Although it entered the hot summer, it could not stop the pace of new mobile phone manufacturers. In the last two to two months, Huawei's Internet leader Brand glory has obviously accelerated the launch of new models. Recently, it has launched three flagship phones of the year. For domestic mobile phones, it is rare to publish three flagship mobile phones within such a short period of time. Just yesterday afternoon, glory once again released a positioning big screen flagship machine-glory Note8, the launch of the machine also means glory layout of the three flagship market pattern form. From the recent evaluation of honor NOTE8 by media friends, the biggest experience for this new machine is the ultra-large screen experience, suitable for watching videos, playing games and other entertainment experience. From the three flagship products released by Glory, the price range is basically between-yuan. It can be seen that glory is laying out a thousand yuan entry-level machine and hopes to occupy the market at the price of-yuan, it also expands the user base. So is this honor Note8 worth buying? Today, the Pepsi net editor has brought a comprehensive evaluation of the glory NOTE8. Through this article, we will have a deep understanding of this new machine.
Looking back at the development trend of mobile phone screens this year, it is clear that domestic mobile phone manufacturers basically balance the size of screens. When everyone is starting to launch the flagship of the small screen, glory for a small number of screen preferences launched the flagship screen host glory Note8. At the same time, Xiaomi Max is also launched for the big screen, which is also a 6.64 inch screen. It is clear that glory is blocking Xiaomi's mobile phone market to a certain extent, it is bound to cover Xiaomi's momentum in terms of hardware configuration and design. But it also brings about a new problem: what kind of user experience can a larger mobile phone screen bring to us apart from improving the perception? Perhaps this evaluation of honor NOTE8 is worth further consideration.
As the only medium for people to interact with their mobile phones, the importance of screens on our mobile phones is self-evident. I remember that when the iPhone 4 was released six years ago, Steve Jobs decided that 3.5 inch was the best size for both mobile and portable mobile phones. In the subsequent years of development, the development of cell phone screen size has long broken the "golden rule ". With the increasing number of smart phone carrying functions, people are more and more inclined to the latter between portability and functions, many users cannot experience the visual smoothness of their screen mobile phones. Therefore, various manufacturers are constantly launching "Max", "Note" and other products with over 6 inch screens. As a result, it also brings about a new problem: what kind of experience can a larger mobile phone screen bring us apart from just improving the perception? This is also the evaluation of honor NOTE8.
At yesterday's press conference, Glory Zhao Ming said that the NOTE8 will be positioned in one of the three flagship of the year: Glory V8, Glory 8, Glory NOTE8. Of course, this honor NOTE8 is not just as simple as a big screen mobile phone, but there must be a lot of things worth experiencing behind its flagship. Before the official evaluation, you can also get familiar with the hardware configuration parameters of honor Note8, which is mandatory for parameter reference.
1. Parameter configuration
| Glory Note8 configuration parameters |
| Screen specification |
6.6 inch 2440*1660 pixels |
| CPU model |
Haisi Qilin 955 (64-bit eight-core) |
| RAM memory |
4 GB |
| ROM storage |
32 GB |
64 Gbit/s 128 Gbit/s |
| Camera Specifications |
Front 8 million + rear 13 million pixel camera (optical anti-shake) |
| Battery capacity |
4500 mAh (quick charge supported) |
| Network standard |
Full Netcom 3.0 (support for 4G + and VoLTE) |
| Operating system |
EMUI 4.1 (based on Android 6.0) |
| Body thickness |
7.18mm (219 GB) |
| Body color |
Gold, silver, gray |
Gold, silver, gray |
Gold, silver, gray |
| Reference Price |
$2299 |
$2499 |
$2799 |
| Mobile phone features |
Metal body, fingerprint recognition, 2 K screen, 2.5D glass |
From the glory Note8 configuration parameters, the machine uses a 6.6 inch K ultra-high-definition screen, equipped with a Qilin 955 eight-core processor, with 4 GB memory + 32 GB/64 GB/GB storage space combination. with a front-end 8 million pixel + rear 13 million pixel camera, built-in 6.0 mAh battery capacity battery, running EMUI 4.1 system interface based on Android, supporting fingerprint recognition and Type-C interface.
After learning about the parameters, we will evaluate and analyze the appearance, system, photo taking, and performance.
II. Appearance evaluation
In terms of design, Honor NOTE 8 is basically a continuation of the honor family's classic metal body design, the front of the fuselage looks more domineering, especially the body width actually reached 90mm, most users are relatively difficult to implement single-handed operations. According to glory, this honor NOTE8 screen accounted for 80% of the total, and the upper and lower parts of the fuselage were relatively narrow, so they can feel relatively compact to a certain extent.
On the back of the fuselage, the back of Honor NOTE 8 is a traditional three-segment metal design. The upper and lower ends are plastic materials to prevent signal overflow. The middle part is metal materials, this mobile phone cannot be defined as a full metal body design. At the same time, the back of the body is a master camera and a two-color LED flashlight, and the middle is still on the top of the fingerprint recognition module, the mobile phone Logo at the bottom.
In terms of body details, the screen surface of glory Note8 is covered with 2.5D glass, which looks very round and textured. On the top of the screen is a traditional front camera, receiver, light sensor, and other components.
At the bottom of the body, there are still three buttons under the screen of glory NOTE8, and the brand Logo with the word "honor" is displayed. This design is basically a glorious and consistent style design, and there is no change. I believe this is an experience of other models in glory.
Other aspects of the body details, the side is still the power key, volume key, the bottom is the mainstream Type-C interface, Speaker. It is worth mentioning that the bottom of honor NOTE8 adopts symmetric sound cavity design (only one voice) and DTS-certified sound effects, which has a good external effect.
Summary:
In terms of appearance, although the Glory NOTE8 changes are not very obvious, the details of the machine still reflect the design that should be grasped by a big screen flagship. Although such a large screen, but 18mm of the body thickness still gives this mobile phone a good grip experience. In fact, before buying such a product, it is almost difficult for users to have high expectations on the convenience of operation. Overall, the design of honor NOTE8 is still biased towards providing a better grip.
III. System Evaluation
In terms of the system, honor Note8 runs the EMUI 6.0 User interface customized in depth based on Android 4.1. This EMUI 4.1 is reflected in glory V8 and Honor 8, I believe many of my friends are familiar with the EMUI 4.1 system interface of Huawei. The following small series will not be detailed. I will give you a brief review of the changes in EMUI 4.1.
In terms of UI design, we know that honor Note8 is a flagship mobile phone mainly targeting the screen, so running the EMUI 4.1 UI interface gives a fresh feeling. Whether it is the default theme or the icon design, its combination tends to be younger. At the same time, it is obvious that the application icon is designed with inverted rounded corners and looks very lively.
On the screen lock page, we can easily find that the EMUI4.1 system is still the screen lock page of the magazine. Each time you unlock the screen, you can bring different wallpapers, which gives you a new look, this design is not a domestic custom ROM system biased design.
In the drop-down notification bar, EMUI4.1 is displayed in the form of a timeline, giving you a very clear view. At the same time, the notification bar and the shortcut switch interface are still translucent glass effects, making the interface more gorgeous. Task Management is displayed in a card type. You can preview the real-time interface and use one-click cleanup to keep the system running smoothly.
Better split screen
I left a foreshadowing for the Honor NOTE 8 with a 6.6 inch K screen. How can I implement one-handed operations as much as possible during actual operations? What should we do when we want to watch videos and chat about WeChat and snatching red packets? Split-screen operations can be used in both a single-handed and indirect manner"
Reading Experience
Honor NOTE8 is a big screen, so it has a better reading experience. In the case of the same font size, the Glory NOTE8 phone can get a clearer and more delicate text effect than the Glory 8 phone. At the same time, when browsing the web page, 2 K resolution can display more content, and the page layout looks more comfortable.
Geographic alarm
The memorandum of honor NOTE8 supports the geographic alarm reminder. This is a small feature that Zhao Ming mentioned at the press conference. The geo-alarm reminder feature allows you to set a location in advance. When you arrive at this location, you will receive a reminder. For example, if your girlfriend's birthday is missed, if this parameter is set, the birthday reminder can be implemented.
Summary:
Glory NOTE8 is still in EMUI 4.1 in terms of the system, but because it is a big screen, new features for the big screen are added in some aspects. In addition, services such as Youku membership discounts and game gift packs provided by Glory allow users to better utilize the advantages of big screen mobile phones.
IV. Photo evaluation
Glory Note8 is equipped with a 13 million-pixel camera and a two-color warm LED flash. It supports optical image stabilization and multiple shooting modes. Although there is no dual-camera, the camera effect of this model can basically meet the needs of most users, so users do not have to worry about imaging level.
In terms of the photo interface, the photo interface of Honor 8 is in addition to professional photo taking, skin taking, skin recording, panoramic view, slow motion, super night view, food and other modes. At the same time, the unique four photo modes of glory are also retained, such as busy cars and silk flowing water.
How is the photo taken in honor Note8? Next, the Pepsi net editor will show you through several photos. The shooting environment is: daytime exterior, interior and night scenes. Let's take a look at the photo sample.
▲Glory Note8 photo proofs
Summary:
To sum up, there is indeed a gap between the imaging level of honor NOTE8 compared to some flagship mobile phones, but it is a bit because of outstanding white balance adjustment and good sample permeability. At the same time, Glory NOTE8 also has a number of built-in filters to help users take artistic photos.
V. Performance evaluation
Glory Note8 is equipped with a Qilin 955 processor. This SoC adopts a quad-core A72 + quad-core A53 architecture, built-in Mali-880 MP4 graphics processor, and uses a 16nm process, it has very good performance and power consumption performance. For a processor, the architecture and process determine the performance of a processor. The smaller the chip process, the higher the computing capability with the same power consumption, with the same computing power, it has lower power consumption.
In addition, Glory Note8 any version has a built-in 4 GB running memory, the storage space is 32 GB/64 GB/GB, the following is the glory Note8 rabbit scoring test results, as shown in the following figure.
In addition, we also tested the CPU of Qilin 955 using the rabbit guard. We can see that honor Note8 rabbits scored 94671 points, although there are still some differences from the scores of mobile phones equipped with the Yunlong 820 processor, however, after years of accumulation, Qilin 955 has achieved its first-tier SoC in terms of performance.
At the same time, this glory Note8 in the game experience process, there is no choppy phenomenon, while the body fever control is also good.
It is worth noting that honor NOTE8 uses a 2 K display like glory V8, which is more demanding for GPU performance.
VI. Network, endurance, and price evaluation
In terms of network support, Glory has always been one of the top mobile phone brands in China. In addition to the full Netcom feature and dual-card dual-viewing feature, the Glory NOTE8 just launched will naturally not lag behind the support for VoLTE HD voice calls, we know that VoLTE calls have a faster connection time and higher call quality than the GSM network. While VoLTE calls (China Mobile), we can also use LTE to access the Internet, it can be said that there is no delay in both work and life.
It is worth mentioning that honor Note8 optimizes the dual-antenna design inside the fuselage and allows intelligent switching based on different application scenarios, effectively ensuring smooth communication/network access. At the same time, the WLAN + 3.0 dual-band automatic switch technology can ensure the strong connection performance of WiFi. The machine also supports mobile 4G +/4G/3G/2G, support China Unicom/China Telecom 4G/3G/2G, card slots 1 and 2 can be switched to the primary and secondary cards at will, but two telecom cards cannot be used at the same time ..
In terms of endurance, Glory Note8 has a built-in 4500mAh large-capacity battery, which has outstanding performance in terms of endurance. For most users, it can be used for 1.58 days for heavy users and 2.41 days for general users. Similarly, Honor NOTE 8 also supports 9V2A, saving valuable time for every business elite.
In terms of price, honor Note8 has three versions, which are mainly divided based on the storage space size. The corresponding prices are 2299 yuan, 2499 yuan and 2799 yuan respectively. The cost-performance ratio is quite affordable.
In terms of time-to-market, honor NOTE8 opened its reservation at on April 9, and launched its purchase at Huawei Mall and Jingdong Mall at on April 9.
VII. Evaluation summary
As stated at the beginning of the article, what is the so-called "big screen flagship" in addition to the visual sense of the screen, what other aspects need to be considered as a real big screen flagship mobile phone. Through the previous evaluations, honor NOTE8 is undoubtedly a metal body, powerful performance, outstanding photos, mainstream Type-C interface and quick charge. But there is more to bring better content. Enlarge the function of the mobile phone through the content. Starting with the pain points that users really need, implementing the hardware into the experience is truly the flagship Big Screen host.
Finally, with the detailed parameters shown below, we can have a comprehensive understanding of each aspect of glory Note8. If you like this model, you may wish to have a preliminary understanding.
| Glory Note8 basic parameters |
Starting from RMB 2299 |
| Time to Market |
August 9, 2016 |
CPU model |
Qilin 955 |
| Screen size |
6.6 inch |
Running memory |
4 GB |
| Screen resolution |
2560x1440 resolution |
Storage capacity |
32 GB, 6 GB, 128 GB |
| Operating system |
EMUI 4.1 |
Rear camera |
13 million pixels |
| Network Support |
Full NetCom 4G + |
Front camera |
8 million pixels |
| Glory Note8 detailed parameters |
| Operator and network |
| Carrier Support |
Full NetCom 4G + |
| Network mode |
Dual-card dual-standby |
| SIM card type |
Dual Nano-SIM card (Comparison between SIM card and SIM card) |
| Body Information |
| Mobile phone color |
Platinum Gold, glacier silver, elegant gray |
| Mobile phone size |
178.8x90.9x7.18 (219g) |
| Mobile phone weight |
219 GB (metal) |
| Battery Type |
4500 mAh (fast charging) |
| Screen Type |
| Screen size |
6.6 inch |
| Screen resolution |
2560x1440 resolution |
| Pixel density |
443ppi |
| System hardware |
| Operating system |
EMUI 4.1, based on Android 6.0 |
| CPU model |
Qilin 955 (64-bit eight-core) |
| Running memory |
4 GB |
| Body storage |
32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB |
| Camera functions |
| Front camera |
8 million pixels |
| Rear camera |
12 million pixels, F/2.0 aperture |
| Other parameters |
| Special features |
Fingerprint recognition, Type-C interface, fast charge technology, metal body |
| Packing List |
Host x1 data cable x1 charger x1 earphone x1 HBA card x1 card pick-up x1 |
| [Warranty service] the National Warranty Service provides three-pack services: one year for the host, six months for the battery, one year for the charger, return the product within seven days, and exchange the product within 15 days, over 15 days, you will enjoy free warranty and other three-pack services during the warranty period! |
