ColorOS can be said to be the representative of domestic customized UI that has soared in reputation. Starting from ColorOS 6, OPPO began to make drastic changes to it, including UI interface, interactive experience, humanized functions, etc., all of which have been comprehensively completed. After several versions of iterations, both stability and In terms of fluency or user reputation, ColorOS can firmly sit in the first echelon of domestic customized UI.
Recently, OPPO engineers stated on their personal Weibo that they have made a new solution for the background management of ColorOS, and the background retention capabilities have been greatly improved. Judging from the hands-on experience given, 19 of the 20 backgrounds were still able to be retained after the second round of testing, and the experience without reloading the page was greatly improved. It happens that the mobile phone in hand has been pushed to the firmware that incorporates the new version of the background solution, and it has been upgraded. The first thing we did after the upgrade was successful was to conduct a focused test on its background retention capabilities. We also compared it with the iPhone 13 Pro, which has better background retention capabilities, to see if OPPO engineers had any success this time. boast. The first round of
: Open 20 APPs and conduct a regular background persistence test.
First, do a relatively simple and crude test, open 20 third-party APPs, and then re-open the first application. See See if it has been cleaned up. This is also the most direct way to test the background retention ability. Among the 20 apps, they are all domestic apps that are commonly used by everyone, such as , Meituan, , NetEase Cloud, , Eleme, , and Xianyu.
During the opening process, the smoothness of both iPhone 13 Pro and OPPO Find X5 Pro is relatively good. Transition animations are relatively smooth, with no lag or frame drops. After opening 20 applications, we switch back to the first opened application to see if the background has been cleared.
After three rounds of testing, the results are as follows:
iPhone 13 Pro:
First round: 0 applications were cleaned
Second round: 1 application was cleaned
Third round: 0 applications were cleaned
OPPO Find X5 Pro (brush Enter the latest firmware):
The first round: 0 apps were cleaned
The second round: 1 app was cleaned
The third round: 1 app was cleaned
The second round: Open 20 apps and let them sit for 15 minutes. Testing the background persistence capability
Under normal use of mobile phones, we may also need individual APPs to reside in the background for a long time. It's like reading a novel. If you suddenly have other things to do while reading a novel, you will naturally put the APP in the background, and you can restore the previous progress when you open it later. For this reason, I conducted a second round of testing, opening 20 apps, and then leaving them alone for 15 minutes to see the background retention of the 20 apps.
also went through three rounds of testing to see if the background retention capabilities of these two phones will be as good as before after being left alone for 15 minutes. The test results are as follows:
iPhone 13 Pro:
First round: 0 apps were cleaned
Second round: 0 apps were cleaned
Third round: 1 app was cleaned
OPPO Find X5 Pro (flashed with the latest firmware):
The first round: 0 apps were cleaned
The second round: 1 app was cleaned
The third round: 1 app was cleaned
After letting it sit for 15 minutes, the background retention ability of iPhone 13 Pro did not change much. After three rounds of testing, one APP still appeared to be cleaned. The performance of OPPO Find X5 Pro is consistent with the previous one. In both the second and third rounds of testing, one application was cleared. However, considering the "tombstone" background mechanism of iOS, Android phones such as OPPO Find X5 Pro use real-time background to occupy more running memory, and at the same time, the ability to retain background applications is more stringent.
The third round: Open 20 APPs and let them sit for 30 minutes to test the background persistence capability.
Later, we also extended the background rest time and adjusted it to 30 minutes. I believe it can meet the usage habits of most people. We still open 20 common third-party apps. After fully entering the app, we will hang it in the background.Then let it sit for 30 minutes and check the background retention of the two phones. After three rounds of testing, the results of the two mobile phones are as follows:
iPhone 13 Pro:
First round: 0 apps were cleaned
Second round: 1 app was cleaned
Third round: 2 apps were cleaned
OPPO Find X5 Pro (flashed with the latest firmware):
First round: 0 applications were cleaned
Second round: 1 application was cleaned
Third round: 1 application was cleaned
Different from the previous situation of leaving it alone for 15 minutes, In the third round of testing on the iPhone, the number of background cleaning software has changed from 1 to 2, and the system’s ability to clean the background has been enhanced. It may have a lot to do with the logic of the iOS background. After all, for the iPhone's battery, if the APP is allowed to run in the background for a long time, it will inevitably affect its battery life. Taking this situation into account, iOS estimates that "making independent decisions" has helped users clean up some background information. OPPO Find X5 Pro still maintains relatively excellent background retention capabilities, and only one APP was cleared after three rounds.
Round 4: Join the game in the background and open 10 more apps to test the background persistence capability
In addition to commonly used apps, we usually play games from time to time. Now we change the scope of the software to 10 third-party APPs + one game Peace Elite to see the background retention capabilities of the two mobile phones. After all, a game puts a lot of pressure on the backend. Firstly, it takes up a lot of storage. Secondly, there is a lot of data throughput in the game, which also puts the reading and writing speed of the mobile phone's storage to a certain test. The
test results are: OPPO Find X5 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro both have strong background retention capabilities. Neither of them kill the background, and the game is still saved. After starting the chicken game, commonly used software such as Gaode Map , Alipay , WeChat, Dianping and other software did not reload. Returning to the game and peace elite , I found that it was still stuck on the interface where I originally entered the game, and because OPPO Find X5 Pro has a "real" background mechanism, you can immediately modify it after re-entering the game from the background. operation, no need to reconnect to the network. Unlike the iOS " tombstone mechanism ", after activating multitasking in the background, the network needs to be reconnected, which requires a certain waiting time.
The fifth round: simulate daily use, add 8 commonly used APPs and the system’s own camera APP, and test the background persistence
With the addition of computational photography, three cameras and even four cameras, the memory usage of the camera APP has also increased. It got bigger. Because the iPhone 11 does not have enough 4G running memory, there is a situation where the background is cleared as soon as the camera is turned on. Now the iPhone 13 Pro's running memory has been upgraded to 6G, and Android has also started with 8GB of running memory. We also selected 8 APPs + the system’s built-in camera APP for testing to see if there would still be a situation where the background is completely clear once the camera is turned on.
After running the 8 commonly used APPs and the camera APP that comes with the system, we also returned to the first Amap APP that was opened and found that both mobile phones can directly enter the APP application interface without re-appearing. loading situation. It seems that the background management has been improved a lot. Even when multi-tasking is running, we can safely open the camera APP to take pictures without fear that the text in the middle of editing will disappear, or the game in the middle of playing will need to be reloaded.
summary:
I have always believed that compared to the performance of the processor, the running memory can determine the usage time of a mobile phone. After all, the current mobile phone processor performance is enough to handle daily APPs if you don’t play games. Especially software like WeChat and Taobao. But if the running memory is too small, the phone will become a single-task phone and not so smart to use. Imagine that you are listening to music and then open WeChat. Due to insufficient memory, the music background is cleared. This use experience is undoubtedly greatly compromised.
Nowadays, the running memory of Android phones has long exceeded that of iOS. However, because the software still runs in real time in the background, it also puts forward higher requirements for the optimization capabilities of manufacturers. Through multiple rounds of testing and comparison, ColorOS has indeed greatly improved its multi-tasking retention capabilities after adding a new background management solution.
Even compared to iOS, OPPO Find X5 Pro can still have an advantage in certain scenarios, such as 30 minutes of background rest. Find X5 Pro can operate in time when switching, without waiting. As the saying goes, there are gains as well as losses. Since the background runs in real time, there will naturally be a relatively large sacrifice in terms of power consumption. At present, OPPO engineers also say that there is still room for optimization to ensure that the background is not cleaned up and power consumption is further reduced. It is worth mentioning that the OPPO Find X5 series will have a system version update in the near future, so you can look forward to it.
Then let it sit for 30 minutes and check the background retention of the two phones. After three rounds of testing, the results of the two mobile phones are as follows:iPhone 13 Pro:
First round: 0 apps were cleaned
Second round: 1 app was cleaned
Third round: 2 apps were cleaned
OPPO Find X5 Pro (flashed with the latest firmware):
First round: 0 applications were cleaned
Second round: 1 application was cleaned
Third round: 1 application was cleaned
Different from the previous situation of leaving it alone for 15 minutes, In the third round of testing on the iPhone, the number of background cleaning software has changed from 1 to 2, and the system’s ability to clean the background has been enhanced. It may have a lot to do with the logic of the iOS background. After all, for the iPhone's battery, if the APP is allowed to run in the background for a long time, it will inevitably affect its battery life. Taking this situation into account, iOS estimates that "making independent decisions" has helped users clean up some background information. OPPO Find X5 Pro still maintains relatively excellent background retention capabilities, and only one APP was cleared after three rounds.
Round 4: Join the game in the background and open 10 more apps to test the background persistence capability
In addition to commonly used apps, we usually play games from time to time. Now we change the scope of the software to 10 third-party APPs + one game Peace Elite to see the background retention capabilities of the two mobile phones. After all, a game puts a lot of pressure on the backend. Firstly, it takes up a lot of storage. Secondly, there is a lot of data throughput in the game, which also puts the reading and writing speed of the mobile phone's storage to a certain test. The
test results are: OPPO Find X5 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro both have strong background retention capabilities. Neither of them kill the background, and the game is still saved. After starting the chicken game, commonly used software such as Gaode Map , Alipay , WeChat, Dianping and other software did not reload. Returning to the game and peace elite , I found that it was still stuck on the interface where I originally entered the game, and because OPPO Find X5 Pro has a "real" background mechanism, you can immediately modify it after re-entering the game from the background. operation, no need to reconnect to the network. Unlike the iOS " tombstone mechanism ", after activating multitasking in the background, the network needs to be reconnected, which requires a certain waiting time.
The fifth round: simulate daily use, add 8 commonly used APPs and the system’s own camera APP, and test the background persistence
With the addition of computational photography, three cameras and even four cameras, the memory usage of the camera APP has also increased. It got bigger. Because the iPhone 11 does not have enough 4G running memory, there is a situation where the background is cleared as soon as the camera is turned on. Now the iPhone 13 Pro's running memory has been upgraded to 6G, and Android has also started with 8GB of running memory. We also selected 8 APPs + the system’s built-in camera APP for testing to see if there would still be a situation where the background is completely clear once the camera is turned on.
After running the 8 commonly used APPs and the camera APP that comes with the system, we also returned to the first Amap APP that was opened and found that both mobile phones can directly enter the APP application interface without re-appearing. loading situation. It seems that the background management has been improved a lot. Even when multi-tasking is running, we can safely open the camera APP to take pictures without fear that the text in the middle of editing will disappear, or the game in the middle of playing will need to be reloaded.
summary:
I have always believed that compared to the performance of the processor, the running memory can determine the usage time of a mobile phone. After all, the current mobile phone processor performance is enough to handle daily APPs if you don’t play games. Especially software like WeChat and Taobao. But if the running memory is too small, the phone will become a single-task phone and not so smart to use. Imagine that you are listening to music and then open WeChat. Due to insufficient memory, the music background is cleared. This use experience is undoubtedly greatly compromised.
Nowadays, the running memory of Android phones has long exceeded that of iOS. However, because the software still runs in real time in the background, it also puts forward higher requirements for the optimization capabilities of manufacturers. Through multiple rounds of testing and comparison, ColorOS has indeed greatly improved its multi-tasking retention capabilities after adding a new background management solution.
Even compared to iOS, OPPO Find X5 Pro can still have an advantage in certain scenarios, such as 30 minutes of background rest. Find X5 Pro can operate in time when switching, without waiting. As the saying goes, there are gains as well as losses. Since the background runs in real time, there will naturally be a relatively large sacrifice in terms of power consumption. At present, OPPO engineers also say that there is still room for optimization to ensure that the background is not cleaned up and power consumption is further reduced. It is worth mentioning that the OPPO Find X5 series will have a system version update in the near future, so you can look forward to it.
