iQOO has been in frequent action recently, first with the iQOO Neo 5s, and then with the affordable model we have in hand - iQOO U5. The New Year is approaching, and the release of a variety of models has added more choices for consumers, but once there is a choice, the choice difficulty is easy to attack. The iQOO U5 is in a highly competitive price segment, can consumers avoid entanglement at a glance among the models? The author will discuss with you through the actual testing experience.
The appearance of iQOO U5 is the type that the author prefers, the overall shape is square, the lines are simple and tough, and the right angle frame and the straight screen are matched, so that the whole mobile phone looks quite straight. Although it may look a little bit awkward, because iQOO has a curve at the transition between the middle frame and the back cover, the grip is much better than that of models without any transitions (such as the iPhone 13 series).
In addition, the weight of the whole machine measured about 185g, the thickness is about 7.8mm, not particularly light, but it is indeed relatively thin, in addition to the design of the shape, the size and weight of the mobile phone on the feel of the impact is also relatively large, iQOO U5 slimmer fuselage feel a lot of color.
In the front design, iQOO U5 does not use the current mainstream open-hole screen design, but adopts the scheme of water drop screen. The waterdrop screen and the open screen are very mature full-screen solutions, and the impact of the two on the screen ratio is relatively close, so this point is still more dependent on the personal preferences of consumers.
Due to the LCD material screen, the actual display effect of the iQOO U5 is still quite good. In this price segment, high-quality OLED screens have no chance to appear, and LCD has become a more cost-effective choice. In addition, LCD even at the moment has a large number of adherents, in the low brightness does not produce low flash, the comfort of the eyes is actually a plus.
The screen has a size of 6.58 inches, a refresh rate of 120Hz, and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz. Such a hardware configuration makes the iQOO U5 screen quite smooth to use, and the touch is followed, the operation is on call, quite smooth. At the same time, in terms of color expression, the quality of this screen is also quite good, and it is not inferior in a number of competitors.
In terms of performance, the iQOO U5 uses the SoC of qualcomm Snapdragon 695. According to Qualcomm's official data document, the Snapdragon 695 uses a combination of 2 Cortex-A78 + 6 Cortex-A55 big.LITTLE architecture, and the GPU part uses Adreno 619, with TSMC's 6nm process process, which can theoretically provide a fairly good energy consumption performance. We actually tested it, in a large mobile game like Peace Elite, running in a high-quality, high-frame rate mode, the overall fluency is still satisfactory.
The iQOO U5 is equipped with a 5000mAh battery, which theoretically provides a top-notch battery life performance. As usual, we conducted a 3.5-hour battery life test to evaluate the actual power consumption in multiple scenarios, as follows:
1. One hour BiliBili online 1080P video playback
2. One Hour Peace Elite Game (High Quality + High Frame Rate Mode)
3. One hour of TikTok short video, refreshed every ten seconds
3.30 minutes 1080P 30Fps video recording, turn on stabilization
4. All tests are conducted in a WiFi environment and the screen brightness remains 50%.
As a result of the complete test, the remaining power of iQOO U5 can reach as much as 71%, of which the performance of video recording projects is more prominent, which can save about 5% compared with the same configuration models. That is to say, iQOO U5 is quite suitable for users with a large number of image recording needs to use, and its battery capacity can support you to shoot all the time and freeze more image pictures.
Overall, the performance of this endurance has also reached the level of the first echelon, and it is difficult to find mobile phones on the market that have a longer battery life than it.
The iQOO U5 is equipped with a 5000W pixel main camera, supplemented by a 200W macro lens, which is not a problem for daily use. We actually shot a set of samples, in a well-lit scene, the high pixels of the iQOO U5 still showed good picture detail, the overall resolution was satisfactory, the color and dynamic range were also quite good, and there was no underexposure of dead black in the shadows.
In the slightly dimly lit dusk scene, the iQOO U5 performance is slightly reduced, perhaps the white balance performance in the backlit scene is not very stable, such as the following picture, the distant building is relatively green, but the overall look is still quite good.
In addition to the occasional white balance drift problem, the iQOO U5 performs satisfactorily in dusk scenes. Due to the blessing of AI algorithms, the rendering of the sample color for the sunset is in place, the overall sense of atmosphere is full, and it can also be preserved for some dark or high-frequency details.
In terms of system, iQOO's adaptation this time is also quite timely, just released OriginOS Ocean has landed on iQOO U5, this custom system has made many improvements in UI and functions, before the author has also done a more detailed review, interested friends can move to view.
Here the author will briefly mention the more impressive function points, one is the newly added "atomic privacy system", which is independent of the normal system, has a one-button switch permission control, and can directly prohibit all Apps from calling cameras and other components. In addition, this function also has a separate desktop, users can move apps, files into the privacy system, the system will even from time to time in the process of use of the owner identification. For users who value privacy, the Atomic Privacy System is a one-stop, reassuring solution.
Another function is the shortcut display of the lock screen, under normal conditions, this piece will display the user's current number of steps, and can also quickly start applications such as the camera. When the user books a ticket/train ticket, the system will display a brief message on the lock screen at the appropriate time, while the highly acclaimed component of the Atomic Walkman also supports operation on the lock screen, and the user can freely switch between third-party music apps and control its playback, saving the user's operation steps.