As the first flagship of the Lenovo Lemon series, the Lenovo Lemon X3 is equipped with a mid-range Snapdragon 808+3G ROM, while the camera uses IMX230, and is also equipped with an independent audio decoder chip. What will its performance be like?
In terms of specifications, Lenovo Lemon X3 uses a 5.5 inch 1080P LCD screen, 3G RAM+64G ROM (supporting TF card expansion), the rear camera is 21 million pixels, the sensor model is Sony IMX230, and the front camera is 8 million pixels. It is equipped with back fingerprint identification, QC2.0 fast charging, and ESS Sabre9018C2M audio decoding chip CirrusLogic WM8281、 And three OPA1612 two-stage operational amplifiers.
appearance
Lenovo Lemon X3 adopts a whole metal frame design. The front and rear panels are made of plastic. The volume key and power key are located on the right side of the phone. The SIM card slot is on the left side of the phone. The top is equipped with a 3.5mm headset interface and infrared, and the bottom is a Micro USB interface. Compared with other mobile phones on the market, the biggest difference of Lenovo Lemon X3 is that it is equipped with two speakers on the front panel. Officially, it is the first mobile phone in the world that supports Dolby Atoms surround sound technology with both internal and external amplifiers.
The camera and flash on the back of Lenovo Lemon X3 are connected with the fingerprint identification module, and the rear shell is white matte, so the overall holding feeling is pretty good.
screen
Lenovo Lemon X3 uses a 5.5 inch IPS screen, with a color gamut covering 100% sRGB, 89% Adobe RGB, a screen color temperature of 9400K, a maximum white dot brightness of 480nits in the center of the screen, and a surrounding brightness of 440~480nits. The brightness distribution is relatively uniform. The average △ E of the screen is 2.47. The overall performance of Lemon X3 screen is satisfactory, and the screen color temperature is high.
system
Lenovo Lemon X3 adopts Android 5.1.1 system, which still maintains the consistent UI style of Lemon series, and is no different from the interface of most smart phones on the market. The system still comes with its own file manager, and the music app is an in-depth customized version of Netease Cloud Music. There are many music resources, and the newer Random Steps OP can also be found.
Lenovo Lemon X3 has many camera functions. In the automatic mode, when we take a picture of an object, it will prompt us to "get closer" to correct our shooting.
performance
In terms of performance, Lenovo Lemon X3 uses Snapdragon 808 SoC+3GB RAM. Because the screen resolution is 1080P, the Snapdragon 808 is still comfortable in daily use, and there will not be too many stuck situations in daily use. Compared with some mobile phones on the market that also use Snapdragon 808 SoC, such as LG G4, Xiaomi 4c, etc., our scores are very close, However, the flash memory writing speed of Lenovo Lemon X3 is low.
photograph
daytime
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Lenovo Lemon X3 and Meizu PRO 5 both use Sony IMX230 sensors. In this group of samples, Lenovo Lemon X3 was overexposed in the sky. The sky was white, while Meizu could see the junction between blue and white.
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
In the daytime sample, Lenovo Lemon X3 and Meizu PRO 5 are similar in performance. Except for the overexposure of Lemon X3 in some scenes, there is little difference between the two in daytime white balance, analytical power and tolerance.
at night
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3
Left: Meizu PRO 5 Right: Lenovo Lemon X3 (100% magnification)
In the night proof, especially in the first group of night view proofs, their tolerance, color and analytical performance are relatively general, while in the second group of proofs, there is still some halo in both.
In general, under the condition of sufficient light/daytime, Lenovo Lemon X3 can play to the level of IMX230, and even the weak light performance is better than PRO5, but there is still a gap between weak light imaging and high-end mobile phones of international manufacturers.
Fast charging, endurance&heating
In terms of battery life, the Lenovo Lemon X3 uses a 3600mAh battery. After our three-and-a-half hour battery life test, there is still 64% power left. The battery life is good. Although Lenovo Lemon X3 also uses the fast charging standard of Qualcomm QC 2.0, its measured charging specification is 9.3V/1.1A, power is 10.23W, and the fast charging effect is not obvious.
In terms of heating, after running NBA 2K15 for one hour, the maximum temperature of Lenovo Lemon X3 was 41 ℃ at the front of the fuselage. For Snapdragon 808, the temperature was acceptable. There was no overheating in daily use.
External release
Lenovo Lemon X3
Bank of China Moto X Pro
Lenovo Lemon X3 claims to be a mobile phone that supports Dolby Atoms surround sound effect technology in the world and supports both internal and external playback. In the test, we compared it with Moto X Pro, which is also equipped with dual speakers on the front panel. At the same time, we used NetEase Cloud music to play anime Shuffle OP（ ミカツキさユリ ）At the climax of the song, the maximum decibel of the Lenovo Lemon X3 20cm away from the speaker is 85db, while the Moto X Pro is 89.9db. Although the volume is lower than that of the Moto X Pro, the Lenovo Lemon X3 has obvious advantages over the Moto X Pro in terms of musical instruments and stereo effect during transition.
summary
On the whole, Lenovo Lemon X3 is a relatively balanced mobile phone. Although its performance in screen, performance, camera and battery life is not outstanding, it can still afford its price. The outstanding part is the audio part, which is equipped with ESS Sabre9018C2M audio decoding chip CirrusLogic WM8281、 As well as three OPA1612 two-level operational amplifiers, the audio hardware is very powerful. Because of the dual speakers on the front panel, its external amplifier is also ahead of most mobile phones on the market.
