Meet the narrow road who is the king: Extreme Z4 color and nuts P2 comparison evaluation

In the past two years, with the surging tide of intelligent hardware, smart micro-investment products are still in the ascendant, favored by thousands of consumers, continue to erode the traditional projector market, and even have the potential to come from behind. There are many brands in the intelligent micro-investment market. In the middle, the pole meter is undoubtedly the most dazzling star, this group of 80 science and technology companies, which has rapidly emerged from the wave of "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", has a variety of excellent performance, price-friendly, and excellent quality. Products, firmly occupy more than 50% of the domestic market share, and beyond the international giant LG, market share ranks first in the global industry.

Faced with such a tempting big cake in the smart micro-investment market, how other micro-investors could be willing to make a single meter, such as cool music, nuts, and divine paintings, etc. In response to the market demand, the company has launched numerous new products for smart micro-investment, and it is hoped that it will be able to obtain a share.

Not long ago, Cami Technology and Hollotech (a nut brand) each introduced a new portable intelligent micro-projection product - the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2, both of which are their respective previous generation Z4Air and Nut P1 upgrade, hardware specifications are very similar, and the price is surprisingly consistent, are 2999 yuan, plus the same product positioning, tit for tat is very obvious, today we will make a comparative evaluation of these two products , to see who's performance is stronger, cost-effective, more worth buying.

Meet the narrow road, who is the real king? After reading this review, maybe you have the answer.

Z4 Grandfather's design follows the Z4 Air's shape, the fuselage is rectangular, measurements 214x113.5x23.9mm, net weight 650g, four corners have rounded corners, appear more rounded, in addition to the engraved "XGIMI" brand LOGO In addition, there are no other objects, and the four corners on the back are designed with four feet to play a non-slip effect, which is also more conducive to heat dissipation.

The shell of Z4 is made of Australasia's one-piece metal shell, which ensures the body's strong and strong, plus multi-channel precision processing, the shell feels very comfortable and delicate, color is a popular gold nowadays, the whole machine Body full of metal texture.

From the side of the fuselage can see that the thickness of 23.9mm is really very thin, the front position of the air inlet is the focus dial, the color of the dial relative to the body color is slightly deeper, the front of the camera is the lens and the Where the tuyere is located, Jerzy cleverly combines the lens protection slider and the machine switch into one. Gently slide the slide cover to start the color, and usually it can protect the lens from accidental injury.

All the interfaces of Grand Color are unified in the rear position of the fuselage, from left to right are power jack, USB2.0, USB3.0, HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack and mobile power mode switch keys. Behind the right side of the fuselage is a speaker opening and bar power indicator.

The design of the nut P2 is definitely an alternative in many intelligent micro-projection products. It uses a rather personal, avant-garde cylindrical body design, the overall length of 229mm, a height of 72mm, the whole material is silver anodized Aluminium brings a matte metallic effect; the middle part of the lens is slightly invaginated, providing a protective effect on the lens, and the color matching is a deep black, silver and dark color, making the body naturally differentiate into three Segment; behind the lens is the interface focus area, respectively, reset button, HDMI, USB2.0, power socket, the bottom is also designed with an external tripod hole, but need to be particularly tripartite tripod hole design is extremely unreasonable, when an external tripod The fuselage easily loses balance; the middle black part is the switch button.

Compared to Z4, the Nut P2 has a USB 3.0 and headphone jack. In addition, the body weight is 1000g, which is 350g heavier than the Z4. The portability is slightly worse.

Nut P2 does not have a protective lens cap on the camera body. In order to prevent the exposed lens from being damaged, the nut is designed with a magnetic base to act as a protective cover of the lens. Due to the magnetic force, it can be firmly absorbed. On the airframe, the camera can be attached to the front of the lens to protect the camera in the off state, and the base can be used as the base to ensure the smooth placement of the P2 cylindrical body. The design is very clever.

Nut P2 design speakers to the ends of the cylindrical body, support Bluetooth speaker function, the speaker is covered with a black metal mesh cover, in fact, P2's air inlet and outlet is hidden under this layer of metal mesh cover, this design belt What is the cooling effect? ​​We will have special tests later.

The remote control styles that come with the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2 are quite different. In appearance, the Z4 Grand Color configuration remote control is made of metal, while the Nut P2 remote control is a general plastic material, regardless of the appearance or texture. Colors are dominant; in terms of function, the advantages of the color are more obvious. The color remote controller is a bluetooth remote control, P2 is an infrared remote control, the color is dominant in the remote control distance and angle, and the color remote controller has gravity. Sensing, flying squirrels, laser pens, and voice functions, these are not P2's remote control; In addition, the color remote control built-in rechargeable lithium battery, full of electricity can be continuous standby for three months, P2 is a button battery, can not be cycled Charging use, from the economic point of view, Jue color remote control is even better. However, P2 is not without its highlights. Based on the support of the machine hardware, the P2's remote control supports the electric focus function, while the Grand Color is the traditional way of focusing the wheel. This point, the P2 is more practical and convenient.

Z4 Grand Color comes with a 360-yuan Mango TV VIP member redemption card that can be redeemed for a 12-month VIP membership. Users can watch 1080P HD video resources and various videos without any advertisement on the Mango TV platform. Mango Taiwan exclusive film and television, variety shows. In addition, there is a HDMI high-definition line in the random accessories of the Grand Color. The P2 only has a remote controller and a charger in terms of accessories.

The design styles of the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2 are very different, each has its own merits, one side is round, the other is calm, and the circle is smart. Each has its own subtlety, and the material is made of metal material, which is both strong and thick and quite texture. If only from a practical point of view, compared with P2, the Grand Color is more plentiful and the extensibility is even better; the Grand Color is also lighter on the weight of the fuselage (Grand Color 650g, P2 is 1000g). Both are positioned. Is a portable smart micro-cast, lighter body will be more portable. In addition, the Grande Metal Bluetooth remote control is also more practical and easy to use than the P2 infrared remote controller. The included Mango TV VIP member exchange card and the HDMI HD cable are also more sincere and can bring real tangible results to the user. value.

First, system comparison

The systems on which the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2 are equipped are all Android systems that have undergone a second in-depth development. This is also commonly used in smart micro-projection products. Native Android system is not designed for the projector. It has a lot of inconvenience to use. Only after in-depth development can it be more suitable for projection users. Because after the manufacturer's secondary development and in-depth optimization, therefore, although the same as the Android system, the color and P2 built-in system, UI, functionality, performance are very different. Let's make a comparison below.

Z4's built-in system is called "GMUI." GMUI has undergone in-depth development. It is based on hundreds of thousands of users' experiences and suggestions. It maintains the speed of continuous optimization every two weeks and continuously upgrades the user experience. Exclusive to the big screen operating system.

GMUI desktop is very concise, each functional module design is clear and clear, divided into four sections of film, music, games, and applications. The four major sections of the right side are the system's own applications and user-installed third-party applications. The application icons are unified. Circular design, uniform style is pleasing. Users can adjust their most frequently used applications to the front row display, or directly to the bottom of the collection bar, even if the installation of multiple applications, you can easily find and open.

In addition, the GMUI system is designed specifically for business people to create a business version of the UI, the desktop directly integrates the WPS office, and will automatically activate the WiFi hotspot function, and the user's other devices can form a local area network to facilitate transmission, sharing, Demo file. With the laser pen function on the Jue color remote control, it is convenient to demonstrate the content of the document.

In terms of film and television content, Rumi and Mango TV, the most influential media platform in the country, have reached a strategic level of cooperation. Therefore, Mango TV is built in the GMUI system equipped by Grand Color, and Mango TV provides nearly 3,000 movies. 100,000 episodes of television dramas, a total of 300,000 hours of video content, with a wealth of rich variety show resources, plus a 12-month Mango VIP card that comes with the album, allows users to enjoy no advertising interference, exclusive LIVE live, mango Taiwan Exclusive entertainment resources, exclusive membership of massive members, and other privileges.

In terms of music, Mimi chose to cooperate with Baidu Music in depth, providing a wealth of genuine music resources, with a huge library of music resources, hundreds of smart scene radio stations, and GMUI also has built-in applications, game stores, users can easily Download to your favorite apps and game resources.

The following describes the built-in nuts system JmGO OS, which is based on Android 4.4.4 development, the use of vertical waterfall flow interaction, and GMUI in the interaction design is very different, its initial interface is extremely simple, people even feel a bit wasted Users need to use the remote control to move downwards to enter each function interface. The colorful square icon style is very eye-catching, accompanied by dynamic animation effects when switching.

In terms of film and television resources, the nut system has a built-in Galaxy Litchi TV client, which fully covers the iQiyi video content resources and guarantees the breadth of resources. However, many programs require VIP membership to enjoy, if not VIP membership, but also the interference of advertising, and nuts do not give VIP member redemption cards to the user like a meter, compared to the more extreme kind of rice.

In terms of applications, the Nuts System also has an application store built in. Users can also easily search for applications and game resources they need to download.

In addition, when we introduced the remote controller, we said that P2 supports the electric focus function. This function is still very practical and convenient.

Second, performance testing

The hardware parameters of the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2 are very similar. The CPU is the same as the Mstar 6A628 series, the GPU is the Mali-450MP2, the RAM is 1GB DDR3, the ROM capacity is 16GB, and both Bluetooth 4.0 and dual-band 2.4/5G WiFi are supported. In addition to the appearance is the system, in addition, in multi-screen interaction, Z4 Juesy also supports Airplay/DLNA/Miracast/PC with the screen, and P2 only supports Airplay and Miracast.

Below, we first run through the points to test the hardware parameters so close to the difference in the performance of the two, because the two are equipped with CPU chips, so we run sub-software we use security Bunny Run TV version to run carry out testing. Before the running minutes, both of them have been upgraded to the latest firmware, except for the security version of Bunny TV, no third-party software is installed, and all the Bunny rabbits are started directly after booting, and each run runs three times. The highest score.

The following is the result of the two running points. The figure above is the Grand Prix. The figure below is P2, the Grand Color score is 13159, and the P2 score is 12295. The Grand Color is slightly better than the Super P2. It seems that the GMUI system carried by Grand Color did a good job in performance optimization.

As a portable intelligent micro-projection, video playback is the core function of the two. In the following, we first test the high and low video playback capabilities through the security Bunny video test.

Ann Bunny's video test results are as follows: Grand Prize score 809 points, complete support format 27, incomplete support format 3; P2 score 795 points, complete support format 26, incomplete support format 4, both video playback The ability to be inseparable, can perfectly support the smooth playback of 1080P HD video, fully meet the user's video playback needs.

Third, thermal noise, life test

We continue to carry out tests. The items tested this time are heat dissipation and noise. Since both are portable intelligent micro-projections, the body itself is very small, so if the heat treatment is not good, it will affect the normal use of the machine and even its service life. Work noise can also affect the user’s personal experience.

Following the first to say under the heat, after continuous running points, video tests, the color of the body color of both Jue and P2 rose significantly. After testing, the maximum body temperature of the Grand Color is concentrated in the back of the fuselage, the highest measured The temperature is 44 degrees Celsius, and the maximum temperature of the P2 body is concentrated near the right speaker. This position is also where the outlet of the machine is. The highest measured temperature is 49.9 degrees Celsius, and the hand is obviously hot in this position. , Perhaps the design of the outlet and the speaker together is not the best choice; while the main reason why the color of the highest concentration in the back of the fuselage is mainly because the machine is placed on the table when the gap between the back and the desktop is too small, leading to Heat dissipation is not ideal if the external tripod is improved.

Both Jose and P2 have built-in rechargeable lithium batteries, which can guarantee that they can be used anytime, anywhere, even if they are not connected to an external power supply. This is where I find the two products most convenient. Among them, the built-in battery capacity of the Grand Mercure is 13600mAh, and that of the P2 is 15600mAh, which is 2000mAh more than that of the Grand Mercure. Maybe this is why the P2 is 350g more weight than the Grand Mercure?

After actual testing, the two models can support more than two hours of playing time under the premise of playing the same video (720P, mp4 format) and brightness in the highlight mode. It is more than sufficient to watch a regular movie. . Both of them support the energy-saving mode and can achieve more ideal life. However, although the energy-saving mode provides longer playing time, it will sacrifice some brightness. Therefore, in the premise of sufficient power, in order to obtain the best viewing experience, it is recommended that you choose the highlight mode as well.

What's worth it is that Grand Color also supports the mobile power function, that is, it can be used to charge other digital devices through the USB port. This function is occasionally anxious or practical.

Fourth, brightness contrast

As the final part of this comparison test, we look at the most important comparison project between the two, that is, the projection effect, the optical parameters of the two are basically the same, are 250 ANSI lumens, 1280X720 resolution, the difference is that the color contrast of the quintessence 5000 :1, P2 is 1000:1; the throw ratio of the color is 1.07:1, P2 is 1.47:1, and the contrast is superior to the throw ratio, the dominance of the dominance is obvious. I think the projection is consistent with the brightness. Compared to the actual experience, the same distance, Jue-color can project a larger projection screen, put the same large picture, the color is only a shorter than the P2 projection distance.

In addition, although the nominal brightness of both is 250 ANSI, after the actual test, under the same circumstances, the screen of the same size is projected. In the high-brightness mode, the brightness of the hues is obviously higher than that of P2. Everybody can from below Three pictures to compare feelings.

In the above comparison chart, P2 is on the left, and Jues is on the right. The projection screens are all about 60 inches. Both of them are set to the highlight mode. The kilos are significantly higher in brightness than the P2. At the same time, we will also find that the color palette of the two is not the same, the color is warmer, P2 is cooler, and the P2 brightness is lower, the overall picture is even more bleak.

The following figure shows the performance when the two projection screens are adjusted to 120 inches. We can see that under the premise that there is enough ambient light, these two portable micro-projections are projected onto a 120-inch-large giant screen. The results are satisfactory.

As the leader in portable intelligent micro-projection, both the Z4 Grand Color and the Nut P2 are both outstanding in terms of appearance, functional applications, and system performance. It is a premium product for portable micro-projection products.

However, as a product with the same price and similar configuration, if you really want to score a good or bad, through the above tests, the Z4 Grand Color outperforms the nut P2 in terms of brightness, contrast, throw ratio, noise, and heat dissipation. , And P2's electric focus function and sound effects have certain advantages, then consider the value of 360 yuan mango TV VIP membership card and HDMI and other rich accessories randomly presented by Grand Color, personally feel that the comprehensive performance of the Z4 Grand Color And the price is higher than the nut P2.

Do you not know which of these portable intelligent micro-projectors is yours?