2024/07/15 11:53
iQOO Neo9 Series New Product Review: Cool Play Tide Absolute Zone Zero, Game Party Ecstasy
2024/07/15 11:53
It has just entered July, and the competition of major factories can indeed be described as "beating chicken blood".
Affected by Qualcomm and MediaTek's early release of flagship chips, various mobile phone manufacturers have moved the mid-range main product cycle forward, OnePlus Ace3 Pro has been released a few days ago, and there are also cost-effective mid-range machines of Redmi, iQOO, Realme and other sub-brands are ready to go, which makes people look good and not enjoyable.
Although there are still some manufacturers in the pipeline, there are so many mid-range products on the market that you can pick and choose.
Compared with last year's "inorganic picking", this year is definitely a happy trouble.
However, even if the market atmosphere is warm enough, manufacturers have no intention of stopping the pace of new products.
See for yourself if you don't believe it? Those who are ready to send mobile phones are starting to warm up frantically.
Some manufacturers reveal two features/selling points every day, and some manufacturers also cooperate with various e-sports events to make users itch to watch.
That's right, I'm talking about iQOO.
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On the evening of July 11, iQOO brought a new generation of "performance king" of its own Neo series - iQOO Neo9S Pro+. It not only has a Snapdragon 8 Gen3 flagship processor, but also has a storage combination of up to 16GB+1TB, the only ultrasonic fingerprint in the same price range, and a super battery life combination of 5500mAh+120W.
The purpose of this product is very clear, to carry the mission of focusing on cost performance in the price range of 3000 yuan, and more importantly, to be a pure e-sports mobile phone, a product that is stacked to the top of the industry in game technology.
Taking advantage of this period of frequent new tours, let's take a look at whether this machine is fragrant enough.
As a machine that pays more attention to e-sports and gaming experience, then we will start with the performance this time.
The iQOO Neo9S Pro, released in the middle of this year, debuted the Dimensity 9300+ flagship processor, which is a full-core flagship chip based on the blue crystal chip technology stack and MediaTek after three years of in-depth tuning, which brings a very good performance experience after overclocking.
The iQOO Neo9S Pro+ released this time is a return to the origin to some extent, equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor, the CPU adopts a combination of 1+5+2 for the first time, among them, the frequency of 1*Prime super core is as high as 3.3GHz, the frequency of 5*Performance large core also comes to 3.2GHz, and the frequency of 2*Efficiency small core is 2.3GHz.
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Although it didn't use the overclocked version, it was also one of the most powerful flagship processors at the time.
Next, we turned on the Monster mode, and the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ scored 2.16 million points in the Antutu comprehensive test.
Although it is not as high as the advertised 232W, it also stands out in the Snapdragon 8 Gen3.
In Geekbench 6, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ scored 2225 points for single-core and 6867 points for multi-core.
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In 3DMark, which tests the graphics ability of GPUs, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ in Xiaolei's hand scored 17859 points in the Wildlife test and 5036 points in the Wildlife Extreme, with a stability test score of 85.6%.
Under continuous test conditions, GFXBench's six 1080P project results are as follows:
Aztec Ruins OpenGL (High Tier)：80FPS
Aztec Ruins Vulkan (High Tier)：89FPS
Car Chase：99FPS
Manhattan 3.1 off-screen: 264FPS
Manhattan off-screen: 361FPS
Tyrannosaurus Rex off-screen: 525FPS
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Theoretically, there is also a desktop 1050 level.
Of course, don't forget, iQOO also has a "dual-core" strategy.
In addition to this Snapdragon 8 Gen3, iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is also equipped with a vivo self-developed gaming chip Q1, combined with a stronger self-developed algorithm, which can bring industry-leading superresolution + superframe effect.
It's also very simple to experience, swipe right on the game interface, and the game magic box that comes up has two options: "Game Super-Resolution" and "Game Frame Interpolation".
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Game super-resolution, unlock 900P/1.5K native resolution (corresponding to high image quality and ultra-high image quality respectively) through software, and then use the VSR algorithm to sharpen the game screen and other picture processing, so that it can support the resolution that the game could not achieve otherwise.
Game frame interpolation,With the help of the computing power of the Q1 e-sports chip,Based on the front and back frames for filling,That is, insert intermediate frames between the original frame rates,So as to improve the overall frame rate performance of the game,During the frame insertion,The native frame rate of the game may be lower than the set value,And will increase the power consumption and heating of the whole machine。
So much is useless to say, directly "Genshin Impact" is launched!
In the case of the original picture + high quality 60 frames, Genshin Impact ran the map + fought for 20 minutes, and the average frame rate reached 60.35FPS, which can basically ensure the stable operation of the game, but the temperature of the whole machine is slightly higher, and it has reached a level of about 40°C after half an hour of actual measurement.
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Next, test the effect of the self-developed gaming chip Q1.
After launching the game, the game screen is visibly sharper with the naked eye, and the aliasing around the scene and object modeling is significantly reduced, but due to the poor quality of the original textures of "Genshin Impact" on Android, the actual picture is still unbearable to look at, but the overall look and feel has been significantly improved.
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After starting the game frame insertion, we can clearly see through slow motion that the game will insert a machine-calculated transition frame in the middle of every two frames, and when the coherent action is made, the frame insertion is not a big problem, but when walking/turning the perspective, we will find that there is some blur around the character, which is also a problem that is difficult to solve at this stage by purely relying on the frame capture technology of frame insertion technology.
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After turning on Game Super Resolution and Game Frame Insertion at the same time, the game will run in 1.5K+72FPS mode. After 20 minutes of actual testing, iQOO Neo9S Pro+ can ensure perfect super-resolution + super-frame operation, ensuring a high frame rate gaming experience under almost point-to-point game screens, and even the heat of the whole machine is lower than that of the original picture, but you need to adapt to the extra 40-50ms delay.
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Of course, for hardcore players, "Genshin Impact" is now a thing of the past, and "Honkai: Star Dome Orbit" is the new favorite to squeeze out extreme performance!
After about 20 minutes of running the Honkai: Star Dome Orbit Xingchahai Hub Map at 60 fps in high quality, the average frame rate of the iQOO Neo9 Pro began to decline due to the triggering of the temperature control after the first 12 minutes of stable performance.
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In contrast, miHoYo's new game "Jeopardy Zero" does not have such performance, because it is essentially a level-based ARPG game.
In the case of high quality 60 frames, about 20 minutes of "Jeopardy Zero" game process, aside from the frame rate decline caused by frequent reading, there will be basically no frame drops during the actual game, and the heat generation of the whole machine is also very ideal, and the experience is good.
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As for the real performance killer, I personally think that "Singing Tide" can deserve this title.
In the case of 60 frames per second in high quality, the average frame rate of "Singing Tide" is 50.32 FPS, and the frame drop will occur when exploring the city and moving at high speed with hook locks, and the experience of fighting on the outdoor map is quite good.
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As for small games like League of Legends Mobile.
Harm,The highest image quality is tested in half an hour,119.37 frames,That's all easy。
Let's just pass it off.
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In short, as far as mainstream mobile games are concerned, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is generally stress-free to conquer.
In many reviews of iQOO phones in the past, I have more or less mentioned the matter of short-throw fingerprints.
In fact, there is no problem, most of the mid-range machines on the market are indeed using short-throw fingerprints, and even some flagship phones are also using short-throw fingerprints, and even more are ready to directly reverse the entire side fingerprint, so it is normal for the iQOO Neo series to focus on absolute performance for product lines with short-throw fingerprints.
Therefore, it is generally mentioned to make a simple reference for everyone.
Unless......
Unless iQOO himself broke the rules and abandoned the short-throw fingerprint.
Now, meet the new fingerprint mods!
Perhaps because it is an inch long and an inch strong, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+, which has the longest product name in the history of iQOO, has also obtained the strongest fingerprint upgrade in the history of the iQOO Neo product line.
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So, what are the benefits of using a single-point ultrasonic fingerprint module?
First of all, the fingerprint position is normal. For this kind of mobile phone with a screen of more than 6.7 inches, the position of the short-throw fingerprint is really very difficult to press, and it is a position that you can never feel comfortable holding the phone normally, and readers who have used short-throw fingerprint unlocking must understand this pain point.
Secondly, the unlocking speed is faster. Whether you admit it or not, the short-throw fingerprint party has indeed been able to prevaricate the conventional optical fingerprint party with the point of "my unlocking speed is faster", but the unlocking speed of the single-point ultrasonic fingerprint is faster than the short-throw fingerprint, basically press the screen to unlock, and it is still very comfortable.
However, there are also slots, what is not good to apply the film, not wide-area ultrasound, and the experience is definitely not as refreshing as the flagship.
But in my opinion, this is really one of the biggest upgrade points of the IQOO neo9s pro+.
After talking about performance, it's time to look at the appearance of the machine -
In terms of design language, as the mid-range leader of the Alan family, the iQOO Neo series has always followed the path of "classics forever".
This time is no exception, except for the new blue and white colorway, the other designs can be said to have not changed at all.
As for the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ in our hands, it is "Star White", with a frosted AG glass back panel on the back, and a pure white base covered with different shades of checkered decorations, which is quite distinctive.
Family, white control ecstasy can only be said.
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The 7.99mm ultra-thin body has a measured weight of 190g, and the feel is also quite good.
Flip to the front,This is a 6.78-inch、1.5K resolution、Support flagshipLTPO、Global excitation brightness1400nit、Maximum refresh rate144Hz、2160HzPWM dimming、Screenmade of flagship-level 8T screen material。
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The camera module is still those two small modules that are close to the "porthole" feeling.
Not to mention, the thickness of this camera module is absolutely unmatched in the mid-range market this year, and at the same time, the impact of the module on the player's horizontal grip experience is minimized.
In the image part, the IMX921 main camera can't be said to be exactly the same as the iQOO Neo9 Pro, but it can only be said that there is no difference.
However, with the decentralization of the blue factory algorithm and the blessing of OIS optical image stabilization, the daily shooting of iQOO Neo9S Pro also has a good texture.
(Image source: Lei Technology)
In short, the blue sky and white clouds, lush greenery, there is no problem with it.
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The battery life that the blue factory is best at this year is also in place on the Neo9S Pro+.
Equipped with a 5500mAh super graphite battery, although it is not as shocking as the Z9 series 6000mAh, it is considered full in the same level of products.
In addition, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ supports 120W ultra-fast flash charging, and it takes about half an hour to go from 1% to a full charge.
At the end of the review, I summarized it as follows:
Merit:
1. Snapdragon 8 Gen3+ self-developed Q1 chip, excellent gaming experience;
2. 120W+ equivalent 5500mAh battery, safe battery life;
3. Ultrasonic fingerprints, which are rare in products at the same price.
Insufficient:
1. The plastic frame as always;
2. The pressure sensitivity of the screen that the previous generations focused on propaganda is gone.
As for the price...
iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is 100 yuan off for the first sale for a limited time, and the price of the 12+256GB version is 2899 yuan; The price of the 16+256GB version is 3199 yuan; The price of the 12+512GB version is 3299 yuan; The price of the 16+512GB version is 3599 yuan; The 16GB+1TB version is priced at 3999 yuan.
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Although the overall price (high or low), considering that the product design, performance experience and image have been significantly upgraded, and the main selling point is given to the flagship level, the peripheral configuration is also accurate and efficient, iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is undoubtedly another cost-effective masterpiece of iQOO.
Well, overall, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is a heterogeneous "half-generation" flagship product.
If you really want to say it, iQOO is an extra choice for users who like Qualcomm and ultrasonic fingerprints, and the other configurations are exactly the same as iQOO Neo9 Pro.
Of course, the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ is a good enough product in its own right, and after the upgrade, it has become the best in its price range.
If you don't care much about telephoto images and just want to buy a product with a smooth system, performance, fast charging, battery, etc., then Xiaolei thinks that the iQOO Neo9S Pro+ will be a very balanced and worthwhile choice.
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