When I took the iQOO Neo6 SE out of the box and put it on the table, I immediately wondered – it seemed that I had experienced a phone that looked almost exactly the same not long ago.
Yes, iQOO Neo6 SE and last month's release of iQOO Neo6 use a completely consistent design language, even the screen size, body length and width are exactly the same. If you try to distinguish the two products released on the front and back feet purely through the appearance, you may only find different color versions and corresponding thickness and weight, as well as subtle differences in the material of the back cover.
However, the listing price from 1999 yuan and the operation of replacing the core hardware with Snapdragon 870 also indicate that iQOO Neo6 SE will be a product that flows with iQOO blood and can meet the needs of more people at a people-friendly price.
Snapdragon 870+80W fast charge, daily use is no problem
The biggest difference in the paper parameters of iQOO Neo6 SE is the use of the Snapdragon 870 platform that has been fully verified by market sales and user reputation, and it also forms a clear difference in performance level with iQOO Neo6: if there is an uncompromising pursuit of more powerful extreme performance and peripheral connectivity, then the two give priority to iQOO Neo6, and vice versa, iQOO Neo6 SE.
The combination of Snapdragon 870 platform + UFS3.1 flash memory + LPDDR4X memory is almost the limit of performance on the iQOO Neo6 SE: Antutu V9 runs to more than 730,000 points, 3DMark's Wild Life score reaches 4246 points, and the stress test is 99.4% stability. It can be said that this phone squeezed out the last performance improvement space of the old Snapdragon 870 platform.
Coming to the game link, the iQOO Neo6 SE performance continues the strength of the running score: in the 20-minute game experience, it can run "Glory of the King" at a full frame rate of 120 frames, "Peace Elite" at 40 frames, and "QQ Flying Car" at 90 frames, and the frame drop performance is very stable. It may be the engineering opportunity, playing "Glory of the King" for more than one hour continuously, the frame rate will be limited to 100 frames.
It is worth noting that the back cover and middle frame material of the iQOO Neo6 SE are actually plastic, and the combination of VC vapor plate + graphite heat dissipation creates a hot but not offensive effect. On the one hand, the plastic frame reduces the overall body weight, on the other hand, it also allows the heat conduction to be controlled, if you hold the middle frame part to continue the game, then the heat transferred to the palm of the hand will be very mild.
The battery life performance of this phone is also remarkable, with a built-in 4700mAh battery, which can play the remaining 54% of the battery under the one-hour "Glory of the King", "Peace Elite", local music and b-station online video playback, plus half an hour of 1080P30 frame video recording. According to the common student party usage habits, it can easily support a day of use.
The 80W fast charger comes standard in the box, and the iQOO Neo6 SE gives a relatively economical approach at the moment: it takes about 33 minutes to charge from 0% to 100% of the interface display, but it can be charged from 0% to 27% in 5 minutes, and to 56% in 15 minutes. Such a fast charge is enough for going out or before the game, not to mention that the charger volume is much smaller than the 100-watt level.
No mistakes and a small surprise look
The iQOO Neo6 SE's performance, battery life and charging are all to be trusted, but what about the look? Xiao Lei believes that in the 2,000 yuan price segment, this phone can meet the preferences of as many people as possible, while having clear recognition, and it does not look much different from the expensive iQOO Neo6.
What is worth changing users in 2022 is that the range of options for high-quality screen products is much larger. iQOO Neo6 SE is a 2400 *1080 resolution E4 material 120Hz AMOLED screen, using a mid-hole punching design. Some people may point out that it has a screen bracket, a wide "chin" and a slight rainbow pattern that hard screens have, but think about the color uniformity and transparency, you can be relieved.
In addition to giving global peak brightness up to 800nit and HDR10+ certification, iQOO also introduced LTM local color mapping technology on this screen, claiming to have better dynamic contrast performance when viewing the screen outdoors. As far as Xiao Lei's actual feelings are concerned, the overall performance of this screen is very obviously better than the previous generation, and the default color is more moderate and will not appear too intense.
It is worth the happiness of fingerprint enthusiasts under the screen that iQOO Neo6 SE is another product that supports fingerprinting in the new machine of the same level, and the recognition accuracy speed maintains the consistent performance of iQOO's new products this year. It may be necessary to get used to the fact that the position of the fingerprint under this short-throw screen is relatively low, and in some cases it is necessary to move the thumb to a lower position than usual to unlock it.
The back design can find a lot of creativity, such as the rear camera module part does not simply and rudely occupy a whole position, but according to the actual size of the design into a proportional "cloud step" shape, but also quite a feeling of standing photo paper. Most of the back cover is made of gradient frosted material, but the middle layer of the cloud step has become a bright effect with pixel-style "NEO" text, and the visual collision brings a lot of freshness.
Holding the feel part, iQOO Neo6 SE found a good balance: first of all, the thickness of 8.54mm is definitely thinner in this year's mobile phone, and then the back cover has a soft curved design that is more close to the palm on both sides, and finally connects the middle frame of the contact surface, the feeling that the whole mobile phone brings to the palm is that it does not fall, and the actual thickness and weight do not worry about reliability.
It turns out that playing games is also its nature?
The reason why we want to talk about the system part is because although the iQOO Neo6 SE is not listed on the latest mobile platform, it is pre-installed with the OriginOS Ocean based on Android 12 like the previous iQOO new machine. This means that users who choose this phone will have access to the latest features without waiting, and more system updates will be available in the future.
It supports the full content of behavioral wallpapers, from the Garden Walk series of flower behavior wallpapers joined last year, to the new Encounter of Light, The City of Tomorrow, and The Pinnacle Wallpaper, all at hand. In the elaborate behavioral wallpaper, the sense of accomplishment and relaxation of making the flowers bloom and go further by increasing the number of steps in reality is quite wonderful.
Since its inception, the iQOO brand has wanted to connect with mobile games and esports, and the iQOO Neo6 SE, which has built an X-axis linear motor and dual speakers, has passed the KPL competition machine test certification. That is to say, under the 90 frame quality option of "Glory of Kings", the phone's power consumption, temperature, frame rate stability, and network connection performance all meet the requirements of the official competition.
This is obviously an intuitive and simple enough way for young users who want to use a mobile phone that can be used to enjoy the score. And it also has corresponding highlights at the hardware and software level: for example, instantaneous touch sampling can be increased from the usual 360Hz to 1200Hz, touch resolution can also be increased to 10 times the original, and popular games can be pre-updated or loaded in advance, saving a lot of waiting time.
In addition to being able to directly read the game account data, display the recent combat strength and specific performance of each game, and display APM and operation heat map in the sidebar, the system game center also has a one-click copy function for the sensitivity code of the god of peace, which can be said that the mobile game atmosphere is well grasped. It's a pity that there is no switch for the time being, and if you don't want to be disturbed by marketing content, you have to learn to ignore it.
Optical image stabilization, the main camera playability is good
Finally, the image part, the rear triple camera is a 64MP main camera (GW1P) with OIS optical image stabilization + 8MP116 ° ultra-wide angle + 2MP macro, the main camera can support the actual performance of most of the shooting needs outside the large scene during the day is also consistent with the parameters.
The shooting speed is quite fast, and the grasp of color and contrast belongs to the high level of the same price segment, which can simply take photos with a good look and feel.
Let's take a look at the sample:
epilogue
To summarize the iQOO Neo6 SE briefly:
merit
1. Snapdragon 870+80W fast charging + main camera OIS configuration is reliable and balanced
2, recognizable and sufficient aesthetic design
3. The comprehensive improvement of software and hardware for mobile game experience is in place
insufficient
1. The screen fingerprint recognition position is lower
2. The oil resistance of the frosted material of the back cover is average
Xiao Lei has always believed that he is good at creating mobile phones that take into account daily use and gaming experience, and the iQOO Neo6 SE is no exception. With a durable look, good battery life and usable main camera, while retaining the X-axis linear motor and dual speakers, which are indispensable for gaming entertainment, and most importantly, its comprehensive performance is not ambiguous.
If you like the family design of the iQOO brand in the first half of 2022, and want a mobile phone with a good price, battery life and heat, then the iQOO Neo6 SE is worth a look.