Different Foreword

▲ The author is no stranger to vivo mobile phones. The main model on hand is the vivo Xplay5 mobile phone. The high-capacity storage and the first hyperbolic screen HiFi mobile phone in China have been used for nearly half a year. This time, the X7 mobile phone that can experience "16 million soft light self taking" will not only have more feelings on the system, but also invite a male model of "Little Fresh Meat" just released to experience on the camera. Is the X7's soft light self timer a gimmick or a selling point? Is it worth buying? Follow the author's pictures and words to uncover its mystery.

Foreign style unpacking

▲ The packaging of X7 mobile phone is square, and the pure white cardboard shell actually has patterns, which is generally very simple. The front is a silver stamped X7 logo, and the back is pasted with product parameter labels and manufacturer information. In addition, there are anti-counterfeiting marks on the interface of the upper and lower boxes, and the laser anti-counterfeiting pattern can be seen after tearing.

▲ Open the box and see the X7 mobile phone wrapped in a frosted translucent protective sleeve on the left. Pick up this layer and the lower part is mobile phone accessories. The accessories are packed in three small cartons of different sizes and stacked neatly, so that they will not move or shake. From the packaging details, we can see that the vivo X7 mobile phone is quite up to standard.

▲ Vivo is still not disappointed with the abundance of accessories: two water jackets were given away, but the colors were different; In addition to the film that has been perfectly pasted on the mobile phone screen, another film and tools will be presented as a gift. It feels like you can set up a stall to paste the film after one time, making a great career; One USB power adapter and one data cable with dual engine fast charging; Because it is vivo, there are also earphones attached. Two pairs of silicone earmuffs of different sizes are provided for free, which is generous and humanistic; The manual, warranty card, and the ejector pin for opening the slot are also included. On the whole, the accessories for the vivo X7 are very sincere.

Sour and sweet appearance

▲ It is said that the styling design of domestic mobile phones is becoming more and more homogeneous. This time, the styling of vivo X7 is not as personalized as that of Xplay5. It is undeniable that at first glance, from the front, the elliptical fingerprint unlock key seems to see the shadow of Samsung and Meizu. The opening on the top is a circular opening on the right side of the Xplay5, which is where the soft light is located.

▲ This time, X7 does not place the fingerprint key behind the Xplay5. To tell you the truth, it is troublesome to unlock the rear fingerprint. You must also pick up your phone and put your finger on the back to unlock the fingerprint when you put it on the table. Now, in such a situation, it is not necessary to pick up the phone to unlock it, which is really convenient. In addition, the time of fingerprint unlocking is basically the same as the post fingerprint unlocking of Xplay5. The unlocking time of 0.2 seconds is very fast, which is much faster than that of the iPhone 6. Of course, the round waist key of X7 is just like Meizu, and it does not realize the mBack function that Meizu is proud of. The menu key is hidden on the left side of the fingerprint unlock key, and the return key is hidden on the right side. It will automatically light up when unlocking and tapping the key, while the Xplay5 does not light up when there is an icon. X7 does not display keys to make it beautiful, but it still needs to remember the key position and function, which is the same as when Xplay5 operates blindly at night. Different people have different opinions on the advantages and disadvantages.

▲ On the right side of the phone are the power button and the volume increase/decrease button. This design is completely consistent with the Xplay5, and the feel is the same. I believe that similar accessories are used. As for the touch of keys, it also inherits the Xplay5, with moderate elasticity, comfortable feedback force, and integrated metal and shell materials. Notice that the transition from the side to the front is not very smooth, and the inverted side is not as smooth as that of a 2.5D mobile phone. Plus a layer of factory film, the edge feels lacking. Is it because I am used to the curved screen relationship of Xplay5? At least the transition of the screen is very comfortable.

▲ The left side is the SIM card slot. The X7 dual card slot can only support dual cards and double numbers, but cannot support TF card expansion. Compared with the 64GB storage space itself, ordinary people can hardly use such a large space. Therefore, canceling the TF card expansion memory function will not have too much impact. It should be noted here that X7 adopts the all network communication system, and it is really convenient to switch between primary and secondary cards without restarting the mobile phone. The specific operation is as follows: Card 1 or Card 2 can switch the main card in the settings and have 4G Internet access function. If the other card is a secondary card, it will be in 2G signal mode. It can make calls and send messages, but cannot access the Internet. According to my recent experience of traveling to South Korea with Xplay5, Card 2 will not have any signal locally, because some countries have directly cancelled the communication base station using 2G signals.

▲ At the bottom of X7, in addition to the general settings of calls and speakers, the 3.5mm audio interface is also placed at the bottom. Don't be afraid of charging and listening to music with your headset connected to your mobile phone. Like Xplay5, X7 still uses Micro USB interface instead of Type-C interface like other brands. The author thinks that this interface should be modified to be better, and keeping pace with the times is the inevitable law of mobile phone development.

▲ The back of the X7 can not be fully called an integrated metal back cover. The three-stage body of Apple has its soul attached to it, as well as the shape and position of the convex camera and fill light, which makes people believe that the back cover of the X7 has seriously borrowed from the design of the Apple 6 mobile phone, in addition to the monochrome flash and vivo's own logo. Of course, the advantage is that the grip is improved, but in order to have the effect of bright edges, the arc edges on both sides are processed again. The appearance is improved, but the feel is not as comfortable as the integrated back cover edge turning of Apple.

▲ The rear camera of X7 is 1300W pixels, and the front camera is 1600W pixels. This setting is not the first time. The author has experienced the OPPO R9 mobile phone before, and the camera is the same routine, but no soft light is set, so the self portrait effect is certainly not as good as that of X7. We will talk about the specific experience later, PS, The model is a fresh meat.

▲ From the perspective of hand holding effect, the 5.2 inch 1080P resolution screen is very suitable for people with small hands (nv). Compared with the 5.5 inch screen, the visual viewing size is not much different. The author believes that this size of mobile phone can perfectly balance the two irreconcilable contradictions: the bigger the screen, the better the view and the worse the grip feel.

Different UI

▲ After talking about the appearance, let's take a look at the UI. As for the vivo UI, it has been said that the author has used it for nearly half a year, and its advantages and disadvantages will be discussed here. First, let's take a look at the software that comes with the system. The basic network communication software such as QQ and WeChat have come with it, video, travel and shopping software have also come with it, navigation software has also come with it, and vivo's own software has also come with it. On the whole, there is not much software attached to the vivo X7 system, unlike Huawei's system software, which is extremely bloated. When the X7 is powered on, it can smoothly surf the Internet. From the perspective of human experience, it seems that it has done a good job.

▲ For mobile phones over 5 inches, because of the size, it is difficult to slide the fingers down from the top. Vivo's UI is especially considerate in that the shortcut menu is designed to slide out from the bottom up, which is very convenient and user-friendly. The shortcut menu is divided into three layers: the top layer is the running software, which is selected to slide out; The middle part is for brightness and volume adjustment; At the bottom is the function shortcut menu. There are 9 options that can be sorted at will, and 2 options that can be hidden, but can be called out and replaced at any time. It is noted that vivo X7 also has a global eye protection function. If you open the phone for a long time, the screen will reduce the blue light, the overall color will be warmer, and the eyes will be more protected. However, the author still reminds you to look at the green or eye drops from a long distance to alleviate fatigue.

▲ Now we can see that vivo X7 is the latest customized Android based Funtouch OS2.5.1 system, with 4GB of operating memory and 64GB of mobile phone storage space. It can be said that it can handle the normal use of most users without inserting an expansion card. When the author used vivo Xplay5 in depth, there was a case of suspended animation, but after the system upgrade, the problem was solved well. At present, this has not happened to the use of X7, which indicates that vivo has been updating and improving the system, and it is more reliable than those mobile phone manufacturers who push advertisements with official software.

▲ In addition to some basic function settings, Funtouch OS also provides some small functions that are closer to Chinese people's living habits than the original Android system. Most of you have seen some functions of agent sense and intelligent call. For specific occasions, answering the phone and other situations, it can be convenient and fast to avoid embarrassment.

▲ When the screen is black, you can use the Smart wake function to draw specific gestures on the screen to wake up different functions. The quick launch also allows you to double click the fingerprint unlock key when the screen is blank, and open WeChat payment, camera QQ、 WeChat, flashlight and other functions. The function settings of this place are much better than those of Apple phones, which also confirms the author's belief that "laziness is the source of scientific and technological progress".

▲ Split screen multitasking is also a more intimate function. When watching a specific software video, you can chat on QQ, WeChat or send SMS for both purposes. Watch videos and socialize online without delay. I didn't use this function because I was too lazy to socialize when watching videos, and too lazy to watch videos when socializing.

Frequently used super screenshots

▲ The function of super screen capture is very comfortable for the author to use. The system provides long screenshots, rectangular screenshots, interesting screenshots and screen recording options. I often use the function of rectangular screenshots to share the pictures or words I see. Long screenshots can edit and connect different areas of several screens to form a complete picture, not limited to one screen size. For other screenshots, let's take a look at the video shown below using the screen recording function.

Application separation of one center and two purposes

▲ For the online social networking (qing) people, it is far from enough for one mobile phone to run only one QQ or WeChat. The application separation function in X7 can help you run two QQ and WeChat on one mobile phone at the same time. Ladies, please pay attention to the small size of men's tickets.

Is a soft light selfie a gimmick?

▲ The slogan of vivo X7 is "16 million soft light selfies, lighting up your beauty". Is it really so magical for ordinary consumers? You should know that the originator of the soft light and bright light of the pre selfie is the Apple 6S series. This Moonlight soft light of X7 is the first time for domestic mobile phones to move closer to Apple, making self taking more suitable for dark environments. Can this effort be recognized by the author?

▲ First of all, let's take a look at the camera UI function. Select the setting menu of video recording, and you will find nine functions like Xplay5. There are also 8 shortcut function options at the bottom. The author found that voice photography is also available. After opening it, saying eggplant or taking photos will automatically take pictures. For a trip with a selfie stick, the author suggests calling eggplant, which can save effort and take beautiful photos.

▲ Well, here comes a selfie of a freshly baked small piece of fresh meat. Don't ask me why I don't have a beauty to take a selfie. I really can't use her this time. I have to rely on myself! Beauty is a function that makes men love and hate each other. On the one hand, men are obsessed with the beauty of the woman, and on the other hand, they are disappointed to see the real person. Of course, for women, thanks to the parents of the inventor of the beauty function, she gave birth to such a good person.

▲ Through the adjustment of the beauty function from 20% to 100%, the author believes that 100% beauty is very suitable for the foot pinching uncle with sad beard and sad eyes. For women, the less beautiful you are, the more your age is. So don't tell others how much beauty you have used.

▲ The author has a high interest in playing. Seeing the beauty function, he also wants to dress up like a woman, but he actually recognizes me as a man! I want to say that the country scolded, because Mao Man can't use it, this is unfair treatment to Jiyou! Although the author is not! Then I took this screenshot of the classic "baby doesn't cry".

▲ In fact, men can only play selfie with X7. It's better to earn more money than to take selfies at this time. Have you found that all the sad moustaches are gone? Of course, his face is too pale

▲ At last, we will take a soft light selfie. Especially in the low light environment at night, the first one is the effect of not opening soft light self timer, the second one is the effect of holding close to open soft light self timer, and the third one is the effect of holding long distance open soft light self timer (the original PS image has been cut and mirrored to prove that he is Love to play computer games A young computer worker). If it is unnecessary to turn on the soft light function to take a self portrait in the daytime, the 16 megapixel self portrait can really compete with the rear camera effect of ordinary mobile phones, but in the night environment, no matter front or rear, as long as the mobile phone camera can not avoid a lot of noise. Objectively speaking, if the soft light technology is used, the subject will have a good light filling effect, but if there is oil on the face, the shot will turn white without any blood color. This may be the disadvantage of a single color. If the double color temperature light compensation is used, the effect will be much better. There is no noise in the main body, which is pitiful for the background. If the background is low light, the noise will fly all over the screen. If the background is completely black, it can control the noise quite well. Even self taking should pay attention to skills.

Post set live shot

▲ The shooting effect of the rear camera is also expected by the author. In the fully automatic mode, the performance in the daytime is not a big problem, and the contrast of the picture and the brightness of the color are restored more realistically without too much decoration. At night, noise can't be suppressed unless there is light or the ISO is set to the minimum in manual mode to increase the exposure time.

If you don't agree with me, you will score points

▲ Running points has always been the focus of mobile phone evaluation, but the author is the last one to do it. After all, users don't look at the score. They only look at the system's ease of use, strong performance, strong endurance, beautiful mobile phone, and good grip. In addition, the software running points has been invested by mobile phone manufacturers one by one, and no one can guarantee that there is no trick, so let's just watch the excitement. The score of X7 reached 78899 points, ranking 22nd in the comprehensive ranking of Anthare, which belongs to the upper and middle level.

▲ Continue to test the video playback of X7. It is found that there is no unsupported format, only three incompletely supported formats, and its decoding ability is strong. This shows that the 8-core MSM8976 processor of Qualcomm Snapdragon used in X7 has a video decoding capability close to the vivo Xplay5 using Snapdragon 820.

Cool endurance test

▲ For endurance pressure, PCMARK software is used to adjust the screen brightness from 100% power to 50% for testing. In terms of battery life, after 8 hours and 24 minutes of imitating daily online browsing and watching videos, there is still 20% of power left, that is, the 3000 mAh battery can continue to supply power for about 10 hours, enough for normal use in the daytime.

▲ For the X7 with 3000mAh lithium battery, the flash charge of dual engines can be fully charged in 95 minutes. The charging time of X7 is basically the same as that of mobile phones with fast charging technology on the market, and the charging time is reasonable. From the efficiency chart, it can be seen that the early stage is a high-power input current, and the later stage, when it reaches 88%, the charging efficiency reduction time is extended, which is the trickle charging of the automatic protection battery.

Honest summary

▲ After reading the evaluation, you don't know whether you have any idea about the performance of vivo X7? If you haven't formed your own opinion, let's finally take a look at the author's views on this mobile phone. First of all, from the perspective of appearance, there are heavy traces of reference. Meizu in front and Apple in back cannot surpass one of the two. Secondly, from the perspective of the maturity and operating experience of the system UI, the author believes that the humanized functions are well done and worth a try. Third, from the perspective of the holding comfort of mobile phones, it can not reach the status of Apple, but other brands of mobile phones at the same price are better and can reach the upper and middle levels. Fourth, from the perspective of mobile phone performance, battery life and charging time, the level of middle and upper reaches can also be reached, which is proportional to the price of mobile phones. Finally, from the perspective of the overall effect of soft light selfie, although the bright shadow of the shooting subject can be left at night, the influence of too many noise points and white subject cannot be ignored. As a 2000 yuan mobile phone, the vivo X7 has got rid of the name of "factory sister", and its cost performance ratio has become higher and higher than before. The soft and beautiful self portraits favored by celebrity endorsers and leading female users are also really helpful to increase the added value of mobile phone technology. Buying or not is between your thoughts.