In recent years, the development of battery technology did not keep up with the pace of improved mobile performance. Bio-batteries that fuel these products are still currently in the research state. Currently, they still rely on increased cell volume to increase the battery’s capacity.
However, the battery capacity increases brought about the increase in charging time becoming longer. Standard charging current also increases the mainstream charging current from 600mA up to now 1A ~ 1.2A, which has now nearly doubled. This has happened because of different battery capacities, using the same charger, compared to iPhone and Android machines, tend to spend more time charging.
Quicker charging rates will rise to two major problems: heat and reduction of the battery’s charging life. However, this makes the charging rate less than 50% its residual capacity. At least one hour before the machine can be more than 50% of the electrical impulse. Manufacturers are beginning to think of new ways to solve this ongoing and serious problem.
Tip: The charging speed can be roughly calculated by: the Battery capacity / charging current. Analogy, a 2500mAh battery can be translated into 2.5Ah. If the charging current is 1A, then the charging time is 2.5Ah/1A = 2.5h, which is 2.5 hours. In fact, because the output of the charger is often less than the nominal value and the final process factors such as trickle charging, charging time takes longer than the theoretical time states.
Qualcomm Quick Charge (referred to as QC)
In order to improve the charging speed, Qualcomm launched its QC1.0 technology to meet the Qualcomm chipsets and with a specific core premise of the largest mobile phone can accept a 5V 2A input, so that the charging speed is greatly improved.
Followed by the launch of QC2.0 technology, Xiaolong 800 helped to improve the CPU time and with the appropriate power management chip, phones can accept a maximum input of 12V 2A. By increasing the output power, it helps to increase the charge rate. However, the high-pass technique does not give details on how to control the temperature and the battery life.
Qualcomm test machine battery is 3300mAh. Normal charge that is used is a 5V 1A input. QC1.0 uses a 5V 2A input and QC 2.0 uses a 9V 2A input.
So far, although there have been numerous phone hardware models supporting Qualcomm’s QC2.0 technology, including the HTC One (M8), 3 Unicom version of millet, etc., the charger side cannot support QC2.0 charger. While Qualcomm QC has had excellent performance in the engineering prototype, on the practical application side, due to the lack of matching charger it is not strong enough to do well in the market.
OPPO flashing technology
There is another company in the quick charge technology business that is out of the practical first step. The high-pass type, Oppo used its technology to increase the charging current, which also helped to the increase the charging power. Thus, this also increases the charge rate of the battery. Qualcomm’s technology is a combination of Oppo technology, but is self developed.
Oppo flash technology (through extra battery contacts for charging batteries in parallel) can be understood as a simple point. Typically, it flashes while the battery is charging which reduces the battery charge in a current single block. It has been designed to extend the battery’s life. Thanks to Oppo’s good relations with upstream manufacturers, the battery and the charger are individually customized, so that the battery can withstand relatively large current inputs.
Judging from the appearance, Oppo has made improvements to increase the charging port for charging and for battery contacts. The PR manager of Oppo has confirmed some of the details of the technical aspects of their technology.
After completing some battery tests, thanks to this new technology, we find that the battery’s heat levels, during the charging process, is in a controllable and appropriate range.
At room temperature, at approximately 25 degrees in the environment, it will act normal. It will flash red during the maximum temperature if it exceeds 35 degrees, a temperature slightly higher than that of ordinary batteries. However, in the hot and humid southern summers, the temperature of the battery is still a cause for concern. If the thermal environment is not very good and with the high temperature of the battery, the battery’s life will still be impacted.
Furthermore, since the output power is relatively large, the charger is not as graceful looking as any other brand charger is. It currently is close to the size of a portable wireless router. In order to charge to necessary speed and volume it is understandable. After all, there is no charger technology that can reduce the volume.
Summary
In the category of quick charge, Qualcomm have already set the standard for mobile phone products that have hardware support, but did not push for QC2.0 support parts from manufacturers for its long term large-scale practical stance.
Compared to Qualcomm, Oppo already have practical products and have successfully extended it to a certain extent on energy. We hope that this innovation can help improve battery life around the whole world.
I took a few pictures of today’s appearance of the protagonist — the CUBE iWork8. People inquired about some issues, one which pertained to the 1G of memory card. Microsoft executives also had some answers, as they said that iwork8 of Win8 system has Microsoft’s optimization, 1G memory is completely sufficient with no problems. I also had a good and rough experience of the interface and the basic operations, which are really quite smooth due to the 1280*800 resolution screen, instead of the pressure of having a full HD screen. Therefore various operations felt better to use. Moreover the selling price is only $128!
LG G3 was released 2 days ago. The overall level of hardware is now top of its class with its shape and with last year’s LG G2 there has been little change compared to the 5.5-inch UHD (2k) screen becoming the biggest improvement on the smartphone. According to market research firm’s Strategy Analytics statistics, LG smartphone sales last year totaled 48 million, which has made great progress compared to the previous years. The market share reached 4.8%, which made a significant contribution from the G2 smartphone. Will this trend continue with the G3? Does it have the ability to obtain the same good results? We look into the smartphones and make a prediction.
Where is the innovation in the G series?
LG has been suppressed with Samsung LG G2, but we have to admit that this year’s 2013 model, as the flagship product, does have a unique sense of innovation, in addition to the mainstream high-end configuration (except for its slim appearance), the proportion of the ultra-high screen (the LG G2 side in front of the phone) and having no physical buttons (except for the volume and lock screen buttons moving to the back of the fuselage) were done to largely facilitate the user’s one-hand operation. Meanwhile, G2 supports KnockON (double tap the screen to open the lock screen), QuickRemote (remote appliances), Slide Aside (three-finger slide which helps with multi-tasking) and other innovative features which the majority of consumer’s recognize as features they want.
What improvements were made to G3?
First of all, the 2k screen, as the biggest improvement made cannot help but to produce the “gimmick” problem. After all, more and more users have gradually become more rational with their purchases. The 2k and 1080p screen provides more than ample and delicate quality. However, users could not be as willing to place their money on features that are not affordable (besides the high resolution life), heating problems and perhaps unnecessary annoyance to the user.
Secondly, in the photography area, LG has introduced the first laser auto focus feature. This laser helps to measure any depth information available, which helps to reduce focus time. Its functions and the HTC M8 secondary camera’s depth of field have the same purpose. As to how effective it is, it is still unknown. Only after the actual experience can one make a good judgment call. Additionally, the rear camera is still using the camera’s 13 million pixel sensor, optical image stabilization function and the front is using its 2.1 million pixel camera. For the self-enthusiast, an interesting feature is as long as the user has a clenched fist in front of the camera can automatically start the self-timer.
Again, the G3’s and G2’s power button is exactly the same. I believe that in a good one-handed operation it is not just about having the power button moved to the back, yet its solution can be considered reasonable. When using the G2, I found in a short time, I got pulled back into the operation of the original power button derived based on the familiarity. It can be really simple and not so simple at the same time so it varies.
In addition, the G3 launch has several good intelligence applications. Including:
SmartCleaning which intelligently clears the system cache, SmartTips, which displays unused features tips, Content Lock, which hides the contents, and Kill Switch, which is the remote lock functionality. It is worth mentioning that LG also has the exercise and calorie consumption application, LG Health, to calculate the user’s health class. I believe that these features are designed to work with LG Smart watches.
Finally, G3 provides a selection of two main configurations, 2GB RAM/16GB ROM and 3GB RAM/32GB ROM, although no difference in appearance between the two can be distinguished. Also, the size of the memory can be said to better provided to LG ‘ Pro ‘version users.
Summary
Even with its 2k screen and simple design philosophy, G3 does not seem to be more attractive to consumers, compared with the visual impact of G2. Also, G3, with its G2 inherited design philosophy and adding a laser focus function, did not have a huge impact. I see it as more of a G2 maxed out version instead of a new smartphone. The G3 smartphone also relies on smart watches to achieve some of its new features, such as the LG Health application.
Talking about the brand, LG has been Samsung’s repression for awhile. The goal of achieving record-breaking sales, even with Samsung S5’s condemning release, Samsung has its advantages through its own industrial chain advantage, product features and its establishment of a strong brand in marketing, before today’s brand stickiness. The brands are inextricably linked and there is a gap between LG and Samsung in that respect. S5, as the competitive flagship product, and G3 also need to continue to catch up in terms of brand marketing.
LG G3 has not announced a specific release date and price, but from a configuration point of view, it will probably not be starting less than $600. If you are in the need to wanting to change phones, have you considered the G3 yet? I am looking forward to everyone’s views and comments.
Oneplus start selling their first flagship phone on May 28th in China, but on international market, customers can’t buy the Oneplus one phone if you have no invite code. If you really like this phone, there is a good news for Oneplus big fun. The Oneplus one phone is available on Oppomart.com, a China online shop which selling OPPO phones and accessories.
Huawei is the one of Chinese electronic manufacturer that has been sucessfully to spread their products to global market, and now Huawei hsa already demos the 10Gbps WiFi connection in their lab.
While Samsung has already release the Galaxy Note series, and the the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi is also release the RedMi Note series smartphone. And now, the other domestic smartphone manufacturer Coolpad is also ready to release the Coolpad Note smartphone.
PiPO has already release their new phablet device, this device is packs with 6,95 inch screen size, that’s why we called this struff as phablet (phone and tablet).
Back on last year, Ubtel has launch several smartphone model including Ubtel U8 series, and now Ubtel has the new upgrade version, Ubtel Q1 smartphone.
OPPO is ready to release the new OPPO N1 Mini smartphone tomorrow, while for today we also has covered the news about the upcoming of OPPO N1 Mini smartphone that ready to release on May 30th.
TCL has launch the new smartphone, Alcatel One Touch idol X+ or also called as Alcatel Idol X+ in Indian market today, the phone will be ready to available exlusively in Flipkart store starting on June 3rd.
NEO M1 maybe is most beautiful smartphone from China this year. The super slim 5.99mm aluminum body, powerful and energy-saving quad-core processor run smooth on Android, 13-megapixel Sony camera is easy to take good quality photos anytime. There is a great news for who like this phone: NEO official shop provide a free NEO M1 phone to Gizmochina Youtube channel subscribers, anyone has chance to win it that just has a M1 phone from official shop.
Although MTK is lagging behind in 4G era, it is better than the chasing 3G era, rumors and informations indicate the MTK LTE chip has begun to mass produced, duo chips solution in the beginning, and Octacore + Quadcore solution following, and then MT6595 is going to launch.
Intel seems ready to entering tablet business, and they targeting to develop budget Android tablet devices, to achieved their goal, Intel has cooperative with Rockchip, the one of Chinese chipset manufacturer.
After we’ve covered the news about the upcoming OPPO N1 Mini smartphone, is now we have the fresh news that the OPPO N1 Mini is ready to released tomorrow, yes the phone will be hit in the market on May 30th.
In the past 1 years, the smartphone battery capacity seems to be always in ascension, lithium battery capacity for smartphone can’t afford high resolution screen. China phone manufacturer THL decided to equip a 5000mAh super capacity battery with the latest THL 5000 phone, using new silicon anode battery technology.
THL 5000 although has a big battery, but the phone’s size still be controlled at 8.9mm thickness (the dimension is 144.9×72.3×8.9mm). According to THL claim, the THL 5000 has ability of 1000 hours of standby time, 47 hours of talk time, 11 hours web browsing, 125 hours of music playback, video broadcast 11.6 hours.
THL 5000 own a 13-megapixel f/1.8 aperture Sony iMax camera lens, 1.7GHz MTK MT6592 octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM, 5-inch FHD screen and support NFC, OTG, Bluetooth 4.0 features.
“ I don’t care win or lose, I am just serious.” A statement that ll audience who watched mobile phone release conference in the evening of 20th ,May would remember. For domestic phone market, win or lose is difficult to be separated. And the only way to shake users opinion may be your attitude, those only made by serious attitude could earn user’s attention, and Elder Luo can be one of them.
I don’t care win or lose, I am just serious.
This is a rapid changing era, flagship phones are coming out every month, 2 years appears too long for designing a phone, so long that normal people may have”postpone” come in mind if they think about Smartisan phones.
It is believed that Elder Luo do have a good speech ability, telling us all sales point of the Smartisan T1 and its background, however, it may take time to prove whether he was right.
After writer’s done a week’s test on the Smartisan T1, beside experience Elder Luo’s user experience, there is still many to improve in both hardware and software, let’s not to be emotional, and have a look at the “well crafted” phone.
Elder Luo went to the topic after easy chat teasing his counterpart, and made the configuration the 1st part of all, this shows how Elder Luo does not care the hardware. But hardware is an issue that most can’t avoid while buying a phone, as we will introduce Smartisan T1’s hardware along with the pace of the release conference.
Although the hardware is not stressed, the Smartisan T1 do reach main flagship phone level. The phone use Quadcomm 8274AC quad core processor, main freq 2.5 GHz, the screen is Japan made 4.95 inch Pixel Eyes screen, resolution 1920 x 1080 FHD.
12.78MP effective pixels Sony stack camera
Camera is one point that worth to notice, Smartisan T1 carries 12.78 MP Sony stack camera, and consolidated Fuji’s Milbeaut Mobile photography solution and ACUTE ogic auto white balance and ArcSoft scenario auto recognition and night shot noise reduction technology. But Elder Luo said honestly the noise control was not ideal but will be solved in the final edition. We will bring the sample photos later.
The hardware part is end, as Elder Luo claimed, all of best. Let’s look at a Antutu score finally, because it is the engineer sample, adjustment may not be the best, we find it scored 31844, it is predicted the final sales edition will get higher.
Smartisan T1’s Antutu Score
People hold different opinion to Smartisan T1’s out lookt the phone exposed it’s photo just a week before launch, nothing was heard before that.
83.8% of the front is covered by glass
Elder Luo said the phone is designed by Robert Brunner, who was Apple’s industrial designer director, founder of Ammunition design Studio, meanwhile he directed the design of Kindle reader and its counterpart Bams%Nook and well known Beats by Dr.Dre earphones. Hence we can find some “Apple style “ among the Smartisan T1.
When I handled the Smartisan T1 last time, the first impression was the body is bulky, it is afraid to be designed as a male-orientated phone, although there are more girl-friendly white edition coming out later, I am afraid its weight will attract not many female customers.
3D polished back panel
Smartisan T1 use Corning Gorilla aluminum silicon stalinite design, 83.8% of whole body covered by class, this is the reason it feels so good. Secondly, the back panel is arc-design, which is more comfortable some simple rude cube corner process.
Front design: Pros and Cons are coexist
It can see Elder Luo’s insist from the phone’s details, Smartisan T1 creatively put ray sensor into a track shaped volume hole, which can avoid too much holes on the body, which may reduce the aesthetic view of the phone. White edition may expose this more.
Embedded sensor hole
To the body, most attractive thing is the 3 solid button, which looks like old Nokia style by a glance. This is obvious anti-fashion nowadays.
3 Solid buttons in the bottom
There is not much advantage for the solid button through days of try, The touch feeling is not so good as virtual one, although that may remarkably reduce touch mistake.This may take time to accustom if you are going to use it.
Elder Luo and his symmetric aesthetic
“Right is right, left is also right.” This is to claim you will not be justice by your decision, which can also be describe of the Smartisan T1’s design theory.
Recalling Smartisan T1’s id photo just exposed, I once doubt if it’s done deliberately, for the solid volume looks like in same side no matter which side you are putting the phone. This can be unreasonable at that time .
The body is symmetric designed.
Elder Luo can be paranoid when he design the product, how compulsive disorder can he be to make a completely symmetric phone? But the users seem not complaining too much about it, especially Virgo.
Bottom screws are built in symmetric design
On the bottom they followed the laconically design, screwing as less hole as then could, placing screw hole inside the track shaped speaker hole. When the phone leave the factory, the screw is not in the body but put together with accessories. We reckon it may be difficult to change SIM card, however, just gently twist and lift up the back shell so you can change it.
Slightly twist to lift back shell
Smartisan T1’s middle frame is glass fibre reinforcement resin together with stainless steel frame together design, we can find even the “not for sale” sign on the body is also designed symmetrically.
“not for sale” is still symmetric designed
Symmetric design make the body looks pretty artistic, but that requires concession on operation convenience.
Earphone hole and awaking button locates on the top of body
Smartisan T1 ‘s awaking button locates on top of the body, been perfectly symmetric with earphone hole, but the body size can not be operated by one hand , you have to change handling gesture to reach the button.
Change gesture to press the awaking button
2 buttons in the middle of the body is not as easy to operate, official added some custom function on it to fulfill different user demand, we find it difficult to press both of them at the same time.
Low rate to press both button to boost related function.
Even Elder Luo emphasis user experience, he has to do some compromise on usability, good news is the well designed operation system can help, let’s have a look at it.
Compared to the phone, Elder Luo’s Smartisan OS is well known more earlier. Although it is merely do some modification on Android to add usability, some functional integrate and details makes great improvement on operation experience. This is not comparable by many modification ROMs.
Elder Luo emphasis that Smartisan OS does not allow user to change their own wallpaper, since the system’s default theme is well look, he did leave opportunity to user to allow they change it, who can change back to original Android desktop to fulfill the demand.
If you do not like the Soduku you can change back to original Android wallpaper.
We have different habit while operating our phone, Smartisan OS support user to custom different button’s function by our habits. In the first time we use it we will be asked to set left hand user or right hand user, and we can change randomly in the settings.
Lot of solid button custom function
Some featured function of the SMS is shown by Elder Luo on the conference,we find some additional small function improved the experience. The SMS supports timing sending function, you may use the function by long pressing the send button after edited the SMS.
SMS send by time
Meanwhile , if SMS received, there will be prompted notice on locked screen, you can drop the window down to choose quick reply, direct delete, voice reading or recall functions, which is rather convenience. Another humanized function is we can add the SMS content directly to the calendar, although these are the details, however we can feel Elder Luo’s attitude from those details .
SMS content quickly add to calender content
Humanized Smartisan OS (2)
Smartisan OS ‘s multi block view function is a good idea that may change our paging up habit, you can overview all APPs directly by pressing menu button, supporting as much APP display as 81 blocks, and you can directly launch the APP you want in the overview. This can be realistic for many user especially who runs APP frequently. But an issue may be where is the rest of 81 blocks of APPs go? The answer may be turn back to original Android view.
81 block overview and multi-task interface
Smartisan memo can integrate long webblogs, which is a sales point of Smartisan OS, for the limit of microweb , many user use some tool to publish long webblogs, the Smartisan memo can help user to automatic generate a well composed pictured micro blog.
Smartisan memo and Smartisan clock
Last we will add is the drop and stop function, which we may experienced in Meizu’s products. Smartisan integrated the function globally in the system, you can drop in any interface , this is benefit for single hand user
Supporting drag down and stop globally
So is the software evaluation, like what Elder Luo said on the conference, Smartisan OS ‘s advantages is not only these, we just picked up some represent ones and introduce, others may be experienced by users after then get the real product.
Photo Quality good but snapshot not easy
As to the cameras, Smartisan T1’s camera specs is mentioned before, regarding to the image quality, we think the color rendition is not accurate, and the shutter speed , focus speed is slow, sometimes the phone can not focus at all, it still not known whether it is because the phone is a engineering model.
Interface is still concise, some icon represents their functions, HDR function is still not usable in the engineer model, we can adjust the exposure compensation by pressing solid button on the left of the body.
Camera interface
We now explain Smartisan T1’s snapshot function, the writer want to describe this function as not usable. Not only the low rate we press both of solid button , which mentioned before in this review, but you still get blurred pics even you pressed down successfully and the pics is still not clear even you hold your hand steady.
Although snapshot function is unsatisfied, the total image quality from main camera is OK.
Microspur
Mid shot
Indoor mid shot
Night shot
Night shot
In the real camera test, beside the mentioned lot noise in high ISO, some photo is blurred in the edge, more clearly when you zoom in the picture, let’s check whether the final sale edition phone will fix these problems.
Entertainment experience and battery life
After discussing its hardware, out look and software, let’s talk another hot topic, the entertainment experience and battery endurance. Smartisan T1’s powerful hardware guaranteed fluency in running large software, needless to say the games.
Real Race 3 Screen shot
In the concerned endurance topic, after 24 hours light use, the screen and volume is on the middle class, the battery is 16% left. Mainly use the Wechat, Weibo, game and calling is only half an hour totally, the battery life is in middle class among 2500 mAH battery phones. It may last 12 hours under heavy use.
100% hardware encoding 1080P movie playing
Mean time, Smartisan T1 is not well controlled its body heat, right middle on the back is feeling hot, we still do not know the final edition’s performance.
Final conclusion
The evaluation stops here, the evaluation for Elder Luo’s first phone is as the title, pros and cons all exists.
Pros:
1 Hardware specs is brilliant, processor and camera is mainstream level.
2 Body is designed symmetric , good feeling and looking
3 Humanize function designed Smartisan OS
4 Good image quality and color rendition
Cons:
1 Body felt hot for the result of the good hardware configuration
2 A little bulky body, compromise of single handle design because of symmetric aesthetic.
3 Snapshot is not usable, the edge of some pics are blurred.
4 3000Yuan is comparing high in domestic phone market.
Will Smartisan Phone be regarded as Apple?
Totally, Elder Luo’s first device is satisfied and well crafted, it can be mentioned in the same breathe with Apple at some point. The Smartisan OS is well made and humanized.
As some doubt whether it worth 3000 Yuan, for Elder Luo’s bravery to overturn existing mode in the market and his serious attitude to design the phone, it may not be too high for 3000 Yuan. We can see many brands are going to redesign their flagship phones and push them in the market to bring more benefit to the company, it may not be blameable for them to raise the price, but the customers’ attitude to design need to be widen.
Taipower seems ready to release the new tablet, and now we have a leaked picture of 3Dmark benchmark test result. Not only that, the part of the back body is also revelealed and this is the mysterious tablet for now.
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