Evaluation of Nubian Prague: a masterpiece of high value

IT 168 Evaluation 20 15 is a year of rapid development of domestic mobile phone industry and the fiercest competition among manufacturers. The advantage of high cost performance makes domestic mobile phones famous in the international market. However, squeezing the price at the same time will inevitably lead to the homogenization of hardware specifications and the lack of new ideas in design. Hardware of the same specification is wrapped in almost the same shell, and products without emotional injection are difficult to bring user stickiness to the brand. For consumers, it is natural to buy which one is cheaper. This situation makes it difficult for an enterprise to develop for a long time, which is also the reason why many small manufacturers who rely on price to make gimmicks are difficult to survive. Therefore, differentiated industrial design will become the key word for mobile phone manufacturers to enhance brand premium this year.

As a mobile phone brand developed in recent years, Nubia has stepped into deus ex from the fierce competition of Internet marketing. At first, relying on the characteristics of all netcom and NeoVision camera system, as well as the favorite design of science and engineering men, it has accumulated a lot of reputation among young male users. Then, Nubian Z9, the first visual borderless mobile phone in China, was launched, which surprised the whole mobile phone circle and successfully entered the ranks of domestic high-end (more than 3,000 high-priced) mobile phones. In the second half of last year, my Prague mobile phone gained wide attention with its ultra-thin metal body and beauty selfie. At the end of the year, Suning's shareholding also made Nubian's offline layout clearer. Nubian Prague S mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as Prague S) was listed a few days ago. The author of this article will take you to see what this mobile phone is like. Can you shoulder the name of Nubian offline pioneer products?

"The hardware parameters are clear at a glance.

"The basic parameters of Nubian Prague

Screen characteristics

5.2 inches 1902* 1080 pixels, Samsung AMOLED material.

Fuselage size

148.2x72.5x6.8mm

Fuselage weight

135g

processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 15

Network mode

4G full netcom, dual card dual standby

Body memory

64GB, supporting 128GB expansion.

Random access memory

3GB

Camera characteristics

Rear130,000 pixels/front 8 million pixels

Characteristic part

AKM4375 hi-fi chip, NeoVision camera system.

Battery capacity

2200mAh, support fast charging.

operating system

Mifavor UI based on Android 5. 1. 1

Fuselage color

Bright moon silver, rose gold

retail price

Netcom: 2499 yuan; Double 4G version: 2399 yuan Click to buy

From the overall hardware parameters, Prague S is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 15 eight nuclear processor, supplemented by 3GB of running memory and 64GB of body storage space (maximum 128GB expansion). The camera combination with 8 million pixels in front and130,000 pixels in rear is adopted, and the battery capacity is 2200mAh, which supports fast charging. Such hardware configuration is not eye-catching in the triumphant domestic mobile phone market, but spelling parameters is not the strength of Prague S, nor the original intention of Nubia.

For the Android mobile phone camp with excessive hardware performance, we can attract consumers' attention by improving appearance differentiation and defining product positioning. Prague

6.8mm ultra-thin double-sided 2.5D glass body,

Hi-fi music experience and high-pixel front camera supporting beauty are its biggest selling points. This is obviously attractive to young users who pursue fashion, like taking photos and listening to music.

"Industrial design

I believe that most of the impressions left by Nubian brands to consumers are angular and rough.

Design style. Although the "Z" series of mobile phones have a strong sense of technology, they lack the embellishment of fashion elements. Last year's My Prague Mobile Phone was a successful transformation. Sleek 2.5D glass screen and ultra-thin metal three-stage body let consumers see the gentle side of "science man". The biggest difference between Prague S and my Prague is that Nubia continues to extend its tenderness and adopts the design of front and rear double-sided 2.5D glass, which makes the whole look more crystal clear, and the feel and touch have been greatly improved.

Prague S adopts Samsung's 5.2-inch Super AMOLED display screen with a resolution of 1920* 1080, with 424 pixels per inch, exceeding the retina level. The display effect is good, and there will be no graininess. it

The front panel is very simple.

In an off-screen state,

In addition to the sensor opening, earpiece and front camera that must exist at the top, only the small red circle Home button is dotted at the bottom, which is also the iconic design ID of Nubian mobile phone. There are two hidden physical touch keys on both sides of the Home button, which are responsible for the menu and the return function respectively. Users can also change the settings according to their own usage habits. In addition, this small red circle can also be used as a breathing light. When there are missed calls or text messages, the lights will flash to enhance users.

Photo gallery of poison map party 36: mirror enjoy beauty lettering nubia Prague s

Prague's fuselage is only 6.8mm thick, and its metal middle frame adopts CNC cutting and sandblasting technology. The metallic luster of the edge ensures the texture of the mobile phone, and at the same time, the surface of the sandblasted metal middle frame is more skin-friendly and the touch is more delicate. In addition, the seams between the frame and the front and rear glass are also very tight. The use of double-sided 2.5D curved glass, the two are integrated, and you won't feel uncomfortable in your hand. On the contrary, it is too natural.

It is worth mentioning that I still have the selfie button on my Prague. The design of this button mainly follows the principle of "self-portrait on the left face is more beautiful". After the self-timer button is added to the left side of the fuselage, users can take photos directly with their middle fingers when using the front camera, which avoids the trouble of forcing their thumbs to reach the camera button below the screen, and the photos taken are more natural, thus avoiding the blurring of photos caused by hand shaking to some extent. However, although this button is very useful in selfie, it usually has no function and seems a bit wasteful. I hope Nubia can add more functions to this button in the process of software optimization in the future.

On the back of the fuselage, Prague S adopts a13 megapixel main camera with mature optimization technology and a single color temperature flash. As for the imaging effect, the camera evaluation part later in this article will give you a detailed answer. From the above picture, we can also find that Nubia is very careful in polishing the 2.5D glass cover, which is particularly dazzling under the sunlight. Obviously, this effect will not appear on metal mobile phones.

The loudspeaker of Bragg S is placed at the bottom of the backboard, and its mesh surface is not on the same plane as the glass cover, but is relatively concave. This design is easy to accumulate dust after long-term use. However, cleaning up is also very simple. Just wipe it with a toothpick dipped in some water, so users don't have to worry too much. In addition, the mobile phone does not follow the trend of using the common Type-C interface made in flagship machine, but uses the more common Micro USB interface. This is not because of the cost, but because at present, Type-C has not been popularized, and ordinary users rarely have data lines with Type-C interfaces.

In terms of card slots, Prague provides two card slots, one of which can be used to put a Micro SIM card and the other can be used to put a Nano SIM card or an SD expansion card. In other words, users can choose dual card dual standby or single card+expansion, and cannot achieve dual card dual standby+expansion. In terms of network standard, Prague S has launched two versions, namely, the 4G full netcom version supporting 7-mode 18 frequency and the dual 4G versions of China Mobile and China Unicom.

"Appearance summary:

On the whole, Prague S's double-sided 2.5D glass design, combined with CNC-cut and sandblasted metal middle frame, has performed very well in both face value and hand feel. However, the shortcomings of double-sided glass mobile phone still exist, that is, it is fragile and easy to leave fingerprints. It is recommended to buy a protective cover.

"Nubian UI 3. 1 system

In terms of system UI, Prague S adopts nubia UI 3. 1 system based on andriod5.0.2.. The system still adopts flat icon style, with the interactive design concept of card drawers, and the overall look and feel is simple without losing personality. Compared with the currently popular MIUI and Flyme systems, Nubian's system has its own unique features, such as the desktop camera menu, unique edge gestures, split-screen mode functions and so on. The following small series will take you to see what is extraordinary about Nubian UI 3. 1.

▲ Basic interactive interface

The screen lock interface design of Prague S is unique. Drag up to select the three functions that have been used for the longest time in life, namely, entering the mobile phone menu, directly unlocking and camera interface. Moreover, the red ripples spreading upward at the bottom of the screen echo Nubian's iconic little red circle Home button, which looks very scientific. "SLR camera in mobile phone" has always been a passion of Nubian mobile phone, so the desktop also inherits the menu with rich camera modes of Nubian camera. The picture wall above the menu is associated with visual applications, and you can see some photos you care about in real time. Interactive information.

▲ Secondary menu interface

The function buttons of nubia UI 3. 1 drop-down menu can be dragged freely, and there are inverted triangles under the three buttons of wifi/ Bluetooth/Mobile Data. Click directly to enter the detailed setting menu of this function, which is very convenient and intimate. The multitasking interface is also very simple. Users can drag the icon up to close and down to lock. The memory occupied by the current application will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. Click the button above to close the unlocked application directly.

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Characteristic software function interface

Niu Dun and Nubian Electrician are two very practical system software. Niu Dun can help you clean up software rubbish, speed up your mobile phone, monitor vagrancy, intercept harassment, manage applications, retrieve your mobile phone and so on. Almost all the security functions we need every day are included, which saves us the trouble of downloading security software from the Internet, and we don't have to worry about the power consumption of security software. Nubian electrician can monitor abnormal power consumption software in daily use, and give warning and shutdown. At the same time, we can also formulate a power-saving mode that meets the situation, so that the mobile phone can save as much power as possible and extend the standby time. In addition, nubia UI also provides easy mode, in which the interactive logic is simplified, which is very suitable for the elderly and has certain power saving function.

▲ Eye pattern recognition function

Prague S continues Nubian's iconic Fit interactive technology, which is the edge gesture function. However, compared with Nubian Z9, Prague S does not adopt a visual borderless design, which castrates the grip unlocking and the horizontal screen two-handed grip, and cannot retain all the functions of Nubian Z9' s Fit interactive technology. From the experience, this kind of interaction is very convenient. I especially like the function of sliding the top, bottom and right edges to switch background tasks, but its trigger position needs to be familiar for many times before it can be mastered flexibly. For ordinary users, the learning cost is high, but it will be favored by enthusiasts. In addition, Prague S has added eye pattern recognition function, which can lock the application. This function improves the security of the mobile phone to a certain extent, and the unlocking process is very cool.

▲ Split screen function/featured wallpaper/edge gesture

The theme of Prague S mobile phone is specially customized, and there are many wallpaper of Prague scenery built into the system, which is full of strong literary atmosphere. In addition, my Prague mobile phone also has the functions of split screen, one-hand mode, smart holster setting and so on. And the menu key and the back key at the bottom can also be changed freely. Although these are common functions of smart phones, putting these functions together shows Nubian's care.

"System summary:

Nubia UI 3. 1 The functionality and practicability of the system are very good, and the UI design is concise and exquisite, and it is durable. Although there are various daily life apps built in, you can uninstall them yourself if you don't need them. However, the optimization of the system needs to be improved, and the fluency is average. When running more applications, there will be occasional delays and jams. I hope the Nubian development team can update the kernel version as soon as possible to optimize the experience.

"Nubian Prague S camera test

Excellent imaging ability and shooting experience comparable to SLR have always been one of the main selling points of Nubian mobile phones, and Prague S is no exception. It uses a combination of an 8 megapixel front camera and a 1300 pixel rear camera. Moreover, the main camera supports mixed phase focusing (PDAF) technology, and the focusing speed is very fast when shooting at close range. At the same time, the mobile phone also uses ISOCELL photosensitive elements, which can make photos have more accurate exposure and better color dynamic range, and the photosensitive ability in dark environment has been further improved.

▲ Rich camera function

In addition, NeoVision 5.2 system can be said to be the signature selling point of Nubian mobile phones. It has a very rich photo function. In addition to the characteristic filters of Prague series, it also has multi-camera modes such as time-lapse photography, multiple exposure, light painting camera and electronic aperture. Especially the star-orbiting camera, I believe Nubian fans will be familiar with it. You can shoot the star track with your mobile phone, which is inevitably a gimmick. However, it must be said that Nubia has obvious differences from other domestic mobile phones in the camera function. Let's take a look at the imaging effect of Prague s mobile phone through the sample.

▲ 100% sample detail enlargement

Since automatic mode is the most commonly used photo mode in users' daily life, Bian Xiao has been taking photos with this mode. The proof has not been modified except for cutting. As can be seen from the above picture, the resolution of photos taken by S in Prague is quite good. After 100% magnification, we can still clearly see the words on the top of the tall building. In addition, there are no traces of serious smearing on the branches on the left, and the camera controls the noise well. Although the13 megapixel camera can only be regarded as the mid-range level in the current mobile phone market, it can still bring good imaging effect through Nubian's exclusive optimization technology, which can fully meet our daily use needs. Let's take a look at the sample performance of more scenes.

From the outdoor sample parameters, we can see that the photos taken by Prague S in the case of sufficient light are rich in details and have obvious layering. Although the windows on each floor of the high-rise building are closely spaced, the lines in the sample are still very clear and have no smearing feeling. In the indoor environment, Bragg S can increase the brightness of the picture by extending the exposure time and increasing the ISO value, while maintaining very good noise control. However, from the perspective of white balance, the sample of Prague S is slightly white.

Judging from the imaging quality at night, Prague S can still take colorful samples when the exposure time is kept at 1/33 and the ISO value is 500. Due to the large aperture of F/2.2 and ISOCELL photosensitive element,

The mobile phone has strong noise control ability.

"Camera performance summary:

Prague S's photographic ability continues the fine tradition of Nubia and can adapt to all kinds of complex photographic scenes, especially at night. In addition, my experience in the shooting process is very good, the focusing speed is very fast, and there are few out-of-focus situations. Moreover, the rich camera function can bring excellent operation experience to users who like to take pictures.

"product summary

Although Nubian Z9 is the first mobile phone designed with double-sided 2.5D glass in Nubian, it is not very attractive to young users or female users who pursue beauty and fashion because of its heavy body and monotonous color scheme. In order to cater to this kind of consumers, Nubian Prague S was born. Compared with the first-line hardware level, the mobile phone pays more attention to the polishing of the overall appearance, reduces the thickness and weight of the fuselage as much as possible, and the connection between the double-sided 2.5D glass plate and the metal middle frame is just right. While retaining the Nubian classic red circle ID design, it is more recognizable in similar products. In addition, the optimization of the self-timer function and the HIFI-level sound quality experience are also fully in line with the market positioning of mobile phones, which has become a plus item for Prague S.

However, things always have two sides. Mainly for the appearance of offline channels and careful polishing of product positioning, it will inevitably bring about cost reduction in hardware. The performance of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 15 processor used by nubia Prague S is average, but it is still a bit difficult to cope with large games. Moreover, the battery capacity of the mobile phone is 2200mAh, and its performance in battery life is not satisfactory. According to my personal experience, if you use it to brush Weibo, chat on WeChat and read the webpage, you can basically maintain a day's use time. However, if you take time to watch two episodes of TV series and fight landlords, if you don't charge in the middle and don't carry mobile power with you, it's easy to cut off the power directly when you get home from work.

"Buy opinions.

First of all, the main target group of nubia Prague S is young users who like fashion appearance, music and selfies. At the same time, the color scheme of Hao Yueyin and Rose Gold is mainly feminine. Therefore, for science and engineering men who like to pursue cost performance and exquisite hardware performance, they can basically take a detour. For users who want to buy this mobile phone, it is the best choice to buy opportunities through offline direct stores. Because Suning recently spent nearly 2 billion RMB to buy shares in Nubia, and promised to underwrite/kloc-0.0 million mobile phones in Nubia next year. You can easily see it in Suning Mall in the future, and it will be the Spring Festival soon. Offline purchase will be accompanied by many purchase discounts.