【【【Foreword: iQOO family's pro-people "small steel cannon", updated again】】
In the blink of an eye, a third of 2022 has passed. Looking at the mobile phone market in the first four months of this year, it is not difficult to find that "high-performance game consoles" and "luxury video flagships" are still the mainstream directions of major manufacturers, and among these two types of products, products that focus on high-performance and high-fluency game experiences obviously have a broader user base and sound volume.
iQOO 9 Pro
Take the familiar iQOO brand, from the beginning of this year to the present in just four months, has launched iQOO 9 Pro, iQOO 9, iQOO Neo6 three flagship new machines. And whether they are in the performance level, heat dissipation stacking degree, appearance design, or in the audio and video configuration, compared with their respective predecessors have a significant improvement.
iQOO Neo6
Of course, the sharp increase in flagship product configuration will actually bring a new problem, that is, the vacated "quasi-flagship" field needs to be filled by new products. Such a new product not only needs to have a very competitive price, but also must take into account the gaming experience, the versatility of everyday use, and a refreshing design.
So, less than a month after the iQOO Neo6 was unveiled, iQOO's latest performance "small steel cannon" iQOO Neo6 SE came to the evaluation room of our three easy lives.
【【Appearance: The latest family appearance style, rare and good feel in the performance machine】】
If you've used iQOO models before, you won't be unfamiliar with iQOO Neo6 SE for the first time.
After all, from the basic appearance point of view, iQOO Neo6 SE is obviously using the brand's family design this year.
For example, the most typical is the rear decorative cover design of this "film cloud step". Its black parts are sized and shaped in homage to 35mm film, while the overall shape is derived from Polaroid photo paper.
For example, you can see that the back of the iQOO Neo6 SE fuselage adopts a shape with a large curvature on both sides, but the upper and lower sides are almost "flat bottom". This is actually a design idea that has been continued by recent generations of iQOO models, and with the AG's frosted back material, it can also provide a quite comfortable "close hand" feeling when held in the hand.
However, it is worth mentioning that the iQOO Neo6 SE still has some of its own highlights in appearance. On the one hand, the "neon" and another blue-blue "interstellar" fuselage color matching that everyone sees now are exclusive to iQOO Neo6 SE; on the other hand, the 8.54mm fuselage thickness and 190g weight also make iQOO Neo6 SE the thinnest and lightest high-performance model of iQOO so far this year.
【【Appearance: An E4 foot screen, there are many practical configurations in the details】】
It is not difficult to find that the appearance of the iQOO Neo6 SE has obviously been greatly changed compared to the previous model, but if you think that its appearance is only "different" this time, it is a bit too simple to think.
First of all, on the front of the fuselage, iQOO Neo6 SE is equipped with a 6.62-inch straight screen, FHD+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz are the mainstream level of the current high-performance models. However, the E4 OLED material from Samsung can be said to be relatively "rare" in the same level of products.
What does E4 OLED mean? In simple terms, it means that the iQOO Neo6 SE's screen gamut can cover 103% of the NTSC wide color gamut (note that this is much more powerful than 100% SRGB). At the same time, this also means that it has a peak brightness of 1300nit, so even when showing a health code in the big sun, there is no need to worry about embarrassment caused by the screen being too dark.
Secondly, in addition to the call noise reduction MIC on the top of the iQOO Neo6 SE's fuselage, there is also an independent infrared emitter opening. That's right, the iQOO Neo6 SE is also equipped with the irred remote control that everyone loves.
In addition, next to the iQOO Neo6 SE rear camera module, there is also a full-featured NFC module built-in, so the functions including access control card simulation, card payment, and digital bus card are also readily available.
Finally, inside the charging interface at the bottom of the fuselage that many friends may not have noticed, iQOO Neo6 SE also uses the same "rhodium ruthenium" precious metal plating process of the flagship product. It can make the charging contacts more wear-resistant and antioxidant, thereby improving the life of the charging interface and reducing the possibility of poor contact after a long period of use to a certain extent. Considering the low threshold, high performance, game-oriented product positioning of the iQOO Neo6 SE itself, this kind of attention to detail is indeed obviously necessary.
【【[Performance:Snapdragon 870 word-of-mouth "God U", high-end version of flash has surprises】】
After talking about the appearance part, let's take a look at the inside of the iQOO Neo6 SE.
As a "quasi-flagship" model that focuses on the game experience and is aimed at young consumer groups, iQOO Neo6 SE is equipped with Snapdragon 870, which still has a high popularity of "Shen U" as the main control program.
I have to say, this is a very reasonable choice. After all, the Snapdragon 870's 3.2GHz A77 architecture super core and the overclocked version of the Adreno 650 GPU are completely enough to cope with the needs of most mobile games even now. Compared with many new master control advantages, the energy efficiency ratio is more obvious, which makes it have better performance in terms of heat and endurance.
However, the Snapdragon 870 is already two generations ago, so to use it on the "quasi-flagship" in 2022, it naturally needs some additional enhanced "feeding" measures.
So on the 256GB version of the iQOO Neo6 SE we have at hand, iQOO is equipped with the latest "Overclocked UFS3.1" flash memory with Samsung's Solvet controller. According to the official account, this configuration is unique to the 256GB version on the iQOO Neo6 SE.
From the measured data, compared with the ordinary UFS3.1 flash memory, its random read and write performance has increased by nearly 20%, and it is reflected in daily use, which is faster application installation and loading speed. At the same time, the "overclocked version of UFS3.1" flash memory also has a stronger power saving mechanism and deep defragmentation function, whether in power consumption or life, there will be a better performance.
Geekbench 5.4.4
3DMARK Wildlife
In addition, the iQOO Neo6 SE fuselage also uses the same "cascading liquid cooling" structure of the iQOO flagship this year. The heat dissipation area composed of VC vapor plate and multi-layer stereo graphite is 48.2% larger than that of the previous iQOO Neo5 SE. Therefore, after opening the "Monster" performance mode, the CPU and GPU extreme performance release level of the iQOO Neo6 SE is indeed higher than that of the regular Snapdragon 870 model.
In the end, iQOO Neo6 SE achieved a comprehensive score of more than 750,000 points in the Antutu review. For a model equipped with Snapdragon 870, this is already a very high score, which also allows it to rank among the "quasi-flagships" in 2022.
【【【Game: High frame rate and low power consumption, complete audio and picture vibration configuration】】
After watching the theoretical running score of iQOO Neo6 SE, the next step is naturally to use the actual game to "test" it.
As a model that focuses on high-performance gaming experience, iQOO Neo6 SE naturally has a built-in independent game management interface, which can provide more immersive game management, raider query, and game information and other functions.
And interestingly, it is also deeply adapted to "Glory of Kings", and you don't need to enter the game to see the record statistics. For players who pursue "upper scores", it will naturally provide more help.
In addition, although the positioning of the iQOO Neo6 SE is only a "quasi-flagship", it still has some hardware characteristics that a high-performance gaming phone should have, such as its linear vibration motor is quite "powerful". Coupled with the high brightness, high color gamut perception brought by the E4 AMOLED screen, and the surround effect of stereo double-up, the overall game immersion is also quite good.
The frame rate of "QQ Flying Car" is stable at 120FPS, and the power consumption is stable at around 3.28W
"Ace Warrior" has a stable frame rate of 120FPS in the game and consumes only about 4W
The average of the game of "Glory of Kings" is 119.3FPS, and the average power consumption is 3.6W
The average frame rate of the highest quality of "Original God" is 52.7FPS, and the average power consumption is 6.54W
It has to be said that even in 2022, the performance and energy efficiency of the Snapdragon 870 are still impressive. As you can see, basically the several mainstream high-frame rate competitive online games we tested, iQOO Neo6 SE can run to 120 frames, and the power consumption is extremely low. At the same time, even for "burn-in" projects like the manual highest-quality Original God, the iQOO Neo6 SE can maintain above 50FPS most of the time, and the power consumption is much lower than some of this year's new master controls.
【【Charging:80W dual battery flash charge, 31 minutes can be full blood resurrection】】】
In addition to the main control scheme with high performance and low power consumption, it is also inseparable from the large-capacity battery and high-power fast charging.
The 4700mAh dual battery solution equipped with the iQOO Neo6 SE this time is not particularly amazing, but its standard 80W fast charging adapter is obviously sincere.
In our actual measurement process, we can see that iQOO Neo6 SE can charge 30% of the power in 5 minutes and 49% after 10 minutes when the power consumption is only 1%.
Finally, 31 minutes after the charging started, the iQOO Neo6 SE completed the entire charging process. Among today's same-priced models, this is obviously the performance of the first echelon.
【【【Taking photos:64MP image stabilization main camera, imaging quality is unexpectedly high】】】
Looking at the mid-to-high-end performance models in 2022, "image configuration upgrades" have become a very common phenomenon. And this, of course, is not absent on the iQOO Neo6 SE.
In terms of hardware configuration, the rear camera module of iQOO Neo6 SE is composed of a 64MP, 1/1.7-inch, outsole main camera with optical image stabilization, an 8-megapixel 116° ultra-wide-angle secondary camera, and a 2-megapixel independent macro lens.
Sample: Building ISO50 f1.89 1/1600s
Sample: Building (2x zoom) ISO50 f1.89 1/1250s
Sample: Building (5x zoom) ISO50 f1.89 1/1250s
As a "non-imaging flagship" model, the iQOO Neo6 SE has a rare 1/1.7-inch outsole 64MP main camera in its class, which means it doesn't feature the new 1/2-inch 64MP CMOS that is "newer" today but whose sensitivity has actually regressed. In addition, iQOO is also equipped with an optical image stabilization mechanism, so it can play a very good detail resolution power only by the main camera, and even support up to 5 times the telephoto amplification capability.
Sample: High-rise (ultra-wide angle) ISO50 f2.2 1/1600s
Secondly, although the ultra-wide-angle secondary camera pixels of the iQOO Neo6 SE do not seem to be high, in fact, its light sensitivity and distortion resistance are still quite good.
Sample: Flower ISO52 f1.89 1/125s
Sample: Flower (macro) ISO50 f2.4 1/100s
Even for the iQOO Neo6 SE's 2-megapixel standalone macro lens, the quality is better than we expected. As you can see from the sample, its focus distance and noise suppression level are quite practical.
Sample: Portrait ISO243 f2 1/100s
Sample: Glass bottle ISO223 f1.89 1/100s
In addition to the "hard quality", the iQOO Neo6 SE also offers a mature portrait mode and HDR function in terms of software. Judging from the real sample, the automatic recognition of the portrait silhouette, the bokeh of the background, and the overall rich color style can reflect the algorithm accumulation of iQOO.
Sample: Corridor ISO131 f1.89 1/100s
However, from the sample above, many friends may have found that the imaging style of the iQOO Neo6 SE is a more "eye-pleasing" route by default, which means that its picture is bright and gorgeous, and there may be overexposure when dealing with scenes with particularly large light ratios.
Sample: Lamp ISO1141 f1.89 1/30s
The picture in the viewfinder
Sample: Corridor ISO35000 f1.89 4/5s
Finally, in the night scene, the iQOO Neo6 SE's overexposure suppression performance for night lights is decent and not very strong, but this also makes it better reflect the night light atmosphere and look more "flavorful". In contrast, the iQOO Neo6 SE's extremely dim light performance is surprising. It is undoubtedly extremely rare to be able to take such a clear picture with only the hand in hand.
【【【Summary: Not only high-performance, but also a comprehensive and high-quality quasi-flagship】】
In fact, before getting started with the iQOO Neo6 SE, we only had "high performance" expectations for this model. But what I didn't expect was that after actual testing, it was found that its comprehensive quality was higher and more comprehensive than we had previously imagined.
On the one hand, the lightweight and colorful body, the latest family design, coupled with the transparent and bright display effect brought by the Samsung E4 material OLED screen, all make the iQOO Neo6 SE have a dazzling viewing experience.
On the other hand, the mature Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 master control, coupled with the large size of the heat dissipation design, and may be the most advanced flash memory solution in the industry, make the iQOO Neo6 SE's running score and game performance not inferior to any of the current "sub-flagship" models.
On this basis, the iQOO Neo6 SE even uses a fast charging design similar to some of the current flagship models. And as a product that is more "game oriented", there is also an image quality that exceeds its own positioning.
This means that in this price segment, the iQOO Neo6 SE is likely to be one of the few high-quality quasi-flagship models that can take into account all aspects of the experience. It may be a good device for consumers who are not satisfied with pure "high performance" but want to exchange a more comprehensive experience for less.