Cloud phones are flocking in the run-up to cloud computing. In recent days, many internet companies, including Alibaba, have launched cloud handsets. For a time, cloud mobile phone became a hot topic. But most industry insiders to the economic reference newspaper reporter said, although the development of the mobile phone is the right direction, but because of various conditions, the current cloud phone is still in the concept of hype stage.
Cloud mobile phone in droves
In recent years, a number of terminal manufacturers and internet companies have launched a cloud mobile phone platform and products. July 28, Alibaba's Ali Cloud company in Beijing launched its independent research and development of the Aliyun operating system-Aliyun OS, while the system launched the first smartphone-sky language Cloud smart phone W700. The mobile phone using the Aliyun OS, involving mailboxes, cloud applications, maps, browsers and IM communications, a high degree of integration of Alibaba's E-commerce services. At present, the mobile phone has been sold in Taobao, the market priced 2680 yuan.
After Alibaba is Huawei. August 3, Huawei launched the cloud service platform and the first cloud mobile phone vision (vision). It is said that the mobile phone can realize the PC, mobile phone and flat platform of information synchronization backup and erasure, with 160GB of cloud storage space. Huawei Terminal CEO Wan Yu said the handset will be marketed in the fourth quarter and is scheduled to become one of the world's three handset brands in 2015.
August 16, Millet technology officially released Millet mobile phone, which is considered by the industry is a cloud mobile phone temperament mobile internet terminals.
In addition, HTC Cloud services Htcsense.com's China server has been online, and the company says it will boost its local customers ' cloud services experience. In addition, Shenzhen manufacturers Cool faction also launched its cloud computing platform "Cool Cloud" 1.0 version, its 2.0 version will be launched at the end of the year.
It is understood that foreign companies cloud mobile phone plan has been pushed on the agenda. The reporter learned that as early as the end of March this year, Motorola released its "Rub computing" strategy. At the beginning of June this year, Apple announced the launch of cloud storage service ――icloud, which can store users ' messages, photos, calendars, contacts, etc. online, and interoperate with various iOS devices. This is what Steve Jobs calls Apple's "Next great vision". It is reported that Apple has recently released icloud cloud storage Service Test website icloud.com, and announced the icloud fee service price.
According to industry sources, the domestic enterprise millet technology will also work with Jinshan fast, plans to launch China's icloud.
Industry people are not optimistic
It is noteworthy that, although the industry believes that the cloud mobile phone will be the future trend of mobile Internet, but for the current cloud mobile phone is not optimistic. ZTE Executive vice President Shiyou recently said that the cloud mobile phone is the concept of hype, now talk about "cloud" is too early, ZTE will not follow up the cloud mobile phone speculation in the near future.
"In the long run, cloud phones are a trend, and Alibaba, as a service provider, has a good prospect of doing the OS well." But in the short term, the market for cloud handsets will not be very good. "Famous Internet blog, the founder of the old Yao Yanhui said.
ZTE Radio Integrated Program director Tian Feng to the economic reference newspaper reporter, from the industry point of view, on the one hand, although some manufacturers claimed to be their own research and development of the operating system, but in fact still for the Android system reform, not enough originality; On the other hand, some companies have launched Cloud mobile phones and ordinary smartphones do not form a significant difference. "They are not revolutionary ideas, or follow the sex, do not have a complete, forward-looking things, but only the industry's existing concepts have been packaged and integrated, which is the sadness of Chinese enterprises." "Tian Feng said.
Insiders say up to now, the domestic enterprises launched the cloud mobile phones, mostly focused on the cloud storage functions, most of the cloud applications and cloud services built in advance, to a single service manufacturers to operate to facilitate users to use an account for the management of use, in the nature of the service did not bring revolutionary changes. For example, Aliyun mobile phone built a large number of Alibaba's application, such as Taobao mobile phone Wang Wang, Ali browser and Aliyun map positioning and enjoy lbs services. Huawei Cloud mobile phones also emphasize that users can easily share music, movies and e-books through the Huawei Cloud Platform, and can also localize and share information such as restaurants, and realize cloud synchronization and cloud backup. However, through some third-party applications, a lot of ordinary smartphones can achieve these functions.
(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)