In the blink of an eye, summer has entered in Guangzhou.
After all, since mid-April, I have lost count of how many days I haven't seen the sun, and the whole person's life revolves around being trapped at home in the rain, going to work in the rainstorm and being trapped in the company's dead loop.
And that's not all, once the rainy weather is over, the next is the endless summer. In addition to the slight noise of the breeze and cicadas, it is at least 12 hours of scorching sunshine every day, how hot is it, the heat of the mobile phone when running a large mobile game is extremely serious, and now the mobile phone is taken out, as soon as the game is turned on, the screen can no longer be seen clearly after five minutes.
So, when the highest temperature in Guangzhou came to more than 30 degrees one after another, I made up my mind to buy a cooling clip.
If you want to buy this, you must buy some guns. The traditional clip-on radiator is indeed a bit old-fashioned, and you will definitely not be happy to choose if you let your buddies choose, but the magnetic radiator is difficult to use in scenarios other than iPhone, after all, not every mobile phone has a magnetic ecology, and I can't let me stick a magnetic magnet on the back of the phone when I go out.
Eh, don't say it, after looking through the three major e-commerce platforms, a violent radiator created by handmade "craftsmen" really caught my eye.
(Source: Taobao)
In order to figure out the extreme performance of this radiator, I also risked being burned inside and outside the company, and after more than ten hours of comprehensive testing that was definitely not for secretly playing games, I came to a roughly reliable conclusion.
As for whether this thing can be the ultimate solution for cool hands in summer, try it.
The exterior design has a kind of rugged beauty
As is customary, look at the packaging first.
Eh, the yellow carton of the super Taobao work bag stands out for the smell of industrial style.
Of course, this thing is not only simple in packaging, but after opening the box, the body can be described in two words-
There is a "rugged" beauty.
(Source: Lei Technology)
Like most similar products on the market, the "Blade" cooling clip is also designed in a cool black color scheme, but this 3D printed shell does inject a "orc technology" feel. The eight-pointed star-shaped ventilation grille is actually printed with the word "blade", which is definitely not a delicate look, but it is still okay to be a little interesting.
Don't look at this design like the orc "Wahhh" came up with a pat on the brain, the fan in this ventilation grill is also designed with RGB lighting effects, and the colorful lights can be synchronized with the fan, which suddenly adds some urban-rural junction to this device.
It's really cowy, and I kind of like it.
From the side, this cooling clip is a very standard semiconductor heat dissipation structure, with ventilation ducts on both sides, and at the same time, there is a USB Type-C power supply port on the bottom of the hollow shell on the side, which is compatible with mainstream A/C to C type cable connections, and can achieve up to 70W stable power.
(Source: Lei Technology)
The principle of semiconductor heat dissipation should be clear to everyone, in short, after the double-layer cooling sheet is energized, one side is cold and the other side is hot. The temperature of the cold side can be significantly lower than the room temperature, and the condensation and freezing we see occur on the cold side. In addition to the heat "transported" from the cold noodles, there is also waste heat generated during the handling process.
Based on this principle of heat dissipation, the cold side is attached with a thermally conductive material to increase the contact surface and fit snugly against the phone. The thermally conductive material is generally a thermal conductive paste with a silicone feel, and some are directly silicone grease sheets and metal.
On the hot side, add copper or aluminum blocks to increase the heat dissipation area, and add a fan to blow away the heat, and that's it.
(Source: Lei Technology)
By the way, this thing even has a modular design, which can freely switch between magnetic or clip mode, and only six screws can complete a comprehensive adaptation from a tablet to a mobile phone.
This wave, this wave is Taobao brother far ahead.
According to the introduction page of the store, the "Blade" cooling clip is rare in the industry in terms of cooling plate configuration, fan configuration, circuit board design and even software adaptation.
But how cool is it?
Xiao Lei still doesn't know at this time.
Anyway, you'll know it later, so it's not in a hurry.
Test subjects, these are just the right ones
For this test, I carefully singled out a few phones from the iOS and Android camps.
On the iOS side, considering the difference between the digital version and the Pro in recent years, the iPhone 15 Pro, which has a small body space and is equipped with the A17 Pro chip, has also naturally become the representative of the Argo camp.
(Source: Apple)
On the Android side, the first to appear is iQOO 8 Pro, which focuses on the product positioning of performance release, and the Snapdragon 888 Plus processor that is further overclocked on the original basis, with a screen that can force on2K+120Hz high brush.
This is a game, and you can only say brother, "You are so fragrant".
(Source: iQOO)
Then say vivo X80 Pro, as a flagship product released in early 2022, not only uses Samsung's Snapdragon 8 Gen1, but also debuts with vivo's self-developed chip V1+.
(Source: vivo)
Finally, Xiaomi 14, although the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor is used, but due to the limitation of the size of the fuselage, what level can the performance release of this product reach with the blessing of the radiator, I personally think it is still worth looking forward to.
(Source: Xiaomi)
Test, launch!
Next, it's time for the much-anticipated testing session.
1. Bare metal test: no load up to -20°C
First, we used the Filr infrared thermometer at room temperature of 26°C to test the four devices on a bare-metal oven.
After 15 minutes of baking, the temperature performance of the four devices is shown in the table.
(Source: Lei Technology)
It can be seen that the temperature of the Xiaomi Mi 14 is relatively lower, the process improvement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 is visible to the naked eye, and the iQOO 8 Pro equipped with the Snapdragon 888 Plus has lived up to expectations and won the "Most Improvement" award.
Let's take a look at the unloaded radiator and compare it with the few radiators we have on hand.
(Source: Lei Technology)
In the case of no load, the cold head can actually reach a temperature of -19 °C, which is indeed a bit brutal.
2. Thermal benchmark test: The running score has been significantly improved
Next, I turned the cooler to the "Smart" setting and turned on all the phones in performance mode.
First of all, we conducted a wave of Antutu benchmark tests, and we directly compared the results after installing the radiator with the measured bare metal results.
It can be seen that except for the Xiaomi 14, which will not have a significant increase in running score because there is no heat dissipation problem, the other three products will have a certain degree of score improvement, and the worse the heat dissipation capacity of the device, the higher the improvement will naturally be obtained here.
Then, we put the 4 devices through the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme STRESS TEST, and recorded the performance and stability before and after using the heatsink, the temperature of the center of the front of the phone and the maximum temperature point, and the center and the maximum temperature of the center of the back of the phone.
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, before and after using the cooling clip)
From not being able to complete the test, to nearly 99% stability, it is definitely a significant improvement.
3. Light gaming test: more refreshing and more stable
Light games.,It's basically MOBA.、Two-dimensional cards and the like.。
Here I chose "League of Legends Mobile Game" test, with 120 frames turned on, the image quality was pulled to the maximum, and the temperature was stabilized and measured.
First of all, it is worth mentioning that the heating range of the four mobile phones is mainly concentrated in the lower left of the front and the lens module on the back, which is exactly the operating range of the left thumb.
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, before using the cooling clip)
Judging from the actual test results, even for light games, it will be a little difficult for the iPhone 15 Pro, Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen1 to continue to run stably, and the downclocking caused by overheating is almost an unavoidable embarrassing scene.
(iQOO 8 Pro, the frame rate of League of Legends Mobile before and after using the cooling clip)
And after using the "blade" heat dissipation back clip, the four products can maintain a body temperature of about 32-33°C, not to mention the three machines that break through the heat dissipation bottleneck and return to their own, even if it is a Xiaomi 14 that can run stably, the temperature of the holding part is obviously more comfortable.
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, after using the cooling clip)
Personally, it's even a little cool.
4. Heavy playtest: It's finally not hot
Light games, such as 3D sandboxes or role-playing, such as "Genshin Impact", "Star Track", "P5X" and the like.
I directly used my old friend "Genshin Impact" on it, and the test content was to run the map for fifteen minutes.
How to put it, as the focus of the manufacturer's scheduling optimization, theoretically, the performance and temperature performance of "Genshin Impact" will not be too bad.
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, before using the cooling clip)
In short, set a standard first, without heat dissipation, we recorded a maximum front of 45.2°C/back 40.3°C on this iQOO 8 Pro, even if it quickly locked at 40 frames, but the temperature is still very high, which should be hitting the temperature or power wall set by the manufacturer for "Genshin Impact".
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, Genshin Impact frame rate performance before using the cooling clip)
Then put on the cooling back clip, the iQOO 8 Pro with the blessing of the Taobao cooling back clip is 4.2°C lower than the maximum temperature on the front of the bare metal without the assistance of the cooling back clip at room temperature, but the average frame rate of the game has also increased from 39fps to 40fps, which can only be said that the frame rate of the lock is still locked.
(Source: iQOO 8 Pro, Genshin Impact frame rate performance before and after using the cooling clip)
It can only be said that it is no wonder that period was the best time for gaming phones and cooling clips.
(Source: Lei Technology)
As for several other devices, although the heat generation is different, they do get better running results with the blessing of Taobao heat dissipation back clips, and the Xiaomi Mi 14 using Snapdragon 8 Gen3 can even directly pull the full 1.5K rendering resolution, which can only be said that the performance is indeed a bit overclass.
5. Heavy weight and noisy, but software adaptation is the highlight
In addition to heat dissipation performance, in fact, this type of product also has two important reference factors -
"Weight" and "Noise".
In order to improve the heat dissipation performance, the "Blade" heat dissipation clip uses a double-layer cooling sheet and an ultra-thick heat pipe.
(Source: Lei Technology)
The result of stacking is about 166g of weight, and there will be an obvious feeling of falling after wearing it.
As for the noise, in the "smart" gear, the performance of the "Blade" cooling clip is quite good, and it is quite quiet even in the office.
Of course, if you play "full speed" gear, it's a different experience.
The sound of this torrential rain is no match for even the game book.
By the way, this device also supports the far leading self-developed "applet" control.
(Source: Xiaobai heat dissipation)
For example, a conventional cooling clip generally can't adjust the airflow or can only switch between fixed gears. After the Bluetooth matching link, this applet can make the cooling clip achieve 0-100% stepless adjustment, so that the user's customization ability can be greatly improved.
(Source: Xiaobai heat dissipation)
In the same way, whether it is RGB lighting, touch buttons for quick switching functions, or real-time data information of cooling clips, you can all get them through this applet.
(Source: Xiaobai heat dissipation)
I can only say buddy, there are indeed two hits.
Summing up time: the pursuit of the ultimate heat dissipation clip
After many rounds of testing, I think I can basically draw a conclusion about this product.
In terms of heat dissipation performance alone, the heat dissipation performance of the "Blade" cooling clip should be unparalleled on the market, and the "Lida Brick Fly" probably describes this product.
Its biggest selling point, in addition to stacking materials, is the adaptation of Taobao's self-made small program. At present, there are not many products on the market that can provide APP intelligent connection function, allowing players to adjust functions such as intelligent temperature control switch, heat dissipation effect switching, heat dissipation switch and lighting effect adjustment, which is a major competitiveness of this product.
(Source: Lei Technology)
However, in my opinion, there are two things worth considering about this product.
The weight of 160g can be said to be a proper heavyweight in the batch of radiators on the market now. As a comparison, IQOO's latest magnetic radiator is only about 69g, and even the common clip-on radiator is about 100g. Whether you are willing to bear a grip weight of about 500g when playing games is indeed a question that you need to pay attention to before buying this product.
As for the noise in full load mode, it is comparable to the heavyweight level of heat dissipation of gaming laptops. In fact, this product is running at full speed, even if it is separated by a distance of 5m-10m, the noise is still clearly distinguishable.
In my opinion, this product is similar to the liquid cooling radiator launched by OnePlus last year, which is a special cooling solution for extreme gamers, specific mobile phones, and specific scenarios, and is basically only suitable for heavy gamers who are willing to compromise on extreme performance.
As for the average player......
A flagship mobile phone plus a decent semiconductor cooling clip is actually enough.