2024-08-05
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All in all, the category of foldable screen mobile phones has been on the market for six years.In the continuous exploration of various brands, foldable screen mobile phones have been divided into two categories: large folding (horizontal folding) and small folding (vertical folding).Up to now, although foldable screen mobile phones have grown rapidly, it is still a relatively niche category, and its product diversity and market share are far from the level of "public acceptance".
So, as Huawei's latest masterpiece in the field of small folding screens, can the newly released Huawei nova Flip make the small folding category "bigger and stronger" like other mobile phones in the nova series? Lei Technology has already got the Huawei nova Flip in advance. After several days of in-depth experience, we gave the following answer, enjoy~
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Lei Technology got the Huawei nova Flip (Kirin 8000 processor) 12GB+256GB version in the new green color, priced at 5,288 yuan (512GB 5,688 yuan, 1TB 6,488 yuan).
Whether in terms of design or workmanship, the Huawei nova Flip has excellent finish and texture, and the overall folding and unfolding does not have the common "loose" feeling.The basalt water drop hinge means that when it is almost fully opened, there will be obvious help to prop up the phone, so it cannot achieve 0-180 degree free hovering.However, this design also allows it to be better locked when unfolded, and there will be no "loose" feeling between the upper and lower parts of the fuselage.
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In terms of the external screen, Huawei nova Flip does not use a large-size "full-screen external screen" like most small folding-screen phones this year. Instead, it uses the industry's first "fun square screen" design.
It is difficult to find a perfect design in the world. Similarly, the design of the outer screen of a small folding screen is "big" or "small", which has always been a different route explored by the industry.It is undeniable that the design of Huawei nova Flip's "Fun Square Screen" will limit the interaction of the phone's external screen, and you cannot "only use the external screen all day."However, considering the impact of the camera on the external screen area and interaction, this design of providing "limited fast interaction" for the external screen is also practical.After all, the ultimate purpose of buying a folding screen is to use the large and small screens together, rather than using the small screen as a large screen.
Before talking about the inner screen of Huawei nova Flip, Xiao Lei would like to talk about the feel of nova Flip.
In order to balance the battery capacity and heat dissipation performance of the small foldable phone, the thickness of the small foldable phone is usually thicker than the general "bar phone", and the too narrow screen ratio will make the phone feel a little strange when held. But nova Flip does not have this problem:The slim body of 6.9mm (Lei Technology Note: glass version, 6.88mm for plain leather) and the weight of 195g allow it to have a balanced body size and excellent hand feel while being equipped with a 6.9-inch screen.
Having said that, even though nova Flip uses a small external screen, it does not mean that its external screen can only be used to check time like a smart bracelet.
Huawei has designed a variety of different external screen themes for the small external screen of the nova Flip. Among them, Xiaolei's favorite is the Star Labyrinth theme, which is a small 3×3 puzzle that can spell out a nova logo. Unfortunately, this puzzle currently only provides the nova logo layout. It would be better if it could automatically switch the puzzle layout like a magazine lock screen in the future.
Perhaps in order to balance the power consumption in external screen mode, the frame rates of the other two game interactive themes on the nova Flip external screen are not high. We hope that Huawei will OTA the themes on the external screen in the future to bring a richer interactive experience.
In addition to games, nova Flip also has a variety of different external screen themes such as analog clock, live weather and cute pets. The cute pet theme has different interactive effects at different times, which can be said to be a very pleasing design. If you want to personalize the external screen of your phone, nova Flip's external screen also has the option of smart patterns, which can match the corresponding theme color according to the clothing style of the day.
Lei Technology has previously shared the trend of "digital fashion". Judging from the appearance and external screen design, Huawei nova, which is positioned as fashionable and young, really understands young people:On platforms with a high concentration of young people, such as Xiaohongshu, digital products are becoming "trendy consumer goods". Being fun, good-looking and easy to use are as important. Among them, using digital products as a fashion element is one of the important trends.Products such as Huawei Pura 70, Huawei Watch, and Huawei nova Flip are leading the trend of "digital fashion" and becoming fashion pioneers.
The external screen of nova Flip can also be used to display Call-emoji when a call comes in; when using services such as Air Travel and Didi Chuxing, the corresponding service progress will be displayed on the external screen. The customized design allows users to easily view information without opening the phone, making the interaction more intuitive and convenient.
As Lei Technology has previously analyzed, the interactive innovation of the "external screen" is a greater breakthrough for domestic mobile phones after the iPhone's "Smart Island". The iPhone has turned the "bangs" of the screen into "treasures" and launched the "Smart Island", which provides some innovative interactions under App compatibility. Huawei nova has gone a step further and made full use of the "external screen" of the small folding screen that has been neglected or weakened, opening up a new interactive experience for users and giving small folding screen mobile phones an additional interactive advantage in addition to being portable and foldable.
The camera is an extremely important feature application of the nova Flip's external screen. When folded, you can open the nova Flip's camera by sliding the external screen to the left.Considering that this operation is usually for selfies, when you open the camera with the external screen, nova Flip will automatically turn on portrait mode, and you can directly set the selfie countdown and beauty effect.
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Unfortunately, the only way to open the Nova Flip's external screen is to open it from the external screen. If you open the camera in the unfolded state, the Nova Flip cannot transfer the viewfinder to the external screen for the time being. Even if you open the camera with the external screen and then unfold the phone, the preview screen will switch to the internal screen, which makes selfie framing a little inconvenient.Fortunately, these problems do not involve hardware, and Huawei can solve them through OTA later.
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CameraNova Flip has a 50MP main camera with a large F1.9 aperture and a 1/1.56-inch large RYYB sensor.Combined with four-in-one pixel technology, a larger pixel unit area can be achieved.
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Judging from the sample photos, nova Flip performs very well. With excellent software algorithm optimization, even the RYYB sensor can achieve excellent restoration of green and light colors.In addition, there is no obvious difference in the image quality in the corners of the photo compared to the center. It can be seen that Huawei has indeed made great achievements in camera optimization.
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The portrait mode of Huawei nova Flip has also been upgraded.The new Huawei DaVinci Portrait Engine 2.0 can better recognize anyServiceThe subject is focused and the foreground, middle and background are separated to create a more layered blur effect and skin details.
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If the background is too cluttered, nova Flip's AI removal can remove most of the background clutter, and it also has a very convenient design:Other AI erasures generally require manual circling of the person or object to be erased, but Huawei's AI erasure only requires drawing a line on the person to be erased, and the phone will automatically identify the specific object to be erased. You no longer have to worry about not painting finely enough, and it is very friendly to users with thick fingers like Xiao Lei.
After a few days of experience, nova Flip left a very deep impression on Lei Technology.
Limited by the physical structure of the folding device, the small folding screen (vertical folding) needs to fit more components into the space similar to that of a candy-bar phone.This determines that small folding screens will face challenges in performance, heat dissipation, and battery life. The balance of lightness, performance, heat dissipation, battery life, and even imaging capabilities has always been the unremitting pursuit of many small folding screens.
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On the basis of "balance", another direction that manufacturers are working towards is to give full play to the morphological characteristics of small folding screens, provide unique value in appearance, feel and interactive innovation, and make products easier to use, more fun and better looking to meet the needs of young people.
After experiencing it, I feel that Huawei nova Flip has done very well in key aspects:
The excellent hinge design not only ensures the "integration" of the phone when folding and unfolding, but also greatly extends the life of the screen.nova Flip has obtained the world's first Swiss SGS 1.2 million folding certification thanks to its basalt water drop hinge.
At the same time, it maximizes the advantages of the folding screen in product form: the exclusive "1:1 external screen" can provide the largest possible display area without destroying the aesthetic design of the back of the phone.The software interface, which has been re-arranged specifically for external screen interaction, also makes external screen interaction easier.
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It is undeniable that there are still some areas that can be optimized in the current version of nova Flip, such as the operating logic of the linkage between the internal and external screens. At the same time, I also look forward to Huawei nova Flip working with developers to bring more interesting interactive themes on the "Fun Square Screen".
For the current small folding industry ecology, Lei Technology believes that the contribution of nova Flip cannot be ignored.: It once again proves that the small folding external screen does not "have to be large", and the small screen also has the advantage of being small and beautiful.By bringing out the respective advantages of the inner and outer screens within a limited form factor, rather than "being lazy" and mirroring the inner screen, such a small folding phone can give full play to its physical properties and constitute unique value.
Following Lei Technology’s practice, let’s summarize the advantages and disadvantages of Huawei nova Flip according to our template:
advantage:
1. Unique design with high recognition and fashionable sense;
2. The external screen interaction design of "Fun Square Screen" is "full of attitude";
3. Relying on Huawei's AI ecosystem, the system has rich AI functions;
4. Balanced feel, appearance, battery life, performance and image;
shortcoming:
1. Lack of flagship processor, performance can be improved;
2. The coordination logic of internal and external screens needs to be improved through OTA.
Is nova Flip worth buying? Here are Lei Technology's suggestions:
1. If you are already a user of Huawei flagship phones such as Pura 70 Ultra and want to use a foldable screen to completely replace the flagship phone as your main phone, then the nova Flip may not be suitable for you.
2. If you don't have high requirements on the performance of your phone, such as you don't play games very often and only need it for daily use and taking photos,Want a "new selfie gadget" suitable for taking selfies, or want a "trendy new device" with high playability?Then Huawei nova Flip is indeed very suitable.
3. If you love beauty and fashion, don’t like to carry “big things” when going out, are used to traveling light, want to easily put a mobile phone in your pocket or even in your makeup bag, or even wear your mobile phone with a chain as a matching element, Huawei nova Flip is also worth considering.
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