July is a month of fire, and autumn is approaching. Of course, what follows is Apple’s autumn conference, as well as the indispensable new iPhone at the conference.
As for the details of this new generation of iPhone, we actually already know a lot about it through various revelations in the past nearly half a year. For example, the A10 processor is almost certain, the 3.5mm headphone jack is basically cancelled, there is a high possibility of a new color matching body with a higher level of waterproofing, and there is also a certain possibility of a dual-camera version.
It seems that the new iPhone lacks a trace of allure. What must be said is that the competition in the mobile phone market has never been as fierce as it is today. Even if it is as strong as the iPhone, it will face a market surrounded by strong enemies after the latest version is released. Ifanr (WeChat ID: ifanr) rushed to take stock of the new iPhone’s powerful enemies before it was officially released.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
In the world of smartphones, it goes without saying that Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a big name.
Hyperboloid screen, S Pen supporting 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity, iris recognition, currently the most advanced 5.7-inch 2K Super AMOLED screen, IP68 waterproof body, 12-megapixel camera supporting OIS and Dual Pixel, wireless charging... Note 7 has all the elements that can be seen or yet to be seen in the smartphone industry.
So from the day it was officially released, Note 7 has received a lot of praise from global media. In The Verge’s rating system, its score of 9.3 also set a new record for the highest score for a smartphone.
After getting the Chinese version of Note 7 and experiencing it for a period of time, Ai Faner also believes that the excellence and innovation of Note 7 are unquestionable. Top-notch photography, smooth iris recognition, exquisite hyperboloid screen, and practical waterproof body are all impressive. Although the current firmware has flaws that are not smooth enough, this does not affect the evaluation of it as the best smartphone currently.
Or a more appropriate metaphor is that Note 7 is the dragon-slaying knife in the current smartphone arena, so will the new iPhone be a heavenly sword? Moreover, starting from the price of Note 7 of 5,988 yuan, it is foreseeable that after the new iPhone is launched, there will be a fierce battle with Note 7.
New Nexus phones
Unlike the iOS camp, which only has two or three new phones every year, Android has a vast sea of phones every year.
Among the new products, many people may recommend the Nexus series as the mobile phone that best represents Android. This year’s new Nexus phone has not been officially released yetWe will meet you soon, but according to previous reports, HTC will OEM this year’s two Nexus models.
The two Nexus models, large and small, have similar configurations. They will use Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, large-size 12-megapixel CMOS, and the indispensable Android 7.0; the difference between the two may be the screen size and battery, one is 5 inches and the other is 5.5 inches.
At present, only the smaller new Nexus phone, codenamed "Sailfish", has been leaked. But Gsmarena said Sailfish and another phone codenamed Marlin have already passed FCC certification. This also shows that the release and launch of the new Nexus phone is only a matter of time.
Just as the experience of the new iPhone will determine the level of the iOS 10 experience, the level of experience of the new Nexus phone, Google’s own son, will define the level of the pure Android experience.
Although in terms of sales, the new Nexus is unlikely to be as good as the new iPhone, but as the vane of their respective camps, isn't the Nexus the new iPhone's archenemy?
LG V20
The new Nexus with pure Android 7.0 experience was mentioned earlier, but Google has actually revealed who will be the first mobile phone to be pre-installed with Android 7.0, and that is LG’s upcoming V20.
According to Android Authority, some specific information about V20 is as follows:
5.7-inch 2K screen
Snapdragon 820 or Snapdragon 821
4GB RAM
USB Type-C
The rear dual camera has 21 million pixels
After seeing this, you think that the LG V20 is just a simple routine hardware upgrade of the V10, but you are wrong.
Android Authority has exposed a set of blueprints purported to be the LG V20.
Judging from these design drawings, the V20 design is completely different from last year’s V10, but it is in the same vein as the G5: it also has dual rear cameras and a replaceable chin module. However, the V20 has the V10’s signature features: dual front cameras and a secondary small screen. And this time, the LG V20’s front-facing dual camera pixelsRaised to 8 million.
Now that it has been exposed by Google, the release time of V20 is near. It is also reported that the V20 is likely to be released on September 7. This is consistent with the rumored release time of the new iPhone, coupled with the same high-end positioning, it seems that the title of “iPhone’s enemy” cannot be escaped by LG V20.
Sony Xperia XZ
Although Sony Mobile's sales cannot match those of Apple and Samsung's flagship products, the standard of its flagship products, especially the industrial design level, is still recognized by the industry.
As for IFA in September this year, the product Sony Mobile will bring is the Xperia XZ.
Gsmarena posted a set of spy photos of the new device, which are said to be the real photos of the Xperia XZ. Judging from these pictures, the Sony Xperia XZ will adopt a fully balanced design that is completely different from the previous Z series. This new design is called "Tube Design." Compared with the vast majority of "Internet celebrity faces" on the market, this is indeed different enough.
These pictures also reveal a series of details of the Xperia XZ, such as the front being covered with a larger curved glass, equipped with dual flashes, and using a USB Type-C interface.
It’s just that the configuration of Xperia XZ is not top-notch. Judging from the information currently known to Ai Faner, the Xperia XZ is likely to continue the 3GB RAM starting from the Z2, and the processor will continue to use the Snapdragon 820. The screen also continues to be 5.2-inch 1080p, and the camera is 13 million pixels on the front / 23 million pixels on the rear, supporting laser focus. Of course, IP68 water and dust resistance is also not lacking.
Huawei Mate 9
It is no exaggeration to describe the current Chinese mobile phone market as a horde of rivals. However, among the current “heroes”, domestic mobile phone brands are indispensable.
Of course, "Huawei" is indispensable in the list of domestic brands that perform well in the market. The global market has squeezed into the top three, and the Chinese market ranks first. This is Huawei's recent achievement. In addition to overall sales, Huawei's Mate series is also one of the few domestic mobile phone series that can truly shake the status of Apple and Samsung in the high-end market.
Not surprisingly, this year, Huawei will launch Mate 9 to compete with the new iPhone and Samsung Note 7. Since the new phone that was previously equipped with Kirin 955 and will be released on September 1st is considered to be a new product of Huawei’s women’s mobile phone brand, this year’s Mate 9 will debut with Kirin 960 processor possibilities.
According to previous reports, the CPU part of Huawei Kirin 960 will use the 4XCortex-A73+4XCortex-A53 architecture, and the GPU will use Mali-G71, which is likely to be eight cores.
The Cortex-A73 core architecture here is a 64-bit upgraded version of the Cortex-A17. It is said that peak performance and sustained performance are improved by up to 30% compared to the A72.
The Mali-G71 that appears in the GPU is based on the new architecture "Bifrost", which represents a new level of high-end mobile graphics technology. It can be configured with 1-32 cores, performance density can be increased by up to 40%, energy efficiency can be improved by up to 20%, and external memory bandwidth can be saved by 20%.
What’s more eye-catching is that Mate 9 will also be equipped with 20-megapixel Leica dual cameras.
This seems to make people look forward to the imaging comparison between the dual cameras of Mate 9 and the new iPhone.
