2GB RAM is no longer stuck. 699 yuan Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition Speed ​​Experience

As a recognized "enthusiast" brand, Xiaomi's Redmi 2 was controversial when it was first launched because it was only equipped with 1GB of RAM. Not long ago, a domestic mobile phone brand even put its "small memory" phone directly into a juicer. This brand is Dashen.

Of course, Dasheng lived up to expectations and launched its first smartphone with 2GB RAM - Dasheng F1 Speed ​​Edition, at the same price of 699 yuan as Redmi 2.

The outsourced design of Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition is simple. The logos of China Mobile 4G, Coolpad and Dashen constitute all the elements on the packaging surface. Frankly speaking, although many people think that the name Dashen sounds too funny, its axe-shaped logo design is still quite cool.

The label at the opening of the package can help consumers determine whether the machine is intact when purchasing the product.

The packaging contents of the Dashin F1 Speed ​​Edition include a mobile phone, a charger, a data cable and some paper materials, but no standard headphones.

It is worth noting that the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition, which uses a detachable back cover, does not have the battery installed directly inside the machine in the packaging. Opening the back cover of the phone, we can see that the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition supports dual SIM dual standby and MicroSD card capacity expansion. The standard 2500mAh capacity battery is also considerable for a smartphone with a 5-inch display, and it is not a big problem to use it for more than one day in daily life.

As an entry-level product, the overall design of the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition is quite satisfactory. The 5-inch display has a resolution of 720P. The color performance and viewing angle are within the acceptable range for most users. The metal dust cover on the upper front earpiece is a plus point in detail.

The white back of the Dasheng F1 Speed ​​Edition does not adopt the popular smooth treatment, which enhances the stability of one-handed holding during use and does not "collect fingerprints" excessively.

However, it should be pointed out that the workmanship of the plastic material is not detailed enough. For example, the processing near the camera is obviously not smooth enough.

At the system level, the Dasheng F1 Speed ​​Edition is pre-installed with Android 4.4.4 operating system. It received a system update of about 90MB shortly after the first boot. After the upgrade, the style of the default wallpaper became more dynamic, and the interface layout and operation form still maintained the previous design of Dasheng.

Some of the commonly used programs that come with the Dashen F1 Express Edition are quite distinctively designed, such as the "Information" with selectable display mode and the rich content of "Weather".

"Waterfall Flow", as a magazine application exclusive to Coolpad products, also provides a very interesting information acquisition channel for Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition. Through the section-based layout, we get to know the "persistent brother" in the panda world.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the "rare" 2GB RAM "large memory" of the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition at the same price. In terms of hardware, the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition is equipped with a Qualcomm MSM8916 processor, 8GB internal storage space, and 2GB of RAM capacity. After opening 10 commonly used programs, there is still about 1.3GB of free space, which is very comfortable for multi-tasking. Compared with the 1GB RAM in the Redmi 2, which only has about 300MB of running memory space left after booting, the Dashen F1 Speed ​​Edition is far ahead. In general use, it has more than 1GB of available RAM than competing products, which minimizes the probability of background programs "suicide", which can fully reflect the advantages of multi-tasking in the Android system.

To test the performance of the phone with large-scale games, we chose the popular "Need for Speed ​​​​17" for testing. The operation smoothness is satisfactory. The configuration of 2GB RAM eliminates the biggest hardware barrier of entry-level smartphones. However, after all, the MSM8916 is only an entry-level processor product of Qualcomm, and its integrated Adreno 306 GPU is slightly average in terms of picture processing performance.

In terms of mobile phone imaging, the Dashin F1 Speed ​​Edition's rear 8-megapixel + front 5-megapixel camera combination is full of sincerity, which not only reaches the top level of smartphones of this level, but also is at the mainstream level of the entire smartphone market.

In actual use, the 8-megapixel rear camera has clear imaging details, and the photo-taking interface is simple and easy to use.

As for the front camera, in addition to the 5-megapixel configuration that far exceeds the 2-megapixel front camera of competing products such as the Redmi 2, the Dasheng F1 Speed ​​Edition has also added a "beauty photo" mode on this basis. From the actual usage, the effect is significant, and the operation of sliding to adjust the beauty index also makes the operation intuitive and easy to understand.

Summarize:

From 1999 yuan to 1,000 yuan phones, and then to the current 699 yuan, the price bottom line of domestic smartphones continues to drop. Overall, although we cannot ask too much for a smartphone product that costs only a few hundred yuan, in terms of parameter configuration, especially compared with the Xiaomi Redmi series products that currently have a high market attention below 1,000 yuan, the Dasheng F1 Speed ​​Edition with 2GB RAM "large memory", larger screen size, and better camera imaging configuration can be said to have exceeded people's expectations to a certain extent, and its cost-effectiveness advantage is more prominent than Redmi.

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.