When it comes to Nubia, the first thing that comes to mind is "no frame", and after entering the era of full screen, Nubia is going further and further on this road, and Z18 is of course no exception. When we thought that the Snapdragon 845 model of the Meizu 16 had arrived late enough, the Nubia Z18 finally caught the last train of the 845 flagship.
 
The exterior design still continues the consistent elements of Nubia,The front camera has a small red circle,3D glass on the back is a horizontal dual camera and fingerprint unlock,There is a NubiaLogo below,In addition,The whole model is quite concise,There are not too many prominent feature points in the screen-off state。 The glass on the back is Ice Glass, the black and red body does not have a very special look, and the Van Gogh Starry Sky Collector's Edition uses double gradient color and gravure gradient carving, which is a bit of a pursuit in terms of artistic effect.
 
The glass on the front is 2.5D arc, which slightly highlights the fuselage, and the connection with the middle frame is not a smooth transition, which slightly affects the integrity and grip. After the screen is on,The top is a teardrop-shaped camera,There are no other components,Although the official claim is "bezel-less"Design,But in fact, there is still a bezel,It's just that the optical refraction caused by aRC4.0 technology shows that the bezel is very narrow,The sense of presence is very weak,The narrow bezel on the left and right is only comparable to the Samsung Note 8。
 
Z18's SoC is a Snapdragon 845, and the performance in all aspects is in line with the performance of this processor, but it may be due to Nubia's lack of tuning, and the score is lower than that of other 845 models in terms of multi-core scores, as for meeting daily use and gaming performance, there is no problem.
 
Z18The screen is a2160×10806Inch LCD screen,It's rare in the flagship,403PPI,NTSC color gamut coverage has reached96%,The performance of cold colors is better,The color shift of warm colors is more obvious,The overall performance is more average in the flagship,But the overall appearance of this LCD screen does not cause any discomfort。 The water droplets on the top can be set to be hidden, but the R angle will be asymmetrical and not harmonious.
 
Edge gestures are the highlight of nubia UI 6.0. Edge gestures are operated by using the edges on both sides of the screen, including edge double-click, edge swipe, edge swipe/slide, edge swipe, edge swipe, bilateral swipe, etc. For example, swiping both sides at the same time can adjust the brightness; Swipe up/down the edge to switch between apps; Repeated swipes of the edges can clear the background; Double-tap on the edge to quickly return or turn on the hoverball function (including four buttons, namely multitasking, return to previous level, return to desktop, and custom buttons). In addition, in order to avoid accidental touch, it is recommended not to open the edge slip; Inverse World is a function optimized for one-handed operation, that is, the system functions are reversed, and the commonly used function buttons are concentrated in areas that can be touched by the thumb.
 
In terms of camerasZ18It is equipped with a 16 million pixel 24 million pixel camera, and the main camera uses a very unpopular IMX499, F1.6 large aperture, with OIS optical image stabilization. The IMX499's specs aren't as good as the IMX363's, with decent focusing speeds, but the imaging speed is slightly slower, and only 16 million pixels may have an advantage over its class, while the 1.12μm pixel area is no better than the 1.4μm model in its class.
 
AI may be a small selling point of Z18,A lot of AI functions have been added to the camera part,Including adding art filters through AI intelligent algorithms,There is also Maverick Voice2.0,Although it is not the voice assistant of Xiao Ai's classmates,But the accuracy of voice recognition is relatively high,It is no problem to complete some reminders on a daily basis、Query functions。
 
The battery capacity of the Z18 is 3450mAh, which is normal in the 845 model, and the battery life is also decent, and the original charging head comes with 18w fast charging, instead of 26w fast charging like the Z17S's NeoCharge 2.5. It takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes to fully charge with 18W fast charging, which is also a normal level.
 
The Z18 is a good machine, but it came too late, and the configuration and price are not dominant.