Nubia Z5S MINI is the first choice among three networks for 1,500 yuan and has a long experience

IT168 evaluation can be found from the beginning of this year that the development trend of mobile smartphone chips is that entry-level mobile phones are developing towards low cost and high integration; high-performance mobile phones are developing towards high-end AP, advanced modem and high multimedia processing capabilities. direction development. Driven by operators, these two trends will develop towards the three trends of "multi-core, multi-mode, and multi-frequency", providing users with terminal products that are more convenient, easier to use and easier to roam. Therefore, multi-mode and multi-frequency products are the focus of the future.

▲Long experience with Nubia Z5S MINI

The author has been using Nubia Z5S MINI as the main machine in the past month. Let me briefly introduce this machine. Nubia Z5S MINI is sold The price is 1,499 yuan. It is equipped with a 4.7-inch 720P screen, a Snapdragon 600 quad-core 1.7GHz processor, and a 13-megapixel camera. What is more advantageous is that it supports the entire 3G network. Whether you are a China Mobile, China Unicom, or Telecom user, this phone can be plugged in. The card is ready to use. Although Nubia is a brand of ZTE, in terms of appearance, the author does not see any trace of ZTE product design. Whether it is an ultra-thin body or a rounded arc, the Nubia Z5S MINI looks very good. . So generally speaking, if your budget is 1,500 and you have three network needs, then choose Nubia Z5S MINI.

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▲Four colors meet the individual needs of different young people

The author will not go into details about the appearance, because the design The beholder is in the eye of the beholder. The author’s excessive description is only my own understanding and understanding of its design concept. If you are a consumer who likes metal bodies, you will not care at all about the matte matte back cover of the Nubia Z5S MINI. Made of plastic, it feels good in the hand. Although it is not very beautiful, it is not annoying, and fingerprint contamination can be effectively controlled.

▲Matte matte plastic material, feels good in the hand

As for the screen, Nubia Z5S MINI is equipped with a new Sharp IGZO screen. If you don’t know much about it, you just need to know that Sharp is a very good technology. Specifically speaking, it has three advantages: it saves 80% of power, is very bright, and has very high handwriting sensitivity. Nubia Z5S MINI is equipped with a 4.7-inch 720P screen, and the 313PPI has also reached the retina level. In terms of experience, whether you have 313PPI, 330PPI or 430PPI, it is the same clarity.

▲The new Sharp IGZO screen

Whether it is the feel or screen performance, the author feels that the Nubia Z5S MINI is the first choice at 1,500 yuan. If I have to find a shortcoming in terms of appearance and design, I would say that although it is a triple-network mobile phone, it is designed for a single card. Generally, a large number of users who have triple-network needs are also dual-card users, so the next generation product You can consider removing the expansion card and adding dual card slots.

▲Three-network mobile phone, but designed for a single card

The native interface is not good at system beautification and software introduction

As for the system, the author had a problem as soon as I turned on the phone. The same idea as most Nubian users - "Kill him", over-designed skeuomorphic icons, confusing color gradients and unappreciable glass effects and representative unlocking interfaces... Your fire is going to What's the point? It always feels so cool and awesome. Although there are a few relatively small and fresh themes in the theme library with a small number of themes, I am always unhappy with the imperfect adaptation of third-party icons, so updating third-party ROMs or beautifying them has become the most important thing for me to do when I get a mobile phone. Even when I was writing this article, I had no idea what the native interface of Nubia Z5S MINI looked like...

▲Start-up surprise: Personalized photo wall

Start-up surprise Department: It is rare to see domestic manufacturers pay great attention to details in the startup screen. When you start up, you will see many small pictures of different sizes spliced ??together. Although technically it is just replacing a GIF picture, this detail still brings different surprises to users.

Opening the Nubia forum or other Android forums, I found that the same calls as the author who want to refresh the native system or MIUI system can be seen everywhere in various forums. For third-party ROMs, the author's ranking of favorites is: Native -> MIUI -> If you can't flash anything, you have to beautify it. Because the Nubia Z5S MINI is a review machine and there is no third-party ROM yet, I can only beautify it myself... Let’s take a look at the final beautification result first, and then I will introduce to you one by one which launchers and beautification methods were used. software.

▲Nubian Z5S MINI original interface

▲Nubian Z5S MINI beautified interface

　Nova Launcher V2.3?Download address<-Click to download

This is a very good third-party desktop launcher. Players who often beautify their mobile phones must be very familiar with it. It and Apex Launcher*** share the world of launchers on Android 4.x. Each has its own merits, but Nova is slightly better in terms of customization.

Update log:

* Added KitKat style scroll indicator (Home screen - scroll indicator);

* Added KitKat style folder (File Folder - folder background - bright background);

* Added KitKat font (interface appearance - icon font - bold);

* Updated KitKat app drawer icon;

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* Updated the Google KitKat icon theme (interface appearance-icon theme);

* The application drawer can automatically reduce the label (drawer-small label);

* Supports KitKat transparent system status bar feature (interface appearance - transparent status bar, can only be used with KitKat and above versions)

* Supports backup to external SD card or restore from external SD card.

Wallpaper and icon replacement download address <-Click to download

Nova is very rich in customization functions, so users can customize their desktop to the greatest extent. Because after installing the third-party Launcher, many icons are still not unified, and the native icons + KitKat icons are mixed. In order to unify the visual style, the author uses the hand-drawn icons that come with Smartisan ROM SmartisanOS to replace them, and the wallpaper is also changed to the Android 4.4 KitKat native wallpaper ( Users who need it can get it from the network disk).

▲Replace icons and wallpapers

HUE Beautiful Weather V1.2.1? Download address <- Click to download

In terms of desktop plug-ins, the author only installed one weather APP , HUE beautiful weather. This APP is also a popular weather app. The design follows the Holo design standards and is very personalized. You can find out many functions by downloading and trying it.

▲A popular weather app

Three modes + sample Nubia Z5S MINI photography experience

As a main phone, it can make calls and send text messages Social functions such as checking Weibo are indispensable every day. Heavy use takes about one day, and light use takes about two days on standby. In addition to socializing and making phone calls, taking photos outside is also an indispensable part of daily life. Before long experience, I heard that Nubia Z5S MINI is very good at taking pictures. Nubia Z5S MINI is known as the SLR camera among mobile phones. What is it that makes it so "arrogant"? The author is also looking forward to its performance. In terms of experience, there are three modes for taking photos on a mobile phone. The basic mode is suitable for most users, the professional mode is suitable for users who have a certain background in taking photos, and the filter mode is suitable for users who are fresh and have social needs. After the experience, the author found that Nubia Z5S MINI performed well in terms of color reproduction, macro, and imaging effects.

▲Photography interface

Forgot to mention that Nubia Z5S MINI uses a 13-megapixel stack camera with independent light metering and independent focusing, the first Android technology to use this technology. features, we can take better-looking photos. It also has two reference lines, the Nine Palace Grid and the Golden Section. The ISO range is adjustable to 1600. Functions such as horizontal gyroscope and face recognition are also well integrated into the camera. During video recording, fixed focus and real-time focus can also be achieved, and independent focusing and independent metering can also be achieved. How to shoot.

▲Proofs in built-in filter mode

▲Proofs in built-in filter mode

▲Proofs in built-in filter mode

▲Proofs of turning on HDR in pro mode

▲Proofs in normal mode indoors

▲Proofs in built-in filter mode< /p>

Full text summary:

After about a month of experience, Nubia Z5S MINI can meet most of the needs of a heavy user for a mobile phone with almost no pressure. If I were to pick out a few flaws, in terms of functionality, I would feel that the design of supporting three networks but with a single card is slightly imperfect. The biggest flaw is the system. The native system of Nubia Z5S MINI is not refined and smooth enough, and the third-party ROM , the lack of exquisite themes and the inability to use Google services seem to be a lack of sincerity for a player who loves to mess with mobile phones. In other aspects, the author feels that the 1,500 yuan price range, Nubia Z5S MINI is still the first choice.