Time.news – 2021 was a year of growth for Vivo, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, with the launch of new products in all market segments, with particular attention to mobile imaging technology and the opening in six new markets – Peru, Czech Republic, Romania, Austria, Serbia and Mexico – a total of over 60 worldwide.
But what are engineers working on? What are the industry trends to watch out for?
Mobile imaging al centro
The photographic sector is the element on which most players focus to differentiate their smartphones. From 2022 onwards, optical innovation will be one of the main areas of R&D that will take smartphone photography to an even higher level.
With this in mind, the partnership with Zeiss acquires even greater value: in vivo x ZEISS Image Lab, the research and development teams of both companies work together to adapt Zeiss’s knowledge of optical systems in professional photography devices to smartphones. top of the range. For example with high transmittance lenses combined with advanced coating technology for high quality images.
Computing photography
Image processing and software capabilities will play an increasingly central role in the development of technological innovations for smartphone photography. The V1 Imaging chip, which will equip vivo smartphones starting this year, is already going in this direction; V1 combines an advanced AI system with higher speed and lower power consumption which in terms of user experience means higher performance, better photographic and video performance.
More and more Artificial Intelligence
Vivo engineers predict that Artificial Intelligence applications will double in 2022 turning many technology predictions into reality such as natural language processing (NPL), machine learning and the Knowledge Graph.
For example, semantic analysis in language processing and semantic understanding of images in computer vision will be further developed in the laboratory, as well as optimizing smartphone performance through dynamic and intelligent allocation of resources. Other areas of development are intelligent planning of computing power and optimization of energy consumption. Overall, these AI improvements will translate into better user experiences for users, from photography to computing power to battery life.
Miniaturization, even in mid-range devices
Do not forget the foldable and rollable devices. However, looking at the usage scenarios both at work and in free time, designers continue to prefer the traditional “bar” form as a form factor as it is even more usable and functional. In terms of size, Vivo was able to work on miniaturization on mid-range devices as well.
5G will double to 1.34 billion connections
The rollout of 5G technology and infrastructure will be one of the most important trends of 2022. 5G will bring benefits not only for Ultra HD streaming, mobile gaming and Augmented Reality, but also in terms of connection between millions of IoT devices, smart cities , automated factories and virtual payments that will increasingly become a reality.
According to CCS Insight, the use of the 5G network will double in 2022 reaching 1.34 billion connections. Vivo has long argued that the 5G network is the key to opening the way to a completely digitalized and connected world and over the years the brand has applied for more than 3,000 patents in the field of 5G and presented over 5,500 proposals for technological innovations on 5G to organizations. development of the telecommunication standards of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The company has developed a range of 5G smartphones in every price range and is at the forefront of developing and standardizing this technology.
6G: merging the physical world with the digital
While 5G is spreading globally, Vivo is already thinking about the next chapter in mobile broadband. The 6G technology is expected to use astounding speeds, one Terabyte per second, supporting the live vision of an omnipresent network that will seamlessly combine the digital and physical worlds. The company has officially launched research that will help define how users will benefit from this new technology by setting benchmarks for peak data rates, latency and power efficiency. 6G could integrate the network into virtually anything from buildings to smartphones to tiny, insect-sized robots. An ABI Research report predicts that the first commercial distribution will take place in 2028, with implementations spread over the following years.