April is the beginning of the second quarter, but also the traditional off-season of the mobile phone market, but what I did not expect is that the rhythm of this month's new machine release is so dense, of course, the protagonist is to ensure the mid-range model of the manufacturer's mid-year KPI.
iQOO Neo6, OnePlus Ace, OPPO K10 series, true Q5 series... Taking turns to appear, the price is concentrated at about 2,000 yuan, focusing on the quality-price ratio. If you add the Real Self GT Neo3 and Redmi K50 in March, the fierceness of the mid-market competition is comparable to the previous 618 and double 11, which also shows the intensification of the competition situation this year.
After all, under the premise that the high-end market has not really broken through, each company can still only rely on the price war and the number of new products, and first maintain its own market share.
This is not only a good thing for consumers to buy a machine, but it also increases the difficulty of purchasing. Coupled with the extension of the life cycle of Snapdragon 870, the decentralization of Snapdragon 888, and the arrival of Tianji 8000 and Tianji 8100, the chip solution of mid-range mobile phones has more choices than ever before.
It should be noted that although there are many models at this price point, the product positioning and strategy of each brand are still different, such as Xiaomi Civi 1S and Redmi K50 are two completely different positioning, and users with different needs can actually buy products that meet their own requirements.
There is also an exception this month, Blue Factory vivo opened two press conferences, bringing 4 flagships, folding screen flagships, business large-screen flagships, image flagships have everything, but also let the current Android high-end flagship pattern has a new change, this month's recommendation also appeared at the same time two vivo new machines.
As for the flagship price reduction that everyone is concerned about, the Snapdragon 8 model at the beginning of the year has recently entered a downward channel, and if there is a purchase demand, it can still be considered. If you are not in a hurry, you will certainly not suffer losses while holding the currency, after all, Tianji 9000 has shown strong competitiveness, and it is rumored that in the second half of the year, there is also A TSMC OEM version of Snapdragon 8 Plus, and the new flagship will also be available at that time, and so on.
In general, due to the increase in the choice of upstream chip solutions, the intensive release of new machines, and the segmentation of product positioning, whether it is a low-end or a high-end flagship model, the recommended models have changed relatively largely this month.
TOP 1：Redmi K50
Recommended reason: It is also worth it to rush the 2K screen
Reference price: 2399 yuan (8 +128GB)
This is the second time that Redmi K50 has been on the recommended list Top1, under the positioning of "mid-end bucket machine", it also has a long board that others do not have, and the temptation is indeed great.
It is equipped with Tianji 8100, in the word of mouth needless to say, in the previous evaluation, the performance is close to the level of Snapdragon 888, and the power consumption is lower, coupled with its 5500mAh battery, two days a charge problem is not big. With low power consumption and large battery support, the Redmi K50 also uses a Samsung 2K screen, at the same price, there is no other.
TOP 2：iPhone 13
Reason for recommendation: 600 up
Reference price: 5399 yuan (128GB)
Although the iPhone 13 does not have a high brush and telephoto lens compared to the Pro, the iPhone has always been experience-oriented, coupled with the weight control of less than 180g, and the price of the same storage capacity doubled, the iPhone 13 released last year is still one of the best choices for pursuing a comfortable machine experience.
In response to the price fluctuations of the iPhone 13, I also said last month that the price of the iPhone 13 has rebounded compared with February, and I will not consider it for the time being. Congratulations to the people who listened to me, winning the hemp again. Recently, iPhone 13 in Jingdong, Suning and other self-operated channels have appeared obvious signs of price loosening, the price reduction range is more than 600 yuan, and the supply is sufficient, the latest green is also in the ranks of price reduction, to buy can be started.
TOP 3: OnePlus 9 Pro
Reason for recommendation: There are also advantages over the new flagship
Reference price: 3789 yuan (8+128GB)
Last year's old flagship actually recommended several models before, most of the reasons are cost-effective, but this time the OnePlus 9 Pro can be in the top three, in addition to the price, there are still some advantages it still has.
I believe that everyone has also noticed the "driving backwards" problem that has been criticized more often by the flagship machine this year, which is obvious on the OnePlus 10 Pro and the OnePlus 9 Pro. In particular, the ultra-wide angle reverse upgrade: the ultra-wide angle of the OnePlus 9 Pro is sony IMX766 (1/1.56), while the ultra-wide angle of the OnePlus 10 Pro is Samsung's JN1 (1/2.76), and the freeform is gone.
Coupled with the changes in the brand level and positioning of one plus this year, the one plus 9 Pro that ran to the machine emperor last year also has more emotional significance. To remind everyone is that the current inventory of the machine is not much, sell one less, the heart will act.
TOP 4：iQOO Neo6
Reason for recommendation: The cheapest Snapdragon 8 mobile phone
Reference price: 2799 yuan (8 +128GB)
Among the many mid-range models released this month, iQOO Neo6 is one of my favorites, and it has many advantages in the mainstream price segment of 2000 to 3000 yuan. For example, equipped with iQOO 9 with the same Snapdragon 8 and independent display chip Pro, under the premise that the game experience has been significantly improved, charging, taking photos, appearance and other aspects are also as comprehensive as possible.
After the actual experience, it can be seen that iQOO Neo6 makes good use of the performance of Snapdragon 8 in the game, with a unique chip tuning method and interpolation frame function, and there is no need to worry about chip heat and power consumption. Let this phone, which is not a gaming phone, perform enough to rival a gaming phone.
TOP 5: True Self Q5 Pro
Reason for recommendation: A mid-range machine that is balanced in all aspects
Reference price: 1799 yuan (6 +128GB)
When I got the real Q5 Pro before, I said that it was actually the real me GT Neo2 that was charged last year's 65W fast charge to 80W specifications, and then changed the appearance and sold it again. Coupled with the new True Self GT Neo3, the difference between the three mobile phones is too small, and the price difference is only one or two hundred yuan, who to choose?
From the starting price point of view, the true self Q5 Pro is 1799 yuan, and the real me GT Neo2 is the same, the 80W fast charging version of the real me GT Neo3 is 1999 yuan, the three are 6 + 128GB starting, the most important thing left is the difference between the Snapdragon 870 and the Tianji 8100.
Snapdragon 870 although the performance is inferior but also completely enough, after this detailed and in-depth analysis, since you want to choose among the three, of course, choose the most cost-effective, this is the reason why the real Q5 Pro is on the list.
TOP 6：vivo X80
Recommended reason: Tianji flagship also has good images
Reference price: 3699 yuan (8 +128GB)
Vivo is the third brand to bring the Flagship of Tianji 9000, and vivoX80 is also the most balanced in price and functional configuration among the four commercially available Tianji 9000 mobile phones.
Vivo X80 this time the main focus is still the image, 50 million pixel wide angle + 12 million pixel portrait + 12 million pixel ultra-wide angle, the overall quality is very good, as well as vivo self-developed V1 + image chip, and ZEISS joint image tuning, these two put together to polish the Tianji 9000 chip, or let people have confidence.
The actual shooting also shows that vivo does have certain results for the image adjustment of Tianji 9000, and the overall imaging strength is also at the top level in the flagship machine camp. If you want to experience the full-featured Tianji 9000, then I recommend it.
TOP 7: Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro
Recommended reason: Excellent texture of the bucket machine
Reference price: 4699 yuan (8 +128GB)
An interesting phenomenon, the first batch of Snapdragon 8 flagships at the beginning of the year, Xiaomi 12 Pro is one of the few with a firm price, which is indeed different from many people's inherent impression of Xiaomi, and also shows from the side that the Xiaomi digital series still adheres to the cost performance while rushing high.
When I experienced the Xiaomi Mi 12 Pro, what I felt most deeply was not the performance, but the comfort of daily use, the hyperboloid feel good grip, the internal stacking was reasonable to make the weight of the whole machine more balanced, in addition to the excellent look and feel of the 2K screen, harman Kardon tuning four-unit speaker also strengthened the audio and video enjoyment. The 120W fast charge and the outsole main camera can meet the extreme use requirements.
In general, in the 4000 ~ 5000 yuan price segment, Xiaomi 12 Pro has its own advantages: the bucket machine is equipped with a sense of high-end quality while stacking, which is also rare in the market.
TOP 8: True Self Q3s
Recommended reason: Thousand yuan 5G mobile phone preferred
Reference price: 1299 yuan (6+128GB)
Although the Q3s is a model from last year, I still think it is a better choice among the few thousand-dollar 5G mobile phones that are originally only a few.
True Q3s is equipped with a Snapdragon 778G processor, and is also equipped with a 144Hz screen and a 5000mAh large battery and a 48 million pixel triple camera system, which is enough for users who often use basic applications such as WeChat and Douyin. What's more, it still starts at 128GB, unlike other mobile phones that use 64GB to fool around.
TOP 9: Xiaomi Civi 1S
Recommended reason: Rare high-value mobile phone
Reference price: 2299 yuan (8+128GB)
For many people, the value of the face is still an important factor when they choose a mobile phone, especially girls, for this type of user, Xiaomi Civi 1S I really recommend.
Under the trend of generally making the rear multi-camera module more and more exaggerated, Xiaomi Civi 1S also maintains a rare exquisite "beautiful back", the new miracle sunshine color matching process and look and feel are good, and it is only 6.98mm thickness, 166g weight, no burden.
Xiaomi Civi 1S main selfie, the beauty of the person is its strength, equipped with the Snapdragon 778 Plus processor, the smoothness of daily use can be assured, but if it is a heavy gamer, it is not suitable, you can look at several other mobile phones this month.
TOP 10：vivo X Fold
Recommended reason: Folding screen mobile phone with the fewest flaws at present
Reference price: 8999 yuan (12+256GB)
In the "Rongmi OV", vivo is the last to launch a folding screen mobile phone, the mobile phone industry, especially the folding screen mobile phone field, the product completion degree usually has a latecomer advantage, which is fully reflected in the vivo X Fold.
Good crease control, multi-angle hover, application split screen, external screen help shooting and other folding screen applications, vivo X Fold should have some, but also further optimized the folding screen mobile phone internal and external screen consistency experience, and make up for the folding screen mobile phone in the camera function of the lack of, from the hardware stacking point of view, vivo X Fold can be said to be the most luxurious folding screen mobile phone at present.
More critically, the starting price of 8999 yuan for vivo X Fold is at the same level as the current iPhone 13 Pro, Samsung S22 Ultra and other models, for this price group of consumers, folding screen mobile phones are already "handy", want to try it early.