It is also the beginning of the school season, a large wave of mobile phones for students have flooded into the market, and students and parents will face difficulties in choosing. Huawei, as the leader of the domestic mobile phone industry, naturally will not be absent from this occasion. Earlier, Huawei's G9 youth version focused on the mid market, while the recently released G9 youth version of rose gold has a more fashionable appearance and color matching. For young people, High face value is very appetizing, but for rational consumers, the use experience is the main factor in deciding to buy. So let's review the performance and functional characteristics of Huawei G9 Youth Edition Rose Gold.

The package is exquisite, environmental friendly, and the earphones attached are very considerate

Since the internationalization of Huawei's brand, its products have not only struggled with their internal skills, but also constantly formed their own cultural characteristics in the external packaging. For example, the G9 Youth Edition, which is positioned at the middle end, feels that the packaging is relatively ordinary at first sight, but it is not simple after getting started.

The package is very simple, and there is not much printed matter. However, the packaging box is not an ordinary paper surface, but has slight concave and convex rhyme lines. The paper surface feels slippery. Two one-time damage seals are used between the box cover and the back box body to ensure that users can identify it as a new machine.

The environmental protection logo at the bottom of simple science popularization, the triangular logo is recyclable, SOYINK is a certification that uses pollution-free soybean ink for printing. FSC forest certification means environmental protection packaging that uses non endangered tree species or illegally felled trees. UL platinum level environmental protection certification is also recognized worldwide. As an international enterprise with a sense of social responsibility, Huawei's environmental protection concept is commendable.

From the side product label, you can see the basic information of the mobile phone. This G9 Youth Edition is in rose gold color, and the All Netcom Edition has 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM in the main body. In addition, there is no other introduction information. If you want to know more, you can query it on the network. Maybe this is also the embodiment of Internet Siwei.

The inner box looks very neat. The accessory box is printed with the content logo. The whole set of items includes mobile phones, charging adapters, data cables, headphones, quick guides, three pack certificates, and thimbles. It is more intimate that this mobile phone is equipped with headphones as standard, which is a must for the student party.

The protective film has been pasted on the phone when it leaves the factory. The protective film on the back is printed with the installation diagram of Sim card and the access permit. The first impression is that the color matching of rose gold is really beautiful. In terms of accessories, the charging adapter is 5V 1A, the manufacturer is BYD, and other accessories such as MicroUSB wires and earphones also look good.

Rose gold fashion personality, fine details

Now Huawei has faced up to Apple, Samsung and other international brands, and its persistence has finally created the high-end quality of P9. The G9 series, which follows the appearance of P9, is extraordinary, but the appearance can be imitated, and the details still need to be carefully created. From the G9 Youth Rose Gold evaluated in this model, G9 still has something to look for in details.

The front appearance has a slightly longer proportion, which is also a relatively obvious feature of the P series. It is a pity that the 2.5D water drop screen is not used. The arrangement of the top camera, sensors and earphones is in good order. The front camera is 8 million pixels, the bottom has no physical keys, and the middle is the landmark Huawei logo. In fact, the white parts at the top and bottom have light stripes, With a good percentage of screens, the whole front looks very harmonious.

The side is made of aluminum alloy frame, with arc frosting treatment and high gloss double edges. It has a good sense of grip and looks fashionable at the same time. It is easy to distinguish it from the fruit imitation party.

The left and right sides are respectively arranged with Sim card slot and volume and power buttons, of which the power button is also subject to sunburn processing. The feedback strength of the button is moderate, the mold processing is also in place, and there is no sense of looseness. The injection molding process on both sides of the top is a common processing method for enhancing the signal on the metal body, and there are also two places on the bottom side.

Sim card slot is a multi-functional combination commonly used at present, which can be loaded with two Sim cards, double cards and double standby, or SD card can be loaded in Sim2 card slot to expand the capacity.

The noise reduction Mic hole and 3.5mm headphone hole are designed on the top and side. The bottom and side are symmetrically designed. The middle is a MicroUSB port. The speaker holes are symmetrically distributed on both sides. The whole side frame is perfectly matched with the body, and no obvious defects are found in the process.

The design of the back of the fuselage also has obvious Huawei style. The top area uses rhyme design, the bottom is the landmark Huawei logo, and the camera, flash and fingerprint button circles use bright edge design. In addition to the elegant rose gold color matching, it seems to have some flavor. Although the overall design of the G9 does not have obvious personality, I have to say, This mobile phone inherits the charm of P9, and its workmanship is more exquisite, so it has a little potential to become a classic.

Perfect system functions, reflecting Huawei's characteristics

After several years of development, Huawei mobile phones have constantly created their own features in functional design, and the EMUI has also been continuously accumulated and improved, making them rank among the top Android customized systems. This G9 Youth Edition Rose Gold adopts EMUI version 4.1, which is developed based on Android 6.0. In addition to the functional features of most mobile phone OS systems, there are also some innovative functions to bring users a better experience.

The whole system interface is relatively clean, integrating the advantages of various UI systems. The leftmost scenario page can add items displayed in various scenarios. There are many built-in applications of the system. By default, folder classification is used. What is more distinctive is that the drop-down bar still adopts the left and right two page style rather than the two segment style. The drop-down notice bar is displayed in the form of a timeline, which is very intuitive, The shortcut key bar is a classic 9-key design. Although the two-stage style is more efficient, I personally prefer this double page form of drop-down bar.

The magazine lock screen is also a feature of Huawei mobile phones. Every time you unlock it, a new background picture will be replaced, and the picture is more aesthetic to young people. By pulling up the bottom of the lock screen page to call up the menu, you can learn about the pictures and set the classification of subscription pictures.

This phone also has a powerful smart fingerprint function. In addition to unlocking, it can also slide down through the fingerprint area to open the drop-down bar. In the camera viewfinder interface, long press the fingerprint to take a picture. When calling, long press to answer the call. When the alarm clock rings, long press to stop the alarm clock. It is very practical to slide left and right to switch between up and down pictures when browsing pictures in the picture library.

For the earphones configured for mobile phones, G9 has an intelligent remote control function, which enables collection, download, sharing and other functions through the shortcut function. The music player built into Huawei EMUI is not only rich in resources, but also humanized in design. When you enter the album cover mode in the horizontal screen, you can slide left and right to cut songs, which is very interesting.

Eye protection mode can be said to be one of the main functions of this mobile phone. This design is undoubtedly very useful for the majority of low head people. After the eye protection function is turned on, the mobile phone screen will filter out a certain wavelength of blue light, and the color temperature of the screen will be reduced to a certain extent, showing warm yellow, reducing visual fatigue. In addition, G9 Youth Edition can adjust the screen brightness, It can also adjust the color temperature of the screen.

In the student mode, parents can set the time period for application access restriction, view the statistics of application access and use, and view the web page. Although I personally think this method is not very friendly, it is also a method for children with poor self-control. Compared with the student mode, The desktop mode of large tiles is more suitable for people who like the minimalist style.

In addition, some small innovations also make the use of mobile phones more convenient. For example, the unique hover button, combined with the hidden bottom navigation bar, makes the system more personalized and convenient. The customized keypad and one hand mode are more suitable for the single hand operation of large screen mobile phones. My data summarizes the operation steps, mobile phone usage and other data, and can also count sleep Data such as physical condition, etc., are expected to be created by Huawei's ecological chain in a steady manner.

The performance conforms to the machine positioning, and the daily use is smooth and smooth

The performance of mobile phones has developed rapidly in recent years, with 4GB and 6GB of memory, 8-core and 10 core CPUs. The flagship model is even worse. It seems that Android phones have not found a way out in addition to burning performance. Huawei is an exception. For example, this G9 youth version is at least a mid-level mobile phone in terms of experience, but its performance is really not high.

This G9 Youth Edition Rose Gold is an all Netcom version. It uses Qualcomm MSM8952 (Snapdragon 617) chip, which is a typical mid tier chip. Its advantage is that it supports the Cat 7 network standard and the Qualcomm new generation fast charging technology Quick Charge 3.0. However, this phone does not seem to reflect this function, The GPU configuration is relatively general, and the 3GB memory is also the mainstream configuration of the midrange model.

The mobile phone screen adopts a 5.2 inch full HD screen, with good color saturation, pixel density of 423PPI, and good contrast and brightness. The performance of the whole screen is excellent.

From the above score, we can also see that the performance of the mobile phone is relatively balanced, the multi-core processing performance is relatively excellent, and running multiple applications at the same time will still be relatively smooth, and the UX performance is also excellent, the data and image processing performance is good, but the 3D performance is relatively general, after all, the performance of the Adreno 405 is similar to that of the 320.

In terms of stability test, the overall performance of the CPU is good. During the 15 minute test, the temperature of the battery increases for about 5 minutes and gradually tends to be stable, with the highest temperature approaching 49 ℃, slightly higher.

In terms of actual games, we tested several games, such as King Glory, and found that the game screen performed well and the game control was also very smooth. It can be seen that this mobile phone has a good experience in dealing with mainstream games in the market, but it has been playing for a long time and the mobile phone is still very hot.

The performance of this mobile phone in terms of battery life is satisfactory. Although the 3000mAh battery capacity is not very high, the built-in smart power saving 4.0 technology is quite powerful. If it is a pure standby, the power consumption is quite small. As can be seen from the power consumption diagram above, the power consumption of the mobile phone during the period of high-intensity applications is very large, while the power consumption is quite small when it is standby, Under the medium intensity of daily use, the power can be maintained for one day without any problem.

According to the test statistics, when the screen brightness and volume are both medium, the power consumption is about 13% when playing a large 3D game for one hour, and about 20% when watching video for two hours. Connect to Wifi to play WeChat QQ takes about half an hour, and the power consumption is about 5%. Other APP applications, such as music playing, take about half an hour, and the power consumption is about 4%. The total test time is 4 hours, and the power consumption is about 42%. The all-day low frequency phone SMS and standby power consumption are about 8%. The overall performance is quite good.

In terms of charging, this mobile phone is equipped with a 5V 1A power adapter as standard. It takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes to fully charge, which may fluctuate slightly depending on the opening of background applications. However, from the hardware point of view, it is a pity that this mobile phone does not support fast charging technology. For heavy users of mobile phones, it is necessary to carry mobile power with them in case of emergency.

Rich photo taking functions, and explodes the circle of friends every minute

Taking pictures is one of the most commonly used functions of mobile phone users, especially young people have high requirements for taking pictures. The rear camera of Huawei G9 Youth Edition is Sony's 13 million pixel IMX 214 stack sensor camera, which uses F/2.0 large aperture, 7cm macro, 28mm wide angle, 5P lens, and the front camera is 8 million pixels.

The built-in camera APP interface of the mobile phone is similar to most camera applications, including the switch of photo album, filter and camera type, which can be started quickly. However, a variety of camera modes are built-in in the menu at the upper right corner to help users take more wonderful pictures.

From the above macro samples, we can see that the picture has true colors, clear details, high sharpness, and good background virtualization effect, which reflects the advantage of F2.0 large aperture.

A few photos of the outdoor building scene were taken at random. The focusing speed is fast, the image is clear and natural, and there is no obvious color deviation.

(HDR is not turned on)

(Open HDR)

In terms of the big scene, the performance of G9 is also good. Through the comparison of the above two samples, it can be seen that after HDR is turned on, the brightness of the dark part of the picture has increased, and the details have increased significantly. However, when you zoom in on the dark part, you can still see a lot of noise.

The night scene shooting effect is satisfactory, but this mobile phone has an 8-second long exposure, and its built-in multiple night shooting modes are also very interesting. Interested friends can give full play to their imagination.

In addition, functions such as the food mode, online translation, intelligent object recognition, slow motion, and audio photos of mobile phones are quite interesting. However, the recognition rate of online translation and intelligent object recognition is slightly low. The full focus function was originally expected, but several pictures were taken without achieving ideal results.

Finally, put some outdoor photos, we can see that the degree of restoration and saturation of the picture are very good, the theme is prominent, the background is also good, and the overall shooting effect of the camera is very good.

summary

As a mid-range model, Huawei G9 Youth Edition Rose Gold inherits the quality of the flagship P9 in appearance. With its unique rhyme design, it not only looks fashionable, but also reveals its personality. The hardware configuration of the machine is standard, but good system optimization adds to experience. The thoughtful eye protection model is specially created for the mobile phone party, However, the heat generation of mobile phones can be further strengthened, but considering the manufacturing quality of mobile phones, for a mobile phone priced at 1599 yuan, this phone is still worth it.