vivo X Note is equipped with a 7-inch, 2K+ Samsung E5 screen that is extremely rare on the market. Big screens are productivity. There is no doubt about this. The 21:10 aspect ratio and larger display area of ​​the vivo X Note screen can obviously Improve interaction efficiency i

As a vivo mobile phone user, the vivo incisively and vividly.

On April 11, vivo X Note, the top flagship of the blue factory, was officially released.

Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 7-inch 2K+ E5 super wide-screen, 3D large-area ultrasonic fingerprint, GN1 ultra-large bottom main camera, 8 million OIS periscope, IMX663 professional portrait (2X), IMX598 ultra-wide angle, self-developed chip V1, 5000mAh Battery, 80W dual-cell flash charging, 50W wireless flash charging, 10W wireless reverse charging, Qualcomm SPU chip-level security protection, IP68 dustproof and waterproof, X-axis linear motor, independent Hi-Fi chip, stereo dual speakers, three wheat movies Level 3 stereo recording, barometer, infrared remote control, physical mute button, full scene NFC... From configuration to design, from function to interaction, it is no exaggeration to say that vivo X Note is almost fully loaded, and you can’t find any faults. .

In the past half month, I have been using vivo X Note as my main phone. So what is my experience with this new flagship phone? Now I will give you the evaluation experience report of vivo X Note as soon as possible.

vivo X Note (Picture from vivo official)

Part 1: Screen and design

vivo X Note is equipped with a 7-inch, 2K+ Samsung E5 screen that is extremely rare on the market. Big screen is productivity, there is no doubt about this, vivo X Note screen The 21:10 aspect ratio and larger display area can significantly improve the interaction efficiency in various usage scenarios.

This screen uses microprism condensation technology and Samsung diamond arrangement, supports 120Hz+240Hz high brush and high sampling rate, has a resolution of 3080×1440, and supports native 10bit and full-scene HDR colors.

In addition, vivo X Note also supports LTPO adaptive refresh, supporting free switching of the screen refresh rate between 1-120Hz.

As far as actual experience is concerned, the screen of vivo X Note feels big, refreshing, and very comfortable to look at. The colors are accurate, and the picture is delicate and vivid. After all, it is the top screen in the Android camp, and vivo X Note also won the 16 Display Mate performance records and received overall A+ level certification.

Above the screen is Corning Gorilla GG7 glass cover, which has better drop and scratch resistance than the previous generation.

vivo X Note (Qingshan Blue) measures 168.78*80.31*8.75mm and weighs 216g. 216g is not too light, but for a mobile phone with a lot of configurations and a screen size of 7 inches, this weight is really light.

More importantly, vivo X Note does not bring the "falling feeling" that is expected from a large mobile phone. Vivo distributes the heavier components around the whole machine, and the large body balances the weight. With a body weight of 216g, there is no sense of oppression when held in the hand, which is very rare.

vivo Optical AG process, body thickness is 8.37mm.

IT Home got the Qingshan Blue version, which is a very elegant and fresh color scheme. When paired with plain leather craftsmanship, the blue color is neither deep nor jumping.

Three vertical embossed textures are added to both sides of the back cover, similar to the stitching design on high-end leather materials, making the large area of ​​plain leather look less monotonous and more elegant. .

The camera part adopts the design of "round sky and square place". The circular four-camera module is located on the square "sky step", with a large area of ​​white space on the right side, and the fill light and image focal length mark in the middle. , in the upper right corner is the obvious small blue Zeiss mark.

In terms of details, there is a slightly curved and extended glass surface connecting the circular lens module and the square decorative piece. This continuous glass surface cleverly transitions the abruptness of the camera module.The outer ring of the photographic lens group also adds gold edges and halo textures. This kind of detailed processing and transition makes the entire phone very refined, retaining the visual impact brought by the entire imaging module without It feels too rough.

As for whether it looks good or not, I will not comment here. After all, beauty is a very subjective thing. However, as far as personal feelings are concerned, the author still prefers the "ceramic cloud window" of vivo X70 Pro +.

vivo Adding a little bit of small chamfering, this design not only ensures a "business" aesthetic, but also makes the middle frame look less heavy.

vivo X Note The bottom of the body is a microphone, speaker, charging port, and SIM card slot.

The top is a microphone, infrared and additional barometer opening to support altitude detection.

On one side of the middle frame are the power button and volume button.

On the other side of the fuselage, there is a physical mute button that is rare in the Android camp.

The physical mute key is a "repertoire" of every generation of iPhone. For business office workers, the physical mute key does play a substantial role. For example, in some meeting situations, just flip the switch downward to turn on mute. But in the Android camp, the only ones that have long insisted on physical mute keys are OnePlus and the missing hammer.

This time, vivo X Note also added a physical mute button, which uses a dual Hall sensor + magnet to toggle vertically to achieve one-click mute. You can also choose whether the media volume should be turned off/on following the mute key through system settings to achieve true "one-click mute".

After talking about the physical mute button, let’s talk about another advantageous hardware of vivo X Note - 3D large-area ultrasonic fingerprint.

In the field of screen fingerprints, vivo is a well-deserved pioneer. This time, vivo has finally brought the highly praised ultrasonic fingerprint on iQOO to vivo X Note.

Traditional photoelectric fingerprint, when unlocking, the fingerprint area will raise the screen brightness to the highest level. When used at night, it is easy to be "blinded" by the sudden strong light, while ultrasonic fingerprint will not exist this problem. Similarly, ultrasonic fingerprints are better than traditional photoelectric fingerprints in aspects such as wet-hand unlocking, unlocking rate, and security, and the fingerprint entry process only requires one fit.

vivo X Note is equipped with an ultrasonic fingerprint with a recognition area of ​​578mm². The larger unlocking area brings a higher possibility of blind unlocking, and even if the finger is attached to the edge of the recognition area, the unlocking can be completed quickly. , during the period when the author used vivo X Note, unlocking basically did not require a subconscious "look" positioning, and it could basically be unlocked by picking it up.

On the other hand, the fingerprint recognition position of vivo X Note is higher, and the thumb pressing position is more reasonable; in terms of functional experience, it supports quick startup of applications (such as health code , etc.). In terms of security, it also newly supports two-finger entry into private space, two-finger application encryption, and two-finger payment verification.

Finally, let’s talk about the outer packaging of vivo X Note.

In order to highlight the business flagship status of vivo X Note, the outer packaging of vivo X Note also adopts a new design. Compared with vivo X70 Pro+, the outer packaging of vivo X Note is a whole circle larger.

After removing the outer packaging, you will find the body of the vivo X Note phone.

The charger, data cable, earphones and protective case are located under the packaging box, using a pull-out design.

protective case adopts plain leather craftsmanship of the same color as the body, and the camera part adopts a large area of ​​hollowing out.

In terms of accessories, headphones, data cables, and chargers are all available.

It is worth mentioning that this 80W fast charging head also uses the "C" port and is also compatible with a variety of PD protocols and can quickly charge devices such as Apple MacBook Pro.

Part 2: OriginOS and business experience

The OriginOS equipped on vivo X Note has been upgraded around the business experience, especially in terms of privacy, security and office. It has brought many new features.

1, security and privacy protection

When it comes to business, security is an inseparable keyword. vivo X Note brings Qualcomm SPU chip-level security protection. According to the official statement, the SPU is a secure processing unit built into the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SPU custom flagship chip series. It has an independent hardware processor and an independent OS.

Therefore, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 equipped with vivo X Note adopts a full-featured security architecture design on the hardware side. On the software side, it is the first company to deeply mine and adapt the SPU of Snapdragon 8 to achieve a full-featured design. This is why the password safe of vivo X Note is customized and developed based on SPU. It covers online shopping, office, entertainment and other applications, further improving the level of security protection.

In terms of privacy protection, vivo The privacy system puts more emphasis on "privacy", including files such as pictures, audios, videos, documents, or applications. All your private information can be placed in it.

(Atomic Privacy System)

On the other hand, vivo X Note also brings a Thousand Mirrors Trusted Engine. In official terms, it comprehensively analyzes and calculates from the chip, kernel, system and application levels to maximize access protection The device, access data, and access users are trusted.

In terms of privacy protection, the OriginOS equipped on vivo X Note also brings functions such as Jovi Input Method Pro, minimalist browser, camera detection, remote SIM card locking in the cloud, and intelligent privacy protection.

Take Jovi Input Method Pro as an example.

Jovi Input Method Pro is self-developed by vivo and first launched on vivo X Note. It provides two modes: local and online. The local mode does not require authorization to connect to the Internet and does not use any online services and functions. The information entered by the user is recognized and responded to locally on the phone. ; The online mode provides online voice input, cloud input, translation, real-time mapping and other functions. It needs to be emphasized that no matter which mode, vivo X Note will ensure user privacy and personal information.

Another example is the "remote card lock" function. After the phone is lost, you can lock or freeze the SIM card of the lost phone by logging in to your account through the web page or vivo phone.

In addition, for sensitive content such as ID number and bank card number, the system will prohibit third-party applications from obtaining your private information while reading the content of the clipboard.

2, one-stop business office

vivo X Note has launched the Amber Scan App, which is a free, ad-free professional scanning software developed by vivo. It is pre-installed by default on vivo X Note.

Amber Scan supports core functions such as document scanning, ID scanning, text extraction, form recognition/photo conversion to PPT, etc. For users who frequently use OCR scanning, this function can be said to be tailor-made. After all, the quality of OCR scanning applications on the market varies, some have advertisements, and some charge fees.

(Amber Scan) Another important function of

is Atomic Notes.

integrates notes, to-do, documents and other functions, and supports cloud synchronization (including PC, tablet, mobile phone). It adopts fingertip interaction method, replacing point and press through long press, drag, slide and other operations. At the same time, it also provides a rich effect package, which can also be placed on the desktop in the form of cards.

(Atomic Note)

Atomic Note integrates vivo documents and supports 42 formats of files such as Word, PPT, Excel, etc. Once you have Atomic Note, you no longer need to download office suites such as WPS, Office, etc. One "Atomic Note" can handle it all.

Thirdly, in order to better realize the collaboration between mobile phones, PCs and tablets, vivo has also created a new cross-platform solution - "Quantum Suite".

"Quantum Suite" is an application for PC. It integrates vivo's Atomic Notes, Calendar, Photos, Atomic Reading and other functions. Editing anywhere on mobile phones, PCs and tablets can be automatically synchronized.

uses "Quantum Suite" to achieve cross-device interconnection between mobile phones and PCs. The two devices can also drag and drop content to each other, including support for dragging applications such as photo albums, Atomic Notes, and WeChat.

(Quantum Suite web version)

The most important thing is that "Quantum Suite" not only supports the Windows platform, but will also soon support the Mac platform. Vivo X Note will also become the first Android phone to be interconnected with the Mac for cross-device office work. (Currently under development for Mac), a web version is also supported.

Finally, vivo X Note also supports article screen reading, and currently supports 17 mainstream applications, including WeChat official accounts, Toutiao, Tencent News, etc.

Part 3: Zeiss imaging

(All uploaded samples are compressed)

In terms of imaging capabilities at all focal lengths, vivo is definitely at the top of the Android camp. This time, vivo X Note also brings Zeiss professional imaging system and imaging chip V1. All lenses are equipped with Zeiss T* coating. The main camera also uses ultra-low dispersion high-transparency glass lens , which supports Zeiss texture portrait and Zeiss natural. Color, professional movie mode and more.

image specifications include:

50-megapixel OIS ultra-large bottom main camera, Samsung GN1 flagship sensor, 23mm, 1/1.31", f/1.57;

48-megapixel 114° ultra-wide-angle main camera, IMX598, 14mm, f/2.2 ;

12MP professional portrait lens, IMX663, 47mm, f/1.98;

8MP 60x OIS periscope super telephoto, OV08A10, 5x optical zoom , f/3.4.

From a hardware perspective, vivo X Note The imaging system installed on the phone is basically the same as the one on the vivo X70 Pro +, except that the ultra-wide-angle micro-head and the OIS anti-shake of the portrait lens are removed. , in terms of shooting capabilities, the vivo , but after this year’s bombardment of various flagship phones with missing potentials, on vivo X Note, I suddenly found that 8 million potentials have become more friendly and cute.

Directly upload the sample:

(vivo X Note, X70 Pro + main camera). )

(vivo X Note, It is basically the same as the vivo X70 Pro +, except that the contrast of the vivo

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Ultra wide angle (indoor)

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vivo X Note’s main camera, 2X telephoto and ultra wide angle, regardless of color , exposure, white balance and detail performance, I can’t find any problems.

, especially the ultra-wide-angle performance, although it is the ancestral IMX598, it has been really polished by vivo. Even without the blessing of a micro gimbal, the picture quality is still sharp and clear in various scenes, and the white balance of and is also good. Very spot on. In terms of look and feel,

is still the memory color of vivo. The color is cool and very comfortable.

Of course, if you don’t like this set of “memory colors”, vivo X Note also provides Zeiss natural colors, which are supported at all focal lengths. After turning on this mode, the colors will be lighter, but the color accuracy will be higher. As can be seen from the sample below, when Zeiss Natural Color is turned on, the sky is obviously bluer and the red leaves are a bit more vivid; when turned off, the color will be slightly duller, but very close to what the human eye sees. How to choose here depends entirely on personal preference.

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First of all, the black light night vision brought by the V1 chip can be previewed in real time, and what you see in the viewfinder is what you take. Vivo X Note has achieved a performance that is very close to that of an iPhone (referring to the experience).

Take the following picture as an example. There is basically no big difference between the picture displayed on the viewfinder of the mobile phone and the final imaging sample:

Like the vivo X70 Pro+, the first impression of the vivo X Note night scene sample is that it is extremely transparent. , clean, even in some environments without lighting, the sample photos taken are still very pure, especially the sky, without any noise. Even if it is foggy, the look and feel of the vivo X Note sample is still very clean.

Super wide-angle (night environment)

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Secondly, it is extremely powerful highlight suppression capability.

As shown in the picture below, vivo X Note can suppress text lighting with almost no overflow. At the same time, even in night scenes, the main camera of vivo X Note still has extremely powerful resolution, and the text in the distance is sharp and clear. In fact, it was no longer visible to the naked eye at the time.

Part 4: Performance Benchmarks and Game Tests

In terms of core configuration, vivo X Note is equipped with the top Snapdragon 8gen1 and self-developed chip V1. V1 achieves professional-level visual enhancement in imaging, display, games and other aspects. , and also reduce GPU load.

vivoo , 50W wireless flash charging, and 10W wireless reverse charging. This set of configurations is also the top ceiling level of the current Android camp.

In addition, in terms of underlying system optimization, vivo X Note also brings a "self-developed triple full-time performance engine" with a very hard-to-remember name, which is mainly optimized for three major aspects: smoothness, network signal, and power consumption. .

As for the heat dissipation part, vivo X Note adopts a three-dimensional heat dissipation system composed of a variety of high heat dissipation efficiency materials such as vacuum chamber vapor chamber (also known as VC vapor chamber), PGS graphite thermal conductive sheet, thermal conductive gel, thermal conductive silicone , etc. The key heating locations and the entire machine undergo heat dissipation treatment to bring excellent heat dissipation effects to the entire machine.

Let’s take a brief look at the running scores:

(After turning on the performance mode, vivo X Note can easily run 1 million+ on AnTuTu)

The author originally did not want to discuss the running score data of vivo X Note. After all, they are all sold by Xiaomi. Dragon 8. However, the performance of vivo X Note in the 3DMark Wild Life Stress Test project is surprising.

Wild Life Stress Test requires 20 consecutive rounds of high-intensity testing to demonstrate the heat dissipation and performance release stability of the mobile phone. Usually, in this test, Snapdragon 8 products often fail in the third and fourth place due to heat and other reasons. The frequency will start to drop after 10 rounds, and some machines with slightly stronger adjustments will also drop the frequency after about ten rounds. The final stability test results are basically around 50-80%.

As for the vivo X Note, in these 20 rounds of testing, almost the entire process was completed, and the stability reached an astonishing 98.6% (the same is true for the second round of testing). This score has only been encountered by the author on some low-power chips.

So how is this score achieved?

In fact, if you look carefully, you will find that the vivo X Note has experienced a frequency reduction since the first round of benchmarking. The single-round score is about 7600 points. For comparison, the single-round score of the friend Snapdragon 8 started at 9500. It scores around 6,000 points, but after four or five rounds it drops to over 6,000 points.

This difference in training can be simply understood as two people measuring distance running. Tester A started running with full strength and basically maintained a relatively stable speed throughout the whole process; while tester B started sprinting and ran faster. But the time is short, and it slows down after running for a while.

vivo X Note, the direction chosen is the direction of tester A. Therefore, after 20 rounds of results, the scores of vivo X Note in each round have not changed much.

Benchmarks are benchmarks. How does vivo X Note perform in games?

IT House chose the highest quality " Genshin Impact " for a 30-minute actual test.

Let’s talk about the conclusion first - the performance of vivo X Note in the game "Genshin Impact" also takes temperature as the first priority, the frame rate is stable, and the temperature control performance is gratifying.

Sure enough, everyone’s performance tuning on the “Snapdragon 8 flagship, a non- gaming phone with positioning”, is all in the same direction – locking the frame rate and to maintain temperature. Of course, there is a reason for vivo to do this. After all, business people obviously care more about temperature control than frame rate.

vivo X Note The resolution is selected as 2K, performance mode is turned on, 30 minutes of heavy load "Genshin Impact" with the highest image quality, full image quality, motion blur is turned off, the scene is selected to run in the wild + fight monsters, the battle scene exceeds the total game time of 60 %. The

test results show that the average frame rate of vivo X Note is 37.9fps. Vivo X Note only maintains 60 frames in the first few dozen seconds of the game, and then keeps locking at 40fps. In a few battle scenes, the frame rate will fluctuate around 35-40fps. In most scenes, the frame rate is basically stable at 40fps. .

(30-minute frame rate of vivo 1.4Gzh fluctuates up and down, and the average frequency is just over 1Gzh;

similarly, the three Cortex-A710 mid-cores (clocked at 2.5GHz) only fluctuate up and down at 1.4Gzh;

’s last four Cortex-A510 small cores (clocked at 1.8GHz ), also fluctuates around 1.2Gzh.

(vivo X Note Genshin Impact 30-minute core)

Finally, it is the average power consumption for 30 minutes. The advantage of vivo It is said that this power consumption performance is very low.

(vivo X Note Genshin Impact 30-minute average power consumption)

This relatively conservative performance tuning and low power consumption also brings quite good temperature control performance to vivo X Note. After 30 minutes of Genshin Impact gaming, The maximum temperature on the front and back of the fuselage is just over 40°C. This result is the lowest among the Snapdragon 8 models tested by IT House. The touch can only be described as "warm".

Of course, this is also inseparable from the heat dissipation stack of vivo X Note, which brings a 3194mm² large-area vacuum chamber vapor chamber and a 7623mm² in-screen graphite heat conductor, which can transfer the core temperature to the entire body faster. Speed ​​up heat dissipation.

If you are not satisfied with the conservative performance tuning of vivo X Note, there is actually another option for "overtaking in corners" - the V1 chip built into vivo X Note can share part of the GPU power consumption performance.

Based on this V1 independent display, vivo X Note also supports two game modes: increased frame rate mode and high frame low power consumption.

In the "Genshin Impact" game, vivo X Note provides an "optimized power consumption" mode. In this mode, the GPU only needs to render 45 frames, and then on the basis of 45 frames, V1 is inserted to double the frame rate to achieve something like 90 frames. game effects.Although this approach can slightly increase the touch delay, it also ensures a relatively stable gaming experience. In some games that do not pay much attention to response and touch control (such as Genshin Impact), "optimizing power consumption" is still very practical. High.

The last thing is the battery life and charging experience.

vivo X Note’s built-in 5000mAh large battery brings a significantly longer battery life experience.

Take the author’s actual experience as an example. As the main phone, the vivo X Note turns on 2K resolution + 120Hz refresh rate all day long. The average daily screen time is about 6 hours, which includes an average of about 1 hour of short videos and about 50 minutes per day. navigation, about an hour of WeChat chat, about 30 minutes of Bilibili, etc., with an average of 68 unlocks per day and an average of 328 pushes per day.

went out with 100% power from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., when the remaining power was still more than 20%. This battery life performance is quite satisfactory. With moderate to heavy use, the vivo X Note can last for a day without any problem.

(Screenshots of battery power in daily use by the author)

As for the charging part, vivo X Note’s 80W fast charge can fully charge half of the battery in 12 minutes, and it only takes 35 minutes to fully charge. For a 5000mAh battery, this speed is quite satisfactory. .

summary:

vivo X Note has a strong taste of business flagship in terms of product definition. It can be said to be the master of vivo flagship.

From top performance to business experience, from Zeiss imaging to high-end design, the vivo Not an exaggeration.

From the 2K mid-range phones a few years ago, to the imaging flagships starting with the X30 series, to today's X Note business flagship, and the folding screen X Fold, the vivo X series has spent ten years to perfectly interpret the needs of ordinary people. The road to counterattack.

With the release of X Note and X Fold, today's vivo X is no longer limited to a certain mobile phone series, but has grown into a powerful and unlimited brand symbol. This transformation is really exciting. .