Two years ago, although Vivo had two previous models of Xplay and Xplay3S in the Xplay product line, in the fast iterative mobile phone market, 803 days is not too long. Two and a half years later, can vivo xplay5 become a trendsetter in mobile phones again?

Two years ago, vivo Xplay3S was still waving the banner of "Hi Fi Ultimate Image". As an iterative product of Xplay3s, vivo Xplay5 also injected the gene of "fast" experience on the basis of Hi Fi. The Xplay5 flagship version is equipped with a Qualcomm 820 processor, a 6GB RAM+128GB ROM storage combination, and a HiFi 3.0 chip; The Xplay5 is equipped with a Qualcomm 652 processor and a storage combination of 4GB RAM+128GB ROM. In addition to the difference in processor and memory, both versions are equipped with a 5.43-inch 2K resolution Super Amoled hyperbolic screen, a front 800 pixel camera+a rear 16 million pixel camera, a built-in 3600 mAh battery, and support dual engine flash charging, full network communication and fingerprint recognition. The product provided by Lei Feng in this trial is Vivo xplay5, and the specific model is Vivo xplay5A.

Basic parameters

• Mobile phone model: vivo xplay5A

• Processor: 1.8Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon eight core MSM8976

• Memory: 4G RAM+128G ROM

• Camera: 1600W (main)/800W (front), F2.0 (main)/F2.4 (front)

• Battery: 3600mAh, 9V/2A fast charging

• Screen size: 5.43 inch curved screen

• Resolution: 2560X1440 pixels

• Hi-Fi：CS4398 DAC+AD45257

• Body size: 153.5X76.2X7.59mm

• Network format: All Netcom

Appearance design: the first hyperbolic screen in China

In addition to the "fast" experience and "Hi Fi extreme imaging", the biggest highlight of vivo Xplay5 is its appearance. In fact, the mobile phone screen has always been a battleground for manufacturers, and it is also the easiest place to have a fresh feeling. After all, the biggest interaction of mobile phones is this screen. Like the world's first 2K screen mobile phone, the Xplay3S, the Xplay5 is the first hyperbolic screen mobile phone in China. From the perspective of appearance, this screen is very beautiful.

Similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the whole screen naturally extends from the front to the side, showing a clear radian, which subverts the human subconscious. This visual impact just creates the Xplay5. In addition to the visual effect, the 2.5D curved screen has made a qualitative leap, making the whole feel more comfortable, The advantages of curved screen are reflected from the touch and vision.

Although the Xplay5 uses a 5.43-inch Super Amoled high-definition display, the frame is very narrow due to the hyperbolic screen, so the vivo Xplay5 is very thin when held in the hand, making the large screen mobile phones rank among the mobile phones with superior grip.  

In addition to the curved screen, the front layout of the mobile phone still continues the family face of Vivo. The top is equipped with light sensors, earphones, etc., the top left corner is the official logo of Vivo, which enjoys the reputation of "factory machine" in China, and the bottom is Android's three King Kong touch keys. The whole front ensures the practicability of functions, and the whole layout is simple and clear, It is less embarrassing for Samsung.

In addition to the improvement of the superior hand feeling brought by the curved screen, it should also be thanks to the metal body, which accounts for up to 98% of the total metal. The body is made of special aluminum magnesium alloy. Despite the authenticity of the official 57 processes, such as PMH nano injection molding, manual polishing, laser engraving, honeycomb anodizing, etc., the hand feeling is really good from the experience of the real machine.

The curved screen and the metal body create a superior feel, but also because of the metal body, the back of the phone should not adopt a three-stage design. The upper left corner is a 16 million main camera and dual color temperature flash light. Because the overall thickness of the body is 7.59mm, the overall camera has more than 1mm projection, Although the official random gift of the protective sleeve can perfectly protect the camera protruding and easy to scratch, this is still a little disappointed for Virgo.

In terms of the process of the fuselage, another thing that makes people fine is that the entire metal frame also shows a slight radian. The four corners are obviously chamfered, and the arc-shaped upper and lower frames are also used. Although the transition between the curved screen and the metal frame is not so smooth, it does not feel particularly hand pressing.

In terms of keys, the power key and volume key are located on the right side of the fuselage. The key feedback is obvious. The position of the power key is moderate, and the thumb can easily touch it when operating with one hand.

The right side is the SIM card slot. Xplay adopts the design of dual Nano SIM cards. The dual cards are all connected to the network. When using the dual cards, the main card supports Mobile Unicom Telecom 4G/3G/2G, and the secondary card supports Mobile Unicom Telecom 2G. Here, it should be noted that the two card slots cannot be inserted with telecom cards at the same time. If the telecom card is inserted at the same time, the main card still supports Mobile Unicom Telecom 4G/3G/2G, but the secondary card has no signal. When using a single card, the main card supports 4G/3G/2G of China Mobile Unicom.

The top of the phone is earphone and noise reduction microphone, and the bottom is USB port and speaker. Although I got the non flagship version.

However, we can see the unusual official earphones in the package, which shows their sincerity and importance to HiFi.

Hardware performance: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor

This time, Xplay5 launched two versions, the flagship version and the standard version. The flagship version is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 flagship processor, The super large storage of 6GB DDR4 is also equipped with the new HiFi 3.0 technology, dual DAC ES9028 and three OPA1612 op amps. The standard version uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, 4GB DDR4 storage, and the audio part is the solution of DAC CS4398+op amp chip AD45257.

The performance of Snapdragon 820 is unknown, but can the performance of Snapdragon 652, which is aimed at the mid end, be good? Now let's look at the specific data through some performance test software.

An Tu Tu ran points

From the actual score of Anthare, the standard Xplay5 with Snapdragon 652 has achieved 71410. Compared with other models, the score of 70000+has reached the flagship level in 2016, and even has the tendency to counter high-end chips 808 and 810. In addition to having the latest A72 architecture of ARM, the 4GB DDR4 storage also helped raise a lot of points.

Geekbench 3 Test

Geekbench is a processor benchmark tool that can test the performance of a single core CPU and the performance of a multi-core CPU. The single core score is the absolute performance of the strongest core CPU, while the multi-core score is more to test the performance of multi-core processing and the stability of frequency. The test shows that the score of single core is 948, and the score of multi core is 2803. It can be seen from the comparison list with the software itself that the score of single core and multi core of Snapdragon 652 is close to 801, which is really good.

Game performance (NBA 2K16)

In addition to software testing, the author also made a first-hand experience of the game performance of the mobile phone. During the trial, the CPU utilization rate was only 20% to 30%, and four small cores or four large cores were all involved in the calculation. However, in order to ensure the heat and endurance of the mobile phone, the eight cores were not fully open, and in the experience, it was found that the frame rate of the game picture was good.

System OS: surface optimization+split screen task+application

In fact, today when mobile phone hardware is transparent and technology innovation has entered the bottleneck, it is determined that mobile phone differentiation is often reflected in the mobile phone Rom, and a good mobile phone Rom will directly affect the mobile phone user experience. Undoubtedly, the Xplay5 is still equipped with Funtouch OS, and this time, the author will start with the optimization of Funtouch OS for curved screen.

The outgoing Xplay5 is equipped with the Futouch OS 2.5 deeply developed based on Android 5.1. The UI design adopts a flat style. By optimizing the interaction logic, the multitask menu and shortcut switch are integrated into the pull-up menu, which makes it different from the original system. However, this design does not increase the cost of starting.

Surface optimization

Although similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the Xplay5 does not optimize the function and practicability of the curved screen on the Rom, some small visual improvements still bring a big surprise to the machine. For example, if you slide the lock screen interface to unlock, in addition to the glow effect of your fingertips, the phone's bilateral curved screens will have a comparable glow effect.

Compared with the side screen unlocking halo, the side screen call function is more practical. When the mobile phone is buckled back on the desktop, if the mobile phone calls, the double curved screen will also send out waves of light and shadow to remind the user of the call information. In addition to showing off in front of people, it is more practical for the actual experience, and these micro innovations bring more surprises to the hyperbolic screen, More than this, I believe that vivo will bring more practical functions and X effect in the future.

Split screen task

One of the highlights of Funtouch OS is the split screen task, which generally means that the user is allowed to operate another application on the full screen interface. However, this is not a real split screen function, but a "passive" split screen function. The user cannot actively open it, and can only choose to open it when necessary. At present, Funtouch OS only supports some APP split screens.

Application avatar

Since the Red Clothes Cult created the application separation function, the application separation function has been loved by consumers and mobile phone manufacturers. However, it should be noted that the application separation function is divided into main application and sub application. Deleting the main application will delete the copied application separation. Users should pay attention when deleting the separation application.

Photo: Please call me Professional PS

In terms of hardware, the vivo Xplay5 is equipped with 8 million pixels in the front, 16 million pixels in the rear, and an aperture of F2.0. The Sony IMX298 sensor is used, with a sensor size of 1/2.8 inch. The flash is designed with dual color temperature.

In addition to common functions such as one button beauty, the camera software has built-in night view, panoramic view HDR、 There are nine different modes, including motion anti shake, fast lens, document correction, ultra clear image quality, fast slow lens, and professional photography. At the same time, 45 different styles of filters can be added to photos according to their own needs, truly achieving zero threshold for photography.

In professional mode Among them, parameters such as ISO, shutter, white balance and focus can be adjusted manually, and auxiliary functions such as horizontal line can be added automatically, which makes the whole photographing more playable.

In the photo editing function, you can do more in-depth processing on any photo. In addition to the addition of filters, size adjustment, rotation and other functions, you can even add professional functions such as color, brightness, RGB curve adjustment and so on. The entire editing function is no less than a simple version of PS. I really believe that taking photos cannot be taken late.

In addition to the above professional&amateur camera functions, please enjoy the actual sample effect of Xplay5. The pictures uploaded have been compressed by the website instead of the original.

Fast charging: double engine flash charging

The Xplay5 is equipped with a 3600mAh battery. In order to solve the problem of long charging time, the dual engine flash charging technology is introduced. The original charger is used for charging. After a few seconds, it can be recognized. The phone enters the fast charging mode. The phone can realize charging of 9V 2A and 5V 2A through automatic control. Through the test, the mobile phone starts charging at 2%, and can complete 49% of the charging in half an hour. The body temperature is not hot due to fast charging.

Conclusion: Differentiation is coming

Vivo Xplay5 dares to fight on the hardware. Although it is a comeback two years later, it is a bold hardware configuration. It will give full play to the strength of the Fontouch OS, which has been optimized for many years. With the addition of the hyperbolic screen and the debut of 6GB storage, Xplay5 has a dazzling capital in the mobile phone industry.

The competition among domestic mobile phone manufacturers is becoming more and more fierce. Today, when the hardware is transparent and the technological innovation has entered the bottleneck, the success must depend on the differentiated selling points. Although the addition of the hyperbolic screen element by vivo this time has not lost Samsung's achievements, the author believes that this is just a signal that the mobile phone industry will have more and more differentiation in the future.