Performance balance+extreme workmanship +5.5-inch screen Huawei G7 evaluation

Although the IT 168 evaluation process is complicated, it will not dare to save effort; Although taste is expensive, you can't be afraid to reduce material resources. This is a couplet in front of the century-old Tong Ren Tang. A long time ago, people in China realized that quality comes first and quality wins. The same is true in the mobile phone market. Now there is a "cost-effective" wind in the domestic mobile phone market. Mobile phone configuration is getting higher and higher, but the price is getting lower and lower. In fact, the development of smart phones today is far from being evaluated with a high configuration. Workmanship and design are also a link that we pay more and more attention to while pursuing cost performance. Today, the protagonist of our evaluation article is such a Huawei G7 with sufficient hardware configuration but remarkable workmanship and design.

"Evaluation background:

Compared with last year's Huawei Mate, P, G, Y and other product lines, this year Huawei began to take the boutique route, and the operator subsidies were reduced. Huawei focuses on 4G mid-to-high-end product lines, and has launched flagship new products in several mid-to-high-end product lines of MATE/P/G, in which MATE focuses on big-screen business, P focuses on extreme design, and G series is in between. Basically, it can be summarized as having a certain cost performance while taking into account the big screen and design. What is the positioning of G series as a cost-effective product? Let's look at it by evaluating the article.

"hardware configuration

At the beginning of the evaluation article, we said that Huawei G7 with a price of 1999 yuan is different from many domestic mobile phones with the same price, and it is not a high-performance model, which can be seen from its main hardware configuration. At the beginning of the evaluation article, we first quantify Huawei G7 through the parameter table.

"Huawei G7 main parameters

operating system

EMUI 3.0 (Huawei is deeply customized based on Android4.4.4)

Network standard

TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/GSM dual card dual standby (mobile version)

Fuselage size

153.5mm x 77.3mm x 7.6mm

weight

167g (medium)

screen

5.5 inch 1280*720 resolution IPS screen

camera

13 megapixel F/2.0 aperture 5P glass module

processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 quad-core1.2ghz.

Body memory

Ram: 2gb rom: 16gb (expansion supported)

eigenfunction

Home care/phantom touch

battery

3000mAh (non-replaceable)

Fuselage color

silver

listed price

"1999 yuan (

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In terms of hardware configuration, Huawei G7 is not equipped with the current fiery Qualcomm Xiaolong 800 series processor, but adopts the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 quad-core processor. This processor adopts a brand-new A53 architecture, focusing on energy consumption ratio. Under the same power consumption, its performance is better than A9 architecture, even reaching the level of A 17 architecture. A53 is also used by ARM to replace 65438+ of A7 architecture. Huawei G7 and HTC Desire 820 have also become the latest models equipped with Qualcomm 64-bit processors. How is the performance of this processor? We will explain it in detail at the back of our evaluation article.

"Industrial design

In fact, Huawei should be regarded as the first domestic mobile phone manufacturer to set foot in Android system, and early star models such as C8850 also left consumers with the impression of relatively high price but lack of design. In fact, Huawei's early Android models mainly cooperated with domestic and foreign operators, and operators did not have too many requirements in design. Huawei gradually transformed from Huawei Ascend P 1 to P7 and Mate7, and it had its own understanding of appearance ID design. As mentioned earlier, Huawei G7 is also a major design mobile phone. At this stage of the article, let's take a look at the design language and design elements used in the industrial design of Huawei G7.

On the positive side, Huawei G7 is equipped with a 5.5-inch 720P IPS screen, but it is not equipped with the current mainstream 1080P screen, which has cost control factors. However, the 720P screen can control brightness and power consumption more perfectly. And this 5.5-inch screen also supports CABC intelligent backlight adjustment technology, which can intelligently identify the display content of the screen, adjust the intensity of the backlight module, and achieve the ultimate power saving. What's more worth mentioning is that the front width of Huawei G7 is 77.3mm, which is narrower than the iPhone6 Plus with the same 5.5-inch screen and more comfortable to hold with one hand. The curved design of the narrow frame with four R corners is also the front of Huawei G7. Looks calm.

At the top of the front, it is equipped with a 5 megapixel front camera and a light distance sensor. It is worth mentioning that the front camera supports dynamic beauty function, and it also supports dynamic beauty function in video. It can also be used in QQ and WeChat video calls. Beauty, Bian Xiao can cheat girls with G7 again ~

Huawei G7 adopts the design of virtual buttons on the screen, which narrows the blank space at the bottom and further increases the screen ratio of the whole machine. And the front has a printed coating of Corning Gorilla glass inner layer, which makes the whole machine more stereoscopic from the front.

Huawei G7 machine stamped a whole piece of aviation aluminum on the back. When it comes to the metal body, the feel of the whole machine is obviously higher than that of the plastic mobile phone, and the surface is anodized to make it feel better. In the mobile phone of 1999 yuan, all-metal mobile phones are rarely seen at present. In fact, there are not many mobile phones with metal body at the price of 2000 yuan, not because the cost of metal itself is higher, but because the processing cost of metal body remains high. In fact, any manufacturer can choose a metal fuselage, but the price of 2000 yuan is not for everyone. This should also be the sentence, although the processing is complicated, it will not dare to save effort; Although taste is expensive, you can't be afraid to reduce material resources.

The top of the fuselage is equipped with a13 megapixel 5-piece glass F/2.0 aperture camera and a single LED flash, as well as a noise reduction microphone. Although there is no Shuang Yuan flash equipped with the current high-end models, the quality of Huawei G7 is good in terms of sample quality. There will be a detailed analysis of the camera later in the article.

The bottom of the fuselage is mainly equipped with external speakers, while the plastic nameplates at the top and bottom of the fuselage are mainly used to receive and overflow antenna signals. The border gap is well handled. Although the speaker mouth is not designed with a raised fulcrum, after testing, the author found that because the back of the whole machine is designed with a certain radian, the volume on the desktop will not be greatly reduced, and the volume is enough to avoid missing calls.

The top and bottom of the fuselage are equipped with microUSB data and charging interface, 3.5mm earphone interface and injection antenna receiving and overflow outlet. Moreover, this time Huawei G7 adopted NMT's nano-scale injection molding process, which made the injection antenna and the metal cutting opening fit very closely. And it is precisely because of the NMT nano-injection molding process that we see that G7 is injection-molded inside the microUSB and headphone jack, and this technology is also the industry leader at present.

On the side of the fuselage, it is equipped with an integrated volume button, power button and dual microSIM card sockets. Among them, the edge of the key is polished and cut by CNC as the edge of the integrated metal body of the whole machine, and the texture is carved on the power key. Huawei G7 also pays great attention to these small details. Moreover, one of the microSIM cards can also support the expansion and plug-in of the microSD card, which is the technology used by Huawei on Huawei P7 and also transplanted to Huawei G7.

Generally speaking, Huawei G7 didn't use too many radical design languages in its appearance design, but made a very solid fuselage through metal, hidden wires in glass, NMT nano-injection technology, etc., and it felt very smooth due to the adoption of anodic oxidation, integrated stamping and CNC technology. If I give a suggestion to Huawei G7 in terms of design, I think we can use the integrated metal body of the whole machine to carry out personalized signature laser engraving service. After all, this kind of service is common in metal fuselage products, and it is also a standard value-added service.

"How is the performance of 64-bit processors?

As mentioned above, Huawei G7 adopts Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 quad-core 64-bit 1.2GHz processor. And with the baseband chip, it can support the LTE network of CAT 4, and the highest download speed can reach 150Mbps per second. And what is the performance of this processor? Let's take a look at this part of the evaluation article.

As can be seen from the model of Snapdragon 4 10, this processor is the follow-up model of Snapdragon 400 series chips, while Snapdragon 400 series processors adopt ARM A7 architecture. At present, the chips of thousand yuan smart phones mostly adopt ARM A7 architecture. This Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 processor is manufactured by ARM A53 architecture and TSMC's 28nm LP low-power process. It adopts quad-core, the main frequency starts from 1.2GHz, and the highest frequency can reach 1.4GHz. It also supports single-channel 64-bit LPDDR 2/3 memory chip.

In terms of GPU, compared with the previous Adreno305, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 adopts Adreno306 GPU display core, and its main frequency reaches 400Mhz. The biggest highlight is that this processor can be used with the MDM9X25 baseband core previously installed on Qualcomm Xiaolong 800, supporting the 4G network support of LTE CAT4, and also supporting the functions that were only available on previous high-end models such as Beidou positioning.

The architecture of A53 is the same as that of A7 before, and it also supports double release sequence execution. In addition, A53 is more flexible in instruction parallelism, and various instructions including branch prediction can be issued simultaneously through two decoding paths. In order to improve the accuracy of branch prediction, A53 adopts the method that A 12 architecture is executed out of order, and a 12 architecture is used to replace A9 architecture. Although it is still in sequential execution, A53 has achieved the extreme of the current sequential execution architecture. Before the performance test, let's take a look at the performance differences between A5/A7/A9 and A53.

In the case of 1.2GHz, A53 is much faster than A5/A7 architecture, and even completely surpasses A9 architecture. Moreover, the power consumption of A53 is much lower than that of the current mainstream A9/A 15/A 17. Next, we will test the performance of this Snapdragon 4 10 processor installed on Huawei G7 by running the software.

"Ann bunny!

This software is the most widely used running software for enthusiasts at present. This software mainly tests the CPU performance and memory (RAM) performance of mobile phones. Not much nonsense, screenshot.

▲ Huawei G7 Ann Bunny scores

We used the new Ann Bunny testing software. In the new Ann Bunny testing software, 2D and 3D performance tests are more accurate, and the resolution of each mobile phone is different, so the final score of Xin 'an Bunny in display performance is converted into a unified resolution. Huawei G7 scored 20,000 points.

“Nenamark 2

Nenamark is a running software specially designed for the performance of mobile phone processor display chip. It is divided into Nenamark and Nenamark2, which are aimed at low-end mobile phones and high-end mobile phones respectively. Want to know the real strength of Huawei G7, we did not hesitate to run on Nenamark2.

As can be seen from the test results, the score of Huawei G7 is about 55FPS, which is 10% higher than that of the previous red rice mobile phone. It seems that Adreno306 is a good GPU display core.

"Vilamo

Vellamo was originally used by Qualcomm to test the processor performance in web browsing. Since there was no software in the industry to test users' web browsing experience at that time, Qualcomm released this software. With the enhancement of mobile phone processor capabilities. The 500 mark, 1000 mark and even the 2000 mark have been broken. Next, let's take a look at the strength of Huawei G7 equipped with the latest Android 4.4 operating system in this software.

▲ Huawei G7 Vellamo score

Through the hardware test, we can see that the new 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 10 processor not only ensures the performance, but also further reduces the power consumption, even exceeding the current flagship A 15 architecture. In fact, the quality of a mobile phone hardware depends not only on the performance of CPU, but also on the overall performance of SOC, including the support for network signals. At present, Qualcomm can be regarded as a leader in network signal support, and it can also well support the whole network to support 4G in the entry-level cost-effective SOC. It can be seen that Qualcomm's next strategy is not only high performance, but also network integration is a very big goal for Qualcomm in the next few days. Hardware should serve software after all. At this stage of the article, we also have a general understanding of Huawei G7' s performance in hardware. Next, let's take a look at what kind of software experience Huawei has brought us.

"EMUI 3.0 analysis

How important is the current smart phone customization system? Look at the understanding of various mobile phone manufacturers on their own customized UI. Xiaomi: Xiaomi mobile phone x2=8 16798, MIUIx4=8 16798. MIUI= 1/2 Xiaomi mobile phone is available. IUNI: Born with a heart. One plus mobile phone: color OS+CM 1 1 dual experience. Hammer mobile phone: SmartisanOS has the most humanistic feelings. Examples and so on tell us that the customized UI can play a decisive role in the quality of a smart phone. Speaking of Huawei, we can think of Huawei's customized UI——EMUI. In fact, EMUI is one of the founders of customized UI in China. It has been more than two years since it was born. It experienced emotion UI1.01.5/1.6/2.0/2.3 and so on. The recent release of EMUI 3.0 is highly anticipated. Not only do pollen expect their Huawei phones to be equipped with EMUI 3.0 as soon as possible, but Huawei officials also have high hopes for the brand-new EMUI system. What is the charm of EMUI 3.0? At the launch conference of Huawei G7 in Berlin, Huawei also announced that G7 and Mate7 were the first models equipped with EMUI3.0 at the same time. What is the experience of EMUI3.0? We will interpret this part of the evaluation article in detail.

In fact, there are many preconditions for the quality of a customized UI, such as whether it is smooth enough. There is no problem running EUUI 3.0 in terms of fluency. And the memory occupied by the system is basically the same as the previous EMUI 2.3. The word Caton has nothing to do with EMUI 3.0. In addition to fluency, the unity of system style has also become an important factor in whether a system is excellent or not. This series of articles starts with the system interface of EMUI 3.0.

Through the above video, we can see that the improvement in the interface is still obvious. The icon adopts a uniform rectangle with large radian and rounded corners. And has adapted to the commonly used application software in the market. Other unsuitable software icons use green rounded rectangles to make the style cartoon and unified. In terms of drop-down interface and system interface, EMUI 3.0 uses more plane elements such as lines as decoration. The virtual buttons at the bottom use triangles, circles and rectangles to replace the traditional back, home and multitasking icons. The overall style has become much smaller and fresher, which will not make users feel redundant.

In terms of details, we can see that in terms of fonts, compared with the previous generation, the fonts that are not bold are clear and highlight the lightness of the whole system. The icon shadow has also been slightly adjusted. The shadows become brighter. And in the aspect of color matching of system-level icons, a brand-new warm color icon is adopted, which is not bright, and it looks more comfortable for human eyes and has no dazzling feeling.

In the drop-down menu, we can clearly feel the flat design concept. The notification bar appears at the top left of the screen, and the function of timeline is added to the notification bar, so you can see important information such as missed calls, text messages and emails without opening it, which is quite convenient. Slide from the top right of the screen to display the small switch interface. The icon of the small switch is outlined with thin lines. Generally speaking, it feels very light.

The application market of EMUI 3.0 is divided into five columns: recommendation, ranking, classification, management and mining. Among them, audio-visual entertainment, practical tools, social communication, e-books, theme individuality, news reading, convenient life, study and office, tourism navigation, shooting beautification, financial management, physical therapy health, safety performance and other applications 13. And games are also divided into online games, leisure puzzles, sports racing, role-playing, business strategies, action adventures and so on. The application market of Huawei EMUI 3.0 integrates popular photo albums, wallpapers, ringtones and other functions in addition to the common classifications in other application markets, which should be said to have a wide coverage.

In terms of security, the application market of Huawei EMUI 3.0 will prompt you whether the downloaded software is official, virus-free and advertisement-free. And for many of our commonly used software and games, we have conducted manual re-inspection, which is extremely rare in other third-party application markets. But also ensure sufficient safety. In other respects, compared with other third-party application malls, Huawei EMUI 3.0 App Store has a complete points system. Users will get different points when downloading different applications, and they can also get points when signing in every day. Users can exchange points for physical prizes in integral mall, and there are also interesting lucky draws.

The setting interface is divided into two parts: the top bar and the setting part. The top bar is transparent and consistent with the desktop. The Settings menu is divided into two parts-General Settings and All Settings. The style is the same as the drop-down menu, and the content is not much different from the previous generation EMUI.

Long press the screen to bring up the menu, we can see the wallpaper. This time Huawei EMUI 3.0 is equipped with 8 well-made wallpapers. Changed the colorful wallpaper and landscape wallpaper used before, and adopted a more calm tone. In terms of small plug-ins, Huawei also updated some plug-ins such as clocks. I don't know if more small plug-ins will be added in the subsequent official version. In terms of switching effect, EMUI 3.0 gives different page switching effects in 9, but the author still prefers the default (no effect) switching. In terms of layout, Huawei has also given two layout methods: 4x4 and 4x5.

The multitasking menu uses four recent tasks on a single page and can be set to turn pages. Users can quickly switch between several open softwares. Users can swipe a single task to clean up, or swipe up from the bottom of the interface to clean up globally. Of course, Huawei also provides a small plug-in to clear the cache with one click.

In terms of folders, when users open the folder of EMUI 3.0, the back desktop will be dimmed, and each page of the folder can store 9 applications, and users can also turn pages in the folder.

By experiencing Huawei EMUI 3.0, the author's greatest feeling is the unity of overall thinness and style. EMUI 3.0 outlines the overall architecture with lightweight design elements such as points and lines. By the way, I think EMUI 3.0 is more compatible with the white version of mobile phones, which is also my subjective feeling. Generally speaking, EMUI 3.0 runs on Huawei G7 without any jam and BUG, and the new experience such as timeline is also very good.

"Camera+evaluation summary

Perhaps the biggest change in EMUI 3.0 is the camera interface. Before interpreting the camera of Huawei G7, let's take a look at the improvement of the camera function of Huawei G7.

The brand-new interface design makes it easier to take photos, and makes me more willing to take photos with Huawei G7 of EMUI 3.0. Coupled with the timeline and geographical location display, photos are not only megabytes of space stored in your mobile phone, but also represent time and space. Although the interface has changed a lot, it still retains the functions of selfie mirror and skin beauty. And the function of real-time filtering is also added. Huawei has put a lot of effort into the camera.

Next, let's take a look at the strength of Huawei G7' s13 megapixel camera through proofs.

▲ Click on the picture to view the original picture.

From the proofs, we can see that Huawei G7' s camera with13 megapixel 5P glass F/2.0 aperture is quite good, and the details and color reproduction are quite good, which of course benefits from the optimization of the software algorithm in EMUI3.0. If we have to pick holes in Huawei G7' s photos, Huawei G7 will shoot in the dark during the day under the conditions of ISO 100. Of course, there will be no noise and jitter in the sample, but it is still somewhat different from the real brightness. It is undeniable that this method of increasing the brightness of the picture is very pleasing to the eye. In terms of truth and beauty, what is your choice?

"Assessment summary:

At the beginning of the article, we said that Huawei G7 is a moderate mobile phone. Although it is not outstanding in hardware, design, software, camera and battery life. Everything can be done well. Compared with some powerful machines at present, Huawei G7 is not a fever in performance, but it is better than no shortcomings. Moreover, Huawei also chose a 5.5-inch screen for G7 to get rid of the confusion of a group of 5-inch screen mobile phones, with clear positioning and no short board, so if you want to choose a mobile phone that is comfortable to use, then G7 should be on your shortlist.