It's not Apple or Huawei, let's talk about the phone I'm most satisfied with in 2023

Looking back at the past 2023, we have experienced and reviewed hundreds of new mobile phones. As a rule, I will also choose a "hexagonal warrior" at the end of the year who is subjectively all-round and balanced, and has no shortcomings.

Unlike in the past, this year's choice did not stop at the titanium material and lightweight design used in the iPhone 15 Pro series, which is hotly discussed this year, nor was I attracted by Huawei's new work with Kirin chips. Instead, I set my sights on the X100 standard version, which was launched at the end of the year and started at just 3999.

I'm going to elaborate on why I chose this phone in terms of performance, imagery, and everyday experience:

1 Performance

At present, the flagship or sub-flagship of mainstream brands will basically be equipped with Qualcomm or MediaTek's flagship platform, vivo X100 is no exception, equipped with MediaTek's latest Dimensity 9300 chip, all-large core architecture design (including Arm Cortex-X4 super core and Cortex-A720 large core), strong performance in terms of performance.

In addition, the highlight function of the blue factory"Game Frame Interpolation" is also not absent, and the number of games that X100 supports frame insertion exceeds 100.

In addition, thanks to the Dimensity 9300's process and optimized power management technology, the vivo X100 can effectively control energy consumption while ensuring the powerful performance, and the equivalent 5000mAh ultra-large capacity blue ocean battery ensures excellent battery life.

In terms of charging solutions, vivo X100 is equipped with 120W dual-cell super flash charging technology. In real-world tests, the phone's battery can be quickly fully charged to 100% in 30 minutes, allowing users to make the most of short idle time to quickly recharge the device. This feature greatly enhances the battery life of the vivo X100, ensuring that users can have enough power to cope with various scenarios anytime, anywhere.

2 Imagery

The vivo X series has built a strong impression among users with its superior imaging system. The vivo X100 further improves its imaging performance.

vivo X100 is equipped with Dimensity 9300 and self-developed V3 image chip to build a dual-core image core, and uses a customized 50 million pixel IMX920 super sensitive VCS bionic sensor, Samsung JN1 ultra-wide-angle lens and a large periscope OV64B telephoto lens comparable to X90 Pro+, with a large aperture of f/2.57, and the optical hardware is the top in the industry.

In terms of algorithm optimization, the X100 has also shown significant progress, integrating innovative functions such as full-range portrait shooting, cinematic portrait video, telephoto sunhang and telephoto macro, greatly simplifying the operation process and making it easy for ordinary users to take professional-grade photos.

The X100 also excels at the telephoto end, supporting 3x optical zoom to up to 100x digital zoom, covering multiple commonly used focal lengths while maintaining sharp image quality. In particular, it is worth mentioning that through the ultra-large bottom telephoto lens and the new anti-shake system and algorithm, it has successfully overcome the problem of shooting the sun with mobile phones, and introduced the telephoto macro function that is loved by users, providing new possibilities for microscopic world capture.

In terms of portrait photography, the X100 not only inherits the advantages of its predecessor, but also adds the B-Speed style bokeh function to simulate the movie effect, strengthening the subject and enhancing the visual impact. The phone has a built-in multiple portrait focal lengths and a ZEISS lens package, covering a variety of needs from scenery to portraits, and can output high-quality portrait blockbusters with one click. Whether it's in a forward-lit or backlit environment, the X100 ensures true skin tones and rich detail, delivering excellent portrait shooting capabilities across all scenes and focal lengths.

3 Aspects of daily experience

After three years of continuous R&D and iteration, OriginOS has stood out in the field of domestic operating system UI and successfully ranked among the top ones. The latest version of OriginOS 4 is a solid step forward in terms of innovative features and optimized user experience, especially on the vivo X100 series of mobile phones.

One of the hallmarks of the innovation is the introduction of AI technology called the "Blue Heart Model", which is affectionately known as the "Blue Heart V" on mobile phones. Compared with the previous voice assistant that was not intelligent enough, the intelligence of XiaoV has been greatly improved, bringing users a subversive experience improvement.

Another eye-catching new feature is the X100 series' ability to create images through the blue heart model, although the quality of the current mobile phone generation is not comparable to that of the computer, but as users continue to provide material training, Xiao V's painting skills are expected to gradually improve.

In terms of system performance scheduling, OriginOS 4 has been upgraded to the unfair scheduling 2.0 mechanism, which can allocate system resources to tasks running in the foreground according to thread priority, covering all-round scheduling optimization including network, memory, and I/O resources, thus effectively solving the lag phenomenon caused by resource constraints.

4 Write at the end

To sum up, the vivo X100 Standard Edition fully reflects the vivo brand's ultimate pursuit of user experience and cost performance, both in terms of its affordable price positioning and its all-round performance. This phone is not only on par with the top flagships in terms of core hardware configuration, but also has achieved a major breakthrough in imaging technology, so that ordinary consumers can also enjoy a shooting experience comparable to that of a professional-grade camera. At the same time, it is equipped with the latest OriginOS 4 operating system and the intelligent improvement of the AI assistant "Blue Heart V", which greatly enhances the convenience and comfort of daily use.

Therefore, after reviewing the many new smartphone products in 2023, I have no hesitation in ranking the vivo X100 Standard Edition as the most recommended phone of the year. Its emergence not only redefines the value benchmark of the mid-to-high-end market, but also provides users with more diverse and practical functional options, and is undoubtedly one of the few "hexagonal warriors" that can take into account many advantages such as performance, image and cost performance. Whether it is for photography enthusiasts, mobile game players, or ordinary users who pursue a high-quality life experience, vivo X100 Standard Edition is a very attractive choice.

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