Compared to the foreign brands, domestic brands have lowered their limits on the price-performance ratio again and again. This does not, has brought great progress to the security and ease of use of mobile phone fingerprint recognition has been alive to the 599 machine - ----- The protagonist of this article, ZTE BLADE A1. Not much gossip, value and worth, wait until I slowly analyze. If you open the normal routine, I must first open the box, and then on the work, analyze the hardware configuration, compare the screen performance, experience the UI operation, and finally a big summary. But when I picked up the A1 and was ready to take pictures, the camera interface directly shattered all my illusions and pulled back to reality. After all, this is a 599 yuan mobile phone. The manufacturer will not focus on camera tuning and mold polishing. Up. Therefore, I had no choice but to set up my own evaluation plan after a simple analysis. As a low-end machine, many people may buy a backup machine or an old man, so the basic quality of the phone is very important, it should also be the focus of priority attention. Out of the box will be free, nothing can see. . . Note: At this time BLADE A2 is on sale, the price is 699, metal armor is added, and A1 crazy price cuts give way. If you finish this article on A1 grass, then it is the best weeding opportunity. Or simply pull A2.
✪ BLADE A1 Feature Part One: A1 Body Touch and Look and Feel II: A1 Fingerprint Function and “Fresh Key†Experience III: A1 UI Interactive Experience IV: A1 Old People Model Overview ✪ BLADE A1 General Chapter One: A1 Basic Elements Such as Mobile Phone Signal, ring volume, multimedia volume, WiFi signal strength test, and endurance test II: A1 hardware such as screen performance, memory usage, camera quality, and the advantages and disadvantages of BLADE A1
A: A1 body touch and perception
At present, the front of the Android machine is almost the same, and the era in which one can accurately identify the phone model has long gone. Of course, the unique appearance of the machine can still stand out from the crowd, such as S7 EDGE. For the low-end mainframe cost-effective, manufacturers are obviously not put too much effort on the appearance. Despite this, some stylish designs can still be found on A1
1- The front HOME key is represented by a small blue circle. There are two small dots on both sides that are almost invisible when the screen is turned on. The three parts together form the three major diamond keys of Android. Touching any of them while the screen is on can light up, glow blue, and look stylish. When there are unread notifications or missed calls, the HOME key will also act as a breathing light, and the brightness is very high, which can effectively remind the owner to view the phone at a proper time.
The 2-power button is logically arranged to the right and the keystroke is short. The volume keys go to the left, and the volume keys and power buttons are actually more convenient to operate on the same side.
3- A slightly raised camera on the back, followed by a monochrome flash, followed by a "fresh key" and a fingerprint identification area, with a larger area for recognition. The camera is specially embedded with a circle of metal, and the different touches effectively distinguish the fingerprint identification area from the camera.
4- The back hole in the lower left corner of the back is where the speaker is. It is not very sensible. When the phone is facing up, it is easy to block the sound. Missing calls is not a dream.
5- The fuselage is almost all plastic, and the corners and the body are rounded. In addition to the sense of toys brought by plastic, it is still a good hand.
6-SIM card slot adopts 3 election 2 format, supports memory card expansion, and the mobile version of A1 instantly becomes full Netcom through brushing official firmware, and can save 100 yuan ocean properly. (No blueprint, just a slot.)
Second: A1 fingerprint function and "fresh keys" experience "fresh keys" can have three kinds of behaviors: single-click , double-click and long-press can be customized separately, optional features are as follows nine categories: 1 Rapid capture , after setting, the black screen starts, no fingerprint verification, but the system response to a slow one, extremely fast capture is very incompetent.
2 quick sharing , after setting, it is useful only when the screen is on, you can start sharing menu while browsing the picture .
3 flashlight , after setting, black screen, no fingerprint verification, no light screen to start directly. 4 screen shot, after setting, just press the "fresh button" to take a screenshot, without using the key combination.
5 open the application , set up, some programs such as the calculator on the black screen without fingerprint verification can start, most of the need to fingerprint unlock to enter the program directly. The picture shows a black screen directly into the WPS document.
6 HOME key , after setting, it is effective only when the screen is on.
7 Masquerading incoming calls , after setting, even when the fingerprint is not entered, the finger can be activated even when the screen is blank, and there is a ringtone! You can enter any name and phone number, start the pop-up call interface, and sometimes want to take the opportunity to walk away or interrupt the dialogue, this feature is still very useful, you can lie in the invisible. . . (15888888888 of course can't be worth buying a mobile phone number...) 8 recording , after setting, black screen without fingerprint verification can also start , start recording. (Illegal use is not encouraged here.)
9 Mobile phone acceleration , after setting, the black screen can be started without fingerprint verification, and the bright screen prompts acceleration at startup.
In addition, one-touch answering calls, one-button shutter when taking pictures, touch stops when the alarm sounds is also considered a more practical function.
BLADE A1's fingerprint function can be used to:
1- Wake-up and unlock: The unlocking speed is about half a second. After unlocking, there is no transition animation and you can enter the system directly. 2-Access program lock: This is also a function of the domestic custom system will now own, in the system's own "hand palm house" in the "program lock" inside add the need to encrypt the APP. The advantage of the system's built-in encryption function is stability. Unlike third-party encryption software, it may kill the system and lose corresponding functions.
3- Visit private space: another domestic custom system will almost always bring the function, "private space" has a separate icon, set fingerprints directly after the fingerprint to enter, and return to the desktop and then enter again will re-encrypt. There are a lot of things that can be encrypted, including contacts, text messages, call records, encrypted pictures and videos, and almost anything can be encrypted. It is worth mentioning that there is an online password protector similar to the password book, so that the forgetful family can remember various account passwords. Because it is really necessary to set up a lot of accounts and passwords in order to enjoy normal life in all aspects of shopping and social entertainment. Even if fingerprints are used for unlocking, the original digital passwords are sometimes confusing, so even though technology has brought great convenience, We also think less, long snacks are still necessary.
Thirty-three: BLADE A1 UI highlight analysis
1- The desktop can be set to slide anywhere to set wallpapers, icons and page effects, etc. All changes are instantly visible. For example, under the wallpaper change icon style will instantly see the effect. 2- Click on the task button to call out the card multi-tasking list, but let me Tucao is that actually only the closure option, and no lock option, so the top of the one-button removal is still cautious use as well, the normal system like EMUI can After the lock is relieved, the one-click clear, leaving only the required program in the task list, this item A1 is just not easy to do.
3- With self-locking screen automatic cleaning function, a lock screen will clear the background program that is not set to protection, and will enter the reloading again, you can enter the palm butler to set the protected application, after the lock screen will be resident in the background and will not be Cleared, for example, you can set up a micro-channel resident background, so you can receive a new message to remind.
4- Open the settings interface, "common" in the basic can find most of the features, the zodiac with large icons, simple and rough not lost. Of course, more and more in-depth functions have to slide left to find "all".
The 5-phone interface also provides recording functions like most custom systems.
6- dialing interface comes with the number of Lenovo recommended function, but Lenovo's ability is limited, for example, I enter 10010, in the EMUI you can jump out of traffic inquiries and calls inquiry hotline, but A1 is not think of.
The 7-SMS interface classifies all notifications into one, and private messaging spreads out. In the notification, the adaptation icon will be automatically given, but it is not comprehensive enough. For example, the Agricultural Bank of China (1065595599) in the list interface has not been adapted.
Card-type display is also displayed after entering individual information. Clicking on the small button on the edge can switch back and forth between the information mode and the card mode.
8-Press the volume "-" button and the power button to take screenshots. Use the up, down, left, and right four sliders to adjust the size in time. However, the lack of scrolling screenshots is not enough.
9-hundred yuan machine still supports OTG, read U disk, connect the mouse is not a dream.
IV: Overview of the A1 family model (elderly model)
1- There are three styles available to facilitate the use of elderly people with different needs:
The simplest single-screen mode, as its name suggests, has only one main screen, and all of the content is on it. You can add 2 main contacts to the desktop.
Minimalist multi-screen, or a variety of squares, a WP is visual, three scrolling screens, APPs and contacts that can be added are also much richer.
Vivid multi-screen, brighter colors, no difference in layout and minimalist style.
The various functions in the recent call interface are also graphical to facilitate the memory of the elderly.
1 SMS provides reading option 2 Voice broadcast function 3 Dial also uses large fonts, the function is simple and crude.
Small summary: It is found that the old model is just a launcher. Like a theme, it only provides a more convenient entrance. After the entrance, it is still the original interface. It is not introduced here. The highly graphical interface is indeed convenient for the elderly to use, and the operation is relatively stable. Kindly, the "fresh key" and fingerprint functions are normally used under the old model! That's right, it's you, FLYME, in the old man's mode, it doesn't use gestures. . .
One: A1 basic elements such as battery life, mobile phone signal, WiFi signal strength test and ring tone volume test
1-A1 battery life test
We selected three charts for the use of mobile phones during the three days of daily work. We used full power and counted 21:30 power. Of course, each person has different usage. I am only an enjoyable person, but I can give it to like this. I am also very happy that the camera maker has a certain reference.
Because there is no fast charge, it is not to test the charging speed. In addition, individuals do not play games (actually, it is already a good age to play the game!), so there is no test power consumption of the game. Of course, the above results are for reference only. After all, everyone's usage of mobile phones is not the same .
2-A1 mobile phone signal (compared with Meizu MX5, limited conditions only pick one place - the second floor of the house) The signal strength and Meizu MX5 contrast strength is almost the same.
3-A1 WiFi signal (again compared with the Meizu MX5, the conditions are again limited to only pick one place - or the second floor of the house) Instead, the WiFi signal is A1 higher than Meizu MX5, it seems that Meizu MX5's WiFi signal is indeed poor.
4-A1 Ringtone Volume Test (Comparison with Meizu MX5 for the third time, the same song, the two mobile phones are all adjusted to the maximum volume. The conditions are limited to only pick one place for the third time - it is the second floor of the house)
It can be seen that the ring volume is similar to the two mobile phones. In addition to the A1 opening, the volume of the incoming call volume is normal. Maybe the music I chose is softer and the volume is not too large. If the work environment is noisy, it is necessary to choose a song with a noisy point to make a ringtone, otherwise the ring tone will be covered by noise in minutes.
Added: There are no laboratories and no professional equipment. The above results are for entertainment purposes only. It is not an honor to provide references.
Second: A1 hardware such as screen performance, memory usage, camera quality
1-screen performance under sunlight The two days of the sun are really poisonous, standing on the bottom of the sun will not be hot for a moment, the photograph is very close to what the naked eye sees, with the automatic brightness, observed a bit, under the bright light system only gave half It's clear enough that you don't have to worry about the A1's screen in the sun.
Screen performance color style performance There was no professional equipment for the first time. Second, personal technology was limited. It was difficult to restore the true colors seen by the naked eye. Two photos that were considered to be closest to the screen of the mobile phone were taken and the screen of A1 was roughly looked at. The screen gave me the feeling that it was cold and cold like a filter. The actual visual perception is not so cold, but the general style is cold, but this contrast is only for entertainment.
2- Memory usage: ZTE has 2G memory for the A1, which is standard on low-end machines. The test here is for reference only, because the position of each person using the mobile phone is not the same. Here is just an example. After a key is cleared, the system shows that it has occupied more than 1000 M of memory, randomly open the regular software in the phone. What is worth buying, knowing about, WeChat, Alipay, free fish, the system shows that it has occupied memory 1.2G, at this time in each APP There is no case of reloading between switching. Continue to open the browser, iQIYI, famous magazine, camera, express 100, the system shows that the memory occupied 1.5G, at this time switching APP will not be reloaded. But thereafter continue to open Netease music, after headlines, WPS and other software, the system finally take the initiative to kill the process (why I say "finally" ...), and then into the micro-channel will need to reload, and at a time or memory usage Stopped at 1.5G , once again pressurized, running the game "happy music", at this time there are several procedures need to reload, look back at memory, or take up 1.5G, so, A1 allows users to freely use The estimated memory is also 500M, 500M switching between several daily software is more than enough, want to use it to play a large game, but also free to cut out or wash and sleep. 3- Camera Quality Overview
There has been a charm blue 2 can be used for comparison, but the old man to use, I do not misappropriate, and did not photograph what hope the A1, free to send a few comparisons and Meizu MX5. Although the Meizu MX5's camera quality is not good, but by comparison can still come up with the simplest truth: a penny and a goods. Tucao once again to take pictures easily reddened, the first group of grasses will shoot out the taste of autumn, the third group of safflower saturation is so high that even the petals can not tell, but not as A1 as layered. However, the color of A1 is more serious, and the color is more depressing. From the comparison of the buckets of the last group, the 599's A1 will not be able to photograph.
Of course, what's more fun is the desire to start photographing that I said at the beginning. The camera that opens A1 is like this: From the camera to see the world is paste, there is no desire to take pictures, although the screen resolution is only 720P, but I used the charm of the blue 2 that the same is 720P, Charm Blue 2 can not paste ah! However, despite this, A1 still offers PRO mode, shooting auxiliary line, ISO adjustment, exposure adjustment, shutter adjustment, etc., may be tossing to make a good film.
advantage:
A: 599 can have a very useful fingerprint recognition function, although the fingerprint recognition speed and the price of higher machines can not be compared, but the case can not be felt in the case of no comparison.
II: The richness of the "fresh keys" can bring convenience and increase efficiency. In particular, the "fresh key" and the fingerprint recognition module are combined into one, and decryption can quickly open the application program, which is very useful when necessary.
Three: The elderly model is relatively smooth and functionally intimate.
Four: You can freely brush, for example so far you can brush FLYME, 360 OS there are magic interest, thanks to the gods who pay for this machine.
Disadvantages:
1 - System optimization is poor, resulting in many functional experience discounts, such as black screen gestures, "snapshot" snapping, etc., and sluggish system reactions make these functions basically unusable.
2- I don’t know if it’s an example. When this A1 starts a black screen gesture , there is a false touch in my pocket (I wear sweatpants, sometimes I sweat a bit...) and sometimes I get out of my pocket. After discovering that the system randomly dialed a number, fortunately there was fingerprint encryption and only emergency dialing could be done, otherwise it would be unclear to whom. I finally closed the gesture directly, and it was better.
3 - The fingerprint identification module used to make publicity gimmicks is because it can be pressed + material is plastic, feels not very good, there are loose phenomenon, it is also prone to scratches, 599 can have fingerprint recognition - hit a discount Fingerprint recognition.
4- Body toys are heavy.
5-No drop-down hover or one-hand mode, 5 inch mobile phone operation is a little inconvenient.
Although A1 is only a low-end machine, but features such as "fresh keys" can actually be used by high-end machines, personally think that adding an entity key on the body is very useful, such as Huawei glory V8 attached to "Chi Spirit key, and the P series and MATE series representing the flagship are not. It should be said that most Android machines do not have another physical key. This is really an era of one-piece development. After all, one more physical key means that one more hole should be created, and integrity cannot be guaranteed. After seeing Huawei Glory 8 released on these two days integrates its “Smart Spirit†and fingerprint identification modules, it will definitely bring higher efficiency than integrating “Smart Spirit†separately. With such a flagship configuration, the speed must be lightning-level. Like this design! Back to A1, there are many interesting ideas on such a machine that only needs 599. However, due to the low price and the same configuration as the price, many functional experiences are worse. However, ZTE is no doubt full of sincerity, as a backup machine or old man machine has no problem, but if you want to experience a smoother, more stable and faster mobile phone, please look at the high end.