360 Mobile Phone N4 Enjoyable Experience: Can It Be the Best Phone Under 1,000 Yuan?

In 2016, Qihoo and Dasheng were gradually no longer mentioned by people, and the re-planned F, N and Q series became the new layout of 360 mobile phones in the market.

360 N4 is a mid-range product aimed at the brand's thousand-yuan positioning. With a starting price of 899 yuan, it focuses on a smooth performance experience, a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 processor, 4GB RAM, and a very clean 360 OS at the system level. It can be said to be a product priced under a thousand yuan with extremely outstanding parameters.

360's first non-metallic mobile phone

The use of metal materials is the most direct means to improve the appearance of a mobile phone product. 360 is the manufacturer that implements this idea most thoroughly. The 599 yuan 360 mobile phone f4 uses a metal frame, which looks full of sincerity.

However, the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone did not continue this style, and the actual feel is still a little worse than other 360 mobile phones. Fortunately, the all-plastic body is finely crafted, and the 2.5D glass covering on the front can also bring excellent visual experience.

The camera on the back of the 360 ​​N4 is designed as a raised surface, forming a highly recognizable figure 8 with the flash and circular fingerprint recognition area below. With a thickness of 8.3mm, the curvature of the edges fits the palm of your hand.

Speaking of the most controversial little red dot at the bottom of the screen recently, it is a design element that has never appeared in 360 mobile phones before. Theoretically, it is not impossible to replace it with other solutions. There seems to be no practical value in conflicting with other mobile phone brands on this detail, although adding a little red may look more coordinated with the pure black front panel.

The best value for money ten-core processor

360 Mobile N4 has put more energy into piling up performance parameters. With a 5.5-inch 1080P screen, it is the only product under 1,000 yuan that uses the MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core processor. The 4GB large-capacity running memory is also a rare configuration in this price range.

Considering that Meizu uses Helio X20 in its flagship Pro6, the performance of 360 N4 will definitely not disappoint. The AnTuTu score exceeds 80,000, and the software shows that it is between Samsung Note5 and Apple iPhone6.

More practical than the ten-core processor is the 4GB RAM that never hinders performance. After we boredly opened 400 web pages through the system's built-in browser, the free memory was still over 1.5GB, which is probably impossible for ordinary users to use up.

No 360 mobile phone lacks fingerprint recognition. As the brand's standard configuration, although parameters show that the fingerprint recognition efficiency of 360 Mobile N4 and the lower-priced 360 Mobile F4 is 0.4 seconds, the user experience of 360 Mobile N4 is faster and better. The metal ring around the fingerprint area is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy.

360 N4 mobile phone also supports fast charging. The output specifications of the standard charger are 5V/2A, 9V/1.5A and 12V/1.2A. It is tested that the 3080mAh battery of the mobile phone can be charged from 5% to 95% in one hour, which is a satisfactory result.

However, no one is perfect, and no machine is perfect. Battery life and heat generation are the areas where users on the Internet have some complaints about the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone. The actual situation of the machine in our hands did not bring many surprises. The core number of the processor as high as ten cores may be the reason why it is difficult for the product to "calm down". The battery life can be maintained at the level of normal use for a day.

More practical 360 OS

Adhering to the principle of "safe, light and power-saving", 360 OS has not changed much since its launch. The setting that almost all applications in the system can be uninstalled makes the phone very pure. This time, the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone has a little more pre-installed applications, but fortunately you can still delete them by tapping the screen.

After using 360 mobile phone f4, we are no longer unfamiliar with the "black technologies" in 360 OS, such as "one card with multiple benefits" and location crossing. It is quite interesting to travel around the world with WeChat Moments. The enhanced personal hotspot under network settings allows the mobile phone hotspot to coexist with the WLAN network. It seems "useless" at first glance, but it can be used in critical moments, such as in some Wi-Fi network environments that limit the number of connected devices.

In terms of camera imaging, the photo-taking interface of 360 OS still chooses to "pay tribute" to iOS. You can manually adjust the exposure on the focus frame, which is very practical.

It is worth mentioning here that the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone is equipped with a 500W+1300W camera combination, and the rear photosensitive element is the IMX258 from Sony, which is commonly known as the phase focus version of IMX 214. Even during the Kumamoto earthquake, it still insisted on using Sony lenses, highlighting the sincerity of the product. Of course, whether a mobile phone takes good photos depends on the lens on one hand and the later software adjustment on the other. The comprehensive sample photos of the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone are at the upper-middle level of the thousand-yuan phone.

Before you know it, 360 is even more popular than Xiaomi

Performance is the most impressive part of the 360 ​​N4 mobile phone. In a way, this is also the basis for realizing its main feature of smooth experience. Smartphones priced under 1,000 yuan with low profit margins often cannot pursue perfection in all aspects of the product. This year's 360 mobile phone obviously puts performance first.

It seems impossible to buy a Snapdragon 820 phone for less than a thousand yuan, but using Helio X20 and 4GB RAM is enough to make the title of "hot" in the industry change hands at this price.

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.