Hammer M1/M1L hands-on experience: Luo Yonghao's iPhone deserves a 9

After a long time, Luo Yonghao finally came up with the flagship product that Hammer should have in 2016. The launch of the M1/M1L machines is very similar to Apple's new strategy for the iPhone in the past two years. At first glance, the Hammer M1 and M1L give you a strong iPhone feeling, and also fully demonstrate Luo Yonghao's respect for the fruit master.

What is more noteworthy is that in today's fierce mobile phone market, the Hammer M1/M1L has given Hammer, which should have been facing a brand survival crisis, an opportunity to become "hard to find". You know, at a time when most domestic mobile phone manufacturers rely on thousand-yuan or even hundred-yuan phones to make a living, it is not easy for a high-priced mobile phone of more than 2,000 yuan to be associated with the word "sold out". And Luo Yonghao's counterattack this time is not just due to a stand-up crosstalk that he has been performing for three years.

Android phones? It's more for iPhone users

Hammer M1/M1L changed the original idea of ​​making "the best smartphone in the Eastern Hemisphere". After adding the belated fingerprint recognition, the round physical home button that is almost the same as Apple's iPhone gives a feeling of bringing "the best smartphone in the Western Hemisphere" to the Eastern Hemisphere. The metal circle around the button is wider than that of the iPhone and protrudes slightly from the glass surface, which also brings an operating method that is completely different from that of ordinary Android phones.

The addition of a physical home button allows iPhone users to quickly adapt when they first get their new Hammer, including pressing to unlock, double-clicking to call up the multitasking interface, and the fingerprint recognition speed is as fast as the iPhone 6s in our hands.

Not only that, the Hammer M1/M1L also solves some long-standing criticisms of the iOS system operation. For example, you can complete fingerprint unlocking without pressing the home button, which is good for extending the life of moving parts and is more convenient than the vibration button on the iPhone 7. It also "stole" the touch-to-return function similar to Meizu mBack. Meizu is naturally dissatisfied with this, but when it comes to the difference between the Flyme system and the smartisan OS, perhaps most people will think that the efficient interaction method is more in line with the Hammer's exquisite skeuomorphic UI.

In terms of the feel of the whole machine, the Hammer M1/M1L also has certain similarities with the iPhone. The 5.7-inch Hammer M1L is almost the same size as the Plus version of the iPhone, and the position of the bottom speaker and interface also follows the arrangement of the iPhone before the 3.5mm headphone jack was removed.

The details of the Hammer M1/M1L are enough to reflect the craftsmen's intentions, especially the part where the rear laser focus and flash meet the two materials of the back cover of the phone. It is handled extremely smoothly. Of course, the main camera still could not escape the fate of being bulged. The glossy plastic back cover of the white version seems to be trying its best to make you choose the coffee gold of the leather material next door.

The design of the back of the phone is the most controversial part of the Hammer M1/M1L. For example, why did the camera move from the forehead to the chest? This even reminds people of the Lenovo ZUK, which is not sure whether it still exists. The embedded logo on the back of the Hammer T1 and T2, which was a work of art, no longer exists, which undoubtedly makes the Hammer fans who are full of faith feel a little regretful.

Lao Luo doesn't talk about black technology, but he did bring something new to smartphones

In terms of system, the Smartisan phone has always been an Android phone that is extremely unlike an Android phone. This also makes smartisan OS similar to Apple's iOS. It set its own tone and general framework from the beginning, and it seems difficult to make any major breakthroughs later. After iOS 7.0, Apple also made people feel weak. However, smartisan OS ushered in the update to version 3.0/3.1 along with the release of Smartisan M1/M1L. Luo did show people some new tricks.

The hottest product at the Smartisan conference was undoubtedly the iFlytek voice input method, but everyone was busy downloading this software on various mobile phones, so there was no exclusive feature of Smartisan. The new features unique to smartisan OS, such as One Step and Big Bang, show Smartisan's different thinking on human-computer interaction.

One Step emphasizes the transfer of text, pictures and other content between applications on the same screen by dragging in one step, from the browser to the local album, from the album to the circle of friends, and from the circle of friends to Weibo, without having to save and then search. It is an unprecedented smooth pleasure. The basis for the realization of One Step is the larger operating space brought by the larger screen, and the Hammer M1/M1L has stronger processing performance including multi-tasking with the help of 4GB of running memory and Snapdragon 820/821 processor.

Big Bang can "break up" the text that you "press" on the screen with your finger, whether it is a web page or a dialog box, and split it into independent characters and words, and it is very intelligent and will not split them randomly according to semantics. After that, you can select the required words and copy, search or even translate them. Otakus have already used it very cleverly to find specific license plates, and Baidu searched for the mysterious code starting with "m" in one go. In a way, Big Bang benefits from the progress of machines' understanding of human language and the integration of third-party applications at the mobile phone system level.

In addition, after retaining the screen recording and other functions already available on the Hammer T2, the new system of the Hammer M1/M1L has also put a lot of effort into recognition and search, such as supporting SMS enhancements for courier recognition, address recognition, and fraudulent website recognition. This is also a deeper extension of the life yellow pages and security functions that are available on almost all mobile phones.

Therefore, Luo Yonghao and Smartisan are far from being powerful enough to develop any black technology, nor are they like some manufacturers who recklessly claim other people's technology as their own black technology. The new functions you can use on Smartisan M1/M1L are based on the existing technology, and Smartisan has made its own understanding of the use and scope of application of the technology.

Can you say that other mobile phones don’t have big screens, high-performance processors, large memory, semantic recognition, and life pages? It’s just that they don’t have the same features as Lao Luo.

It is also worth mentioning that the one-handed operation mode for large-screen mobile phones is also available on the Hammer M1/M1L. The screen operation area can be pulled into a small screen with your thumb. The background outside the screen is no longer pitch black. Instead, the corresponding internal structure of the mobile phone is used to fill the area outside the screen operation area in the one-handed mode. Not missing any details is what makes Hammer distinctive.

The best Hammer phone so far, only two 0.5 points should be deducted

The appearance is not stunning but still good, the smartisan OS is more interesting, the flagship configuration is perfect, the full network support dual SIM dual standby, and even the battery capacity of more than 3000 and 4000mAh of Hammer M1/M1L respectively gives people confidence.

With a starting price of 2,499 yuan, the Hammer M1/M1L is undoubtedly the result of Luo Yonghao's decision after re-evaluating the value of sentiment. This price is more in line with the psychological expectations of most people, and is enough for the Hammer phone to compete in the domestic high-end market.

If a score of 10 is given, then it is no exaggeration for this Hammer phone, which looks like an iPhone, to get 9 points. One 0.5 point is deducted because the beautiful T logo on the back is gone, and another 0.5 point is deducted because the camera with 23-megapixel high-quality components still has a lot of room for improvement. For example, the text on the photo interface can only be displayed vertically. For Hammer, which focuses on design, it is time to find a way to solve this problem.

Before the release of Hammer M1/M1L, there were constant rumors that Hammer Technology was acquired. However, the release of Hammer M1/M1L is definitely a life-saving pill to help Hammer survive. It is an ideal choice for current Android flagship phones and the best choice for iPhone users to switch to the Android camp.

Yes, if you think that the appearance of iPhone 7 has not changed in three years and it is difficult for you to continue to stick with Apple, then the Hammer that Luo picked up after three years of ups and downs is worth a try.

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.