A gaming-focused phone with a minimalist design while still retaining the sense of speed of esports is what I remember most about the iQOO 12 series. For this standard version, I think this upgrade is not only a change in appearance, but also a very pleasant surprise in terms of performance.
Different exterior design, the same sense of speed
The exterior is the biggest change in the iQOO 12, so let's start with the exterior this time. This time, the lens module has changed from the square of the previous generation to the rounded design of the Wanli porthole, with 8 micro-arc edges jointed, the ring protruding design is somewhat similar to a crater, and there is a circle of decorative rings around it to further enhance the refinement.
In terms of color, iQOO 12 has the classic Track Edition and Legend Edition color scheme and the new color Rantu , we have this Track Edition The body is made of fluorite AG glass, and the rotating hand will have the effect of glitter sand, and the touch is also very comfortable, but the disadvantage is that it is too smooth, and friends who are worried about hand slippage are still recommended to bring a mobile phone case to use.
iQOO 12 is also a metal right-angle bezel + straight screen design unique to the standard version, and the body thickness is 81mm, the weight is 203g, and it feels more weighty in the hand, but when held horizontally, thanks to the curved design on the edge of the back cover, the feel is still quite good when playing games.
The screen is equipped with a piece of 678 inches 15K straight screen, support 144Hz high refresh rate, screen maximum brightness of 1400nit, peak brightness up to 3000nit. On top of that, the iQOO 12 has finally eliminated the plastic stand, the black edges have become narrower, and the look is more immersive.
The new Snapdragon flagship core has more powerful performance
The iQOO 12 is equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, using TSMC's 4nm process technology, and the new 1+5+2 architecture brings faster processing speeds, and the Cortex-X4 ultra-large core can reach a maximum frequency of 3At 3GHz, CPU performance is 30% higher than the previous generation, energy efficiency is also improved by 20%, and the overall power consumption is also reduced, which is still quite strong.
We tested the performance of Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact at a room temperature of 25 degrees. The first is "Glory of Kings", which sets the image quality to extremely high (120 frames) + extreme image quality, and the average frame rate is 114 under the half-hour test7 frames, with the preparation for the game in between. You can see that the average frame rate of a single game can reach 1209 frames, the actual experience is also stable and smooth throughout, which is no suspense.
Next is "Genshin Impact", which sets the image quality to very high, the frame rate is set to 60 frames, and the average frame rate of Sumeru City is 59 in half an hour8 frames. There will be a small stutter in the process of running the chart, and the fluctuation on ** is also because of this, but several flagship models have similar situations at the moment, so the performance of the iQOO 12 is still satisfactory to me.
In terms of heat dissipation, the iQOO 12 has a larger 6010mm2 VC vapor chamber than the iQOO 12 Pro, which adopts a stainless steel stamping process to improve the utilization of the VC area and speed up the internal thermal circulation. Under the actual test, the temperature on the front of the fuselage after half an hour of testing "Honor of Kings" was 369 degrees, 34 on the back9 degrees, Genshin Impact half-hour test fuselage front temperature of 447 degrees, 41 degrees on the back, this heat dissipation performance is also very impressive.
This time, the iQOO 12 is equipped with a 5000mAh equivalent large-capacity battery, which adopts a new graphite stack reconstruction technology and multiple pole piece cold pressing technology, which can take into account fast charging while maintaining large capacity. But perhaps due to the new technology, the iQOO 12 is only equipped with 120W flash charging instead of 200W, which is a bit of a pity.
In addition to the upgrade of the gaming chip, there is also the image
In addition to the third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, the iQOO 12 also has a self-developed gaming chip, Q1, which brings a new super-frame super-resolution concurrency technology to the phone. I believe everyone is familiar with the super frame part, on iQOO 12 can achieve a high frame rate of up to 144 frames, and the more familiar "Genshin Impact" is one of the games that can reach 144 frames by interpolating frames.
In terms of super-resolution, also taking "Genshin Impact" as an example, iQOO 12 has three options: Original Quality, High Quality, and Ultra High Quality, and when you turn on High Quality, the picture will be increased from the original 720p to 900P, and when you turn on Ultra High Quality, you can directly upgrade to the highest supported 1 of the screen5K graphics allow you to enjoy the best scenery in the game at any time.
With the support of super-resolution and super-frame concurrency technology, iQOO 12 can support up to 144 frames + high quality (900p) clear and smooth gaming experience in Genshin Impact. Not only games, but also mainstream such as Bilibili, iQiyi, and Tencent** can also provide a high frame rate viewing experience.
In addition to the chip, iQOO 12 also has the first ray tracing technology, "Dark Zone Breakout" is the first full-map ray tracing game, which can restore a more realistic light and shadow reflection effect, and the game experience is more immersive. In addition, the iQOO 12 is also equipped with a master lower speaker and a new X-axis linear motor to further enhance the gaming experience.
In terms of experience improvement, there are also images, and iQOO 12 has also put a lot of effort into the image configuration in order to meet the daily use outside of games. This time the iQOO 12 brings a 50-megapixel OV50H Bionic Spectrum main camera, with 1 13-inch bottom as well as f1With a wide aperture of 68, color saturation will be a little high in actual samples, and the imaging will be more pleasing to the eye.
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In addition, the iQOO 12 also has a 64-megapixel OV64B periscope telephoto lens of the same flagship, which brings a 3X picture, which is a focal length equivalent to 70mm, and can support up to 100x hybrid zoom with the NICE image calculation engine. The clarity of the actual sample can be guaranteed, the colors are more natural, and the bokeh effect is also excellent.
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Summary
The iQOO 12 is equipped with Qualcomm's most powerful third-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, as well as the Q1 gaming chip, which not only brings stable frame rate performance in games, but also improves the gaming experience with super-resolution and super-frame concurrency technology. The exterior design of the porthole not only makes the overall look more concise, but also more comfortable to hold on the horizontal screenThe improvement of imaging hardware allows the iQOO 12 to perform well in daily use.
It can be said that from the strong performance of the dual core to the appearance design that is more in line with the grip, iQOO 12 seems to be upgraded to improve the user's gaming experience, and it is also in line with iQOO's brand concept of focusing on e-sports, especially for gaming parties who like straight screens. There is also a flagship imaging system and OriginOS 4 to enhance the experience of daily use, so it seems that the iQOO 12 can indeed be a flagship phone that combines daily use and gaming.