iQOO, since its birth in early 2019, has been successfully based on China's extremely competitive mobile phone market in just three years with a variety of high-performance products. It can be said that it is one of the most successful sub-brands in the Chinese mobile phone market at present.
What's even more surprising is that it doesn't seem to want to just give everyone an impression of value for money. Since the iQOO 7 series, it has rushed towards the road of Android flagship. The price of the iQOO 8 Pro is the first time to reach the price of 5,000 yuan, and its ambition is undoubtedly revealed. Good sales have given iQOO a strong sense of confidence to further implement the iQOO digital series' goal of stabilizing the high-end market. Can the iQOO 9 series, the first new product of the iQOO brand in 2022, be done?
Appearance: Recognizable and aesthetically online
We got the iQOO 9 Pro's ignition color matching, the phone at a glance, two big words jumped on the heart - eye-catching!
It's so eye-catching! First of all, the back material uses iQOO's characteristic plain leather process to restore the carbon fiber texture of the racing car interior. The craft should be a continuation of the iQOO 8 Pro Track Edition. But the color scheme is very bold, using bright orange, and even the protective case used the same color.
The black version of iQOO 8 will actually have a slight gender orientation, and boys will prefer it. The orange of the iQOO 9 Pro this time solves this problem very well, whether it is a boy or a girl, there is no problem with the use of ignition color matching.
The second is the rear shell part of this recognizable camera module. The entire upper part of the phone is almost filled with camera modules, the left side is three lenses, and the right side is more decorative, with the English letters of the micro-gimbal printed on it. iQOO calls this the "panoramic porthole". I don't know if I have become accustomed to this kind of oversized through camera module design, but I actually feel quite good-looking.
iQOO has also put a lot of effort into the design of the panoramic porthole, its middle metal part is made of aerospace grade aluminum alloy, which surrounds the panoramic porthole and forms a slight step difference, visually creating a sense of hierarchy, can also reduce the raised sense of abruptness and feel, horizontal screen holding when the hand feels better. Moreover, this integrated aluminum alloy part also has very good support, waterproof and heat dissipation performance. It can be said that the design is very clever.
Image: Hardware pull full + unique micro gimbal
The iQOO 9 Pro has a huge camera module, which is enough to prove that the rear camera hardware specifications are not a joke. The main camera uses Samsung GN550 million pixels equipped with micro-gimbal technology, 1/1.57-inch bottom plus 2um pixel size after four-in-one. Definitely flagship level. The stabilization performance of the micro-gimbal, presumably everyone is not unfamiliar, and will not be repeated here.
Ultra-wide angle use of this year's major mobile phone manufacturers have adopted Samsung JN1, f/2.27 aperture, focal length of 15mm, up to 150 ° panoramic ultra-wide angle. At the same time, it also brings a fisheye macro mode, and with iQOO's carefully designed filters, it adds a lot to the gameplay of the ultra-wide angle lens. The third lens is a 16-megapixel telephoto portrait with 2.5x light change and a focal length of 60mm, which is enough for daily use. Let's start with a wave of official samples:
KPL filter effect (right)
Fisheye lens filter
Screen: Samsung 2K screen + independent display chip Pro
In the screen part, the iQOO 9 Pro uses a 6.78-inch 3200*1440 resolution Samsung E5 material flexible curved screen. Supports 100% P3 gamut and achieves up to 1000nit global brightness. Compared with the E3 material, the power consumption is reduced by 25%, which can be said to be brighter and more energy-saving!
This year's popular stepless shifting adjustment will naturally not be absent. You can automatically adjust the matching refresh rate for video, games, camera previews, e-books and other scenarios to further optimize power consumption. Whether it is smart mode or turning on 120Hz high brush, open 120Hz mode in common scenarios such as the main interface of the system, settings, SMS, etc. that need to call high brush. In the video app, 60Hz is called by default. However, when playing the video in full screen, it is still displayed at 60Hz, and it is expected that the mobile phone will be updated and adjusted when it is officially mass-produced, and the advantages of LTPO 2.0 will be fully exerted.
The independent display chip Pro that was unveiled before was not absent, providing users with two modes of improved frame rate and high frame low power consumption, and the supported games also covered the familiar "Glory of the King", "Peace Elite", "Original God", "Crash 3" and so on.
With a standalone display chip, the iQOO 9 Pro also enables features that increase frame rate and optimize power consumption. After turning on Increase Frame Rate, you can complete the frame completion through a standalone chip, increasing the frame rate of currently supported games to 120Hz. However, the interpolation frame technology is implemented directly at the screen level, and the game and test software are displayed by detecting the CPU and GPU hardware to display the frame rate, so it will cause the display results to be inconsistent, but the actual game can achieve 120 frames, and everyone does not need to care.
When the "Optimize Power Consumption" function is enabled, the iQOO 9 Pro controls the frame rate at 90Hz and optimizes power consumption and heat generation. We turned Up Glory to 90Hz for a 15-minute game comparison test. The end result is that the optimized power consumption is not turned on, and the power consumption is 7% in 15 minutes. Turn on optimized power consumption for 15 minutes and consume 5% of power. The results are satisfactory. It is recommended that everyone playing games can often open to optimize the power consumption function, and it will be a lot of peace of mind to play games when going out.
Performance: New generation Snapdragon 8+ Samsung Overclocking Edition UFS3.1
Speaking of iQOO, I believe that the first thing that comes to mind is the performance flagship. In terms of hardware parameters, they must be properly arranged. The iQOO 9 Pro is no exception. The first is the latest generation of Snapdragon 8 processors, and the SoC must be full. And in order to further improve the overall performance of the mobile phone, iQOO 9 Pro in addition to the flagship standard LPDDR5, but also the first Samsung overclocking version UFS3.1 with the new Solvit intelligent control.
In the game test section, the 120Hz mode of "Glory of Kings", the picture quality is pulled to the highest, and the data is as follows:
The first game can be said that the performance of iQOO 9 Pro is very eye-catching, after turning on the performance mode, the whole game process has almost no fluctuations, and the game experience is very smooth.
However, when it comes to the second game, the iQOO 9 Pro will lock the frame rate at 90Hz after a period of time, although the overall performance is very smooth and smooth. But it is still a little strange to suddenly drop from 120Hz to 90Hz. To this end, we have repeatedly verified it three times, and the situation is basically the same. It's a bit strange because throughout the game, I don't feel any hot hands, which is ordinary warmth.
In terms of "Original God", the same is the picture quality pulled to the highest, open 60 frame mode, perhaps iQOO also understands that "Original God" is a hard battle, the overall scheduling is obviously much more active, and the data performance is also flagship level.
iQOO 9 Pro Pro
The whole experience down, I don't know if it is the reason why we got the engineering machine. It feels like the overall performance release of the iQOO 9 Pro is still slightly conservative. The performance in "Original God" is enough to see that the iQOO 9 Pro and the new generation of Snapdragon 8 can easily control a variety of games. However, the performance release in the "Glory of Kings" game is slightly conservative, although the frame rate is very stable, but the total feeling does not fully play the real performance of the SoC, obviously there is more room for play, I hope that the follow-up firmware can further release the performance.
In order to provide gamers with a more convenient and excellent game experience, the game space and game center of iQOO 9 Pro have also been upgraded, such as players can copy the settings of the god players with one click, pinch face code and so on. In "Glory of Kings", when there are many kills, there are also cute AI for voice broadcasting. You can even see your own operating index analysis, performance and more in the game space. These details are small, but they are enough to see that iQOO is trying to improve the player experience.
System: A school of its own
Of course, the second-generation ultrasonic 3D wide-area fingerprint, which is highly acclaimed in the iQOO 8 series, also continues to be used. The large fingerprint recognition area and the refreshing experience of fingerprint entry that only needs one time can be completed, and I really can't go back. Other brands please hurry up and keep up!
With OriginOS Ocean's new unlock interface, ultrasonic 3D wide-area fingerprint can be said to play with flowers. Swipe, drag, and recognize, and you can easily reach the features you need the moment you unlock your screen. And the shortcuts supported are also richer, more ways to play, and slowly grope after the user gets it.
OriginOS Ocean is also a highlight of the iQOO 9 Pro. When Vivo first launched the Origin system, everyone was not too optimistic and preferred to be flashy. Unexpectedly, after several years of accumulation and vivo's mining of user demand, it deepened. Origin is also gradually becoming more and more useful. OriginOS' unique style design is also unique on the market. The latest generation of OriginOS Ocean is a further innovation, the Origin system is not completed, and in the direction of beauty, gorgeous and farther away.
You'll find that the OriginOS Ocean system has become easier to use, and even more surprisingly, the options and interface have become more customizable. Further expanded live wallpapers, a new atomic privacy system, quantum notes, and the accounting features that come with my personal favorite system all let us see vivo in the field of custom systems to go a path that belongs only to itself.
Charging and battery life: 4700mAh+120W fast charging
Finally, let's talk about charging, battery life, and weight. With a body thickness of 9.21mm and a weight of 203g, the iQOO 9 Pro is hard to describe as thin and light. But I have to say that in terms of how to make mobile phones appear thin and light, iQOO has made a lot of efforts. The combination of the screen and the right curve of the back cover, the narrowed black bezel, the textured back cover touch and the large 6.78-inch screen, you won't feel it at all, it will be 9.2mm thick, very smart and careful design.
And this 203g weight also includes a large 4700mAh battery, supporting 120W fast charging. And this time also used the gallium nitride charger for the first time, the size is 26% smaller than the previous generation, more convenient to carry. Charging from 1% can be charged to 40% in 5 minutes, 72% in 10 minutes, and 100% in 18 minutes, which is a very exaggerated data performance. In the morning, I found that my mobile phone was out of power, plugged in the charger, washed and brushed my teeth, and the fast charge changed my life! In addition, the wireless charging speed is also 50W, how can the flagship machine not have wireless charging?
The new five-hour battery life test is as follows:
The overall standard is decent, in line with the level of conventional dual-cell fast-charging batteries, and the daily use of a day is not a big problem.
Summary: The next generation of iQOO performance flagships
As mentioned at the beginning, iQOO is gradually becoming a powerful hand of vivo, and it is also gradually evolving from a popular single model to the iQOO series family. Judging from the current performance of iQOO 9 Pro, it is still the concept of implementing the performance flagship, there is no shortcoming in all aspects, and the design is unique and highly recognizable. From relying solely on game performance to play the world, to gradually making up for shortcomings in all aspects, to the iQOO 9 generation, the iQOO digital series can be said to have completely become synonymous with Vivo's full-performance flagship.
At present, vivo also needs such a hand to further expand its share in the high-end flagship market. At present, the X series is the flagship of the image and has a heavy voice in the field of mobile phone imaging. The iQOO digital series is gradually becoming one of the representatives of high-end full-performance flagships.
The prototype tested this time is the engineering machine version, and it is expected that the firmware of the mass production machine will be more stable and insufficient to be repaired. Fortunately, the battle in the domestic mobile phone market in 2022 has not really begun, and we believe that iQOO can also deliver a satisfactory answer.
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