"XPphone" as its name suggests is "WindowsXP computer + 3G mobile phone", this conceptual product has been proposed by a company in Taipei last year, immediately triggered the industry's big debate on the mini-notebook and smart phone. After a year of brewing, at the Shenzhen Hi-tech fair that just ended, finally, several Shenzhen manufacturers came up with real machines. However, whether such XPtops with huge size and low price can be popularized and pushed away in the market will still be short-lived?
XPphone has appeared in Huaqiang North In fact, two months before the opening of the High-tech Fair, XPphone has appeared in Huaqiang North. There are four or five models for different manufacturers, specifications and models, and the price ranges from RMB 4200 to RMB 5,000. Mr. Gong, an exhibitor of the China Hi-tech Fair, told Nandu that their products had been sold on the market for some time. However, the first generation products were not mature enough in terms of performance and user experience, and the second generation of products at the high-tech fair was In general, there are relatively large improvements.
Mr. Gong admits: "The current sales are not good, because the market has not yet officially opened." According to reports, they are now the main is the Internet and tablet computers, but involved in these two too many manufacturers, the competition is fierce, and XPphone technology content is relatively high, there is a certain threshold for entry, "3G must be the combination of high-speed Internet access and mobile computing, so we hope to open up the distance with other manufacturers through this product."
The industry generally believes that the popularity of smart phones has made the line between mobile phones and computers more and more blurred. However, whether it is Apple iPhone, Google Andriod, or Nokia Symbian, mobile operating system compared with the traditional desktop platform, have certain limitations. Mr. Gong believes that XPphone's computer-based operating system makes the phone a true PC and can expand the connotation of the phone to the greatest extent possible.
Still facing many obstacles However, XPphone, a hybrid of mobile phones and computers, still faces many obstacles such as cost and user experience. Shenzhen electronics industry analyst Wang Bin pointed out that XPphone is not a new concept. As early as five or six years ago, some PC giants had launched UMPCs (micro-computers) with communication functions, but the results were quickly eliminated by the market. “The current trend is to separate mobile phones from PCs. For example, in the past, Microsoft’s smartphone operating system WM was transplanted from a PC, and Microsoft’s just released WM7 completely abandoned this development concept.â€
"There are many insurmountable natural barriers between the PC and the mobile phone." Wang Bin said that the size of the mobile phone is very limited, but the PC system needs to run on the big screen, if the phone is too large will affect the mobile portable. In addition, XPphone as a PC in terms of performance is difficult to guarantee, "with the touch module, you may even run the new version of the Office software are more difficult, the user experience from where to talk about?"
Not only that, XPphone also has cost issues. Mr. Gong revealed that the cost of the XPphone is about 2,800 yuan. After the channel to the retail market, the price must be more than 4,000 yuan to ensure profits. Wang Bin believes: “Unlike a mobile phone with a few hundred yuan, at a price of a few thousand yuan, consumers will have higher requirements for products. At the same time, a netbook and a mid-range smartphone add up to this price, XPphone. It seems unattractive."
Zheng Jinbo, head of an electronic manufacturer in Shenzhen, said: "We have considered entering this product area, XPphone in the player or a large number of mobile office needs and other market segments, there should be sales. And XPphone many so-called problems can also be passed Technology to solve.†He revealed that for the small screen problem, “We are trying to integrate micro-projection technology so that users have to carry a large 20-inch screen.â€
XPphone has appeared in Huaqiang North In fact, two months before the opening of the High-tech Fair, XPphone has appeared in Huaqiang North. There are four or five models for different manufacturers, specifications and models, and the price ranges from RMB 4200 to RMB 5,000. Mr. Gong, an exhibitor of the China Hi-tech Fair, told Nandu that their products had been sold on the market for some time. However, the first generation products were not mature enough in terms of performance and user experience, and the second generation of products at the high-tech fair was In general, there are relatively large improvements.
Mr. Gong admits: "The current sales are not good, because the market has not yet officially opened." According to reports, they are now the main is the Internet and tablet computers, but involved in these two too many manufacturers, the competition is fierce, and XPphone technology content is relatively high, there is a certain threshold for entry, "3G must be the combination of high-speed Internet access and mobile computing, so we hope to open up the distance with other manufacturers through this product."
The industry generally believes that the popularity of smart phones has made the line between mobile phones and computers more and more blurred. However, whether it is Apple iPhone, Google Andriod, or Nokia Symbian, mobile operating system compared with the traditional desktop platform, have certain limitations. Mr. Gong believes that XPphone's computer-based operating system makes the phone a true PC and can expand the connotation of the phone to the greatest extent possible.
Still facing many obstacles However, XPphone, a hybrid of mobile phones and computers, still faces many obstacles such as cost and user experience. Shenzhen electronics industry analyst Wang Bin pointed out that XPphone is not a new concept. As early as five or six years ago, some PC giants had launched UMPCs (micro-computers) with communication functions, but the results were quickly eliminated by the market. “The current trend is to separate mobile phones from PCs. For example, in the past, Microsoft’s smartphone operating system WM was transplanted from a PC, and Microsoft’s just released WM7 completely abandoned this development concept.â€
"There are many insurmountable natural barriers between the PC and the mobile phone." Wang Bin said that the size of the mobile phone is very limited, but the PC system needs to run on the big screen, if the phone is too large will affect the mobile portable. In addition, XPphone as a PC in terms of performance is difficult to guarantee, "with the touch module, you may even run the new version of the Office software are more difficult, the user experience from where to talk about?"
Not only that, XPphone also has cost issues. Mr. Gong revealed that the cost of the XPphone is about 2,800 yuan. After the channel to the retail market, the price must be more than 4,000 yuan to ensure profits. Wang Bin believes: “Unlike a mobile phone with a few hundred yuan, at a price of a few thousand yuan, consumers will have higher requirements for products. At the same time, a netbook and a mid-range smartphone add up to this price, XPphone. It seems unattractive."
Zheng Jinbo, head of an electronic manufacturer in Shenzhen, said: "We have considered entering this product area, XPphone in the player or a large number of mobile office needs and other market segments, there should be sales. And XPphone many so-called problems can also be passed Technology to solve.†He revealed that for the small screen problem, “We are trying to integrate micro-projection technology so that users have to carry a large 20-inch screen.â€
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