【【【Foreword: iQOO Neo series flagship, this time more "stacked material"]】】
Speaking of the iQOO Neo series, this is probably one of the most special product lines in the entire mobile phone industry today. As early as 2019, the original iQOO Neo was equipped with the previous generation flagship SoC Snapdragon 845, "hanging" other competitors in the same period in terms of game performance, while also setting a high-performance, biased game performance product tone for itself.
In this tone, it is clear that successive generations of iQOO Neo series models have always regarded "performance" as the most important design element.
Until the 2021 iQOO Neo5, with the addition of independent display chips, game interpolation functions, and optical image stabilization main cameras, the iQOO Neo family ushered in a significant enhancement of audio and video attributes for the first time. At the same time, this also marks the official transformation of the iQOO Neo series from a simple "high-performance game console" to an "all-round flagship".
And when the time comes to 2022, with the iQOO Neo series once again replaced, I have to say that it has also brought us surprises again. Because compared to the previous generation, the new iQOO Neo6 has undergone a comprehensive evolution in almost every aspect.
【【Appearance: Fuselage material and color matching have been greatly upgraded, and the sense of high quality has been significantly improved】】
From the first iQOO Neo more than two years ago to the present, it is not difficult to find that with the improvement of market influence, the "force" degree of iQOO Neo series in the design is also gradually improving.
For example, on the iQOO Neo3, there are bolder body colors and more exquisite details than the first two products.
For example, when the iQOO Neo5 and iQOO Neo5S greatly enhanced the image design, their rear camera shape was also significantly more atmospheric than the previous generation.
And on the latest generation of iQOO Neo6, it first attracted us to this new rear camera module shape.
According to the official account, the iQOO Neo6's rear camera module design was inspired by film film and Polaroid photo paper. It and the pixel wind "NEO" under the lens represent the current young people's favorite retro technology style attributes.
Not only that, but it is not difficult to find out on a closer look at the rear camera module of iQOO Neo6, which not only uses a more complex "cloud level" stacking model, but also has a larger opening area in the main camera part than the previous generation. Yes, behind the new design, the degree of image stacking of iQOO Neo6 is naturally improved again, which we will talk about in detail later.
Moving our gaze back to the fuselage, the "Black Lord" color iQOO Neo6 we got this time uses the current popular fluorite AG glass process back cover. The entire back of the machine is covered with fine reflective surfaces, and in the light, it will show a "colorful black", but also bring a more delicate and smooth touch.
This is not nothing, in the other two color versions of iQOO Neo6 "Blues" and "Punk", it is the first time that the plain leather material has been adopted in the iQOO Neo series. From the original plastic, later glass, and now the plain leather material, it is not difficult to see that the iQOO Neo series is getting more and more attention.
【【Screen: 120Hz E4 "original picture screen", good color is a highlight】】】
After looking at the styling and material improvements in the back part of the machine, let's now flip the fuselage to see what changes have been made on the front of the iQOO Neo6.
First of all, as you can see, the iQOO Neo6 uses a moderately sized 6.62-inch straight screen and adopts a central microvia design located at the top.
At the same time, don't look at the iQOO Neo6 screen only has a very small sound hole slot, but it also "hides" an ultra-linear 1210D speaker assembly, and cooperates with the 1611B at the bottom of the fuselage to form a stereo dual-yang configuration.
More importantly, the iQOO Neo6 screen panel has also been greatly improved in terms of materials. First of all, it was upgraded to a Samsung E4 material, with a peak brightness of up to 1300nit, a high refresh rate of 120Hz, and a power consumption of up to 30% lower than the previous generation's screen.
Secondly, thanks to the "standalone display chip Pro" equipped this time, the iQOO Neo6 screen also has three additional screen display optimization functions. One is that it has up to 16,000 levels of dimming algorithms, and the other is that the chip has built-in color calibration data, which can ensure that each screen has uniform and accurate colors.
Third, in some games, iQOO Neo6 even implements the "original art mode" jointly tuned with the game, which can more accurately convey the color atmosphere of the game's original design.
Of course, players can also make multiple fine-tuning of the game display according to their own preferences. And it is worth mentioning that for some players with competitive needs, the rational use of this feature can sometimes bring unexpected advantages.
【【【Performance:Snapdragon 8 Gen1 "full blood" play, flash performance has surprises】】
While the new design of the exterior shape and the substantial evolution of the fuselage materials, the internal configuration of the iQOO Neo6 has also ushered in another generation.
That's right, the iQOO Neo6 is equipped with snapdragon 8 Gen1, the top flagship SoC of 2022. Not only that, but it also uses a flagship configuration that is truly "full of blood", including 6400MHz of LNDDR5 memory and "overclocked version" of UFS3.1 flash memory.
What is this concept? Let's first take a look at the storage score of the iQOO Neo6. As you can see, while the continuous read and write speed is not particularly exaggerated, its random performance is unexpectedly very high. It should be known that the random read and write of flash memory of most current flagship models is basically at the level of 260MB/s-280MB/s, and the flash random performance of iQOO Neo6 is 20% higher than this average level, or even more.
Why is the flash performance of the iQOO Neo6 particularly high? According to the official information, Obi may come from the new version of the UFS3.1 program it carries. The solution integrates Samsung's latest Solvet controller, which provides an additional "Turbo" overclocking mode for flash memory to enhance read and write performance. At the same time, it also integrates the UFS Deep Defragmentation 2.0 function jointly developed by iQOO and Samsung, which can automatically reduce the probability of fragmentation of internal files in flash memory, and indirectly improve performance and longevity.
On this basis, iQOO Neo6, as a performance-oriented product, also integrates a heat dissipation system composed of six layers of stereoscopic graphite, high thermal conductivity rare earth alloy motherboard cover, and 2396mm VC heating plate. At the same time, the "Monster" performance scheduling model of the iQOO brand has naturally been continued.
As a result, with the blessing of the Monster model, iQOO Neo6 also got this not surprising result in the Antutu review. Especially in the CPU and GPU sub-projects, it is not difficult to find that the iQOO Neo6 is to fully realize the potential of the Snapdragon 8 Gen1.
In addition, we also used the Antutu AI test to briefly test the AI performance and system optimization level of iQOO Neo6. As you can see, the iQOO Neo6 scored more than 2.7 million points in this test, which is about 5% higher than the typical score of the new Snapdragon 8 model (2.55 million). In other words, iQOO Neo6 not only does a good job of hardware performance release, but also has a certain level of driver adaptation and system optimization at the bottom.
【【Charging: 80W flash charge new program blessing, 30 minutes can really be full】】】
In addition to switching to the new flagship SoC solution, iQOO Neo6 also upgraded the 80W dual-cell flash charge this time. As the first model of the iQOO brand to support 80W flash charging, the iQOO Neo6 not only has a 4700mAh dual battery, but also uses some high-cost details such as rhodium-ruthenium-coated charging interface and anti-aging battery electrode.
In order to test the actual charging performance of the iQOO Neo6, we drained its power to only 1% of its power, and after cooling to room temperature (20 degrees Celsius), we started charging using the 80W fast charger that comes with the box.
It can be seen that after 5 minutes of starting the charge, the power display went from 1% to 28%, and after another 5 minutes, it reached 46%.
During the entire charging process, the charging head included in the iQOO Neo6 can maintain an output power of more than 40W most of the time. 20 minutes after the charge started, the charge had been charged from 1% to 79%.
But what is even more impressive is that when the charging starts 30 minutes later, as the power displayed on the phone is close to 100%, you can see that the actual output power of the charging head does begin to drop rapidly. Finally, when the iQOO Neo6 started charging for 30 minutes and 50 seconds, and the reported power reached 100%, its charging head did not output power basically.
This means that for iQOO Neo6, the 80W fast charging scheme it uses can not only fully charge the phone in about 30 minutes, but also this "full" is indeed 100%, and there is almost no "UI charging" phenomenon. From this point of view, it is obviously worthy of our praise.
【【Game test: audio and picture enjoyment is very comprehensive, interpolation frame can really reduce power consumption】】】
After running the score and testing the charging, it is time for us to test the highlight of the iQOO Neo6, that is, the game experience.
First of all, from the "game tool" interface of iQOO Neo6, it can be found that it has obviously stacked a considerable number of game experience enhancements this time. In addition to the "Visual Enhancement" that we mentioned earlier to enhance and adjust the color perception of the game, there is also a sound optimization function that is jointly customized with multiple games, and a pressure-sensitive function that can be used as an additional game control shortcut at the bottom of the screen.
As a model with strong gaming attributes, the iQOO Neo6 naturally also has a built-in linear vibration unit. Moreover, there is more than one vibration unit in the fuselage, but it adopts a "dual linear motor" design with one left and one left. In some of the games that have been adapted, it can provide a very complex vibration experience, and even the different skills of each different character can have different vibration effects.
More importantly, thanks to the independent display chip Pro, the iQOO Neo6 still has a dual-mode game interpolation function.
"Glory of Kings" has 120 frames of high image quality, and the average power consumption of uninterjected frames is 5.73W
"Glory of Kings" 120 frames of high quality, the average power consumption of interpolation frames is 3.48W
It can be seen that after turning on the interpolation function, the GPU rendering frame rate of "Glory of the King" is reduced to 60 frames, and the rendering of the other half of the screen frame is completed by the independent display chip Pro at this time, and the actual frame rate is still 120 frames. But not only does the frame rate become virtually unsmooth, but the SoC is also greatly reduced due to load reduction, power consumption, and heat generation. This is the intuitive benefit of iQOO Neo6 game interpolation, reducing power consumption without affecting the smoothness of the game.
"Original God" is full of high quality, with an average frame rate of 58.7, an average power consumption of 5.86W, and a peak of nearly 8W
"Original God" is full of high quality, with an average frame rate of 44.9 (interpolation to 89.8) after interpolation is turned on, and the average power consumption is 5.5W, and the peak is less than 7W
Not only that, in the full high-quality "Original God", the game interpolation function of iQOO Neo6 can achieve an additional improvement in visual frame rate. From the original 60 frame cap to 90 frames, the frame rate stability and power consumption performance have been significantly optimized, and the overall game experience is much better.
Of course, this does not mean that the iQOO Neo6 has to rely entirely on "interpolation" to support game fluency. In fact, judging from our tests of Call of Duty without interpolation, the iQOO Neo6 can also ensure stable in-game 60FPS performance in this high-quality FPS game (the external frame rate is limited to 30FPS), while the power consumption is only about 2.75W. In other words, basically as long as it is not a game that is too performance-eating like "Original God", iQOO Neo6 will not have any pressure to run smoothly at the high quality 60 frames of most mobile games, even if there is no interpolation function.
【【【Image: 64MP optical image stabilization main camera, automatic macro has flagship style】】】
Finally, let's take a look at the image design of the iQOO Neo6. In fact, even from the perspective of hardware configuration, the rear camera configuration of iQOO Neo6 can be regarded as quite "stacked" in the same level of models.
First, its main camera has been upgraded from the previous generation's 48 MEGApixels to 64 MEGAPIX, and it is equipped not with those "new" and more compact small-bottom (12-inch) solutions, but with a 1/1.7-inch outsole GW1P CMOS. At the same time, this main camera also continues the highly acclaimed optical image stabilization design of the recent generations of the iQOO Neo family.
Sample: Cat ISO120 f1.89 0.008s
100% magnified
Higher pixels, a larger footprint, and optical image stabilization will undoubtedly make today's popular multi-frame compositing algorithms more effective. As a result, as a model that does not take the "flagship image" as the main selling point, the iQOO Neo6 can already show a considerable level of clarity and detail in the daily casual shooting.
Sample: Building ISO52 f1.89 0.001s
Sample: Building (double zoom) ISO50 f1.89 0.003s
Sample: Building (fivex zoom) ISO50 f1.89 0.003s
Of course, such a configuration also means that the iQOO Neo6 does not need an additional "independent telephoto", relying on the analysis of the main camera and the support of the algorithm, it can already show a good five-fold zoom performance. Obviously, this can be met for the daily "long-term" needs of most users.
Sample: Flower (double zoom) ISO50 f1.89 0.005s
Sample: Flower (auto macro) ISO50 f2.2 0.009s
In addition to the improvement of the main camera resolution, the 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sub-camera equipped with the iQOO Neo6 also has an "auto macro" mode that is rare in the same level. When the focus distance is close enough, the iQOO Neo6 automatically switches to the ultra-wide-angle secondary camera and turns on macro mode. In this case, it is equivalent to having a 12-megapixel "macro camera", which naturally outperforms the 2-megapixel or 5-megapixel macro scheme of its competitors in terms of clarity and sensitivity.
Sample: Bottle ISO75 f1.89 0.05s
Sample: Lamp ISO155 f1.89 0.05s
Of course, the outsole coupled with optical image stabilization naturally gives iQOO Neo6 the advantage of not having to pull up the ISO in low-light scenes, and relying on long exposures can obtain a clearer and brighter picture. In a number of performance-oriented products, to do this, no doubt let people see the iQOO Neo6 in the image design of some extra "force" points.
【【【Summary: More versatile performance magic machine, reflecting the change of product positioning】】】
Obviously, compared with the previous generation and the previous generation, the progress of the iQOO Neo6 in the overall experience can be said to be very comprehensive.
In terms of appearance, iQOO Neo6 has a newly designed shape, which is the same as the fuselage material of many flagship machines at this stage, and the 120Hz "primary color screen" of E4 material is also in line with the trend of generally upgrading display materials for high-performance models in 2022.
On performance, the new Snapdragon 8 under the blessing of the full blood storage configuration has played its due strength, the new flash charging scheme of 80W is "genuine" in terms of charging efficiency, and the addition of the independent display chip Pro has well balanced the game frame rate and power consumption performance, so that iQOO Neo6 has more competitive advantages in a number of performance models.
In terms of imagery, outsole, optical image stabilization, and ultra-wide-angle macro dual-purpose lenses derived from flagship products, the iQOO Neo6 can achieve leapfrog performance in a variety of environments.
It is not difficult to see that as another masterpiece of iQOO in 2022, the overall market competitiveness of iQOO Neo6 has been significantly improved. At the same time, this also means that for the iQOO Neo product line, it is no longer just "high performance", but has become an all-round player with a more "sub-flagship" style.