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In the era of large models, the AI determination of terminal manufacturers is becoming more and more prominent.
The Honor AI PC has just been newly released at the global launch event in Barcelona.
In the words of Glory CEO Zhao Ming, it is:
Such a product fully embodies Honor's thinking and uses AI to reconstruct the PC industry.
Specifically, on an AI PC like the MagicBook Pro 16, the two platforms of Android and Windows have achieved smooth interconnection, reducing interconnection power consumption by 25%, increasing networking speed by 500%, and realizing the simultaneous use of 8 devices and the simultaneous flow of 8 services.
At the press conference, Zhao Ming also mentioned that based on platform-level AI, on MagicBook Pro 16, AI functions such as intelligent search can be realized entirely by relying on the device-side model.
So, the question is, how exactly is such a new species as AI PC defined?
Redefining PCs with AI
Let's take a look at the specific parameters of the Honor MagicBook Pro 16 first.
In terms of CPU, the Honor MagicBook Pro 16 is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 155H, which has 6 performance cores, 8 high-efficiency cores, and 2 low-power high-efficiency cores.
In terms of GPU, the Honor MagicBook Pro 16 chooses an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series laptop GPU.
What kind of AI method is such a laptop?
First of all, in terms of performance optimization, the Honor MagicBook Pro 16 is equipped with AI-based OS Turbo technology, which allows users to fully unleash the full performance of the processor by enabling the high-performance mode.
Secondly, and it is also emphasized by Honor this time, that is, through cooperation with partners such as Microsoft, with the help of platform-level AI capabilities, Honor users can smoothly realize cross-platform link devices.
For example, with the support of AI, users who want to transfer a chat window from an Android phone to a Windows PC can do it seamlessly by simply dragging it.
In the post-meeting exchange, Zhao Ming believes that in the face of the wave of AI, the problem that terminal manufacturers like Honor need to think about is how to truly provide core capabilities to consumers, rather than just providing computing power through terminal devices, and do the application presentation of AI and large models.
When Honor entered the PC field, it was thinking about how to reconstruct the value chain of the PC industry, not only with the original solutions and operating systems, but also to do value-added and innovation. After analysis, we found that we can use AI to reconstruct the PC industry: AI can greatly improve the operational efficiency of the entire PC.
Honor judged that the unique value that terminal manufacturers can bring to consumers in this process lies in platform-level AI and reconstructing the operating system with AI.
The wave of generative AI has strengthened Honor's strategy. Honor's deployment of the 7 billion parameter device-side model on the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 is the latest example.
Zhao Ming thinks: I connect AIGC on my notebook and let AI write ** for me, is it AI PC? It's just a platform and display that provides computing power and processors.
He further explained the role of platform-level AI and device-side AI: mobile phones can "evolve" on their own, and the operating system will be more personalized, so that the more you use it, the more you understand you.
The Honor MagicBook Pro 16 will be launched in China first, and the global sales are expected to officially start in the second quarter of this year.
one more thing
When asked what he thinks of the SORA released by OpenAI, Zhao Ming said frankly:
AI advancements and developments are coming in ways and from unexpected angles that we originally expected, and this will happen more and more frequently.
But at the same time, he also emphasized that chasing technology hotspots to do AI and large-scale model applications is not the core and fundamental of mobile phone manufacturers.
We will adhere to platform-level AI, and at the same time, we must resonate with China's industrial chain capabilities and global innovative ideas, and maintain an open attitude to absorb the most advanced and excellent ideas in the industry.
At present, in terms of large models and AIGC applications, Honor has reached cooperation with it.