Foldable displays will change how smatphones, tablets and computers look like. Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things will change our habits and industries as a whole.
01.03.2019 -- Class Editori. The market share growth of 400% reached in 2018 allowed Honor to establish itself in the fourth place in Italy and in the fifth in the UK in an ever-changing market such that one of smartphones. The success was reached at the end of January thanks to the brand restyling and to the launch of the View 20 smartphone, that introduced the first display with a hole to place the front-facing camera, therefore removing upper bezels for a sheer size of the screen as well as for elegance. Despite the great results, Honor, subsidiary of the Chinese giant Huawei, looks at the next challenges such as foldable displays and 5G technologies, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, as explained the chairman, George Zhao, in an interview with MF-Milano Finanza.
Question. The new 5G telecommunications networks have been at the spotlight during the Mobile Congress in Barcelona. Do you believe that consumers are ready for a rapid adoption of these services?
Answer. 5G networks are a great step forward compared to the current ones, bringing even better improvement than those ones occurred at the switch from 3G to 4G. Not only there will be the possibility to download movies in a few seconds, but also to enable services based on augmented and virtual reality today unthinkable.
Q. Some operator revealed to be quite worried about the delayed development of a devices ecosystems, such as sensors that enable the Internet of Things (IoT), essential for 5G take off. What it your opinion in this respect?
A. Technologies such as 5G networks, the Internet of Things and a big use of artificial intelligence have the potential to change our world. Just think about the automotive sector, the 5G networks response rate, together with the artificial intelligence potential, is higher than human reflexes, with all that this entails. For the next future we will not just have a smartphone as an interface between the real and the digital world.
Q. Which will be the role of Honor in this new world?
A. As for now we are focused on smartphones and connected devices and we will bring to Italy our notebook line as well. For the rest we prefer to collaborate with other players, as we are doing in the home automation sector.
Q. Besides the 5G, also foldable displays caught everyone’s attention. Will they be a true revolution?
A. Foldable displays are a huge innovation, able to change not only the smartphone sector, but also that one of tablets and computers. We are at the beginning and we still have to solve problems such as possible scratches on the screens, but above all understand how to make the most out of them.
Q. The latest report of Gartner outlines the smartphone market decreasing for the volume but increasing for the value. What is your position in this scenario?
A. The framework outlined is correct and is linked to the smartphone central position in the daily life. The latest data show an average use among young people, our target, of 4 hours in Italy and even 5-6 in China. For this reason it is important to offer not only technological innovation, as we always done, but also care about the user experience.
Q. Which will be the role of artificial intelligence in this field of application?
A. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing every single thing. For what concerns smartphones, the first to experience its effects was photography, where AI is able to atomically set shooting parameters as a professional would do, or to stabilize a video better than how a professional camera is able to do. Soon it will contribute to manage the applications as well, automatically finding the restaurant that best suits my tastes and preference. It will not choose in my place, but it will help me to save time. (All rights reserved)
(Source:Class Editori)
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