In the past, when it comes to flagship mobile phones, the iPhone must be the first choice that comes to people's minds. In recent years, with the strong rise of domestic mobile phones, foreign well-known brands such as Apple and Samsung are not the only answer.
Today's year-end inventory, let's review the domestic flagship mobile phones in 2021 to see if they have achieved the height of the flagship iPhone.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Xiaomi has spent a lot of thought in recent years to take the innate "cost-effective" stereotype, increase the price, strengthen the stacking, and force the high-end smartphone market. In March 2021, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra was born.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is the flagship phone that best fits the traditional definition in 2021. Snapdragon 888 flagship processor platform, flagship performance, DisplayMate A+ certified display, 6.81-inch 2K+ resolution and 120Hz high refresh rate, plus native 1 billion colors, 1700 nits peak brightness, top screen configuration.
Of course, there is also the camera, the 50mp 1/1.12" outsole main camera, with a 48MP 5x optical zoom camera, 48MP ultra-wide angle camera, adding up to the strongest camera configuration of the year. With a convex camera and a second screen, in exchange for the DXOMark's achievements, as well as a unique appearance that is unforgettable, it seems worth it.
In a word, the flagship of the annual bucket machine.
If anything has become a constraint on the road to Xiaomi's flagship, the first is the Snapdragon 888, which is a common problem for all Android flagships last year. In terms of system, a series of problems in Xiaomi MIUI 12.5 have also affected the experience of Xiaomi mobile phones, and Xiaomi's high topicality has evolved into a big activity in the circle of people looking for BUGs.
In addition, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra chose a large battery between the large battery and the high-power fast charge, the wired fast charge changed from the 120W of the Xiaomi Mi 10 Extreme Commemorative Edition to 67W, and the battery was increased from 4500mAh to 5000mAh. If the user is accustomed to the 120W fast charge fast full power, it may feel but difficult to use back. Charging fast or using a long choice question, Xiaomi chose the latter.
OPPO Find X3 Pro
In 2018, the original OPPO Find X made a stunning debut, bringing a lifting camera and a true full-screen design, so futuristic and unforgettable. With the advent of the 5G era, last year's OPPO Find X2 freed up space that originally belonged to the mechanical structure, and put more center on the functional experience.
OPPO Find X3 Pro is a new generation of Find X flagship representative, equipped with a native 10bit, 1 billion color display, 2K+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, with top screen quality. OPPO Find X3 Pro also preempts many manufacturers and uses Samsung LTPO displays, which in turn supports intelligent dynamic frame rates, taking into account smooth dynamics and battery life.
In terms of imaging, OPPO Find X3 Pro is equipped with a dual main camera system, and the main camera and ultra-wide angle are both using the 1/1.56" Sony IMX766, resulting in an ultra-wide angle that may be the largest light sensitivity area in the industry. Its telephoto camera is 13 megapixels, supports 5x hybrid optical zoom, up to 20x digital zoom, and also offers a 3-megapixel 60x microscope head, which is quite interesting.
In summary, oppo Find X3 Pro is undoubtedly the most balanced performance and the highest degree of completion among the recent generations of Find. If there is any regret, it is that the OPPO Find X3 Pro did not use a periscope telephoto camera, the telephoto magnification is not dominant, and it has taken a step back in the long-range competition; its ultra-wide angle has chosen the "big bottom", and the 110° perspective is slightly inferior to the major competitors in breadth. As a flagship mobile phone with images as one of the main selling points, OPPO Find X3 Pro also gives users a multiple choice question.
OnePlus 9 Pro
In 2021, when the smartphone industry is fiercely competitive, the OnePlus brand will return to OPPO and become an independent brand of OPPO. The OnePlus 9 Pro is the last generation of flagship phones operated independently by OnePlus.
The OnePlus 9 Pro is equipped with a 6.7-inch 2K+ resolution AMOLED flexible screen and uses the same Samsung LTPO panel as the OPPO Find X3 Pro, which is the hardware basis for adaptive refresh rates. OnePlus said that with the blessing of this technology, the OnePlus 9 Pro screen can save up to 50% of power consumption compared to the OnePlus 8 Pro.
In terms of imaging system, the OnePlus 9 Pro co-branded Hasselblad is equipped with a customized 1/1.43" 48-megapixel Sony IMX789 main camera; ultra-wide angle 50-megapixel IMX766, freeform lens support; telephoto camera is 8 million pixels, supporting 3.3x optical zoom; and another 2-megapixel black-and-white style "tactical lens".
It is not difficult to see that the OnePlus 9 Pro already has some OPPO flavor on its body, and it is said that it was once redone because it overlapped too much with OPPO Find positioning. I have to say that there is also a built-in operating system, a plus 9 series pre-installed customized ColorOS operating system, no longer use the hydrogen OS that has lasted for many years - the big "hydrogen" is dead.
Hydrogen OS has always been known as a native experience, but it is often considered too streamlined, and switching to ColorOS may be a better answer for many users.
Huawei P50 Pro
Successive sanctions by the United States have made Huawei's smartphone business difficult, and the P50 flagship series, which should have been unveiled in the first half of the year, has been boiled into the flagship of the second half of the year. Huawei's P50 series returns to the dual model route, including P50 and P50 Pro, and no longer sets the "super cup".
Huawei P50 Pro still exudes Huawei's unique design aesthetics: the ripple cloud color of the electrometric dimming process, the cocoa tea gold color matching of the tea culture, the well-formed Vientiane double ring design, and the Leica blessing. In terms of configuration, Huawei P50 Pro is equipped with a 6.6-inch hyperboloid display, 2700 x 1228 resolution, 450 PPI similar to the iPhone 13 series, and a 120Hz high refresh rate OLED display.
The imaging system is one of the iconic features of Huawei's flagship phone. Huawei P50 Pro is equipped with a 50MP primary camera, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 64MP periscope zoom camera (3.5x light change), and a 40MP monochrome sensor for secondary primary sensor imaging, which was also used by the Huawei P20 Pro. Almost without suspense, the Huawei P50 Pro received a 144-point DXOMark mobile phone camera rating, taking home the title from the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.
In terms of system, Huawei P50 Pro has The Blessing of Hongmeng, and the experience of the family barrel is the closest to the existence of Apple in China. Multi-device collaboration, cross-screen circulation, these functions in the domestic market has not yet surpassed its right.
Compared with the above mobile phones, the regrets of the Huawei P50 Pro are more conspicuous. Because 5G components are "stuck neck", Huawei can only use customized Snapdragon 888 4G and Kirin 9000 4G chips, and the network standard has changed from leading to backward. In the case of tight supply chain, Huawei is difficult to obtain the top hardware of international first-line manufacturers, and has to use a large number of domestic components. Although domestic components also have good performance, there is still a gap from the top level of the industry. As strong as Huawei, it may not be able to make up for this gap through optimization.
Honor Magic3 Pro Edition
In the era of Huawei's sub-brand, many people's impression of honor mobile phones is concentrated on its Internet brand attributes and cost-effective characteristics. In August 2021, Honor finally launched its first top flagship, magic3 Pro, and embarked on the road of self-proof as an independent brand to hit the high end.
As an independent brand, Honor does 5G mobile phones at least will not be stuck in the neck. Honor Magic3 Pro Edition is the highest form of the Magic3 series, the appearance design can not be said to be familiar, can only be said to be "understand everything you understand". Honor Magic 3 Pro Edition is equipped with a hyperboloid screen, 120Hz high brush, 1 billion colors, HDR10+, and all of them. This screen has a resolution of 2772 x 1334 and a pixel density of 456 PPI.
In terms of imaging system, honor magic3 Pro Is equipped with a 50-megapixel 1/1.28-inch main camera, 64-megapixel ultra-wide angle (126° field of view), 64-megapixel 3.5x periscope telephoto, and a 64-megapixel black-and-white lens.
Honor Magic3 Pro Ultimate Edition is a new benchmark in Honor's high-end flagship path. If there is anything it lacks, it is to break away from the shadow of the old Big Brother, its own unique style, and flagship details. Whether it is an advantage or a regret, it is too similar to Huawei.
vivo X70 Pro+
Since the NEX series fell silent, vivo phones have given people the feeling of being less surprised. In 2021, vivo's achievements are not simple, let go of the sub-brand iQOO to open up the market at all levels, and set a flagship benchmark for the X series represented by vivo X70 Pro+.
Vivo X70 Pro+ is vivo's top flagship for 2021. It features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, 120Hz high brush, Samsung E5 illuminated material and an LTPO panel that supports adaptive refresh rates. This DisplayMate A+ certified high-quality display with a resolution of 3220 x 1440, 517 PPI pixel density, 1000 nits of global peak brightness, 1500 nits of local peak brightness, worthy of flagship display.
In terms of imaging system, vivo X70 Pro+ is equipped with a 50MP 1/1.3" Samsung GN1 main camera, a 48MP 1/2.0" Sony IMX598 ultra-wide-angle camera, a 12MP 1/2.93" 2x zoom camera, and an 8MP 1/4.4" 5x periscope telephoto camera. With zeiss optics and T* coating, self-developed image chips and unique micro-gimbal technology, Vivo has achieved rapid progress in mobile phone photography.
Overall, vivo X70 Pro+ is a bucket-level flagship phone with outstanding image performance and comprehensive overall configuration. To say sorry, that is, the lack of the signature 120W wired flash charge, but on the other hand, vivo also added 50W wireless fast charging as compensation.
Did the domestic flagship do it?
The quality of the screen does not fall behind, and even a larger area of camera sensors, higher magnification telephoto lenses, it is not difficult to see that the domestic flagship mobile phone has the strength and flagship iPhone wrist. After years of fierce competition, China's smartphone market has been a full-fledged inner-volume market, and this wave has pushed manufacturers to pile hardware and polish the experience to seize a small share.
Manufacturers fight, consumers benefit, we can buy more cheap and high-quality new mobile phones, more quickly experience the industry's cutting-edge technology, and choose more and more.
In addition to the efforts of affirming manufacturers, it is not difficult for us to see that in two key areas, domestic manufacturers are still far from the iPhone. One is the chip performance, the other is the system ecology, the latter is more perceptive to ordinary users, and even becomes a decisive condition for the purchase of iPhone. This is not a problem of domestic manufacturers, but the dispute between the advantages and disadvantages of Apple's closed ecology and Android open ecology, to make up for the gap, it requires a stronger industry consensus and the continuous efforts of manufacturers.
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