【【【Foreword: OnePlus' "sub-flagship", now has a new name】】】
If you are a veteran user of OnePlus, you may know that in the past two years, the composition of OnePlus's products has undergone some subtle changes.
OnePlus 10 Pro
On the one hand, with the introduction of Hasselblad elements, the flagship mobile phones represented by the OnePlus 9 Pro and the OnePlus 10 Pro are now more "style" and "image" in terms of design and functional orientation. While top-notch performance and excellent screens are still retained, they are no longer just "fast" as the most important selling point as in the past.
On the other hand, friends who pay attention to the mobile phone market know that with the popularity of a number of high-quality mobile games in the past two years, this has also prompted more and more brands to add more features optimized for games to their "sub-flagship" products. And this, in the product line of OnePlus, naturally there is no "exemption".
As a result, we have ushered in a number of "sub-flagship" models including OnePlus 8T, OnePlus 9R, OnePlus 9RT, etc. that are obviously equipped with game and e-sports elements in design and promotion. When the time comes to 2022, OnePlus's "game to the sub-flagship mobile phone" has ushered in a relatively large makeover.
Yes, it is the OnePlus Ace that was given the name "Ace", which is the object of our three easy life today.
【【Appearance: Brand new design for players, but also has familiar one-plus elements】】
At the first sight of a Plus Ace, the old OnePlus users will most likely be surprised: Is this still the one-plus design that we are familiar with?
Yes, the OnePlus Ace does have a great difference from the previous OnePlus mobile phones in terms of the entire appearance concept. Many of its new designs can be seen to clearly cater to some of the aesthetic trends of young consumers for smartphones in recent years.
For example, in the fuselage contour, the OnePlus Ace no longer uses a rounded middle frame design, but catches up with the resurgent right-angle middle frame trend.
For example, in the rear multi-camera model, it does not use oneplic's classic center vertical vertical arrangement design (that is, the "1" shape), but adopts the more popular raised rear camera cover in the past two years, and the "big eye" main camera shape of different sizes. You can see that the OnePlus Ace particularly emphasizes its rear-mounted main camera - and in fact, it does have some standards, which we will talk about later.
In addition to these, as a mobile phone that focuses on game performance experience, oneplus Ace has also made some efforts in the light and thin design of the fuselage. Its overall thickness is only 8.2mm, and the weight of the 186g fuselage is at least 10% lighter than most "gaming phones". In terms of feel, it is indeed one of the few smartphone products that combine a large screen with a thin and light hand.
However, when it comes to "feel", we have to mention the slightly special back design of the Ace this time. As you can see, the "open black" version of the OnePlus Ace we have on hand this time uses an asymmetrical texture design, half of which is a classic, matte design with a slightly matte touch, while the other half of the fuselage uses a new "electric waterfall" process.
What is an "electric light waterfall"? Officially, it refers to the natural gradient streak process on the back of the OnePlus Ace. It has to be said that the addition of new processes, on the one hand, makes the back of the OnePlus Ace look less monotonous, especially so that its huge camera cover no longer looks obtrusive. On the other hand, it is also in line with the product positioning of the OnePlus Ace that is more inclined to young users.
Finally, let's turn our attention back to the front of the fuselage – although the OnePlus Ace itself has undergone a major redesign in terms of design style. But it is gratifying that it still retains the family characteristics of "good screen" of one plus mobile phones.
The microscope photographs the Ace screen and can be seen to be a drill row
In terms of materials, this 6.7-inch straight screen of one plus Ace adopts flexible AMOLED material, with drilled pixels, 950nit peak brightness and a maximum 120Hz refresh rate. In terms of color indicators, it also supports 10-bit color display, is compatible with hdR10+ high dynamic video standards, and has undergone multi-brightness color calibration before leaving the factory. Of course, the most important thing is that this screen also has a typical touch sampling rate of up to 720Hz and an instantaneous touch sampling rate of up to 1000Hz, which is already the highest level in the mobile phone industry at present, which is definitely enough for gamers.
【【[Performance:Customized version of Tianji 8100-MAX, running score has reached the flagship level】】】
Obviously, from the appearance, we can feel that the OnePlus Ace is a relatively "high-profile" mobile phone product this time, but also very obvious to cater to the preferences of young people. As if to better reflect this, OnePlus's engineers have also put some thought into the performance settings of the Ace this time.
Tianji 8100-MAX, this is the SoC scheme used by the OnePlus Ace. Obviously, it is based on the current well-known MediaTek Tianji 8100 for an additional customized version of the chip.
From the perspective of chip parameters, Tianji 8100-MAX has the same CPU and GPU scheme as Tianji 8100, which includes the "four large and four small" A78+A55 architecture CPU with the highest frequency of 2.85GHz, and the Mali-G610 GPU.
It is worth mentioning that since the CPU architecture of the Tianji 8100-MAX is not based on the ARM v9 instruction set, it does not have the problem of small cores that cannot be used when running 32-bit applications. At least at this stage, it has more energy efficiency advantages than those higher specification flagship SoCs.
According to the official statement, compared with the "ordinary version" Tianji 8100, the Tianji 8100-MAX has additional enhanced AI performance, which makes it have a stronger video noise reduction performance in the night environment, which can theoretically improve the effect of low-light video shooting. In addition, the Tianji 8100-MAX has also been deeply adapted to OnePlus' own limit stable frame and graphics heterogeneous two major game optimization technologies.
So, how exactly does this OnePlus custom SoC perform? First of all, judging from geekBench's running score results, its single-core performance is between the sub-flagships and flagships of the previous generation, but the multi-core performance exceeds the previous generation flagship SoC such as the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos2100. From this point, it is not difficult to see that the better energy efficiency ratio when "multi-core fully open" is a major feature of the Tianji 8100-MAX.
Secondly, in 3DMARK's 4K resolution Wild Life Extreme test project, Tianji 8100-MAX ran an amazing measured result. Its heavy-duty 3D performance has surpassed the previous flagship Snapdragon 888 and almost equaled the Kirin 9000 with the Mali-G78MP24 scheme. On the one hand, of course, this is related to the doubling of the infrastructure of the G610 (MC6 is actually equivalent to the previous generation OF MP12), on the other hand, it also proves once again how good the continuous performance release ability of the Tianji 8100-MAX under heavy load is.
In addition to that, we also tested the flash performance of the OnePlus Ace. Judging from the running score results, it is clear that it uses UFS3.1 flash memory and is specifically optimized for read performance.
In the end, the 12+256GB version of the OnePlus Ace we had at hand ran a room temperature score of more than 820,000 points in the comprehensive test of the Antutu review. This means that its comprehensive performance has reached the same level as last year's top flagship, and it also has a lower heat advantage.
【【【Game: sound, painting, vibration sense fully stacked, and MEMC frame support】】】
Obviously, whether it is from the appearance or from the running performance of the built-in SoC, oneplus Ace has taken a big step forward on the road of "game to design" this time. And this, of course, makes us even more eager to test its play experience with actual game scenarios.
However, when we actually launched a few of the usual test games, we immediately noticed that oneplus Ace had "piled" some extra material this time in order to optimize the game experience.
For example, in its boxy slim body, OnePlus actually has stereo speakers that support Real acoustic technology, as well as X-axis linear motors that are adapted to a variety of mainstream games. In a variety of adapted games, the OnePlus Ace can provide good surround immersive sound effects, as well as a variety of vibration feedback synchronized with the in-game moves, collisions, and gunshots.
For example, perhaps in order to reflect its 120Hz e-sports direct screen, the System of one plus Ace has also added a "game filter" function that we have never seen on OnePlus mobile phones before. You can use it to additionally enhance the color and contrast of the game screen, or you can use the inverted color feature to find "Voldemort" faster in some games.
Of course, the most important point is that the OnePlus Ace also has a built-in popular plug-in independent display chip that supports MEMC interpolation frame processing for multiple games.
Glory of Kings averages 118.5 frames, no stuttering, and average power consumption is 4.2W
Ace Warrior averages 119.2 frames, no stuttering, and average power consumption of 3.58W
Original God, manual maximum image quality, average 51.1 frames, no stuttering, average power consumption of 5.26W
Original God, open the limit stable frame, average 51.1 frames, no stuttering, average power consumption of 5.06W
Original God, open interpolation, average 44.5 frames (interpolation to 89 frames), no stuttering, average power consumption of 5.1W
Judging from our measured results, the game scheduling strategy of oneplus Ace is very interesting: it does not pursue the "full frame" performance in a short period of time like some models, but prefers to maintain the relative stability of the game frame rate during long-term play, while significantly reducing the probability of game lag.
This means that if you just compare the "average frame rate" in a short period of time, then the results of one plus Ace may not be very good, but if according to the actual experience of the player, the adjustment of the "stability" of one plus Ace can ensure smooth operation and higher win rate in a longer game world, avoid the "chicken blood three minutes", and then start to drop frames and stutter the embarrassment. From this point of view, the game performance of one plus Ace this time is really more in line with the actual needs of players.
【【Fast charge: longevity version of 150W super flash charge, 10 minutes can charge 80%】】】
In addition to the new appearance design and super stable game performance, one plus Ace has another extremely eye-catching highlight this time, that is, it has launched the "longevity version of the 150W super flash charge" technology in the whole industry.
First of all, no matter what the configuration version, in the box of the OnePlus Ace, it will come with a SUPERVOOC fast charging head with a nominal maximum output of 160W, and a high-current fast charging line with it.
Secondly, from the official information, the OnePlus Ace is also equipped with a set of dual-cell series 6C fast-charging batteries as standard. At the same time, through the use of customized battery management chips, bionic repair electrolyte technology, intelligent battery health algorithms, this new set of batteries can still guarantee more than 80% of the remaining capacity after 1600 cycles of charge and discharge, which can ensure up to 4 years of worry-free use.
Judging from our charging measurements, in the first 30 seconds of charging, the input power of one plus Ace shows a rapid upward trend, and the display power can reach more than 130W.
5 minutes after the start of charging, the phone shows that the power has increased from 1% to 47%, and the continuous input power at this time can still be about 75W.
10 minutes after the charge started, the phone has been charged to 80%. The input power of the table display is 60W.
Since then, the OnePlus Ace has begun to gradually reduce the charging power, and when the charging starts at about 14 minutes and 25 seconds, the mobile phone screen shows that the power has reached 100%, but the power meter shows that there is still trickle charging at this time. Finally, at 16 minutes and 16 seconds after the charge starts, the input power reaches 15.8W and is no longer reduced, indicating that the trickle charge has ended at this time.
What does this mean? First of all, as a fast-charging phone with a 4500mAh battery, it takes about 16 minutes for the OnePlus Ace to charge from 1% to 100%. This is not a particularly brilliant speed among the many 100-watt fast charging mobile phones. But it is not difficult to decompose its charging process, and it is not difficult to see that its charging in the first 10 minutes is actually very fast. This reflects the very clear fast charging design idea of a plus Ace: when you just need a short time to quickly return blood, and do not need to be fully charged, it can allow you to play for a few more hours in 5 minutes or 10 minutes; and when you want to maintain the battery, it can better take into account the battery life, rather than to pursue the shortest possible "total charging time".
【【【Image: Flagship CMOS blessing, outsole image stabilization main camera something】】】
If you have paid attention to the reviews of our three easy lives in the past, you may know that we have complained about the photo experience of some non-flagship mobile phones under OnePlus. At that time, we pointed out that the camera hardware quality of those models was too large compared with the high-end models of OnePlus in the same period, and the poor white balance performance would indeed make people feel a little lost.
I don't know if it is because of listening to the relevant opinions, on the OnePlus Ace, this time its rear camera design has indeed made eye-catching progress. On the one hand, the flagship IMX766 became the rear-facing main camera solution of the Ace this time, bringing a 1/1.56-inch outsole, a high pixel of 50 million pixels and, most importantly, the ability to focus in omnidirectional pixels.
Sample: Door knocker ISO269 f1.88 0.02s
Sample: Flower ISO148 f1.88 0.002s
100% center magnification
On the other hand, its rear main camera is even equipped with an optical image stabilization mechanism this time. So this also means that, first of all, in the close-range focus ability and the analytical performance of picture details, the OnePlus Ace has indeed made great progress compared with the past OnePlus non-flagship models.
Sample: Bird's Nest ISO253 f1.88 0.01s
Secondly, thanks to the addition of a larger bottom, it can be seen that the OnePlus Ace can now easily shoot the natural background bokeh effect without any algorithm assistance.
Sample: Glass bottle ISO229 f1.88 0.01s
Sample: Staircase ISO150 f1.88 0.007s
Of course, we also used some scenes with complex relative lighting conditions to specifically examine the white balance performance of the OnePlus Ace. In the complex light scene indoors, oneplus Ace can very accurately restore the color and light intensity seen by the naked eye this time, and it is not too dark or too bright. However, in the backlit scene outside the cloudy day, oneplus Ace still carried out a more obvious "brightening" treatment of the picture. But it has controlled the overexposure well this time, and the results of the processing have indeed made the final photo look and feel more in line with the "taste" of ordinary people. From this point of view, we believe that such a post-treatment is moderate and completely acceptable.
Sample: Signboard ISO1983 f1.88 0.06s
In the night scene, the first thing we noticed is that the color accuracy of the night scene of the OnePlus Ace this time is very significantly improved compared with the previous products. Although we turned on the "AI scene enhancement" function of its camera throughout the process, the OnePlus Ace still presents a sample color that is closer to what the naked eye sees, which is indeed commendable.
Proof: Neon ISO827 f1.88 0.05s
Prototyping: Lamp ISO292 f1.88 0.02s
Sample: Lightbox ISO593 f1.88 0.02s
Sample: Lightbox ISO148 f1.88 0.01s
However, what is more interesting is that when we use the OnePlus Ace to shoot common night light scenes, you will find that its night scene imaging logic does not focus on the overexposure suppression effect of "urban night scene" like most modern mobile phones. Conversely, the OnePlus Ace seems to be more inclined to brighten up the dark details in the frame, and only when the light source occupies the vast majority of the area in the picture will its imaging logic obviously begin to shift to exposure suppression.
What does this mean? This shows that compared with the "city night scene", the camera night shooting logic of the OnePlus Ace seems to be more biased towards the "night vision" type of extremely low-light imaging scene. Honestly, this approach may indeed be more technically challenging, but considering the product positioning of the OnePlus Ace, the emphasis on "urban night scene" may be a more practical direction, isn't it.
【【Summary: More balanced and more fun performance small steel cannon】】】
Overall, as the first work of the brand's new series, the performance of the OnePlus Ace is indeed enough to make our eyes shine.
In terms of design, it has indeed made bold innovations, under the premise of continuing the traditional fuselage texture of OnePlus, using more shapes and details that cater to the latest industry trends, the overall rejuvenation is a lot, and it has also successfully distinguished from one plus's flagship sequence and past sub-flagships.
In terms of performance, the customized Tianji 8100-MAX performs well, with flagship energy efficiency ratio and absolute performance. Not to mention the game interpolation frame and the 150W super flash charge, so that the gaming experience of the OnePlus Ace has indeed reached the leader in the same level.
Not to mention, compared with the former OnePlus non-flagship mobile phone, the image performance of the OnePlus Ace this time is even more rapid progress, IMX766's flagship outsole plus optical image stabilization, whether it is hard quality or playability, is enough to impress people.
Most importantly, when all of the above qualities are combined and only the starting price of 2499 yuan is marked, we can almost be sure that the OnePlus Ace will have a fairly bright market prospect. And this naturally means that this balanced configuration and bold design of the performance of the "small steel cannon" model, the future is likely to become a new label of OnePlus.