Nubia Z18mini Review: Performance Upgrade

With the proliferation of full screens, mobile phone brands can carry larger screens within the same body size, giving smaller screens a greater visual experience. In these small screen phones, Nubian’s calf The series can be said to occupy a place. When it comes to Nubian's Mavericks series, everybody thinks of it is perhaps the keyword “performance cannon”. As a relatively small-screen high-performance product on the market, Nubian Maverick series Has been one of the choices of many small screen enthusiasts. And just recently, Nubia officially released a new product of the Mavericks series: Nubian Z18mini.

As a new product of the Mavericks series, Nubian Z18mini equipped with a 5.7-inch full screen under the premise of maintaining the previous generation of body size, brought a broader visual experience. At the same time, compared to the previous generation, Nubian Z18mini The Zia Z18mini has a large upgrade in appearance, performance, system, etc. Here we first briefly understand some of the configuration of this product!

From the overall configuration point of view, Nubian Z18mini compared to the previous generation has a more comprehensive improvement, first in terms of performance, Nubian Z18mini equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660AIE processor, the performance of this processor believe that many partners It is known to all. In terms of Nubia's strengths in photographing, the Nubian Z18mini is equipped with a dual-camera solution of 24 million+500 megapixels. With the new NeoVision 7.0 image engine, the actual imaging knows what to expect.

Nubian Z18mini Appearance: Colorful body / feel is the highlight

Compared to previous generations of Mavericks, Nubian Z18mini's biggest change is the adoption of a full-screen, which allows its integration with a 5.7-inch full screen is basically the same with the previous generation of products. In addition, due to Most of the Mavericks users love life, passionate young. Therefore Nubian Z18mini in the overall design and color of the fuselage also put considerable effort.

In appearance design, this time we got the Nubia Z18mini shine black version, positive equipped with a 5.7-inch full screen resolution 2160x1080 (FHD +), meet the standards of full-HD screen at the same time brings more Excellent sensory experience. The full size of the screen under the constant holding of the measurements also allows the Nubian Z18mini to continue its single-handed selling.

In the choice of body material, Nubia Z18mini uses glass as its body material. Compared to metal, the unique texture of glass is still quite attractive. At the same time, the glass material also allows Nubian Z18mini to match More color matching (diamond/glacier white/ celadon blue/ Ying Yu powder/ Provence violet) to meet the individual needs of the user for color.

Under the full screen blessing, Nubian Z18mini's front is quite concise. At the same time, in order to prevent the fuselage is too slender, Nubian Z18mini made the iconic 'little red circle' into a virtual button, maybe some friends will say, Why don't you put the keys outside?

But in fact, in the author's impression, the full-screen product using the off-screen buttons is not too slender, because the bottom space is too narrow and the operation is not comfortable. The Nubian Z18mini uses the on-screen virtual keys as a guarantee of brand design. The continuation of language, but also meet the user's actual needs.

At the same time, on the left side of the fuselage, the Nubian Z18mini integrates the 'Maverick Voice' shortcut button. The red and black color buttons match the design style of Nubia. The function of this button will give you detailed information in the following article. Experience.

At the same time, in order to improve the strength of the fuselage, Nubian Z18mini and in the middle of the glass and metal frame is also attached with a layer of anti-collision rubber ring, to minimize the risk of glass fragmentation. Formal these tiny design details precisely reflect Nubia's pursuit of user experience.

In terms of photographing, the Nubian Z18mini uses 24 million pixels + 500 pixels to form a dual camera, remembering the last time the Mavericks used 24 million pixels. This high-pixel camera is already Nubian Z11miniS. In addition, F1.7. The large aperture also makes this camera more worth the wait.

As a standard product of Nubian products, the Nubian Z18mini also uses the Type-C data interface. Its positive and negative blind insertion features are both convenient and efficient. In addition, compared to the more aggressive design of the previous generation, Nubian Sub Z18mini re-use 3.5mm headphone jack, further user-friendly use.

On the whole, the Nubian Z18mini has a broader visual experience under the full screen blessing. At the same time, the outstanding design inherited from previous generations of Mavericks also gives it a good feeling. The use of glass fuselage also allows nubi. Sub-Z18mini's texture is quite outstanding, colorful body color matching also meet the needs of many users for personalization, can be said to be a new tool for young fashion users.

Nubia Z18mini Performance: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660AIE/ Game Cannon

The Nubian Z18mini is equipped with a Snapdragon 660AIE processor. For detailed information about this processor, I believe that many small partners are familiar with it. As the product behind Xiaolong 845 and Xiaolong 835, the actual performance of Snapdragon 660 is still Pretty good. It uses a 14nm process technology, eight Kryo 260s and eight core architectures, of which four Kryo 260s run at 2.2GHz, while the other four are running at 1.8GHz.

On the GPU side, the Snapdragon 660AIE processor integrates an Adreno 512 graphics processing chip. According to official data, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 has a 30% increase in the GPU compared to its previous generation chip. Therefore, the performance of this processor in gaming is also Worth paying attention. In terms of baseband, the Xiaolong 660AIE processor adopts the Xiaolong X12 LTE modem to support up to Cat.13/12.

In the security Bunny benchmark test, Nubian Z18mini's test score was 145,479 points, in line with the actual performance of Xiaolong 660AIE. It can be said that this kind of performance can already meet most of the user's needs.

Game test:

Of course, in this era of CPU performance/mobile games, GPU performance is the focus of the user's attention. Therefore, the author specifically conducted the game's actual measurement.

From the game's actual test we can see that the actual game performance of the Nubian Z18mini is quite good. In the King's glory test, the Nubian Z18mini can basically maintain the state of 'full blood' of 60 frames. It can be said that the Dragon 660 game. The performance is still worthy of recognition. In the relatively large 3D game with the collapse of 3, the author played the game in the highest quality/high frame rate environment, and can see that the number of frames of the game is still relatively stable.

In simple terms, the Nubian Z18mini can be enjoyable for the current mainstream online games and most of the 3D mobile games.

Nubia Z18mini system: Mavericks voice blessing / ease of use UP!

On the system side, the Nubian Z18mini is equipped with a custom nubia UI (based on Android 8.1). Compared to other versions, this version uses the new Android 8.1 as the system's bottom layer. At the same time, in terms of system, through different operating modes, Comprehensive screen to help. In the overall design, this UI inherits the nubia UI's overall design style, but the icon has been redrawed, the multi-color adoption is more in line with the tastes of young users, the author is not too much for this set of UI Explained.

In terms of system functions, the most noteworthy thing is Nubia's new feature called 'Maverd Voice' launched in 2018. As Nubia Heavyweight's main function this year , Users You can send voice commands by pressing an independent Mavericks voice button. Through voice real-time commands, users can directly convert voice into text. And support WeChat interface directly send WeChat voice.

At the same time, in order to facilitate the use of the user, Maverick voice also supports voice to quickly open applications, make calls and even a short message within the WeChat function.

Judging from the actual experience, the voice of the Mavericks is very good both in terms of the recognition rate and the recognition accuracy. At the same time, due to the independent Mavericks voice button, it has greater ease of use compared to competing products from other homes. Advantages. But APP compatibility still needs some time to adapt. At present, only WeChat supports fast voice input. In this regard Nubia still has to spend some time thinking.

Nubian Z18mini camera: 24 million pixels + 5 million pixels dual camera

As Nubian's traditional strengths, Nubian Z18mini has Nubia's photography advantages. First, in terms of pixels, it carries a 24 million+500-megapixel dual camera and also has a large aperture design of F1.7. High pixel density and large aperture are worth looking forward to. In addition, Nubia NeoVision7.0 image engine blessing also provides users with powerful support for creating beautiful photos.

From the overall design of the interface, the Nubian Z18mini maintains a simple and efficient interface design. By using left/right sliding, you can quickly use common shooting functions. In terms of functional diversity, such as light painting, star tracks, multiple exposures , Clone and other functions have been adopted, allowing users to take more interesting photos quickly and easily.

Let's take a look at the proof performance of Nubian Z18mini.

From the daytime proofs, the overall performance of the Nubian Z18mini is quite good. First of all, for the color reproduction of the picture, the Nubian Z18mini tends to restore the true color. At the same time, thanks to the 24 million-pixel camera With high resolution, the Nubian Z18mini is also in the details of light and dark.

At night and in dimly lit scenes, the imaging quality of the Nubian Z18mini is also very good. Under the blessing of the F1.7 large aperture, the Nubian Z18mini is quite good at restoring the details of the shades. But the whole picture is somewhat Obscure, this should be a matter of software tuning. In the indoor lighting scene, Nubian Z18mini's performance is remarkable, the highlights did not overexposure, the shadow will not be too much loss.

After the experience, the author believes that Nubia Z18mini has inherited Nubian's consistent advantages in photographing, and the dual resolution of 24 million+5 million pixels makes the resolving power an advantage of Nubian Z18mini. F1.7 big aperture blessing also let Nubia Z18mini No matter if it is day or night, you can take good photos to further meet the needs of users.

Nubian Z18mini battery life: 3450mAh / no fast charge is regrettable

In terms of battery life, the Nubian Z18mini has a 3,450mAh large-capacity lithium battery built-in. However, it should be noted that the Nubian Z18mini does not support fast charging, but there are some regrets. At the press conference, Nubia stated that he owns NeoPower. The smart power-saving scheme can effectively improve the unit battery life. For this purpose, the author specifically conducted a test on battery life.

From the test results, the actual life of Nubian Z18mini is still very good. Under the support of high-performance Xiaolong 660, Nubian Z18mini's power consumption speed is not as fast as imagined. In 30 minutes The King's glory only consumed 7% of its power, and this performance is still quite good. The power consumption of 3% in one hour of music playback is also more eye-catching. Overall, although not equipped with fast charge, but excellent The energy consumption control still gave Nubia Z18mini an inning.

Nubia Z18mini concludes: 'Performance Cannon' is worthy of the name

For Nubian's Mavericks series, the author still has some right to speak. After all, as a player from the Z7mini era to use Nubian's hardcore players, Nubian's Mavericks series has always been the hearts and minds of many small partners. The 'steel cannon'. In this generation of the Z18mini, we still see Nubia’s emphasis on the Mavericks series. It is very gratifying for me to see this scene.

and Judging from the current pattern of the mobile phone market, Although Nubia's position is somewhat embarrassing, the author sees a more aggressive Nubian. From the series of Red Devils for game series to the V series for entry thousands of machines, we see Nubia. Take a step in diversification and take your own pace. This new Nubian Mavericks is also an important pawn for Nubian to diversify. Let us together bless Nubia and look forward to Nubia for us. Bring more good products!