The flagship Android platform has always spared no effort in hardware configuration, and the most crazy flagship mobile phones piled up in the first half of 2016 must be the flagship of vivo Xplay5. 2K hyperbolic screen+Snapdragon 820+6GB memory+128GB storage+dual DAC+3 op amps, these are the top configurations in the industry today But what about its performance?
parameter
The appearance, screen, camera and battery capacity of the two machines are the same. The main change is that the flagship version is equipped with Snapdragon 820 and has significantly upgraded the audio chip. It is also the first mobile phone equipped with 6GB memory+128GB storage in China. In addition to the camera, all the hardware configurations of the Xplay5 flagship version are the best at present.
Appearance and workmanship
Our test machine is the flagship version of Captain America Xplay5. Mechanical The packaging is quite cool, A bonus Team USA T-shirt And phone case , accessory storage bag and 5000mAh mobile power supply.
The packaging box of the mobile phone is close to that of the Xplay5, which is a pure white cardboard box. Accessories include charging head, data cable, headset, clean water protection case and clip pin. The charging head supports 5V2A and 9V2A outputs.
The biggest appearance feature of the machine is the hyperbolic screen+metal back cover Champagne gold color matching, gold is very light and suffused with rose gold, the color is relatively low-key. Because it is“ Captain America's flagship version ", with the words and logo of Captain America printed on the back of the mobile phone.
Left: flagship version Right: standard version
The appearance design of the Xplay5 flagship version and the standard version is completely the same, the overall workmanship is solid and delicate, the keys are tight and the virtual position is small, and the feedback is clear. The audio quality of vivo has always been very strong, but the headset interface of the Xplay5 flagship version is still not in the middle as the standard version, so it may be a bit troublesome for Virgo.
In addition, the Xplay5 flagship version is also attached with a curved surface film when it leaves the factory, which is the best curved surface film the author has ever encountered. The feel is very close to the glass, and it is difficult to find that the machine has been coated without looking carefully.
screen
Both the Xplay5 flagship and standard versions are equipped with 5.43 inch 2K resolution (2560 * 1440) AMOLED screens. The screen is made of flexible material and supplied by Samsung. The double-sided curved surface is arranged in Pentile. But the PPI of 540 is no longer a problem in terms of fineness.
The screen test data of the two versions are relatively close. Under the 100 nit brightness close to the daily use environment, the 104 color average deltaE of the Xplay5 flagship version is 4.3, with the maximum of 11.1, slightly better than the 4.8 of the standard version. The actual appearance is gorgeous and cold, which is more pleasing to the eye, and the color restoration performance is in line. In addition, vivo does not add color temperature selection function, and there will be no brightness jump when strong light shines on the photoreceptor.
system
Lock screen and desktop screenshot
The double curved screen of Xplay5 pays more attention to the improvement of appearance. The most obvious thing in the system is the side screen effect in the lock screen interface. and The most special feature of Captain America Xplay5 flagship edition is its exclusive theme for Captain America. After all, it is an official production, and the production quality is far better than similar themes in other customized systems. It is estimated that it will be very popular with Marvel Powder.
Pull Up/Control Bar and Notification Bar
The pull-up bar integrates multi task pages, and supports long press to lock tasks and slide to clear functions.
The system is based on Android 6.0, and the version number is Funtouch OS 2.6. The system interface is still familiar with the flat style, which is little different from the previous version. The symbol of the flagship version is 6GB running memory and 128GB storage.
Funtouch OS comes with many advanced functions, such as double click wake-up, rest screen gesture, somatosensory control Split screen multitasking, almost everything you can think of.
Screenshots of music, calendar and alarm clock
I Housekeeper system management
The Funtouch OS 2.6 on the Xplay5 flagship version and the previous versions can also apply the summary of the previous system evaluation: it is a little like the girl next door. The system does not look amazing, but it is very familiar and easy to use. On the balance of aesthetic and functional ease of use, it obviously tends to be easy to use and functional, and it is very grounded.
performance
CPU operation performance test
GPU graphics performance test
Flash memory read/write test
Xplay5 Ultimate Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820+6G LPDDR4 memory+128GB UFS2.0 flash memory. Snapdragon 820 uses a four core Kryo core, 2 * 2.15GHz+2 * 1.593GHz large and small core architecture, and the GPU is Adreno 530@624MHz 。
It is estimated that everyone is familiar with the performance of the Snapdragon 820. Because of the small number of cores in the CPU part, multithreaded applications will suffer. However, the Kryo core and the A72 architecture are still some distance away, and the absolute computing performance has certain disadvantages compared with Exynos and Kirin series.
In the GPU part, Adreno 530 is definitely the strongest mobile phone platform in service, and various kinds of SoCs, including Apple A9, are crushed. While the performance of the Xplay5 flagship version is very similar to that of the Samsung S7 edge and LG G5 with SoC, the Xplay5 flagship version is more active in core and frequency regulation and has better performance.
The biggest advantage of the Xplay5 flagship is its flash memory reading speed. With a large capacity of 128GB, it is very outstanding in terms of continuous write performance. In addition, because the memory is up to 6GB, the switching speed of daily applications is very high. Even if all the pre installed applications and more than 10 common apps are opened, there is no need to reload them.
photograph
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration
The focal length/wide-angle size of the two machines are the same, and the white balance and metering style are relatively close.
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration
Left: vivo Xplay5 standard version Right: vivo Xplay5 top configuration version (click to enlarge to see the original image)
Both versions of Xplay are equipped with Sony's 16 megapixel IMX298 sensor. Their ISP (image processor) and algorithm are different:
The standard version of Xplay5 has shown excellent daytime discrimination in the previous photo comparison, and the flagship version of Xplay5 can even improve on this basis. his The white balance is more accurate, the style is slightly warmer and yellower, the noise smear is cleaner, the image sharpness is higher, and the details are more abundant.
In the weak light scene, we can find that the ISO and shutter of the two samples are very close, but the data volume of the flagship sample is always larger, which is reflected in the better noise smearing and sharpness performance of the sample, with higher picture purity and less color noise.
In general, the photo performance of the flagship version of vivo Xplay5 is somewhat unexpected. The upgrade of ISP and algorithm has improved its white balance, noise control, sharpness and weak light performance to varying degrees. Although there is no optical anti shake, its actual performance will not be a problem if it is photographed in the first echelon of domestic flagship unless it is an extremely low light scene.
Network format&sound quality
In terms of network system, both the flagship and standard versions of Xplay5 support dual card full netcom and 4G+. Telecom cards can easily run at a speed of more than 7MB/s in Beijing and Shenzhen. But like many mobile phones, when the 1 card uses the 4G network, the 2 card can only maintain the 2G status, and cannot support two telecom cards at the same time.
In terms of audio configuration, the Xplay5 flagship version has been upgraded to Dual ES9028Q2M independent DAC (digital to analog conversion chip), with up to three OPA1612 independent operational amplifiers. This DAC configuration is undoubtedly the most violent mobile phone HiFi design today, and only the Xiaomi Note flagship version (4 chips) can be compared with the operational amplifier chips that affect the thrust.
In terms of sound quality, Xplay5 Ultimate you bet It deserves the title of HiFi mobile phone. From the perspective of sound tuning, it belongs to the style of slightly balanced mid low frequency, which will be very attractive compared with other HiFi phones. Compared with Vivo's previous product X6 Plus, the dual DAC brings better sound separation and more sound details to the Xplay5 flagship. These improvements are obvious and easy to hear. Some mobile phones may deliberately highlight the amount of low frequencies to make ordinary users feel that the "sound quality" is good (low frequencies are relatively easy for entry-level users to perceive). However, the Xplay5 flagship version obviously does not follow this route. Its low frequencies are slightly more, but it is not offensive. Low frequencies have a deeper dive and good flexibility, This is a rare performance for a mobile phone.
In general, the most impressive thing for the author is its voice detail, voice separation and voice rendering ability, and its voice level is undoubtedly the peak of mobile phones at this stage, which I believe can meet the needs of most users. The three OPA1612 give the Xplay5 flagship a strong thrust performance. Ordinary earplugs and portable earphones are easy to use. The selection of earphones is highly adaptable. It is recommended to consider neutral or mid high frequency types, which can also be regarded as a more "versatile" front-end.
Endurance&fever
The Xplay5 flagship battery capacity is 3600mAh After 30 minutes of large-scale games (NBA 2K15), 30 minutes of wifi and 4G Internet access, 1 hour of music playing and 30 minutes of local video playing, and a full 3 hours of endurance test, the remaining power is 67% The standard version is the same.
It is worth noting that the Xplay5 flagship version has violent audio stacking, so the power consumption of music playback is higher than that of ordinary machines, even 2% higher than that of the standard version. However, it saves more electricity in the Internet link, resulting in the same final results. If the additional power consumption of the audio part is excluded, the endurance performance of the Xplay5 flagship version will be between LG G5/Glory V8 and Mate8, and the performance is good.
After 30 minutes of the game, the highest temperature on the front of the fuselage appears in the upper left corner, which is 46.4 degrees. The highest temperature on the back side appears above the fingerprint identification module, which is 40.6 degrees, which is in line.
summary
If domestic flagship products are basically products that balance configuration and cost, the Xplay5 flagship version is a "flagship template prototype" that costs nothing. In the hardware configuration of 2K hyperbolic screen+6GB memory+128GB storage+dual DAC+3 op amps, the Snapdragon 820 and IMX298 are the most inconspicuous parts. The performance of the machine can not be inferior to that of any Snapdragon 820 model of an international manufacturer, the customized system with excellent usability and the audio performance that has been far away from that of peers for more than half a year, all of which are absolutely worthy of the title of flagship.