1999 Yuan 6-inch screen Almighty King Nubian Z 1 1 Max Evaluation

IT 168 Evaluation Speaking of Nubia, the most striking thing in recent days is to invite Cristiano Ronaldo as the brand image spokesperson. In fact, investing in the sports industry and inviting sports stars to speak for them have become commonplace in the mobile phone circle. After all, ZTE sponsored three major NBA teams before; Later, LeTV was named Guoan, and Huawei signed Messi. The resources of sports industry have been regarded as a fragrant cake by the mobile phone industry, which can not only bring benefits to brand marketing, but also have a positive impact on product listing and ecological integration. Obviously, this Nubian Z 1 1 Max and later Nubian Z 1 1 will greatly benefit from the marketing momentum of C Ronaldo's endorsement and get good attention. So with attention, what about the product? Whether it can impress people, I believe you can find the answer in this article.

This time Nubian Z 1 1 Max is different from the past. It is different, mainly reflected in the ID design of iterative products. If you still think it's the same 5.5-inch screen as the previous generation, it's all wet. This time, Nubian Z 1 1 Max was replaced with the same 6-inch screen as Huawei Mate 8, which made the mobile phone slightly fatter from the previous symmetrical body shape. The fuselage circumference was changed from 154.8x76.6x7.9mm to 159. 1x82.3x7.4mm, which was fatter but slimmer. Of course, the larger fuselage also frees up more available space inside the fuselage, so it also lays the foundation for the improvement of battery life and heat dissipation.

After getting started with Nubian Z 1 1 Max, my first impression is that the front version of the screen accounts for a very high proportion, and I don't feel much in my hand. Of course, this is also related to the bigger palm of my hand, but compared with Huawei Mate 8 with the same screen size, it is obviously thinner and lighter, and has a better grip. Having such a high screen ratio means that the forehead and chin are cut off and the whole body is more rounded than before. This mobile phone gave me the impression that Nubia gave up the tough niche design of its founder and embraced the mellow and delicate mass aesthetics. There are gains and losses, no comments.

But there is no doubt that the rounded chamfer of the fuselage combined with 2.5D glass will bring better visual impression and better grip. As for more detailed technology and details, it will be mentioned later.

First of all, let's focus on the parameter list of this mobile phone.

Nubian Z 1 1 Max basic parameter list

Screen characteristics

6 inches, 1920* 1080 resolution, Super AMOLED.

Fuselage size

159. 1x 82.3 x 7.4 mm

Fuselage weight

185g

processor

Xiaolong 652

Network mode

Dual card dual standby, full netcom, VoLTE HD voice

Body memory

64GB

Random access memory

4GB

Camera characteristics

16 million (imx298)+8 million

Special selling point

New Power 2.0, New Vision

Battery capacity

4000mAh, support fast charge QC 3.0.

operating system

Nubian UI

Fuselage color

Gold/silver/actinide

retail price

1999 yuan

From the parameter table, we can easily find that Nubian Z 1 1 Max did not adopt the top flagship chip as it did last year, but chose a chip with relatively strong balance between performance and power consumption, that is, Qualcomm Xiaolong 652. This chip is more power-saving than Xiaolong 820, and the performance of CPU and GPU is better than last year's flagship chip Snapdragon 8 10. Therefore, it is widely used in high-end and long-life mobile phone products, such as Samsung A9, OPPO R9 Plus, Xiaomi Max and so on.

In addition, Nubia also equipped Z 1 1 Max with a large memory combination of 4GB RAM+64GB ROM, and equipped with a large battery of 4000mAh to support full netcom. For the camera, Nubian Z 1 1 Max also uses the same IMX298 sensor as Xiaomi 5 and Huawei Mate8.

The brand-new NeoVision camera system still retains the excellent camera experience of Nubian mobile phones.

In terms of hardware configuration, Nubian Z 1 1 Max has a body size and screen size that are easily accepted by the public, a processor with good performance and outstanding power control, a large memory and a first-class camera sensor. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a balanced and comprehensive mobile phone. If you think this phone looks good, you can click on the next page to find out how it performs in terms of workmanship, system and taking photos.

Atlas 6-inch metal long-life mobile phone Nubian Z 1 1 Max unpacking

For a 6-inch screen mobile phone, how to make the body light, smart and not stupid is actually a problem worthy of designers' efforts. Because a large screen will inevitably bring a larger fuselage, and in order to cater to the palm size of mass consumers, it is necessary to make the screen ratio higher in order to achieve the purpose of reducing the fuselage. In addition, the fuselage also needs to choose thinner and more durable aluminum, so as to ensure that the fuselage is moderate in weight and will not be oxidized and corroded.

Nubian Z 1 1 Max adopts 6 series aluminum alloy, which is characterized by excellent corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance. This ensures that the mobile phone can withstand the baptism of time and be durable. In addition, the hardness of 6-series aluminum alloy is moderate, so it is not easy to deform the fuselage in daily life, and it also has a certain buffering effect on the screen and fuselage when it accidentally falls.

In terms of appearance, the front of Nubian Z 1 1 Max is designed with 2.5D glass. Although low-end machines as low as several hundred yuan and flagship machine as high as several thousand yuan all have 2.5D glass designs, designers need to experiment and polish the glass thickness, trimming size, lateral bending diameter and radian size repeatedly. The official said that hundreds of different kinds of hand boards were made for Nubian Z 1 1 Max, and they were compared. Finally, he chose the most suitable one to present the best visual effect to consumers.

In terms of the safety of glass panels, Nubia has also made efforts to this end. There is a layer of plastic buffer tape at the joint between the glass panel and the metal middle frame. In this way, when the mobile phone accidentally falls, the impact of the ground will not be directly transmitted to the glass through the middle frame, but will be buffered by the plastic belt, which reduces the risk of screen breakage.

In the middle frame part, Nubian Z 1 1 Max is cut by CNC, and the high-gloss chamfer shines under the irradiation of light, which is very metallic. In fact, except for the middle frame, all the openings in the mobile phone fuselage are CNC cut. If the internal structure is included, the whole mobile phone is 2 1 step CNC. Such careful polishing can make Nubian Z 1 1 Max look so delicate and metallic.

In addition, the back of Nubian Z 1 1 Max's fuselage has been treated by fine sandblasting and secondary anodizing, which makes the fuselage feel more delicate and close to the skin, and it is not easy to leave fingerprints. In design, Nubia follows the principle of symmetry, and the main camera and fingerprint identification button are very beautiful compared with the double color temperature fill light. There is only a simple nubia logo at the bottom, which echoes the top, making the design of the whole back integrated.

On the whole, Nubian Z 1 1 Max is very exquisite in workmanship. Although there is no innovative process scheme, the exquisite sandblasting combined with 2 1 CNC cutting and arc chamfering is enough to make this phone look exquisite and not limited to stupidity. Although the body size is large, the weight of 185g and the thickness of 7.4mm are relatively thin in the same size mobile phone.

Nubian Z 1 1 Max is equipped with nubia UI 3.9.9 based on Android 5. 1. 1 Compared with nubia UI 3.9 equipped with Nubian Z 1 1 mini, there is almost no change in the UI interface, and the main upgrades are the optimization of power saving algorithm and the underlying code of the system. As for the cross-version of Nubian UI 4.0, I believe it will meet us at the press conference of Nubian Z 1 1. Regarding the evaluation of this system, Bian Xiao mainly wants to emphasize its optimization functions for large-screen mobile phones, such as one-handed operation, edge gestures, split-screen mode and so on.

"split screen mode

When evaluating Xiaomi Max before, Bian Xiao found that the current MIUI 8 does not support split screen function. In fact, for large-screen mobile phones, it is really a waste if you don't make good use of the advantages of large visual range and large operating range. Fortunately, nubia UI has supported split-screen function for a long time, and with the iteration of the version, the operation experience and software compatibility are optimized, and it is still relatively good to use.

▲ You can use Notepad to extract highlights when surfing the Internet.

▲ You can adjust the screen proportion distribution at will.

For me, although the split screen function is not just needed, there are still some usage scenarios. For example, when I look up information online, I will turn on the split screen function and open the notepad while using the browser. In this way, the valuable news or information I want to save can be directly copied into the notepad for sorting. At present, the software contained in the system can be perfectly compatible with split-screen mode, and common apps such as Weibo, WeChat and Taobao can also be seamlessly compatible. However, the compatibility of the game is poor, and the game screen cannot be displayed completely in a single split screen.

"Edge gestures.

Edge gesture is a characteristic function of Nubian mobile phone. By sliding on the edge of the screen, it can realize the functions of background application switching, mobile phone acceleration, application startup, quick photo taking and so on. Although this function has a certain learning cost for users, you will find it very practical after you are familiar with it, especially the two gestures of switching background programs and accelerating mobile phones.

But I also found two problems in the process of using the edge gesture function. One is that you touched the page by mistake. For example, when you normally slide the screen to browse the web, the thenar of your thumb will rub the edge of the screen from time to time. If the contact area is large, switch the background program directly.

But fortunately, the frequency is not much, and it is acceptable to appear once in a while. Secondly, there will be some delay in background program switching, which requires nubia UI to do more optimization in the later update.

"One-handed operation

One-handed mode is also optimized by Nubian UI for large-screen mobile phones. Its use method is very simple. The small screen exhaled by little red dot on the left is displayed on the left, and vice versa. This design takes care of some users who are used to left-handed operation. In addition, the size and position of the small screen mode can also be freely enlarged or dragged. Users can also add some applications that don't need one-handed operation to the blocked list, such as cameras and games.

The main application scenario of one hand is typing. For users who are used to using the nine-grid input method like Bian Xiao, the large-screen mobile phone will make the thumb unable to reach the left position of the screen, which is not conducive to one-handed operation. The one-handed mode of nubia UI just makes up for this problem.

"abstract:

For Nubian Z 1 1 Max with 6-inch screen, Nubian UI has indeed made a series of optimizations. The split-screen function fully shows the advantages of large-screen mobile phones, and the one-hand mode makes up for the lack of one-hand operation of large-screen mobile phones. As the icing on the cake, the edge gesture function improves the usability of the system. In addition, due to

Nubian Z 1 1 Max focuses on long battery life, so the system has also been optimized in terms of power saving.

Nubian Z 1 1 Max adopts Qualcomm snapdragon 652 platform, 4GB RAM+64GB ROM memory, which is considered as the mainstream configuration in mid-range smartphones. At present, in the SoC product line of Qualcomm mobile terminal, Xiaolong 652 focuses on the function of mobile entertainment experience, which can be called "sexual availability and affordable price" and provides a good choice for many mid-market mobile phones in terms of cost control. So we can see that many products of the same file have also chosen this SoC this year.

In terms of process, Xiaolong 652 adopts TSMC 28nm HPM process. From the name, high-performance mobile (high-function and low-power technology) also explains the positioning of Xiaolong 652 on mobile terminals, and compared with HPL and LP, HMP has the best performance and the second leakage rate.

▲ Schematic diagram of ▲A72 architecture

Qualcomm Xiaolong 652 processor adopts 64-bit four 1.8GHz Cortex A72 cores+four 1.4GHz A53 cores. Compared with Snapdragon 8 10, which failed slightly last year, Cortex A72 and A53 are obviously more suitable for mobile experience than A57. As for GPU, Xiaolong 652 adopts Adreno 5 10. Adreno's GPU has always had obvious advantages on the mobile side, and this GPU supports the latest API instruction set, and adds the latest universal bandwidth compression (UBWC) technology in Qualcomm, which makes the data transmission from GPU to memory faster and smoother when running large-scale games.

In the test of GFXBench running software, Nubian Z 1 1 Max got 13 Fps when Manhattan 1080P was off screen, and Tyrannosaurus rex got 27 Fps when 1080P was off screen. In the test of GeekBench3, the single-core performance of Xiaolong 652 is 1306, and the multi-core test is 4688. In the CPU performance ranking, it even surpassed last year's Android flagship machine S6.

For Nubian mobile phones, taking photos has always been deeply rooted in the genes of Nubian products. In the current homogeneous atmosphere of mobile phones, it is also a way out to insist on creating their own product characteristics. Like Z 1 1 mini, Nubian Z 1 1 Max still chooses Sony's top IMX298 sensor. IMX298 has160,000 pixels, the sensor area is 1/2.8 inches, and the pixel area is 1. 12 micron ... Moreover, IMX298 is a combination of stacked structure and RGBW structure, which has a good effect on noise control in low light. Let's take a look at Nubian Z 1 1 Max's performance in taking photos through proofs.

Thanks to16 megapixel HD camera, Nubian Z 1 1 Max has a good resolution. In the sunny outdoor scene, the handwriting on the high building can be clearly seen after enlarging the sample by 200%. However, the camera's handling of the edge position of the text is not detailed enough, and it is slightly smeared.

▲Z 1 1 Max proofs

Judging from the outdoor shooting proofs, the white balance of the proofs is calibrated very well. Even in the case of sufficient light, it can ensure that the bright and dark parts of the sample are properly handled and there will be no overexposure or underexposure. The photos taken by Nubian Z 1 1 Max tend to restore the color of things, what you see is what you get, and are not too bright to please your eyes.

▲ Nubian Z 1 1 Max

In the backlight environment, we can see that Nubian Z 1 1 Max ensures the integrity of dark details and restores the turquoise of the leaves themselves. It is worth mentioning that the metering separation function of Nubian camera is quite practical when taking pictures. It allows users to freely choose metering points, freely adjust the brightness of photos, and highlight dark details.

▲ The macro part is excellent and the background is blurred obviously.

▲ night view proofs

Night scene performance, Nubian Z 1 1 Max performance is acceptable. Even in the night with insufficient illumination, the focusing efficiency is relatively high, and there is no scene of "pulling bellows" over and over again, and the brightness of the picture is not bad, which is better than the author expected.

In addition to the hardware, Nubian Z 1 1 Max also upgraded NeoVision to version 5.9, added real-time filters to the camera/video function, changed various creative functions such as filters and special effects in real time during video recording, and added the real-time special effects function of video recording, allowing you to experience movie special effects in real time during video recording. Although it is only a small function, it may attract more people to experience it after increasing the interest of the video.

"abstract:

The phrase "SLR camera in mobile phone" has been verified again in Nubian Z 1 1 Max. After Nubian's continuous cultivation in mobile phone photography. Whether it is the imaging level or the camera experience, it is at the first-line level in domestic mobile phones. From the flashy "shooting stars" at the beginning, to the creative photos and video filters that fit the life scene now. Nubia has brought the shooting skills once possessed only by professional photographers to ordinary consumers. It is hard for me to think of any domestic manufacturer other than Nubia who can play mobile phone photography to such a level.

At the press conference, Nubia claimed that the upgraded system adopted NeoPower 2.0 technology, which greatly improved the battery life. We also conducted a simple endurance test on Z 1 1 Max, and the endurance results are as follows:

It can be seen that Nubian Z 1 1 Max does have a good performance in battery life. In the three-hour test, Nubian Z 1 1 Max only consumes 22% power, especially in the video playback part, and 1080 p 30-minute video playback only consumes 3% power. In the 8-hour standby test at night, Z 1 1 Max consumes 2% power. On the whole, Nubian Z 1 1 Max can realize the "farewell to one day and one charge" declared at the press conference.

"Product summary:

After evaluation, we come to the conclusion that Nubian Z 1 1 Max is a well-balanced mobile phone with no obvious shortcomings. All-metal body and 2 1 step CNC cutting technology all over the body make the appearance of the mobile phone more exquisite and rich in metal texture. Although the size of the fuselage is slightly larger than that of mainstream mobile phones, Nubia controls the thickness and weight well and has a good grip. In terms of performance, Qualcomm Xiaolong 652 processor with 4GB of running memory absolutely guarantees normal daily use, even if you play a big game like Wild Racing 8, you can face it calmly. Coupled with Nubian's consistent high-quality camera ability and excellent endurance, it is no exaggeration to say that Z 1 1 Max is the almighty king.