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September 7, 2018

This is an initial review of OPPO R17 that provides you only basic details. It is up to you to find more information before deciding to buy this smartphone.

OPPO officially released two new mobile phones; OPPO R17 and OPPO R17 PRO on August 23. After nearly five months of research and development, OPPO has released its latest mid-range smartphone. Is this a smartphone worth buying? Let’s go through the review to find out more.

OPPO R17 Display & Design

Oppo R17 Design — From Right to Left: OPPO R17, OPPO Find X & Meizu 16

The OPPO R17 is equipped with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a 2340*1080px resolution. The OLED COF packaging is used to package the driver IC under the screen onto a flexible circuit board, and the bottom border is narrowed by bending to the other side of the screen. It is worth mentioning that the OPPO R17 is currently the best mid-range mobile phone with the bottom border control using OLED COF packaging technology.

“The beauty in everything” is the product concept pursued by OPPO, so the R17 adopts a full-screen display that is more appealing and beautiful than the notch display. You can see the front design of OPPO R17 in the picture above. The front-facing 25-megapixels only occupies a small portion in the upper screen while the earpiece and the proximity distance sensor are hidden and the whole machine looks more compact.

With a 2.5D glass body, the OPPO R17 mobile phone combines pure blue, fresh green and introverted black fusion through a new layered streamer and coloring process, which finally presents an unpredictable and mysterious blue color. The slanting gradient color outline is more in line with people’s understanding of the aurora color, making the flat glass body more layered.

OPPO R17 Operating System

The OPPO R17 that we used in this review came with Color OS 5.2 (based on Android 8.1) out of the box. Color OS is a heavily customized version of the default Android operating system, which provides customized UI and features to the users.

In addition to further optimizing the performance of the system and improving security, there is a new feature called “Smart Sidebar” in the UI of Color OS 5.2.

The biggest highlight of the smart sidebar is that you call this sidebar in any interface. Whether you are watching a video, browsing a webpage or chatting, you can display this interface by sliding inward at the specified position on the right side of the system. You can quickly take screenshots, record screens, view recent files, reply to chat messages, and perform other tasks with it. You can also add or remove apps in the smart sidebar.

OPPO R17 Performance

Talking about the specifications, OPPO R17 is powered by the Qualcomm’s latest mid-range processor Snapdragon 670. The processor is based on a 10nm process technology, using the same Kryo 360 eight-core architecture as the Snapdragon 710 (two Cortex-A75+ six Cortex-A55, clocked down to 2.0GHz); supplemented by the Adreno 616 GPU. The performance is 35% better than the previous generation Snapdragon 660. The phone is supplemented with 8GB LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage.

OPPO R17 Gaming Performance

In the one-hour test of the real-time battle MOBA mobile game “Honor of Kings”, the average frame rate and HD quality/high frame rate mode could be maintained in between 59fps~60fps in OPPO R17, and the game ran smoothly. The gaming performance could match to the Android flagship phones.

In the one-hour test of “Jesus Survival: Stimulating the Battlefield”, OPPO R17 could only maintain a maximum frame rate of 40fps in HD quality/high frame rate mode, and the average frame rate is maintained in between 36fps~38FPS. In between, the gaming performance is acceptable.

OPPO R17 Camera

The OPPO R17 is equipped with a front-facing 25 megapixel AI beauty camera with an aperture value of F/2.0 and a core sensor for the Sony IMX576. It is also equipped with a 16 million pixels (aperture value F/1.7) + 5 megapixels (aperture value F) /2.4) HD dual rear camera, of which the primary sensor is Sony IMX519. Here are some of the sample photos taken by OPPO R17 camera:

This is just an initial review of OPPO R17, you have to stay tuned with us for the full review.

OPPO R17 Pricing & Availability

This smartphone has been released in China only and it is priced at around $515. The price to performance ratio seems quite high considering that OPPO R17 has only a Snapdragon 670 SoC while Xiaomi Pocophoe F1 with the latest Snapdragon 845 SoC and flagship specifications is available at just under $400. Regarding its global release, We don’t have any official confirmation.

OPPO R17 is a mobile phone with balanced specifications but even when Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is available under $400, users will find this smartphone expensive. The only thing that can allure the user is its design as we can find better alternatives in this price segment. To sum up the review, OPPO R17 is a mobile phone with balanced specifications but costlier than its competitors.

What do you think about OPPO R17? Please, don’t forget to leave your opinion and review.

Huawei Nova 3i Camera Review & Sample Photos

Srijana Giri

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August 17, 2018

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Huawei Nova 3i Camera Review & Sample Photos

How is the camera of Huawei Nova 3i? Let’s read the review, see some of the sample photos and find out.

Huawei Nova 3i comes with four cameras; a 16(f/2.2)+2MP dual camera on the back and 24(f/2.0)+2MP camera on the front. The primary camera records the details of the image while the secondary camera captures the depth of field. Thanks to the independent post-processing unit brought by the Kirin 710, Huawei nova 3i has an added advantage on the AI scene recognition and HDR Sensor to help optimize the imaging effect.

Let’s see some of the sample photos taken by Huawei Nova 3i first.

Huawei Nova 3i Sample Photos

Daylight sample photos

This is a macro photo taken by Huawei Nova 3i in the daytime. There is no problem with the bokeh effect in the focus and the restoration of the color of the flowers is very good.

A closer look at this shot will give you the feeling of special effects of the sky. The outline of the building is very clear, and the restoration of details is also good, but the image after “AI” obviously applies some force on the rendering of the layer of the cloud.

See the sample photo above. The rusty material in the first architecture has somehow lost its luster in the background of “the cloudy sky” but the visual sensation of the oldness of the structure has been restored to the fullest, and is even more comfortable and eye-catching than the naked eye.

See the next sample photo of a green plant. The white balance has been controlled quite perfectly; especially the waxy material on the leaves has not been overexposed, but has been restored completely to give the real sense of “wax”.

Related: OPPO R17 initial review

However, the color of the image deliberately pursues the effect of liking, and it is somewhat different from what the naked eye sees. We don’t know if it’s so good or bad, it’s all based on your personal preference and preferences.

Night sample photos

The color and texture of buildings have been well maintained in the night photo but it is regrettable that noise and smear are obvious.

See the sample photo above. The road meets the pub and there are no any manual adjustments, the orange light on the wall is warm and sturdy, the walls and the people and objects in the window are clear enough, which shows that the ISP of Kirin 710 is dedicated to strengthening the HDR Sensor.

Front Camera

The dual front camera in Huawei’s nova 3i is excellent for capturing images. The 24 megapixels primary camera captures the details of the picture while the 2-megapixel secondary camera collects the depth field. It is true that the effect is more professional and real, and the subject is more prominent.

The picture above shows the portrait taken by the front camera with beauty mode. The overall composition is accurate, but the blurring effect is not accurate. Some part of the hair is blurred too much giving an artificial look to the photo.

Summary of Huawei Nova 3i Camera Review

In a well-lit environment, the images taken by the Huawei Nova 3i is very close to its big brother Nova 3, and it is also quite good in exposure control. Even in night photos, it is able to retain a lot of details while balancing the exposure. After the addition of AI scene recognition, the color of images become more pleasing to the eyes. In summary, Huawei Nova 3i camera is very good for daylight photos and can produce good quality photos in well-lit conditions but it struggles in low-light conditions.

List of Huawei mobile phones getting Android 9 Pie update

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Sandip Ghimire

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August 10, 2018

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List of Huawei mobile phones getting Android 9 Pie update

The list of Huawei phones getting Android 9 pie update are Mate 10, 10 Pro, Mate RS Porsche Design, P20, P20 Pro, Honor 10 & V10, Honor play.

On 7 July, Google released the latest Android operating system, Android 9.0 Pie. However, only the Google Pixel mobile phones can be upgraded to Android 9 Pie. Other mobile phone manufacturers are still working on it but Huawei has been quick here. It has already opened the internal beta test for some mobiles. Huawei mobile phones might be second to get the Android 9.0 Pie update after Google.

On August 8th, He Gang, the head of Huawei smartphone unit shared a message in Weibo: Good news about Android P! A lot of small partners are asking about the progress of Huawei Android P. At present, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, P20, Honory 10, and Honor V10 have started the internal test simultaneously.

On August 9th, Zhao Ming, the president of Huawei’s Honor business department announced- Since the official release of Android Pie, we are working in the updates for some models and will let users taste the latest “Android” at the fastest speed. On August 6th, The internal beta test of Android 9.0 was pushed to four models to a few users. Honor 10 and Honor V10 have also joined the list of update and has officially opened internal beta on August 7. The update plan for the remaining products is also under evaluation.

This shows that Huawei officially started the internal beta test of Android 9.0 Pie on August 7. In addition to Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei P20, Honor 10 and Honor V10, it is confirmed that Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, Huawei P20 Pro and Honor Play has also started the internal beta test.

The eight Huawei mobile phones listed above will be the first to get the Android 9.0 Pie update. Is your mobile phone listed?

Finally, An important information about Android 9.0 pie. With the launch of Android 9.0, Google has made the “rollback protection” mandatory, which means that you cannot downgrade your system firmware. For example, If you are on Android 9, you can’t go back to Android 8.

Xiaolajiao Red pepper R15 is the cheapest wireless charging mobile phone

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Sandip Ghimire

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August 8, 2018

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Xiaolajiao Red pepper R15 is the cheapest wireless charging mobile phone

Xiaolajiao Red pepper R15 is the cheapest mobile phone to support wireless charging function, which is available at just $280.

Mobile phones that support wireless charging are mostly expensive but recently Xiaolajiao has released an affordable mobile phone that supports wireless charging in China and it is getting special attention among mobile phone users.

Red pepper R15 looks similar to iPhone X in appearance. It has a 6.2-inch notch display, the screen ratio being 19:9. The screen supports FHD and comes with a resolution of 2246 × 1080 resolution.

Red pepper R15 is equipped with a MediaTek P60 octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz, which can equal Snapdragon 660 in terms of performance. It comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage and supports maximum storage expansion of 256GB. It is powered by a 3000 mah battery, which supports 5V/2A fast charging. In addition to this, Red pepper R15 also supports USB Type-C interface and wireless charging.

It has a 16+5 megapixels dual rear camera and 16 megapixels front camera, featuring AI beauty mode.

At the same time, it is also equipped with two unlock technology. It has an infrared face unlock technology in the front in addition to the traditional rear fingerprint scanner. It also has a data recovery feature that will help to recover deleted and lost photos.

If you haven’t heard the name of Xiaolajiao, it is a new player in mobile phone manufacturing in China. It is mostly known for producing clone phones while giving special focusing on a price to performance ratio. You can know about this mobile phone brand from its official website.

What do you think about Red pepper R15? Can it make an impression as the cheapest mobile phone supporting wireless charging function?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI price drop-down alert

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Sandip Ghimire

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August 7, 2018

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI price drop-down alert

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI price has dropped down to $150 making it one of the best smartphones available in the budget segment.

Xiaomi Redmi series mobile phone has become the benchmark in terms of price to performance ratio. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI was released with the same concept. It provided a feature-packed mobile phone with Snapdragon 636 processor, AI dual-camera and a large 4000mAh large-capacity battery for the price of just $150. Now, the good news is that the price has dropped to even lower.

We all know that we don’t get the features of mid-range and high-end mobile phones in budget mobile phones. After all, the price comes into consideration, but Xiaomi Redmi Note AI 5 has broken this bar.

Let’s take a look at this $150 device, is it really worth buying?

Click Here to buy Redmi Note 5 AI at just $ 147

Let’s talk about the camera first. The rear dual camera of Redmi Note 5 AI adopts 12 megapixels + 5 megapixels. The main camera is Samsung’s 12 megapixels CMOS sensor. It has a large pixel of 1.4 μm, which increases the amount of light that passes through the lens, and the camera can perform well even in low light and backlit environment. The primary camera also supports Dual PD dual-core focus. Red Rice Note 5 has 24 million photosensitive cells, which is 30 times larger than the traditional PDAF phase focusing. At the same time, the camera also supports AI smart camera mode, which uses the intelligent algorithm to make the blur effect, so that your picture has better photography effect.

Talking about the battery, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI has a built-in 4000mAh large battery, which can basically meet the needs of users under heavy conditions for a day. In addition, the phone also supports Qualcomm QC 3.0 fast charge, which can charge 33% of the battery in half an hour. Both large-capacity batteries and QC 3.0 fast charge are arguably full of sincerity.

On the hardware segment, Redmi Note 5 AI is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor, which uses an eight-core Kryo 260 architecture, the highest frequency being 1.8GHz. This is a mid-range processor, which is better than Snapdragon 625 and lower than Snapdragon 660. It can provide better multitasking and gaming performance.

At present, Xiaomi Redmi 5 Note AI is priced at around $150 at most of the online stores and it will have an added advantage among other budget mobile phones because of its low price. Meizu M6 Note can be another alternative for you which is available in the same price range.

What do you think of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI? Is it the best smartphone available in this price range?

Click Here to buy Redmi Note 5 AI at just $ 147

Can a smartphone replace the laptop? Foldable screen might make it possible

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Sandip Ghimire

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August 2, 2018

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Can a smartphone replace the laptop? Foldable screen might make it possible

Can a smartphone replace the laptop? Yes, the foldable screen mobile phone might make it possible to use an Android smartphone as a pc. Do you know if there are any smartphones that can work as a laptop or PC? Well, the answer is no. The problem is that smartphones screen are not flexible like tablets or Laptops. So, the screen of mobile phones can’t be used as laptops. Now, there are many rumors about the development of foldable mobile phones. We might soon see a mobile that can both work as a mobile and a laptop.

There are only five months remaining in 2019, and in the past half-year, the full-screen mobile phones became the center of attention in the mobile phone industry. In the past few months, most mobile phone manufacturers have shown us their innovations in full-screen mobile phones. Although today’s full-screen mobile phones have not yet achieved the 100% screen ratio, the time will come when a mobile phone manufacturer will shift its attention away from the full-screen mobile phone and will focus on new innovations.

In addition to the full-screen mobile phones, the foldable screen mobile phone is also a very worthy focus. Compared with the full-screen mobile phone, the foldable screen is another innovative field in mobile phone development. Prior to this, the news about the Samsung foldable screen phone was sent out, and I believe many people have seen its structure and renderings. I believe that many people can’t help but be surprised, but this one is the foldable screen mobile phone Galaxy X by Samsung. However, just recently, the news about another foldable screen mobile phone has appeared again. This foldable screen mobile phone is from Microsoft and is called Andromeda and can be transformed into a laptop.

So, Microsoft will probably be the first mobile phone company to launch a mobile phone that can turn into a laptop. According to the latest reports, the technology had already applied for patents as early as the beginning of last year, and it passed the approval of the US Trademark and Patent Office last week. The new technology will roughly connect the two screens through a hinge device. When it is expanded to 90°, it can be turned into a laptop. The two screens are the display and the virtual keyboard, respectively. At 180°, it will act as a bigger screen.

We can assume that the screen of mobile phones will grow larger if this technology is implemented but it is worth mentioning that this foldable mobile phone will be lighter and portable than the laptop. This technology is worthy of everyone’s expectations!

Huawei Honor Note 10 released with GPU/CPU dual Turbo & liquid cooling

Sandip Ghimire

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July 31, 2018

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Huawei Honor Note 10 released with GPU/CPU dual Turbo & liquid cooling

Huawei has officially released its new generation large-screen phone Huawei Honor Note 10 with GPU/CPU dual Turbo & liquid cooling. To remind you, this mobile released after two years after the release of Honor Note 8. So after a long gap and after many rumors and speculations circulating online, Honor Note series is back and it is back with few surprises. In addition to the large screen and large battery back up, Huawei has used some dark technologies in this mobile phone. Let’s go through the specifications of Huawei Honor Note 10 first.

Huawei Honor Note 10 specifications

In terms of Appearance, Huawei Honor Note 10 uses a 6.95-inch AMOLED material full-screen design with just 85mm width. It supports HDR10 video playback format. Enhanced by AI image quality, it can improve the quality of video by 20%. Huawei Honor Note 10 also supports symmetric dual-speaker Dolby panoramic sound effects which should enhance the music experience. The back of the body is made of metal oxide nano-plating technology, producing a mixture of dark black and blue color.

On the camera segment, Huawei Honor Note 10 is equipped with a 16 megapixels + 24 megapixels AI dual rear camera which supports intelligent scene recognition scene, uses AIS’s artificial intelligence anti-shake technology, decreasing the chances of blurry photos. The front camera is a 13-megapixel camera that supports AI beauty. The battery capacity is 5000mAh, which supports 5V4.5A fast charging. The official claim is that the battery life of Huawei Honor Note 10 is stronger than that of the iPad mini.

Honor Note 10 features an octa-core Kirin 970 processor. The processor is supported by 6/8 GB RAM of running memory and you will get 64GB/128 GB internal storage with it. Talking about the performance, Huawei Honor Note 10 has added another technology called CPU Turbo in addition to GPU Turbo. The CPU Turbo is implemented by independent buttons, which can be used to open the CPU Turbo with one click, improving the smoothness of the game and daily operation.

In addition, Honor also released the new THE NINE liquid cooling technology, which supports PC-grade liquid-cooled tubes. The liquid-cooled tube has a diameter of 5mm. In addition to increasing the heat dissipation capacity of the whole machine by 41%, it can also cool the CPU of the glory Note 10 by 10°C.

Huawei Honor Note 10 Price

Huawei Honor Note 10 comes in three options. 6+64GB is priced at 2799 yuan(roughly $410), 6+128GB at 3199 yuan(roughly $470), and 8+128GB at 3599 yuan(roughly $528). It will go for sale on August 1st in China.

Xiaomi introduces anti-rollback feature in redmi 6 pro

Sandip Ghimire

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July 30, 2018

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Xiaomi introduces anti-rollback feature in redmi 6 pro

Xiaomi has announced that it has introduced the anti-rollback feature in their latest MIUI firmware in Redmi 6 Pro. The recent announcement says, In order to maintain the system stability and ensure the security of the equipment, anti-rollback protection has been introduced in the recent Redmi 6 Pro with MIUI developer ROM 8.7.30 and stable ROM V9.6.16. With this announcement, the users of Redmi 6 Pro will not be able to downgrade to the older version of the development and stable ROMs.

If you have previously updated your phone to developer ROM 8.7.30 and above or stable ROM V9.6.16 and above, please do not try to downgrade to the older versions of the ROM. If you do, you will face a hard-brick. There is no any fix to hard-brick caused by anti-rollback feature. You have to go the customer care to repair it.

Let us remind you that Xiaomi had introduced the anti-rollback feature in Redmi Note 5 before introducing it on Redmi 6 Pro. So, Redmi 6 Pro will be another Xiaomi device that will not support roll-back.

In fact, Google built a security feature called Rollback Protection in Android 8.0 Oreo, which prevents the device from rolling back to the older firmware. According to Google, the reason why the “Rollback Protection” function is built in the Android 8.0 Oreo system is mainly due to the comprehensive consideration of the security of user data information. After all, there is a high possibility of security vulnerabilities in the older version of the Android system firmware.

Do you like the anti-rollback feature in Android mobile phones? Please, leave your views in the comment section.

Huawei launches the mid-range Kirin 710 SoC

Sandip Ghimire

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July 21, 2018

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Huawei launches the mid-range Kirin 710 SoC

Huawei has officially launched the new generation mobile SoC Kirin 710, targeting the mid-range mobile phones, directly competing with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710.

However, Kirin 710 still uses the same old TSMC’s 12nm manufacturing technology unlike Snapdragon 710, which uses a more advanced 10nm FinFET manufacturing technology. Therefore, Huawei’s new mobile chipset is relatively inefficient compared to that of the Snapdragon 710, and its performance-to-power ratio is relatively low.

Huawei claims that the performance of the Kirin 710 is 75% higher than that of the Kirin 659, and the multi-core performance is up by 68%. As for the technical specifications, the Kirin 710 is equipped with an 8-core processor, of which four high-performance Cortex-A73 core is clocked at 2.20GHz while four low-performance Cortex-A53 core is clocked at 1.70GHz.

In terms of Graphics, the Kirin 710 is equipped with the ARM Mali-G6 GPU, which is 1.3 times faster than the built-in graphics of Kirin 659 and is more energy efficient. ISP and DSP technologies have also been upgraded, which means that Huawei’s low-end and mid-range phones can have clearer images in low light conditions. In addition, this chipset also features intelligent scene recognition and secure face unlocking, which might be used in software-based artificial intelligence. The Kirin 710 supports dual SIM and dual 4G LTE connectivity with LTE Cat. 12 and 13. Huawei Nova 3i will be the first mobile phone to be equipped with the Kirin 710 processor.

After the launch of the new series of 10nm chips, Huawei had the pressure to update its 16nm Kirin 659 processor. Now, Kirin 710 processor has been released. As we don’t have additional technical details of Kirin 710, we have to wait to see the how well this SoC can perform in comparison to Snapdragon 710.

Everything you need to know about Leica Lens used in Huawei mobile camera

Sandip Ghimire

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July 16, 2018

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Everything you need to know about Leica Lens used in Huawei mobile camera

Why is the “Leica” lens extensively used on Huawei mobile phones? Is there any cooperation between Huawei & Lecia? Read out to find out more.

The performance of Huawei’s mobile phone for the past two years has been remarkable. With its high volume of sales, we can say that the market has a special recognition for Huawei mobile phones. The performance and high volume of sales are attributed to the advancement of Huawei’s own technology, thanks to the addition of Leica certification. Many people think that the lens on Huawei’s mobile phone is manufactured by Leica, but it is not. The “Leica” lens used on Huawei mobile phones are not the actual lens produced by “Leica”. They are only a “Leica certification”, and these Leica lenses are actually produced by Huawei.

So, a question might come to your mind, “Why doesn’t Huawei use the real Leica Lenses?” We have various reasons behind it. First of all, the structure of the Leica lens is complex, production is slow but the sales of Huawei mobile phone are very high. So, Leica is unable to supply lenses in enough quantity. On the other hand, the price of Leica’s lens is very high. Even if Leica can meet the demand of Huawei, Huawei must adjust itself by raising the price of mobile phone which will inevitably lead to an increase in the price of mobile phones. When the price is high, it will decrease the sales of mobile phones.

At present, the cooperation between Huawei and Leica is arguably in the most suitable state. On the one hand, Huawei can use Leica’s reputation as a pedal to further expand the consumer base, improve the ability of mobile phones in the camera, and attract photographers to achieve sales growth. On the other hand, Leica’s certification for Huawei mobile phones has increased its own revenue and increased exposure. How can they refuse the cooperation that is both beautiful and mutually beneficial?