Time Travel: 2014

These engineering opportunities involve some parameters of Apple’s next-generation new machine.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is customary for Lin Hui to sign a confidentiality agreement before this happens.

The so-called engineering machine is actually not a high-end gadget.

As a product, a mobile phone must go through many stages such as pre-research planning, R\u0026D and design, comprehensive testing, and media promotion before a model is launched on the market.

A mature mobile phone may need many modifications and improvements in various aspects before it can be successfully launched and distributed.

In this entire improvement process, some finished and semi-finished models produced by manufacturers can be collectively referred to as "engineering machines."

The reason why Lin Hui's engineering machine is provided is probably to facilitate Lin Hui's next upgrade.

After all, according to the original contract, Lin Hui had to upgrade the software for shortcut commands.

This makes the shortcut software that was previously developed compatible with the upcoming iOS8 version.

Although before the mobile phone is officially released, it is common practice for non-internal personnel to sign a confidentiality agreement when using engineering machines during testing.

But is it like Guozi’s confidentiality agreement?

Signing is actually the same as not signing.

Even if there is a confidentiality agreement, the new phone will basically be exposed every year before Apple’s new phone launch conference is held.

It is even very likely that it comes from internal official leaks.

It’s long past the era when you don’t have to worry about the dark alleys because of the aroma of wine, and you don’t have to worry about being slapped in the face by reality if you don’t publicize the results in advance.

But this kind of thing, you can’t tell it when you see it.

Lin Hui still signed the corresponding agreement.

Anyway, the confidentiality period is less than three months.

After Lin Hui signed the agreement.

Elizabeth Nice took a tightly sealed box from her assistant.

Carefully handed it to Lin Hui.

Such a cautious look.

I don’t know but I thought it was some kind of peerless treasure.

Lin Hui is not as cautious as Elizabeth Nice.

Lin Hui opened the box.

I was surprised to find a bunch of engineering machines and supporting facilities such as charging devices.

As for the engineering machine itself.

Lin Hui counted twenty books in total.

Shibu is smaller in size, and Shibu is slightly larger in size.

There are many differences between these engineering machines and common mobile phones on the market.

The engineering machines that Lin Hui got at this time were rectangular parallelepipeds.

There is no design beauty at all.

Compared with existing Apple products, the only commendable thing about these engineering machines may be that the battery capacity is larger than that of existing products.

After all, program testers don’t have time to waste on frequent charging.

Although there is no sense of beauty at all, it doesn't matter.

It’s just an engineering machine, so there’s no need to ask too much, as long as it’s durable.

According to Elizabeth Nice's introduction.

There are two types of engineering machines in the box, which are currently called engineering machine gen 6 and engineering machine gen 6+.

Although the name is weird.

But from the corresponding sizes of the screens of these two engineering machines.

Lin Hui could still accurately determine that these two were the predecessors of Pingchun 6 and Pingchun 6plus in the previous life.

The 4.7- and 5.5-inch screens are relatively recognizable in Apple’s mobile phone product line at this time.

Speaking of which, Apple has been squeezing toothpaste on the screen for many years.

In 2012, Apple released the Apple 5 with a 4-inch screen.

This is the first time in history that Apple’s mobile phone screen size has changed.

Except for the slight changes in the screen of Apple 5.

In 2013, Apple released the Apple 5s and Apple 5c, which had no size changes compared to the Apple 5.

If it progresses as it did in the previous life.

So the changes in the screen of Apple 6 and Apple 6plus will be the biggest change in the screen size of Apple mobile phones.

The change in screen size could be a good thing for phone users.

But it is not so friendly to developers.

The logical resolution of the screen has not changed, and applications generally do not need to adapt to the screens of new models.

But when the screen size changes, the logical resolution of the screen changes.

The application needs to be adapted to the screen of the new model.

Adapting applications that have already been developed requires more trouble.

Especially a phone like 6plus.

Lin Hui’s impression is that the phone’s rendering resolution is 1242×2208px.

But the actual screen physical resolution of its device is only 1080×1920px.

That is, the image resolution rendered by the processor is higher than the physical resolution of the screen itself.

The rendered image is also reduced by 1.15 times during actual display.

Under normal circumstances, when the image is displayed on the screen, the effect will be most perfect if the pixels can be displayed one-to-one.

Doesn’t Apple know that such a one-to-one correspondence between pixels would provide the most perfect display effect?

Of course you should know.

After all, almost half of the world’s top smartphone talents are at Apple.

Now that you know why, why do you still do this?

The reason should be that the widespread use of 1080p screens can reduce mobile phone costs, speed up shipping dates, etc.

Although there are various reasons, the root of it is.

There is more or less an element of compromise.

Apple once had a very influential advertisement in 1997:

"Salute to those crazy guys,

They are independent, they are unruly;

They're troublemakers, they're misfits.

They see things differently;

They don’t like to stick to rules;

They are also unwilling to settle for the status quo.

You can praise them, quote them, disagree with them, question them, glorify or denigrate them.

But we cannot ignore them because they have changed the world.

They invent, they imagine, they heal, they explore, they create, they inspire.

They move humanity forward.

Maybe they must go crazy.

Can you stare at a blank piece of paper and see a wonderful painting?

Can you sit quietly and compose beautiful songs?

Can you gaze at Mars and think of the magical space wheel?

We create opportunities for these guys.

Maybe they are crazy in the eyes of others,

But they are geniuses in our eyes.

Because only those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,

Only then can we truly change the world. "

I don’t know how many people were attracted by this advertisement.

In my impression, Pingchun in the jobs era still pursued perfection.

Of course, this may not actually be the case.

It was originally claimed that 3.5 inches was the optimal size.

From today's perspective, the reason why we made 3.5-inch products was completely limited by the supply chain.

Subsequent products have repeatedly slapped themselves in the face.

But despite this, Pingcheng's products in the jobs era may not be perfect.

But at least in pursuit of perfection, he is still demanding.

But the route after that seemed to go completely off track.

Pingchun led by Cook seems to have quietly gone another way.

If a genius in business can be considered a genius.

That cook is considered a genius.

But this way of thinking about everything is mainly from a business perspective.

It's really not that eye-catching.

As for why Apple, which has deviated from the extreme and crazy route, can still aspire to be the first in market capitalization.

Maybe it all depends on peers.