Three years, Huawei Mate series has now firmly occupy the top tier of domestic smart phones, both in terms of product strength or brand value, have also been able to hit the Samsung Note series with the same main business areas, or a higher iPhone. According to statistics, Huawei shipped 112 million units in the first nine months of 2017, ranking second in the global market share and even the No. 1 in the Chinese market for some time. To a certain extent, Huawei has made many domestically produced products Manufacturers want to do but are not done yet: the brand is up, so the current Mate series, both for the media and users, in a sense, carry the deepest expectations of domestic smart phones so today We do not talk to run, do not talk about theory, to see one thing: Mate10 in the end easy to use.
First, the appearance of experience
Whether it is market-driven or technology upgrades, the rapid development of smartphones also bring a variety of upgrades in the current flagship 'full screen' of the period, perhaps in order to separate the product power Mate10, perhaps the flagship business orientation Mate10 still Need a steady product.We experience today this Huawei Mate10 Standard Edition still uses a 16: 9 screen ratio.But thanks to its narrow frame, tighten the forehead and chin, making Mate10's screen accounted for 81.6% of the total, which is even higher than most of the so-called 'full screen' mobile phones in the market, bringing a certain amount of visual impact after wake-up.
Here, I also want to winded a few words on the full screen currently on the market, there is still some debate on the topic and definition of full screen, regardless of the screen size (18: 9), or in accordance with the screen share.For many and They do not even care about what a true full screen screen is, and the full screen for them may be just the first visual sensory stimulation to get the real screen on. So from this perspective, I think the Mate10 positioned at the flagship of the business, adopting a 16: 9 traditional screen, is surely a clever decision to guarantee but at the same time give the user considerable screen share.
In terms of content, the Mate10 Exclusive Zone has been set up in Huawei Video, with HDR video and full screen version of the video, which can be covered with 16: 9 video resources, so the actual experience is relatively good. Therefore, compared with other vendors, Made a 18: 9 screen but no late adaptation video resources, Huawei to the user a little more intimate.
In fact, the 16: 9 video on the Mate10's screen is covered with a far larger display area than the 18: 9 phones on the left and right sides of the screen, so the software and video assets on the 18: 9 aspect ratio are not fully matched Today, Huawei Mate10 with a screen is not lost in the proportion of screen, more software and video adaptation, to retain the positive fingerprint unlock, will undoubtedly allow users to get a better experience.
However, due to the narrower chin of the Mate10, the area left by the fingerprint identification module is relatively narrow, and the Mate10 has a certain amount of hand-posture when using the Home key on a daily basis, both in the visual center of gravity and in the center of gravity Requirements, to prevent accidentally falling, while the multitasking and return keys on the Home button on both sides is not appropriate.
Huawei seems to be aware of this, so add a "floating navigation" function in the system. With touch, long press and let go, long press and slide, drag the four gestures, respectively, corresponding to return to the previous level, return The main interface, multi-tasking function.We know that in the human-computer interaction on the screen, most of them are to tap and slide two operations, and in these four gestures, two of the most commonly used functions require long Click and slide combinations, this experience also brings a certain cost of learning for the user.Therefore, I recommend here more direct use of the Home key, although may need to pay attention to the hand posture, but better than a thumb size range Ball to gesture more direct operation.
Second, the system function experience
As the first commercial Android 8.0 models, Mate10's EMUI version also jumped to 8.0, aligned with the Android version of the actual experience can be said that there are surprises, but also regrettable.
In the design of the system UI, the theme elements of the Huawei Mate series have been dominated by the steady style until last year's EMUI 5.0, based on the inspiration of the Sea of Love also makes the interface has some of the more active elements in EMUI 8.0, the interface and the previous generation is still not much change.
However, one of the highlights of upgrading to Android 8.0 is finally adding the native Android 7.0 functionality similar to the iOS app that uses the 3D touch to push the APP icon out of the shortcut menu, except that the Mate10 is done by long press: for example on the set icon Long press on the hotspot / mobile data / Bluetooth / WLAN 'switch menu, long press on the camera icon out of the' dynamic photos / large aperture camera / video / self-timer 'shortcut operations are just some of the more commonly used just need function, The third-party APP to adapt this function, after one test, there are: Alipay, Weibo, Netease cloud music, the United States Mission, the only product will be , Late there should be more software to adapt to exhale also have vibration feedback, high degree of functional completion, experience good, to the Mate10 by the iPhone more user-friendly Overall, after all, a useful feature.
The artificial intelligence voice assistant mentioned at the conference also has a high playability: the finger slides upwards from any area at the bottom of the screen, exhales the voice assistant, can say that the phone has a little card and other instructions to make it help us to clean up the mobile phone, Can ask the weather, ask the menu, etc., only in recognition of some instructions may encounter 'stuck' phenomenon, that is, can not identify the meaning, then often have to switch to a different expression, or to give up .In general, It's still handy when we're in a hurry to help us send text messages and set an alarm, and hopefully it will learn more about semantics and habits later and become a true AI assistant.
In addition, another highlight of the system is the integration of Microsoft translation, support for offline real-time translation, also explained at the press conference, not a mechanical use of the software features as a selling point, but because of unicorn 970 NPU blessing, Mate10 Will be much faster than other mobile phones installed Microsoft translation applications.In the actual experience, if you want to translate English into Chinese, you need to download an additional 108M Simplified Chinese language pack, which in fact can feel directly in the national version of the pre-installed version The language pack, because some users may just happen to encounter this feature scenes, if there is no traffic or wifi good enough wifi, may be more awkward.
Another point that can be improved is that, at a certain probability, the same fonts are obviously for the part of the text, but can not be identified and translated, but in general, thanks to the help of the NPU, the experience of identifying and translating is still good. Usually need to understand some urgent foreign language manual or travel abroad, you can solve the urgent needs.
For the system of video, music, reading and other resources, Huawei also Mate10 users bring many benefits, such as the original price of 60 yuan for three months, Huawei video members only 10 yuan can be opened, video resources are more, and the above also mention Having been there, Mate10 16: 9 screen provides a large number of video resources can be covered, undoubtedly improve the viewing experience.While reading also presented Mate10 user 3 months worth 30 yuan experience members, in addition, the application store also There Mate10 exclusive package, including game packs, electronic parking coupons, food, travel vouchers, etc., shows Huawei's sincerity.
However, although the function is further improved, there are still some areas for attention to this generation of EMUIs, perhaps due to the adaptation of Android 8.0, and the adaptation of some software needs to be improved early in the experience, for example, the certain probability of Weibo The next card will die, black screen, the last prompt no response, whether the end of the task, but this is also a third-party software adaptation problem, I believe that after more and more Andrews 8.0 models, third-party software will be more active to fit. And there's room for improvement in fluency, and frankly speaking, at some point, the Mate10 does not even have the kind of cool feeling Mate9 just got.
Third, camera experience
Taking pictures, after Huawei P9 announced its cooperation with Leica, each generation's flagship has made a good impression on the pictures while in Mate10's experience for a few days, Mate10 can be regarded as having a very unusual picture in the current domestic mobile phone Good standard.
From the parameter point of view, two Lycra tuned F1.6 large aperture SUMMILUX-H lens, 12 million pixel color and 20 million pixel black and white combination, but also in the domestic conference just the day the authority of the French equipment scoring agencies Dxo Mark Out of 100 photos (not full score), a total of 97 highly rated endorsement.
As introduced at the conference, equipped with artificial intelligence 970 chip Mate10, you can shoot the vast majority of scenes, automatically identify the type of scene and adjust the shooting preset, for example, when shooting food knife and fork icon, shooting plants When there is a text of the object 'T' icon, are optimized for different scenes, the actual camera, the scene recognition is very fast, allowing users to capture when they get the appropriate pre- Set.
In the camera function settings, divided into three screens, the default viewfinder screen left to enter the mode menu, such as black and white camera, HDR switch, 3D dynamic panorama, streamer shutter mode, framing the right screen to enter the settings, such as setting Resolution, plot format, watermark, reference line, etc., can be said that everything.
When the camera interface to open the bright or soft mode, the screen preview has a strong 'German flavor.' This is what the author would like to mention: In addition to quality, proofing color, Huawei has been compared Unique style, rich colors, more suitable for artistic creation.This for ordinary users of non-technical party, no doubt gave them a readily shot good photos 'crash course'.
The actual experience, F1.6 large aperture of the advantages of large amount of light, fully displayed in the low light conditions, whether it is the evening bridge or the dusk of the street light boxes, are to maximize the retention of low light details at the same time, light The edge is not a bit fuzzy and vignetting.
In the night, Mate10 also gave the author a surprise in the evaluation, without the need for additional equipment such as tripod, turn on the super night, up to 9 seconds long exposure can not only greatly enhance the picture quality, but also record the busy streets, Very artistic effect.Photo shows no matter in quality or atmosphere, the performance is excellent.
Fourth, life / charging experience
Life in the Mate series, of course, is a housekeeping skills, Mate8, Mate9 are captivated by a good battery of business users a heart, this Mate10 is no exception, equipped with a 4000 mA battery, using the principle More energy-saving 10-nanometer technology unicorn 970, Huawei's super fast charge.
The Mate10 is the first device to use a 2K screen in the standard Mate product. Therefore, Huawei has designed a 'smart resolution' option. After it is turned on, it automatically reduces the resolution as needed. You can also manually select 720P, 1080P, 2K third gear resolution, in order to give 2K users do not need more battery life.
When the power is low, there are power saving mode and super power saving mode, power saving mode will limit the application of background activity, turn off the message automatically synchronized to save power, super power saving mode can only use up to 6 applications. Days of experience, full of electricity at night, go out from work at 7 o'clock in the morning until 9 o'clock in the daytime go home, generally have about 30 of the power, the author is moderate use, make a call, send and receive e-mail, see microblogging and friends Circle, I believe even heavy use, but also enough to support the use of the day.
The Mate10 equipped with Huawei's super fast charge, give me the first feeling is fast, as often starting from the 20 charge, almost half an hour can be rushed to about 80, fast charge faster and faster, but also cause users Concerns for charging safety, the Mate10 after Rhine safety certification, I believe last year Note7 event, the emphasis on charging the basic red line of safety embodied.
Overall, I do not know whether due to the adaptation of Android 8.0, Mate10's battery life from the subjective feeling Mate9, but not very different, is still the first echelon life, but with the faster super fast charge, integrated Still can bring outstanding use of time.
Five, concluded
The first echelon of performance and life, the top camera capabilities, the addition of artificial intelligence, decided Mate10 is the absolute annual flagship this year, but the function of artificial intelligence NPU is currently still very limited development, the voice assistant and camera scene is still The need to learn user habits and further enrich, and Android 8.0 adaptation is also an issue that can not be ignored, but these believe can be solved over time.
In recent years, with the cooperation with well-known organizations such as Leica, Pantone and Rhine Security, Huawei's high-end brand tone has been continuously shaped and the country finally has a brand that can be internationally respected with Samsung and Apple. Was pulled up the brand tone, but also objectively give the Mate series of stronger genes in the article at the end, if summed up in one sentence Mate10 subjective experience: This should be at this stage a product with almost no short board .