iQOO is obsessed with two things, one is the performance of the main machine, and the other is the "Kevlar texture" that has a very high appearance rate on the previous models. In fact, to the flagship level, we will not be too different in terms of core hardware, but iQOO can always make differentiation, such as the recent generations of digital series, the concept of unique chips has been introduced, interpolation frames, optimize the effect of power consumption deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, coupled with the original configuration of good tuning, the experience of playing the game is quite OK, so that iQOO is also constantly consolidating the core selling point of its products, and always maintain uniqueness.
Besides, why is iQOO so obsessed with Kevlar textures? In fact, since the birth of the first model of iQOO, the "sense of speed" has been pursued by iQOO, and the internal performance, charging speed, and external design of the machine can see iQOO's understanding of the "sense of speed". Starting from the iQOO 5 series, iQOO has worked with BMW Racing to design the appearance of the machine, and launched the legendary version, the track version of this very stylized color, unchanged is that iQOO has been trying to present the Kevra element in various ways.
Another possibility of backplane material, perhaps this is also the mainstream of the future
The track version of the iQOO 9 Pro is a little later than in previous years, but as the saying goes, good things are not afraid of being late, and this time the track version is no longer imitating Kevlar through plain leather texture and coating process as usual, but really takes this material to the phone.
I don't know if you have searched for The Experience of Kevlar's mobile phone case, anyway, I have been dissuaded by its high price every time, but regardless of the price factor, Kevlar is indeed a more idealized mobile phone case material. Compared with the mainstream glass back plate on the market, Kevlar has higher strength and better anti-fall performance, and its existence will be more insensitive before being used on the mobile phone protective case. The current integration in the back panel of the mobile phone will not add weight to the body weight of the iQOO 9 Pro.
From the data point of view, Kevlar has a 9 times higher impact resistance than glass, which is one of them. In addition, the changes brought by Kevra to the touch may also surprise many people. The track version is more skin-friendly and non-slip. The track version of Kevlar material can be said to integrate the thickness and weight advantages, coupled with its stronger impact resistance and special texture, making this material one of the most ideal mobile phone backplane materials on the market.
Some people may ask, Kevlar is so good, why is there a fresh organic application on the market?
This brings us to two key reasons – cost and process difficulty.
Even if there are not many reference cases on the mobile phone, but as I mentioned earlier, the price of the kevlar mobile phone case is expensive, basically maintained at a hundred yuan, of course, affected by the process and brand, the actual price will rise sharply. Compared with the phone case itself, the track version of this integrated solution on the phone will certainly cost more.
If the cost problem alone is not a difficult point, it depends on whether the manufacturer is willing to compress the profit margin, compared to the cost, it is more difficult to process. For Kevlar, which is a new type of material in the mobile phone industry, the processing technology and system are not mature, and no one is paving the way in front, which requires iQOO to try various solutions to improve the problem of low yield rate that will inevitably occur in the production process.
Having said all that, does it look good?
Even if it uses new processes and new materials, the feel has become different, but it is precisely because of the preparation of many previous iQOO models, this time the real Kevra still has a strong sense of iQOO speed. In addition, because the camera module of the iQOO 9 Pro has been greatly adjusted, with the track version of the Kevlar dark back cover, the unity of the entire back has also been strengthened.
In fact, after the hand, I also dispelled my only concern about the camera module, that is, when playing the game on the horizontal screen, it will not affect the feel, and the answer is no. When held horizontally, the fingers of the left hand are just supported under the module, which avoids the main source of heat in addition to not directly touching the module.
What surprises me more is that IQOO can see the innovation of iQOO in the past two years in terms of products, whether it is the introduction of Kevlar material this time, or the addition of the previous wide-area ultrasonic fingerprint and unique chip, at least it will make people have a deeper impression of this mobile phone, which is a bit interesting.
Snapdragon 8 Gen1 led, performance in one word: absolutely
The appearance of a mobile phone can attract you, indicating that the task of design has been completed, and the follow-up is more critical, that is, the internal of the mobile phone, that is, the hardware configuration.
Before the experience, everyone should prefer to directly find the configuration list to preview the approximate parameters of the phone, after all, this way to understand the phone is the most intuitive and efficient method. Interestingly, when you look at the parameters of the iQOO 9 Pro, you will find that this phone should have almost everything, and there is no place that can be called a short board.
The first is to determine the performance of the core hardware, this aspect for iQOO is not much to say, Snapdragon 8 Gen1, enhanced version of LNDDR5, overclocking version of UFS 3.1, compared to the previous generation of models have a relatively large upgrade, in the Antu rabbit test, the running score also officially came to the million club.
Take a brief look at the test results, and the overall performance of the reading and writing test results is also relatively eye-catching.
Second, the iQOO 9 Pro also comes with a unique display chip, which is different from the previous chip, and the official added the Pro suffix. So where is it Pro? From the function point of view, in addition to the previous interpolation frame to increase the upper limit of the frame number, this time the new high frame low-power mode has been added, which is very interesting. At present, in fact, the reason for the instability of the game frame rate is mostly not the performance, but the frequency limitation brought by the heat, and the application scenario of the high frame low-power mode is to increase the upper limit of the game frame number at the same time, through dynamic image rendering, to reduce the overall power consumption, so as to achieve a lower body temperature, as well as a more stable frame rate.
In the actual experience, you will find that in the regular mode, there is no problem in playing "Glory of the King" to open the highest quality of 120 frames, but the 60-frame maximum quality of "Original God" is a bit difficult, especially as the game time deepens, the stability of the frame number will continue to decline.
After turning on the high-frame low-power mode, the game's native frame count drops to 45 frames, but the visual effect of close to 90 frames can be achieved by interpolating frames. From the test curve, the frame number of "Original God" in the high-frame low-power mode is longer stable, and the actual average frame number has reached more than 90 frames (after turning on this mode, the test data is half of the actual data), which is not possible on other models.
Heat dissipation module to mention simply, iQOO 9 Pro's heat dissipation module is mainly composed of a large area VC heating plate + laminated stereoscopic graphite + full coverage of the screen heat dissipation film + panoramic porthole, in the current flagship mobile phone is relatively solid, considering that it is more inclined to the positioning of the performance flagship, I think with the unique chip Pro, the overall performance performance is very sufficient in most scenarios.
2KE5, 120W charging, this time all for you
Also from the previous generation of models, the overall configuration of the iQOO digital series has basically achieved "no short board", like the camera that can not be called top-notch before, display quality, etc., there have been substantial upgrades,
iQOO 9 Pro this time is a consolidation of flagship positioning, from the perspective of various configurations, you can hardly fault anything big.
First of all, the screen, iQOO 9 Pro uses a Samsung E5 luminous material screen, the resolution reaches 2K, and the refresh rate is naturally the current mainstream 120Hz. The difference is that this screen supports the second generation of LTPO technology, and the refresh rate is adjusted to a larger range, and it will be relatively more power-saving in some static scenes. In other aspects, the local peak brightness of this screen reaches 1500nit, with a contrast ratio of 80000000:1, 1.07 billion color display, P3 color gamut, its support for HDR video and outdoor scenes are more reliable.
Under the screen, the wide-area ultrasonic fingerprint of the previous model is integrated, and the advantages need not be said, such as only one press can be entered, the large recognition area, the wet hand unlocking ability, etc., friends who have experienced it should know. In addition, there is a large degree of improvement in the experience is that iQOO with the advantage of recognition area, in the fingerprint area also adapted to several additional shortcut entrances, such as ride codes, payment codes and other more commonly used functions, directly in the lock screen interface through the fingerprint can be directly called out, quite easy to use.
In terms of charging, it has always been iQOO's strength, the digital series is now equipped with 100-watt flash charging, and the Neo series has also used the 66W wired charging that can be fully charged in about half an hour. It is also from the previous generation that the digital series first applied wireless charging technology, which was also used on the iQOO 9 Pro, forming a 120W wired + 50W wireless charging combination. In fact, although its battery capacity has reached 4700mAh, it still needs high-quality charging technology to achieve a ready-to-use experience as much as possible. From the official data, the iQOO 9 Pro's 120W wired charge full of 4700mAh takes 19 minutes, basically using some fragmentation time to restore the battery to a healthy state.
High-quality lenses are not enough, and taking pictures has become more interesting
Finally, the iQOO 9 Pro still uses three lenses this time, of which the main camera debut Samsung GN5, 50 million pixels, 1/1.57 inches, unit pixels 1.0μm, support ISOCELL 2.0. Support Dual Pixel Pro omnidirectional autofocus technology, pixel four-in-one technology, etc. Of course, this lens is still paired with a micro-gimbal, so it is very good in terms of stabilization.
Main photo sample
Personally, I think the biggest highlight of this new machine photography is at the ultra-wide-angle end, and the framing range of this ultra-wide angle reaches 150 °, which extends more visual effects. Like the conventional ultra-wide angle vision, a wider fisheye, as well as more interesting crystal balls, asteroids, wonderland, etc., I personally prefer to use it to take some different photos and send a circle of friends.
Sleepwalking Wonderland mode
The other lens uses the 16-megapixel portrait lens of the previous model, with a 2.5X zoom.
For the iQOO 9 Pro, the general configuration is like this, and it is not too much to describe it as comprehensive, right? This time, iQOO chose to use a higher cost and more demanding kevlar as the back cover material of the mobile phone, which in my opinion has two advantages. First, through the new material to enhance the texture of the whole machine, many people say that the configuration of the domestic flagship model has gone up, even stronger than the configuration of the old manufacturers, but the texture has been almost interesting. Although Kevlar does not dare to say that Kevlar will make the texture of the iQOO 9 Pro become the top brand of the moment, it also provides a new idea for the brand and the entire industry. The second point, iQOO's products have been emphasizing the sense of speed, and Kevra, whether from the material characteristics or the application field, coincides with the sense of speed, unlike in the past, this time Kevlar replaced the previous imitation texture, but also further strengthened the brand culture of iQOO, and even can be said to add color to the family design.
Considering that this year is also the third anniversary of iQOO, let's treat it as a gift from the brand.