Nubia's mini series has always existed as a small steel gun, and the Z18mini is no exception. It is equipped with Snapdragon 660 SoC and 6GB of memory as standard. More importantly, the starting price of 1799 yuan can be said to be quite reasonable（ Cantonese: Affordable ）After its release, the author also had a good experience.
Parameter list
SoC： Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
Memory&storage: 6GB+64GB
Screen: 5.7 inches, 2160 x 1080, 18:9 screen scale
Camera: 24 million+5 million pixels rear dual camera, 8 million pixels front
Battery capacity: 3500 mAh
Others: exclusive Maverick voice button, glass body, starting from 1799 yuan
appearance
The appearance design of Z18mini is very brilliant, but black is very common Conference site The pink and purple colors we saw were very beautiful, but we didn't get those colorful colors, so we had to make do with black.
（ There is a dedicated calf voice button on the left side of the fuselage ）
（ Dual camera and fingerprint sensor ）
（ Light the screen ）
Of course, black is not ugly, just put it together with other colors, it will look inferior. In terms of the body workmanship, the Z18mini is very good. The glass body and the metal middle frame have just the right three-dimensional dimensions. The glass on the back also has an arc transition. It feels good to hold it in the hand. The layout of keys is also reasonable. There is no problem with holding it in one hand.
Some configurations that are visible to the naked eye are also very pleasing to me. 3.5mm headphone interface, Type-C interface, exclusive buttons for Maverick voice with red decoration, etc., can be used without problems. For example, the conventional headphone interface missing from Xiaomi 6X will cause a certain amount of trouble invisibly.
（ There is an indicator light beside the receiver ）
Anyway, in terms of appearance, I think Z18mini is OK. If you can, you must choose those colorful color combinations.
screen
Full screen, of course, is indispensable. The Z18mini is equipped with a 5.7 inch display screen with a screen ratio of 18:9, IPS， The resolution is 2160 x 1080, which is just the right size and looks good to the naked eye.
（ Natural mode ）
（ Dazzle mode ）
Let's look at the objective data again. The maximum brightness is 516 nits. At this time, adjust the display effect to Natural mode : The default color temperature is 8563K, covering 98.5% of sRGB color gamut, the average Δ E 2.6, and the maximum Δ E 6.6. In addition Dazzle mode : The default color temperature is 8861K, covering 99.8% of sRGB color gamut, with average Δ E 3.6 and maximum Δ E 7.5.
The overall performance is good, especially the color accuracy, but one thing needs to be mentioned, that is, the color temperature of this screen is very cold. Even if it is turned to the warmest in the display effect, the color temperature is a full 8000K. If you don't like the cold screen very much, the Z18mini may not be suitable for you.
performance
This small steel gun is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and 6GB of memory as standard. After all, 4GB is not enough in today's Android application ecosystem. I believe that the performance of this SoC has many points in everyone's mind. Many manufacturers have chosen Snapdragon 660 for their mid tier products, which also proves that this SoC has been recognized by everyone from the side.
In terms of daily use, the Snapdragon 660 must be familiar with the road, and there has hardly been too many times of stuttering. The 6GB memory can also hold the big appetite of the backstage. But in terms of games, 660's performance is relatively average. Of course, it's still very good for this price. But if you are a mobile phone user who likes playing "3A masterpiece" very much, such as eating chicken, you should be careful of being hanged by the handheld Snapdragon 835 or iPhone users（ Of course, technology is more important ）。
Objective score data
（ The score is very "660" ）
Endurance
The Z18mini comes with a 5V 2A charging head. And through us Love to play computer games Two hour endurance test: after 30 minutes of torrent speedboat 3, 30 minutes of movie watching, 30 minutes of WiFi Internet access and 30 minutes of 4G Internet access, the remaining power is 83%.
photograph
The Z18mini is equipped with 24 million+5 million pixel dual camera, f/1.7 aperture, and the front camera is 8 million pixels. In terms of some basic functions of the camera, the performance is OK. It seems that there are different modes: professional, video, portrait, and many function extensions: delayed photography, cloning, electronic aperture, etc., which are complete. I believe that users can find what they want. In the photo comparison part, I found Xiaomi 6X to compete with it.
daytime
It can be seen that the overall appearance of Nubia Z18mini is good. Compared with 6X, the color is more bright and the hair color tends to be more intense. At the same shutter speed, the Z18mini has a lower probability of pasting and a higher rate of film formation, while 6X has a certain probability of pasting. In terms of analytical power, the Z18mini's 24 million pixels are also more advantageous than 6X, and the details are rich when zoomed in.
However, in HDR mode, the film forming speed of Z18mini is significantly slower than that of 6X. On the whole, the author believes that Z18mini is more attractive to me in terms of daytime performance, photo color is more pleasing to my eyes, and film yield and analytical power are also more advantageous than 6X.
at night
At night, although the two mobile phones are not equipped with optical anti shake, the Z18mini is a bit inferior in the face of weak light environment. Not only is the imaging speed not fast enough 6X, but the overall brightness of the sample is also very general. If you shake your hands, it will easily cause blurring. And the 6X sample has a better look and feel in color.
However, the purity of both phones is relatively ordinary, and the noise is obvious. It can only be said that in the night scene, 6X performs better than Z18mini. However, at this price level, such performance is understandable. If you really want to pursue better photography and are sensitive to the price, the Magic Blue E3 and Red Rice Note 5 will be better choices.
system
Like several Nubian mobile phones previously released, the Z18mini is also equipped with a dedicated Maverick voice button on the left side of the phone body, which is decorated with red. Press it to wake up quickly.
This button can play a great role in WeChat and QQ. For example, in the chat interface of WeChat, you can start to send voice by long pressing the button, without pressing the screen, which is more intuitive and faster.
In other interfaces of the system, long press this button, and then you start to speak. Z18mini will convert voice into text messages. After that, the system will give several choices, such as sending this text to WeChat, or creating a memo in Notepad. This function is very practical. Similar flash capsules have been seen in Smartisan OS, but Nubia can not achieve as many functions as flash capsules.
Maverick Voice is also equivalent to an AI intelligent assistant, and some conventional operations, such as voice start app, new note, etc., can be achieved.
The Z18mini runs Nubia UI 5.1.2 based on Android 8.1 from the factory. The system version is very new, without any problems. Moreover, the biggest advantage of domestic ROMs is that they have a series of grounding functions, which is sufficient for ordinary users.
Final
The Nubia Z18mini and Xiaomi 6X are both recently launched Snapdragon 660 mobile phones. There are many similarities in the price range. The 6X starting from 1599 yuan has 4GB memory+64GB storage, while the Z18mini starting from 1799 yuan has 6GB memory+64GB storage.
From the perspective of appearance design, the Z18mini is obviously better than the 6X, and it also has a 3.5mm headphone hole, which is more convenient for listening to music. However, the Xiaomi 6X has some small skills, such as infrared transmitter, face recognition, and of course, the MIUI that is loved by many people.
For the author, I would prefer Z18mini because it has a better appearance design and system UI design, but its overall function may be a bit inferior to 6X. So what do you think? Welcome to leave a message.
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