360 Mobile F4 Hands-on Review: Redmi Killer satisfies all your fantasies about entry-level phones

Although most people will think of Xiaomi or Redmi first when talking about cheap mobile phones, the "price-performance ratio" is something that anyone can achieve as long as they dare to do it. For example, last year, Dasheng, which had just been acquired by 360, took the lead in reducing the price of Dasheng F1 to 399 yuan, and at the beginning of this year, the 360 ​​mobile phone f4, which started at 599 yuan, also continued this style.

A better entry-level machine

For various configurations and features, high-end mobile phones are considered to be “good”, while entry-level mobile phones are mainly considered to be “whether” or not.

In terms of design, the 360 ​​mobile phone f4 adopts the main idea of ​​symmetrical design from the front to the back, which should look good on people with obsessive-compulsive disorder and Luo Yonghao.

The workmanship of the 360 ​​F4 mobile phone cannot be called fine, and the connection between the metal and plastic parts of the frame is not tight enough. However, since it uses a metal frame, we naturally cannot ask for too much from a 599 yuan mobile phone.

Fingerprint recognition is definitely the killer feature of 360 f4. It is unmatched at this price. The recognition speed of 0.4s is not fast, especially when we compare it with iPhone 6s and OPPO R9. Of course, as mentioned before, for entry-level phones, the main thing to look at is whether it has it or not.

The 720P resolution screen, 2G RAM + 16G ROM memory combination, and MT6753 octa-core 64-bit processor make the parameter level of the 360 ​​mobile phone f4 reach the mainstream level of entry-level mobile phones. The 360 ​​OS developed based on Android 5.1 with an excellent reputation is also not missing in the product.

Maintaining its light and clean features, the 360 ​​OS on the 360 ​​mobile phone f4 also allows even the "alarm clock" to be uninstalled, which makes more sense for slimming down the system on entry-level machines with limited performance.

This time, 360 OS has specially arranged a folder called "Black Technology". It may be because the "dual WeChat" function is now very common, and various security functions have also appeared on previous 360 Qihoo phones. The "black technology" here does not seem to be very "black" at first glance. Fortunately, "location crossing" is still very interesting. In the future, even if you are in China, you can easily send a circle of friends located at the Eiffel Tower.

Finally, the 500w + 1300w pixel camera combination supports PDAF phase focus, which is very conscientious for an entry-level phone, but the camera interface and the manual exposure adjustment slider similar to the iOS system are still not very responsive, and it feels the same as the previous 360 phones.

The best choice for entry-level phones, so what about flagship phones?

It is no exaggeration to say that 360 mobile phone f4 is the best choice for entry-level mobile phones. Judging from the competing products of the same price, Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Lenovo Lemon K3 have poor performance, and Meizu Meilan 2 does not support fingerprint recognition. If you only spend less than 600 yuan and want to buy a mobile phone with an octa-core processor, metal frame, near retina standard display and fingerprint recognition, then there are really not many options that are worth your attention.

But then again, let's not talk about why 360 mobile phone f4 is no longer called "God". In early 2016, when domestic and foreign mobile phone manufacturers were all focusing on flagship products, 360, which had returned to the mobile phone industry for a year, only came up with an entry-level product, which was obviously not strong enough. Xiaomi, which had been "difficult to give birth" for more than a year, "gave birth" to the long-awaited new Snapdragon 820 product at this critical moment. If 360 mobile phone is not positioned as a brand like Hammer that focuses on promoting feelings, then the speed of updating new flagship products will surely not come too late.

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.