In terms of quantity, the proportion of iPhone6 problem phones in its total sales may not be high, but since the Samsung Note incident, batteries have become the focus of the global industrial chain and the public. In this context, the spontaneous combustion problem of iPhone6 is a bit out of date. Although they are all explosions, although they are the top two mobile phone brands in the world, there are still some subtle differences between them: Samsung's Note7 has just entered the market stage, and more and more evidence shows that the Note7 battery is an independent event, and the explosion is caused by design problems. According to insiders, Samsung note7 adopts some new battery technologies, which is more like the price of blood that the pioneers have to pay; Apple's problem model is iPhone6, which has been sold for two years, driving Apple's almost explosive sales. This model may be placed in any corner of the world, and it is very difficult to recall it. Judging from the warranty agreement and product wear, it is unlikely that Apple will implement the recall. What's more, the cause of the iPhone6 battery problem is also under investigation, and Apple's strong attitude should not give in.
There is something wrong with the Samsung battery, the world's second child, and then there is something wrong with the old apple. Aside from the battery itself, this is a very dangerous signal, which means that human beings can't control their desires, and the expansion speed even far exceeds the development speed of the battery. In this context, the iPhone6 explosion is not a small probability event, but an inevitable event.
How many secrets are hidden in the battery?
At the beginning of the birth of smart phones, consumers mostly paid attention to fashionable appearance, dazzling display, high-pixel camera and multitasking operating system. The battery only reminded people when the iPhone was about to turn off. However, with the rapid development of other parts-related technologies, the importance of batteries has become increasingly prominent. After all, the iPhone is just a beautiful brick when it is not turned on. It is precisely because of the demand for a large amount of electricity that battery designers have begun a dazzling array of attempts. Generally speaking, any battery is composed of positive electrode, negative electrode and electrolyte, and the first qualitative leap of battery technology lies in the choice of electrolyte. The early electrolyte is still a liquid with low ion density, which provides a small amount of electricity, but there are huge security risks. "Liquid leakage" is a nightmare that battery practitioners will never forget; Later, organic polymer electrolyte appeared, which has actually become a solid state with high ion density and high safety. Not only can the power consumption be greatly improved, but also the applicable temperature range of the battery can be greatly expanded. However, all-solid-state batteries are still in the initial stage of patent research and development, and the development is slow due to the influence of production cost and charging speed.
In addition to making a fuss about electrolyte, the structural designers of mobile phones have repeatedly compromised. They made the shell bigger, but made the IC, motherboard and camera smaller in order to increase the battery area and power. All Apple mobile phones use non-removable batteries, not as simple as packaging. In fact, Apple built-in batteries at the expense of interchangeability, and removed a layer of plastic at the bottom of the battery compartment in exchange for more battery space. IPhone6 is its first generation of real big-screen mobile phone, and the battery power increases greatly with its size. In this context, many problems exposed by iPhone6 are also being cleaned up. Embarrassed, these problems all appeared two years after listing, and the iPhone6s even adopted the same design. If Apple wants to recall, it is tantamount to taking back the spilled water.
Everyone knows that Apple's quality requirements have always been strict, and they even made a big box to test the rotating performance of the mobile phone to ensure the sensitivity of consumers when playing games. This is self-abuse. In the face of such sensitive components as batteries, Apple has no reason to relax its requirements. In fact, in the battery production workshop, hundreds of thousands of words of operating specifications are hung, and high-definition cameras are everywhere to ensure that workers can produce and test in full accordance with the requirements. No impurities and garbage are allowed in the workshop, and any damage within millimeters will be regarded as defective products; In the process of transportation, Apple also chose the most expensive environment, and absolutely avoided bumping, squeezing or any form of influence. Even if the battery has been assembled into a complete machine, Apple will arrange special quality personnel to thoroughly test the battery, including high temperature test, drop test, etc ... In short, there is no problem with Apple's design and production process. Cook and his suppliers have done their best, but there are still problems with the iPhone6. This is probably:
Controlling desire is more terrible than battery greed.
Note7' s battery didn't blow up Samsung's foundation. Similarly, the iPhone6 will not hurt Apple. Although these things are unacceptable, they will inevitably happen in the process of technological development. Just as war is evil and politics is unbearable, isn't the development of human history a history of war and politics? Cell phone battery explosion is devastating for a family, but it may not be so important for a leader like Trump. He will still demand that apple production be transferred back to the United States, and those economic experts and technical geniuses will probably not stop promoting the progress of human science and technology because of a small number of defective batteries. But what I want to say is that consumers can accept the irresistible and then control what they can control, such as the choice of charging location and the time spent on mobile phones.
Modern people consume more and more life content on smart phones. It seems that it has become one of our physiological organs, or we have become the advanced accessories of mobile phones. Smart phones are not only a cleaner of fragmented time, but also mercilessly dismember chunks of time, and our lives are fragmented by mobile phones. In this context, the lack of power in mobile phones has become the most sad and unacceptable thing. Consumers have an unrestrained desire for electricity. In order to cater to consumers' desires, mobile phone manufacturers can only keep trying new technologies and even take risks. As mentioned above, the explosion of iPhone6 seems to be a minor incident. Consumers greedily enjoy electricity, while strong apples greedily enjoy the profits in the industrial chain. I believe many people know that Apple is good at supporting second suppliers to coerce suppliers to cut prices. When the profit rate reaches an inflection point, a series of bad things will follow. I dare not say that Apple will sacrifice quality for profit. After all, Cook is best at transferring profit pressure to suppliers. In that huge supply chain, it is inevitable that some enterprises will succumb to the pressure and make things that exchange quality for profit. In fact, when the whole industrial chain is full of anger, don't expect everyone to be a craftsman.
What is more terrible than batteries is human greed. Consumers should control their greed for mobile phones, while leading enterprises such as Samsung and Apple should also control their greed for profits, slow down the pace of life and make the supply chain more prosperous. This is the fundamental way to solve the extreme event of "battery explosion". Competitors want stones from other mountains and review themselves. Remember not to think: Samsung bombed, Apple bombed, and we bombed a few, which is understandable! (New technology discovers Constantine/Wen)
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