IT168 Review On October 18th, Glory released a new playable mobile phone: Glory Play 6X. The phone is equipped with 12 million + 2 million pixel dual camera, compared to the traditional single camera program, it can better highlight the subject, achieve a better bokeh effect, bring more Playability. In terms of selling price, the glory of playing 6X compared to the mainstream dual camera phone in the market is a lot of close to the people, the price is only 999 yuan. In 2016, when dual-camera became the key word for the mobile phone market and gradually became popular, what are the highlights of Glory's dual-camera 6X? What is the actual imaging effect? We conduct a full experience through evaluation.
In addition to dual camera, in the hardware performance, glory play 6X is not ambiguous. Equipped with a Kirin 655 eight-core processor, the flagship's universal 4GB memory starts now. Glory Play 6X is also equipped with 4GB of running memory (another 3GB version is optional), which ensures a smooth mobile phone experience on the hardware. In the 2,000 yuan price segment, Glory Play 6X hardware configuration also reflects a high degree of sincerity.
In addition, Glory Play 6X is all-metal body, the curvature of the back of the fuselage design more fits the palm, the official said its design inspiration from the "Bezier curve", the addition of 2.5D glass also further optimize the grip feel. Appearance, the glory play 6X is also quite Aspect. Below we mainly focus on the appearance of the aircraft industrial design, hardware performance and the actual performance in the camera to do a major interpretation. Before beginning, it is still a good idea to browse through the major hardware parameters of the 6X.
Glory Play 6X basic parameters at a glance Screen features 5.5-inch, 1080P resolution processor Unicorn 655 eight-core (2.1GHz) Network mode dual card dual standby (dual Nano-SIM card slot), full Netcom body storage 32/64GB eMMc5. 1 Running memory 3/4GB LPDDR3 front camera 8 million pixels, F 2.0, 77° wide-angle rear camera 12 million + 2 million dual camera, 1.25 micron large pixel size module product selling point rear dual camera, metal body battery capacity 3340mAh operating system EMUI 4.1 body color Platinum gold / Glacier silver / elegant gray / rose gold / sky sea blue sales price 999/1299/1599 yuan ViewGlory Play 6X uses a 5.5-inch screen, which is a mainstream screen size. At this price, 4GB large memory is undoubtedly a major highlight of the aircraft. For younger users, Glory Play 6X is based on the all-metal body and also offers Platinum, Glacier, Elegant Grey, Rose Gold, and Sky Blue for users to choose from, to meet individual needs. In the following section we will further explain the glory of the 6X appearance and industrial design.
Probably from the beginning of last year, it is more and more difficult for the major mobile phone products to open up the gap in hardware performance, and homogeneity has become more and more serious. Mobile phone manufacturers will increasingly focus their attention on design and workmanship. Colleagues who meet consumer demand for upgrades will also strive to open up gaps with competing products. The metal fuselage is no longer the exclusive flagship of high-end, even in the thousand dollars. The machine has gradually become popular. For Glory Play 6X this phone, in addition to dual camera, all-metal body design is a major selling point of the aircraft. In the official introduction, Glory Play 6X uses the "Bezier curve design", making the machine the most ergonomic handheld design. After the stamping of the back shell, it has also undergone many processing steps such as CNC and sandblasting. In this part, we will interpret the industrial design of the aircraft. It sounds as if there is any metaphysics about the “Bezier curve†on the tall one.
First look at the front of the fuselage, glory to sing 6X machine design quite satisfactory, not too many personalized design elements, the bottom of the fuselage design glorified "honor" logo. I have this platinum platinum version, and the front panel is white. Under the white front panel, you can see that the glory of playing the 6X screen with the black border is more controlled and not objectionable. The front side uses a 5.5-inch 1080P screen and uses a 2.5D glass design to optimize the edge grip while also providing a good look and feel.
It is important to point out that the glory of playing 6X 2.5D glass is not in direct contact with the metal body. Between the two, Glory Play 6X uses a circle of plastic edging. There are two advantages to doing so, one is to play a buffer role, to reduce the risk of broken screen; the second is to reduce the tolerance, to facilitate large-scale mass production. However, regardless of the purpose of the design, the overall appearance and details of the 6X glory play are satisfactory.
Front of the fuselage. That is, from the beginning of last year, following the simple logic of “order to produce beautyâ€, symmetry design gradually became popular in the mobile phone ring. Glory Play 6X top of the fuselage in order from left to right light distance sensor, handset and camera (8 million pixels), but it is a pity that there is no symmetrical design.
Glory Play 6X is still using a virtual button design, printed at the bottom of the fuselage glory brand logo "honor". The back button is set to the left, which is in accordance with Google's specifications. However, for users who are accustomed to right-handed operations, there is still some inconvenience.
On the back of the fuselage, Glory Play 6X uses a three-stage metal fuselage design with a large metal section in the middle and plastic at the top and bottom. Due to the different materials, it is difficult to completely match the colors of the two materials, which is determined by the material properties. But fortunately, the color difference between the glory of the 6X body back and the two materials is not very obvious, and does not affect the overall perception. The joint between plastic and metal materials also reflects a relatively high level of workmanship.
Dual cameras are a major selling point for Glory Play 6X, which uses 12 million + 2 million dual camera combinations. Dual cameras are an indispensable keyword in the highly competitive mobile phone market in 2016, and many manufacturers have used dual camera technology on the annual heavyweight products. The 12-megapixel camera is responsible for recording screen information, the 2-megapixel camera is responsible for recording the depth of field information, and supports the digital aperture adjustment of F0.95-F16, which can achieve better and more obvious background blur effect.
Glory Play 6X uses a back-fingerprint recognition touch program, which unlocks fingerprints for up to 0.3 seconds. In addition to being used to unlock the screen, it also supports fingerprints to quickly open Alipay pay two-dimensional code, which provides convenience in daily use.
"Bezier curve." The author deliberately searched for a bit, Baidu encyclopedia interpreted as "Bézier curve (Bézier curve, also known as Bézier curve or Bezier curve, is a mathematical curve applied to two-dimensional graphics applications. Bessel curve in 1962 , widely published by the French engineer Pierre Bézier, who used the Bezier curve to design the main body of the car.†It can be summarized as being plotted according to arbitrary four-position point coordinates. A smooth curve.
According to the official, Glory's 6X design inspiration comes from Bezier's curve, which creates a 6X rounded body curvature for glory and brings a good grip on the palm of the hand. At the same time, after the stamping of the metal body on the back, it has also undergone many processes such as CNC, sandblasting, anodizing, etc., and finally it shows a smooth and delicate touch, not astringent or greasy.
The left and right sides of the bottom of the fuselage are the openings of the speaker and the microphone, respectively, with a symmetrical design. The data interface is still the traditional Micro USB interface.
The above part is about the presentation and interpretation of the glory play 6X appearance. The whole is quite satisfactory, and there are not many dazzling design elements. In this price range, it is really hard to make a breakthrough design. But also in this price range, using the metal body design glory Changplay 6X gave full sincerity in the workmanship, body color, assembly has reflected a higher level. It may not be at first sight, but it is actually more and more like it.
In terms of hardware performance, Glory Play 6X is equipped with a Kirin 655 eight-core processor, equipped with 4GB of LPDDR3 running memory (another 3GB of running memory is available), and 64GB of eMMc 5.1 flash (a 32GB version is optional). The Kirin 655 processor uses a 16nm process and uses four 2.1GHz A53+4 1.7GHz A51+i5 coprocessor architectures. The official said that the performance is improved by 65% ​​compared to the previous generation. The GPU uses the Mali MP2 T830 to increase the GPU performance by 100%. We do not introduce too much about this process. We only have to run a subtest to give everyone a general understanding and comparison of the performance of the processor.
Ann Bunny Run Test:
After the security Bunny running sub-test, Glory played 6X final score: 57076 points. This score is roughly equivalent to the Xiaomi mobile phone 4S equipped with the Xiaolong 808 processor in the Run Bunny's running sub-ranking list. It conforms to its product positioning and is safe for most users' everyday use. However, if it is a heavy user of a mobile phone, especially a heavy user of a mobile game, such a performance would be overstretched and cannot meet the demand for running a large-scale game (such as the NBA 2K16).
Another point that needs to be pointed out is that the same price segments can now buy music Max 2, Xiaomi 5, Lenovo ZUK Z2 phones equipped with Xiaolong 820 processor, and the three are nearly twice as glorious in playing 6X in terms of hardware performance. .
In other respects, the current flagship mobile phone has generally started with 4GB of running memory. Glory Play 6X is equipped with 4GB of LPDDR3 running memory (another 3GB version is optional). Due to the long-term irregular development of the Android mobile phone software ecosystem, various application linkages and resident backgrounds are commonplace (especially Baidu, Tencent, Ali, etc.). The allocation of large memory, to a certain extent, ensures the smooth operation of the mobile phone without a card machine. Most users do not really understand how to prevent applications from roaming and other rogue behavior. Large memory is still necessary for most users. I also recommend purchasing a 4GB memory version here.
I have 4GB memory version in my hand. In actual use, there is no obvious stuck condition. Under moderate usage conditions, the remaining available memory of the mobile phone is generally more than 2.5GB. Summarizing briefly, Glory Play 6X overall hardware performance is flat, in the middle of the current smart phone camp, for the majority of users most of the use scenarios are adequate, but it is difficult for large-scale 3D mobile games Handle.
This year can be said to be a double photo year. It can be seen that from the beginning of the year, various manufacturers have equipped their own flagship models with dual cameras. With the increasing popularity of dual-camera technology, costs have decreased, and non-flagship and even a thousand-dollar models have gradually used dual-camera technology. The common double-cameras currently available in the market can be divided into black and white cameras to enhance the quality of photos by enhancing the amount of light, and the depth of field information can be recorded by a separate camera to achieve a more obvious and natural background blur effect. Glory Play 6X belongs to the latter. In the following section we will analyze the performance of Glory Play 6X in photography.
Glory Play 6X uses 12 million + 2 million cameras. One 12-megapixel camera is used to record picture information, and the other 2 million-pixel camera is used to record depth of field information. Through the image processing algorithm, the images captured by the two cameras are merged into one, so that the synthesized photographs have a significant depth of field information, and the subject is more prominent. According to official information, Glory Play 6X also supports F0.95-F16 digital aperture adjustment.
After a general understanding, we took a look at the imaging performances of Glory Play 6X through the actual proofs taken. First, several sets of large aperture backgrounds were used to blur proofs.
Glory Play 6X When shooting, you can adjust the aperture in real time. In later editing, the aperture and focus can be readjusted. This way of handling, playing 6X glory is not the first time, before the HTC One M8 has a similar function. This is the same as above, the aperture is pulled to the maximum: F/0.95, the focus is on the yellow menu. It can be seen that the foreground is prominent and the background blur effect is very obvious. But at the same time also found some problems, the actual shooting photo synthesis has a clear waiting time, reduced the filming rate (handheld camera needs to be stable), affecting the shooting experience.
In addition, in the same way as Zhang Zhongzhong, the edge of the subject (menu) being photographed is blurred because the aperture is too large. For the average user, if you want to take satisfactory photos, you may need to try several times, and in some ways, increase the cost of use. However, there are also advantages. For those scenes where the background is relatively distant from the subject, Glory Play 6X can achieve a more natural background blur effect.
However, as the same Zhang can see, in the shooting of objects without obvious edge demarcation, the effect of glory playing 6X background blur is extremely unnatural. The boundary between virtual and real is very obvious, and the software algorithm has room for further optimization. Here are a few groups of background blur proofs that everyone will experience.
It can be seen that in the actual shooting, if the edge of the subject is clear at the same time as the background blur, it is not easy to do it with a single shot. Fortunately, the focus can be re-selected later, and the aperture size can be readjusted to achieve satisfactory results.
Color reproduction. The color reproduction of Glory Play 6X is relatively accurate, real and natural, but it is also a little glamorous. From the above sample parameters, we can see that in this environment, the camera ISO has increased to 640. In this case, the picture has obvious noise, which affects the purity of the picture.
Exposure control. Under the complex light source environment, Glory Play 6X exposure control is more accurate, the strong light source in the picture does not appear obvious dispersion, the picture body is clear, and the purity is high.
Summarizing briefly, Glory's dual cameras equipped with the 6X can achieve better bokeh effects and enhance the camera's playability, but at the same time it also reveals some deficiencies in the optimization of the synthesis algorithm and cannot be used in all shots. Under the scene calmly deal with. It is also accurate in color reproduction and exposure control. Overall, Glory's 6X imaging quality is in line with its proper level. The addition of dual cameras is a plus for Glory Play 6X.
A few years ago, the domestic Android UI market was still one of MIUI's top performers, and the performance of other companies was uneven. By now, although MIUI still plays a role of zero-headed support, the performance of other Android UIs in functionality, interface aesthetics, miscarriage, etc., and MIUI gaps have become smaller and smaller. On the premise of ensuring a good basic experience, many Android UIs also have some of their own characteristics. Glory plays 6X running EUI 4.1 based on Android 6.0. In this part we do simple parsing on its system UI.
First look at the interface.
Starting from iOS 7, the UI style of the smart phone system is already flat and unique. EUI 4.1 is no exception. The overall use is a flat design style. The drop-down menu background is also a semi-transparent design. The content is dominated, so that the content requested is more prominent. EUI 4.1 also provides a variety of customizable options in the interface style. In the theme application, in addition to the system theme can be replaced, you can also customize the system font, lock screen style, icons, to meet the individual user's personalized demand. In addition, in the lock screen interface, EUI 4.1 incorporates a lock screen pictorial, every time the bright screen is automatically replaced by HD wallpaper. In terms of interaction, the transition animation of EUI 4.1 is light and direct, and it has a good experience when opening applications and switching interfaces.
For basic system functions, we use dial-up applications as an example. Dialpad supports Pinyin search, you can quickly and easily find the corresponding contacts, in fact, this is already the basic function of domestic Android UI, and the system without this function is really more alternative. On the basis of this, EUI 4.1 has carried out deeper integration. In the interface of dialing dial, it can directly search phone services such as “hotelâ€, “expressâ€, and “bankâ€, and it is very complete and practical.
EUI 4.1 contains mobile phone housekeeping applications. After all, system security matters are handed over to third-party applications. The handset manager of EUI 4.1 basically includes all the functions that mobile phone security software should have: cleanup acceleration, traffic management, harassment interception, battery management, and rights management. Due to the non-standard application of Android and the wake-up of various applications, it will occupy a large amount of system resources. The mobile phone butler is particularly important, and it can minimize unnecessary system resource occupation. Even if the glory play 6X is equipped with 4GB large memory, but if you let the application regardless, the 6GB memory may not be enough.
Split screen mode. In EUI 4.1, long press the multi-tasking button on the bottom right side can enter the split screen mode. In the split screen mode, two application interfaces can be displayed at the same time. This is similar to watching videos while chatting on the side to improve efficiency. Big screen reasonable and effective use of resources. Currently mainstream applications support split-screen display, but there are also a small number of applications that are not yet supported.
SkyView is a feature of EUI 4.1 that has been compared. Whether at home or abroad, as long as it is a popular area where people flow is concentrated, there are free wifi available, which provides certain convenience for accessing the network at any time. By downloading and installing the application, you can also earn WLAN surfing time. It is worth mentioning that the global WLAN in the SkyTour offers 24 hours a day, which means that if you are in a foreign country with a WLAN hotspot, you can always browse the Internet and stay online.
Huawei wallet is included in EUI 4.1. After adding and activating the bank card in a few simple steps, payment can be made on the UnionPay POS. Glory Play 6X Fingerprint Recognition supports Huawei Wallet's payment function and is easy to use in actual use.
The current EUI 4.1 is satisfactory in terms of interface design, interaction, and functionality and practicality of the system. Its Huawei purse function is ahead of most domestic mobile phones. In terms of system security, Huawei mobile phone owners provide security for the smooth and safe operation of mobile phones. The addition of functions such as split screen mode can be seen that EUI is constantly enriched and improved, and strives to be complete.
Evaluation summary : 12 million + 2 million rear dual camera is the main selling point of the glory play 6X. In the actual experience, the experience of this mobile phone camera gave me a very deep impression. In most cases, the background blurring is obvious and natural, and the subject is highlighted, which is more playable than a single camera phone. This is a prominent selling point for a mobile phone that sells for only 999 yuan.
In terms of appearance, although the three-stage metal body design used in the 6X glory of 6X does not have any special highlights, the overall workmanship and fit feel hard to make me pick out any dissatisfaction. Species. The color difference between the upper and lower sections and the middle metal material is controlled properly, and the overall workmanship has reached a relatively high level. In terms of hardware performance, 4GB of running memory guarantees smooth running of the 6X in glory-free applications, even for general users who do not understand mobile application management well.
But horizontally, at present, many of the flagship domestic flagships equipped with Xiaolong 820 processors are generally down to about 1,500 yuan, while Xiaolong 820 is about twice the hardware performance of Unicorn 655. Although the use of new products is not too kind to compare with the price reduction flagship, it is an aspect that must be considered in the actual purchase. If you have high requirements for hardware performance and pursue cost-effectiveness, Glory Play 6X (Premium Edition) may not be the most appropriate choice. But if you have more expectations for your mobile phone camera, Glory Play 6X is worth buying.
In addition, in the camera experience, Glory Play 6X exposed the insufficiency of software algorithm optimization in some scenes and expects continued improvement.