The Spring Festival is not only an important moment for Chinese families to reunite and share family happiness, but also a turning point for everyone to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. In this period of intersection between the old and the new, people's lifestyles, habits, and even the use of technological products are undergoing subtle and profound changes.

For many people, the Spring Festival is not only a traditional festival, it has also become an ideal time to update and upgrade personal electronic products. In particular, smartphones are an indispensable part of modern people's lives, and their replacement is particularly significant during the Spring Festival.

As the saying goes, new year, new atmosphere. The Spring Festival symbolizes the beginning of a new year, and people generally tend to celebrate this new beginning with new things, whether it is new Spring Festival couplets, new clothes, or new home or personal devices. This is not only the pursuit of new products and new technologies, but also a psychological update and change.

But the more important factor may be another factor.

The Spring Festival is a rare and important moment for many people to reunite with their relatives and friends. We all hope to preserve more of the joyful moments of gathering, and we usually choose to record them by taking photos and videos with our mobile phones. Even if you are still far away, you will still want to share the moments of your life with your loved ones through various communication chat applications or social media platforms.

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Of course, we all hope that these records can be more "fidelity", which requires mobile phones to have stronger configuration and algorithms in terms of imaging. At the same time, mobile phone manufacturers' "volume" in the field of imaging has accelerated the iteration speed of mobile phone imaging, which means that new phones often have significant improvements in comprehensive strength compared with the previous generation.

In a word, people want to use the best equipment to record the happy gathering time of family and friends, or the time spent with family and friends themselves.

In addition, it is a common phenomenon to choose to give away mobile phones when giving gifts during the Spring Festival. As a practical and popular gift, smartphones are suitable for people of different ages and interests. They not only represent the pursuit of technology, but also reflect the care for relatives and friends. Especially in today's digital age, gifting a new mobile phone not only demonstrates the generosity of the giver, but also makes the recipient feel special and happy about the holiday.

On the other hand, many brands, retailers and e-commerce platforms will take advantage of everyone’s consumer psychology at the end of the year and the beginning of the year to launch various discounts and promotions to lower the prices of new mobile phones to attract more customers. In contrast, the preferential promotions of major brands and platforms have also made many people more willing to make purchase decisions at this time, which has greatly promoted the sales of new phones during this period.

But at this time of the Spring Festival in 2024, Xiaolei does not intend to directly tell you which one you should buy. It is more willing to give you a benchmark product. You can refer to these products to compare mobile phones with similar prices. Xiaomi Mi 14

If the previous generation Xiaomi Mi 13 allowed Xiaomi to gain a foothold in the high-end mobile phone market, then Xiaomi Mi 14’s first release of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has at least maintained the momentum of Xiaomi brand’s high-end development, and sales results have continued to improve.

As for the product level, Xiaomi Mi 14, as the new generation of Android flagship, naturally did not disappoint. In the review of Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro, Xiaolei pointed out:

As Xiaomi's first mobile phone equipped with a self-developed operating system, Xiaomi 14 Pro obviously has to take the lead and must not be perfunctory, so we have seen a top-notch domestic screen that is comparable to the international giant Samsung, and is still in the first echelon of imaging. The photography experience, the Snapdragon 8Gen 3 with even more terrifying performance, and so on.

Especially in terms of imaging, Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro is top-notch in terms of color, image quality, and control of light and shadow. We have discussed it in "Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro Image Depth Experience: Can it Replace the Camera?" ? " also concluded that allowing the general public to easily access photography and popularize professional images is the biggest surprise brought by Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro.

As for the Xiaomi Mi 14 standard version, the main difference is that the screen size and resolution are smaller, and it adopts a straight-screen design. In terms of imaging, the main camera lacks an infinite aperture, and there are basically no other differences. However, considering that the starting price of the two (same storage specifications) is 700 yuan different, whether to choose Xiaomi 14 Pro or Xiaomi 14 Standard Edition mainly depends on your screen requirements.

OPPO Find N3: "Rare" image folding screen

On the left is Find N3, picture / Lei Technology

Starting price: 9999 yuan

As a recent A product form that only emerged in a few years, foldable screen mobile phones still have a lot of room for improvement, and imaging is one aspect. In 2023, many folding screen mobile phones will not only iterate around the folding screen, but also greatly improve the imaging capabilities of the folding screen.

But considering weight, configuration, performance, imaging and many other factors, if you need an imaging folding screen phone, Xiaolei may recommend OPPO Find N3.

OPPO has equipped Find N3 with the latest sensor based on double-layer transistor pixel technology, which achieves outsize-level photosensitivity with a "small bottom" and also has a periscope telephoto lens. All in all, Find N3 has achieved a "Grand Slam" in image performance while maintaining a relatively thin and light body.

In the review of OPPO Find N3, we pointed out the advantages of Find N3 in terms of rich dark details, natural blur, restoration of skin tones, and optimization of Hasselblad colors:

OPPO The rich colors and clear light and shadow on Find N3 can only be described by Xiaolei as "texture". Whether it is used to shoot humanistic themes while sweeping the streets, or shooting portrait samples with models, top-level image quality performance and strong Hasselblad colors can give Xiaolei great confidence, which is something that previous mobile phones could not give.

However, it should be pointed out that during long-term use, Xiaolei also found that there is still some room for optimization in the ColorOS system, which is mainly reflected in the occasional small lags and small bugs that appear in daily life, such as inexplicable full-screen gestures. Ground failure, etc. But in contrast, ColorOS beats other systems in split-screen interaction design - officially called "panoramic virtual screen" - and meets the needs of "multi-screen" and "large screen" at the same time. Realme GT5 Pro realme GT5 Pro is not an easy task, because unlike OnePlus (OPPO), Xiaomi and even iQOO, which have relatively complete offline after-sales services, realme only has two offline after-sales outlets even in Guangzhou. For most people It’s almost equivalent to “no” offline after-sales service.

But if we only look at the product level, realme GT5 Pro gave us a big surprise at the starting price of 3,298 yuan.

Although some problems that existed in the past, such as 1.5K screen and short-focus screen fingerprint, still exist on this product. But as we said in the realme GT5 Pro review, in addition, the machine not only retains the advantages of realme in appearance design and performance release, but also adds a large-sole periscope lens and wireless charging function for the first time.

It can be said that realme GT5 Pro is the most comprehensive mobile phone in the history of realme. Moreover, realme has also lowered the first sales price to 3,298 yuan, making it one of the most cost-effective Snapdragon 8 Gen3 phones in theory.

Written at the end

Although the previous article has talked about a lot of phenomenon, reasons and some benchmark products for comparison during the Spring Festival, but in the end, I still have to say that everything must be done according to your ability, and first make sure you are willing Spend as much as you want and find the phone in that price range that best suits your needs.

In this link, you need to consider what you use your phone for most - is it taking pictures, gaming, or daily use? Choose the appropriate model based on these needs. Remember to check other user reviews and professional reviews before purchasing. This information can help you understand your phone's actual performance and potential problems.

In addition, many people tend to ignore the feasibility of long-term use when purchasing a machine. In addition to whether the configuration performance is redundant, they also need to consider the durability of the hardware, operating system update support, etc.

Finally, I hope everyone can find a mobile phone that suits them, and of course, more importantly, have a good New Year.

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