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10 Snapdragon 8 Flagship Horizontal Review: Nanny-level Purchase Guide

For many people, going to college should be the first time to freely choose a mobile phone that is enough to satisfy themselves, and I am no exception. I still remember that I spent nearly a holiday intermittently to check various information on the Internet, ran through the offline stores of various brands in the city, and finally bought a flagship machine that I thought was very suitable for my needs before the start of school. But in the college life that followed, this phone didn't perform as well as I expected in terms of battery life and performance, so much so that I had to re-purchase another phone in my sophomore year.

Now as a technology editor, I have ample access to the latest flagships from various manufacturers. Now it is also time to answer this question, in the Snapdragon 8 flagship on the market now, which product is most suitable for college students?

(Be sure to see last, there are benefits!) )

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To get an answer, we need to answer another question first, what do college students need to do with their phones? According to my survey, college students' requirements for mobile phones can basically be summarized as these items. First of all, the natural game, and new classmates are not familiar with? After a few games, it is easy to get you acquainted quickly. And if the mobile phone drops the chain at this time, it will obviously affect the mood. This puts forward requirements for the performance and battery life of the mobile phone. Secondly, in the classroom, students often need to take PPT to record notes, so the imaging ability of mobile phones cannot be too bad. Finally, the heat in daily use, stuttering, and whether the operating system has some practical features, although these details are not conspicuous, but also affect the use experience.

After these items are listed, the test items of our horizontal evaluation this time are basically determined. To this end, we have selected Black Shark 5Pro, iQOO9 Pro, moto edge X30, Honor Magic4 Pro, OnePlus 10 Pro, OPPO Find X5 Pro, realme GT2 Pro, Redmi K50 e-sports edition, Samsung S22 Ultra, Xiaomi 12Pro, the ten most mainstream Snapdragon 8 products on the market (in no particular order, sorted by the initials of the English brand of the products, The vivoX80 series failed to catch up with this horizontal review due to the release time).

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The above is the basic configuration and price of these ten products (if you need to compare carefully, please click to view the large picture), of course, the most important thing is the following is the actual measurement:

01 Performance: Is Android still stuck?

The key element of card or non-card is performance. Performance this thing is already very boring for Snapdragon 8, really boring, so for some of the performance of some of the harder test data, we directly lost here, you can pause to look carefully. In this section, we focus on two issues: gameplay, and fluency in everyday use.

In the order above, let's first take a look at how these phones experience the game. Before the official beta game, we first warmed up the ten mobile phones with running points, and the results were as follows:

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It can be seen that in the running score part, due to the use of the same Snapdragon 8 processor, the performance of each mobile phone is not much different. Next comes to the actual testing part of the game, here we directly use the mainstream mobile game to test the "Original God" with the greatest pressure on mobile phone performance, and the average frame rate is as follows:

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It can be seen that the Black Shark 5 Pro as a game phone, the performance is naturally the most outstanding, the average frame rate of 58.5fps basically achieved full frame operation. The Redmi K50 esports Edition, Honor Magic4 Pro and iQOO9 Pro can also achieve more than 50 frames. Realme, Xiaomi and Moto are all around 45 frames, while OnePlus, Samsung and OPPO are slightly inferior below 43 frames, but the gap is not large.

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On the frame rate curve, the Black Shark 5 Pro also has a stable frame rate performance in the case of full frame operation;

The iQOO 9 Pro turned on a left-right side hop mode after 5 minutes, fluctuating wildly in the range of 40 to 60 frames;

The moto Edge X30 stabilized at 45 frames after 3 minutes, but several large fluctuations still affected the experience;

Although the average frame rate of honor magic4 pro is high, there have been several large stutters, which have an impact on the use experience;

OnePlus 10 Pro and OPPO Find X5 Pro are relatively close in performance, and they all slowly slide down to 40 frames with time growth, and the overall curve is smoother;

The realme GT2 Pro is more aggressive in tuning, locking the frame rate at 45 frames after 3 minutes, which is very stable;

The Redmi K50 esports edition stabilizes the frame rate at 55 frames, but there is still a stutter;

The frame rate performance of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is completely irregular, and the game experience is also very unstable;

The Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro also follows the ladder frame drop mode, but there is still a certain stutter problem after dropping to 45 frames, and the overall performance is not as good as the realme GT2 Pro, which is also stable at 45 frames.

So in the game section, we assign different weights to the FPS and stutter values (FPS: 0.7, Jank: 0.3) and classify them according to this dimension.

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Having said the game frame rate, let's take a look at the heat. After 30 minutes of testing, the fever of the ten mobile phones was not optimistic. Among them, the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro ranks first from the bottom with the highest temperature of the fuselage of 53.8 degrees, and long-term use under this heat is obviously not friendly to the hands. The Realme GT2 Pro is second-to-last with 53 degrees. The maximum temperature of the fuselage of the other 8 models is below 50 degrees, the maximum temperature of the fuselage of iQOO, OnePlus, Moto, Black Shark and OPPO is above 45 degrees, and the maximum temperature of the Redmi, Samsung and Honor is below 45 degrees, of which the Honor has the lowest temperature at the same time as the third average frame rate, only 43.7 degrees, and the comprehensive performance is very outstanding.

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In addition to the strong performance of mobile phones, the endurance is also very important. After all, no one wants to run out of battery when the battle is raging. In the endurance test, in addition to the basic 5-hour heavy endurance model, we also conducted a 5-hour special test of gaming and drama chasing to see how these ten products performed in these time-killing behaviors, and the test results were as follows:

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In the 5-hour endurance test, it is clear that the battery capacity and endurance are basically proportional, and the Realme GT2 Pro with a 5500mAh battery capacity performs best, and the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro with the smallest battery is not unexpectedly ranked last. In heavy use, the realme GT2 Pro can barely survive a day, and it is best to bring a charging treasure with other machines when taking them out.

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Here taking into account the needs of the scum friends of Guangdong University, we also specially measured the continuous game endurance performance of the king of glory five people, as well as the endurance of the drama, providing a simple reference for the entertainment activities after the power outage, and the results here are also similar to the five-hour endurance ranking, and everyone can choose according to their needs.

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Finally, the charging performance, the current mainstream model in the private agreement under the blessing of the private agreement, within half an hour full of no problem, a little faster 20 minutes will be finished, Samsung due to historical reasons, or the slowest, in this era seems out of place; in fact, it is moto, on the basis of 68W fast charging, the performance is still so crotch, it is not ideal.

02 Image: A camera that can't shoot PPT is not a good phone

For users, the importance and practicality of mobile phone images need not be said, so whether you like to take pictures or not, you definitely do not want your mobile phone to take pictures will be very chicken. Fortunately, for most of the Snapdragon 8 flagships, for the camera experience has always been valued, even if the Redmi K50 e-sports version, Black Shark 5 Pro and other game phones, in the pursuit of extreme performance, will also spend some thought on the imaging system, only hope to provide users with a more balanced machine experience.

In the 10 models we reviewed, different mobile phones have a completely different camera experience, and in different scenes, there will be completely different photo quality, if there is no detailed comparison, it is indeed difficult for users to understand which mobile phone is the best to shoot the long-range, which mobile phone is suitable for shooting night scenes, which mobile phone is more suitable for selfies, which mobile phone is more suitable for taking portraits, etc. Because of everyone's confusion, the evaluation is more meaningful. So without further ado, the 10 Snapdragon 8 flagships took pictures of each other, and we still speak in samples.

PPT record article

In daily life, there are not many scenes where we need to use zoom to take pictures, but there will always be some. For example, for many student parties, in the lecture of the ladder classroom, the most unpleasant thing may be that the blackboard or PPT can not be seen clearly, at this time the mobile phone photo can come in handy, take out the mobile phone, align the PPT, adjust the framing range, and after the shutter is pressed, a "class note" is perfectly generated. However, at this time, we must also pay attention to it, if your mobile phone does not shoot the long-range view, the PPT taken is not clear, and the content cannot be recognized, then is it not in vain?

Because of this, so this time we found a similar scene, and 10 mobile phones outside the projection position were used to shoot the podium PPT, in addition to using the naked eye to identify the imaging quality of 10 photos, we will also borrow OCR software to identify the content of different sheets, so as to evaluate the telephoto performance of each model.

Without further ado, let's first take a look at the sample performance of each model:

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Many of this year's phones have eliminated the periscope telephoto lens, only the Samsung S22 Ultra and the Honor Magic4 Pro are still retained, not surprisingly, their performance is the best, the text details are clearly visible, and if you are serious, you can even see the pixels of the projector.

If based on the naked eye perception, then the best performance is the Honor Magic4 Pro, iQOO 9 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, followed by the OnePlus 10 Pro, OPPO Find X5 Pro and realme GT2 Pro, the rest of the models are very general, or even unusable.

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In the next OCR test link, more than 10 mobile phones can directly identify the pictures in the photo album, the recognition method is somewhat different, and the accuracy rate depends on whether it can be taken clearly. For liberal arts type PPT, the accuracy of identification is not a problem. Some models can generate documentation directly for review at any time.

Selfie beauty section

After talking about the performance of the telephoto of each model, let's take a look at the selfie part that the girls are more concerned about.

Selfie is not about picking up your phone, turning on the front camera, and simply pressing the shutter to wait for the film to come out. Most selfie enthusiasts have a set of self-evaluation basis for mobile phone self-timer ability, so before showing selfie samples, whether they can pass their own level is important. This is also why many people like to take selfies like to open a beautiful face, and even if they open a beautiful face, they do not forget to repair it in the later stage, just so that they can show their most beautiful state to the outside world.

In any case, most users can't take selfies without beauty, as long as the photo looks good, it doesn't matter if you are the original camera or APP, it is in line with the heart. So we also on the hand of the 10 Snapdragon 8 flagship selfie test, the test is divided into the original camera shooting and light face APP shooting two parts, in addition to a simple analysis of sample performance, we will also ask the little sister participating in the test to pick out her own favorite sample, I believe that let the little sister applaud the phone, in the selfie will also be able to meet everyone's needs.

According to the convention, let's take a look at the performance of each model sample:

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Judging from the results, the Black Shark 5 Pro and the Redmi K50 e-sports version are game phones, and selfies are really difficult for them. Whether it is the color or skin color is relatively poor, the little sister also shook her head when she saw it, and suggested that everyone take a detour with a game phone selfie.

The iQOO 9 Pro is not very clear in imaging, although it can see faces clearly but the details are almost interesting, but the focus speed is still good. The moto edge X30 has a serious distortion problem, the algorithm smears heavier marks, and more face detail is lost.

The overall performance of the Honor Magic4 Pro is quite satisfactory, the blemishes on the face are modified, while retaining the natural skin feeling, this one is also the best selfie of the little sister, so everyone can pay attention to this phone. The selfie performance of the OnePlus 10 Pro is acceptable, but the little sister said that the sample looks a little too sharp, lacks some realism, and the excessive algorithm traces do affect some of the look and feel.

OPPO Find X5 Pro selfie samples are more natural and the imaging is also very clear, meeting the user's inner expectations for flagship selfie effects. Although the realme GT2 Pro has some beautification transitions, it is better than the skin tone is rosy and white, and the overall is acceptable.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra selfie imaging effect is also OK, the little sister's hair is very detailed, the overall face is very three-dimensional, but the beauty marks are not heavy, the advantage is more real, but the disadvantage is that many blemishes on the face are also retained. Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro is still very good for selfie lens tuning, the beauty effect is natural, and the little sister's appearance is also good, it looks very real.

Next is the selfie evaluation from the light face APP, in general, although it is the same beauty APP, but the effect taken on different mobile phones is also different, on the one hand, different models of hardware are not the same, at the same time, not all manufacturers will open the system beauty SDK tool to the third-party APP, and even if it is open, it does not mean that you can get all the functional permissions, which is why we want to test the third-party APP, because it is not that the mobile phone selfie ability is poor, Users can install another APP to solve the problem, which I hope you can know.

Okay, let's start with a set of comparisons:

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From the results, generally consistent with the original camera selfie experience, iQOO 9 Pro can see the algorithm traces, but the skin is too grainy, the picture is not very pure; moto edge X30 is relatively simple and rough, the little sister looks very smooth on the face, but lacks facial features, but the color is not bad.

OPPO Find X5 Pro can see the noise on the forehead, the skin is not very delicate and somewhat pale, it can be seen that the performance of the third-party APP selfie is still not as good as the original camera. Realme GT2 Pro and Honor Magic4 Pro selfies are softer, with clear hair and good skin tone texture, but the beauty is a bit excessive, less realistic. The third-party APP selfie performance of one plus 10 Pro is not very ideal, the picture quality is not particularly outstanding, and the beauty marks are very heavy, the face is relatively pale, and it does not show color.

In terms of two game phones, compared to the original camera, the improvement of the third-party APP is indeed more obvious, you can see that the skin tone is much better, more delicate, especially the black shark, the makeup is more selfie, the tone is also much better, and it has begun to have some selfie feeling.

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra looks like the algorithm traces are heavier, the look and feel and OPPO are very close, but the color is more accurate than the former, and the little sister is very colorful. Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro exposure is somewhat serious, some reflective places are missing serious details, in addition to the traces of beauty are also some heavy, the little sister does not look particularly natural, the same is not as good as the original camera.

Combined with the two sets of selfies, OPPO Find X5 Pro, Honor Magic4 Pro, Xiaomi 12 Pro, realme GT2 Pro Original camera selfie performance is very good, especially the Glory Magic4 Pro, but also won the personal affirmation of the little sister. In terms of third-party cameras, most of the models are basically between Bo Zhong, of which the OPPO Find X5 Pro, realme GT2 Pro's original camera performance is better, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra beauty effect is slightly improved, but less realistic, this needs to be chosen by the user. More special or several game models, beauty APP selfie is much stronger than the original camera, which also shows that some models with poor selfie can indeed improve selfie capabilities by installing third-party beauty APP.

Daily photography

After watching the video part for half a day, the next step is to conduct our daily sample comparison session. In daily life, using a mobile phone to take pictures of people to take pictures of night scenes is the most frequent application, we often say that a mobile phone to take pictures is not good, most of them are based on daily experience.

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Generally speaking, the subjective feeling of taking pictures here is very strong, except for the Black Shark, Redmi and Motorola, which seem to be less photo-oriented models, the difference between other models in the daytime scene is not particularly obvious.

Judging from this set of samples, the rear main camera of the Black Shark 5 Pro is not suitable for shooting portraits, the portrait effect is not pleasing, the skin of the little sister is somewhat dull and dull, and the detail loss is more obvious. The details of the graffiti are also not preserved, and the wall texture is light and not very clear. The edge quality drops noticeably, with more noise and noticeable blurring.

The iQOO 9 Pro white balance is accurate, without over-brightening the skin tone of the portrait, and the overall brightness of the picture is also balanced. The middle picture quality is general, the portrait face has a grainy feeling, the algorithm traces are obvious, the treatment of hair and clothing details is also relatively rough, and the edge quality has a certain decline. The characters photographed by the moto edge X30 have a good complexion and normal skin tone, but the treatment of fingers and clothes is very rough, and there are traces of deformation after enlargement. The quality in the middle of the frame is not outstanding, the edge quality is acceptable, there is noise, but it is only noticeable when magnified.

The look and feel of the Honor Magic4 Pro is still good, the color is more accurate, and there is no color cast. The portrayal of the portrait is more vivid, but the skin has a slight exposure, which may affect the appearance of some portraits. The picture quality in the middle of the picture is remarkable, and there are no particularly obvious traces of algorithms. The edge quality is good, and the details of the walls and graffiti are very clear.

The OnePlus 10 Pro screen is slightly white, the color saturation is low, but it has little impact on the look and feel. The middle picture quality is average, the portrait has smear marks, the edge quality is also general, and many details have been erased.

The portrait effect of OPPO Find X5 Pro should be the most comfortable of these samples, the light on the face is more natural, and the details on the face are well preserved. However, the details of the walls and graffiti are average, and the quality of the edges is also lost. The color of the picture is more natural and realistic, the saturation is just right, and it does not give people a very abrupt feeling.

Realme GT2 Pro is similar to OnePlus, the picture is slightly exposed, and the color also presents a more bright style. The edge quality is relatively rough, and looking at the lamppost on the wall, there is a more serious noise situation, and the detail preservation is not very sufficient. The Treatment of the Face of the Portrait in the Redmi K50 E-sports Edition is general, although it retains some facial features, but the resolution is poor, and the dark light and shadow of the portrait face also affects the overall look and feel of the photo. The details in the middle of the picture are not complete, and the quality of the edges is also significantly reduced.

The overall look and feel of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is acceptable, with good white balance and color, but the central picture quality is slightly worse, the face details are relatively blurry, and the graffiti details are quite well preserved. The edge quality is poor, and there are some more noticeable noises. Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro has some overexposure, and there are some reflections on the face and clothes. The overall picture quality is acceptable, the main camera resolution is good, and some minor details are also preserved. The edge quality is slightly better than that of Samsung, and the loss of image quality is still within the acceptable range.

In terms of night scenes, the gap between the 10 models is very obvious. Let's take a look at the sample comparison first:

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The Black Shark 5 Pro has a general night performance, although it suppresses the highlights near and far, but the picture quality is not very good, the noise is more serious, and it is only suitable for viewing from a distance. The night scene performance of the iQOO 9 Pro is very comfortable, still advocating a high degree of saturation, but the picture is clean and appears to be very transparent. In addition, the suppression of the light is also in place, whether it is a near light box or a billboard in the distance, the mto X30 Pro color cast is clearly visible or more serious, like adding a layer of filters, the color is not very accurate. Close-up light suppression is acceptable, but there are more severe exposures in the distance.

Honor Magic4 Pro has a general suppression of highlights, with slight light overflow. In the night mode, the picture quality has declined, and there is more obvious noise, and the overall performance is average. OnePlus 10 Pro has a more obvious blur after enlargement, and the details are not very clear. There is an overflow of light in the distance, and the control of the highlights in the close-up is acceptable.

OPPO's night sample looks very good overall, the color is relatively positive, and the exposure is also very accurate. The suppression of highlights is relatively excellent, and the fonts on light boxes and billboards are very clear. After zooming in, the resolution is still relatively advantageous, there is no noise, and the picture is very clean. The realme GT2 Pro's suppression of close-up highlights is ok, but the overexposure problem in the far-range is overexposed. In the night mode, the noise is handled more thoroughly, the picture is still very pure, and the overall resolution of the picture is insufficient, but it does not affect the overall look and feel.

The edge of the Redmi K50 esports version is blurry, the capture ability is insufficient, and there are shadows of passers-by. The long-range highlights are not effectively suppressed, there are serious highlight overflows, the close-up is acceptable, and the long-range is blurred.

The Samsung S22 Ultra has a noticeable drop in edge quality, with average control of noise and excellent suppression of close-up light, but spillover from distant light. In addition, the overall picture quality is not very good, and the picture is a bit blurry. The overall look and feel of the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro is acceptable, and the suppression of distant lights is insufficient, and the billboards cannot be seen clearly. After zooming in, you can see some noise, the picture quality is blurry, and the normal viewing effect is not large.

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On the whole, the subjective feeling here is very strong, in addition to the black shark, red rice and Motorola, which look less focused on taking pictures, in the daytime scene everyone is difficult to distinguish, nothing more than the problem of color preference, even if it is cheaper realme is actually remarkable. If combined with night scenes, telephoto and other higher needs, then OPPO Find X5 Pro has a stable play both day and night, Harbin Soviet name + Mariana chip enhanced imaging system, very suitable for recording bits and pieces of life, the most recommended. Next is the Glory Magic4 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Xiaomi 12Pro, which have advantages in different scenarios, and everyone can choose their favorite according to budget and brand.

Video shooting

In terms of video, we know that many students and friends usually take some Vlogs to record their daily lives. Compared with the iPhone, the Android camp video shooting has always been a weakness, but this year, we have seen a different situation, from the daytime performance, OPPO and glory of the overall look and feel of the best, anti-shake, or iQOO and OPPO two ancestral secret recipes the best effect, of which iqoo also has a horizon stabilization function, but also quite interesting.

In the night scene video, the "king" is coming, OPPO Find X5 Pro is not only the overall picture pure, the detail preservation, anti-glare ability is also very good. It seems that the Mariana self-developed chip is really effective.

Then we talk about shooting Vibrato, Black Shark, Motorola, Realme and Samsung these four machines only support shooting 720p Vibrato video, the rest support 1080p resolution. OPPO, OnePlus and Redmi all have a bitrate of more than 9Mbps, and the video will be relatively clearer.

Among them, only OPPO has a video stabilization function, and can also call the ultra-wide angle camera, which is the only one of our 10 mobile phones.

The reason is that OPPO opened its camera interface to third-party manufacturers, which is worthy of praise.

03 Experience: What exactly should we measure when we talk about the mobile experience

Many users in the process of using the mobile phone will find that the mobile phone is easy to have insufficient storage space problems, the storage space of the mobile phone generally refers to the ROM is the fixed memory, mainly used to store application data and user data, we see the 8GB + 128GB of the mobile phone parameters when you see the 128GB is generally the storage size of the ROM.

The problem that everyone will encounter insufficient mobile phone storage space generally means that the storage space of the ROM is almost full, in this case, in addition to cleaning up system files, deleting old photos, and uninstalling applications that have not been used for a long time, the most fundamental solution is to expand the ROM capacity of the mobile phone.

The most common way to expand the ROM capacity of a smartphone is to buy a new, larger-capacity smartphone, but this is not a friendly approach for college students with limited budgets. In contrast, the purchase of cloud space to migrate the files that are not usually used in the mobile phone but want to save for a long time to the cloud space is a more cost-effective approach, and the use of cloud space to store mobile phone data can also effectively avoid various troubles caused by the loss of mobile phones.

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In this case, the pricing of different brands and models of mobile phones in terms of cloud space services is particularly important, and it has inevitably become a key factor that consumers need to consider when purchasing mobile phones. Through the statistical survey data, it can be found that most of the 10 mobile phones participating in the horizontal review provide free cloud storage space for 5G, of which Samsung S22 Ultra does not provide official cloud storage services because Samsung stopped cloud storage services, and users need to choose to use the Samsung version of the Baidu network disk cooperated by Samsung and Baidu to obtain the corresponding cloud services.

In addition to the need to consider the price factor of cloud space, the diversified backup functions that each cloud space can provide are also important factors that everyone needs to consider when purchasing. In this part of the comparison, we found that most of the participating smartphones support photo albums,

Cloud backup functions for pre-installed applications such as contacts, note recordings, and health, and some models also support some specific backup functions.

iQOO 9 Pro's cloud space service supports the backup function of social media software such as WeChat and QQ; the cloud space service of moto edge X30 supports backing up third-party applications; the cloud space service of OPPO Find X5 Pro, realme GT2 Pro, and OnePlus 10 Pro supports third-party applications can be backed up through the whole machine; the cloud space service of Black Shark 5 Pro, Redmi K50 E-sports Edition, and Xiaomi 12 Pro supports desktop cloud backup. It should be noted that the cloud space service of Honor Magic4 Pro does not support third-party application backup, and the Samsung S22 Ultra can use Baidu Cloud to implement file backup.

In this era where everyone has multiple smart electronic devices, whether the cloud space services provided by different brands can be interconnected and shared between different devices is also an extremely important purchase factor. According to the survey, the cloud space service of iQOO 9 Pro supports multi-device viewing, and the cloud space service of OPPO Find X5 Pro, realme GT2 Pro, and OnePlus 10 Pro supports viewing backup content in the cloud space on the computer side.

In addition, all mobile phones participating in this test support global search function and file management function, and users can easily and quickly find the content of the file they just downloaded.

In the results of our survey, a friend asked such an interesting question: How to unlock the mask?

This question may seem a bit comical, but when we think about it, it's actually worth testing. It not only reflects the facial recognition capabilities of each flagship machine, but also has a point that after applying the mask, your hands will most likely be wet, which involves the problem of wet hand unlocking.

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Let's start with the wet hand unlock. In the face of this problem, Samsung and iQOO with ultrasonic solutions are very satisfactory, and the recognition rate of iQOO is even higher here. Fingerprints under the optical screen and side capacitive fingerprint recognition are powerless in the face of such problems.

Another problem is facial recognition. There are two facial recognition schemes in the 10 models, one is to use the front camera to take a photo, compare with the face photos you entered, and unlock it if it is successful. Another solution is to scan the 3D structure information of your face by laser, and then compare and unlock with the entered 3D structure, Honor Magic4 Pro is this solution, other models are equipped with 2D facial recognition.

In the face of the thin mask we prepared, everyone has no problem, and when encountering a thick mask, only the glory of 3D facial recognition can be successfully unlocked, of course, the premise is that the mask is attached tightly, otherwise it is no play.

Today, when everyone uses mobile phones for a longer and longer period of time, the health of people's eyes when using mobile phones is also a very worthy topic. To this end, we have also added a relevant comparison of the eye protection function of the mobile phone screen in this horizontal review, whether it supports dc-like dimming functions or the use of high-frequency PWM dimming technology for the use of eye health when it is used.

DC-like dimming function refers to the optimization of the algorithm level to reduce the strobe of PWM at low brightness and reduce the damage to the human eye, but its essence is still PWM dimming; high-frequency PWM dimming by increasing the frequency of stroboscopic, so that it reaches more than 1250Hz to avoid the damage caused by strobe to the eyes.

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Through statistical survey data, it can be found that iQOO 9 Pro, realme GT2 Pro, and Black Shark 5 Pro support DC-like dimming functions; Redmi K50 e-sports edition and Honor Magic4 Pro support 1920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming functions; it should be noted that the moto edge X30 uses LCD screens, so there is no need for DC-like dimming and PWM dimming functions.

04 After-sales: How expensive is it to repair the screen? A slip of the hand loses 2K

At present, the smart phone products produced by mainstream mobile phone brands generally have good quality and strict quality control, but for such a highly complex electronic industrial product as mobile phones, no matter how strict the quality control will be, there will be defective products, in this case, how the after-sales service level of a mobile phone has become a very necessary factor for everyone to pay attention to when purchasing.

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In the process of after-sales maintenance, the charging standard of mobile phone parts is a topic of concern to everyone. At present, the major domestic mobile phone brands have realized the price disclosure of mobile phone after-sales parts, avoiding the situation of black boxes in the past price, so we can also see which mobile phone has the cheapest price in after-sales maintenance by comparing data. Of course, the after-sales spare parts maintenance price of the mobile phone is related to the configuration of the mobile phone itself, and the better the configuration of the mobile phone, the more expensive the after-sales maintenance price. After all, the quality, cost and even after-sales service of the accessories used in mobile phones at different prices are also different, so the price problem cannot only be based on the size of the amount, but also depends on the proportion of each.

In general, the motherboard is the bulk of the maintenance after-sales service. The price and price of each motherboard are basically a positive correlation trend, but the probability of motherboard damage is far less than that of the screen: the cheapest moto on the screen is also more than 500 yuan, and the broken screen insurance of the moto is only 169 yuan. Therefore, if you often drop your phone, it is more cost-effective to buy an official broken screen insurance service.

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The retention rate of each model is also a topic that everyone is very concerned about when purchasing mobile phones, because all the mobile phone models participating in the horizontal review are new machines this year, so we studied the second-hand transaction price and the official new price of the same positioned mobile phone model last year to study its retention rate.

Through comparison, we can find that most flagship mobile phones will have a price drop of about 1,000 yuan after 6 months on the market, and the preservation of its Black Shark 4 Pro is better, and the price after the release of one year has only dropped by 500 yuan; the price reduction of Xiaomi 11 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is about 1600+ yuan, but considering the starting price gap between the two mobile phones, the price reduction of Xiaomi 11 Pro can be said to be quite high.

In terms of second-hand price, the starting price of Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the highest, and its price reduction is also the largest, up to nearly 3000 yuan; most of the other flagship mobile phones of the previous generation of models have a price of more than 1500 yuan in the second-hand platform, considering that the initial price of Xiaomi 11 Pro has dropped by almost 50%; OPPO Find X3 Pro and iQOO 8 Pro's second-hand price reduction is also very large, OPPO Find The X3 Pro fell by about $2700 and the iQOO 8 Pro by $1720. The Redmi K40 Game Enhanced Edition starts at a lower starting price of 8GB+128GB, but it still drops by about 1/4 of its price.

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At the end of the article, it's time to answer the question we asked at the beginning. How do college students choose their phones?

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For friends who put the game first, Black Shark 5 Pro and Redmi K50 e-sports edition as professional gaming phones, its excellent game performance and physical shoulder keys and other game equipment can definitely let you get a great gaming experience, as for the specific choice of which one, you have to choose according to your budget. As the flagship product of the iQOO brand, iQOO 9 Pro, although it is positioned as an all-rounder, still has a lot of e-sports elements, which is more suitable for those who want to play a good game, but do not want to sacrifice other parts of the experience.

If you are very concerned about the imaging capabilities of your mobile phone, oppo Find X5 Pro is the best choice. In addition to the regret of not having an ultra-long zoom, its imaging quality is the hardest whether it is day or night, and the image system of the Kazakh Soviet name is very suitable for recording bits and pieces of life. In particular, the addition of the Mariana chip has effectively improved its performance in night scene shooting, which can be called a "crushing level" advantage in Android models. In addition, the use experience and word of mouth of ColorOS is also the leader in the domestic system. It is that its temperature control is more conservative, daily use is good, and playing games will not be very cool.

In terms of comprehensive product strength, honor magic4 Pro performed very well in this test. The addition of telephoto lenses and the improvement of multi-main camera fusion computational photography make it very good in terms of image hardness, but the widely criticized shooting and viewfinder problems make him still have some gaps compared to other excellent products.

Samsung is the most expensive of the ten products, the quality of the whole machine, the hardware of the stacking material is almost all unparalleled, it can solve the problem of "face" very well. However, OneUI is still relatively weak compared to other systems in terms of localization functions and system experience, and it is destined to be a relatively niche choice. The comprehensive performance of Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro is useless, although MIUI has more bugs, but its functional perfection is still the first echelon in the Android custom system, suitable for friends who have requirements for the system; one plus 10 Pro is under the aura of OPPO, and the sense of existence is a little lower. Although it has been assimilated almost, there are still many of its own persistence in the design language and unique three-paragraph volume keys, and the attraction to former fans will be greater.

Realme GT2 Pro in the low price to do what should be, for those who want to get a low price of flagship experience is worth considering; and moto Edge X30 although once the lowest priced Snapdragon 8 model, but for this lowest price, moto Edge X30 in too many aspects are lacking, probably only suitable for those who are really shy friends and native Android enthusiasts.

Through the testing and summary of the above ten products, we can see that a very important signal of the mobile phone market in 2022 is "self-research". Self-developed algorithms, self-developed chips, major manufacturers have identified this route, and are investing a lot of resources. Whether it's the surging P1 or Mariana, we think any little innovation is something to be encouraged. Only in this way can the mobile phone market be "thriving" again.

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