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”It integrates an Adreno 320 GPU, which supports advanced graphics and computing APIs, bringing users outstanding graphics processing power and a smooth gaming experience.”

As Wang Teng explained, he used practical examples to demonstrate each performance improvement to the audience.

”The main display is a 5.5-inch Jingdongfang HD Super AMOLED screen. Compared to traditional LCD screens, it has all-around improvements in ’image quality, power efficiency, and form factor.’ Its brightness can reach 800 to 1000 nits, so you can still see the screen clearly even in direct sunlight. It also uses pixel-shifting technology, which greatly reduces the risk of screen burn-in.”

As soon as Wang Teng finished speaking, the crowd realized the Orange C3 was destined to be expensive.

The material cost for the screen alone was 400 Hua Yuan per unit.

The chip cost was secondary. A Snapdragon APQ8064, originally bundled with a baseband for 50 US Dollars, was now cheaper. Because NVIDIA had dropped the price of its Tegra 3 processor from 42 to 32 US Dollars, Qualcomm had no choice but to follow suit to retain its key account customers, offering the chip to Orange Technology for 36 US Dollars.

The Xiaomi MI2 also used the Snapdragon APQ8064 chip. The gross profit from the chip’s price drop alone amounted to over 90 Hua Yuan per unit, adding an extra 4.6% to their gross margin.

Why were some smartphone manufacturers in 2012 so reluctant to increase their shipment volumes?

Was it due to insufficient production capacity at the assembly plants?

A shortage of core components?

It was neither!

Most were waiting for Moore’s Law to take effect—waiting for suppliers to lower their prices.

Therefore, it wasn’t that they weren’t making money. Rather, they were delaying to earn more later—earning slowly, methodically, and with control.

Take the Orange C2, for example. In January, the total material cost for one unit was 1,740 Hua Yuan. Now, only seven months later, it has dropped to 1,520 Hua Yuan.

Not even counting production, after-sales, sales, and transportation costs, the difference in component prices alone meant an extra 220 Hua Yuan of profit per unit.

”It runs Aurora OS 1.4, with a 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM configuration. Now, some of you might be wondering why the Orange C3 uses 3GB of RAM. Are we just trying to make money off the hardware? I can assure you, that is absolutely not the case!”

”The Orange C3 has the built-in Moss voice interaction engine. To ensure users can experience its features at their full potential, it needs the extra RAM...”

Wang Teng slowly added.

The cameras on the Orange C3 were the same as the Orange C2’s: a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera.

It had a 2620 mAh battery capacity, supported fast charging mode, supported 1080p full HD video playback and recording, and was equipped with components like a gravity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor, and proximity sensor.

It took Wang Teng an hour to finish presenting the software ecosystem and hardware modules of the Orange C3.

Everyone in the audience was waiting for the price to be revealed!

Lei Yijun’s expression was calm, but a flicker of secret delight crossed his eyes. It seemed that after establishing a foothold in the mobile phone industry, Orange Technology was still planning to target the high-end market.

In that instant, the pressure on him suddenly lifted.

Yu Chendong, Chen Yongming, Huang Zhang, Zhou Hongyi, Ding Lei, and the others were also secretly calculating the Orange C3’s material costs and final selling price.

”2,899 Hua Yuan!”

Wang Teng pressed the controller, and the image on the screen behind him changed.

The 32GB version of the Orange C3 was priced at 3,199 Hua Yuan, and the 64GB version at 3,699 Hua Yuan.

This price was far lower than the launch prices of the Apple 4S, the Mountain Star Galaxy Note 2, and the High Technology Corporation One X, and about four hundred Hua Yuan higher than the Meizu MX2 and the OPPO Finder.

”This must be the world’s first smartphone with 3GB of RAM.”

Yu Chendong couldn’t help but remark with emotion.

Generally speaking, 2GB of RAM was more than enough. In 2012, apps didn’t use much memory. But Wang Teng had given a series of reasons, all to ensure the user experience for the intelligent interaction system, AI imaging, and AI search engine.

The Lingxi Browser and Lingxi Search made their debut, becoming built-in software on the Orange Mobile Phone.