At the press conference on November 16, vivo Xplay6 unexpectedly appeared as one more thing. Half a year later, although the processor has not been upgraded, the four-way curved surface, 4080mAh battery and full core focusing The 1.4 μ m pixel sensor and many other selling points still make it quite dazzling among several flagship. and In addition to appearance and endurance, the key point of this evaluation is the performance of the S7 edge.
Appearance and workmanship
The packaging of the Xplay6 is very similar to that of the X9. The accessories include a skin like coating phone case with good hand feel, a manual, a card taking pin, a dual engine flash charging head (nominal maximum 9V/2A, 18W output) and a mirco USB data cable.
Xplay6 comes with a soft adhesive film that can perfectly fit the screen. Its quality is no less than that of the previous generation, its texture is harder, and its touch is more like a normal film. After fingernail pricking, it will recover in tens of seconds, and the touch is somewhat similar to the self-healing back cover of LG G Flex 2.
The biggest feature of the front of Xplay6 this time is the four-way bending of the edge. The transition of the up and down bending is stronger than that of the S7 edge. The home key of the chin is almost flush with the screen, not centered as a whole, but centered from the curved edge of the curved screen.
The black edge control is worse than that of the S7 edge, but it has obvious advantages over the previous generation and Xiaomi Note2.
The arc antenna on the back and the fuselage transition is very natural, the rear camera is slightly convex, and the dual camera and dual color temperature flash on the back are arranged in a straight line of equal size.
The side is still the layout of the left card slot and the right button. The front of the metal frame has a chamfer, the side has a slightly angled waist line, and there is a ring of plastic washers between the screen and the body, which play a role in the fall buffer and reduce the difficulty of the process, but it will sacrifice some feel.
There are only openings for noise reducing microphones on the top of the fuselage, and headphone connectors, microphones, mirco USB, and speakers on the bottom from left to right. From the top to the bottom, the whole screen is as round as the water that is about to overflow.
Workmanship&feel&fingerprint identification
Workmanship: The card slot, curved screen and integrated metal body fit closely. The home button is nearly flush with the body, and the feel is soft, just like the sound elimination treatment. The pressing is almost silent. The key stroke and hand feel are moderate. Except that the power key is not tight enough, even the construction machine is very good;
feel: The front and back of the Xplay6 are curved in four directions. Although there are edges on the side to strengthen the modeling, the whole machine still looks like a cobblestone, and the edge feels good. It also affects the width and weight of the touch. The curved screen of the Xplay6 makes it narrower than the straight screen 5.5 inch mobile phone. The 178g weight is between "feel" and "emphasis" in the hands of different users;
fingerprint identification ： Although the feel of the home key is different from that of the vivo X7/X9, fingerprint recognition is still one of the fastest, and it can be unlocked directly from the off screen almost immediately. In addition, the front fingerprint of vivo does not need to press the home key, but can be unlocked by touching. The directional compatibility or speed of fingerprint recognition is too high to detect fingerprint lock.
Comparison of three flagship
Xiaomi Note2, S7 edge and vivo Xplay6
On the whole, Xiaomi Note2 is much more rigid and square, S7 edge is a typical round "pebble", and Xplay6 is more like a compromise between the two. The side bending of S7 edge and Xplay6 is very obvious, while the curvature of Xiaomi Note2 is the smallest.
After the screen is lit, the music screen of Xplay6 is much more obvious than that of the previous generation, while the small song rate of Xiaomi Note2 is not obvious after the screen is lit.
The all metal back of the Xplay6 is similar to that of the X9. Both have arc antennas, but they are upgraded to dual cameras.
screen
Color gamut test
Color level test
The Xplay6 uses a 5.46-inch hyperbolic AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2560 * 1440 and Pentile arrangement. The highest brightness in the center of the testing machine in our hand is 330 nits, and the four corner brightness is 349/352/329/334 nits, respectively. The uniformity performance is excellent. In addition to the conventional feature of "smaller display area, higher brightness" of AMOLED screen, it also supports the function of brightness improvement under strong light. The maximum brightness in the center under strong light is about 380 nits.
The default mode covers 140.4% of sRGB color gamut, with bright and rich hair color; The gamma value is 2.06, which is lower in contrast than the common gamma 2.2; The color temperature is 7764K, slightly cold, which is more in line with the preferences of normal users.
At the 100 nit brightness close to the use occasion, the 104 color average deltaE of the default mode in the sRGB color gamut is 6.7, the maximum is 15.3, and the performance is average; In the NTSC color gamut, the average deltaE of 104 colors is 4.8, and the maximum is 10.7, which is slightly better. For comparison, iPhone 7 is 1.6, Note5 is 1.8, S6 edge+is 2.6, and S7 edge is 2.9.
On the whole, this screen has improved in brightness control, visual angle, solid color uniformity and other aspects compared with Xplay5, except for the average color adjustment. It belongs to the best performing echelon of AMOLED not for Samsung's own use.
system
system information
Lock screen and desktop
Notification bar, pull-up bar and multi task management
Xplay6 is equipped with Android 6.0 based Funtouch OS 3.0. In this version, the system UI icon and logic have changed to a certain extent. The icon style has started to move towards flat+shadow details, and the interaction logic has moved closer to the original specification, making it more concise as a whole.
The new system separates the multi task interface originally placed in the pull-up control bar, and reintroduces the card style multi task interface. It still supports task locking, but old users will inevitably feel some unaccustomed. In this version, some functions of "i Housekeeper" have been extracted into the setting menu, and the self start control is more intensive. This advanced function commonly used by domestic users is more troublesome to find than before.
Advanced functions such as sensor light screen, double click light screen, suspended body feeling and message split screen have been retained.
Curved screen settings
Screen off clock
The previous generation of curved screen was more about the appearance, but this time the Xplay6 curved screen finally introduced relevant optimization. The location of the curved screen shortcut can be customized, and the screen off clock display of AOD (Always On Display) has also been available. It is easy to use, and the chance of accidental touch is much smaller than that of S7 edge. However, it will be more convenient if there are side screen plug-ins such as compass and weather clock.
performance
Xplay6 is equipped with Snapdragon 820, which is the same as the Xplay5 flagship version. It also has 6GB memory+128G storage, and does not support TF card expansion. We choose the ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe (Zunjue Edition) of the full blooded Snapdragon 821, the Xplay5 flagship version of the same Snapdragon 820, Samsung S7 edge, and LG G5 for comparison.
CPU operation performance test
GPU graphics performance test
Flash memory read/write performance test
The CPU and GPU of the Xplay6 engineering machine we obtained are relatively conservative, resulting in a slightly weaker CPU and GPU performance than the previous generation, and a performance similar to that of the Samsung S7 edge, which is also very obvious in frequency reduction. The flash memory reading and writing performance, which has little to do with temperature control and is directly related to the opening speed of daily applications, has good results.
Baking machine test record
The above costs have resulted in relatively stable CPU performance and good temperature control. After 10 minutes of baking at 26 ℃, the maximum temperature did not exceed 86 ℃. In contrast, many Snapdragon 820s with temperature control released can reach the highest temperature of 93 degrees in the test.
In general, the performance of the Xplay6 is at the normal level of the Snapdragon 820, but the tuning is obviously inclined to the endurance.
photograph
The Xplay 6 is equipped with the most brutal rear camera today: 12 million+5 million pixel dual camera, and the main camera is the 12 million pixel Sony IMX362 sensor. Its parameters are very close to the IMX260/ISOCELL on Samsung S7/Note7, with 1.4 μ m unit pixel size, full pixel dual core focusing, 4-axis OIS optical anti shake, and f/1.7 aperture. his Like the flagship video Xshot two years ago, it uses the algorithm of American Iris, so the author has high expectations for its imaging.
In terms of actual photographing experience, it is the only device that can compare with S7/Note7 series models in focusing speed, After the change of shooting, the focus is more active, basically in our The frame is in focus before you notice it. Even in weak light, the Xplay6 is more focused The focus of the machine is fast in the daytime.
In terms of software, the new Funtouch OS directly makes more functions into small icons, which improves the convenience to a certain extent. In the category of domestic flagship Automatic and manual night scene, etc Fast, The only regret is that, You will still see that the viewfinder is stuck for a few tenths of a second. In the manual night view mode, in order to ensure the picture quality and brightness, the viewfinder will have obvious frame drop. Of course, these are slow and slow compared with flagship companies like Samsung and Apple.
Lens quality&wide angle&edge degradation
The exif of Xplay6 displays an equivalent focal length of 25mm, which is larger than the 26mm equivalent focal length of the large wide-angle S7 edge, but its actual imaging field of view is slightly smaller than the S7 edge. In terms of glare control, the Xplay6 is in good order. The contrast of backlight will not decline too seriously. The halo of strong light source is still obvious, but it is better than S7 edge.
In terms of lens edge distortion, the Xplay6 with a smaller field of vision is more serious than the S7 edge. It is recommended to avoid the image edge reasonably when shooting portraits.
In terms of edge image quality degradation, S7 edge and Xplay6 both perform well. In the former case, although the four corners of the picture are slightly degraded, the image quality decreases slightly, while in the latter case, the corner edge image quality is significantly degraded, but the degraded area is very small.
Comparison of night view modes
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Scene 3 central zoom in
Xplay6 provides auto focus function, which can also see automatic multi frame synthesis in low light, but it also provides an additional night view mode. The latter has little impact on light measurement in the non ultra weak light environment, but the white balance will be more accurate, closer to the naked eye, and the noise reduction will be more obvious. Almost all the noise will be wiped clean, and the performance is excellent.
White balance/metering/tolerance/saturation contrast
PS： This part of the sample is used to compare the white balance, photometry and color saturation, and the discriminant force sample is concentrated in the last part. The focus of the sample is in the middle, which is in the automatic HDR mode.
outdoor
indoor
Weak light
The Xplay6 metering is relatively stable and accurate, with a slightly brighter tendency; High tolerance, but the HDR algorithm is not as powerful as S7 edge, and the dark details are not so rich, but the contrast will be closer to the naked eye; The white balance style in automatic mode is stable, The picture has a slightly green tone, but the overall white balance is close to what the naked eye can see; The saturation is normal and partial to the real system.
Discrimination/noise control/texture contrast
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Outdoor in daytime
indoor
Weak light
Xplay6 in the following sample uses night view mode:
Scenario 1
Scene 2 and central magnification
Scene 3 and central magnification
Scene 4 and central magnification
Discrimination: Xplay6 Both S7 edge and Xplay6 edge have obvious sharpening marks. The Xplay6 with a smaller wide angle has a slight advantage in discrimination, but the gap is small. Surprisingly, S7 edge is also very similar to S7 edge in weak light. Of course, S7 edge's multi frame synthesis still has great advantages in dark details;
Noise control and texture: its main advantage is noise control. Under the automatic mode, noise control is slightly better than S7 edge in both daytime and light/weak light scenes. After the night scene mode is turned on, the purity of the picture is just against the sky. Under extremely weak light, even small particles of noise are rare. Noise under conventional light is completely wiped clean, and the loss of discrimination is small;
The night scene mode metering of Xplay6, like the S7 edge, will greatly increase the brightness of the image. The shutter time displayed in many scenes will be directly doubled (the display time should be the exposure time of the multi frame composite sample and). In addition to excellent noise control, it will also significantly increase the color saturation, and even surpass the S7 edge. The image taken will not only be as bright as in the daytime, Even color is like daytime
The S7 edge is recognized as one of the strongest camera phones. Although it uses very similar hardware, it is the first time that a mobile phone can be so close to the S7 edge in all directions from daytime to low light imaging. To sum up, the Xplay6 is very close to the S7 edge in terms of taking pictures. It shows the advantages of grinding level in terms of noise control and weak light saturation. It is sure that it is one of the most powerful mobile phones in China in taking pictures.
Although it was expected that there would be another big war of words among fans from all walks of life, just like the year when "G4 surpassed S6, iPhone 6s improved very little, G5 was once again crowned emperor, and one plus three reached the top of domestic photography", we love to play computer games and are the first evaluation institutions to provide samples to justify these dark horses. At this time, we can only resist nausea and say: we are just the porters of samples, let the samples themselves "say".
Double perturbation
Xplay6 adopts a dual camera scheme of 12 million+5 million pixels. The secondary camera does not participate in imaging, but only provides depth of field information. Its only experience in the camera app is the function button of "double camera virtualization".
When it is turned on, the slider on the right side of the focus box will change from exposure control to virtual aperture control, which can be selected between F0.95-F16. It has a simple real-time preview effect and a suggestion prompt of "using within 2 meters". The machine will process the proofs in the background, and the double framing will not affect the shutter response, so the shooting experience is good.
The virtual aperture has the effect of small to large changes:
Minimum aperture
Medium aperture
Large aperture
At first glance, the extreme virtualization effect of Xplay6 is quite impressive, and there is also a setting to adjust the virtualization strength according to the distance. There is no essential difference between the virtual edge capture and Huawei P9 and iPhone 7 Plus. When the aperture is not large, the virtual effect is very natural. At the limit aperture, the virtual edge is similar to the iPhone 7 Plus, which can cover the edge of the object. The effect is relatively natural, but it is still easy to find the small problem of the algorithm to extract the edge after zooming in. And it should Patterns also affect discrimination and noise control.
However, this feature is highly available, has a good experience, is easy to use, and will be very shocking at the beginning. Female users are expected to like it very much.
tone quality
The world's first ES9038Q2M
Three second level Operational amplifier, but upgraded to OPA1622
The Xplay6 is equipped with a new DAC decoding chip ES9038Q2M and three OPA1622 operational amplifiers. Readers who are interested in its internal structure can view the disassembly before our Aigunji (WeChat: Aigunji)《 First launch ES9038Q2M! Vivo Xplay6 detailed disassembly 》。 In terms of specifications, it is extremely luxurious in mobile phones, and the hard solution of DSD format audio source can also meet the needs of many music enthusiasts.
After the initial audition, the most obvious feeling is that the sound field is much larger than the normal mode, the analysis is strengthened, the high frequency becomes more unrestrained, and the transient is stronger than the normal mode after Xplay6 turns on the Hi Fi mode; The intermediate frequency is more prominent and close to the ear, with better dynamic performance; Low frequency becomes more solid, more powerful and no longer sloppy. On the whole, Xpaly6 will perform well in listening to pop, voice and ACG.
Hard understanding of DSD is also a highlight of Xplay6. In addition to vivo, it seems that LG is the only mainstream manufacturer to make efforts in this area, which is indeed a demand of a small number of enthusiasts. It is worth noting that the Xplay6 DSD uses the Qualcomm WCD9335 (Codec) scheme for hard solution, rather than the ES9038Q2M, so the DSD mode and HiFi mode are actually conflicting. In the actual audition, the speed of opening the DSD file is very fast and the operation is smooth. In terms of sound, compared with the high bit rate FLAC file in the HiFi mode, the main problem when playing the DSD file is that the resolution is slightly poor and the low-frequency elasticity is not enough. The sound is relatively flat and not three-dimensional. Of course, the comparison here is the situation of playing extreme ultra-high bit rate FLAC files after the independent HiFi scheme is enabled. This gap is not necessary for ordinary users. DSD， It's good to have a hard solution, which is not just needed. The difference in comparison also reflects the strong performance of Xplay6's ES9038Q2M+3 * OPA1622.
More detailed listening perception will be completed in the later audio evaluation, please wait.
Endurance&Charging
The Xplay6 is equipped with a 4080mAh battery. 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, the remaining power is 72% after a total of 3 hours of endurance test. The effect of the greatly increased battery capacity is immediate. Compared with the previous generation, it has made significant progress, but it may still be affected by the 2K screen. Its performance is close to that of the conventional 820 model, and it is more durable for heavy use.
The Xplay6 is equipped with a 4080mAh battery, which supports dual engine flash charging of up to 9V/2A and a total of 18W. However, due to the soaring battery capacity, the charging speed of the machine is slower than that of the previous generation. Our engineering machines charge from 5% to 100%, from 15 minutes to 20%, from 30 minutes to 34%, from 45 minutes to 49%, from 1 hour to 61%, and from about 90% of the power, they start trickle charging. It takes a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes to fully charge, which is average.
summary
Even though the performance configuration remains the same, the Xplay6 is indeed the flagship version of the evolved Xplay5: the impressive four-way curved screen is the hyperbolic screen design that is closest to Samsung now. The smaller and sleeker body has a larger battery, and the endurance performance has also improved to a certain extent. But the most surprising part must be the photographing part. From day to night, from discrimination to detail noise control, this is the first time that a domestic mobile phone can approach in all directions, and even many places can leave S7 edge. The Xplay6 must be the most powerful domestic camera at present. It is not one of them, and it won without any doubt.
Although there is no successor model for the Xshot in 2014, it seems to see the shadow of the Xshot in the same year on the Xplay6: It is hard to find an opponent who can compete with it in both the "shadow" and "sound" fields because of the strong photography standard (vivo should pay advertising fees here), bucket performance and endurance performance, and almost no opponent's audio configuration. It is now the domestic Android camp, the strongest one except Mate9. If you really want to pick a question, I'm afraid there will be only the price and supply.
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