Tech startup: I really do make mobile phones!

Chapter 69 First Batch Completed
In the quality inspection workshop of the OEM factory, the conveyor belts on the assembly line clattered loudly.

Quality inspector Lao Wu casually picked up ten oranges and placed them on a tray lined with pearl cotton, then handed them to his partner Xiao Qi.

The two returned to the product quality inspection room.

"A new brand? It looks pretty cool!" Old Wu, wearing white gloves, picked up one of the devices, turned on the engineering debugging mode, and swiped the screen: "A capacitive screen! No wonder the operation feels so smooth, like it's been oiled."

"Huabei Qiang's speed in copying is truly amazing!" Xiao Qi chuckled, his sweaty fingers swishing rapidly across the screen: "Apple 4 was just released in North America the day before yesterday, and they've already jumped on the bandwagon and come up with 'Orange'?"

"Don't talk nonsense, kid."

Old Wu opened the back cover and examined the certification information markings on the battery.

"Where did this company get its ability to predict the future? Look at the appearance of this phone and the three capacitive buttons; it has absolutely nothing to do with that Apple thing you've been talking about these past few days."

Old Wu glanced at the thirteen certification information specifications on the battery sticker: "C-LiQ-GC800".

Although he instinctively felt that something was wrong, he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he could only continue removing the battery and checking the installation of the internal components.

Old Wu then examined the connection between the FPC cable and the snap-fit ​​interface on the motherboard: "This phone is pretty good! If it's cheap when it's released, I'd like to get one to play with."

"I wouldn't even take this knock-off phone for free," Xiao Qi sneered, as he plugged it into the mini B-USB 2.0 port (large trapezoidal shape), which was now the mainstream interface for feature phones, to charge it.
He suddenly widened his eyes—looking at the exaggerated battery level curve in developer mode, the increase like a sudden surge of a wave.
"Old Wu!" Xiao Qi threw his phone onto the control panel and immediately covered his head, hiding below the stage: "It's going to explode! It's going to explode!"

Android version 2.3.1 not only lacks a charging percentage indicator, but it also lacks the battery percentage display in the upper right corner notification bar.

It's essentially Orange OS 1.0, a reskinned Android app, so naturally it lacks this feature and can't display the remaining battery percentage in the status bar.

Therefore, if Orange 1 wants to know the phone's battery level, it can only enter the engineering debugging mode and enable "Battery Statistics" to view the real-time battery level change curve.

Old Wu was so startled by Xiao Qi's two screams that he almost dropped his phone. He turned around and saw Xiao Qi curled up under the control panel with his butt sticking out, half of his trembling calf showing.

This battery is so small, it weighs less than 30g.
Even if it really explodes, how big of a problem could it be?
It's just a smoke grenade at most; we can just turn on the exhaust fan a little longer.

He frowned as he picked up his phone; the sharp, erratic curves on the screen were visibly smoothing out.
So fast?
The battery is faulty!

Charging complete!
"What's the panic! It's alright!" Old Wu grabbed Xiao Qi by the back of his collar and pulled him up. He took off his gloves and gently pressed his thumb against the piano lacquer finish on the back cover, feeling the temperature.

The back cover was only slightly warm, showing no signs of an impending explosion.

He stared at the stabilized battery level on the screen, his Adam's apple bobbing, and then he removed the back cover of the phone to check the battery.

The battery has no bulges or swelling, so it should be fine!

"This battery charges so fast!" Old Wu muttered to himself, somewhat lost in thought. "Was it about a minute just now?"
Looking back at Xiao Qi's pale face, Lao Wu comforted him.

"Alright! This battery seems to be new; it won't explode!"

Xiao Qi peered curiously at the phone, whose "Battery Information" screen was still lit up normally.

"It really won't explode?"

"The 3C certification is right there!" Old Wu tapped the 3C certification sticker on the battery: "You think the national standard is just for show?"

Xiao Qi touched the back of his neck with trembling hands, and his pale face softened a little.

"Coco's charging speed is faster than my pressure cooker pressurizing! I thought... I thought..." He suddenly leaned close to Old Wu's ear and whispered, "Old Wu! Do you think our factory might have secretly taken on a military order?"

"This thing might be for special forces; it can be detonated with a simple phone call!"

Old Wu couldn't help but smile, flipping the phone over without a back cover to reveal the battery certification information.

"Can't you see? This is a gaseous lithium battery. Stop watching those ridiculous movies. Our factory wants to do military production? You're dreaming!"

This time, the two went straight to the instrument for testing. They tested a battery with 27% charge, and it took 22 seconds for the timer to jump to 100%!
Xiao Qi snatched the fully charged battery and looked at the 3C certification mark on it: "What kind of cutting-edge technology is this?"

Then, the two huddled together in front of the computer and frantically typed on the keyboard.

Two new national standards have appeared on the national standard website: GB/T 36276-2010 (Safety Requirements for Portable Gas Battery Energy Storage Power Supply) and GB 43854-2010 (Supplementary Certification Specification for Lithium Metal Batteries), while the international standard database is empty.

Old Wu excitedly patted the control panel: "See that? Brand new gaseous lithium battery technology!"

He didn't forget to emphasize to Xiao Qi, "Made in China!"

"Hmph! You dare to brag about 800 mAh?" Xiao Qi, who had just embarrassed himself because of this battery, blushed and stubbornly insisted, "It might explode during one of my charging sessions!"

"They've already passed 3C certification, and you're still so sour?" Old Wu patted the mouse: "You just can't stand seeing domestic products succeed, can you!"

The atmosphere between the two became somewhat tense for a moment, but they eventually buried themselves in their work.

Xiao Qi noticed that the Orange 1 phone's system didn't have a reserved battery setting, and the tip of his pen hovered over the report.

Remembering Lao Wu's smug face when he supported Orange 1, he snorted coldly and swiped past it.
As long as the hardware assembly is fine, the system's reserved power is a software issue and has nothing to do with us, the OEM assemblers!

When the delivery manager of the small manufacturing plant called Chen Mo with the quality inspection report in hand, the first batch of 1000 Orange 1 bare machines was officially completed.

When Chen Mo arrived with Zhao Tiezhu, the delivery supervisor led them to the transit warehouse.

Amidst the roar of the forklift, Chen Mo and Zhao Tiezhu strode quickly through the piles of cardboard boxes.

The first batch of 1000 Orange 1 units have been neatly stacked on shockproof trays. The orange-colored shells, processed with piano lacquer, gleam with a high-end, dynamic sheen under fluorescent lights.

The "CZ" logo on the back is simple and natural, resembling a bouncy orange with its own sharpness, leaving a deep impression.

"Brother Chen! This is absolutely stunning!" Zhao Tiezhu grabbed one, the piano lacquer finish on the back cover perfectly fitting his palm.

The screen-to-body ratio on the front is about 62%, and Chen Mo has tried his best to make the bezels as small as possible.

The screen-to-body ratio of the Apple 4 is only around 54%, so the Orange 1 looks "smaller" than the Apple 4.

The edges of the screen's "forehead" and "chin" are designed with trapezoidal bevels, which enhances the grip and creates a sense of visual extension of the screen.

The groove in the middle of the top frame is the earpiece, and the three capacitive buttons on the bottom frame are illuminated with a faint white backlight.

This edge-wrapping design perfectly conceals the minor defects of yellowing and oxidation at the edges of these flawed capacitive screens.

(End of this chapter)