Not long ago, we went to Chenbal Tiger Banner in Inner Mongolia at 49 degrees north latitude, and measured the use experience of 22 mainstream mobile phones in a low temperature environment at minus 30 degrees Celsius, and conducted a real test of the use experience of mainstream mobile phones in 2023.
A total of 22 mobile phones participated in the test, all of which are models of more than 3,000 yuan from major mainstream brands, and the specific models and capacity versions are as follows:
First of all, we conducted the winter range test, which everyone is most concerned about. In winter, everyone is more worried about the battery life of mobile phones, especially in the low temperature environment outdoors for a long time, some mobile phones may even appear directly "frozen shutdown". Therefore, in order to test the cold resistance of the mobile phone in a low temperature environment, we set up the test site outdoors.
As you can see, the outdoor temperature is minus 32 degrees Celsius, we will test the 22 mobile phones on the stand, each mobile phone is indoors full of 100% power to take over, now we will turn on the mobile phones here one by one, after turning on, we will put these mobile phones in the cold air for a period of time.
Here we noticed three situations: one is that Xiaomi's three mobile phones, Xiaomi 14 Pro, Xiaomi 14, and Redmi K70 Pro, all of them could not be turned on normally, and we tried to turn them on repeatedly on the spot, and none of these three mobile phones could be turned on, and the screen turned off after only displaying the system LOGO, and we suspect that it is likely that the mobile phone triggered the low temperature protection, so these mobile phones could not participate in this test.
The second case is that the iPhone 15 Pro Max can be turned on, but it will have the problem of frequent and repeated restarts, and it will not be able to test normally. The third situation is that the Meizu 21 also can't be turned on, and after long pressing to turn it on, a low temperature warning will be prompted, so it can only be placed here.
This test uses a 3-hour ice offline battery life model, that is, all mobile phones do not insert a SIM card, turn off wifi and other connection functions, first loop 4K local video for 2 hours, and then run continuously for an hour Antutu running score, the model is designed to test the battery durability of the mobile phone in an alpine environment.
First of all, the standard 5-hour battery life test needs to be carried out by all mobile phones connected to the network, which will bring great variables, and it is difficult for us to carry out effective variable control in the case of so many mobile phones testing at the same time in the outdoor environment.
At the same time, it is difficult for the staff to perform complex operations in the cold outdoor environment, as you can see in the picture, our staff are using a stylus instead of fingers to avoid frostbite. Therefore, we chose a video playback and benchmark test that has a certain performance load and is easy to operate.
So here we emphasize again that what we tested in this horizontal evaluation is not the comprehensive battery life of the mobile phone, but the durability of the mobile phone battery in severe cold conditions. In this scenario, the longer the phone lasts, the better its low-temperature battery life.
There are a few things to explain here, one is that the iPhone 15 standard version has frequent automatic restarts during the test, which will restart every 10 to 15 minutes, and it can be used normally before and after the restart, we guess that the low temperature protection mechanism is triggered, and the second is that the models of Huawei and Honor will have low temperature warning pop-ups, but it does not affect normal use.
Third, because of the low temperature, the UI power displayed by the mobile phone is not accurate, so the power data in the test results is for reference only, and we determine that the standard for a mobile phone to exit the test is that it cannot be turned on again in this test after it is automatically turned off.
After three hours of testing, the following models are still on and working properly:
The vivo X100 Pro system shows 51% battery remaining
The Huawei Mate60 system shows 49% battery remaining
The Honor Magic5 Pro system displays 49% battery remaining
The Huawei nova 11 Pro system shows 36% battery remaining
The Honor 100 Pro system shows 26% battery remaining
The iPhone 15 system shows 16% battery remaining
The iQOO 12 Pro system shows 12% battery remaining
The Realme GT5 Pro system shows 1% battery remaining
The vivo X100 system shows 1% battery remaining
During the test, we found a few interesting points, for example, after opening the Antutu test, the iPhone 15 standard version did not reboot again, and we believe that the temperature of the body is rising, so that the cryogenic protection mechanism will not be triggered.
vivo X100 and realme GT5 Pro have been running for a long time in the case of 1% battery display, and the Antutu test has not been shut down, which shows that the power display of the mobile phone will indeed be inaccurate in the low temperature environment.
After testing the battery life, let's test the charging again, we also chose the test environment at low temperatures, the phones that support super fast charging have turned on the default super fast charging mode in the indoor settings in advance, and then we will exhaust all the phones to automatically shut down, and then take them to the test site.
At the same time, we have also chosen to use the original charger for each mobile phone for testing, all the sockets used in this test are provided by Huntkey, Huntkey socket strips are designed with ultra-large spacing hole layout, even if multiple 100-watt fast charging heads are plugged together, there will be no congestion problem, and Huntkey socket strips have excellent product quality, which can be used in a variety of environments with confidence.
There must be some friends here who want to ask, you are just charging your mobile phone in the ice and snow, where does the electricity come from? This winter test is conducted by ZOL and Autohome, and the power supply of the charging link is provided by 2 new energy vehicles, and each mobile phone is charged with its own official charger.
I have to say here that in order to test this charge, we also spent a lot of money to buy the original charging heads of Apple and Samsung, and we can only say that you understand environmental protection.
Before charging began, we also used a thermometer to test the temperature of the phone's body, which was roughly below minus 20 degrees Celsius. After everything was ready, we simultaneously pressed the Huntkey plug-in switch, which connects the mobile phone to the on-board power supply, and powered 22 mobile phones at the same time.
After testing, we found that a total of 14 mobile phones could not be turned on, 7 mobile phones could be turned on and used, but could not be charged, only one mobile phone, the realme GT5, could achieve effective charging, charging 47% after 30 minutes of power supply.
7 phones that can be turned on and used: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, OPPO Find X6 Pro, vivo X100 Pro, OnePlus 12, Realme GT5 Pro, iQOO 12, Huawei nova 11 Pro;
14款无法开机的手机:iPhone 15 Pro Max、华为Mate60、小米14 Pro、iQOO 12 Pro 、iPhone 15、小米14、vivo X100、OPPO Find X6、荣耀Magic5 Pro、一加Ace2 Pro、红米K70 Pro、OPPO Reno11 Pro、荣耀100 Pro、魅族21;
1 mobile phone that can charge normally: Realme GT5.
In order to rule out this possible problem, we have conducted a separate test on the chargers on each socket to make sure that they can supply power normally. Considering that ultra-low temperature charging may have a negative impact on mobile phone batteries, we believe that all major manufacturers should have taken corresponding protective measures in ultra-low temperature environments.
Now when it comes to the experience of using mobile phones, we have to mention the image part, so we have also set up an image ability test link in this winter test, first of all, the static image part. In order to unify the test scenarios, we chose a fixed camera for testing.
In the comparison of the 10,000 yuan group of the super-large image flagship composed of Apple and Samsung, the main camera of the two models has a clear difference in appearance, and you can pay attention to the color of the sky in the background of the sample. In addition to the difference in color, there are also differences in the processing of detail image quality between the two models.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra presents a clearer and more detailed center, but it also suffers from over-sharpening, which is more natural thanks to Apple's 24-megapixel output mode.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra are equipped with a 5x telephoto lens and a 3x telephoto lens, respectively, and the telephoto imaging results of the two models are not as different as the main camera, especially in terms of color style.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra also features a 10x telephoto lens that allows for sharp close-ups of local details.
In terms of night scenes, the iPhone 15 Pro Max's main camera performance is fully worthy of the title of "Little Prince of Ghosts", and its image can be described as "chaotic". However, the Samsung in the same group is not immune, and its main camera also suffers from severe flare issues, but it suppresses ghosts a little better, although we can still see ghosts on its imaging images.
In terms of telephoto at night, the iPhone 15 Pro Max's 5X telephoto lens is impressive, with image clarity and exposure control being among the top performers in this test, compared to the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's poor handling of the lighting part of the frame.
In the flagship category, the Huawei Mate60 performs very well in terms of the main camera, achieving excellent detail and color, although the exposure in the center frame is a bit low, which can be easily solved in post.
In terms of telephoto, the vivo X100 Pro performs well, achieving excellent detail recording and light and shadow effects, while also incorporating vivo's own unique color style.
In terms of night scenes, the Huawei mate60's main camera performance is impressive, and although it also has some glare problems, there are almost no ghosts in its imaging photos, and the picture is quite clear, which is much better than many Pro-level flagship phones.
The Huawei mate60's telephoto night performance is also very good, and although it's not quite as good as the iPhone 15 Pro Max, it's quite good for devices in its class. The vivo X100 Pro's main camera performance is also very good, and the control of flare and ghosting is better than that of the major flagship models, which is probably due to the ZEISS coating.
In terms of night scenes, the Honor Magic5 Pro is the best overall performance, with excellent control of flare and ghosting at every focal length, from ultra-wide to wide-angle to telephoto, and the image is relatively clear, with no outstanding and noticeable overexposure.
The OnePlus 12 also performs quite well in night conditions, with relatively good flare on the one hand on both the main camera and the ultra-wide lens, and relatively accurate exposure control and detail reproduction in the telephoto imaging sample.
Next, let's take a look at the mid-range performance, and in daytime scenarios, the Honor 100 Pro continues the excellent performance of the Honor Magic5 Pro, with excellent image quality in every focal length, from ultra-wide to wide-angle to telephoto.
We also conducted the performance test that everyone is most concerned about, we fully charged all the phones indoors, turned them on, and then took them outdoors to also put them on the phone holder, set the brightness to auto and turn on the performance mode, and checked and cleaned up all the background. Then the Antutu running score test was conducted, and a total of two rounds of running score tests were conducted, and the highest score of each model was included in the final score.
It can be seen that running scores in a cold environment is a basic solution to the heat dissipation problem for smartphones, and everyone can achieve full performance release, and the performance under this condition depends on the performance scheduling strategy of the system on the one hand, and the power supply capacity of the mobile phone battery in cold weather conditions on the other hand.
After testing, we found that the highest score was the iQOO 12 Pro 16GB+1TB version equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen3, which scored a whopping 2.256 million points, and the OnePlus 12 16GB+512GB version also ran an ultra-high score of 2.238 million points.
The highest score of the Dimensity 9300 model is the 16+1TB version of the vivo X100, with a score of 2.17 million points. Among the previous generation of flagship processor models, OnePlus Ace 2 Pro and Realme GT5 also ran a new high score of Snapdragon 8 Gen2: 1.718 million.
summary
Through the above tests, we can find that Huawei and Honor's models have a relatively better and more stable user experience in low temperature environments, and the comprehensive experience of OPPO's models is also very good, especially the performance of OnePlus 12 is very good. The iPhone 15 series also reversed the perception that the iPhone did not perform well in the winter in this test, achieving a relatively good overall performance.
In terms of mid-range models, the overall performance of the Oppo Reno11 Pro and the Honor 100 Pro can be said to be more balanced, and they can achieve an excellent user experience in different scenarios. Like the OPPO Find X6 series and the Honor Magic 5 series, although they are both models released in the first half of 2023, their overall performance is good and they still belong to the first echelon level, which also makes us have more expectations for their subsequent upgraded models.
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