The top configuration version was officially released on May 6. Compared with the standard version of the Xiaomi Note, the top configuration version has a clearer screen and more powerful configuration. At the same time, the HiFi module has also been enhanced, and the price has also been reduced from 3299 yuan to 2999 yuan“ What will be the actual performance of "Jihuang"? Let's see:
Unpacking
First of all, let's take a look at the packaging of the top version of Xiaomi Note. Instead of the usual packaging of Xiaomi products, this time we use the full black color matching plus the silver logo. The size of the packaging box is similar to that of the standard version.
The back of the package is still the configuration information we are familiar with. What we got is the 64G champagne gold of Xiaomi Note's top configuration version, dual Netcom version.
Open the package to see the body of the top version of Xiaomi Note.
The second layer of the packing box is related accessories.
The accessories in the package are the same as the standard version of the Xiaomi Note. They all have power adapters, data cables, pins and related instructions. They are not equipped with headphones.
The power adapter also supports Qualcomm's QC2.0 technology. The top configuration version of Xiaomi Note can support 9V 1.2A charging.
The front of the top version of Xiaomi Note is exactly the same as the standard version, with the brand logo in the upper left corner and three touch buttons below.
The layout of the back is also completely consistent, but the logo has become golden, and the product information below has disappeared, making it more concise.
The top configuration of Xiaomi Note also uses a 13 million pixel Sony IMX214 sensor, dual color temperature LED fill light, and the metal ring around the lens has been replaced with gold.
Gold logo on the back of the phone.
The top version of the Champagne Gold Xiaomi Note uses a gold border design, the antenna partition bar is white, and the top has a 3.5mm headphone interface and noise reduction microphone.
There is a central speaker and microphone on the bottom, and a micro USB connector on the side.
There are volume keys and power keys on the right side of the fuselage.
There is a SIM card slot on the left side of the fuselage, which supports nano SIM and micro SIM. You can switch between the network card and the call card freely.
From the front panel, the top configuration version of Xiaomi Note is the same as the standard version (the top configuration version is on the left, and the standard version is on the right).
Two versions of Xiaomi Note can be identified from the color of the border.
Lens specifications are the same, and the color is slightly different.
A close-up of the logo on the back of the phone shows that the logo of the top version of the Xiaomi Note has been changed to gold, and the relevant information below has also been removed.
UI
The top configuration of Xiaomi Note, of course, uses its own MIUI system. Through long-term upgrading and improvement, this system has satisfied more and more users both functionally and visually.
The top configuration of Xiaomi Note uses MIUI 5.5.5 based on Android 5.0.2, which is functionally different from the previous version based on The 4.4.4 version is not very different, but the upgraded Android 5.0.2 can support 64 bit processors, and at the same time, the ART operation mode is fully used to further improve the smoothness of the system.
The top configuration of Xiaomi Note also supports the "sunlight screen" technology, which allows users to improve the screen contrast in strong light and still view the screen clearly.
MIUI team also added some new 2K resolution wallpapers for the top configuration of Xiaomi Note.
The MIUI of the top version of Xiaomi Note no longer has a "performance mode", but instead has a "smooth mode", which needs to be restarted after switching.
performance
A major upgrade of Xiaomi Note top configuration version is to use , and upgraded to 4G LPDDR4 and 64G ROM. How will it perform in terms of performance? Let's take a look at the actual measurement:
Xiaomi Note top configuration is equipped with Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) 2.0GHz eight core 64 bit processor, which is composed of four core Cortex-A57 and four core Cortex-A53 LITTLE architecture (eight core A57 shown in the figure is an identification error). CPU stepping is r1p1 like G Flex2, Z9 Max and other mobile phones.
The graphics processor of Snapdragon 810 is Adreno 430 600MHz, and it is also the most high-end GPU of Qualcomm at present. In terms of its ability, it is not a problem to cope with 2K level large-scale games.
First of all, we conducted the regular rabbit evaluation. The score of the top version of Xiaomi Note exceeded 62000 points, which was fairly good. Compared with other mobile phones using Snapdragon 810, it had some advantages, but still had a gap compared with the Exynos 7420.
In the Pi test, the top configuration of Xiaomi Note is indeed stronger than other phones with the same SoC. It seems that Xiaomi's optimization level for Snapdragon 810 is indeed higher than that of other manufacturers.
In the RAR test, the RAR test tests the performance of the CPU L2 cache, and the top configuration of Xiaomi Note also performs well in this test.
From the above tests, we can see that the top configuration of Xiaomi Note is indeed more powerful than other mobile phones with the same processor. We don't know whether the legendary "V2.1 Snapdragon 810" has played a role, but there is no doubt that it has great advantages in kernel optimization.
In addition, the mobile phones that used to use Snapdragon 810 had serious frequency reduction problems. What about the optimization level of the top configuration of Xiaomi Note?
We opened Weibo for testing, and it can be seen that the top version of Xiaomi Note also has "eight cores fully open" in daily applications, and each CPU core maintains a high frequency.
When the CPU automatically adjusts the frequency, the four A53 cores will be at the highest frequency, and the two A57 cores will be turned off. At this time, the smoothness will also be affected.
We open the GPU rendering curve to check the smoothness of the top configuration of Xiaomi Note running applications, which can basically ensure smooth sliding in Sina Weibo.
The situation in the built-in application market is slightly worse, but it can basically ensure smooth operation.
In addition, the top configuration of Xiaomi Note with 4G Ram has 2.4G of available memory after boot.
photograph
The top configuration of Xiaomi Note is consistent with that of the standard version in terms of camera configuration. Both of them use Sony IMX214 sensor, 6P mirror set and OIS optical anti shake function. However, the top configuration of Xiaomi Note has a stronger ISP on Snapdragon 810, and officials claim that the photo taking effect will be better than that of the standard version.
We also use the Galaxy S6 edge, which is famous for taking photos, and the nubia Z9, which is also a home-made machine, as a comparison to see how the top version of the Xiaomi Note can take photos:
Sample of Xiaomi Note top layout (click to enlarge)
Galaxy S6 edge sample (click to enlarge)
Nubia Z9 sample (click to enlarge)
Sample of Xiaomi Note top layout (click to enlarge)
Galaxy S6 edge sample (click to enlarge)
Sample of Xiaomi Note top layout (click to enlarge)
Nubia Z9 sample (click to enlarge)
tone quality
Xiaomi started to join the HiFi battle of mobile phones from Xiaomi Note, and for the first time added a two-level dual op amp architecture to mobile phones. It went further in the top configuration of Xiaomi Note, replacing SABRE9018C2M (with the same performance as ES9018K2M, but different packaging methods) as a DAC chip, and adding eight Panasonic PPS audio capacitors and two-level regulated power supply, We also conducted some subjective auditions to provide more pure music and enhance the impetus.
From the actual listening sense, the sound trend of the top version of the Xiaomi Note is still the same as that of the standard version, but its transient sound performance is better. In addition, the top configuration will feel better when diving at low frequencies, and the sound field will also be strengthened. As the test prototype has not been available for a long time, it will take some time for us to make a better conclusion on the specific sound quality performance.
summary
From this comparison, we can also see that the top version of Xiaomi Note has a balanced strength in all aspects, a top indicator screen, excellent performance, and a better sound quality, which impressed us deeply. The price is adjusted to 2999 yuan, which is also the most prominent one of the high-end mobile phones using Snapdragon 810. Later, we will also make a further comparison between the top version of Xiaomi Note and other high-end mobile phones. Please continue to follow our subsequent evaluation.
