The flagship battle begins at the end of the month! Autumn 2023 New Product Preview
Huawei Mate 60 series and iPhone 15 series have been released for more than a month, but their topic heat and market sales have been high, Huawei and Apple have become the kings this fall.
Now in the middle of October, other manufacturers have already prepared a big move, ready to do a big job before the end of the year - at the end of this month, the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit will be held, and the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform will also meet with us, followed by the Android flagship models equipped with this platform will also be released one after another, officially kicking off the year-end drama in 2023.
Not only that, the "Double 11" e-commerce festival is also coming soon, brands should enter the publicity period one after another, and the promotional information of e-commerce platforms and offline channels will also be announced at the end of this month, further stimulating market vitality. Unlike previous years, there seems to be not much news related to "e-commerce special supply" this year, perhaps because the Snapdragon Summit is ahead of schedule, mobile phone manufacturers have pressed their products on flagship models, so it seems likely that more bright weapons will be brought out.
Honor Magic Vs2
Published: October 12
Estimated selling price: from 6999 yuan
At present, the official release time has been announced is the Honor Magic Vs2, yes, this phone will be officially released tomorrow. At present, the official has released the real machine poster and warm-up video, the appearance of the machine is not a secret, from the video can also be known, the new opportunity to continue the previous generation of Honor Magic V2 thin and light design, can easily be stuffed into suits, tight jeans pockets, portability close to traditional straight mobile phones, there is news that Honor Magic Vs2 will use a large number of space-grade rare earth magnesium alloy materials in the screen support architecture, can ensure the use of strength, while greatly reducing the weight of the whole machine, challenging the weight and thickness of the folding screen model.
In terms of configuration, the Geekbench platform also revealed its chip information - Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform, which is currently widely used in high-end performance flagship models, is a leading performance, affordable chip, and it has also experienced a long market test, and can be assured of stability.
In fact, Honor only released the folding screen model V Purse last month, their positioning is relatively close, are in the folding screen such a product form, put in the high-end configuration, and at the same time spent a lot of thought on the appearance design, so that not only can ensure a fashionable and portable appearance, but also to reduce the threshold for consumers, should get a lot of favor.
OPPO Find N3
Expected release time: mid-to-late October
Estimated selling price: from 8999 yuan
There has been a lot of news about OPPO Find N3, and "Boss Zhang" has officially confirmed that OPPO Find N3 will use the same design as OnePlus Open, but OnePlus Open is a version released by overseas users. From the current information, OPPO Find N3 will use Find N2's similar gapless hinge design, but the hinge parts of the new machine will be reduced by more than 30, the overall volume will be reduced by 37%, and the crease control will be better while reducing weight.
The previous OPPO folding screen model has been the ultimate portable, and the screen will be one size smaller than the mainstream horizontal folding model. The design idea of Find N3 has been greatly improved, the outer screen has been increased to 6.31 inches, consistent with the mainstream straight board mobile phone, the unfolded inner screen will reach 7.82 inches, and both screens support 120Hz refresh rate, and the pixel density will also be in the "highest gear" of the current folding screen model.
According to the news, OPPO Find N3 may also be equipped with independent security chips certified by the second level of national secrets, while introducing OPPO's self-developed "island" security technology, which is a very rare technology in folding screen models, for business people or employees of secret agencies, data security often becomes an important criterion for choosing mobile phones, OPPO Find N3 may attract the attention of such users.
Huawei nova 11 SE
Expected release time: end of October
Estimated selling price: from 1999 yuan
Compared with the Mate 60 series models, Huawei's nova series may not be so concerned, the positioning of the series is still the main image, especially selfies, and the price is relatively close to the people, which is still more popular in the mid-range market.
As for the new Huawei nova 11 SE, it continues the family's dual-ring lens design, and the gold decoration is very recognizable. In terms of configuration, it will use a 6.67-inch center-punched screen, the front camera has 16 million pixels, and the rear is a combination of 100 million pixels (108MP) main camera + 8 million ultra-wide + 2 million macro, still focusing on selfie capabilities.
In terms of chips, there are currently two sayings one is to follow the Snapdragon 680 4G platform, the other is to directly replace the Kirin chip, use the 5G network - the latter is just pollen wishful thinking, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced the machine's network access information, which does not mention 5G support, so Huawei nova 11 SE will not change too much compared with the previous generation, and the big change will wait until nova 12.
Xiaomi Mi 14
Expected release time: early November
Estimated selling price: from 3999 yuan
In the mobile phone market, the grand finale of the year is the release of a new generation of Snapdragon platform models, and compared with the Snapdragon Technology Summit, consumers may be more concerned about the terminal manufacturers conference after that, among them, Xiaomi is one of the more eye-catching, after all, it has grabbed the first launch for many years, and this year is likely to continue this tradition.
Not to mention the performance of the new platform, it will definitely refresh the upper limit of the Android camp, and this is also the first time that the Snapdragon platform uses 3nm process technology, and there should be a relatively obvious improvement in energy efficiency. There will be many changes about the Xiaomi Mi 14 itself, and it has been revealed that even the Xiaomi Mi 14 Standard Edition will use an extremely narrow bezel design to challenge the iPhone 15 Pro series head-on in appearance.
The Xiaomi 14 series will continue the Leica image system, and the main difference between the Mi 14 and Mi 14 Pro will also be reflected in the camera configuration, as for the 14 Ultra that everyone cares about, it will continue to wait for a while.
In addition, there is also news that Xiaomi may launch a new operating system this time, which will have outstanding performance in multi-device interconnection, and will also bring new changes in system fluency. As for whether it is MIUI15 or the legendary MIOS, it will have to wait for Xiaomi itself to reveal.
Redmi K70
Expected release time: early November
Estimated selling price: from 2599 yuan
Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi will also launch its own third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform model Redmi K70 series, according to the release rhythm of the Redmi K series, the new "K70 universe" should also continue the rhythm of K70E, K70, K70 Pro three in unison, providing more choices for users with different needs.
Redmi's product positioning is more accurate, in these three models from the impact of the user core experience of the processor distinguished, is expected to be equipped with Snapdragon 8+, the second generation Snapdragon 8, the third generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, the first two are more familiar old flagships, the new platform is expected to have a great performance improvement, high-end version of the large memory will also be arranged, these for the flagship model, but the least worries.
It is understood that the K70 series will have a large upgrade in screen parameters, and will also cancel the plastic bracket to further improve the look and feel of the screen. In addition, Redmi's models have always paid more attention to peripheral configurations, such as NFC, infrared and other configurations will be more generous than friendly business models of the same price, and it is worth paying attention to whether they can continue to "guard the door".
vivo X100
Expected release time: mid-November
Estimated selling price: from 3999 yuan
Vivo's X100 series will also meet us before the end of the year, and release vivo X100 and X100 Pro models at the same time, and vivo X100 Pro+ will be released until next year. From the current news, the basic version of the series will be positioned as the "strongest cup of the year", using MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 mobile platform, there is news that the performance of this chip may "challenge the Apple A17 platform", X100 Pro/X100 Pro+ will choose the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, the performance improvement will be obvious.
Of course, the X series will still focus on imaging, and the standard version will also use the Sony IMX989 sensor with a foot-bottom, combined with the Zeiss imaging system, and the performance is worth looking forward to. At the same time, the secondary camera will also be replaced with a more practical telephoto lens to meet the shooting needs of the full focal length.
As for X100 Pro, while upgrading the image, it is also likely to bring satellite communication functions, supporting pictures, text, voice, and video transmission, which may not be used at all in daily life, but in the event of an accident, it may become a life-saving function.
Other models worth paying attention to
Not only these models, but also the end of this year and the beginning of next year, the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform models of major manufacturers will also appear one after another.
For example, the iQOO 12 series, which used to focus on performance flagships, will focus on imaging this year, and the main camera will use a 50-megapixel OV50H sensor, combined with a 50-million-pixel JN1, triple optical zoom telephoto lens to make up for the shortcomings of imaging.
OnePlus is also likely to launch the OnePlus 12 series in December - on December 17 this year, OnePlus mobile phone will also celebrate its 10th birthday, and OnePlus 12 is also likely to debut at this time. In addition to the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, OnePlus 12 will also make efforts in terms of images, the main camera is Sony IMX966, and it will also use a periscope telephoto lens (OV64B, OPPO Find X6 Pro the same model) for the first time, not only outstanding photo strength, but also output 4K video, which is worth looking forward to.
In addition, real me GT5 Pro, Meizu 21 and other models are also lining up for release, should not make us wait too long, in the fourth quarter of this year and early next year, these models will all be unveiled, so, which one are you most looking forward to?