The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle proposed the "five senses" in "On the Soul" and its related works, and he simply divided the human senses into sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste.
Vision and touch are the two senses at the top of the five senses of human beings, which can directly affect people's judgment of a new thing. At present, the public is generally discouraged from folding screens, which is nothing more than a distrust of the weight and reliability of the new form of folding screens.
We often have difficulty in buying back a heavy, well-creased, delicate but delicate folding screen phone at a high price.
In response to these pain points, the just-released Huawei Mate Xs 2 brings a "stunning experience" that is eye-catching and your fingertips are shaking with a thin, flat and reliable design.
It's worth an Incredible, both visually and tactically.
Double-rotor eagle wing hinge, creased without a trace
Every time I encounter a new folding screen phone, I always fold it over and over and unfold.
The purpose is to see how the delicate hinge works and whether its screen creases will be noticeable.
It just so happens that these are the most talked about places for the Huawei Mate Xs 2.
The first impression of the Huawei Mate Xs 2: it has no creases?
The secret to making the Mate Xs 2's screen "ultra-flat and crease-free" is the new generation of "twin-rotor wing hinges" hidden in the thin and light fuselage.
When closed inward, the hinge fits closely with the screen, and the concentric circular axis is retracted and contracted in one piece.
When unfolded outward, the screen looks flat like a mirror, with sharp angles unfolding, obtuse angles hovering, and opening and closing at will.
Inspired by the linear design style of modern architecture, through the constant length linkage control, the hinge and the screen motion trajectory are precisely linked, supplemented by an internal multi-point support structure, thus realizing a new form of folding screen with free opening and closing, flattening like a mirror.
Such a nearly traceless foldable flexible large screen is indeed a morphological manifestation that is close to "ideal".
One screen, two sides
The so-called "exclusive side" is mainly used to describe the foldable flexible screen of Huawei Mate Xs 2 with good quality.
It is still a "good screen" level, such as a high pixel density of 424ppi, a silky high refresh rate of 120Hz, a sensitive touch sampling rate of 240Hz, a 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming with reduced strobes, and p3 wide color gamut coverage.
But this good screen has more than one side.
When fully unfolded, it is a 7.8-inch ultra-clear large screen with a display ratio of 8:7.1, which can be called a handheld tablet;
Folded inward, it becomes a 6.5-inch full-face screen with a display ratio of 19:9 and a size similar to that of mainstream mobile phones.
One of the great advantages of the one-screen dual form is that whether it is a large screen or a folding small screen, the visual performance of its screen quality is consistent.
Ultra thin and light and reliable folding form
A major pain point that is difficult to avoid in mainstream Fold-form folding screen mobile phones is that its weight and thickness are difficult to control in a decent range.
Relatively thick, it has become a stereotype of folding screen mobile phones.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 follows the classic folding design of the previous two generations, so it naturally inherits some features in the case of similar forms.
The first is the thin and light thickness as always, and the thinnest point on the screen end after flattening is only 5.4mm. In contrast, the Mate Xs 2 is designed with a bulge twice the thickness of the screen on one side of the rear camera, partly to accommodate the camera module, and on the other hand, to fit the screen when bent.
On this thicker side, huawei Mate Xs 2 also places the power key and volume key of the physical button, the power key also acts as a capacitive fingerprint recognition module, the finger touch can complete the fingerprint recognition unlock.
In order to achieve lightweight fuselage, Huawei uses ultra-light glass fiber commonly used in the aviation field in the back cover of the Mate Xs 2, aviation-grade titanium alloy is used in the screen support structure, and Huawei's self-developed ultra-light ultra-strong steel is also used in the hinge. While realizing the overall weight reduction of the fuselage, these materials have the characteristics of high strength and toughness, which also lays the groundwork for improving the reliability of the whole machine.
Thanks to its lightweight body, whether unfolded or folded, held in one hand or in the pocket, I don't feel like the Mate Xs 2 comes with any burden.
Reliable screen with hinge
Specifically, the "composite reinforced structure" of this screen is composed of a protective layer, a buffer layer, a barrier layer and a display layer, the protective layer at the top can reduce the impact of extrusion external forces on the screen, and the buffer layer composed of self-developed flexible polymer materials located in the middle can achieve the purpose of energy absorption buffering, and the lowest barrier layer will continue to hedge the external force to protect the display layer below to ensure the reliability of the screen.
The three-layer polymer composite laminated structure can absorb and buffer the influence of external forces, thus ensuring the reliability and durability of the screen.
In addition to the flexible screen, folding screen mobile phones also have a vulnerable point is the hinge. This point Mate Xs 2 naturally also takes into account, so its hinge uses a composite hinge support structure, through a tight arrangement and combination, so that the hinge not only has a high-strength composite support, but also can improve the strength of the hinge, reduce the impact of external impact on the hinge.
It is worth mentioning that in order to make the look and feel more natural, Huawei Mate Xs 2 added an "anti-reflection nano optical coating" to the screen to reduce the reflectivity of the screen, improve the usability of the screen in the bright outdoors, and the viewing angle of the screen has become wider.
A feast for sight and touch
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is available in three colors, each with three different skin patterns.
The back cover is based on the three-dimensional microfiber process, which brings a more delicate and skin-friendly texture effect, and the feel is delicate and soft at the same time, and it is not easy to stain the fingerprint.
The "frost purple" color scheme in our hands is inspired by the scene of the rising sun sprinkling on the snow, the frost texture is matched with an elegant and romantic frost purple, and the shimmering ice crystal effect can be seen in the light, and there is a faint purple light swirling on it, which is simple and elegant.
What can this screen do?
Huawei Mate Xs 2 equipped with Harmony OS 2 has made a lot of optimizations for large-screen interactive scenes, bringing smart multi-window collaboration tools. As soon as we swipe inward from the edge of the screen and pause, we can summon the smart multi-window application bar. Click the app icon to open the floating window, long press and drag the app icon to the screen, you can trigger the split screen function.
The intelligent split-screen function provided by Huawei Mate Xs 2 can realize the parallel operation of two applications, and the text and other information between the two windows can be easily dragged and dropped, and the information sharing is very efficient.
▲ Of course, it can also be used to display the "Itinerary Code" and "Health Code" at the same time.
In addition to the two application interfaces in split-screen parallel, we can also use the function of the floating window to enhance the multi-task parallel processing experience, and call out the floating window to enable the third and fourth applications in parallel without interrupting the operation of the split-screen dual application.
Quick slide gestures
Based on the smart split-screen function, Huawei Mate Xs 2 can make good use of this large screen for multi-task interactive processing. Split screen to the left, small window to the right. For smart multi-window interaction, the Mate Xs 2 provides "fast sliding gesture" interaction:
▲ Slide up right, quick small window
▲Slide up left, efficient split screen
▲Slide to the side, and the hanging window is retracted
▲Slide up, hanging window full screen
Screen size is getting bigger, but content is showing less?
This is an early folding large-screen model may appear a dilemma, the application generally did not optimize the scale of such large-screen display, the application can only be monotonously stretched to the corresponding screen ratio, showing an unreasonable UI layout, greatly reducing the user experience and use efficiency.
This time, Huawei Mate Xs 2 brings a self-developed "adaptive UI engine". Through the engine algorithm, the mobile phone will learn to obtain the original layout information, and re-optimize the software interface layout for the large-screen display, so that the software UI can make full use of the advantages of the large-screen and cater to the reading habits of large-screen users.
For example, after the UI adaptation of NetEase Cloud Music, the screen of Mate Xs 2 can display more content, and the content layout tends to be reasonable, and the single-screen controllable efficiency is greatly improved.
In addition, Huawei actively optimizes the adaptation and improvement of the interactive experience from small screen to large screen, and promotes the construction of folding screen application ecology.
Through Harmony OS 2's folding development framework, developers can quickly adapt and go live. At present, Huawei Mate Xs 2 has achieved 100% large-screen adaptation in Top 300 applications, and Top 2000 applications have achieved 90% large-screen adaptation.
In daily use scenarios, basically the mainstream software I use is adapted to the Mate Xs 2 screen, and WeChat can also complete the login in the way of "tablet".
Using a folding screen to read content has finally become a pleasant treat.
Huawei Images: Expressing art with technology
Imagery has become a key criterion for judging flagship mobile phones.
"Huawei Image" is a brand of its own, whether it is the joint research and development of optical sensors, or the tuning of computing optical technology, or the color style orientation of the final imaging, etc., all of which make the images of Huawei mobile phones have a unique performance and status in the industry.
Taking into account the size of the space, we can also take into account the image quality, and be the "king of the first quadrant".
Huawei Mate Xs 2 is still equipped with a rear-facing triple-camera "primary color imaging system" in a limited body, which consists of a 50-megapixel primary color camera for the main camera, an 8-megapixel telephoto camera for the secondary camera, and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera.
It supports 3x optical zoom (3.5×) and 30x digital zoom, and inherits Huawei's XD Optics computing optical capabilities, bringing a new optical system image information restoration technology to improve image clarity by 10%.
Proof:
In terms of color, the XD Fusion Pro primary color engine is provided, combined with a 10-channel multispectral sensor and P3 color gamut color tuning, so that this imaging system can harvest more visible and non-visible light, plus the algorithm can truly restore the real color, so that what you see is what you get.
You can always trust huawei phones' flagship imaging capabilities.
One screen on both sides
Thanks to the folding form of Huawei's Mate Xs 2 "one screen and two sides", the selfie function also has two forms.
In addition to placing a front-facing ultra-wide-angle camera in the form of a hole in the screen, we can also call the rear camera and the back-end screen through the "Mirror Smart Shooting" function, so that both the photographer and the filmed person can preview the portrait picture, and the filmed party can more calmly adjust its own appearance and action.
I have to say that the exclusive function of this folding screen mobile phone can effectively reduce the quarrels that may occur between partners when taking pictures, and also improve the efficiency of the film, so that you can glimpse what Ta thinks in your eyes.
The "ideal work" of the folding screen
Psychologist and visiting professor at Harvard University Selma Lobel in the book Sensory Psychology proposes:
Temperature, material, weight, color, light and shade, taste, the distance of space, the height of people, these seemingly insignificant details, often affect people's judgment and decision-making in a specific situation.
Moreover, the rationality that we think is powerful cannot control this effect at all.
When we witness a large screen that transcends cognition unfolds slowly, it is a sense of pleasure brought by the visual senses.
When we hold this big screen in our hands and feel incredibly thin, it is the realism that comes with the tactile senses.
Pleasant amazement is accompanied by visual and tactile confirmation, and it is difficult to hide it.
For the new folding screen category of "two-in-one", Huawei has always had its own deep understanding. In this "folding era" of full exploration, we can see Huawei's persistence and persistence from the Mate Xs 2 product.
Starting from the natural feeling, Huawei tries to use the ideal form of "ultra-thin, ultra-flat, and ultra-reliable" to subvert the public's basic impression of folding screens.
Mate Xs 2 not only maintains the familiar light and thin feel, but also caters to people's tireless pursuit of large screens, which is enough to become a superterminal that users are "accustomed to everyday life" at hand.
The form of the straight mobile phone has not changed much for more than a decade, and mobile phone manufacturers are constantly exploring various new forms, and the folding screen style that represents the new era form is likely to be the next mainstream change direction of smart phones.
But if the folding screen, the new form, is to be replaced by the upper class, it must first satisfy our hands and eyes, which are spoiled by the thin and light rigid body, and become sensitive and critical, and satisfy the harmony of unity visually and tactilely.
Therefore, when Mate Xs 2 reshapes the external folding fuselage structure, making itself lighter, thinner and more reliable, the ideal form of the folding screen is becoming more and more clear in our minds, which also means that this category is also developing towards what it should be.
Obviously, it is time to tear off the "only far-sighted" label of the folding screen mobile phone, which should become a stable and reliable flagship phone for everyone.