vivo X100 Ultra in-depth experience: everyone shoots blockbusters at will, and the blue-hearted little V is more capable than Siri

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2024-07-02 18:45Zhidong official account

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01vivo X100 Ultra, as an imaging flagship, has attracted the attention of consumers with its excellent photo experience and AI functions.

02The phone uses a Samsung E7 material screen, with high resolution and accurate color performance, and is equipped with a 200 million pixel telephoto lens for excellent shooting results.

03In addition, vivo X100 Ultra also has a small V blessed by a self-developed blue heart model, providing AIGC text and image functions, and the intelligent assistant experience is ahead of Siri.

04Overall, vivo's performance in imaging and AI is impressive, and it is expected to gain an advantage in the next wave of technological innovation.

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Author | Yun Peng

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Zhidong news on July 2, now the battle of flagship smartphones, is called "fairy fight" by consumers, behind which represents the development of smart phones in many aspects have been "dividends eaten", hardware specifications convergence, operating system convergence, so how should manufacturers make their own characteristics, form consumers' brand awareness of themselves?

The release of the vivo X100 series earlier this year has attracted widespread attention from the industry and consumers, and the recently released X100 Ultra ultra-large cup is called "Thanos" by consumers.

▲vivo X100 Ultra

In recent years, consumers' perception of vivo as a brand has gradually changed from "star", "marketing" and "selling goods" to one with outstanding technical capabilities, good optimization and perfect experience. The establishment of these impressions is not a day's work, behind vivo's self-developed blue technology matrix plays an important role, which is undoubtedly vivo's increased layout of technological innovation.

Recently, Zhidong has had an in-depth experience of X100 Ultra, a super-large cup flagship machine, and we found that "Thanos" does not represent "bucket machine without dead ends",In fact, the bucket machine itself is a false proposition,The design of smart phones,It is always a trade-off,And vivo inX100 Ultra,One thing has been done to the extreme,This is the image。

And on top of the image, vivo's self-developed blue heart model blessing Xiao V has also become one of the representative excellent agents in the current wave of personalized intelligent systems, AI has been deeply integrated in various fields of mobile phones, and it is also an excellent AI mobile phone while sitting firmly at the peak of imaging.

1. The glass backplate realizes the "ceramic texture", and the self-developed color management technology fully unleashes the potential of Samsung's OLED

Before talking about the image,I want to talk about the design first,In fact, for the majority of consumers,The impression of the first feeling on the mobile phone is very crucial,Vivo's mobile phones have always paid great attention to design,For example, the S series of light and thin feel,This is one of the reasons why vivo models are very popular offline。

After using vivo X100 Ultra for a long time, what impressed me the most was not the metal ring design on the back, but the texture of the back panel of its fuselage, we got a white model, although the back plate is made of glass, but it seems to have a kind of "ceramic" texture when used, the back plate is "warm as jade", and it feels very good.

This feeling also makes people ignore its weight to a certain extent,That's right,As an image flagship,It has a huge back lens module,So the thickness and weight of the whole machine are not its advantages,But the outstanding design texture of the whole machine,It has become its plus。

In addition to the backplate, this excellent display is also one of the reasons why I like to light up this phone, the use of Samsung E7 materials, standard diamond pixel arrangement, 2K resolution, and top-of-the-line PPI make it difficult to match in the fineness of the display.

In terms of color accuracy, the device's colors are vivid but not oversaturated, and it's particularly impressive in real-life HDR images, with plenty of brightness and vivid colors that remain accurate while restoring dark details.

It is understood that behind this, vivo adopts self-developed map-level color management technology, which can make the screen better restore the creator's intention, specifically, color management can implement different color brightness mapping strategies for different color space content, so as to achieve more realistic color restoration.

Overall, the design of the backplate and the effect of the screen are a plus point for the X100 Ultra to make a good impression when you get started.

Second, how to make portraits both good-looking and real, and the era when everyone can shoot blockbusters at their fingertips has really come

Next, let's talk about the core image part of the X100 Ultra.

I think the X100 Ultra's photo experience can be summed up in two words: worry-free and good-looking.

The word good looks sounds subjective, but in fact, the real feeling is like this, whether it is shooting portraits, landscapes, pets, buildings or some slice of life, the finished film of vivo X100 Ultra is a feeling for people to look at - very comfortable and natural.

And the whole process of taking pictures is to select the mode, press the shutter, very simple, without any cumbersome settings, I don't need to be proficient in photography, I can also shoot a very textured "blockbuster". This kind of worry-free and smooth photo experience is actually very important, and it is also an important part of some flagship phones that blindly pursue high hardware specifications and redundant photo algorithms.

First, let's talk about portrait photography, which is one of the parts that impressed me the most with the X100 Ultra.

In portrait mode, there are many different focal lengths such as 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm, etc., which is very important, which gives me a lot of flexibility in framing during shooting.

Whether it's a little occlusion around me or something I want to keep in the background, I can quickly find the right focal length and take the photo I want.

It is worth mentioning that the X100 Ultra's portrait imaging style is the same across different focal lengths, which is simply a natural beauty. Naturally, it means that there is no obvious sense of algorithm processing, the skin pores of the characters are well preserved, the eyelashes and some facial texture details can be well preserved, and the treatment of skin tone is relatively natural.

Beauty, in fact, is good-looking, this kind of good-looking means that the AI algorithm will process the portrait picture, but the proportion of the processing, it can be said that the grasp is "just right", this is the most profound feeling I have experienced, almost every subject after seeing the photo feels is, very good-looking, but not fake.

The algorithm will optimize the overall texture of the film, the light and shadow will be slightly optimized, and the skin and facial contours of the characters will also be slightly modified, but this modification is just right, as mentioned above, the beauty is very natural. Actually, this is very important.

iPhone portrait photography is too "real" and not good enough to look good and has been complained about, but many people still choose iPhone because it provides a lot of post-production space and will not be over-beautified like some Android machines.

vivo has obviously found its own "unique secret" in the portrait algorithm, during this time I have also experienced the flagship models of various head brands of Android in China, compared to other flagship models, at least in the link of portrait photography, vivo X100 Ultra is indeed a difficult opponent.

It is worth mentioning that in portrait shooting, X100 Ultra's telephoto also has an extremely outstanding ability, which is to shoot concerts or stages, which is what vivo calls "stage mode".

In the actual use process, I found that there are three main advantages of this stage mode, one is excellent stability, after turning on the stage mode, the stability of the picture is obviously enhanced, which provides me with plenty of redundant space to take pictures with my hands raised.

The second is the optimization of light and shadow effects, as we all know, the light ratio of the stage is very large, and the brightest and darkest places have a very large brightness gap, which poses a huge challenge to the exposure of the mobile phone, but in the stage mode, the brightness and color of the character's face and clothes can always be set in a very comfortable and good-looking state, and I don't need to manually adjust it.

▲ Shoot the speakers on stage with the X100 Ultra stage mode at the event

The third is color, including the skin tone and skin texture of the person, which can be photographed very well, in terms of the actual film effect, it has far surpassed the ordinary flagship machine, and even has a better look than many unprocessed portrait photos of professional SLR cameras.

▲ Shoot the speakers on stage with the X100 Ultra stage mode at the event

In addition to shooting portraits,X100 Ultra has many strong points,For example, the recent popular "capture",vivo's algorithm is actually doing well,Of course,This is inseparable from some technologies of Zeiss APO telephoto at the hardware level,For example, floating lens group design、CIPA 4.5 image stabilization。

Of course, the X100 Ultra's 200 million pixel telephoto has many advantages at the software and hardware levels, which we will not list one by one, but only from the actual shooting effect and experience.

For example, when you shoot an airplane flying over a building, the picture is very clear, and the edges of the plane are very sharp.

Even some of the structural details on the plane can be seen clearly, as if the plane is stationary, and this effect is indeed the first time I have experienced this effect, and I am very impressed.

Another example is to capture a naughty cat, even if it is rolling on the bed, the camera can also record a certain moment of it, as if the cat is really lying on its stomach, and the cat's hair in the picture is clearly visible.

Of course, since the pixels of this telephoto have reached 200 million pixels, it naturally supports ultra-high pixel photography capabilities, and from the actual shooting effect, in the 200 million pixel imaging picture, I can clearly see the words behind a waiter in the opposite restaurant and the LOGO of the store very far away.

In terms of video shooting, I also experienced 4K movie portrait mode shooting, and the finished film does have a strong "movie" flavor, which is indeed different in terms of texture, providing a very interesting way to shoot, and at the same time, compared to ordinary video shooting, it also saves the editing of style filters in the later stage.

Generally speaking, in the image link, the biggest feeling that vivo X100 Ultra gives me is that you can shoot with confidence, freedom, restraint, and worry, because you know that the final shooting effect must be very good, worry-free, good-looking, these two words are the core feelings.

Of course, behind these two words, we can see vivo's deep understanding and deep accumulation in mobile phone imaging, behind these "natural" and "good looking", there is a large amount of data, a large number of algorithm iteration polishing, software and hardware tuning, and a series of self-developed algorithms and self-developed image chip breakthroughs.

Many manufacturers may have shouted slogans like "let everyone shoot blockbusters", but to really look at the "efficacy", from my actual experience, vivo X100 Ultra has done it. It's really important to shoot casually and look good, but if you really want to do this well, you need the accumulation of hardware and software power of manufacturers, accurate insight into the pain points of users' actual experience, accurate grasp of users' needs for photography, and a deep understanding of the industry.

It can be said that imaging is a part of the comprehensive strength of a manufacturer.

3. AIGC text and image functions are complete, and the small V with the blue heart model is very capable

With the convening of Apple's WWDC, Apple's AI entered the market, setting off a new round of discussion in the industry, and key concepts such as personalized intelligent systems and agents have become an important trend in the development of the industry.

In fact, vivo is the first batch of manufacturers in China to release self-developed large models, implement self-developed large models, and upgrade their own intelligent twins.

The blue heart small V in X100 Ultra has already used its own blue heart model, and some basic AIGC text and image functions are already available.

For example, I can directly throw a document to V, and V will help me summarize and refine the key points of the document and generate a summary.

When I send a photo to V, V can identify the content in the picture, even the name of a luxury brand on the airport bridge, and V can also describe some emotions or meanings that the picture wants to express, which is very smart.

In terms of image generation, Xiao V can quickly generate a variety of images in various styles according to my description, and these pictures are beautiful and usable.

When I send a photo to Xiao V, Xiao V can help me think of a circle of friends with pictures and copywriting, and help me jump directly to the interface sent by the circle of friends with one click, everything is very smooth, all in one go.

In addition, the little V can also complete a lot of cross-application collaborative operations.

For example, help me send a 520 red envelope to my family:

Help me order a takeout in the takeaway app:

Help me find my flight tickets:

In addition to cross-application linkage, Xiao V can also complete the linkage between different functions in many mobile phones, such as various shortcuts, which can achieve the rapid execution of various operations. For example, if you tell V-C that I'm going to sleep, V-V can turn on Do Not Disturb mode, set the brightness of the phone to 20% and turn on silent mode.

It is worth mentioning that,This kind of instruction also supports me to customize,The upper limit of the user's play machine has been infinitely raised,Restricting the ability of the little V,It may be my imagination。

It can be said that as an intelligent assistant, Xiao V can already provide me with a lot of help in my food, clothing, housing, transportation, life and work.

Of course, thinking about some common AI cutouts, AI passers-by to eliminate these basic functions are already commonplace, X100 Ultra is also easy to handle, the effect is very real and natural, we will not repeat it here.

On the whole, in terms of AI mobile phone experience, vivo X100 Ultra basically has no shortcomings, and the popular AIGC functions have been applied, and the effect of the actual experience, the speed of function execution are good, and the usability of functions is relatively strong, which is not a "face project".

Not long ago, AppleWWDC showed a blockbuster upgrade of Siri, but the landing of its new features will have to wait for half a year or even longer, and many new Siri features, Blue Heart Little V already has, as far as the current intelligent assistant experience is concerned, Little V has been significantly ahead of Siri.

In the AI mobile phone race, vivo is undoubtedly in the first echelon.

Conclusion: Dead images, using self-developed technology to break through the new AI battle, vivo is serious

Admittedly, there are many highlights of the X100 Ultra that I have not been able to elaborate on one by one, such as the excellent performance release brought by the third-generation Snapdragon 8 chip and vivo's self-developed algorithm, the excellent signal experience brought by the global signal amplification system, and the "life-saving function" such as two-way satellite communication. But as an imaging flagship, its performance in imaging and AI is the most impressive to me, and it is also its most prominent advantage.

Nowadays, the battle of flagship phones is becoming more and more anxious, and the rise of the concept of AI mobile phones has also set off a new wave of technological innovation, AI penetrates into all parts of mobile phones, and also inspires more and more new functions to emerge.

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