【【【Preface: iQOO’s “performance magic machine” sequence is updated again】】
As we all know, in the entire smartphone industry, all leading brands have their own particularly proud star product lines. Each of them also has its own clear functional highlights, will have the styling characteristics that impress consumers, and also has quite continuity product design elements.
It is obvious that iQOO can "take this big task" and be called a celebrity product, so naturally the iQOO Neo series is available.
The first generation of iQOO Neo
Why is the iQOO Neo series so outstanding? Looking back at the previous models of this series, it is not difficult to find that the iQOO Neo series has many unique product characteristics.
For example, in terms of performance, the first-generation iQOO Neo was equipped with the then "former flagship" Snapdragon 845 platform for the first time in terms of performance, greatly overwhelming other competitors during the same period and became a hit.
For example, in terms of appearance and shape. Since iQOO Neo5, the entire iQOO Neo family seems to have found its own design style. Such as pixelated product LOGO, eye-catching "film cloud-stage" rear camera module, and body color scheme represented by bright orange and yellow, it also caters to the aesthetic needs of young consumers while filling in appearance recognition.
is even a product series focusing on young, fun and performance. The iQOO Neo series has significantly enhanced the imaging aspects in recent generations. With the support of optical anti-shake , which has almost become the "standard configuration", although the iQOO Neo series models seem to have not special CMOS specifications, they can almost always bring great surprises in actual imaging.
After talking about so many of the past advantages of the iQOO Neo series models, it will naturally lead to a new problem. That is, when time comes to the end of 2022 and when the competition in the smartphone industry becomes increasingly fierce, what configuration and product strength will iQOO use to continue the glory of this series? The answer is obviously in the protagonist of our review today, iQOO Neo7.
【【【Appearance: It also has a good feel with a large capacity battery, and the appearance design is more practical】】
What we got this time is the "geometric black" color version of iQOO Neo7.
can be seen on the back of the machine. Like the previous generations of iQOO Neo series models, iQOO Neo7 still clearly continues the family-style simplified design language, and at the same time, the appearance is highly considered to be "practical".
For example, it is well known that iQOO Neo7 is of course a model focusing on "performance", which means that the body must be stuffed into a large-size cooling module, and there will also be a battery with a considerable capacity. But as you can see from the outline of the fuselage, the iQOO Neo7 can be said to not look heavy at all.
How did this be done? Obviously, the low-key back with a large curved side shape played a big role.
In fact, if you compare the iQOO Neo7 with other current "high performance + large capacity battery" models, you will find that the middle frame part of the former seems to be particularly narrow. And from this small power button, have you seen any mystery?
Yes, you guessed it correctly, iQOO Neo7 is equipped with a very rare under-screen optical fingerprint solution in the current model of the same level. The design of the narrow middle frame also indirectly creates a larger curve of the back cover, a better feel, and a thinner visual effect of the whole machine.
is on the upper left end of the back of the body, and the iQOO Neo7 still has a "film cloud step" rear multi-camera module.
However, the macro secondary camera at the lower end of the rear camera module was designed as a separate square hole this time.Compared with the past practice of "piling" all cameras into the cloud level, the new design does seem more flexible and visually.
【【【Appearance: High-refresh straight screen is adorable, Samsung E5 material is very valuable】】】
After seeing the lines and shapes on the back of the machine, we will move our eyes to the front of the iQOO Neo7 to see the screen configuration of this model this time.
In fact, when iQOO Neo7 provided under-screen optical fingerprint recognition function, many friends must have guessed that this model uses an AMOLED screen.
But from the perspective of product quality, the 6.78-inch, 20:9 aspect ratio screen is obviously not as simple as "a piece of AMOLED".
On the one hand, in terms of basic materials, iQOO Neo7 uses E5 AMOLED substrate from Samsung, which makes it not only have a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz, but also has a local peak brightness of up to 1500nit, and supports HDR10+ high dynamic range display, eye-changing DC dimming and SGS eye protection certification.
, and as a model that focuses on gaming experience, the E5 material screen of iQOO Neo7 naturally adopts a straight screen design. The 360Hz two-finger touch point rate, 2000Hz instant touch point rate, and the two X-axis linear vibration motors under the screen ensure their "chirality" in the game and a unique screen vibration experience with a certain degree of "directionality".
【【Performance: Dimensity 9000+ flagship core, both running scores and cooling are strong enough】】
Looking at the entire history of the iQOO Neo series, you will find that in addition to the first generation of iQOO Neo that once used the "old flagship" mobile platform of the previous generation, the subsequent iQOO Neo series models almost all adopted the flagship platform of the time, and reached the high-end level of performance at that time.
iQOO Neo7 is equipped with Dimensity 9000+ solution this time, which is the latest and strongest flagship SoC that has just been released in the field of MediaTek , and is no doubt about it.
As you can see, as the "official enhanced version" of Dimensity 9000, the most prominent change of Dimensity 9000+ is to increase the main frequency of the Cortex-X2 super-large core from 3.05GHz to 3.2GHz, which also enhances its CPU peak single-core performance by about 5%.
Secondly, compared with Dimensity 9000, Dimensity 9000+ has another change, that is, its Mali-G710MC10 GPU's highest main frequency has been increased from 848MHz to 955MHz. It means that the 3D rendering performance of Dimensity 9000+ has increased by about 10%. Considering that the top flagship SoCs nowadays generally attach importance to performance in "high-quality games", the GPU frequency increase of Dimensity 9000+ is obviously more meaningful to players.
Antutu review flash speed test
Antutu review comprehensive score
However, for iQOO, it seems that it does not satisfy the use of only the latest flagship SoC. On the one hand, they matched the iQOO Neo7 with enhanced LPDDR5-6400 memory and overclocked UFS 3.1 flash memory. Among them, the overclocked version of UFS 3.1 flash memory can automatically "overclock" or "power saving" according to the actual load, and even has an embedded defragmentation mechanism. The actual measured performance is currently at the top level.
Secondly, in order to ensure the comfort of the body holding in long-term games, videos and other scenarios, iQOO also equipped the iQOO Neo7 with an capillary woven from 1283 copper wires. This cooling area has reached the highest record in the history of the entire iQOO Neo series models.
Judging from the results of Antutu's stress test, after one hour of stress test, the iQOO Neo7 not only did not reduce the CPU, but the battery temperature was also maintained below 37 degrees Celsius, and the body only had a slight heat to the touch, and the performance can be said to be very excellent.
【【【Game: Multiple BUFF support, high frame and low power consumption are not dreams】】
As we all know, in the product line under the iQOO brand, the positioning of the "digital series" has quietly changed. From the initially obvious focus on "e-sports experience" to the real flagship product that now focuses more on all-round performance and has outstanding features in display, image, craftsmanship, etc.
, the controller and semiconductor radiator peripherals released at the same time as iQOO Neo7, - iQOO Extreme Wind Heat Sink Neo
In this process, the iQOO Neo family, which originally simply used "performance" as the main selling point, obviously took over a more game-oriented positioning, and in terms of strengthening game control, improving game fluency, and even increasing game experience, they have "masked" more and more configurations.
First of all, iQOO Neo7 introduced the screen dual-zone pressure sensing function, coupled with the somatosensor of the phone itself, which makes it seem that although it does not have the obvious game mobile phone features such as "shoulder keys", it can map many complex operations into simple pressing of the screen/tilting the body movements, and bringing obvious competitive advantages.
Secondly, for many mainstream games, iQOO Neo7 is adapted to customized sound effects solutions. After turning on, you can feel that the surrounding feeling of music in the game has been enhanced. Combined with the stereo speakers that are already quite "voice", it is full of immersion.
Want a more immersive sound effect? You can also try the iQOO TWS Air headset
released at the same time. Of course, the above can only be regarded as the "adding" of iQOO Neo7 game-related functions. What really makes it unique is the deep adaptation and adjustment of Dimensity SoC, and the other is the "independent display chip Pro+" it is equipped.
As the first brand to use the Dimensity 9000 series SoC in flagship models, vivo has already carried out a lot of in-depth joint debugging with MediaTek on the X80 series. It is reflected in iQOO Neo7, which is reflected in the GPU underlying image quality adjustment tool that you see now and is rarely seen in other models.
In adapted games, "picture quality tuning" will become the "original picture mode" option
On this basis, the "independent display chip Pro+" equipped by iQOO Neo7 this time plays the finishing touch to the game experience. On the one hand, it can control and optimize the display effect of the screen from the bottom layer, bringing color enhancement functions such as "original painting mode", which is suitable for different game details, adjust different display styles, and more accurately presents the original art design atmosphere of the game.
On the other hand, the most important function of "independent display chip Pro+" is of course the game frame insertion. This time, iQOO Neo7 supports two different frame insertion modes, namely the " frame rate improvement" mode that increases the 60/90 frame screen to 120 frames, and the "high frame and low power consumption" mode that reduces the 60/90 frame screen to 45 frame rendering, and then improves to the "high frame and low power consumption" mode that displays 90 frames.
iQOO How "god" is the frame insertion effect of Neo7? Obviously, we need to use actual measured data.
First, we used the FPS game "Call of Duty Mobile". Without turning on the frame insertion, this game can run to an average frame rate of 89.1, with an average power consumption of 3.73W. However, after turning on the frame insertion function, you can see that the average frame rate has reached 59.7 (119.4 frames after frame insertion), and the average power consumption has dropped to 3.23W. The smoothness of the game and the energy efficiency of are further improved compared to .
Similarly, in the racing game "Ace Racing", when the frame insertion is not enabled, the average frame rate in the game is 59.2 and the average power consumption is 3.32W. After turning on the interpolation, the average frame rate reaches 44.8 (89.6 frames after interpolation), and the power consumption drops to 3.06W. That is, the frame rate has increased by 50%, but the power consumption has decreased by 10%.
Next, it is the " Honor of Kings " that everyone is familiar with. When the frame insertion is not turned on, iQOO Neo7 can already run the average frame rate to 119.3, and the average power consumption is only 2.98W. However, after turning on the interpolation, you can see that the game has run 60 frames (interpolation to 120 frames full), and the power consumption has slightly increased to 3.16W.
" Genshin Impact " is not enabled for frame insertion
"Genshin Impact" is enabled for frame insertion and frame enhancement mode
"Genshin Impact" is enabled for frame insertion optimization power consumption mode
. For the game "Genshin Impact", iQOO Neo7 supports two different frame insertion modes. In the test of this game, we chose to start from the height of Tianheng Mountain and run all the way to the boat deep in Liyue Port.
In the test results, it can be seen that the average frame rate of iQOO Neo7 when the frame insertion is not turned on is 59, which is actually very smooth, and the average power consumption at this time has also reached 5.84W. After turning on the "Elevated Frame Rate" mode, the frame rate further increased to 116.6 (58.3*2), and the average power consumption also increased slightly, reaching the level of 6.29W.
But after switching to the "Optimized Power Consumption" mode, you can see that the average frame rate of the game is still 44.8 frames (that is, 89.2 frames after interpolation), and the average power consumption has also dropped to only 4.76W, which can be said to be extremely significant.
【【Fast Charge: 120W ultra-fast flash charging, full of 5000mAh in 25 minutes】】】
With high performance, strong cooling, smooth frame rate, sensitive control, excellent display, shocking audio and vibration effects, what else must be found for iQOO Neo7 users? Obviously, the answer is fast charging.
If you have paid attention to some early high-power fast charging models, you may know that "fast charging" was difficult to have both battery capacity in many cases, mainly because the structure of the fast charging battery itself is more complex, more space-consuming, and more difficult to increase energy density. However, while the iQOO Neo7 has 120W ultra-fast flash charging, it also "piles" the battery equivalent capacity to 5,000mAh. Among the fast charging models of the same level, it is undoubtedly a relatively rare large-capacity battery.
According to our actual test results, it is indeed not slow. Charging started at 1% at room temperature at 26 degrees Celsius, and the power reached 58% in just 10 minutes, which is equivalent to charging nearly 60% of the power in 10 minutes.
Finally, the iQOO Neo7 was charged from 1% to 100%, and it only took 25 minutes in total. Compared with the current mainstream 65W and 80W fast charging, this model takes more than ten minutes to charge, especially the charging speed of the first 10 minutes, which can fully meet players' need to quickly get their phones back to health during the "battle gap".
【【【Image: IMX766V+optical anti-shake, the image also has a "flagship" flavor】】
As we all know, since the previous generations of models, the iQOO Neo series has introduced optical anti-shake in the rear main camera, and therefore, with its greatly enhanced photography clarity, night view effect, etc., it has won a very outstanding reputation among the same model.
However, although the main camera of the iQOO Neo series models at that time were supported by optical anti-shake, they were still relatively "restrained" in the configuration of CMOS. It is basically equipped with high-pixel solutions such as IMX582 and Samsung GW1, which are common in mid-range products.
But on iQOO Neo7, its main camera directly uses the IMX766V sensor exclusively customized for Sony . At the same time, according to the official information, some of its image algorithms are directly from the image flagship vivo X80 series released earlier this year.
What does this mean? First of all, compared with the main camera CMOS used in the past iQOO Neo series models, the biggest difference is that the sensor area reaches 1/1.56 inch, and it also has a "full-pixel omnidirectional focus" design that is impossible for mid-range solutions.
sample: Orange ISO108 23mm f1.88 1/100s
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From the perspective of real-life samples, this new flagship sensor gives iQOO Neo7 a powerful focus pursuit ability, allowing it to lock the subject more accurately. At the same time, the larger pixel area also significantly improves the clarity of detail, such as when expressing the fine texture of the orange peel surface, it obviously brings good resolution.
Sample: Osmanthus (main camera 2x zoom) ISO810 46mm f1.88 1/50s
Sample: Osmanthus (macro mode) ISO387 24mm f2.4 1/100s
Secondly, IMX766V's powerful focus performance and its resolution advantage as a "big bottom CMOS" also means that iQOO Neo7 actually cannot use that "independent macro secondary camera". As you can see, using the main camera 2x zoom can easily capture tiny objects that are clearer and have better colors than the macro camera.
sample: Building ISO100 23mm f1.88 0.0007s
sample: Building (2x zoom) ISO100 46mm f1.88 0.0006s
sample: Building (5x zoom) ISO100 117mm f1.88 0.0006s
sample: Building (10x zoom) ISO100 231mm f1.88 0.0006s
sample: Building (10x zoom) ISO100 231mm f1.88 0.0006s
Speaking of parsing power, of course, it still needs to be verified using classic zoom scenes. It can be seen that iQOO Neo7 adopts the common "main photography + algorithm" method in products of the same level to provide "far-looking" capabilities. Its maximum zoom ratio is 20 times. The actual measurement shows that it can still ensure clear and available imaging capabilities at at least 5 times of focal length. Even if it is enlarged to 10 times, the picture does not appear particularly serious blur, and its performance is excellent.
sample: Gaolou ISO100 23mm f1.88 0.0007s
sample: Gaolou (ultra-wide angle) ISO100 16mm f2.2 0.003s
sample: indoor ISO2818 23mm f1.88 0.03s
sample: indoor (ultra-wide angle) ISO4683 16mm f2.2 0.07s
Of course, we also examined the quality of the 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle secondary camera of iQOO Neo7. It can be seen that in good lighting, the ultra-wide angle of the iQOO Neo7 can maintain the same color style as the main camera, and the details are also retained well. However, in an environment with relatively weak light, it has a relatively obvious later "brightening" phenomenon. Although it pleases the eye, the resolution and "consistency" with the main shot are somewhat different.
Sample: Gaolou ISO3773 23mm f1.88 0.15s
Sample: Table ISO4949 23mm f1.88 0.09s
Finally, it can be seen in the sample of night scenes that in the noise control in dark places in pictures such as the sky and shadows, iQOO Neo7 has almost reached the current level of mid-to-high-end imaging models. Obviously, the broad-solar and algorithm accumulation of its own flagship products have indeed brought earth-shaking changes to the overall imaging quality of iQOO Neo7.
【【【Summary: Self-developed technology has made great contributions, and the material has to be stacked depends on the blue factory】】
In general, iQOO Neo7, whether it is the overall configuration level, the performance, game, and even image quality reflected in actual testing, can be regarded as another "rebirth" improvement compared to previous generations of products in the same series. Although the performance of
iQOO Neo7 can be said to reflect the fierce competition in the current market and the increasing emphasis of blue manufacturers on the iQOO Neo product line, whether it is the pressure of market competition or the consumer expectations borne by the "star product line", isn't that manufacturer like this?
Therefore, iQOO Neo7's extraordinary pile material and better user experience cannot be simply explained by "competitive pressure". After all, everyone wants to make a stunning product, but not all brands have this strength.The reason why Neo7 can build high-end screens, flagship main cameras, the best SoCs, and technologically leading fast charging in one go is obviously due to the fact that Blue Factory has invested relatively early in related fields, and has relatively sufficient technical accumulation and a more advantageous supply chain system.
Take the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ main controller equipped with iQOO Neo7 this time. In fact, it is not the first model to use this SoC, but in terms of power consumption, heating adjustment, etc., it is enough to make people express the emotion of " Dimensity adjustment, service blue factory". And this can actually explain many problems.
