Tencent Digital | Wang Yuan
In the past one or two years, several mainstream mobile phone manufacturers have completed the layout of the new species of folding screen mobile phones, but looking at the development process of the entire folding screen mobile phone, Huawei's footsteps have been at the forefront. Although due to various reasons, it has temporarily faded out of everyone's vision, but its research and development and polishing of products seems to have never stopped.
On April 28, more than a year after the release of the previous large-size folding screen Huawei Mate X2, Huawei once again released a new folding screen Huawei Mate Xs 2, but the naming and iteration rules of this product surprised many people, it is not a sequel to Huawei Mate X2, but an upgraded version of Huawei Mate Xs, continuing the latter's folding scheme, which can be described as a clear stream in the current folding screen mobile phone.
In the era of the internal folding scheme, especially in the context of huawei's own internal folding Huawei Mate X2, it is a bold decision for Huawei Mate Xs 2 to continue to use the external folding solution. But from another point of view, this is not necessarily a bad thing, and it can continue to explore the form of external folding, and this time Huawei may bring something different.
Lighter and more durable, creases are almost invisible
Thin, flat and reliable, is the key word for the Huawei Mate Xs 2. When I first started it, I was a little skeptical that it was a model. To know that the weight of the current mainstream folding screen mobile phone is often around 300g, Huawei Mate Xs 2 in the hand obviously feels not a level, which may also be the advantage of the external folding scheme, less than a screen, the weight can naturally be reduced a lot.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 weighs only 255g, which is a little lighter than the iPhone 13 Pro Max with the phone case, which is not counting the tempered film. Therefore, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 feels not much different from holding an ordinary flagship, not only is it more convenient to carry, this friendly feel may also be able to dispel the concerns of many users about this type of mobile phone.
In order to achieve such a lightweight design, Huawei Mate Xs 2 selects a lot of materials used in the aerospace field in the material, such as ultra-light glass fiber on the back cover, and ultra-light and ultra-strong steel in the hinge, as well as titanium alloy under the screen support structure, etc., which can be said to be doing its best to control the weight.
In terms of thickness, Huawei Mate Xs 2 is only 5.4mm at the thinnest point in the fuselage in the unfolded state, which is thinner than a magazine, somewhat elegant, and does not have the bulky feeling of the folding screen imagined, which can also be regarded as capturing the needs of many female users.
As thin and light as the perception is obvious is the "flatness" of huawei's Mate Xs 2 screen, which is also a pain point for many folding screen mobile phones. Even if the current inner folding mobile phones use a water drop hinge to avoid the tight fit of the screen when folded, it is still inferior to the inherent physical advantages of the external folding scheme.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 adopts a double rotor wing hinge design, which is an upgrade based on the previous generation of Huawei Mate Xs, and from the perspective of the structure shown at the press conference, a number of support point structures have been added under the screen, so that the screen and hinge are more fit and more flat in the unfolded state.
From the actual perception, even in the "death angle" of the black screen, it is still difficult to detect the existence of creases, and such a level can be regarded as the first echelon in the current folding screen camp. Only when touched with your hand can you feel a few slight undulations, which feel like a faint ripple on the surface of the water.
In the folded state, the two parts of the Body of huawei Mate Xs 2 can also be tightly fitted, the sense of unity is stronger, the curvature of the two sides of the phone is consistent, there is a symmetrical beauty, and there is no difference between it and the ordinary flagship.
Both thin and light and flat have improved, and perhaps the only concerns about the design of the fuselage are reliability and durability. Previously, the folding screen left a fragile impression on many people in this regard, especially the bendable screen cannot be protected by tempered film like the traditional screen, and the probability of problems in the face of bumps and scratches will be greater.
This problem does exist, Huawei Mate Xs 2's solution is to use a composite reinforced structure screen, simply put, it is on top of the display layer and add several layers of protection, which uses high-performance materials can absorb and buffer external forces, a bit like the anti-collision structure of cars, and ultimately make the screen better resistant to drops, impacts, extrusions and other situations.
The quality of the screen has been improved, and the material of the back cover has a surprise
In recent years, with the gradual maturity of the flexible screen process, the criticism of display quality has become less and less, and many ordinary straight-panel mobile phones are actually flexible screen materials used. Huawei Mate Xs 2 because there is only one screen, so there is no need to consider the difference in the experience of using the internal and external screens in the in-fold solution, as long as a screen is done well, it can meet the use experience in both forms.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 is equipped with a large 7.8-inch screen, giving ample display area, and the aspect ratio is 8:7.1. The screen border is about 3mm, visually more beautiful, the upper right corner uses a digging design, the area of the digging area is not large, but the shape is not round, but the sides are slightly wider, but the overall screen ratio does not have a significant impact.
The screen size in the folded state is 6.5 inches, and the aspect ratio is 19:9, which is not much different from ordinary mobile phones.
The resolution of this large screen is 2480 * 2200, and the ppi reaches 424, which is the highest in the current folding screen. In the color support 1.07 billion color display, P3 wide color gamut and HDR high dynamic range, etc., but also through the professional grade color calibration, the performance in color rendering is still very good, and it also supports 120Hz high brush and 240Hz touch sampling rate, on the whole has reached the screen quality of the current high-end flagship. And there is also 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, which can reduce eye fatigue as much as possible in low light, which is still very necessary for such a large screen.
In addition, the screen surface of Huawei Mate Xs 2 also adopts anti-reflective nano optical coating, which can reduce reflectivity, highlight the advantages when used outdoors, and is also in line with the productivity attributes of folding screens that can be lightly officeed anytime and anywhere.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 back material is my favorite part, as mentioned earlier is the use of ultra-light glass fiber, this material at the beginning from the look and feel of the feel let me feel a little pixel skin, but a little force to find that it feels harder, a bit like the aircraft interior that kind of feeling, I don't know if ultra-light glass fiber is used here on the plane?
In addition, Huawei also uses a process called three-dimensional microfiber here to create a leather texture, which is why I thought it was a plain skin at first. And this process does not have to worry about the situation of fingerprint contamination, but the actual test found that the vigorous scratching of sharp objects will still leave traces, but it is not enough to affect it in daily use scenarios.
I got this time is the "brocade white" color, said to be white, in fact, more like a beige gray, even the color is very similar to the aircraft interior I said earlier, in the sun the color is actually lighter, plus a frost purple, the appearance is very good, these days I heard that it is also the most popular two, it is estimated that it will contain many female users. The other elegant black looks a lot calmer, and the sense of solemnity is stronger.
More efficient large-screen interaction
Folding screen mobile phone light has a large screen is not enough, but also need a good interactive experience to really make full use of the advantages of large screen. Huawei Mate Xs 2 also has its own thinking in this part.
When I first used this phone, I found a bright feature, that is, the Flexible Folding Live Wallpaper of Huawei Mate Xs 2, the wallpaper will flow with the change of screen size when the phone is folded and unfolded, and has a smooth animation effect, with a seamless sense of naturalness.
The most practical is the smart split screen function, and since Huawei's original folding screen mobile phone Huawei Mate X continues so far, like the application of the column display, split screen operation of different applications and other interactive methods have been very familiar to everyone, for the improvement of work efficiency is obvious.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 this time added the function of fast sliding gestures, when you use an application, just swipe up from the bottom of the screen to the left to open the split screen, swipe up is to open the full screen of the hanging window, the upper right slide, you can switch to the small window form, and the small window supports dragging to any position on the screen, when at the edge of the screen will also be automatically hidden.
Click the small window app, the application can be enlarged into a large window that can be operated, if you double-click the small window, the application will return to full screen display.
And whether it is in the small window or large window mode, other applications can be opened, and the original split-screen operation will not be affected.
In addition, Huawei Mate Xs 2 also supports opening multiple small window applications at the same time, and supports displaying 2 at the same time on the screen. All small window applications can be displayed in the form of a sidebar, which is easy to click and select.
It is worth mentioning that Huawei Mate Xs 2 also added support for adaptive UI for the first time in the industry, which solved the problem that many previous apps did not match the display ratio of folding screens. The system can learn the original layout information of the APP, optimize for the large screen, so that it can be more in line with reading habits, which is quite helpful for improving the use experience under the large screen.
The photo is still strong, and the endurance is not bad
Image capabilities are also the core experience that Huawei has been insisting on polishing over the years, and it is also an important label for Huawei mobile phones. Huawei Mate Xs 2 also has a good performance in this part. It uses a rear triple camera combination, which is a 50-megapixel primary color camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8-megapixel telephoto camera.
Don't look at the literal data of Huawei Mate Xs 2 compared to today's various image flagships appear to be somewhat decent, in huawei XD Optics computing optical engine and XD Fusion Pro primary color engine blessing, also has a high level of imaging.
Judging from the samples taken during the day, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 continues Huawei's excellent performance in color, with a high degree of reduction, a good straight out effect, and can highlight the texture of the object in the picture. Equally satisfactory in terms of resolution, exposure and white balance, it performs well in all scenes.
In ultra-wide-angle mode, there is no significant distortion on both sides of the picture, and the performance of the main camera in color rendering can also be highly consistent. In telephoto mode, detail is well preserved, and the focal lengths are smooth when switching.
The night mode gives full play to the advantages of the large amount of light in the main shot, the resolution and color rendering are satisfactory, and the highlights are well suppressed. The details of the shadows have also been preserved to a greater extent, and the whole picture feels very clean and transparent.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 is also equipped with AI elimination 2.0, the actual test for the removal of excess passers-by in the picture is very thorough and natural, it is difficult to find processing traces without careful looking.
In terms of performance, Huawei Mate Xs 2 is equipped with Snapdragon 888 chip, enough to cope with the vast majority of daily use needs, in the game experience, support "Glory of the King" and "Peace Elite" 90 frame mode, and there is a more shocking display effect under the large screen, heat dissipation is the use of graphene liquid cold heat dissipation, with capillary VC to improve heat dissipation efficiency, the actual test in multitasking or mobile games and other heavy use scenarios, the temperature of the phone can be maintained at about 41 ° C.
And Huawei Mate Xs 2 is also the industry's first mobile phone that supports tri-band WiFi, which has a good performance in WiFi connection speed and stability.
To my surprise, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 can be crammed into a battery capacity of 4880mAh while adopting a thin and light design, which can meet the needs of a folding screen device for longer battery life. The fast charge specification is 66W, from the actual test point of view, half an hour can be charged with 90% of the power, the blood return speed is very fast, can cope with various emergencies.
summary
Although it has experienced a period of silence, Huawei Mate Xs 2 still shows Huawei's consistent advantages in product strength, first of all, it improves the pain points of folding screen mobile phones in the three dimensions that everyone is most concerned about, such as "light and thin", "flat" and "reliable", so that folding screen mobile phones can also have the traditional flagship feel, and at the same time, there will be no experience decline caused by creases, and it can withstand the needs of longer use, which can be said to be considered quite thoroughly.
At the same time, in the screen quality, photography, endurance and interactive experience, it still has a high level, under the blessing of these advantages, Huawei Mate Xs 2 almost has all the reasons as the main machine.
Of course, this phone is not perfect, and it also has more or less regrets. But as Huawei's debut after the return of this year, Huawei Mate Xs 2 undertakes a mission that does not stop there, and the innovative ability it shows will also be a spur for today's domestic mobile phone camp, and at the moment when the homogenization of high-end products is becoming more and more serious, its emergence may have the opportunity to promote the next circle breaking of the domestic camp.