[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] QiangGan:
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The open Mobile AI computing platform is opening soon. I believe we will see many AI apps based on Kirin970 NPU soon. Check developer.huawei.com for more info.

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The apps which make use of Neural Network API according to the guidance from the open Mobile AI computing platform will be benefit from the NPU. The CPU focuses on Task scheduling and memory allocation.

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AI is a fundamental technology, and will continue to evolve based on the development of new applications. With breakthroughs in performance, on-device AI computing will result in a broad range of entirely new AI experiences. However, new developments in AI require joint effort across the entire value chain, involving tens of millions of developers, and the experience and feedback of hundreds of millions of users. To support these collaborative efforts, honor will release the Kirin 970 as an open Mobile AI computing platform, providing comprehensive support for multi-app modes and different machine learning frameworks. This will enable developers to take full advantage of the Kirin 970's AI computing power using the frameworks and models they prefer, while providing a platform for new and imaginative applications. Together with developers, honor hopes to forge a healthy and robust Mobile AI ecosystem.

For more information, check http://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/

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The NPU is more focused on speeding the AI tasks, just like the GPU is more focused on graphic processing, while the RAM and resource allocation are mainly handled by the CPU. It is for the NPU that the Kirin 970 in honor View 10 keeps providing a stable AI ability even when the system load is high. A normal smartphone without an NPU will have to face a drop on AI processing in heavy loaded situations.

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Smartphones are different from servers in many respects, including size, power supply, power consumption, and heat management – all of which place restrictions on smartphone chipset design. Mobile SoCs have to deliver the best possible performance, while ensuring the highest possible density of core functions with optimal use of energy. The Kirin 970's development team designed this chip on a solid foundation of past breakthroughs, integrating the world's first NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) specifically designed for a mobile device. This specialized processing unit, combined with Huawei's innovative HiAI mobile computing architecture, delivers an AI performance that far surpasses any CPU/GPU build. Compared to a quad-core Cortex-A73 CPU cluster, the Kirin 970's new heterogeneous computing infrastructure delivers 25x the performance with 50x greater efficiency. Simply put, the Kirin 970 chipset – with its embedded NPU – can perform the same AI computing tasks faster and with far less power. In a benchmark image recognition test, the Kirin 970 processed 33 images per second, which was several times greater than other chips on the market.

The NPU provides better AI performance. We plan to open the powerful NPU computing ability to the third party developers later. We look forward to more AI apps to bring the customer a richer AI experience.

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The NPU provides better AI performance. We plan to open the powerful NPU computing ability to the third party developers later. We look forward to more AI apps to bring the customer a richer AI experience.