The important components of the entire Onyx smartphone are self-developed. Of course, there are pros and cons. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. Of course, there are no need to mention the advantages. Everyone knows the benefits of controlling the technology and industrial chain in their own hands.

After all, technology is controlled by others and always has hidden dangers. Taking technology and industrial chain into your own hands can not only eliminate future problems, but also reduce costs and increase profits.

Just like Onyx e-reader, the core key technologies are all in the hands of Onyx9 Technology. Even Sony, Samsung, Apple, Siemens and other companies can only suffer and pay a considerable patent fee to Onyx Technology.

But the disadvantages are not lacking. First of all, it is naturally that the R&D funding is huge. In order to develop Onyx smartphones, not only does it invest in huge R&D costs, but it also takes out all the things in the box.

But even so, performance such as screens, cameras, chips, etc. still have some performance not up to standard and the cost is too high, which means that Chen Chu is willing to invest alone. If it were other companies, he would have been lying down long ago.

"In terms of screens, Onyx Technology is currently improving touch screen technology with LG. In addition, the existing external glass screens of mobile phones are too fragile. They are also seeking to seek cooperation with professional screen glass manufacturers!" Tang Zhouming said helplessly.

There are so many problems encountered by Onyx smartphones. It is still much more difficult to launch a qualified smartphone than I imagined.

Mobile phone brands like Nokia and Motorola do not need to consider too much about the phone screen. After all, it is basically the phone keyboard that is controlling, which makes it very common for mobile phone keys to have problems, but it is rare for screen problems to have problems, after all, there is less contact time.

Onyx smartphones, almost all control commands are completed by touch, which makes the external glass screen of the phone much higher. Otherwise, the external screen will be scratched or broken in a few days, and it will be impossible to use.

In this regard, there is no precedent in the mobile phone industry. Only Onyx Technology can seek solutions by itself. Onyx Technology can only find professional glass manufacturers to develop qualified mobile phone glass screens. There are countless research and developments like this on Onyx smartphones, otherwise how can so much money be spent.

"The most important thing now is cameras and other parts. We are all looking for professional manufacturers to cooperate with, but the camera is really difficult!" Tang Zhouming said with a frown.

Chen Chu looked at Tang Zhouming. Tang Zhouming has always been steady and rarely complained in front of Chen Chu, but if he could tell him that it was difficult, it was obvious that he was really in trouble.

In the past decade, cameras were not that important for an electronic product. In addition to professional cameras, the other electronic products equipped with cameras have never been a camera.

But on Onyx smartphones, this has changed. High-definition mobile phone photography and beauty cameras will be one of the selling points of this phone, and the performance requirements for the camera will naturally increase accordingly.

Currently, there are naturally many manufacturers that can produce cameras, but in this field, there are only a few that can make a name for themselves. In addition to Rolai, Hasselblad, and Schneider, who are fighting with Kodak, there are Sony, Leica and Zeiss.

For Onyx Technology, there are even fewer choices. Sony needs to be mentioned. Onyx Technology has slaughtered Sony in the e-reader industry and took away a number of patented technologies from Sony before allowing Sony to produce e-readers.

If it were other fields, Sony might still be available in Onyx Technology, but in the mobile phone industry, there was no need to think about it. If Sony didn't take the opportunity to slap it, it would be embarrassing to continue, and the key point was that it might not be willing to supply Onyx Technology.

Even Sharp looked down on Onyx Technology at the beginning. Sony was even more proud than Sharp and was not willing to supply cameras even if his own mobile phones were not willing to supply cameras.

Apart from Sony, it is Leica and Zeiss, two top-notch companies. However, looking at Tang Zhouming's helpless expression, Chen Chu knew that the talks were not very good. "Both Leica and Zeiss did not agree?"

Tang Zhouming smiled bitterly, "Zeiss has clearly rejected Onyx Technology's proposal. Zeiss is currently cooperating with Nokia and is not very interested in the development of a new mobile phone camera proposed by Onyx Technology!"

As a veteran player in the lens industry, Zeiss has never been involved in the mobile phone camera industry before. After all, with authorized camera design, Zeiss lives a pretty good life in microscopes, medical equipment, optical glasses, etc.

If you want to enter the mobile phone industry, you are also the one who is looking for the most powerful player. You are not very interested in Onyx Technology, and you are actually afraid of being smashed.

Two years ago, Zeiss and Nokia cooperated with Nokia to join the ranks of high-end mobile phones, with a price of up to $1,800, which also made other mobile phone brands far beyond the reach. The addition of Zeiss also doubled the sales of this mobile phone.

Automatic focus, mechanical shutters, variable apertures are comparable to the strength of a camera. Variable aperture technology is still cutting-edge technology even in a few years. Zeiss, which is in full swing with Nokia, is willing to condescend to cooperate with Onyx Technology, which has the risk of losing the brand and affecting its relationship with Nokia. Zeiss is naturally unwilling to do it.

As for Rolai, Hasselblad's strength is not weak, but compared with Zeiss, there is a little gap. As for Schneider, who is also the three German giants of lenses, is fighting with Kodak. Although the giant ship of Kodak is at risk of sinking, Schneider still chooses to stand with Kodak. After all, without Kodak, it will be half of its life.

"Where is the Leica?" Chen Chu also scratched his head a little, but he didn't expect that he would encounter trouble in this place in the end.

Tang Zhouming, who has been with European Airbus for many years, has also dealt with companies such as Zeiss and Leica, and has also used these companies' products on airplanes. "Leica lenses are naturally not worse than Zeiss in the field of high-end lenses, but when it comes to mobile phone lenses, Leica is worse than Leica. So far, the certification qualifications for Leica mobile phone cameras are too shallow, and their optical strength is also a bit weak!"

Compared to Zeiss, which has been testing the mobile phone lens industry for a long time, Leica seems much slower, which is also related to the scale of Leica. In the past two years of cooperation with Nokia, Zeiss has accumulated a lot of technical experience, which is also the reason why Zeiss and Sony's mobile phone lenses have better effects than other lenses.

Chen Chu thought for a moment and finally said, "Let's talk to Leica, but the cooperation between Onyx Technology and Leica cannot be limited to this time!"

Since Sony and Zeiss are out of the blue, Onyx Technology can only cooperate with Leica and cultivate another small trumpet.

However, Onyx technology cannot be cultivated in vain. It takes money to level Leica and then saves others. Chuke technology, which has always paid attention to the Chuke technology, which does not flow into the fields of outsiders, never does such a loss-making business.

Martin Eberhard, who was sitting aside, realized it later. He didn't know what Chen Chu was going to do. Tang Zhouming, who had been familiar with Chen Chu's style, immediately understood what this meant when he heard Chen Chu's words.

Tang Zhouming looked at He Yaoguo, the chief manager sitting aside with a headache. He Yaoguo also looked at Chen Chu and asked tentatively, "Is this price a bit too high? We can also independently develop lenses in the future."

When Martin Eberhard didn't understand, he heard He Yaoguo's next words, which almost jumped up in surprise. He Yaoguo said, "If you directly acquire Leica lenses, isn't it too expensive?"

Looking at Chen Chu in a daze, Martin Eberhard wondered if he had heard it wrong and directly acquired a lens company for a mobile phone camera?

This made Martin Eberhard not know what to say for a moment, but if Martin knew, he forced him to search there and was going to launch a satellite directly in order to start a new business, and he didn't know what his expression would be!

"Under the premise that mobile phone homogeneity becomes increasingly serious in the future, competition for functions may be just a part, and competition for camera technology, chip processors, and hardware components such as electronic screens may be even more intense!"

Chen Chu said to Tang Zhouming, He Yaoguo and others, "The requirements for parts are getting higher and higher, and these high-end parts equipped with will also become one of the biggest selling points. Onyx Technology needs to take such technology into its hands."

In the future, Onyx Technology will launch new electronic products every year, and there are many places that require cameras. It is not a one-time transaction. Naturally, it is better to take this industry into your own hands.

From this point of view, choosing Leica may not be a good thing. Zeiss is too strong and well-known. It may be difficult to defeat Zeiss, but it is relatively easier for Leica to take it.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhouming said, "Leica's largest shareholder is the Kuffman family, and Hermes is Leica's second largest shareholder. These two families hold more than 93% of the shares in Leica!"

Chen Chu looked at Tang Zhouming. It seemed that Tang Zhouming was also tired of the camera problem, otherwise he would not have conducted a special investigation on Leica. If it could not be solved and continued to drag on, Tang Zhouming himself would have proposed an acquisition. After staying in Chuke Technology for a long time, Tang Zhouming was also more or less involved in Chuke Technology's style. Although he would not talk too much about the acquisition in the past, he would never be ruthless at critical moments!

Nodding, Chen Chu said directly, "Onyx Technology will make a request to the Kuffman family and Hermes to acquire Leica. Chuke Technology Headquarters will support it in terms of funds!"

Martin Eberhard looked at this scene with a numbness, and his mind was a little numb. A company with a valuation of more than 700 million euros decided to acquire it, so didn't think about it?

After coming to the Onyx R&D Center, Martin Eberhard always felt that his mind was not enough, and he always felt that his outlook on life, which was a bit subverted. If he had such a funder support when he was at Tesla, would it be necessary to be so frustrated?

For a moment, Martin Eberhard sighed a little, it was all fate, but now he seemed to be holding a big golden leg. Thinking of this, Martin Eberhard felt that Smith, who was fooling him, seemed to have become much more pleasing to her.
Chapter completed!