Nowadays, we all know that the hardware configuration that carries the "vitality" of mobile phones is the mobile phone processor. The performance of a mobile phone processor directly affects the smoothness of the mobile phone. However, looking at the current mobile phone market, we can find that most domestic mobile phones are equipped with foreign Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, and only Huawei is equipped with its own Kirin processor. So, is it really so difficult to make a mobile phone CPU? Why is it that only Huawei has developed its own chip? Why don't other mobile phone brands do the same?
In fact, Xiaomi has released and used a mobile phone chip called "Pengpai" long before. However, so far, its second-generation processor has made basically no sound. It is not difficult to understand. From this point on, we can see the difference between many current mobile phone manufacturers and Huawei - the issue of R&D expenses, even for the current "increasingly rising" OV. Unlike many domestic mobile phone manufacturers currently, Huawei itself has sufficient funds, and its strength in research and development technology is much stronger. This is also due to Huawei's huge investment in mobile phones and other technology fields every year. It is reported that last year, Huawei’s investment in research and development for mobile phones reached more than 40 billion yuan, while Xiaomi’s investment was less than 10 billion yuan. It has to be said that investment in research and development plays a vital role, as we can also see from Huawei’s new P30 Pro. Huawei does have an advantage in R&D expenses compared to other mobile phone brands.
Secondly, well-known mobile phone brands such as Xiaomi and OV are taking a different route from Huawei, and their fields are not as extensive as Huawei. After all, Huawei has also made achievements in the 5G communications industry. . Among them, Xiaomi is the most typical. It has been cost-effective since its establishment, and its profits are naturally not as high as those of other competitors. The same goes for OV. Why was it labeled "high price but low configuration" before IQOO came out? Because they not only needed to invest in research and development of mobile phone technology, but also spent huge investments in marketing and offline stores. For them, if they independently develop mobile phone chips, the larger research and development expenses will inevitably affect their prices, and funding problems are likely to arise.
In addition, for them, the lack of a good foundation in the research and development of mobile phone chips has also become a problem faced by independent research and development. Coupled with the "off-the-shelf" Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, they do not need to rely on independent research and development of chips to maintain the supply of mobile phone chips. Therefore, most of their flagship phones and mid-range phones now use Qualcomm Snapdragon chips.
The reason for Huawei’s independent research and development may be due to future considerations, or it may take into account Qualcomm’s patent fees. In addition, its predecessor is Huawei Integrated Circuit Design Center, which has a rich heritage. This allows Huawei to It has achieved great success in developing mobile phone chips. In addition, a large amount of financial and material resources are also key reasons for its successful development.
Now that Huawei’s Kirin chips have achieved such great success, they will surely have a certain impact on other mobile phone brands. In this regard, the editor sincerely hopes that in the future development of mobile phones, major mobile phone manufacturers can pay attention to this. After all, Huawei's Kirin processor alone cannot support the "one sky" of domestic mobile phone brands. In the future development of mobile phones, independent research and development and technological innovation are the standards that mark the influence of mobile phone brands. What do you think of this? Feel free to leave your thoughts.