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This year's flagship phones
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have undergone some major changes, huh?
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They've all been released within the year,
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and the direction they're competing in
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is clearly different from last year.
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The camera systems seem to have plateaued,
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but they've all unanimously focused on boosting battery capacity.
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I suspect these executives
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must have a group chat or something.
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And this year, Qualcomm and MediaTek
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are really going head to head.
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Not to mention, when putting this year's Pro models on the table,
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it's hard to tell which is which.
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So let's take a look at this year's flagships
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and see which one suits you best!
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To prepare for this episode,
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my team members and I
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put our iPhone aside
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for a solid two weeks.
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We even ditched the Apple Watch
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to focus solely on these Android flagships.
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And you know what?
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Some features that are standard on Android
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are things iPhone users
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can only dream of.
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But we also encountered
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some unexpected problems, big and small.
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For example,
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who would have thought scanning a QR code with WeChat
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would vary so much between devices?
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this is a Xiaomi Phone.
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When the distance is a little bit farther,
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it just can't scan the code.
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Even if I double-tap to zoom in, it still can't scan it.
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Now, let's switch to an OPPO phone.
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We're at the same distance.
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It switches the camera
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and it can scan it.
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So I did a quick test,
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and the results were crazy.
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The scanning distance of Xiaomi 15 Pro
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is only 61 centimeters.
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The iPhone's telephoto lens can't even focus at this distance.
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While Huawei's two devices
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can scan from as far as 1.8 meters.
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OPPO is also pretty good,
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at around 1.7 meters.
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This is because they can utilize
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their telephoto lenses when scanning.
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Pretty surprising, right?
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Before we begin,
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let me ask you all:
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Which phone brand do you like better?
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Let's see if what's coming up
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matches your expectations.
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Alright, let's get into it.
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let's talk about Honor.
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The stereotype that it's still tied to Huawei
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still holds true.
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But you can't blame us for that stereotype.
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Look, you're not even clarifying it, are you?
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"Use our family's
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Star Ring design."
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Only Honor and Huawei
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have 80W wireless charging.
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Both have variable apertures,
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and both feature 3D facial recognition.
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The most crazy thing is the "Breath Wake" feature.
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It was on the Magic5,
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and now look,
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HarmonyOS NEXT has it too.
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Where's your group chat?
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Take a look at the data migration tool.
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HarmonyOS even gets its own separate section, huh?
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Alright, joking aside,
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what Honor has done most uniquely is
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the way they've trimmed the standard Magic7 model,
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without making you feel like,
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"You're cutting corners here?"
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Instead, it feels like,
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"Hey, that's a smart cut."
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On the Magic7 Pro,
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the camera hardware
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is absolutely maxed out.
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The main camera has a variable aperture,
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the telephoto is a massive 200MP sensor,
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and the ultra-wide is the widest among flagships
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But look at the Magic 7.
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The cuts are mainly in the camera department.
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See how well they've trimmed it.
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Other key selling points remain largely unchanged,
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like 100W charging,
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a massive battery,
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an LTPO screen with high-frequency PWM dimming,
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and even the PPI remains the same.
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It's just one has flat screen and the other has curved one.
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They didn't even change the ultrasound fingerprint sensor.
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If you want a large flat-screen flagship,
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this is the one for you.
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What really affects the experience,
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I think, is the lack of 3D facial recognition and USB2.0.
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they didn't even cut corners on the speakers.
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They're even louder than others by a notch.
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But I want to complain about the screen a bit.
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When you tilt it,
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there's some color shifting.
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But it doesn't affect usability,
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nor does it impact eye comfort.
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However, the system
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is incredible good to use.
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And after a few months,
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Honor has even
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made it better than before.
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It still has that
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bold, big-company vibe.
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When they decide to focus on somthing, they go all in.
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What seemed just fine a few years ago
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has now stacked up
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into something formidable.
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To see Honor's unique features,
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you need to long-press,
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and a bunch of apps appear.
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You can drag it to any of these apps.
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For example, if you see a picture you like,
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drag to the right to save it.
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If you see something you want to buy,
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drag it to search.
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If you don't understand something,
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drag it to YOYO.
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And it's not just images,
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you can drag an address to maps for navigation,
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drag English text to translate,
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or even drag it to WeChat to send to a friend.
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Basically, whatever you can think of,
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you can probably drag it.
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You can have multiple dynamic capsules,
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and the animations are super amazing.
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But that's not the key point.
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Its stability
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is one of the best I've experienced.
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Don't think it's easy.
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This has been a long-standing issue for Android phones.
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And the eye comfort features
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get better with each generation.
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It's now with circular polarization and 4320Hz PWM dimming.
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There's also a bunch of eye comfort settings in the system.
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Honor has solved so many tough problems,
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but then you look back--
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Why is the camera still lagging behind?
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It's still usable,
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but the style is quite rich and intense.
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It doesn't aligh with this year's mainstream focus
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on accuracy and texture.
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The color changes when Live photo is turned on.
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It's not as seamless as other brands.
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but I've heard Honor is determined to improve,
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even hiring some big names to work on it.
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So at least I believe that for Honor,
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if they want to nail a feature,
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it shouldn't be a problem.
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Recently, Honor
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also rolled out an imaging OTA update.
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And they're pretty bold about it.
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The most noticeable change is
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They've added an AI algorithm.
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After taking a super telephoto shot,
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it will automatically process the image.
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Let me take a shot of this building first,
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and let the AI do its thing.
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The results are quite different for different things.
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For square, structured buildings,
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the effect is quite good.
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For distant trees and plants,
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the AI also produces decent results.
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The front row of trees looks normal,
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but the back row
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looks a bit like rainforest.
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But for portraits
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the AI can't handle them well.
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Let me take a shot of this Spider-Man figure.
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What is this?
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Are these high heels?
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And the eyes,
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they are so hilarious.
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They've turned into a straight line.
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Now, let me take a shot of this Jinx figure.
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who are you? Haha!
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Bro, seriously?
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In the past, I might have said that
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if you are a longtime Huawei user,
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you can check out Honor phones.
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But for today's Honor phone,
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I think unless you're
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specifically focused on photography,
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it's worth a look.
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The specs not only hold their own,
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but in areas like speakers,
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and 3D facial recognition, they even have unique advantages.
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Plus, Honor's system,
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honestly, over the past few generations,
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I haven't met anyone who found it hard to use.
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People usually ask:
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Do you want to sell it?
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Xiaomi also has something special.
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I was really curious about
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the texture of the silver edition,
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so I bought one myself and used it extensively for a while.
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This generation of Xiaomi is quite interesting.
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It's not that it's changed a lot,
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it's found its own direction.
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The Pro model still has a quad-curved screen,
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while the standard model has a flat screen.
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The cameras are still placed in the corner,
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but that's not a bad thing.
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In fact, it's the only flagship phone
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where you won't accidentally touch the camera module.
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The color of the screen is also quite pleasing,
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which has always been one of Xiaomi's strengths.
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stacking specs is also a traditional advantage,
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especially for the 15 Pro.
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It has a 6,100 mAh battery,
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the largest among all flagships.
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It's also the only one with a 2K screen.
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The Xiaomi 15 even managed to include
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one of the only two ultrasonic fingerprint sensors in its class,
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the other being Honor's Magic 7.
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This completely solves Xiaomi's old fingerprint issues:
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being slow and hard to locate.
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And they've still firmly sticking with Snapdragon.
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But what's not so good is the imaging.
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Even in terms of hardware,
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it's hard to say there's been much improvement.
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The Xiaomi 15 has the same main camera,
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and the same ultra-wide angle.
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The telephoto has changed,
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but not much.
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As for the 15 Pro,
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it removed the variable aperture
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and replaced the telephoto with the same sensor as the 14 ULTRA
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but changed it to a 5x zoom.
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This leaves a big gap between 1x and 5x.
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But when it comes to the actual results,
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the differences are noticeable.
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Sharpening has been increased,
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especially when it comes to grass,
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it's pretty obvious.
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But at least for now,
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the 15 series' camera performance isn't very stable.
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I think it's a bit of a shame.
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Xiaomi has finally moved away from that overly digital look in recent generations,
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but this generation brings it back.
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Here are some sample shots.
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Which style do you prefer?
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As for the system,
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are there any bugs?
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Of course there are.
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In the past half month of use,
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I've encountered issues
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like automatic brightness drift,
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Xiao Ai only recognizing the SU7,
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music playing through headphones but showing as playing through speakers,
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And SMS filtering is like using a sieve to scoop soup.
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It lets everythig through!
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Honestly, I think it's completely outclassed by
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the "Panda Eats SMS" app on iPhone.
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Even on Coolapk,
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someone has made a keyword list
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to make up for the spam filtering issue.
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I am curious,
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how effective is your phone's spam SMS filtering?
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But Xiaomi is always like this.
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It makes you both love and hate it.
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if something goes wrong,
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there are countless people ready to help you solve it.
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And if you say the experience isn't great,
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there aren't not any major problems either.
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With the 15 series' seamless always-on display
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and its excellent wallpaper system,
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upgrading to a new phone still feels emotionally satisfying.
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Oh, it's bugging again.
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I'm setting up this dynamic wallpaper.
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You can see it's animated, right?
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After I apply it,
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it's still animated, right?
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But when I unlock it,
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lock it again,
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and unlock it once more,
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it stops animating.
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It just won't move anymore.
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Now it only animates
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the first time after a restart.
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It's a dynamic wallpaper.
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After that, it just becomes a static wallpaper again.
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So frustrating!
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And now that Xiao Ai has evolved into Super Xiao Ai,
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I'm wondering,
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is Xiaomi planning something big?
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With Xiao AI now integrated with a large language model,
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it has the ability for fuzzy recognition.
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For example, I want to go here.
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Or I want to take a silhouette shot.
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Isn't that pretty interesting?
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Well, if this is integrated into Mi Home controls,
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could it be like the cars today,
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where I just say, "I'm hot,"
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and Xiaomi automatically figures out
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where I am and what needs to be turned on?
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If so, its experience will be extremely ahead of other brands'.
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On the whole,
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Xiaomi feels more distinctive than other brands.
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The feel and texture,
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Mi Home and Lei Jun are its strengths,
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while stability and functionality are its weaknesses.
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functionality is a weakness.
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Even now on HyperOS,
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there's still no good focus notification system.
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For example, package tracking notifications just show "Tap to view details."
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But if you're looking for a compact flagship,
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the 15 is the one with the best feel and texture.
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And it even includes an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
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If you're into gaming,
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still holds a slight advantage.
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Now, when it comes to OPPO,
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it's clear that their design approach
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is a bit different from the others.
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Generally speaking, the strategy for early-year flagships is
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to take some of the camera tech from last year's ultra model
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and bring it down a tier,
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and then just swap in a new processor
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and a new screen, and that's it.
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But when you pack all that in,
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this year's Pro models
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all end up looking bulky.
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OPPO, however, took a different path.
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Their style stands out
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from other flagships.
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The X8 series made the camera module incredibly slim,
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and the compact model feels very refined.
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They even kept
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the three-stage mute button design.
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You could call it an OPhone.
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Actually they've clearly put a lot of thought into it.
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Oh, and one complaint.
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This year, OPPO is the only one still using
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a short-throw fingerprint sensor in their Pro model.
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Even OnePlus has switched to ultrasonic.
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From the hardware alone,
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you can see that OPPO's approach this year is quite special.
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Aside from positioning itself as an OPhone,
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focusing on real-life scenarios
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is at the core of OPPO's efforts this time.
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Take photography as an example.
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Their camera style
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is quite different from other brands'.
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They aim for a "point and shoot" experience.
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There is only one color mode for photography,
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no Hasselblad Vivid Hasselblad Classic.
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The color feels like a bowl of salad.
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It looks like broccoli,
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and when you bite into it,
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it's actually broccoli, haha.
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No surprises at all.
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But the highlight this time is
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their motion capture feature.
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It activates
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when detecting fast-moving objects,
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and it automatically snaps the shot，
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fully automatic,
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across all focal lengths.
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If you're still worried about missing a shot,
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pressing and holding the shutter button
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will automatically increase the shutter speed
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and start burst shooting.
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Let's see how it captures rengo's parkour.
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In short, it excels at freezing motion.
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This is also the only Pro model
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with four cameras this year,
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one with 3x zoom and one with 6x zoom.
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But compared to others,
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since everyone is heavily promoting AI algorithms this year,
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the advantage of ultra-telephoto lenses isn't that significant.
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The real benefit lies in clearer images around the 3x zoom range,
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with less trace of AI algorithms.
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And at distances of tens of meters,
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the dual telephoto lenses can also create a blurred background effect.
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if you want a telephoto macro shot,
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the X8 Pro won't satisfy you.
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As for colors,
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they're always a bit lighter compared to others,
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so the X8 series is more suitable for capturing scenes
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pets, or other light-speed moving objects.
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OPPO's system
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follows a similar approach.
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We all know that
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previously, OPPO's system features
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were quite sparse.
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But on the bright side,
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its system is like
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adding furniture
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to an empty room.
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Since it's relatively empty,
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the logic behind adding features is smooth and reasonable.
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They add features in sets,
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and once you find the right one, it works particularly well.
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Everyone has split-screen functionality,
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but OPPO's implementation
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the screens don't clash,
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making it user-friendly.
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All brands of mobile phones can recognize CAPTCHAs,
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but OPPO, regardless of your keyboard,
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pops up a bubble here.
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Just tap, and it's entered.
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has a feature to remember account info.
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When you first log in
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or even register,
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it fills in the remembered details
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according to the format.
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there are many thoughtful touches in the system;
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it's not just an OPhone.
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Oh, and there's more.
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if I tap this Bilibili link now,
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the Dynamic Island here
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and it directly jumps over.
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Even this year's Dimensity chips are impressive.
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In terms of benchmarks,
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and power consumption control,
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they're not far behind Snapdragon devices.
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But despite OPPO's hard work,
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feels lacking.
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If everyone has it,
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OPPO will have it too,
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but not always fully featured.
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For instance, OPPO,VIVO and Xiaomi can interconnect with Macs,
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but VIVO and Xiaomi
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let you see your computer in their file transfer apps
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and transfer files with one click.
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VIVO even supports wired connections
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and automatic backup of photos and videos.
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Now, look at OPPO's.
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It even has the same interface as the web version,
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and you have to log in every time,
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which is burdening.
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OPPO at this stage
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is indeed a gem despite its flaws.
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If you prioritize hand feel
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and your lifestyle aligns well with OPPO's pace,
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especially former Meizu fans, you might want to consider it.
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And for the missing features,
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don't hesitate to voice your complaints
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in the comments and let OPPO know.
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They genuinely make changes when they see them.
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is filling a bare house with furniture,
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Huawei's NEXT operating system is a heavyweight
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that's still under construction.
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The Mate 70 series
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maintains the same bulky width as its predecessor.
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You can easily feel it in your pocket.
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But this generation of Huawei has undergone
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more changes than it appears.
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If there's any difference this year,
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it's that Huawei seems to be getting into its stride.
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NEXT system is taking shape,
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the processor has stabilized and started iterating,
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and the camera is a huge surprise.
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We'll talk more about that later.
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The newly released flagship phones
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can all be upgraded to NEXT right away.
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If it were up to you,
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which would you choose, NEXT or HarmonyOS 4.3?
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In my opinion
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both systems have their unique characteristics now.
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The current 4.3 version
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obviously has more mature support
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and Huawei's usual stability.
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But honestly, while it's user-friendly,
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it's also a bit boring.
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will have more fun features
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but also more bugs.
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The apps you use daily,
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Like takeout.
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taxi-hailing app
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and even airline apps, are already available.
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Apps like Alipay and some bank apps
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are already available here,
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and let's not even mention WeChat and QQ;
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most of these are already there.
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the Personal Income Tax app is also about to be launched.
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I compared it with my friend's main phone,
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and out of these 160 apps,
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only 35 are not available.
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Most of the unavailable apps
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are utility apps,
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Like Fuji Printing
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DJI Mimo and such
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And Xiaomi's apps are completely missing,
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like Xiaomi Mall,
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Mi Home, Xiaomi Health, and so on.
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Actually, when I first heard about NEXT,
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I was reminded of those
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dedicated domestic systems and software for enterprises.
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At that time, I thought only government and enterprise clients would use such things.
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But look at the current effect;
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this is not aimed at government and enterprises at all!
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This is aimed straight at my heart.
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it's the only phone without a magazine-style lock screen.
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Although it might be because they didn't have time to make one,
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Is NEXT even better?
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Smooth animations and such are already old news.
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There are things that only NEXT can do.
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various apps need to access the system gallery.
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When you select one photo, it can only pick that one photo.
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Now, there's an interface
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where if you touch another NEXT device
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while watching a video on Bilibili,
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you can send the video over.
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Color management has also been enhanced.
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Now, even long-pressing a preview image
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shows it with HDR.
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Apple hasn't even done that.
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My expectation is that NEXT
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can solve more problems
16:27 - 16:29
that can't be addressed with Android permissions in the future.
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For example, after the cloud album feature,
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Android can't automatically download the original image
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when sending a picture.
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Let's see what NEXT can do about it.
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What I'm most concerned about now
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is an app called "chujingyi" installed in the device.
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This app uses some
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techniques similar to virtualization to run Android software.
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If this becomes a loophole in the future,
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causing Huawei to relax its requirements and reviews on apps,
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then NEXT's potential might be suppressed.
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As for the Zhuoyitong app,
16:52 - 16:54
although it can run software,
16:54 - 16:56
you can see that
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it's a bit laggy.
16:57 - 16:59
Moreover, if you want to use images
16:59 - 17:01
within the app,
17:01 - 17:03
when you open the photo album,
17:03 - 17:03
it's empty.
17:03 - 17:06
You have to click here first,
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import the images,
17:08 - 17:10
and only after the transfer is complete
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can you see these images inside.
17:12 - 17:13
I just imported two photos,
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so there are two photos here.
17:15 - 17:16
Features like message notifications
17:16 - 17:17
and split-screen
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don't work at all.
17:18 - 17:20
If the app is listed on NEXT,
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you won't be able to search for it here.
17:22 - 17:23
Regarding the camera,
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I won't go into the specific principles
17:24 - 17:26
of Red Maple lens this time.
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The results are really good.
17:27 - 17:29
For distant shots, it can compete with VIVO,
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and for close-up shots, no one can compete with Huawei.
17:34 - 17:36
The resolving power of the main camera is far ahead.
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Let me compare it with this year's flagship phones.
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Can you guess which one is Huawei?
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The color control
17:50 - 17:51
is neither too dark
17:51 - 17:52
nor overly saturated and nauseating.
17:52 - 17:54
Huawei is quite trendy this time,
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keeping up with Livephoto,
17:55 - 17:57
and it can be posted on Xiaohongshu, Douyin, and Weibo.
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I guess many of you guys
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will like the photos taken in Vivid mode.
18:03 - 18:05
For those interested, you can also check out
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my previous video where I specifically discussed
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whether I recommend Huawei's phone
18:08 - 18:09
for its camera capabilities.
18:09 - 18:10
I think this is the least of our concerns
18:10 - 18:11
because I believe
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everyone has their own answer in their hearts.
18:13 - 18:14
If you're considering buying it,
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I can tell you that
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the current experience won't disappoint
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and may even surprise you.
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If you're not a fan,
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there's no need to slam it.
18:21 - 18:22
We just choose different phones,
18:23 - 18:25
This time, due to the price drop of the Pro+ version,
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coupled with its upgrades compared to the Pro version,
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such as the RYYB sensor,
18:28 - 18:28
larger memory,
18:28 - 18:30
Tiantong satellite communication,
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and a bigger battery,
18:31 - 18:32
I think the Pro+ version
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is more recommended.
18:33 - 18:35
The processor of the standard version
18:35 - 18:36
is different from the other three,
18:36 - 18:38
so it depends on your needs.
18:48 - 18:49
VIVO has been
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making rapid progress in the past two years,
18:51 - 18:52
offering both hardware
18:52 - 18:53
and software functionalities,
18:53 - 18:55
excellent portrait mode,
18:55 - 18:56
and clear landscape shots.
18:56 - 18:58
If flagship phones are like buckets,
18:58 - 18:59
VIVO's bucket
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always seems to be bigger than others.
19:01 - 19:02
This year's X200 series,
19:02 - 19:03
despite some issues,
19:03 - 19:05
is still impressive overall.
19:05 - 19:07
Are there any actual users who can share their experience?
19:07 - 19:09
What VIVO is doing this year
19:09 - 19:10
is to make this big bucket
19:10 - 19:11
even more evenly expanded.
19:11 - 19:13
With just this expansion,
19:13 - 19:13
everything has changed.
19:13 - 19:15
Looking at VIVO's previous flagship phones,
19:15 - 19:16
they all followed a lightweight and slim design,
19:16 - 19:18
even the X90 Pro+
19:18 - 19:19
can be considered thin.
19:19 - 19:21
Until last year's X100 Ultra couldn't hold it anymore
19:21 - 19:22
and became bulky.
19:22 - 19:25
Look at how exaggerated this X200 Pro is now.
19:25 - 19:28
If I put it on Xiaomi's charging stand,
19:29 - 19:30
it would even be lifted up.
19:31 - 19:33
This time, both the X200 standard and Pro versions
19:33 - 19:34
have a similar feel to last year's Ultra.
19:34 - 19:35
After looking at the camera performance,
19:35 - 19:36
you can tell me
19:36 - 19:37
if it's worth sacrificing this feel.
19:37 - 19:38
Is it worth sacrificing the feel?
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From the results,
19:39 - 19:41
the X200 Pro's camera performance
19:41 - 19:42
is not inferior to
19:42 - 19:43
the X100 Ultra.
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Even in ultra-telephoto and regular night scenes,
19:46 - 19:48
its sharpness sometimes surpasses the X100 Ultra.
19:48 - 19:50
Moreover, this generation of X200 Pro
19:50 - 19:52
doesn't need to switch to burst mode to take Live Photos,
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whereas the X100 Ultra only shines
19:54 - 19:56
in extreme night scenes.
19:56 - 19:58
The style leans towards a rich and pleasing visual experience,
19:58 - 19:59
but don't mistake it
19:59 - 20:01
for just a saturation warrior.
20:01 - 20:02
In fact, when facing different light sources
20:02 - 20:03
and scenes,
20:03 - 20:04
its color reproduction ability
20:04 - 20:06
is not inferior to others.
20:06 - 20:07
As for glare,
20:07 - 20:10
it's indeed one of the most severe
20:10 - 20:11
among Pro-level flagships,
20:11 - 20:12
but I'm not here to defend it.
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Subjectively speaking, in my few months of use,
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I haven't encountered any situations where it affected my shooting.
20:17 - 20:19
However, they did release an OTA update with an AI fix feature,
20:20 - 20:21
and the effect is like this,
20:21 - 20:22
which can be considered a solution.
20:23 - 20:25
I also tried attaching a lens protector,
20:25 - 20:25
and surprisingly,
20:25 - 20:26
it actually works to some extent!
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In addition, the screen quality of this generation
20:29 - 20:31
is much better than before.
20:31 - 20:32
There's no color cast at the edges,
20:32 - 20:33
and the screen is clearer.
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It won't be a major drawback anymore.
20:35 - 20:36
VIVO's system
20:36 - 20:37
from last year,
20:37 - 20:38
I would describe it as a chaotic mix.
20:38 - 20:40
There were many features,
20:40 - 20:42
but they were mostly independent of each other.
20:42 - 20:43
However, vivo this year.
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has made significant improvements
20:44 - 20:47
For example, they combined Blue Heart Xiao V and Jovi Assistant into one
20:47 - 20:48
and organized the camera modes.
20:48 - 20:51
Look at how wild the comparison between last year and this year is.
20:52 - 20:53
Now, as the tide recedes,
20:53 - 20:55
vivo's amazing development capabilities are revealed.
20:55 - 20:57
They can basically do whatever they want.
20:57 - 20:59
If Honor has a "Portal" feature, I have one too.
21:00 - 21:02
NEXT can drag images to the small dock,
21:02 - 21:03
and I can do that too.
21:04 - 21:04
Meizu and OPPO
21:04 - 21:07
can click the top to return, and I can do that as well.
21:07 - 21:09
Xiaomi and OPPO boast file transfer with Mac,
21:09 - 21:11
but I can even do wired transfer.
21:11 - 21:13
For file transfer with Windows, others have to
21:13 - 21:14
borrow vivo's transfer tool.
21:14 - 21:16
Xiaomi has a street photography mode,
21:16 - 21:16
and I have one too.
21:16 - 21:17
Everyone can take photos,
21:17 - 21:20
but vivo can even help you switch to spring, summer, autumn, or winter with one click.
21:20 - 21:22
Anyway, if you have any favorite features,
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hold on to them tightly,
21:23 - 21:25
or you might see them on the X300 soon.
21:26 - 21:29
after observing and using vivo's new phones for nearly a year or two,
21:29 - 21:30
I feel confident
21:30 - 21:31
recommending them.
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Especially for ordinary people who love photography,
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they'll immediately be delighted by the camera's performance.
21:36 - 21:37
For those who prefer stable daily use,
21:37 - 21:39
vivo's stability is also relatively good.
21:39 - 21:42
But does that mean vivo's all-rounder phones are unbeatable?
21:42 - 21:44
Hmm, this year is a bit different from last year.
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which phone do you guys
21:47 - 21:48
prefer after watching this?
21:48 - 21:49
If you have a phone in mind,
21:49 - 21:51
I've compiled their links
21:51 - 21:52
and posted them in the top comment.
21:52 - 21:53
Besides the unique features of each phone,
21:53 - 21:54
there's another issue we need to pay attention to.
21:54 - 21:56
This year, some phones that were originally priced low have increased in price,
21:56 - 21:58
while some that were more expensive have decreased.
21:58 - 21:59
After this two-way movement,
21:59 - 22:00
Honor's standard version
22:00 - 22:02
is now at the same price level as others,
22:02 - 22:04
and Huawei's Mate 70 Pro+ has also dropped a bit in price,
22:04 - 22:05
although it's still quite expensive.
22:05 - 22:06
Another difference is that
22:06 - 22:08
this year, everyone has become aware of
22:08 - 22:08
their own problems.
22:08 - 22:10
Honor is bringing in more people to fix the camera issues,
22:10 - 22:13
Xiaomi is continuing to expand the advantages of its small-screen flagship
22:13 - 22:15
and working hard to fix bugs,
22:15 - 22:16
OPPO is filling in the gaps in functionality
22:16 - 22:18
and stability,
22:18 - 22:20
vivo is integrating its messy features
22:20 - 22:21
and improving its screen quality,
22:21 - 22:22
has already moved to the next level,
22:22 - 22:25
addressing many hidden shortcomings
22:25 - 22:27
that were not apparent from the surface parameters before.
22:27 - 22:28
I'm so excited to see
22:28 - 22:30
how powerful the flagship phones will be a year from now!
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