I accept your true fragrance, the leapfrog flagship realme X2 Pro hands-on review

The situation in the mobile phone market is not good. According to mobile phone sales monitoring data from market research organization CINNO Research, "domestic smartphone sales in the first half of 2019 were 190 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 6%." The implication is that the mobile phone stock market has reached its ceiling, and saturated demand has led to intensified competition in the replacement market.

Under the Matthew effect, mobile phone manufacturers will face a closer fight, and the weather is relatively cold. Therefore, each company has to use cost-effective tricks, especially realme, which has always used "cross-level experience" as its brand tone. The configuration and price of the cross-level flagship realme X2 Pro launched this time are really a solid backstab to the flagship market.

Starting at 2,599 yuan (6+64GB), the luxury configuration and affordable price of realme X2 Pro are very competitive. If you are planning to change your phone this year, realme X2 Pro should be at the top of your shopping list. With the slogan of "really awesome", the official should have great confidence in this product, and the review is more brutal:

"I accept your money."

Appearance

The front of the realme X2 Pro uses a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED screen, which is supplied by Samsung. According to the official statement, this time the realme X2 Pro supports the full coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and has passed the HDR10+ and Rhine eye protection certification. In terms of display effect, the realme X2 Pro screen maintains a very high quality. By switching color modes, you can choose between a more accurate restoration of nature and a colorful and rich picture. According to official tests, the excitation brightness of this phone reaches 1000nits. Compared with ordinary mobile phones, the display effect is clearer when used in the sun.

One thing worth noting is that HDR10+ certification is still relatively rare in mobile phone products, and is limited to high-end flagship positioning. It can achieve a more obvious contrast between light and dark and a picture effect with full details in some videos. In this regard, realme X2 Pro is quite good and has full flagship competitiveness.

However, this is not the biggest highlight of realme X2 Pro. This time, its screen has 90HZ fluid screen feature, which provides more details for users by providing a higher screen refresh rate. This feature was well received by users when it was first unveiled, and was once called "you can't go back after using it", which shows the benefit of high refresh rate to user experience.

When we use the UFO Test website to test the refresh rate, we can also see that the frame rate value is fixed at 90HZ. Compared with the common 60HZ, 90HZ means that it can refresh 90 frames in one second, which will naturally present more picture details and smoother animation transitions. In addition to the smoother visual experience of our eyes in daily use, when playing corresponding adapted games, the phone can also achieve a higher frame rate performance, thereby reducing the overall fluctuation and lag of the picture.

If you think 90HZ consumes too much power, you can also switch to 60HZ by yourself. It is worth noting that the high refresh rate of realme X2 Pro also supports all applications, and you can also turn off individual APPs.

With an OLED screen, screen fingerprint unlocking is naturally indispensable. This time, the realme X2 Pro uses the Goodix G3.0 fingerprint recognition module, which has improved the recognition speed. Through actual testing, the unlocking speed of the realme X2 Pro is quite fast and does not bring any burden to users.

Another thing worth praising is that the realme X2 Pro is equipped with dual stereo speakers and has passed Hi-Res certification, so the sound quality will be even better. When actually playing music, the music effect of the realme X2 Pro dual speakers is very obvious. The sound from the upper and lower ends can have a better display effect on the timbre of different levels, and the high and low bass are more transparent.

The back design uses 3D glass commonly used in flagships, which can provide better palm fit. Compared with the previous gradient color matching style, this color matching design is deeper and purer. Under the gradient of light and shadow, you can see obvious grating stripes, and the streamer effect is full. The rear lens adopts a four-camera vertical design, with flash and lens module logos on the side, and realme's iconic LOGO on the right. The 3.5mm headphone jack is retained at the bottom, which is really friendly for users who like to listen to music.

From the overall appearance design point of view, the realme X2 Pro does not bring a big new feeling to people, and the overall feeling is quite standard. But in terms of screen quality and other experience, the internal structure of this model brings a lot of surprises, and the materials are thick, so you will definitely not be disappointed in this regard.

Photograph

In terms of the lens module, the realme X2 Pro has a 16-megapixel front camera and a 64-megapixel main camera + a 13-megapixel telephoto lens + an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens (with macro function) + a 2-megapixel artistic portrait style lens on the back.

Without further ado, let's look at the proofs:

Realme has already started to warm up for the 64-megapixel lens. As the CMOS with the highest pixel specification currently available, the 64-megapixel will occupy an important position in the mobile phone camera market this year and even next year. As Samsung's big CMOS product, the 64-megapixel GW1 is highly anticipated, and Samsung hopes to use it to strengthen its competitive position with Sony sensors.

GW1 has 64 million high pixels and supports Samsung ISOCELL technology, which can output 16 million pixels through 4-in-1 pixels. In daily use, the 64 million pixels are turned off to achieve the highest image quality under unfavorable lighting conditions. If light conditions permit, users can manually turn on the 64 million high pixels to seek to output a more detailed picture. In addition to high pixels, GW1 also has a large bottom of 1/1.72 inches, which means it will have more light transmission and the picture details will be fuller.

performance

This time, the realme X2 Pro is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus platform and USF 3.0 specification flash memory. Whether in daily use or heavy gaming, the realme X2 Pro can bring an immersive gaming experience through its powerful performance.

Without further ado, here are the running scores. After turning on the high-performance mode, the realme X2 Pro's AnTuTu running score is 472242 points; Geekbench single-core score is 3588, multi-core score is 10490; 3D Mark graphics score is 6015 points.

Next, use Androbench to test the flash memory read and write speed. The sequential read and write speeds are much better than the traditional UFS2.1. This means that when you install large games or copy content to your phone, the realme X2 Pro will take less time.

Needless to say, the performance of Snapdragon 855 Plus can hold both "Honor of Kings" and "Peace Elite" at full HD quality. In the 30-minute canyon journey, you can hardly feel the fluctuation of frame drops. Even in team battles, Realme X2 Pro can handle it with ease. Benefiting from the demand of the terminal market, many game manufacturers have recently expressed their intention to add a 90HZ high frame rate custom mode. For this, we can look forward to the future game performance of Realme X2 Pro.

After playing "Honor of Kings" for 30 minutes, the back of the phone still feels comfortable and warm. This proves that in addition to the powerful platform performance, the realme X2 Pro also has a strong heat dissipation capability. This time it is equipped with VC liquid cooling + superconducting carbon fiber material, which can make the phone's heat dissipation more balanced and reduce the temperature. Even after playing heavy games for a long time, the realme X2 Pro can still output calmly and reduce the risk of freezes and dropped frames.

Battery life

In terms of battery life, the realme X2 Pro is equipped with a 4000mAh large battery, so you don't have to worry about daily battery life. It is worth noting that the realme X2 Pro is equipped with a 50W SuperVOOC super flash charge, which can be fully charged in 35 minutes. In addition, it also supports fast charging while playing games. More importantly, the realme X2 Pro supports fast charging protocols such as PD and QC 18W, making fast charging easier to use.

A 30-minute game of "Honor of Kings" with full high-definition graphics consumed 11% of the power. With a 4000mAh large battery and 50W super flash charging, you can say goodbye to your battery anxiety.

In our actual charging test, it takes about 30 minutes to charge from 1% to 100%. Taking into account the deviation value, the time gap in between can be said to be very short. In terms of fast charging, the experience score of realme X2 Pro can almost be described as full marks.

Summarize

Although it has a high cost-effectiveness, it does not mean that realme X2 Pro is just playing around with the price budget. Whether it is a 90HZ screen, a 64-megapixel lens, or a 50W super flash charge, the configuration of realme X2 Pro is quite outstanding in the current flagship market, with many highlights. The leapfrog experience does not just allow users to buy products at a lower price, but allows users to have a more comprehensive and rich experience on the flagship baseline, and realme X2 Pro has obviously done this.

The cold winter of the mobile phone market has arrived, and the daily cost-effectiveness will become the norm. It is foreseeable that the replacement market will become more and more competitive in the future. If manufacturers simply focus on price, they will face another round of homogeneous competition. Therefore, manufacturers need to add new selling points on this basis to improve their competitiveness in order to attract new users.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.