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1. PROJECT SUMMARY

The goal of the project is to create a micro-enterprise in Krasnodar. The area of ​​activity is the sale of accessories for mobile phones on an “island” in a large shopping center. The project initiator is assumed to be self-employed.

The demand for the project’s products is due to the general situation in the mobile retail market: a decrease in the solvency of the population, which has led to a decrease in demand for new mobile phones and smartphones. This, in turn, is driving demand for mobile device repair services, as well as accessories that can personalize a device or protect it from physical wear and tear.

Investment costs are aimed at making a rental deposit for three months, production of a trade stand, purchase of goods, as well as the formation of a working capital fund until the project reaches payback.

Table 1. Key project performance indicators

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND INDUSTRY

One of the most striking indicators of consumer sentiment in Russia today is the market for mobile devices – smartphones and tablets. In a stable economic situation, many Russians preferred to change their smartphone on average once every one and a half to two years. In the last two years the situation has changed dramatically.

Based on the indicators of the RSBI Opora Index, compiled by Opora Russia jointly with Promsvyazbank, entrepreneurial sentiment in Russia stopped falling and showed a slight growth trend.

Figure 1. RSBI indicators, 2014-2016

However, mobile retail (b2c market for mobile devices) indicates a more serious decline in consumer sentiment. For example, in 2015 the main market trends were:

    a decrease in the share of the premium segment in total sales against the backdrop of the growing popularity of new (largely Chinese) brands; at the same time, consumers preferred to maintain the performance of the devices, but not overpay for the brand; the share of traditional smartphone manufacturers has fallen to less than 50% of total sales

    growth in the average retail price of devices - according to experts, it increased by 9% compared to 2014; at the same time, growth turned out to be significantly lower than in other segments of the household appliances and electronics market

    growth in the functionality of smartphones - the share of devices supporting LTE, NFC, two SIM cards, etc. has increased.

    smartphones replacing regular mobile phones, which account for 33% of total sales as of 2005

It was in 2015 that the mobile device market in Russia showed negative dynamics for the first time since 2009: compared to 2014, sales decreased by 3% in volume terms. Sales of smartphones increased due to a decrease in sales of conventional mobile phones - smartphones, according to the analytical agency TrendForce, were sold 22% more than in 2014 (in monetary terms).

At the beginning of 2016, several of the largest players in the mobile retail market reported a serious drop in sales in physical terms - by 8.4% in 2015 compared to 2014. Revenue, however, continued to grow due to rising device costs. The average cost rose from 8.9 thousand rubles per device in 2014 to 10.1 thousand rubles. in 2015. Smartphones with LTE support accounted for about 57% of sales in volume terms.

At the beginning of September 2016, the analytical company IDC published preliminary results of the Russian mobile device market for the first half of 2016. Experts note a stabilization of indicators and a return to pre-crisis levels. However, according to IDC forecasts, in dollar terms the market will not regain its former positions. In the medium term, the market will remain highly competitive and price sensitive.

The main market trends in 2016 include:

    continued growth of interest in the functionality of devices (performance, LTE support, photo and video quality, etc.)

    consumers began to change mobile phones less frequently (the share of devices purchased more than 12 months ago has increased significantly)

    growth in sales of mono-brand chains, decrease in sales of multi-brand chains; The retail of mobile network operators is also growing (in the first half of 2015, 21% of buyers purchased mobile devices from operators, in 2016 – 24%)

    growth in sales of devices under the own brands of mobile operators; As a rule, these are budget devices made in China

Figure 2. How long ago did you buy the mobile phone / smartphone you use today (according to AC&M)


Figure 3. Mobile device sales structure (according to AC&M)

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To summarize, the market is most likely to stagnate over the next few years. The share of multi-brand retail will continue to decline, but it will not disappear completely. The importance of cellular operators' own distribution channels will grow.

These data indicate a decrease in demand for new mobile electronics, which leads to an increase in demand for spare parts and accessories. Thanks to accessories, you can “revive” the appearance of even a significantly shabby smartphone, as well as extend its life.

The enterprise is organized from scratch and registered with the relevant government agencies. The location of the retail outlet is an “island” in the largest shopping center in Krasnodar. An island is a retail outlet with an area of ​​2.5 m2 in the gallery of a shopping center. The project initiator is assumed to be self-employed.

Krasnodar is a city in the south of Russia, the administrative center of the Krasnodar Territory, one of the largest cities in the Southern Federal District. A large economic, commercial, industrial and cultural center. The population of the city is 853 thousand people.

The largest shopping center in the city was chosen for placement, the total area of ​​the center is 180,400 m2, the retail area is 142,000 m2; parking for 3,500 cars. On the territory of the shopping center there are: the largest grocery hypermarket in the Southern Federal District, a hypermarket of building materials, a furniture store, goods for sports and recreation, household appliances and electronics, clothes and shoes for children and adults, bowling.

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The retail outlet is located in a place with the highest traffic, in one of the central galleries of the shopping center, in close proximity to the food court.

3. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES

The project sells accessories for mobile phones and smartphones in the budget and mid-price segments, mainly made in China and Russia. These include both decorative elements (back covers), functional (chargers, portable speakers) and protective (protective films, cases). A complete list of products (by category) is given in Table. 2. To simplify calculations, the average cost of goods in each category is used.

Table 2. Assortment, variable costs and selling price

PRODUCT/SERVICE

COSTS PER UNIT, rub.

TRADE MARKUP, %

UNIT COST, rub.

External batteries

Back covers

Protective glass

Protective film

Micro SD memory cards

Portable speakers

Project workers also provide services for applying protective film, installing back covers, setting up speakers, and so on. All services are provided free of charge.

The goods are purchased from the wholesale warehouse of a large online wholesale supplier of mobile accessories. The warehouse is located in Krasnodar, which greatly facilitates logistics and reduces the cost of delivering goods.

4. SALES AND MARKETING

The target audience of the project is men and women aged 14 to 45 years, with a mobile phone or smartphone, with an income level of up to 50,000 rubles. All sales are carried out directly through the retail outlet in the shopping center. To attract customers, a specially organized display of goods is used, demonstrating the most striking and original accessories. In addition, there are periodic product demonstrations - for example, the operation of portable speakers.

Additional promotion is carried out through social networks and Internet services aimed at the youth audience, which is the most active segment of the target audience. Social networks ok.ru, vk.com and Instagram service are used. Public pages are created filled with various content:

    useful - tips and tricks on the use of mobile phones and accessories, how to care for them (40% of the volume)

    entertaining – funny stories and pictures related to the theme of the pages (25% of the volume)

    involving – competitions, surveys (15% of volume)

Publication frequency – 3-4 posts per day.

The competitiveness of the project is based on its favorable location. On the territory of the shopping center there are digital equipment stores that also offer accessories for mobile phones and smartphones, however, since this area is not their specialization, their assortment, as a rule, is not so deep. Typically, the stock of mobile retail stores consists of accessories for the latest models of devices that are directly on sale. Considering the fact that the stock of mobile devices in the country is rapidly aging, accessories for older models are becoming in demand. The project takes this fact into account and pays attention to the purchase of such accessories, which has a positive effect on the profitability of the project, since outdated models are purchased from the stock balances of wholesale suppliers at a discount.

Reaching planned sales volumes is expected to begin in the fourth month of project implementation. Reaching the break-even point by the third month of project implementation. The demand for the project’s products does not have a pronounced seasonality, with the exception of surges in consumer activity during the pre-holiday periods - before February 23, March 8 and the New Year.

Table 3. Planned sales volumes

PRODUCT/SERVICE

AVERAGE PLANNED SALES VOLUME, units/month.

PRICE PER UNIT, rub.

REVENUE, rub.

VARIABLE COSTS, rub.

External batteries

Back covers

Chargers / AC adapters

Protective glass

Protective film

Micro SD memory cards

Portable speakers

Total:

266 530

171 220

5. PRODUCTION PLAN

Sales of goods are carried out through a sales stand located in the gallery of the shopping center. Stand area – 2.5 m2. The operational stock of goods is stored inside the stand, in locked boxes. The premises of the shopping center are centrally guarded, so overnight storage of goods at the stand is safe. The main inventory is kept by the project initiator, for which a special room has been equipped in his house.

The trade stand is manufactured by a furniture company in Krasnodar to order according to individually developed drawings. The design provides the most convenient open display that can attract the attention of visitors to the shopping center. The period for manufacturing and installation of the stand (by the manufacturer) is 7 calendar days.

The purchase of goods is carried out at the warehouse of a large wholesale supplier of mobile accessories. Depending on the volume of a one-time purchase, the size of the wholesale discount usually varies, but the project initiator managed to reach an agreement with the regional management to fix the maximum discount, subject to a gross monthly purchase volume of at least 150,000 rubles. Planned volume of purchases (according to Table 3 – 171,200 rubles).

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Warehouse turnover is planned at 2-2.5 times a month, thus, 2-3 purchases of goods are carried out monthly for varying amounts. This allows you to more accurately form warehouse inventory, avoid the appearance of illiquid goods, and also increase the turnover of working capital.

The product is supplied in original packaging. The warranty period depends on the product category.

6. ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN

All leadership and management functions are performed by the project initiator. He has experience in organizing retail trade and online promotion. Accounting has been outsourced. The opening hours of the outlet are 10.00 – 22.00. A shift work schedule is provided - 2/2, accordingly, a second salesperson is required. The selection of a seller is carried out during the preparatory stage of the project. The duration of the preparatory stage is 1 week. During this period, the production and installation of the trade stand is also carried out, and the first batch of goods is purchased. After this, the period of operating activity of the enterprise begins.

The project has a limited implementation period - five years, after which it is planned to be liquidated with the sale of assets and fixation of profits. The basis for this decision is the unpredictability of the development of mobile technologies and the economic situation in the country.

Individual entrepreneur was chosen as the legal form. Form of taxation – Unified tax on imputed income, section 8 “Retail trade carried out through objects of a stationary trading network that does not have sales floors, as well as through objects of a non-stationary trading network, the area of ​​​​a retail space in which does not exceed 5 sq.m.”

Table 4. Staffing and wage fund

Job title

Salary, rub.

Number, persons

Payroll, rub.

Administrative

Accountant

Trade

Replacement seller

Total:

RUB 22,500.00

Social Security contributions:

RUB 6,750.00

Total with deductions:

RUB 29,250.00

7. FINANCIAL PLAN

The financial plan is drawn up for the entire duration of the project and takes into account all income and expenses of the project. Revenue refers to revenue from operating activities; The project does not provide for other types of income. Annual revenue after the project reaches planned sales volumes is 3.3 million rubles; net profit (after taxes) – 299 thousand rubles.

Investment costs are 309,000 rubles, of which the project initiator’s own funds are 100,000 rubles (Table 5). The lack of funds is expected to be covered by attracting a bank loan for a period of 24 months at 18% per annum. Loan repayment is carried out in annuity payments, credit holidays are three months.

Table 5. Investment costs

NAME

AMOUNT, rub.

Real estate

3 months deposit

Equipment

Trade stand

Intangible assets

Working capital

Working capital

Purchase of raw materials

Total:

309,000 ₽

Own funds:

RUB 100,000.00

Required borrowings:

209,000 ₽

Bid:

18,00%

Duration, months:

Variable costs include the cost of purchasing goods (including the cost of transportation to the project warehouse) and are shown in Table. 2. Fixed costs include expenses for renting space, advertising and depreciation. The amount of depreciation charges is calculated using the straight-line method based on the useful life of fixed assets of five years. Upon completion of the project, fixed assets are subject to write-off.

Table 6. Fixed costs

A detailed financial plan is given in Appendix. 1.

8. EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS

The assessment of the effectiveness and investment attractiveness of the project is carried out on the basis of an analysis of the financial plan, cash flows, as well as simple and integral performance indicators (Table 1). To account for changes in the value of money over time, the discounted cash flow method is used. Discount rate – 3%.

Simple (PP) and discounted (DPP) payback period is 16 months. Net present value (NPV) – RUB 450,964. Internal rate of return (IRR) – 7.1%. Profitability index (PI) – 1.46. These figures are quite high at a low discount rate. If we take the discount rate as the desired rate of return of the project initiator, the project can be considered effective and attractive to the investor.

9. WARRANTY AND RISKS

To assess the risks associated with the implementation of the project, internal and external influencing factors are assessed. Internal factors include incorrectly selected assortment. To neutralize this risk, the following measures must be taken:

    monitoring of warehouse balances for turnover and liquidity

    monitoring feedback and survey results on social media pages

    monitoring competitors' assortment

    obtaining data on the most popular products from the project supplier

External factors include the following:

    rent increase

    decrease in effective demand

If any of the listed negative scenarios are realized, it is necessary to fix the profit and liquidate the project due to the inability to compensate for the increase in costs due to the profitability of the project.

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Cross-platform frameworks provide mobile app developers with a comprehensive set of tools designed to improve productivity by solving common problems. The question is which frameworks are best for you doing mobile development. To help you answer this question, we have prepared a special list of cross-platform frameworks for developing high-quality mobile applications.

Developing a mobile application using a cross-platform framework is a shorter path to successfully completing the task.

With nearly three million apps on Google Play, the Android operating system dominates the mobile landscape. Individuals, small companies and large enterprises are working hard to establish a strong mobile presence and capture market share. However, not everyone has the proper experience and resources needed to create a good mobile application from scratch using native tools.


The goal of frameworks is to make mobile app development as easy as possible.

List of cross-platform application development frameworks:

- Corona SDK;

Is it easy to create applications and games using Corona SDK? The creators of the Corona SDK framework promise ten times faster development of games and mobile applications. How is this even possible? This is likely due to the fact that the internal structure of the Corona application is entirely based on Lua, a lightweight multi-paradigmatic programming language with an emphasis on speed, portability, extensibility and ease of use.

The official Corona SDK website contains guides, lessons, and examples designed to turn novice mobile application developers into experienced professionals. Guides and tips cover all sorts of developer topics. From the basics of mobile development to more advanced topics. The Corona SDK framework is absolutely free. We remember about cross-platform. It runs on both Windows and Mac OS X and supports real-time application testing.

- TheAppBuilder;

So, description TheAppBuilder is a framework used by some of the largest organizations in the world, equipped with a user interface to speed up the development of application code. There are reviews that the version works best when used to create company presentations and other information applications. The framework comes with ready-made blocks for push notifications, feedback, surveys, content updates, analytics and much more. Best of all, TheAppBuilder integrates directly with Google Play, allowing you to publish ready-made apps with one click.

- Xamarin;

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- Appcelerator Titanium;

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- PhoneGap;

PhoneGap from Adobe is one of the world's most popular frameworks for developing Android applications. It is created by the Apache Cordova development team. An open source mobile application development environment that uses CSS3 and HTML5, as well as JavaScript for cross-platform development. PhoneGap is also completely open source software.

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Ionic is also designed for performance tuning and optimization. All applications built using Ionic look like they are standardized and they work equally well. To date, nearly four million applications have been created by five million Ionic developers around the world. If you want to join them, visit the official website and learn more about this framework.

- NativeScript;

JavaScript and Angular, as well as TypeScript, are perhaps the most commonly used web development technologies. With the NativeScript framework, you can also use them to create applications. Simply put, NativeScript creates platform-specific user interfaces from a single code base. Unlike other integrated frameworks, NativeScript is supported by Telerik, a Bulgarian company that offers various software tools.

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- React Native;

React Native is developed by Facebook and used by Instagram, Tesla, Airbnb, Baidu, Walmart and many other Fortune 500 companies. Facebook's React JavaScript framework is open source. Since React Native uses the same UI building blocks as regular mobile apps for iOS and Android gadgets, it is impossible to differentiate a React Native app from an app built using Objective-C or Java. Once you update the source code, you will immediately see the changes in the application preview window. If you ever feel the need to manually optimize certain parts of your application, React Native allows you to combine native code with components written in Swift or Objective-C and Java.

- Sencha Touch.

Sencha Touch what is it? Like TheAppBuilder, it is an enterprise framework for creating universal mobile applications. It uses hardware acceleration techniques to achieve high performance. Sencha Touch comes with five dozen built-in UI components and decent-looking themes, making it easy to create amazing apps that attract users.

The framework includes a robust data package that can use data from any internal data source. With this package, you can create collections of data using highly functional models that offer features such as sorting and filtering. Sencha Touch has received praise from many influential companies and organizations.

Conclusion of the review of cross-platform frameworks for mobile application development:

No matter which mobile app development framework you choose, don't be afraid to change your mind if you ever feel like there are better development environment options. Cross-platform frameworks are extremely fluid, with new ones being released on a regular basis. Their goal is to help you quickly turn a rough idea into a working app, and a working mobile app into a finished product. In the end, it doesn't matter whether you achieve your goal using the latest modern framework that everyone is talking about, or a long-established framework that is starting to gather dust.

When Chinese IT company Huawei decided to unveil its new multimedia phone surrounded by the ornate National Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona, ​​it certainly gave hints to the journalists present (covering technology news) about what they would see. After all, the recently unveiled Huawei Mate X foldable smartphone looks a bit like a rare Picasso painting.

First review of Huawei Mate X: a smartphone with a folding screen - attractive, has powerful technical characteristics and an incredibly expensive price to buy it.

So, what is the Huawei Mate X smartphone? The impression from the first review of Huawei Mate X can be expressed by the phrase that this smartphone is great. Even the phrase that this is a beautiful smartphone softens the review a little. Rather, he is magnificent in his own way. It has perhaps the most worthy industrial design of any mobile phone that the tech giants have ever released in the last few years. The new Huawei smartphone, from contemplation and deep imagination, clearly expands the boundaries of what smartphones can be. Since the size of a smartphone screen easily turns into a tablet one. Thus, mobile content can be viewed in a convenient way.


Those who know everything about phones might think that when asked for a unique price, the Mate X is a bit like the Picasso story in that it is a very expensive smartphone. The Mate X has raised the bar for smartphone prices. But perhaps, given the specifications on offer, it can justify its high price for those deciding which phone to buy.

Display on Huawei Mate X.

Which display is better? Huawei Mate X has a single display that can be transformed into three different configurations. The first mode is 8-inch tablet. It's an almost perfect square with an aspect ratio of 8:7.1 and a resolution of 2480 by 2200 pixels.

Since the screen is on the outside of the smartphone, when the mobile device is folded, you get two screens. The front screen offers 6.6 inches from edge to edge, complemented by a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a pixel resolution of 2480 by 1148.

There is also a back that offers fewer inches for the screen as it houses the device's cameras and handle. You will primarily use this part to take selfie photos. This part provides a decent (but thin) screen size of 6.38 inches with a somewhat compressed 25:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 2480 by 892 pixels.

How comfortable is the Huawei Mate X in terms of thickness?

When folded, the Huawei Mate X mobile phone is 11 millimeters thick and, unlike the rival Samsung Galaxy Fold phone, there is no bulky gap. It is completely flat and locks into place with just one click. It would be interesting to test how well it locks when thrown into a purse, for example, and see if it can accidentally open or not.

When unfolded, the Mate X smartphone is 5.4mm thick, which is slightly thinner than the iPad Pro!

On Huawei Mate X, the camera, the pen - everything is for the user!

A quick look at the side of the Huawei Mate X - it's a handle (Huawei's fairly descriptive term). The device contains three mobile cameras, including one using Leica hardware. In technology news, this was not a surprise. The same configuration has appeared on all Huawei phones, starting with the P20 Pro model. It would be strange if the manufacturer Huawei refused such a function in such a revolutionary device.

You may notice that the phone does not have a dedicated front-facing selfie camera. This is because the three rear cameras are selfie cameras. To take a photo of yourself, you just need to fold your phone and flip it over.

It's all pretty exciting. Huawei's premium phones are regularly considered to have the best camera phones on the market. While the company didn't share any camera samples during the launch event, it's fair to say that some people love the experience of taking selfies with a high-end mobile camera enhanced by Master AI software.

And because the back of the Mate X also contains a screen, you can use your smartphone when taking photos, for example to show the subject of your photo a preview of how they'll end up looking in the photo.

Huawei employees claim that there are no problems with the camera on the Mate X model. This is good news, both in terms of appearance and overall durability. The latter is what the company is focusing on as it announced a specially designed protective case with the phone.

New 5G connectivity and performance for the Mate X smartphone.

When reviewing the Mate X, it's important to remember that Huawei is more than just a phone maker. It targets a variety of IT areas, including SoC design. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Mate X uses a Balong 5G modem, as well as a Huawei Kirin 980 processor.

The modem is especially interesting as Huawei promises more than double the performance of modems from rival firms such as Qualcomm Snapdragon and Samsung Exynos. It is assumed that users who can afford to buy Huawei Mate X in stores will be able to use the download speed of 4.6 Gbps, for example, to download a 1 GB movie in just three seconds. Of course, right now, we have not been able to independently verify this, so for now we can only take our word for it.

What operating system is installed on Huawei Mate X?

In terms of software, the Mate X runs Google Android 9.0 Pie system.

A Huawei spokesperson also said that Desktop Mode software will be available for its latest foldable phone, allowing the Mate X to be used as a smartphone, tablet, or even a desktop computer.

Huawei Mate X memory.

Mate X is a mobile phone with two SIM cards, one slot of which supports 5G network, and the other is limited to 4G communication. If you don't need the latter feature, you can simply insert an NM card (clarification, NM is a nano memory card invented by Huawei that offers the same type of memory as a microSD memory card but in a smaller form factor) and add additional a place to store data in a mobile device. At the same time, the basic version of the smartphone is available with 512 GB of memory. Even the most dedicated filmmakers are unlikely to use all that storage capacity in a mobile phone.

Battery for Mate X.

With such a big screen to work with, you'll be glad to know that the Huawei Mate X phone launched with a pretty gigantic battery. The device has two cells, which together measure up to a respectable 4500 mAh. Unfortunately, there are no battery tests right now, so it's difficult to say how this translates into actual use of the new smartphone.

The Chinese company shared that the Mate X comes with a 55W super charging feature that can recharge the phone's battery by 85 percent in just thirty minutes.

Huawei Mate X pricing.

The Huawei Mate X is perhaps the most important phone ever introduced by the rising Chinese tech brand, and not just because it cements its reputation as an innovative premium handset maker. This phone implements the company's more than three years of research and development and integrates advances in materials technology and communications equipment.

With this in mind, don't be surprised that the smartphone comes with really expensive prices, starting at 2,299 euros. When Huawei CEO Richard Yu (the English spelling of his name is "Richard Yu") broke the news, the silence from the crowd he had previously enjoyed was replaced by whispers of questioning. How much, how much does it cost?

Speaking of prices, it is about 300 euros more expensive than the flagship mobile device Samsung Galaxy Fold. And it's about 800 Euros more expensive than the most expensive Apple iPhone. Price-wise, the Mate X is in the same range as the company's previous luxury phones that bore the brand of luxury car brands, namely Porsche.

Huawei is not oblivious to the high cost of the Mate X, and during the conversation, Richard Yu said that the price of the phone reflects the high cost of research and development of the mobile device. He explained that the patented hinge that separates the two displays was a three-year development process and contains over a hundred different parts. This kind of research and development is not cheap, and it is inevitable that there will be costs.

However, two things are inevitable. Firstly, there will be no shortage of enthusiastic pioneers willing to save on a lot in order to save up the money for a premium phone. For these buyers, there is an undeniable allure to being among the first to own something special. Perhaps Huawei can take advantage of the news buzz and benefit from more than just selling cheaper phones.

Secondly, prices on the market will inevitably decline. Perhaps not for this smartphone, but certainly for foldable smartphones in general. By and large, the price of 2300 Euros per phone will be perceived as a deviation from the norm. This will be driven by several factors, ranging from inevitable cost savings to competition from other up-and-coming brands like Xiaomi and OPPO, which are making strong inroads into the Western smartphone market.

Availability of purchasing Huawei Mate X.

For example, Huawei hasn't said how much the device will cost in the UK, but if you're guessing, it'll probably cost around £2,300. This assumption takes into account previous price trends, high UK sales tax and the continued decline of the pound.

Also, Huawei CEO Yu did not mention any plans to release the Mate X in the United States. Which is not surprising. The company rarely releases phones in the US. Thus, the Mate 20 Pro smartphone, which until recently was the best Android phone and which could be bought for reasonable money, was completely absent from the American market, which forced American consumers to order the smartphone from abroad. This situation could push prices even higher for US users, who may be forced to pay high customs duties and taxes.

When will it be possible to buy Huawei Mate X?

Huawei has announced that the Mate X will be released mid-year. Unfortunately, this message was not more specific. To clarify, you just need to wait and see what the official release date for Huawei Mate X will be.

Are you planning to buy a new premium phone? There are reasons why it's better to wait before buying a premium phone right now. Which? Here are some of the main reasons. What the buyer can expect from premium phones in 2019 is a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile chip, new super fast 5G connectivity, foldable screen design and a 48-megapixel mobile camera.

All about phones and buying them: If you are planning to buy a new premium phone, wait at least one month to buy it. And that's why:

It is expected that at the Mobile World Congress 2019 (also known as MWC 2019), which will be held in just a couple of weeks (on the twentieth of February), most of the leading smartphone companies will present their latest flagship phones with advanced features and updated technical specifications.


So, new cell phone specifications for this year.

Samsung will release the Galaxy S10 multimedia phone, while HMD Global will introduce the Nokia 9 PureView five-camera phone. Phone makers Huawei, Oppo and LG will also showcase their latest mobile devices at the upcoming mobile expo.

But in 2019, buyers need to think about more than just the next model upgrade cycle when purchasing a new premium phone. And the reasons for this are the unique technical characteristics in the description of the phones.

- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor.

Qualcomm's top-end processor powers most premium phones, from the Samsung Galaxy S9 to the OnePlus 6T. The Snapdragon 845 processor is now history. The latest Qualocmm Snapdragon 855 chipset, based on 7nm process technology, offers better performance, higher battery efficiency and built-in artificial intelligence (aka AI) processing.

Paired with the Snapdragon X50 modem, the Snapdraon 855 will also bring 5G mobile connectivity to premium smartphones in 2019.

Other key features of the chipset include improved gaming performance (Adreno 640 GPU), artificial intelligence and a higher resolution camera, as well as an in-display fingerprint sensor.

- 48 megapixel camera.

The latest premium smartphones are expected to come with a higher resolution camera. The 48MP camera is the new rage and already several phones like Honor View20 and Redmi Note 7 have a similar feature.

While resolution is certainly not the best measurement to judge a camera by, the built-in sensors are also improving significantly. Most of these 48MP camera phones are likely to use the Sony IMX586 sensor, dubbed the highest resolution camera sensor for mobile phones.

Apart from better camera resolution and sensors, premium mobile phones 2019 may also come with Samsung-like quad and penta (five) camera setups. Most 2018 phones featured dual cameras with a primary camera while the secondary camera ranged from ultra-wide, depth to monochrome.

We expect the new phones to feature most of these sensors with three, four or five cameras.

- Fifth generation mobile communications: 5G.

The evolution of mobile networks continues! The upcoming MWC 2019 will also be a launching pad for 5G phones. Xiaomi, OnePlus, Samsung and almost all the leading players in the mobile market are expected to introduce their new phones with 5G connectivity. Most of these phones will also hit the European and US markets later this year. Some Apple fans are already looking to buy the 5G iPhone. For other countries, the rollout of 5G networks may be delayed by at least one year. But investing in a 5G phone right now wouldn't be a bad idea.

- Folding mobile phone.

Folding phones are no longer a concept, screen folding is already part of the features of mobile phones. Korean company Samsung introduced its first foldable phone late last year. It is expected to unveil the commercial version of the phone at its event on February 20, ahead of the MWC 2019 mobile expo.

Samsung is likely betting big on the new form factor, as it plans to release at least one million foldable phones this year. Considering that Russia is one of the priority markets, we can expect that foldable phones will also be released. Apart from Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo have plans to launch foldable phones this year.

- Artificial intelligence in phones, plus don’t forget about machine learning.

Google introduced the Android 9 Pie operating system last year. Android Pie features like Adaptive Display and Adaptive Brightness are powered by machine learning to help improve your Android phone experience. Moving forward, artificial intelligence and machine learning will become an important part of updates to the Google Android platform. It may be worth making sure that your new phone will be compatible not only with Android 9 Pie, but also with the Android Q successor.

Besides Google, phone companies like Xiaomi and Asus are embedding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) directly into system apps. The camera on premium phones, for example, uses AI and ML to automatically recognize scenes and automatically optimize settings. Most of the 2019 mobile phones will come with AI-enhanced cameras.

The only thing that remains a dream when buying is when the best mobile phones will have a full-fledged “3D phone” feature.

News added:

1) Samsung has released the latest version of Galaxy S10 and people believe that iPhone may lose its position as the king of smartphones.

The latest flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S10 was released by the company on February 20. On this day, Samsung presented many new products. The audience was really interested in the new phone demonstrated. So much so that they say that Apple's iPhone has a serious alternative. With the latest Galaxy S10 model, Samsung surprised and shocked fans, in a good way.

2) The attractive, powerful and incredibly expensive Huawei Mate X foldable 5G phone.

Following the announcement of the first folding smartphone Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Chinese company Huawei is betting on the folding screen form factor and announcing the release of Huawei Mate X, which also works with 5G communications. Developer Huawei is taking a completely different approach compared to Samsung, namely placing the smartphone's rollable display on the outside rather than on the inside, and this solution has a number of pros and cons when describing next-generation phones. The price of Huawei Mate X starts from 2299 Euro.

3) Will Apple release a foldable iPhone?

Some analysts believe that a foldable iPhone could be in the works from the Cupertino company. Then, if the new Apple smartphone comes with a folding screen, it has a chance to become the best among the already released foldable smartphones Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X.

Moom, from the developers of Many Tricks, has been bringing order to chaos since 2011, making managing windows in your operating system as easy as clicking a mouse button or using a keyboard shortcut. With Moom, you can easily move and scale windows to fit half screen, quarter screen, or fill the screen; Set custom sizes and positions, and save open window layouts for one-click positioning. Once you try Moom, you'll wonder how you ever used your Mac without it.

Software review: Moom is a program for moving and scaling windows in the Mac OS system.

So, Moom allows you to move and scale windows - using your mouse or keyboard - in predefined locations and sizes, or in full-screen mode. When using the program with a mouse, all you have to do is hover over the green resize button and the Moom interface will appear. When you are using the keyboard, click on the shortcut you defined and the Moom keyboard frame will appear, then you can move the windows around using the arrow keys and modifier keys.


Moom can be launched as a traditional app, as a menu bar app, or as a completely faceless background app.

Pop-up window placement.

Hover your mouse over the green button of any window and the Moom palette will pop up.

Quickly fill the screen or move and resize vertically or horizontally around the edges of the screen. Want quarter-size windows instead? By holding down the Option key, the palette presents four quarter-size corner options along with a "no resize center" option.

Resizing is not a problem.

It's actually drag and drop, using Moom's unique on-screen resizing grid.

Click the empty box below the pop-up palette, move your mouse pointer to where you want the window to be positioned, then click and drag to new dimensions.

Release the mouse button and the window will fill the outline you drew on the screen, it's not difficult at all.

Want to quickly move and scale windows in specific areas of the screen? Just turn on Moom's edge and corner snapping feature.

Grab the window, drag it to an edge or corner, and release the mouse button. You can set the resize action for each location in Moom's settings.

Set the window set to the size and location you want, then save the layout. Restore the layout using the assigned hotkey or through the Moom menu.

This feature is especially useful if you're using a laptop with an external display; Moom can launch saved layouts when you add or remove displays.

No mouse required.

Don't worry, keyboard users. Moom isn't just for those who prefer to use a mouse. Enable keyboard controls and you can pan, resize, center, use the on-screen grid, and more—all without touching your mouse.

Additionally, each custom Moom command, continue reading, can be assigned a global keyboard shortcut or one that only works when the keyboard controller is on screen.

Countless custom commands.

Create and save frequently used Moom actions in a menu of custom commands, with additional separators and labels.

Moving, scaling, resizing, centering, even moving to other displays can all be done using custom commands. You can even create a sequence of commands tied to a single shortcut, simplifying complex moving and resizing operations.

But wait, there's more to moving and scaling windows on Mac OS with Moom.

Use Moom as a regular Dock-based app, as a menu bar icon, or as a completely invisible background app.

Custom commands are accessed using the Moom menu bar icon, the green button's pop-up palette, or keyboard shortcuts.

Use a small hex grid to resize the grid instead of a full screen virtual grid.

Move windows across displays, and use related commands to scale them to new sizes and locations as you move them.

You can display a keyboard cheat sheet that shows you what tasks you've assigned to which keys in keyboard mode.

Resizing windows to exact dimensions, ideal for testing how well windows fit into different sized windows.

Moom's developers have worked hard to achieve these goals, where great software should do its job efficiently, have a clear interface, and be enjoyable to use.

Summary:

Moom is a Mac OS app developed by Many Tricks that lets you quickly organize, resize, move, scale, and shape windows so you spend less time arranging windows and more time working with them.

Moom system requirements:

The program requires installation of the macOS 10.8 "Mountain Lion" operating system or later on your computer. You can try Moom for free.

Are you trying to download and choose the best file manager for Windows? There is good news, this is a portable XYplorer program, it is just a file manager for Windows and has such features as tabbed browsing, powerful file search (as an explorer, alternative), universal preview, customizable interface, optional dual panel and a large set unique ways to effectively automate frequently repeated tasks. This file manager for Windows computer, according to the developer Cologne Code Company, is fast, innovative, lightweight and portable. Read on for a review of the XYplorer program!

What is a file manager for Windows today.

Learn more about the functionality of the XYplorer file manager. So, there is an export of extended information about files of entire directories (or even directory trees) to CSV text files. Automatic column width adjustment. Customizable display formats for file size and date information. For each file and folder, the used (real) disk space is immediately displayed. Remembers the last folder and sort order. Browser-like history functionality. You can assign favorite folders. A large set of useful commands added to the standard file context menu, including "Copy to", "Move to", "Copy file name with path", "Copy file properties", "Rename multiple files". Icon extraction, multi-file timestamp and attribute label. Instantly display complete file/version information for each selected file. Instant preview of images, audio and video files (displaying detailed media information). Instantly view file contents for all files (ASCII and binary), including extracting text from binary files (fairly fast). Full support for Drag and Drop and mouse wheel.


XYplorer what is it for the user

XYplorer, as a two-panel file manager for Windows, was designed for heavy-duty work. The program is easy to install and easy to remove. Installing and running the program does not change your system or registry. Ease of use in that you can start working in the shortest possible time (the interface fully complies with file manager standards). The program is small, fast and convenient for the computer's RAM.

Portability:

XYplorer is a portable file manager. That is, it does not require any installation into the computer's operating system, stores all configuration data in the program data folder, and running it does not change your system or registry. Take it with you and you can run the program from a flash drive. Then file management is in your hands.

Working with tabs:

Tabs in the file manager make it easy to switch between folders. Drag them, hide them, lock them, name them, or place files on them. Tabs remember their configuration individually and across sessions. In addition, the user gets tabs and a dual panel.

Functionality:

XYplorer was designed to make the user's experience faster, according to the developer. Indeed, numerous usability improvements in an attractive interface help streamline your workflow and increase efficiency. Under these conditions, you can save a lot of time when working with files in Windows.

Scripts in the file manager for many tasks:

Yes, you can program this program. Individual solutions for individual tasks. No plugins are required, scripts are launched from the program folder. Even beginners can benefit from this feature as many ready-to-use scripts are available on the official file manager forum.

Speed ​​of the program:

Speed ​​has always been the main goal of XYplorer software development. The code is constantly optimized for performance, with zero tolerance for slowness. In addition, the file manager uses very little RAM in Windows; the executable file is small in size (only 7 MB) and loads on the system almost instantly.

Reliability:

Can I trust the XYplorer file manager? One thing is clear: the program works as intended by the developer and is expected to work; it seems that it is very difficult to put it into a crash state. Additionally, the developer states that any issues with the program are addressed immediately and are usually resolved within a few hours. It is worth adding that a large community closely monitors the development of the file manager and constantly tests frequently released beta versions.

Software customizability:

You can customize your file manager to look and behave the way you want. Customization ranges from fonts and colors to custom toolbar buttons and even file icons and program associations. And every part of XYplorer file manager is completely portable. Even dark mode.

Responsiveness of the XYplorer program developer:

System requirements for the program:

Since XYplorer is a portable file manager. File management does not require installation or modification of your operating system or registry. You can take the program with you and simply launch the file manager from a USB drive along with your personal configuration.

The XYplorer program works under 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft operating systems:

Windows Server 2003;
- Windows XP;
- Windows Vista;
- Windows Server 2008;
- Windows 7;
- Windows Server 2012;
- Windows 8;
- Windows 8.1;
- Windows Server 2016;
- Windows 10.

You can try the file manager for free, but remember that the demo version of XYplorer is fully functional only for 30 days after installation on your computer!

A fast program for downloading videos from the Internet for Mac: Downie will save video content once or according to a list and a customizable “alarm clock”.

A program for downloading videos from Internet sites - Downie is currently supported by more than 1,000 different sites (including Facebook, Vimeo, the legendary YouTube, Lynda, Youku, Daily Haha, MTV, iView, South Park Studios, Bloomberg, Kickstarter, NBC News, CollegeHumor , MetaCafe, as well as Bilibili and other sites with videos). Plus, the list of sites from which the program can download videos is growing rapidly.


Downie program features:

Support for downloading 4K YouTube videos - Unlike many other YouTube video downloaders, Downie supports HD YouTube videos, up to 4K format.

Frequent updates - you don’t have to wait long for new sites to be added from where you can download videos or errors are corrected. Downie is updated approximately once a week with new features, supported sites, and more.

International approach - Downie downloader not only supports specific sites created for a specific country, the program is also localized into different languages. If your language is not on the list of supported languages, just contact the developer, Charlie Monroe Software, and discuss the issue.

New features in Downie:

Redesign of the program's user interface - the downloader's user interface has been redesigned from scratch. According to the developer, the interface has become faster, more convenient and visually pleasing.

Menu bar icon - you can manage downloads from the menu bar, without having to be distracted from your current work.

Improved HLS support - the program developer claims that HLS streams load four times faster.

DASH support - DASH streams are now supported.

Major post-processing improvements - Post-processing of some uploads can take just seconds instead of minutes thanks to Downie, a shortcut to analyze video before converting it.

Simple Mode - If you prefer to keep the user interface as simple as possible, there's an Easy mode for you.

Grouping video files based on the site from which the download was made and the playlist - all downloads can now be sorted into folders depending on where you downloaded them from or what playlist they are from.

Delayed queue start is a function for scheduling downloads for the required time (for example, you can schedule a video download for the middle of the night) so as not to overload the Internet channel for the whole family.

User-controlled pop-up support - The program now additionally supports pop-up windows, so you can log in to sites that open the login window in a separate window.

Simple tips for using Downie:

If you have a large list of links or many links within some text, simply drag it all onto Downie - the downloader will scan the text for links to video content.

You can also use copy and paste - just press Command-O in Downie and you can paste a lot of links.

Fast user support:

The developer of the video download program usually responds to emails within 24 hours and quite often adds support for the requested sites in the program in its next update.

A few words from the program developer:

Charlie Monroe, General Manager, Developer and Customer Support:

"My goal is to release the best applications and provide the best support."

Downie Compatibility:

Anyone who is thinking about downloading the Downie program for Mac. You should be aware that to work with the program, you need a computer with the operating system macOS 10.11 or later.

Breaking software news: VideoSolo DVD Creator for converting and recording video, with wide functionality for the user.

So, with VideoSolo DVD Creator, burn almost any video to DVD and even Blu-ray discs easily and quickly, with excellent flexibility of settings (you can record video, edit video, add audio, edit DVD menu).


It is possible to download online videos for burning DVDs or Blu-Ray discs.

Need to solve the problem of how to download videos from online sites? For example, from sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MTV, Vimeo, Yahoo, Dailymotion, TED, Vevo, Niconico, AOL, Worldstar Hip Hop, Youku, CBS, ESPN and others. With this program, home movies or videos, after downloading from an online site, can still be burned to DVD or Blu-ray.

The program allows you, in a few simple steps, to download 3D videos, high-definition videos (4K, 1080p and 720p resolutions) and music for any player.

Styling your DVD using the right menu.

The flexible VideoSolo DVD Creator program offers many diverse and incredible templates to edit DVD disc menus for you. Already available design themes such as holiday, family, wedding and more. After choosing the menu template you like, you can edit the DVD menu text and define its font, size, color. Creating a DVD menu is quite convenient.

Moreover, you can separately set background music, background picture and opening movie with your music, picture and video file.

Setting up DVD subtitles and audio tracks.

Need to change or create subtitles or audio tracks on your DVD? DVD Creator allows the user to customize the subtitles and audio track. That is, you can add subtitles and audio tracks to your DVD manually. Supported subtitle file formats are SSA, SRT, and ASS.

For audio files, this program supports almost all popular audio formats, so it is easy to import them into the program. With the DVD Creator utility, you can edit the audio volume and adjust the position of subtitles to get a personalized DVD file.

Video editing and live preview.

This DVD burning tool is designed with a powerful video editing feature that allows professionals and beginners alike to create professional-looking DVDs. Which allows you to adjust video effects such as brightness, saturation, hue, volume and contrast.

VideoSolo DVD Creator also supports the ability to trim video length, cut video, change aspect ratio, set position and transparency, and add text or image watermark to video.

The DVD Creator software user can view the DVD video at a convenient time before recording to make sure that everything is created as it should.

Video review of the VideoSolo DVD Creator program: User's Guide.

Not every person wants to work for hire, and he is looking for opportunities to earn his own living in order to feed himself and his family. At the same time, it is difficult to find a suitable vacancy or the salary is low - this also discourages employment for hire. Many people use a computer to earn money right from home, but what to do when you don’t even have a computer or have problems with the Internet? In the article, we will look at the simplest and most accessible types of earnings, which you can begin to implement even today, after reading this article. What you need to have is a smartphone and a Gmail email.

Start a business A computer or laptop would be very helpful, but at the same time, most tasks will be completed only with the help of a phone and ingenuity. Let's look at the possibilities of starting a business?

Tour guide

If you live in the same city all the time, then you can earn pocket money. What do you need for this? You need to become a tour guide in your hometown. To make your work easier, you can create a website (you can do this yourself using special programs - there are many of them on the Internet), leave a few words about yourself as an expert in your hometown, and tell us about your services. For this, the best option would be a one-page website, because you won’t post a lot of information. Then install a map application from Yandex.Maps or GoogleMaps on your phone, with which you will plan the excursion route - this will help you navigate correctly. Remember that your phone must be Android based. In your free time, you can create a guidebook and sell it upon request as an application on a smartphone or in e-book format.

Writer

It may seem foolhardy to become a writer without a computer! But we won’t suggest that here. Practice has shown that this task is quite feasible if you have the desire and aspiration. Blogging can be a good starting point for this, as there are many apps for Android and iOS that allow you to write short articles and posts on major blogging platforms. Some of the platforms even have special built-in modules that allow you to work through phones. You shouldn’t stop at blogging only, because you can expand. In Japan, it is popular to write entire novels directly using your phone, and then post them for everyone to read. Who would dare to take such a step? After all, when traveling, you can spend time usefully and do two things at the same time - travel and write.

Video shooting

It used to be that directors, documentarians, and other video professionals would transport a van full of specialized equipment from one location to another, and they also had a whole crew of film crews. groups. Sometimes these shoots were short and the day was completely wasted. Today, pocket video cameras have reached the HD level, and a whole carload of equipment is not required. To start offering your videography services, all you need is some courage and a high-end mobile phone, and become a director. Many modern devices have features that allow you to edit your footage on the spot. When shooting an amateur video, you can immediately transfer the footage to your phone or memory card - quickly and easily! Also, with one click, the result of the work can be uploaded to YouTube and have additional income. This type of earnings was discussed in the article “”.

Except Using the listed methods, you can find many more options for earning money using a mobile phone. This could be providing services to entrepreneurs and becoming a mystery shopper to check on your employees. Become a virtual assistant and offer services to people who don't have the time or knowledge to do so. For example, look on the Internet for some thing that a person cannot find or does not have the opportunity to do. Become a “personal” telephone operator. To do this, you need to connect a beautiful phone number and create an electronic wallet to accept money for services rendered, and work to provide services in the areas in which you are knowledgeable. For example, you can help make decisions on complex issues, place bets on sports games, or read bedtime stories to children.

If you think about it, there are many possibilities for providing services. All you need is courage and decision to create such a business! Then, from a home business on the phone, you can promote a serious business and already work professionally, if necessary, hire working staff and manage them so that they treat their work properly. Otherwise, you can lose everything that you created from scratch.

In this article I will tell you how I and my friends made money selling digital equipment. This was around 2010. It all started with the fact that I bought myself a new phone, and there was nowhere to put the old one, and so I went to one of the sites on digital technology, and while I was moving from one page to another, I saw that people were making money from it.

It happened that one person was selling 3-5 mobile phones, several digital video cameras. This interested me, and I began to ask where it all came from. They explained to me that goods are bought at one price, and then they are repaired, and sometimes they are not repaired and sold for a completely different price, which exceeds the purchase price.

I really liked this idea. I shared it with my friends and they were also impressed. We punished ourselves because we had previously been unable to come up with such a simple idea on which we could earn such simple money and not take it from our parents.

So my friends and I decided to try this digital business. Each of the friends had to find something at home to sell. And so the search began, after 2 hours we already had several of our old phones, 2 digital cameras, a tablet and a netbook. We decided that this would be enough for a start.

And so we went online to sites selling digital equipment, created accounts there and began posting advertisements for the things we found. When everything was ready, we decided to wait for someone to write to us, interested in our product. But at first, things didn’t work out; during the week, various people wrote to us, asked us about our digital equipment, but everyone was not happy with the prices, either too high or something else.

We decided to wait further, almost another week passed, but nothing changed. We decided to reconsider our prices and comparing them with others, we realized that we had overestimated them. This is not a new technique, but a technique that has already been used; somewhere it has already lost its appearance. Having set lower prices, our equipment was quickly snapped up. We were delighted; we had our own good money.
Without spending them anywhere, for some of them, we bought mobile phones from various people (including 3 iPhones), which could have been sold for much more, it’s just that many people didn’t know the price for them, others simply got rid of, as they said, junk, but We knew that we could sell them at a higher price, no matter what it cost us. The trouble is that one of the iPhones had a broken screen and replacing it cost more than we bought this iPhone. After some fiddling around, we sold it for pennies, losing in price, and decided not to buy broken phones anymore.

After more than a year, we earned good money, we felt like real businessmen who make their own living. So we gradually grew, selling more and more digital equipment.

After some time, we began to transport mobile phones from abroad, since they were one and a half to two times cheaper there than here. We buy them on Aliexpress, there is free delivery from China. We mainly buy phones that have become classics, which have already been discontinued and can only be bought in online stores.
For example:
motorola razr v3
sony ericsson k800i
Nokia 3110
The list is somewhere between 100 - 150 pieces.
The markup on such models is usually 2 times. You buy for 2000 rubles. sell for 4000 rubles.
We made our own online store, we work through Yandex market, about 6 sales a day.
We use EMS, mail, couriers (sometimes we carry them ourselves), "Pickpoint".

For us, all this has become a real business, our money. Two of my friends bought BMW and Audi cars, well, of course not new, but for now they were content with that. I think that starting out while I’m still young is a very good idea for a business. Where you can earn good money with little expense.




How not to sell mobile phones, the court and Rospotrebnadzor reported

Court ordered to warn buyers that the cell phones they purchase are equipped with used batteries. The device must be accompanied by a technical passport and warranty card, and the cost of the device must be recorded on the price tag.

Supervisory authority And judicial authority reminded entrepreneurs how to properly sell mobile phones. The Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare for the Leningrad Region published the decision of the Volkhov City Court. There, a case was considered regarding non-compliance with trade rules in the sale of cell phones and accessories. Rospotrebnadzor sued an entrepreneur who was selling devices essentially according to his own rules. Inspectors found a number of violations by the businessman and demanded that he be obliged to comply with legal requirements.

The court agreed with this position. He ordered buyers to be warned that the cell phones they were purchasing were either used or equipped with used batteries. The device must be accompanied by a technical passport and a warranty card, and the cost of the device must be recorded on a correctly executed price tag. In addition, there should be a complaint book at the point of sale. The court decision, in particular, states:

According to Article 8 of the Law of the Russian Federation dated 02/07/1992 No. 2300-1 “On the Protection of Consumer Rights” (hereinafter referred to as the Law), the consumer has the right to demand the provision of necessary and reliable information about the seller, his operating hours and the goods he sells...

In accordance with Article 9 of the Law and paragraph 10 of the Rules for the sale of certain types of goods, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 19, 1998 No. 55 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules), the seller is obliged to inform the consumer of the brand name (name) of his organization, its location (address ) and operating mode...

The seller is obliged to promptly provide the consumer with the necessary and reliable information about the goods, ensuring the possibility of their correct selection. This information must necessarily contain:
the name of the technical regulation or other designation established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on technical regulation and indicating the mandatory confirmation of the conformity of the product;
information about the basic consumer properties of goods, price in rubles and conditions for purchasing goods, warranty period, if established;
rules and conditions for the effective and safe use of goods in respect of which the requirement for such information is determined in accordance with the law...
service life and shelf life of goods...
information about the rules for selling goods.

If the product purchased by the consumer has been used or the defect(s) have been eliminated, information about this must be provided to the consumer...

The seller is obliged to have a book of reviews and suggestions, which is provided to the buyer upon his request. The book must be numbered and laced, certified by the signature of the head and the seal of the trade organization in accordance with paragraph 17 of the Instructions on the book of complaints and suggestions in retail trade and public catering enterprises, approved by order of the USSR Ministry of Trade dated July 23, 1973 No. 139...

When selling goods, the seller brings to the attention of the buyer information about confirmation of the goods’ compliance with the established requirements by marking the goods in the prescribed manner with a conformity mark and familiarizing the consumer, upon his request, with a properly executed supporting document.

Rechargeable batteries and alkaline batteries are included in a unified list of products, confirmation of conformity of which is carried out in the form of a declaration of conformity approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 1, 2009 No. 982 (item 3482 of the list).

According to paragraphs 50, 51 of the Rules, the person carrying out the sale, at the request of the buyer, checks in his presence the quality of the goods, its completeness, the presence of documents related to it, and the correctness of the price. When transferring technically complex household goods to the buyer, the set of accessories and documents installed by the manufacturer of the goods (technical passport or other document replacing it indicating the date and place of sale, operating instructions and other documents) are simultaneously transferred to the buyer.

In accordance with paragraph 129 of the Rules, information about used goods must also contain information about the condition of the goods, any shortcomings in them, technical characteristics (for technically complex goods), the purpose of the goods and the possibility of using them for their intended purpose or for other purposes. Information characterizing the condition of a used product, including its shortcomings, is indicated on the product label. If a used product is offered for sale, in respect of which information must be provided on confirmation of its compliance with established requirements, expiration date or service life, but such information is missing, the seller, when selling the specified product, is obliged to inform the buyer that compliance the product must meet the established requirements, it must have an expiration date or service life, but there is no information about this.

According to paragraph 16 of the Rules for commission trade in non-food products, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 06.06.1998 No. 569, when goods are accepted for commission, a product label is attached to it, and for small items - a price tag indicating the number of the document drawn up upon acceptance of the goods and the price. The list of goods accepted for commission and the product label indicate information characterizing the condition of the product (new, used, degree of wear, main product features, defects of the product). The list of goods accepted for commission and the product label are signed by the commission agent and the consignor.

If the consumer is not given the opportunity to immediately receive information about the product upon concluding a contract, he has the right to demand from the seller compensation for losses caused by unjustified avoidance of concluding the contract, and if the contract is concluded, refuse to fulfill it within a reasonable time and demand the return of the amount paid for the product and compensation other losses. A seller who does not provide the buyer with complete and reliable information about the product bears responsibility under Articles 18 and 29 of the Law for defects in the product that arise after its transfer to the consumer due to the lack of such information.

Let us remind you that liability for offenses in the field of entrepreneurial activity is provided for in Chapter 14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Thus, Article 14.4 punishes the sale of goods, performance of work and provision of services in violation of legal requirements. Article 14.5 punishes the sale of goods in the absence of established information. Penalties for misrepresentation regarding the consumer properties and quality of goods are prescribed in Article 14.7. For violation of the consumer’s right to receive necessary and reliable information about the product, one will have to answer under Article 14.8.