Of course, at the same price of about 2000 yuan, there are also several "magic machines" as above. I want to know whether the Unicom version of Mi 3 is worth buying. We should not only look at the improvement of Mi 3 vertically, but also look at the characteristics of the same positioning products horizontally. Here is a table for you to have a general reference.
2000 yuan price/performance ratio ranking
Product model
Unicom banmi 3
nubia z5s
Network 5
meizu mx3
processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8274
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8974
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8974
Samsung Exynos 54 10
Fuselage storage
Ram:2gb rom: 16gb (not extensible)
Ram:2gb rom: 16gb (not extensible)
Ram:2gb rom: 16gb (not extensible)
Ram:2gb rom: 16gb (not extensible)
camera
Rear 1300 watt pixel
/front 200W
Rear 1300 watt pixel
/front end 500W
Rear 800W pixel/front130W
Rear 800W Pixel/Front 200W Pixel
screen
5 inch 1920* 1080 resolution screen
5 inch 1920* 1080 resolution screen
4.95 inch 1920* 1080 resolution screen
5. 1 inch
1800* 1080 pixel screen
Network standard
Unicom 3G/ Unicom 2G/ Mobile 2G
Mobile 3G
/
China Telecom 3g
/Unicom 3G/ Unicom 2G/ Mobile 2G
HSPA+/ Unicom 3G/ Unicom 2G/ Mobile 2G
HSPA+/ Unicom 3G/ Unicom 2G/ Mobile 2G
Fuselage size
144 x 73.6 x 8. 1 mm
137.7x70x7.6mm
137.8 x 69. 1x 8.6 mm
139x71.9x9.1mm
weight
145g
126g
130g
143g
Battery capacity
3050 mah
2300 mah
2300 mah
2400 mah
Own advantages
Long battery life and obvious system advantages.
Three netcom eats, ultra-thin body
Native Android 4.4 system
Ultra-narrow bezel large screen
Official website price
1999 yuan (click official website to make an appointment)
1999 yuan (JD.COM spot click to buy)
2688 yuan (Huaqiang North parallel purchases need to be cautious)
2 199 yuan (purchased in JD.COM)
The hardware parameters of Unicom Mi3, Nubian Z5s, N5 and mx3 are given above. From the data point of view, these mobile phones are indistinguishable and the price difference is not big. So I believe that many people will have the question of "what should I buy" when buying. Of course, the author has no intention to make a comprehensive horizontal comparison of all these models, just want to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Xiaomi 3 in experience. After all, there is no end to machines, and sometimes we just want to choose what meets our own needs.
Experience 1: look and feel.
Conclusion: The appearance technology is excellent and the experience needs to be improved.
▲ The good or bad of some things cannot be understood by parameters.
In general, a mobile phone will accompany you for a year or so or even longer. For the group of "claw machine addicts" and "low-headed people", I'm afraid the mobile phone time in hand will not be less than 4 hours every day, which may be longer than the time spent with girlfriends. So in this case, the appearance and feel of the mobile phone must be very important. As the saying goes, "Only the feet know whether the shoes are suitable."
▲ Metal texture package and screen effect
Compared with the previous generation products, the appearance of Mi 3 has been greatly improved. The metal case and flat back design will give you a great "damping feeling" when you put your mobile phone on the table. In addition, the machine uses full-fit glass to form all the front faces, and excessively uses metal cylinders to wrap the edges, so the front faces appear tall on the table, which is very good in the 2000-price mobile phone.
▲ The SIM card slot that needs the support of removing the card pin is still a standard large card.
Of course, if the article only writes this part, then I think I must be teasing the reader. Although the "design without design" was sent away and the appearance became taller, Xiaomi 3 still had some problems in operation. So what is the problem? Here is also a concept called screen ratio.
Screen ratio is the earliest concept used in mobile phones, which is used to express the relative proportion of the screen and front panel area of mobile phones. It is a parameter that is easy to get a good visual impression in mobile phone design. Reflected in Xiaomi 3, it is not a visual problem. The upper, lower, left and right borders are thick, which indirectly causes the distance from the lower corner to the screen to be too long; In this way, the screen range that the thumb can touch is relatively small. Narrow bezel technologies, including Meizu MX3 and Nubian Z5s, are all manifestations of efforts to increase the proportion of screens.
▲ It is inevitable to put your hand in the lower right corner.
On the other hand, the border of Xiaomi 3 adopts a right-angle transition, which is quite heroic in appearance. However, it is followed by the collision between the right angle and the palm, which is also well understood from the above picture. When operating a mobile phone, such friction will inevitably lead to the feeling of "hands don't listen", which is why most mobile phones now have a certain curvature on the back. However, during the screen capture, the distance between the lock button and the volume button of Xiaomi 3 is very suitable, and basically one finger can easily complete the screen capture. I don't know if it was intentional.
▲ The two keys are arranged reasonably, and the thumb can easily take screenshots.
To sum up, Xiaomi 3 is really thoughtless in operation, but it has been greatly improved in appearance and technology. Compared with Meizu mx3 and Nubian Z5s, it is still worth buying. However, if you are a person who likes big screens and a one-handed user with small hands, Meizu MX3, Nubian Z5s or LG Nexus 5 will actually be a better choice.
Related links: 2 199 yuan Meizu mx3 JD.COM spot purchase address click to view.
Related links: 2688 yuan Nexus 5 Huaqiang North parallel purchase address click to view.
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Experience 2: Performance and endurance performance
Conclusion: MSM8274AB has good temperature control performance. Amazing endurance performance
Speaking of this Unicom version of Mi 3, the biggest difference from the previous TD version lies in the chip. I believe you have also heard the news that the mobile version adopts Nvidia Tegra4 Unicom and Qualcomm Xiaolong 800 platform. There have been many reports about the performance and energy consumption comparison between the two mobile phones before, so Bian Xiao wants to talk about another thing besides the performance of Unicom Mi 3 in terms of energy consumption and performance.
▲ Can you see that it has become a "heart"?
Well, I believe many friends have guessed that what we are going to talk about here is MSM8274AB and MSM8974AB. At the beginning of this product release, Xiaomi Company announced that the Unicom version of Mi 3 would use MSM8974 processor, but when it was actually shipped last week, people found that the mobile phone chip was quietly replaced by MSM8274AB. Although they have the same performance, their network support is quite different. So for a time, public opinion was in uproar, with voices of defection and ridicule. So what's the difference between the two in use? Let's talk slowly.
▲ After the product was sent, consumers discovered that the chip was replaced.
First of all, the author talks about the result through the process. In fact, for Unicom users, this Unicom custom machine, which is sold in Xiaomi official website, is theoretically unlikely to unlock mobile 4G. After all, people are customized by Unicom. How to easily crack the mobile network and then use mobile 4G? Baseband support, signal amplifier, RF module, these parts are limited, even MSM8974AB is hopeless. Therefore, as a purchase user, 3G is only used under Unicom network, and the performance of MSM8274AB and MSM8974AB is the same.
Of course, due to this mistake, many users may wait for nothing, many crack experts may prepare for nothing, and buyers may pay in advance. These invisible losses can not be solved simply by full return. As for how to compensate and who to settle accounts with, it is beyond the scope of this article.
▲ Qualcomm's explanation is like this. Feel it casually.
For a mobile phone equipped with Qualcomm's highest performance chip, it is of little significance to judge the performance of the mobile phone by running points and playing games. If the flagship chip is still stuck everywhere, then I think Mr. Lei can really talk to his idol. Therefore, in this experience, the author mainly paid attention to the endurance performance and fever of the product. These are all the parts that affect the experience most besides chip performance.
▲ 1080P film source is basically pressure-free.
As mentioned above, the machine adopts magnesium-aluminum metal middle frame, which has good thermal conductivity in theory, which also means that the surface temperature of the phone will be higher when it is touched. In daily use, the author feels the fever of the mobile phone in three ways: charging state, large-scale game state and charging+large-scale game state. In the first two States, there is little difference between the phone temperature and normal standby. The third state is that it feels a little warm, and its performance is significantly improved compared with the previous TD version of Mi 3.
▲ There is almost no obvious warming when running the game.
As for the battery life, the whole journey is 9 hours, including playing QQ games for one and a half hours, browsing the web for half an hour, adaptive brightness and volume are as high as 50%, and power consumption is 20%; However, under normal 2G network, standby for 7 hours consumes 7% power. This should be unique among mobile phones of the same price. If you have to find an opponent, then LG F220, a long-listed quasi-flagship, should be able to compete; Nubian, Nexus 5 and other models performed slightly worse in this link.
Top performance, low fever and good endurance. Looking around at the high-end products with a price of 2000 yuan, many have achieved the first point, and only one or two have achieved the second point. However, considering the battery life, Xiaomi 3 Liantong Edition is quite rare. Therefore, if you want to get a top-class machine with good battery life at this price, Xiaomi will be the best choice. And if you really care about eating on Unicom or moving 4G, then Nubian Z5s is actually true love.
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Experience 3: System operation
Conclusion: The first person in the third-party system deserves it.
The second experience focuses on the system. I believe that everyone usually pays attention to mobile phones and knows something about MIUI. You are the strongest third-party system in Android, and your performance in this respect will naturally not be bad. In the daily life of mobile phones, this part is the most influential, so the author still wants to talk about the hands-on experience of Unicom's Mi 3 system. Old MIUI users can jump directly to the next page and click to view it.
▲ The content covered in the notice column is very comprehensive.
MIUI adopts the mode of tiling all programs on the desktop, which is also a fixed habit of domestic manufacturers for many years. Xiaomi is unique in the handling of the drop-down notification menu. It is not difficult to see from the screenshot above that there are many shortcut buttons, and you can also enter the setting interface by pressing the button for a long time. In addition, you can view the notification bar by pulling down from the top of any interface, which is especially convenient when watching videos and playing games.
▲ The functions of the three buttons can be customized.
Of course, the reason why it can become the "strongest system" is reflected in the customization of key functions, the management of software startup, T9 keyboard, yellow pages and other details. Only in this respect, there are not a few excellent systems at home and abroad, but even better than Meizu, there is a certain gap with Xiaomi in the coverage of detailed functions. On the other hand, the ecosystem.
▲ millet cloud service is its center.
The so-called ecosystem is the integrity of mobile phone manufacturers' application accounts and the integrity from data to applications under this system. At the moment of unlocking, you have already had contact with Xiaomi's ecosystem. Yes, it is a theme store. Whether it is software, games, videos, music, wallpaper and other locally stored software, Xiaomi has a corresponding cloud store. The quantity and quality of resources in the store are absolutely excellent. So in this respect, only Meizu has the ability to compete with it locally and ecologically.
▲ The theme store has a large reserve.
▲ It is easy to restore the app with your own app store next time.
▲ Even videos and photo albums basically have their own storage and cloud storage.
Simple use, diverse functions and perfect ecosystem. With Xiaomi account, you can enjoy your data resources and preferences with any other mobile phone running MIUI system, which is also Xiaomi's killer weapon to bind users to their own camp. Although Meizu MX3 can stay in the same system experience as Xiaomi only by considering one mobile phone, when you switch to Samsung S4, you find that there is no Meizu in the system to brush. Therefore, from the system point of view, Unicom version of Mi 3 still has obvious advantages. Of course, Meizu's performance is not bad. Choose one of the two and decide to do it for you.
Related links: 2 199 yuan Meizu mx3 JD.COM spot purchase address click to view.
Experience 4: photo performance
Conclusion: The photo performance is quite satisfactory.
Finally, I mentioned the performance of taking pictures. It should be said that with the development of mobile phones today, taking photos has become its essential function. In addition to "being able to shoot", we must also "shoot well". Therefore, Xiaomi 3 is equipped with a combination of13 megapixel rear+2 megapixel front+double LED lights, F/2.2 large aperture, blue glass and five lenses. Although these parameters were top-notch in September last year, they can only be said to be quite satisfactory now. But the parameters are always just reference, so we still speak according to the sample.
▲ night view sample 1 (click on the picture to see a larger image)
▲ night view sample 2 (click on the picture to see a larger image)
▲ night view sample 3 (click on the picture to see a larger image)
All three pictures belong to the night scene, mainly considering that the shooting conditions in real life are not necessarily good. Judging from the proofs, the photos can show a lot of noise, but at least they can show a clear picture at night. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the focus and shutter time of the Unicom version of Mi 3 are not very long at night, which is very useful when I freeze my hands to shoot on location.
▲ Indoor low light macro (click on the picture to see a larger image)
▲ Normal indoor light macro (click on the picture to see a larger image)
Two sets of macro photos show that this Mi 3 has a moderate macro and can easily focus at a position about one punch away from the object. This is probably the general level of 2000-price mobile phones. In the ordinary proofs during the day, the picture tolerance of Xiaomi 3 is good, and the effect of color reproduction is acceptable.
▲ Manual shutter sample (click on the picture to see a larger image)
▲ Focus the proofs manually (click on the picture to see a larger image)
These two groups are functional photos, which use the functions of manual focusing and manual shutter of Mi -3. It should be said that Xiaomi's function in taking pictures takes care of the needs of so-called "players", but the basic idea is to meet the daily snapshots of fools. After all, the real photographer is not satisfied with the imaging effect of the mobile phone, so the positioning of Xiaomi is still accurate. And if you want to make taking pictures more fun, then the focusing and metering separation of Nubian Z5s or Meizu MX3' s "focusing after taking pictures" is more fun.
Related links: 2 199 yuan Meizu mx3 JD.COM spot purchase address click to view.
Related links: 1999 Yuan Triple Play Artifact Nubian Z5s Purchase Link Click to view.
Evaluation conclusion
It took more than a week to experience this Unicom version of Mi 3. There are both surprises and regrets, which once again confirms the concept that "the machine is not finished". Four months after its release, Xiaomi 3 is still the most worthwhile product in terms of system, battery life and performance. However, competitors MX3 and Nubian Z5s have taken the lead in one-handed control and interesting photography. If we consider that the three-way communication of Nubian Z5s is better than the big screen of Meizu MX3, I think Xiaomi can only say that people are difficult to disassemble.
For the actual purchase, considering that the Unicom version of Mi 3 is still in a state of snapping up, other products at the same price can not only catch up with it in performance and system, but even surpass it in some places. There is absolutely no need to fall in love with a plum. However, if you are lucky enough to grab the Unicom version of Mi 3, then this product is also worth having. The last sentence "domestic mobile phones have really improved rapidly in all aspects" is what the author wants to say and is also the pattern of this article. It is difficult for Xiaomi to form barriers only by system and price, but the purchase form of "futures" gives opponents a chance to exert their strength.