The mobile phone market at the beginning of 2022 should be the most lively in recent years. In the past, before the Spring Festival, manufacturers rarely launched new flagships, and this year, in addition to the Xiaomi digital series, OnePlus, iQOO, realme, glory, etc. have brought a new generation of Snapdragon 8 flagships in advance, resulting in a stronger gunpowder flavor in the mobile phone market before the festival.
Originally there were many festive promotions during the Spring Festival, in the face of the early arrival of the Snapdragon 8 new machine, it is not difficult to find that this year's manufacturers' promotion of the previous generation of old flagships is significantly greater than in previous years. Therefore, there are a number of Snapdragon 888 models in this month's list that have plummeted thousands of dollars, and those who want to pick up leaks should not miss it.
At the beginning of the year, the main theme of the mobile phone market in addition to the alternation of new and old, folding screen mobile phones have also become a hot spot. OPPO, Honor, and Huawei have recently released new folding screen mobile phones, and the price is invariably controlled within 10,000 yuan, and there is a trend of popularizing folding screen mobile phones.
In the previous article "It's Time to Consider Folding Screen Mobile Phones", we have made a more comprehensive combing of the current selection of folding screen mobile phones, and also expressed this view: the current folding screen mobile phones do have immature places, but through the joint efforts of the upstream and downstream industry chains and the software and hardware level of manufacturers, the practicality of folding screen mobile phones has been greatly improved.
Whether it is for personal use or the Gift of the Spring Festival, folding screen mobile phones are worth considering, so it can be seen that this month's recommended list is unprecedented with folding screen mobile phones on the list, and there is more than one Oh.
However, it should be reminded that although the starting price of Honor Magic V and OPPO Find N has reached within 10,000 yuan, due to the shortage of supply, third-party channels basically have to increase the price, and they can earn thousands of yuan by changing hands, which invisibly increases the difficulty of snapping up, and I hope that everyone will look at it rationally.
Of course, the fierce competition in the mobile phone market this year has just begun, and after the holiday, there are oppo, Samsung, vivo, Redmi and many other Snapdragon 8 flagships on the scene, and users who are not in a hurry to change the machine can also wait to see a good show. As for folding screen mobile phones, this year is expected to usher in explosive growth, and multiple brands will bring folding debuts.
TOP 1: OnePlus 9
Reference price: 2699 yuan (8GB + 128GB)
Recommended reason: It is too valuable after the price reduction
Wait the party has won again! I really did not expect that the price of one plus 9 ushered in a wave of big price cuts a few years ago, compared with the initial price of 3799 yuan, the drop has exceeded 1,000 yuan, so that this phone successfully won the TOP1 of this month's recommended list.
Of course, the reason for recommending it is not just to reduce the price, when I experienced this phone before, the excellent straight-screen look and grip feel made it serve as my main machine for a while. Not to mention the Snapdragon 888 processor and Hasselblad imaging system, performance and photography do not have to worry. Especially the ultra-wide angle main camera, under the blessing of freeform lenses, the viewing angle is wider and can prevent distortion, which is rare.
TOP 2: Xiaomi Mi 12
Reference price: 3699 yuan (8GB + 128GB)
Reason for recommendation: The most powerful Android small screen flagship
This year's Xiaomi digital flagship for the first time adopted a dual-size strategy, can not benchmark Apple let's not say, just the real small screen flagship this point is deep in my heart, to meet a lot of like the small screen feel and do not want to sacrifice the performance experience of the user (I believe you can also see it, I am such a person).
The 69.9mm narrow fuselage is quite friendly to one-handed holding, and the weight is only 180g, and this 6.28-inch Huaxing photoelectric screen is also DisPlayMate A+ grade, and the display effect is guaranteed. There is also a rare 66W flash charge + 50W wireless charge at the same price. Coupled with the new generation of Snapdragon 8 platform, the ultimate performance and thin and light experience are satisfied at the same time. Therefore, I recommend the small size of the Xiaomi Mi 12 more than the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro.
TOP 3：iQOO 9
Reference price: 3999 yuan (8GB + 256GB)
Recommended reason: The middle cup stack is also fierce enough
As the first batch of Snapdragon 8 mobile phones this year, the iQOO 9 series undoubtedly continues the consistent "all-round bucket" strategy, and among the many Snapdragon 8 models we have tested, the iQOO 9 series has outstanding performance, whether it is running scores or "Original God" frame rate measurements, the average frame rate of "Original God" can be more than 54 frames.
The reason why I recommend iQOO 9 is because compared with the iQOO 9 Pro, the biggest difference is that the screen does not have LTPO2.0, but it also straightens the 2D flexible screen at any cost, and the price is cheaper than a thousand yuan, that is, if you want a straight-screen Snapdragon 8 flagship that is full of all aspects, then choose it.
TOP 4：iPhone 13 Pro
Reference price: 7999 yuan (128GB)
Recommended reason: high-end flagship benchmark
All along, the iPhone 13 Pro is a regular on our recommended list, and in the Spring Festival wave of purchase boom, it is even more impossible to be less.
We said in the previous iPhone 13 series camera depth experience, with the powerful computing power of the A15 bionic chip, the iPhone 13 series in the movie effect mode, can shoot a shallow depth of field effect similar to professional camera equipment, especially the iPhone 13 Pro series with a telephoto lens, which is very suitable for shooting close-ups of people.
In fact, in addition to the telephoto lens, the Pro with 120Hz ProMotion adaptive refresh, full blood version of the A15 bionic chip and other configurations is the real flagship iPhone, and the 6.1-inch screen iPhone 13 Pro also does a better job in terms of volume and weight balance, which is why I want to promote it first in the 4 iPhone 13 series.
TOP 5：vivo X70 Pro
Reference price: 3399 yuan (8GB + 128GB)
Reason for recommendation: Worthy of the image flagship
Vivo X70 Pro was able to successfully rank among the top five positions in the TOP list this time, in part because of price reductions. Remember that its price during the double eleven period is still quite strong, did not expect that the recent drop of nearly a thousand yuan, from the original 4,000 yuan or more directly to the beginning of 3,000 yuan.
Another part of the reason is its own longboard in the field of imaging. The biggest advantage of the vivo X70 Pro undoubtedly comes from ZEISS images. ZEISS co-brand, ZEISS T* coating, external bottom micro-gimbal dual main camera, and self-developed image chip V1. Real shooting experience, low-light picture quality is impressive, in the extreme low-light scene can also do enough picture purity, like mobile phone photography users, you can consider trying.
TOP 6：iQOO Neo5S
Recommended reason: Squeeze dry Snapdragon 888 gaming performance
iQOO Neo5S is a new machine brought by iQOO at the end of 2021, the biggest change is to upgrade the previous Snapdragon 870 processor to Snapdragon 888 and the unique chip Pro, the price of snapdragon 888 mobile phones has also been hit by it.
As for the actual experience, "Original God" can maintain 60fps smooth operation at the beginning of high image quality, and the follow-up will be stable at about 40fps, and the maximum temperature is also about 41 °C, which is ideal for temperature control. The unique display chip Pro helps the GPU share a part of the display task, not only improves the frame rate, but also reduces the power consumption, in general, it is a mobile phone with no regrets in performance within 3000 yuan.
TOP 7: True Self GT Neo2T
Reference price: 1699 yuan (8GB + 128GB)
Reason for recommendation: Both performance and price-performance ratio
True Self GT Neo2T is the first time to appear on our monthly recommended list, not because it is not good enough, but the opponent is too strong, and now it has dropped 400 yuan, which is enough for us to call out the true fragrance of this Tianji 1200 model.
As a "special supply machine" launched during the Double Eleven period, the True Self GT Neo2T has not given up many places, and still retains linear motors, stereo dual speakers, UFS3.1 flash memory, etc. Game performance testing, "League of Legends" average frames 60.1 frames, "Glory of Kings" average frames 89.9 frames, running smoothly, Tianji 1200 power consumption is also ideal. It can be said that in terms of balanced performance and cost performance, the True Self GT Neo2T is a mobile phone with outstanding performance.
TOP 8：Redmi K40
Reference price: 1799 yuan (8GB + 128GB)
Reason for recommendation: The price is in the end
Redmi K40 can be said to be a mobile phone from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, not only at the same price point piled up enough material, according to our measured experience, Snapdragon 870 + LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1 can provide sub-flagship performance, at this price, it can be said that there is almost no opponent. The key is that the successive price cuts that are still very generous have recently fallen to less than 2,000 yuan, basically to the end, and so on.
TOP 9：OPPO Find N
Reference price: 7699 yuan (8GB + 256GB)
Reason for recommendation: the size of the vertical fold, the experience of the horizontal fold
In the previous article "It's Time to Consider Folding Screen Mobile Phones" has mentioned that the price of folding screen mobile phones has gradually declined, in this context, it will inevitably attract more consumers who are willing to try early, and whether from the perspective of pricing or actual use experience, OPPO Find N not only meets the needs of early adopters, but also has practicality.
On the one hand, the relatively smaller size makes it gain the portable advantage of the vertical folding screen mobile phone, and the horizontal opening of the 7.1-inch inner screen can obtain a larger display area, which has the advantages of two folding methods, which also means that it has stronger universality and is a good choice for the Spring Festival gift.
TOP 10: Honor Magic V
Reference price: 9999 yuan (12GB + 256GB)
Reason for recommendation: Practical is actually very strong
The last place on the recommended list is still a folding screen phone. Choose the glory Magic V, one is because it is full of material, Snapdragon 8 processor performance, internal and external screens are high brush screen, hardware is not flawed, the software also brought such as parallel horizon, smart split screen, floating window, split screen navigation and many other functions, do enough preparation.
My colleagues have begun to use it as a workhorse, and the biggest feeling is that the outer screen is not only a preview of information, but also significantly more practical in daily use. If you want to try folding screen phones, honor Magic V is a good choice for "getting into the pit".