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導讀：華爲和摩托羅拉正在開發非常不同的旗艦級設備 ——一個可摺疊，一個模塊化 —— 將於2019年發佈。（文末更多往期譯文推薦）
華爲和摩托羅拉的旗艦5G手機可能採用截然不同的路徑
早期5G手機的開發人員面臨着共同的挑戰：尋找超越原始無線速度的功能，以使他們的設備彼此區分。今天另外的報道顯示，華爲和摩托羅拉正在開發非常不同的旗艦級設備 ——一個可摺疊，一個模塊化 —— 將於2019年發佈。
在這兩部手機中，華爲更有可能既有特色又昂貴。據韓國出版物ETNews稱，華爲已經向韓國運營商展示了即將推出的摺疊式5G手機的“比預期更完整”的版本。就像三星本月早些時候推出的摺疊設備一樣 ，華爲用戶可以攜帶一個看似厚實的錢包式手機的設備，但可以打開一個迷你平板電腦大小的屏幕。
如渲染中所示，華爲的版本採用了三重設計，將5英寸手機屏幕與8英寸平板電腦屏幕相結合。較小的屏幕保持在外面展開，而較大的屏幕摺疊成兩半並堆疊在另一個顯示器下方。ETNews報道華爲的屏幕將比三星設備的屏幕更大，這可能帶來1,500美元的價格標籤。
華爲摺疊手機的一個驚喜是它顯然計劃首先在韓國首次亮相，因爲由於網絡安全問題，在美國的可用性被認爲是有問題的。這意味着中國製造的手機將直接與三星的“Galaxy F”替代品競爭後者的主場。華爲的手機預計將於2019年在世界移動通信大會上宣佈，並可能在3月至4月期間發佈。
XDA開發者的另一份報告稱摩托羅拉正在研發一款代號爲Odin的新款5G手機，這是一款基於下一代高通Snapdragon 8150芯片組的模塊化旗艦產品。該網站聲稱Odin可能是Verizon的北美型號手機，與先前宣佈的5G Moto Mod合作，並可能帶有Moto Z4名稱。預計將運行Android 9 Pie，可能使用屏幕內指紋掃描儀，一個配置將包括32GB存儲空間和4GB RAM。
考慮到摩托羅拉和Verizon已經發布了類似的Moto Z3，被稱爲全球首款5G可升級智能手機，這些功能都不會特別令人驚訝。但是有一個關鍵的區別：Z3有一個Snapdragon 835處理器，它已經落後於目前旗艦的一代，導致一些人質疑Z3是否會提供除超快速熱點之外的任何5G功能。
使用更新更快的CPU可能會使Odin使用更高分辨率的屏幕並利用5G獲得卓越的3D圖形，如果不是3D攝影的話。也被稱爲Snapdragon 855，未發佈和未正式宣佈的Snapdragon 8150傳聞使用7納米制造工藝，包括一個主要的金CPU核心，以及三個補充金核和四個“小”銀核，可以差異激活到根據需要提供額外的馬力。
與華爲的摺疊式5G手機不同，摩托羅拉的Odin尚未預測公告或發售日期。但它的功能集表明它將比雙屏華爲和三星設計更實惠，雖然不是那麼有趣。
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Huawei and Motorola flagship 5G phones could take very different paths
Developers of early 5G cellular phones are facing a common challenge: finding features beyond raw wireless speed to differentiate their devices from one another. Separate reports today suggest that Huawei and Motorola are working on very different flagship-caliber devices — one foldable, one modular — for release in 2019.
Of the two phones, Huawei’s is more likely to be both distinctive and expensive. According to South Korean publication ETNews, Huawei has shown Korean carriers a “more complete than expected” version of an upcoming folding 5G phone. Like the folding device unveiled by Samsung earlier this month, Huawei users would carry a single device that appears to be a thick, wallet-like phone, but opens up to reveal a mini tablet-sized screen.
As depicted in a rendering, Huawei’s version uses a trifold design, combining a 5-inch phone screen with an 8-inch tablet screen. The smaller screen remains unfolded on the outside, while the larger one folds in half and gets stacked underneath the other display. ETNews reports that Huawei’s screens will be larger than the ones in Samsung’s device, which could carry a $1,500 price tag.
One surprise with the Huawei folding phone is that it’s apparently planned to debut first in South Korea, as U.S. availability is considered to be questionable due to network security concerns. That would mean the Chinese-made phone will directly compete against Samsung’s “Galaxy F” alternative on the latter’s home turf. Huawei’s phone is expected to be announced at the Mobile World Congress in 2019, and potentially ready for release between March and April.
A separate report from XDA Developers says that Motorola is working on a new 5G phone codenamed Odin, a modular flagship based on a next-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 chipset. The site claims that Odin will likely be a North America model phone for Verizon, work with the previously announced 5G Moto Mod, and possibly carry the Moto Z4 name. It is expected to run Android 9 Pie, potentially with an in-screen fingerprint scanner, and one configuration will include 32GB of storage with 4GB of RAM.
None of these features is particularly surprising given that Motorola and Verizon already released the similar Moto Z3, billed as the world’s first 5G-upgradeable smartphone. But there’s one key difference: The Z3 has a Snapdragon 835 processor, which is already a generation behind current flagships, leading some to question whether the Z3 will offer any 5G functionality beyond just a super-fast hotspot.
Using a newer and faster CPU would potentially enable Odin to use a higher-resolution screen and leverage 5G for superior 3D graphics, if not 3D photography. Also known as the Snapdragon 855, the unreleased and officially unannounced Snapdragon 8150 is rumored to use a 7-nanometer manufacturing process, including one prime Gold CPU core along with three supplementary Gold cores and four “little” Silver cores that could be differentially activated to provide additional horsepower as needed.
Unlike Huawei’s folding 5G phone, Motorola’s Odin doesn’t yet have a predicted announcement or street date. But its feature set suggests that it will be considerably more affordable than the dual-screened Huawei and Samsung designs, if not quite as interesting.
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