After many twists and turns, Nubia finally released its flagship mobile phone, Z18, on September 5. If this machine had been released three months ago, it would have been very popular: the Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6/8GB of memory, the never slave screen, the appearance and, of course, the price - ¥ 2799. But it backfired. After the launch of various domestic 845 flagship, the Z18 did not seem to stand out in the crowd, but it was still a flagship, and it was worth taking a closer look.
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Configuration list:
SoC： Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Memory: 6/8GB
Storage: 64/128GB
Screen: 6.0 inches, resolution 2160 x 1080, LCD material
Camera: 16 million（ main ）+24 million（ Vice- ）Pixel double shot, aperture is f/1.6
Battery capacity: 3450mAh
Color matching: red, black and Van Gogh Collection
Price: 6GB+64GB ¥ 2799; 8GB+128GB ¥ 3299; Van Gogh Collection（ 8 + 128 ）Selling ¥ 3599
（ List of domestic flagship ）
Jilao Moment
After querying by pulling the Log, the following information is obtained:
The screen is from JDI, cmd mode
Fingerprints from Goodix
Touch IC from Synaptics
The flash memory is Samsung KLUCG2K1EA-BOC1, UFS
Dual camera sensor: IMX499（ main ）And S5K2X7（ Vice- ）, both apertures are f/1.6. The main camera IMX499 has a unit pixel area of 1.12 μ m and supports optical anti shake, but this sensor is not common and has only been used on some very unpopular machines; The sub camera is not a telephoto, only responsible for ranging.
appearance
At a glance, the back of the Z18 is still a family design. Whether it is a dual camera style, rear fingerprint recognition or the logo of Nubia, it feels very familiar.
（ At the bottom, in the middle is Type-C connector, 3.5mm headphone connector? Nonexistent ）
（ On the left side of the fuselage, the exclusive "calf voice" button has a textured surface ）
（ On the right side of the body, power button and volume button ）
Accessories list: charging head（ Maximum power 9V 2A ）, Type-C data cable, Type-C-3.5mm adapter and a hard case of mobile phone. The texture of the included mobile phone case is very good. It has a matte texture and is not easy to slip. It also feels a little more beautiful than silicone.
Red and Van Gogh Collection
screen
On the front is a 6.0 inch LCD display screen Low frequency PWM dimming The Alliance can cheer! The resolution is 2160 x 1080. From the simple experience in recent days, the appearance is OK and the performance is in line with the price.
A big change of Z18 screen this time is the use of water drop screen（ Both Beauty and Sharpness ）Design, now it looks more "full screen". Also thanks to this design, the upper and lower jaw are narrower than before, and the border is also very narrow. For the current screen designs, my personal preference is: No bangs, narrow chin, full screen ＞ Full screen ＞ Beauty Sharp Screen ＞ IPhone X Liu Haiping ＞ “ ”Screen 。
In terms of appearance, Z18 performed well this time. Even though its 8.5mm thickness is not thin, the four curved glass on the back can save a lot. Anyway, I think it's pretty good to hold it in my hand, and the beauty sharp screen looks more comfortable than bangs, so the overall appearance is OK √
Objective data
In natural mode（ corresponding sRGB ）: sRGB gamut 96.8% 、 P3 color gamut 74.8% 、 SRGB average Δ E six point three 、 P3 Average Δ E seven 。
In dazzle mode（ Wide color gamut, corresponding to P3 ）: sRGB gamut 99.7% 、 P3 color gamut 93.2% 、 SRGB average Δ E six point eight 、 P3 Average Δ E five point two 。
Manual maximum brightness 447 nits.
For an LCD screen, this performance is not particularly strong, and the color deviation ratio in terms of color accuracy is the same as that of a water drop LCD screen Nut R1 It's bad, but it doesn't give me any bad feeling. Anyway, I think it's better than Yizhong A screen Good.
performance
As the flagship, the Z18 is also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, which has two versions: 6GB+64GB and 8GB+128GB. This time, we got the entry version 6+64. Score running ， The score of Z18 is at the normal level, but Geekbench's multi-core score is low. It is not clear what causes it.
Scores of one run:
The storage performance is good, especially for random writes, but the memory latency is a little too high. In fact, the performance of the current 845 mobile phone is not much worse. To cope with all kinds of apps and chickens, this SoC will not disappoint you. After all, compared with the destruction of large-scale games on SoC, the system and all kinds of ads carried by apps are the culprits that slow down the opening speed. So in this part, I'm not worried about the daily performance of Z18.
After running NBA 2K15 for 20 minutes, the maximum temperature at the front of the fuselage is 41.2 ℃, and the maximum temperature at the back is 39.2 ℃.
system
Nubia Z18 runs Nubia UI 6.0 based on Android 8.1, which is not very different from the previous Nubia machines. The UI design is pretty good. Anyway, compared with MIUI I prefer Nubia design.
In addition, there are many options in the theme mall. Although most of them have to be charged, there is no need to worry too much about the comprehensiveness of the functions. One advantage of domestic ROMs is that they meet your needs and are grounded. And the experience of edge gestures seems to be much better than last year, but false touch still exists~
Follow Z18mini 、 V18 Like the machine, the Z18 is also equipped with a dedicated and non programmable "Maverick Voice" button on the left side of the fuselage. Press and hold it, you can start to speak. After you release it, text will be generated, and you can choose to send it to WeChat, SMS and other places. If the words you say hit the system voice command, for example, what's the weather today, and what movies you have seen recently? At this time, it will answer your questions in the form of text, or you can directly say: Open the app, and then it will open the app.
The overall completion of Xiaoniu's voice is not up to the level of Xiaoai's assistant for the time being, but it is good to use it occasionally, and the recognition rate is OK. In addition, when in the WeChat chat box, this button can directly act as a voice button. It is very practical to press and hold - speak - release - send directly.
BTW： If you don't like the beauty tip, you can choose to hide it in the settings.
Charging&endurance
The battery capacity of 3450mAh is normal in the current 845 flagship, and the endurance performance will also be released in the subsequent detailed evaluation. Last year's Nubia Z17 It is the first machine to support QC4+, and the subsequent Z17S There is also NeoCharge 2.5 26W quick charge, but this year's Z18 is relatively flat. The highest specification of the quick charge head is 9V 2A. I feel that I have slightly shifted to R gear and stepped on the accelerator
（ Measured power when the electric quantity is 19%: dark screen 12-13W ; Light screen 15W Wander up and down, and finally stabilize at 13W ）
The whole charging time is 1 hour and 47 minutes. The speed before 90% is not much different from those of the 845 flagship, and the trickle part is slightly slow. I still miss the top of the Z17S at that time. The charging speed can kill the Dash flash charge.
The endurance performance is also normal.
camera
Nubia Z18 is equipped with 16 million+24 million pixel dual camera, and the main camera is IMX499（ With optical anti shake ）, f/1.6 aperture, 1.12 μ m unit pixel area, this sensor has only been used on some extremely unpopular machines, such as and In terms of parameters, IMX499 is not as sexy as the common IMX363 this year.
From a simple camera experience, the focusing speed is good. Even in low light conditions, it is OK. The camera functions are also sufficient. All kinds of filters, slow motion, delay photography, etc., but the imaging speed is average. It takes a long time from pressing the shutter to the picture appearing in the interface box. How about the level of this IMX499?
Proof sheet
Compared with the current 12 million flagship, 16 million pixels should have some advantages in analytical power, but the tolerance is average, and the dark part of the daytime proof lost some details. And because the unit pixel area of 1.12 μ m has no advantage over the 1.4 μ m of the mainstream flagship, it is likely to be attacked by its peers or even lower level opponents in low light environment. 24 megapixel on Z18mini（ S5K2X7 ）The main camera is downgraded to a sub camera on the Z18, not a telephoto.
Competitiveness analysis
Horizontal comparison of current domestic 845 flagship: cheaper than Z18 、 MIX 2S and Meizu 16 Series, more expensive , nuts R1 and Black Shark 。
Z18 has a certain price advantage, but it lacks functional highlights. It is flat on the whole, but it has not lost a good opportunity. If you are still holding money, don't like the addition of millet hammer, and can't wait for Meizu I hate the system with so many advertisements that my mother doesn't recognize it If so, this Nubian Z18 is It's worth considering 。
summary
In fact, this is a good machine. Apart from the unwise choice of camera sensors, there is nothing wrong with it in other aspects: no need to worry about performance, normal endurance, OK appearance and feel, quick unlocking of fingerprints and faces, and good basic experience.
stay That thing Before that, a Nubian staff member told me that in June, they would release a flagship mobile phone. In retrospect, it should be the Z18. At that time, their competitors were only Xiaomi 8 and one plus 6 machines. It was not particularly difficult to break through, but when the time came to September, the domestic flagship was in full bloom. Now, It is hard to move.
But as the saying goes: Better late than never（ Better late than never ）。
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