On April 19, Glory MagicBook, the first laptop of Glory, was released together with Glory 10 mobile phones as the final product. Both the alignment and the market refer to the products of the same level as the Xiaomi laptop Air, Lenovo Xiaoshichao 7000 and Dell Fuel 7000.
Hot question and answer
For these two popular laptops, netizens' questions mainly focus on Screen, memory On the above, it just leads to two basic cognition that are worth our attention. Here, let's begin with a simple question and answer:
Screen related items include resolution, material, gamut/saturation, dimming mode, visual effect, anti glare and other details, which are integral projects and indispensable. The disadvantage of glory is color gamut, and the advantage is color accuracy. Xiaomi's weakness is PWM dimming, and its advantage is color gamut. Color gamut and PWM dimming are short boards, However, one is the appearance, the other is the eye injury. From the perspective of individual users, the short board of dimming should be shorter ……
For dual channel LPDDR3 and single channel DDR4, the main considerations of notebook memory are frequency, bandwidth and power saving. You can't blindly think that high algebra is good. In terms of performance, the dual channel 2133MHz has a similar frequency but a higher bandwidth than the single channel 2400MHz. However, in other performance packages of thin and light notebooks, memory speed is far less important than memory bandwidth (for core display machines, this dual channel memory is even more important). The power consumption of 1.2V LPDDR3 and 1.2V DDR4 is about 10% lower under the same conditions.
But in fact, which scheme to use is likely to be determined by supply chain, circuit board layout and other factors. For example, Apple MacBook Pro and Microsoft Surface Book 2 are both LPDDR3... The scheme used for glory is very similar to Apple MBP. By "overclocking" the low-voltage LPDDR3 particles to 2133MHz, it fills in the disadvantage of frequency, but the advantage of LPDDR3 in power consumption is dragged back. The LPDDR3 scheme is actually close to the DDR4 in terms of power consumption, speed, and even price. The main purpose of MBP is more to consider the supply of flash memory particles and layout area.
The choice between single and dual channels mainly depends on the user's later needs. If you plan to add an additional 8G memory group with dual channels, for the equipment that can upgrade the memory, the original single 8G memory group is more suitable, and you can buy another group of dual channels. However, this price and performance oriented laptop is suitable for 8G. In fact, 16G memory will not be much improved, and many of these products cannot upgrade their memory (board welding memory particles)
Appearance and use
Both machines are 65W adapters, which are very similar in weight and size. The Glory MagicBook is made by Huawei. The current output in the low voltage mode is smaller, and it is more adaptable to mobile phones and power packs (some power packs cannot be charged with the charging head of Xiaomi). Xiaomi is produced by Tian Mi, and the plug pin can be folded, which is convenient to carry.
The glory MagicBook of the deep space gray version is grayish black in normal environment and purple in strong light. The anodizing grain size on the aluminum alloy body is very fine, and the touch is similar to MacBook. The D-side (back) foot pads are very high and hard, and there are large loudspeaker openings on both sides that also serve as heat sinks. The shape is much simpler than Xiaomi's. The abrasive grain size on the metal body of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is much larger, and the feel is relatively rough.
The interface types of the two units are the same. The dual USB+HDMI+Type C+headphone interface, except that the Type C interface (also used for charging) and the headphone interface have changed sides. On the right side that may block the mouse, Xiaomi's is a charging interface, while Glory MagicBook is a headphone interface.
In terms of 3D and weight, the Glory MagicBook is 323 * 221 * 15.8mm (1.47kg), while the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is 310 * 211 * 14.8mm (1.3kg). Originally, the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version with smaller screen is more advantageous, but Xiaomi's design has lagged behind. The D side of Glory MagicBook has a large radian, and has a thin front and thick back setting, which is much thinner than Xiaomi in appearance. In terms of weight, the Glory MagicBook has a larger area and is close to Xiaomi in density. It is difficult to tell which is heavier when taken alone.
Both machines are designed with narrow frame+sinking screen pivot, but the Glory MagicBook, which was launched later, has a narrower frame, avoiding the design flaws of "the backspace key of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 inch quad core enhanced version shrinks (the"~key "with extremely low usage at the left end is compressed), the power key occupies the Delete key, and the keyboard backlight is too bright". However, as a thin and light notebook, the up and down direction keys of the two notebooks are designed as "two in one".
There are many special points in the design of Glory MagicBook:
Highly damped 180 degree opening and closing shaft , it will be more comfortable to use it on the knee, but the screen cannot be opened with one hand;
Four Speaker The setting of is rare. Both the C and D sides of the body have huge speaker meshes, and the volume and sound quality are improved compared with the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 inch quad core enhanced version;
The last one is my favorite“ Two in one power on button ”There is one less hole in the design. The use logic and feel are very similar to the fingerprint identification of mobile phones, which is a temporary experience No notebook with the best fingerprint experience . The key will not take effect until you press it for a long time. After one click, you can automatically enter the system later without pressing the fingerprint again.
Glory MagicBook power on key and fingerprint are integrated (click and release, and you can access the system by yourself after power on)
Xiaomi Notebook Air (fingerprint module cannot be pressed, touch during sleep can directly enter the system, but press the power button first when sleeping or power-off)
The fingerprint recognition speed and recognition rate of Glory MagicBook are close to those of mobile phones. When the screen is turned on, the fingerprint can be unlocked in seconds, and the area is huge without any angle. After integration with the power key, the use process is the same as that of the ordinary power key. Normal use will never remember that there is fingerprint identification. This "imperceptible" sense of technology is what these Internet manufacturers should pursue and accomplish after entering the traditional field.
screen
14 inch and 13.3 inch screen size comparison
Color gamut, left glory, right millet
Color accuracy, upper glory, lower millet
The quality of the 14 inch 1080P screen panel on the market is generally poor, and the 13.3 inch screen is relatively better, but Xiaomi has made a PWM dimming...... Rong Yaoqiang is in color mixing, and Xiaomi is in hardware quality:
The eye protection mode of Glory MagicBook can be customized to adjust the color temperature like a mobile phone
The advantage of Glory MagicBook is that the color is more accurate and the highest brightness is the lowest The average delta E color deviation is only 4.3, and the color temperature is more close to the sRGB standard 6500K. The minimum brightness can be reduced to 5.1 nits. It is much more comfortable to use in the dark than that of Xiaomina, which is up to 24.9 nits. The machine has its own eye care mode, which is officially adjusted by the National Eye Treatment Center, and can more comfortably adapt to a longer gaze. Its main The disadvantages are low maximum brightness and insufficient color gamut coverage.
The brightness problem has little impact. After all, the notebook is mainly used indoors. Generally, the daily brightness is about 100 nits. The blue and red covers in the color gamut cover affect the highest color accuracy of these two colors, but in the end, the color is still better than Xiaomi, and Xiaomi still wastes a good panel.
The advantages of Xiaomi notebook Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version are screen color gamut coverage and screen brightness The first impression is more beautiful than the glory MagicBook. its The problem is that PWM dimming and screen reflection lead to low contrast and high minimum brightness. Some users who are sensitive to stroboscopic will feel eye pain due to PWM dimming (including the author), and the lower the brightness, the more serious the stroboscopic.
If I was asked to evaluate the screen of these two laptops, I would not hesitate to choose Glory MagicBook. As a screen, even if Xiaomi can achieve the same color accuracy and appearance as MBP, the eye injuring PWM dimming alone will be sentenced to death, not to mention this is not a good screen
Xiaomi's glossy glass reflects light too much (the same light source is cast on two laptops on both sides)
Xiaomi's integrated screen cover has strong integrity and beautiful shape, but the glass has strong reflectivity, which is obvious after being stained with fingerprints, and affects the contrast and visibility of the bright environment. In actual use, it is inconvenient to adjust the angle of the notebook. Believe me, it is better to scrub the fog surface, and the appearance in strong light is much better.
performance
Top for glory, bottom for millet
CINEBENCH R15 test, left Glory, right Xiaomi
Performance configuration of two laptops, At first glance, they are all "Intel 8 Generation Core+MX150", but the power consumption settings are obviously different ：
The CPU part, the mobile version of the 8th generation Core, is the "biggest toothpaste" that Intel has squeezed out on the mobile end for so many years. The number of i5 and i7 cores has doubled directly, becoming 4 cores and 8 threads. I5-8250U has a default frequency of 1.6G, and the maximum Remax frequency is 3.4G; The i7-8550U has a default frequency of 1.8G, and the maximum Remax frequency reaches 4G. This increase is not appropriate to describe as a performance boom, which is simply a performance misfire. The mobile version of the eight generation i5 can compete with the seven generation i7.
In terms of CPU performance, the i5-8250U of Glory MagicBook sets the PL1 and PL2 Power Limit at 10W and 29W, while the Xiaomi Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is 15W and 44W. Glory regulation seems more conservative, but the heat dissipation is much better, and the final multi-core performance is higher. In actual use, the frequency under long-term load will also be 0.1-0.2GHz higher than that of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version.
Memory speed, reading and writing speed, left Glory, right Xiaomi
In terms of memory parameters, Glory and Xiaomi are dual channel 2133MHz LPDDR3 and single channel 2400MHz DDR4 respectively. In terms of performance, The advantage of dual channels has directly led to the memory performance of Glory MagicBook being greatly crushed Xiaomi notebook Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version. This is expected to be beyond the expectations of many beginners.
Honor MagicBook's 3DMark and PCMark achievements
3DMark and PCMark achievements of Xiaomi notebook Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version
The maximum performance of the two machines is GPU. The MX150 has two versions: low-power version and full blood version. The Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version uses 8W TDP, and the Glory MagicBook uses 25W. The actual test performance gap is between 20% - 30%, which can be understood as not the same thing.
The 25W full blood MX150 of Glory MagicBook, The GPU code is 1D10 (1D12 for the low-voltage version), the GP108 core, 384 stream processors, the default frequency is 1469MHz, and the typical boost frequency is 1532MHz (some products can reach more than 1.7G in daily use), which is slightly higher than the same source desktop version of the GT1030. 2GB GDDR5 video memory, 64bit video memory bit width, 48.1GB/s bandwidth. The GPU frequency of the low-power version MX150 is only 937MHz, and the typical boost is only 1038MHz. Although the peak value of the latter can also reach more than 1.6G, the TDP and video memory frequency are lower, and the performance output gap between the low-power version and the full blood version is obvious.
Hard disk read-write performance, Zuo Guangrong, right Xiaomi
The hard disk is the only advantage of Xiaomi's performance, and there is a significant gap. Glory is equipped with SATA solid state. We got this one with Sandisk SD9SN8W256G1027. Xiaomi uses the classic Samsung PM961, and the specific model is MZVLW256HEHP-0000. Both machines retain the M.2 expansion interface, and users can add or replace NVMe solid state at a later stage.
Direct startup speed comparison (Xiaomi's startup point press the feedback slowly, which seems to be a little late, but actually it is the same time press the startup key)
Finally, it was reported that the startup speed was even faster. Xiaomi didn't know whether it was stored in memory or on the system, which was very metaphysical.
Heat control and noise
CPU and GPU double baking test of Glory MagicBook
CPU and GPU double baking test of Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3 inch quad core enhanced version
In the mobile version of the U series processor, there is a "28 second real man" who jokingly claims that there are few laptops with enough heat dissipation to withstand the full operation of these CPUs. How long can they hold up at the highest frequency depends on the manufacturer's cooling configuration, TDP and temperature wall settings 。
CPU frequency: For the same i5-8250U, Glory sets the PL1 and PL2 Power Limits at 10W and 29W. Xiaomi is 15W and 44W. The power consumption wall is extremely aggressive, but the heat dissipation of Xiaomi is really tight. As soon as the load is high, the frequency is reduced, which is faster than Glory, The frequency after thermal stabilization will also be 0.1-0.2GHz lower than Glory.
Room temperature 27 ℃, double baking for 1 minute, Glory and millet are 2.2G and 2.0G respectively; After 2 minutes, it dropped to 2.1G and 1.9G; After 8 minutes, it becomes 1.7G and 1.6G; After 15 minutes, it became 1.7G and 1.5G.
GPU： The gap between the GPUs is even greater. Although the frequency of the two computers has been reduced, the Glory MagicBook is 1290 MHz (the default frequency is 1469 MHz), and the Xiaomi Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is 835-847 MHz (the default frequency is 937 MHz), the gap between frequency and bandwidth is still too large. In FURMARK, the GPU of Glory MagicBook can maintain 40 frames, while Xiaomi can, but after all, the frequency and power consumption are lower, only 29-30 frames.
TDP： It also dropped from 12.6W and 12.2W at the beginning of the toaster to 9.9W and 9.2W at the end. Glory MagicBook The heat dissipation condition of is obviously much better than that of Xiaomi.
Temperature: Although the output of Glory MagicBook is larger, its heat dissipation advantages lead to a lower temperature. The thermal stability temperature of the CPU is 79 degrees to 81 degrees, and the GPU is 70 degrees to 74 degrees.
Glory MagicBook double baking temperature
Xiaomi Notebook Air 13.3 "Quad Core Enhanced Edition Double Baking Temperature
In terms of heating, the room temperature is 27 ° C, and the extreme double baking lasts for 20 minutes, simulating a long time high load game:
The highest temperature in the Glory MagicBook keyboard area is 50.1 degrees, and the WASD key position is 47.1 degrees; The highest temperature on the back is 52.4 degrees near the center of the shaft air outlet. The heating avoids the direction key at the lower right corner, and the overall heat dissipation is significantly better than that of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version.
The maximum temperature in the keyboard area of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is 51.7 degrees, and the WASD key position is 51.5 degrees; The highest temperature on the back is 55.3 degrees near the center of the air inlet. Again, it points to the fact that the heat dissipation of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version is too tight. The fan can be heard when the browser opens a few more pages or the PS runs a wave, and the body temperature rises rapidly.
In addition to the difference in temperature and heat dissipation, it is also reflected in the noise. The triggering probability and volume of the Glory MagicBook fan are smaller than that of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version, and the final volume difference is about 2 decibels. The decibel value sounds like a small difference, but the difference is 3 decibels, and the audio power value has doubled.
PCMark Home Scene Endurance Test, Up Glory, Down Xiaomi
Glory MagicBook is equipped with a 57.4Wh battery, which is nearly 50% larger than the 40Wh of the Xiaomi laptop Air 13.3-inch quad core enhanced version, and even larger than many game books. There is no doubt that the endurance is strong. The gap between nearly 6 hours and 3.5 hours is far larger than the capacity. The basic power consumption of Xiaomi is higher than that of Glory MagicBook.
Supporting software and others
Glory MagicBook gives people a very clear impression of the Internet brand. In addition to four speakers, two in one fingerprint power supply, 2x2 MIMO dual antenna Wi Fi, etc., this price is a rare hardware setting, which has the flavor of Internet mobile phones.
On the system, Glory and Xiaomi have pre installed their own assistant programs (Glory's eye protection mode is directly integrated into the right-click menu, and there is no resident), which is much better than a lot of their own programs in traditional notebook factories. In terms of function, the glory is much richer than Xiaomi's.
In addition to the common after-sales, maintenance, hardware detection and drive, the computer steward of Glory MagicBook also has a Magic Link function that can directly pair with Huawei/Glory mobile phones through Bluetooth connection to quickly backup mobile phone photos. Even the power management function has the flavor of Glory mobile phones, which are very convenient and do not disturb the user's function settings, It can be said that it is very Internet vendor style.
summary
Whether it is a laptop or a mobile phone, the choices made by Glory and Xiaomi in the face of the adjustment and balance of software and hardware are clearly reflected in the products, and can even be understood as differences in values between the two manufacturers.
Xiaomi is still the one who gives everyone the first heap of new hardware. It can never lose in terms of book and configuration, but it is always lacking in balance and comprehensive consideration, requiring high-speed product iteration. Glory also pursues hardware parameters, but they also pursue comprehensive balance and production chain control. Even though the choice of parts in the supply chain will lead to various wars of words (note that Glory and Huawei are different), there are few major weaknesses in the selection of configuration.
All of the above have blown away. In fact, the competitor of Glory MagicBook should be the next generation Xiaomi laptop Air. The release time of the two machines is too far away, which somewhat bullies Xiaomi's old product line. As for the product, the author will definitely vote for Glory MagicBook with a more balanced configuration. After all, under the same configuration, Xiaomi is about 400 more expensive than Glory. This price difference is enough for us to buy another SSD
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