One plus mobile phone 3 evaluation: the all-metal flagship with the same ingenuity

IT 168 evaluation 2014 On April 23rd, Liu released the first one plus mobile phone-OnePlus One. I still remember that there were many interesting stalks at that time, such as "one plus one equals two", "one plus mobile phone releases one plus mobile phone" and so on. In two years, one plus * * * has three models listed. In addition to one plus X for soy sauce, one plus X is actually rare in China. A flagship product supports an annual brand. In addition, the firm price is also a major feature of one plus mobile phone. Only before the release of new products will the existing models be adjusted.

From one plus 1, "dissatisfaction" is the core concept of this brand product. We are deeply impressed by the creative design and functions of natural materials, such as replaceable back cover, floating screen, one-button undisturbed and so on. Of course, "unwillingness" also comes at a price, such as high cost, difficulty in improving production capacity, and delay in release. As the first all-metal mobile phone, one plus three can still make people feel this feeling in appearance and texture. We understand it as: ingenuity remains unchanged.

Different from tradition, there is only one version of this one plus three. Liu Zeng teased in his personal Weibo: The word "low match" reminds me of the "beggar's version" when I bought a car. There is only one version, which is more conducive to the control of production costs and the optimization and upgrading of the system, and consumers are less entangled. In the current multi-version prevailing environment, we have to admire Jia Jia's concentration and courage.

Let's take a look at the basic hardware parameters of one plus mobile phone 3.

"One plus mobile phone 3 basic parameter list

Screen characteristics

5.5 inches, 1920* 1080 resolution, 2.5D glass, optical AMOLED.

Fuselage size

152.7 * 74.7 * 7.35mm

Fuselage weight

158g

processor

Qualcomm Xiaolong 820

Network mode

Dual card dual standby, full netcom, VoLTE HD voice

Body memory

64GB

Random access memory

6GB

Camera characteristics

Main camera160,000, front camera 8 million.

Characteristic part

Golden radian, dashboard flash charging, type C.

Battery capacity

3000 mah

operating system

Hydrogen OS 1.4

Fuselage color

Peppermint gold, glacier ash

retail price

2499 yuan Click to view the details.

As the flagship of the year, one plus mobile phone 3 is equipped with Opteron 820 processor and 6GB of large memory. In terms of hardware performance, one plus mobile phone 3 is undoubtedly in the first echelon of the flagship mobile phone in 20 16. The following is Ann Bunny running points with one plus mobile phone 3.

Xiaolong 820 adopts Samsung 14nm FinFET process. More advanced technology can achieve higher performance at the same power consumption and better power consumption performance at the same performance.

By comparison, we can see that Ann Bunny's running score with one plus mobile phone 3 is 140399, ranking first in the current Ann Bunny running sub-library. Qualcomm Inc

There is no doubt about the performance of Xiaolong 820.

It is the flagship SOC of 20 16.

In terms of GPU performance, Qualcomm official data show that the performance of Adreno 530 used in Xiaolong 820 is improved by 40% compared with the previous generation Adreno 430, while the power consumption is reduced by 40%, which is due to the new architecture design of Adreno 530. For GPU performance, we also made a special test through GFXbench. The off-screen test results of Manhattan and Tyrannosaurus rex 1080P reached 1867.7 and 4922.0, respectively, which were greatly improved compared with the flagship GPUs of Adreno 430, Mali-T760 and so on 15, and the results were roughly equivalent to those of PowerVR 7XT series GPUs used by iPhone 6s. Generally speaking, the GPU we understand only deals with UI sliding, rendering game scenes and assisting CPU in calculation. But in the future, 4K video, virtual reality display and augmented reality display will also play a decisive role.

I don't know if you feel this way. When I picked up one plus three for the first time, I couldn't help thinking, will such a technologically savvy model design only attract male users? The one-plus-one staff explained that one-plus-three has always adhered to the unique personality principle in the development process, and the design style that goes with the flow is not suitable for one. After all, no design can please everyone. It is better to create a unique style and let some people fall in love at first sight. Nevertheless, one plus three is indeed more acceptable to the public than the previous generation, such as thinner body, mint gold color scheme and all-metal design.

For a brand that only updates one flagship product a year, I prefer to talk about product inheritance and iteration first, and then talk about industrial design. Liu mentioned in a special interview: One Plus's strategic direction this year is still to seek survival at home and development overseas. In the future, it will only be flagship machine, mainly through online channels. As we all know, the domestic mobile phone industry is highly competitive. Only the life cycle of the flagship model is about 8 months, not to mention the thousand yuan model and even new products are launched every two or three months. The strategy of launching a flagship model every year is difficult to maintain long-term brand exposure and product awareness. However, Liu believes that one plus 1 will take the lead in serving people who understand the brand concept of one plus 1 and like one plus products in the past two years. Lay a solid foundation, do a good job in after-sales service and user experience, and then spread brand awareness through word-of-mouth marketing to achieve the purpose of establishing a good brand reputation.

This practice obviously runs counter to the fast-paced mobile phone industry in China. But this kind of management is not impetuous, focusing on making products, reducing advertising costs and improving product price competitiveness. So, can a one-plus-three mobile phone with excellent industrial design maintain a one-year life cycle? We officially entered the industrial design evaluation.

One plus three * * * has two color schemes, gray and gold, and the matching front panels are black and white respectively. The author thinks that gray is more personalized, and the black front panel connects the screen, BM area and panel, so there is no so-called black edge problem. In addition, one plus three did not continue to adopt the floating screen design of the previous generation model, and replaced it with a 2.5D glass screen. The curved edge makes the front panel and the frame fit better, and it is also a classic copy of off-screen aesthetics.

One plus three throws a 5.5-inch screen, but the width and thickness of the fuselage are smaller than one plus two. The suspended glass screen design adopted by the first generation and the second generation did not continue, and it was replaced by a 2.5D glass screen. This change has improved the grip and made the screen more crystal clear.

Compared with the Home button of one plus two, one plus three is also an integrated design of fingerprint recognition and touch, and cannot be pressed. Its Home button is more rounded, echoing the radian of the fuselage R angle, which enhances the aesthetic feeling to some extent.

One plus mobile phone has always emphasized the feel, and the previous generation models used natural materials for comfort and experience. However, one plus three adopts an all-metal body, and the multi-material back cover becomes a protective case (65,438 yuan +049 yuan/piece, 99 yuan/piece together with the mobile phone). It's the same as the previous one plus two. * * * has five kinds of protective shells: sour branch, black apricot, aramid fiber, sandstone black and bamboo. The all-metal body meets the aesthetic needs of the public, while the customized protective case retains the extension of fans' feelings. From the author's experience, the protective case can be perfectly integrated with the one plus three thin body, and the feel is as good as that of the previous generation.

It is not difficult to see that the design of the back of the fuselage has a slight shadow of HTC, which is mainly reflected in the signal overflow area. However, the color matching of one plus three signal bands also has its own personality. For example, the gray body is matched with black. Different from the mainstream design that wants to weaken the existence of signal bars, one plus three signal bars are used as design elements, so that the fuselage will look more layered.

The three-stage inheritance of one plus mobile phone can be regarded as an upgraded version of the mute button in Apple's mobile phone, and it is also a micro-innovation. Users can intuitively switch between mute, do not disturb and ring. In addition, as can be seen from the side view of the mobile phone, the back curve of one plus three is different from the general mobile phone, which is not radian or plane, but flat in the middle and slightly arched on both sides. Visually, its back is a plane, but in fact, its feel is better than that of a general graphic design mobile phone. Liu called it golden radian.

However, when it comes to the author's favorite, it is still the boundary line of one plus three. Different from simply increasing the curvature of the border, the border with one plus three is a "trapezoid" with curvature in cross section. This slightly inclined angle allows the border to fit the fingers together when holding. At the same time, this "line" is not a simple single thing, but has changed again at the top and chin. Different angles can produce different impressions, which may be an important factor of one plus three.

On the whole, the "one plus three" industrial design has made great progress. Its thin metal body bid farewell to the tedious image of "one plus two" for consumers and return to the design idea of "one plus 1". Although the custom back cover was cancelled, the function of changing the back cover to switch the theme could not be realized, but the protective case made of five materials was continued. In addition, the reduction of the weight and thickness of the fuselage, as well as the 2.5D glass with golden radian, can be said to be a step closer to the ultimate feel.

One-plus-one mobile phone has been persistent in camera polishing, and Liu Ye has repeatedly expressed confidence in taking photos with one-plus mobile phone in public. Looking back on the products of one plus mobile phone, one plus 1 once created a thrilling white balance, and one plus two mainly promoted pure night shooting. This time, one plus three pursues extremely fast beauty shooting, which is deeply combined with Hexagon of Xiaolong 820 for the first time.

680 DSP improves the imaging quality and camera experience, and maintains the mainstream flagship level in hardware,160,000 pixels, phase focusing, optical image stabilization and electronic image stabilization. Compared with one plus two, laser focusing is cancelled.

One plus three uses Sony IMX 298 sensor, which is used by Xiaomi 5 and Huawei Mate.

8 and other domestic flagships have stable and reliable performance. To sum up their characteristics briefly, they are mainly reflected in F2.0 large aperture,16 million pixels to ensure resolution, single pixel 1. 12μm, supporting DTI pixel isolation technology, which is equivalent to adding a barrier between adjacent pixels, greatly reducing the mutual interference of light and improving the purity of the picture. In addition, One Plus Three is also equipped with OIS optical image stabilization and +EIS electronic image stabilization technology, which further enhances its night shooting strength to some extent.

In addition to the improvement of traditional camera hardware, One Plus Three explored the built-in Hexagon 680 of Xiaolong 820 through half a year's cooperation with Qualcomm.

The potential of DSP makes it serve for camera imaging and bring better imaging quality and photo experience. DSP is a digital signal processor with low power consumption, which is responsible for daily simple tasks, such as audio decoding and playing, summarizing sensor information and counting steps. hexagon

680 DSP not only has powerful performance, but also supports Hexagon Vector expansion.

Extensions/HVX), which can perform the computational load in image processing applications. This means that daily photo imaging can be completed without calling CPU or GPU. It is also based on this that one plus three can triple the speed of taking pictures, but the power consumption is 90% lower than before. Using the newly developed pixel selection algorithm, the imaging quality will also be improved.

Of course, the improvement of hardware and technology will eventually bring much improvement to imaging, and we have to speak with proofs. During the press conference, Liu directly ignored a domestic flagship with the same sensor and chose Samsung S7 as a camera opponent with one plus three. This time we also made one plus three, using Samsung S7.

Edge as a contrast model, look at the imaging intensity geometry of one plus three.

In a set of proofs during the day, the author chose to shoot at noon, with plenty of sunshine. The exposure control of the two phones is better, there is no overexposure, and the color reproduction is more accurate. But the dark details in the shadows, Samsung S7

Edge first gained an advantage in brightness, which made the look and feel clearer and more pleasing to the eye. But look carefully at the grain details of men's shirts. Due to the disadvantage of pixels, Samsung S7

Edge is gone, one plus three can still see the lines on men's shirts.

Look at this set of proofs, which are also outdoor shots with sufficient light. Through the ground, you can feel the tendency of the two mobile phones in white balance. One plus three is warmer, and Samsung S7 edge is colder. Samsung S7

Edge is brighter in locomotive color, and yellow is more impactful, which can catch people's eyes at once. But when we zoom in on the seat details, Samsung S7.

Edge is still defeated in the details, the texture of the fabric has been lost, and there are traces of smearing.

In terms of white balance during the day, it can be clearly felt that the performance of one plus three is more real through the color of the sky. Samsung S7

Edge tends to be brighter and looks more eye-catching. It should be said that in the daytime proofs, Samsung S7.

Edge is better than the first impression, winning with high brightness and bright colors, while one plus three is more complete in details.

In the indoor environment with weak light, we also made a set of comparisons. The brightness of both images is higher than that seen by human eyes. Except for some differences in brightness and white balance, their performances are satisfactory. Finally, let's compare the night shooting performance of the two. One plus two night shots are impressive. After upgrading CMOS and optical image stabilization this time, its performance is even more exciting.

As can be seen from the night proofs, the picture brightness of one plus three is not as bright as that of Samsung S7 edge and Samsung S7.

The dark details of Edge are preserved, such as the green plants in the lower left corner of the first group of pictures and the number plates of the second group of cars. But high brightness will inevitably sacrifice some picture purity, so Samsung S7.

Edge's picture is not very clean, and one plus three is slightly better in picture purity. This also reflects the choice of two mobile phones in night shooting, Samsung S7.

Edge pays more attention to shooting, while one plus three tends to ensure the purity of the picture.

In terms of white balance at night, the picture of one plus three is more in line with the observation of human eyes. Samsung S7 has a purple tendency, especially the color of plants on both sides of the road. One plus three is obviously more natural. Generally speaking, the author is satisfied with the photos of one plus three. The daytime resolution is impressive, and the white balance also has certain advantages. It pays attention to ensuring the purity of the picture, and to some extent, Samsung S7, the benchmark of mobile phone imaging, has an opponent.

The power of superiority.

Everyone says that one plus is a MUJI in the mobile phone circle. This refers not only to the appearance of mobile phones, but also to a series of peripheral products launched by One Plus. In the design of the system, the hydrogen OS also has the Japanese style of MUJI. "Simplicity" and "simplicity" are two important characteristics that run through one plus product, and the operating system is no exception. From the beginning, the hydrogen OS was redesigned while adhering to the material design style. The "hydrogen" in the name of hydrogen OS comes from the "H" hydrogen in the periodic table, which means that the operation experience will be as light, fast and simple as hydrogen. With the exclusive design of hydrogen window, a brand-new notification processing method-notification noise reduction, bold cancellation of Dock bar design and so on. At the beginning of its publication, it received great attention.

After a year's trial and effort, the hydrogen OS has become more and more stable. At the beginning of April this year, the new hydrogen OS 1.4 based on Android 6.0 officially ushered in public beta. Officially, the 1.4 version has improved in terms of power saving, startup speed, fluency and compatibility. In terms of special functions, hydrogen OS 1.4 improves the original hydrogen window and adds calendar, notes and other functions. It is worth mentioning that one plus promises never to insert advertising profit into tool software.

One plus mobile phone 3 runs this version of hydrogen OS 1.4. Let's make a detailed understanding of the system from the system design and characteristics.

In the design of the main interface, hydrogen OS 1.4 has not changed compared with before, and it is still a material design style. On the other hand, most of the major UIS in China have put on a set of iOS coats at the bottom of Android, and the interface styles have become more and more similar. In addition to Smartisan OS, the interface style can be called subversive, and perhaps only hydrogen OS.

In terms of special functions, the hydrogen window in the hydrogen OS 1.4 version provides more abundant and practical functions, and integrates schedule reminders and notes into the hydrogen window in the form of cards. You can easily add or view related information.

Hydrogen OS 1.4 adds desktop editing function. Press and hold a blank area on the desktop to enter editing mode. In edit mode, clicking the application icon on the desktop will be collected in the storage column below, and the application icon can be moved across screens and folders to realize batch operation.

In the 1.4 version, the layout of picture sharing is optimized, and the inserted photos can be copied, cut, deleted and cut in the editing state. In the editing state, it also has the function of automatic calculation, which is very convenient for bookkeeping and price comparison in the case of shopping at ordinary times.

Hydrogen OS 1.4 provides current location information and information of nearby hospitals and police stations on the emergency dialing interface, which is a very intimate function. However, for most people, the function of emergency dialing may not be used several times a year or even a lifetime, but one plus has optimized this function. I feel like an old friend, usually unknown and unobtrusive, but when something really happens, it can be really reliable.

In other aspects, the hydrogen OS also added an eye protection mode to reduce the damage of blue light to the eyes. In addition, users who use Android phones generally use system management software for cclean to intercept harassment. After all, it doesn't sound logical to leave things like safety to others. Hydrogen OS 1.4 adds a management center to the system for the first time, which can clean up mobile phone garbage, intercept harassment and manage application notification rights.

In addition, in terms of system performance, one plus official called more than 40,000 optimization and updates, which increased the average startup speed of the application by 55.7% and the standby time by 5.2 days.

Generally speaking, hydrogen OS 1.4, which focuses on thinness and stability, still adheres to the previous design style. It is mainly improved in basic functions, and there is not much problem in dealing with daily use, but there is still a long way to go in terms of functional richness and ease of use. Fortunately, in the latest hydrogen OS 1.4 system, we can see that Yijia 1 mobile phone 3 has done a good job in user care (such as optimizing the emergency call function). It can be seen that while gradually improving the basic functions, Hydrogen OS is also gradually practicing the product concept of considering, perfecting and considerate for users, with exquisite details and unique creativity.

Before the release of one plus three mobile phones, users' impression of one plus, whether it is replaceable design or customized Android.

System, are pursuing an unintentional sense of niche, but they try to use this sense of niche without suddenly creating differences to attract the attention of the public. However, the release of one plus three has somewhat subverted these impressions.

Compared with the design of the replaceable back cover of the previous mobile phone, the popular metal body is adopted after the introduction of one plus three. Because the back cover can't be replaced, in order to continue our tradition, Yijia introduced a replaceable mobile phone case. Five personalized mobile phone cases follow the design style of one plus two back covers, and the materials are sandstone black, bamboo, etc. Each mobile phone case is slightly different in feel and experience. It can be said that the design of the mobile phone case is somewhat similar to the previous replaceable back cover. At this point, one plus can be regarded as adhering to its own unique style. There are also three switches for mute, do not disturb and ring, which makes me feel very simple and practical.

▲ One plus three mobile phones have five different protective cases.

"User questions:

I found some questions about one plus three that users are more concerned about from the internet, and I selected some of them to answer for you.

1. The hardware looks good. Does the system work well? Are there any shortcomings?

Speaking of systems, one plus three is the hydrogen OS 1.4 released in China this time. It may take some time to get used to it, because many operations are still different from Android, such as the traditional drop-down menu, and the hydrogen OS needs to slide up from the bottom of the screen. It takes a while to get familiar with the system. The interface is very concise, supports user customization, and is very suitable for Chinese people (with harassment interception and other functions). As for the shortcomings, I haven't found them yet. After all, the use time is limited. By the way, one plus three sells native Android systems abroad. It is estimated that after upgrading the system, one plus three will support the switching between the two systems like one plus two. If you really don't like the hydrogen OS, you can also choose the native Android system.

2. The battery capacity is 3000mAh, is it enough?

Now many users are very concerned about the battery life of mobile phones. This one plus three battery has a capacity of 3000mAh, which belongs to the general level. If you use it at ordinary times, it is the rhythm of using it during the day and charging it at night. After all, the batteries of smart phones are not very durable now.

3. How about fast charging? How fast? Is it hot when charging?

First of all, it should be emphasized that the Type-C fast charging line of one plus three only supports one plus three mobile phones, and the other mobile phones can't be used, which should be because the circuit design has been modified. Normal fast charging can reach 63% from 0 in half an hour (official data). One more thing to say here is that one plus supports bright screen fast charging, that is, it can be charged quickly when used. Some netizens can charge the game when the screen is on, and 10 minute can be increased from 5% to 20%, but this is not recommended.

4. This mobile phone has NFC function, so is it widely used?

This phone has NFC function and can also recognize bus cards. As long as Alipay and other applications are installed, you can read the card information and recharge it. You can also use a SIM card with NFC function, but the use of the function will be limited by the operator.

"evaluation

"summary

As early as the beginning of this year, the news about one plus mobile phone 3 was constantly exposed and kept a high degree of attention. In this case, the overall release of one plus mobile phone 3 did not disappoint. One plus one mobile phone 3 with top hardware configuration and excellent industrial design is a fairly satisfactory answer sheet handed over under heavy pressure.

Not only is the appearance and hardware configuration outstanding, but one plus mobile phone 3 also makes good use of the independent DSP of Xiaolong 820 to deeply optimize camera imaging. The final imaging effect is even equal to Samsung S7, the flagship of today's top camera, which exceeds expectations. It can be said that this is a surprise brought to us by adding a mobile phone 3.

Only released for more than a year, the hydrogen OS system with many differentiated highlights is also steadily solving the pain points of users, fixing various problems and optimizing the use experience. However, there are also some shortcomings in terms of functional richness and practicality, and software experience is still a shortcoming that needs to be strengthened.

Fortunately, in the latest hydrogen OS 1.4 system, we can see that Yijia 1 mobile phone 3 has done a good job in user care (such as optimizing the emergency call function). It can be seen that while hydrogen OS is gradually improving itself, it is also gradually practicing the considerate, extreme and humanized product concept, with exquisite details and unique creativity. It can be predicted that the constantly optimized and strengthened hydrogen OS will become and will become the leading selling point of one plus mobile phone.