconditionsoftheaircraft,andthepersonnelontheship.
FireControlSystem
Somesoftwareonthesmartphonecanaccuratelymeasuretheinfluenceofwindspeed,gravity,earthrotationspeedandothersmallfactorsonthetrajectory,correctshootingelements,andimproveshootingaccuracy.InAugust2009,theBritishtroopsstationedinAfghanistanshotandkilledaTalibancommanderatadistanceof1853meters,settingtherecordforthelongestsniperkillingoftheBritishtroops.TheiPhoneequippedwiththegunwasindispensable.AcompanyintheUnitedStateshasalsoconfiguredaniPhonesmartphonefortheM110sniperrifle,andrealizestheabove-mentionedfunctionsbyinstallingthe"ApplePlayer"systemandrelatedsoftwareonthemachine.
Wirelessremotecontrol
Throughthewirelesssignalofthesmartphone,youcanremotelycontrolthemicrodronesandrobotslaunchedbyyourself,andcanalsotakeoverotherdronesandrobotstocompletereconnaissanceandsurveillance.Task.AminiaturedronedevelopedbyaFrenchcompanycanwatchthevideoimagestakenbythedroneonthedisplayscreeninrealtimethroughasmartphone.
Ofcourse,large-scalesmartphonesarealsofacingmanyproblems:theadaptabilityofthebattlefieldisnotstrongenoughtofullyadapttotheharshbattlefieldenvironmentsuchashightemperature,cold,humidity,sandanddust;theconfidentialityisnothighenough,anditisvulnerabletoHackinghascausedinformationtobeleaked;thestabilityisnotgoodenough,andtheanti-interferenceabilityneedstobeimproved.Inresponsetotheseproblems,foreignmilitaryforces,inaccordancewithoperationalneeds,makefulluseofexistingtechnologiestotransformciviliansmartphones,andvigorouslyadvancethepaceofsmartphonestoequiptroops.
TheU.S.Army,Navy,andAirForcehaveallformulatedtheirownmilitarysmartphonedevelopmentplans,whichhaveachievedsignificantresultsintheArmy.InFebruary2011,theU.S.Armyimplementedthe"Brigade-LevelForceModernizationProject",oneofwhichistoequipfront-linetroopswithsmartphones.ItisforeseeablethatsmartphoneswillsoonappearonthebattlefieldasastandardconfigurationforUSsoldiers.
MarketShare
GlobalSmartphoneMarketShare
ThelatestreportonthesmartphonemarketshareintheQ1quarterof2014isreleased,SamsungAppleStilloccupyingthetoptwo,thisobviouslyhasnosuspense.However,thestrongoutbreakofdomesticmobilephonesisshocking.WiththeacquisitionofMotorola,Lenovohasgreatlyincreaseditsmarketshare,rankingNo.3closelyfollowingApple.Amongthetopeight,domesticbrandshaveaccountedforhalf,andamongthetopten,Lenovohasalreadyaccountedforhalf.Atthesixseats,thiskindofdevelopmentisenoughtoexcitetheChinesepeople.Domesticmobilephoneshavelongsinceshedtheircopycathatsandarereallyusingtheirownstrengthtocatchupwithinternationalbignames.NowwewillcounttherepresentativeflagshipmodelsoftheTOP8globalsmartphonebrandsaccordingtotheirrankingstoseetheirperformance.(Attached:Thelatesttoptenrankings:Samsung,Apple,Lenovo,Motorola,Huawei,LG,Sony,Xiaomi,Coolpad,ZTE,Gionee)
Globalsmartphoneoperatingsystemshare
Intheglobalsmartphoneoperatingsystemmarketshare,thenumberoneisstillthegiantAndroid,thenumbertwoisstillAndroid’smortalenemyiOS,andthenumberthreeistherisingstarofthesmartoperatingsystemthatwillbecomeAndroidinthefutureAndWindowsPhone,apowerfulrivalofiOS,theatlasliststhesmartphoneoperatingsystemmarketshareofthesevenmajorcountriesintheUnitedKingdom,Germany,France,Italy,Spain,Australia,andtheUnitedStates.
Accordingtotheoperatingsystem
Accordingtothesmartphoneoperatingsystemclassificationasshowninthefollowingtable:
Annual | Android | iOS | WP | BlackBerry | Symbian | Palm/WebOS | Bada | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | -- | 3.3 | 14.7 | 11.77 | 77.68 | 1.76 | -- | -- |
2008 | -- | 11.42 | 16.5 | 23.15 | 72.93 | 2.51 | -- | -- |
2009 | 6.8 | 24.89 | 15.03 | 34.35 | 80.88 | 1.19 | -- | -- |
2010 | 67.22 | 46.6 | 12.38 | 47.45 | 111.58 | -- | -- | -- |
2011 | 219.52 | 89.26 | 8.77 | 51.54 | 93.41 | -- | 9.6 | 14.24 |
2012 | 451.62 | 130.13 | 16.94 | 34.21 | -- | -- | 15.9 | 47.20 |
2013 | 758.72 | 150.79 | 30.84 | 18.61 | -- | -- | -- | 8.82 |
Accordingtohardwaremanufacturers
2014globalmarketshare,domesticmobilephoneshaveachievedcertaindevelopment,Crowdedintothetopthree:
1 | Samsung | About34% |
2 | Apple | About14% |
3 | Huawei | About5.4% |
4 | Lenovo | About5% |
5 | Other | 34.0% |
Themarketsharein2013isasfollows,domesticmobilephonesdidnotenterthetopfive:
1 | Samsung | 24.6% | 24.5% |
2 | HongdaElectronics p> | 13.9% | 13.8% | tr>
2 | Apple | 8.3% | 8.4 |
3 | LGElectronics | 3.8% | 3.8% |
4 | ZTE | 3.3% | - |
5 | Huawei | 3.1% | 3.0% |
- | Other | 34.0% | 46.4% |
Mainissues
Virusissues
Smartphones,likethedesktopsandlaptopsweuseeveryday,arebasedonanopenplatform,soittakesonlyafewminutestogetavirus.Inviewofthis,backingupimportantdataatanytimeisamustwhenusingasmartphone.
Powerconsumptionproblem
ThepowerconsumptionoftheCPU,screenandotherhardwareofthesmartphonecannotbeignored.Thesehardwarescaneasilyrunoutofpower,andthesmartphonealsoMoreandmorefashionandthinnessarepursued,anditssmallbatterycapacitybecomesevenmorepitiful.Thereisnosolutioninthisregard.Theonlywayistoremindsmartphoneusersnottoplaywithmobilephonesallthetime.
Flashingproblem
Notesforsmartphoneflashing
1.Aslongasitisconnectedtothecomputer,youcanflashityourself,Whetheritisinnormaluseorinawhitescreen.Ifthephonehasnoconnectionwiththecomputer(forexample,ablackscreen),thenyoucan'tdoitwell.
2,theordinarydatalinecanbeusedtoflashthemachine,aslongasyourdatalineisstabletoensuredatatransmission.
3.Whenflashingthephone,makesurethatthebatterypowerofthephoneismorethanhalf(orpluginthepowersupply,butthenewNokiaS60mobilephonecannotbepluggedinwhenflashingthephone,forexample:5230,5800,N97,6700s,etc.Inshort,itisrighttofullychargethebattery.)Thisisveryimportant.
4.Pleasereadtheflashingoperationinstructionscarefullybeforeflashing,andfollowtheinstructionsstrictly.
5.Itisrecommendedtoflashthecompleteflashingpackage,soastobesafer.CommonlyusedsoftwareincludesRSDandFlashback.
Supplementaryinstructions
1.Notanymobilephonecanbeflashed.Forexample,somesmallbrandphonescanonlygotocustomerserviceandsomemobilephonevendors.Brushthemachine.
2.Notallproblemscanbesolvedbyflashing.Someproblemsmaybehardwareproblems,whichcannotbesolvedbyflashing.
3.Flashingthephoneisrisky.Itisbesttoflashthephoneunderthepremisethattheriskiscontrollable.TheDIYversionisbasedontheoriginalversion,andsomehavechangedsomecoreparts.Aslongasthemethodiscorrect,thereisnoadverseeffect.Aslongasyoumakeabackupofyourmobilephonesoftwareandfollowthesteps,theflashingmachinecanbasicallyeliminatetherisk(bigdeal)Thenbrushbacktobackup).
4.Sometimesthemobilephonecannotbeturnedonorthesoftwareisbroken,anditwillberestoredafterrepairingitinaspecialmobilephoneshop.
5.FormobilephoneswithpopularDopodorotherwindowsmobilesystems,youmustcarefullywatchtheflashinginstructionsbeforeflashing.Somemodelsneedtobecrackedfirst.
6.Motorola’smobilephonesarebrushedmoreoftenbecauseitsprincipleisdifferentfromothermodels.ManymotorcyclesusetheLINUXsystem,andLINUXisanopensourcesystem.
7.ThesmartphonecanbedirectlyflashedwithauniversalUSBdataline.
Thecrashproblem
Sinceitisanopenoperatingsystemwithsimilarpropertiestothecomputer’sWindows,Linux,Ubuntuandotheroperatingsystems,itwillcrashwhenitisinterferedbyillegalprograms.Commonplace.Therefore,itisbestnottoinstallallkindsofapplicationsoftwarewantonly.Inaddition,ifmoresoftwareisinstalledandmoredocumentsarestored,thedatareadandwritespeedofthemobilephonewillalsoslowdown,whichisthesameasthe"crash"principle.
Mobilephones,likecomputers,aregenerallymostpronetocrashesintwostages.OnewaswhenIfirstboughtit,andtheotherwasthefewdayswhenIhadacertainunderstandingofthemobilephonesystemandstartedDIYandhard-installedsoftware.Whydoyousaythat.Becausenoviceusersdidn’tknowmuchaboutsmartphoneswhentheyfirstboughtthem,therewouldusuallybemanymisoperations,whichwouldnaturallyleadtocrashesandrestarts;thenaftergettingfamiliarwiththeoperatingsystem,userslearnedthatthefunctionsofsmartphonesdependonavarietyofdifferentsoftware.Realized,soIstartedtoinstallsoftwareandgames,andatthesametime,Ididn'tpayattentiontomanagement,andthecrashwasunavoidable.
Generalcrashes
Generally,crashesoftenoccuronsmartphones.Ifthesmartphoneisusedasanordinaryphonewithoutinstallinganysoftware,itwillItisnoteasytocrash.Inordertominimizetheoccurrenceofcrashes,whitescreensorautomaticrestarts,thesuggestionsareasfollows:
1.Afterpurchasingasmartphoneforthefirsttime,youshouldchecksomesmartphoneforumsontheInternetbeforeusingit.Generallyspeaking,theseforumswillhaveprecautionsfortheuseofrelatedsystemsandrelatedmodels.Knowingthisknowledgecansaveyoualotofdetours.
2.Donotopenseveralprogramsatthesametimewhenusingasmartphone.Generally,itisbettertouselessthan3programs.Largeprogramscanonlyrunoneatatime.Theexitoftheprogramdependsonthemenutoexitasmuchaspossible,anddon'tdirectlyusethehang-upkey.Inthatcase,theprogramisstillrunninginthebackground,ifyouopenalargerprogram,itiseasytocrash.
3.Trynottoinstallsoftwarefromunknownsources.
4.Payattentiontotheprotectionofthememorycard.Damagetothememorycardanderrorsinthedatastoredinthecardwillcausecyclepoweronorfailuretopoweron.Ifyouencounterthistypeoffailure,youshouldformatthememorycardfirst.Ifitfails,youcanonlyreplacethememorycard.
5.Doagoodjobofmanagingtheprogramsonyourphone,anddon’tdeletefilesyouthinkareunnecessary.Somecrashesarecausedbyusersaccidentallydeletingsystemfiles.
6.Smartphonesarethesameascomputers,thefilesystemwillbecomedisorderedafteralongtimeofuse,whichwillslowdowntherunningspeedofthewholemachineandcauseittocrasheasily.Whenthishappensonthecomputer,thesolutionistoreinstallthesystem,whilethesmartphoneishardformatted.Afterhardformatting,alldataonthephonewillbecleared,andthefilesystemwillberestoredtothefactorystate,soweneedtomakeabackupofrelevantdatabeforehardformatting.
Ownproblems
1.Hardwareproblems:Generally,itismainlyduetothedesigndefectsofthehardwareitself,hardwaredamage,improperoperation,etc.forthehardwareitselfThemobilephoneoftencrashescausedbythedesignflawsofthemobilephone.Themobilephoneisasophisticatedelectronicproduct.Thecircuitinitmustbeinarelativelystableenvironmenttoworknormally.Ifthemobilephoneisoftenworkinginahumidenvironmentorissubjecttostrongexternalvibrations,itmaycrash..
Forexample:ifyouaccidentallydropyourphoneontheground,thephonemaycrash.Sotrytohandleitgently,anddon'tusethephoneinahumidenvironment.Innormaltimes,ifthephoneisnotoperatedproperly,itwillalsocausethephonetocrash,especiallywhensendingtextmessages,ifthebuttonoperationspeedistoofastorifitiscontinuouslybombardedbyshortmessagesinashortperiodoftime,theCPUloadofthephoneistoolarge,andtheCPUisgeneratedinashorttime.Theheatcannotbedissipated,soitwillcausethephonetocrash.Therefore,whenusingthemobilephone,youmustpayattentiontotheoperation.Inaddition,thereareotherfactorssuchastheagingofthehardwareandtheharshenvironmentofthemobilephoneduetohardwareproblems.
2.Softwareproblem:Mainlybecauseofthedeadlybuginthesoftwaredesignofthemobilephone,whichcausedthecrash.
Forexample:whenamobilephonerunsaprogram,ifthereisalogicalerrorbetweenthesubroutineandthemainprogram,aninstructionerrorwilloccurwheneverthemobilephonerunstotheprogram.It'sabitlikeanillegaloperationinthecomputer,atthistimetheremaybeacrash.Thecrashescausedbysoftwarebugsgenerallyhavesuchcharacteristics.Wheneveracertaincommandisrun,thecrashoccurseverytimethesameoperationisperformed.Ifthephonekeepscrashinglikethis,itcanbepreliminarilydeterminedthatthecrashisduetoasoftwareproblem.Tosolvesuchacrash,usuallyasoftwareupgradecanbesolved.
Butifthephonecrashesfrequently,youhavetopayattentiontoit.Itisbesttosendyourfavoritephonetothecustomerservicecenterforoverhaul.Thatisthebestsolution.
Lowtemperatureproblem
Accordingtoexperience,smartphoneswillnotonlyturnoffautomaticallyduetooverheatingintheswelteringheat,butalsoturnoffautomaticallyduetotheextremecold.Oncethetemperaturereturnstonormal,thephonewillwakeup.
TheauthorandtechnologyentrepreneurSethPorgesconcludedbyobservingaseriesofrelatedexperimentsin"PopularMechanics":Thesmartphoneisindeedprematurelycriticalbecauseofthelowtemperature,butwhenitreturnstonormaltemperature,everythingnormal.PorgestalkedaboutamobilephoneextremeconditiontestheandEnvironlaboratory:Environwillcontrolthetesttemperaturedropandmonitorthereal-timechangesofthesmartphoneuntilthesmartphonescreenturnsblack.
Porgesmentionedthatexperimentsfoundthatwhenthetemperaturedropstominustendegrees,thescreensofsomesmartphonesstarttodarkenandquicklyenteralowbatterystate.Whenthetemperaturereachesminustwentydegrees,somedevicesautomaticallyWhenthedeviceisturnedoffandcontinuestodroptominus30degrees,almostalldeviceshavebatteryandscreenproblemsandareinanunusablestate.Onceitreachesminus40to55degrees,allequipmentwillbeshutdown.
LindaF.Nazar,professorofchemistryandelectronicengineeringattheUniversityofWaterloo,saidthatmostsmartphoneswillnotsufferpermanentdamageinseverecold,butsomecheaplithiumbatteriesmaybeaffected.Forsafetyreasons,youshouldtrytoavoidusingyoursmartphoneinextremecold.
Thebatteriesusedinsmartphonesaremostlylithiumbatteries.Generally,lithiumbatteriesareeasytoprecipitateunderlowtemperatureconditionsandcausetheperformanceofthebatterytodecrease.Ontheotherhand,lithiumbatteriesareusuallyequippedwithlow-temperatureprotection,andthemetallithiuminthebatterywilldepositandnolongerchemicallyreactwiththesubstance.
Humanimpact
Withthepopularityofsmartphones,typingandsendingWeChatwiththumbs,indexandmiddlefingersswipingaroundonthescreen,maybethemostfrequent"activityofmanypeopleeveryday"".ArecentstudyinSwitzerlandclaimsthatregularuseofsmartphoneswillleaveastrong“mark”onthepartofthebrainthatprocessesthesenseoftouch.
Researchersperformed1250stimulationsonthethumb,indexfingerandmiddlefingerof26touch-screenmobilephoneusersand11traditionalmobilephoneusers,andrecordedtheirEEG.Then,thetestresultswerecomparedwiththoseinthepast10days.Compareandanalyzemobilephoneusagerecords.
Theresultsshowthatcomparedwithuserswhodonotusetouch-screentechnology,smartphoneusershaveenhancedsomatosensorycorticalactivity,thatis,increasedactivityinthebrainareathatprocessesfingertouchactions.
TheresearchleaderAlkeGhoshsaidthatthemorefrequentlythesmartphoneisused,thestrongertheactivityofthebrain'ssomatosensorycortex,andthisfrequenttouchactionmayeventuallyreshapethewaythebraindirectsthefingerstowork.这种改变对人类到底有什么样的影响，高希说，可能不全是好消息，如有证据表明，过度使用智能手机可能与运动功能障碍及慢性疼痛有关。也有研究人员认为，频繁使用智能手机可能导致记忆力下降、注意力不集中等问题。