a comprehensive work under the reform, Feiao X5 III player in-depth experience

Generally speaking, the upgrading of products will have certain rules, such as the product features of a certain brand and some inherited design languages, such as the Home key of iPhone, the volume wheel of AK player, etc. However, there are exceptions. The player to be shared with Tails today is an example. Feiao X5 III, having seen the tail of Feiao X5 series player, I can't imagine that the third generation product of X5 will look like this, because I can't find the shadow of the first two generations of X5 products in it. It can be said to be a newly designed player. You even say it is X6. I think it is completely reasonable. On December 17, 2016, Feiao officially launched this flagship player-X5 III, and emphasized at the press conference that the design level of X5 III is close to the mobile phone body, and the coexistence of color value and sound quality is Feiao X5 III Hope to embody the characteristics.

press conference, I also got the real machine of Feiao X5 III for the first time and simply opened a box in the hotel, so I will not open it again in this article. I want to see what tails are in the package.Click here. The newly obtained Feiao X5 III is actually quite a lot of bugs. Compared with Feiao X7, which is also a Android system, Feiao X5 III is not smooth enough. The follow-up Feiao also provided two versions of firmware updates, which basically solved many system problems, but still needed further optimization. I took this X5 III for more than a week, and felt that I had almost talked with the tails about this flagship of Feiao.

"Completely subverts the appearance design of the previous generation, it is good but not delicate enough 」

, before the press conference was held, I had already guessed when I saw the poster sent by Feiao. Feiao X5 III would learn from some AK design elements and decisively verify my idea when it was officially released. The design with strong side and streamline sense and the blessing of volume roller are hard to think of AK. To make fun of it, "X5 is a tribute to IPC, x5 III is a tribute to AK". Of course, the joke is a joke. If you really want to say that Feiao X5 III is similar to AK, you will find the Feiao X5 III elements.

at the press conference, Feiao stressed the importance of large screens today. Touch operation is already very common on mobile phones. Players should also follow this operation experience. Good sound quality and excellent operation experience are not contradictory. As early as Feiao X7, Feiao has already adopted the touch screen design. This time Feiao X5 III also uses a 3.97-inch touch screen with a resolution of 480 × 800. The look and feel are good. The large screen shows the album cover comfortably. However, there is a problem, that is, the screen is somewhat color biased, the display color is too strong, and some album covers have changed color, although it has no effect on the sound quality, but after all, the large screen is the selling point, so the experience should be extreme.

as mentioned above, Feiao X5 III did look like AK's design style at first sight, but after a closer look, you will find many differences. Let's first talk about this place on the left side of Feiao X5 III fuselage, which is quite designed. This should also be a place that most people think looks like AK. Personally, I am quite confused about the design of this piece, because the design of this piece is completely like a protruding part of the whole fuselage, which is somewhat abrupt, and this part is not completely integrated with the fuselage, but a convex design in the middle part of the left side of the fuselage, which makes me come up with the idea of "the design here is completely designed for design. On the other hand, AK, its player's water chestnut and line feel are all-in-one design, so there is no such abrupt feeling. Of course, I'm sorry to compare these two, after all, the price is there.

In fact, if you separate the design on the left side of Feiao X5 III from the fuselage, you will see it more clearly. Feiao X5 III is actually a fuselage design with reference to X7, but the lower module interface is missing and the left design lines are added. Feiao plus such line design is actually to make X5 III more design sense, so the purpose has indeed been achieved, feiao X5 III can be said to be the player product with the most characteristic and design sense in Feiao products, but the whole is still not exquisite enough and some are "rough", just like what I mean by "designing for design". Of course, Feiao's original intention of wanting to make a design sense body is good, and his efforts are also commendable.

For the function keys, the left side of Feiao X5 III has the play/pause button, the song cut button, and the volume wheel, and the right side is the power button. Among them, the volume wheel and the power key are worth taking out. These two parts of Feiao also say that they will become part of Feiao elements. Among them, the 45 spiral pattern of the volume wheel and the red circle of the power key are both polished in details. Although they do not improve the experience much, since they are brand elements, they should be seen many times on Feiao's subsequent models. However, I don't quite understand the power key of Feiao X5 III, that is why the power key has a red circle, and a blue dot should be lit in the middle of the power key. Personally, I prefer to cancel this blue dot and light up that red circle, so it should look better.

Feiao X5 III is a major selling point mentioned at the press conference. Feiao X5 III itself has 32GB of memory and two card slots. It can put two 256GB TF cards at the same time, so the maximum storage space of Feiao X5 III has reached 544GB, which is up to a mobile hard disk, but the price of two 256GB TF cards is not cheap. The card slot design of Feiao X5 III is especially interesting. It adopts the Cato-type design of the mobile phone, and it needs to be pushed out with a card pin when in use. The advantage of this method is that the overall body has a high degree of integration, but the disadvantage is that it is especially troublesome to replace the TF card. If you are attending a party or something, you should remember to bring a card pin to change the card, moreover, in pursuit of perfection, I also found that the Cato of Feiao X5 III has obvious color difference with the fuselage and is not completely parallel to the fuselage. Therefore, I still think that such a card slot design does more harm than good to Feiao X5 III.

Feiao X5 III provides a 3.5mm earphone interface, a 2.5mm balance interface, a Micro USB interface and a line/coaxial output interface, which are basically relatively comprehensive. The 2.5mm balance interface is also the second time Feiao has adopted it on its own player. It seems that Feiao is supportive of the future development of the balance interface. However, I still have some concerns that the interface at the bottom of Feiao X5 III is not on the same line, and I always feel uncomfortable when looking at it. You may think I have some obsessive-compulsive disorder, but if a product is not refined, it really depends on whether the designer's obsessive-compulsive disorder is serious or not.

I believe you also have a certain understanding of Feiao X5 III, that is, this is the most designed player in Feiao products, but many details of the whole have not been done very well. The double-sided glass and the finely polished metal body give Feiao X5 III a good feel, but the details make Feiao X5 III unable to have a delicate countertop. Yes, the fuselage of Feiao X5 III is really in some awkward situation. It is said that it has good looks and does. It is at least the first echelon in the national brick. However, it is not really considered to have design aesthetics. At least the Feiao X5 III I see is not very mature design aesthetics.

"New UI Interface and More Personalized Features 」

this time, Feiao X5 III is equipped with a deeply customized Android 5.1 system and has made a lot of bottom-level optimizations. A technology to solve the third-party App SRC was mentioned at the press conference, which can make it possible to use the third-party music App on Feiao X5 III. Better sound quality performance can be obtained without worrying about the deterioration of audio caused by the Android itself. In fact, the operation experience of Feiao X5 III is basically the same as that of Feiao X7. It is easy to get started. The operation logic of Android system is believed to be easily accepted by most people. Therefore, there is not much space to elaborate here. It is basically the same as your experience of listening to songs with an Android machine.

UI interface, Feiao X5 III did not use the X7 set again, but redrawn the new icon interface, which is mainly black, and it is still easy to see with bright icons. However, the operation logic of the interface has not changed. X7 is used as X5 III is used as it is, but the skin of the interface is different. If you don't like this new interface very much, Feiao even has a built-in skin replacement function. Click to switch back to the X7 UI interface, which is convenient for users to choose independently.

in addition to these familiar system operations on X7, one of the biggest highlights of Feiao X5 III in software should be the new "viper sound effect". To be honest, I am actually not very interested in sound effect adjustment. I prefer to listen to its original sound when I get the machine at ordinary times. However, the viper sound effect seems to be different from the sound effect we usually understand. The viper sound effect technology is not flying proud, but provided by the viper acoustics team, with many optional adjustments for users, there are up to 15 adjustments such as playback gain control, spectrum spread, field surround, etc., which are relatively professional.

, it should be noted that the use of this viper sound effect needs to open the network, and some of the sound effect adjustment needs to pay a certain fee, which actually makes this function have certain limitations. During the period of using Feiao X5 III, I have tried to use this viper sound effect. After opening, the effect is really obvious, but I can still hear that it is unnatural. After all, such sound effect adjustment is to meet personal taste, and it has no effect on sound quality. In addition, it also needs network operation. I think there should be very few people who really rely on this function.

battery life, Feiao X5 III is equipped with a 3400mAh battery. The official said that it can reach a continuous playing time of 10 hours. During the actual experience, I felt that it was more than 10 hours. I took Feiao X5 III on a long-distance trip. I listened intermittently for at least 12 hours before turning off the power. It can be seen that Feiao X5 III has little problem with daily use. This time Feiao X5 III also supports dual fast charging technology, which is the first time to see in the player. As for how fast it is, let's take a look at the charging data I personally tested:

0 minutes: 0% power
10 minutes: 15% power
20 minutes: 29% power
30 minutes: 42% power
40 minutes: 56% power
50 minutes: 70% power
60 minutes: 84% power
70 minutes: 92% power
80 minutes: 97% power
90 minutes: 100% power

as can be seen from the data, it takes 1.5 hours for Feiao X5 III to be fully charged, and half of the electricity has been charged in half a minute, which is a good result.

Generally speaking, Feiao X5 III still inherits the operation logic of flagship X7 in terms of system, but the optimization is not as good as X7. Comparing the operation, you will still find that Feiao X5 III is slightly stuck, and there are still some bugs that affect the experience. For example, when I cut to the main interface and open another application when playing music, the music playback will be suspended for one second, which sounds very uncomfortable. This reminds me that there were many system problems when Feiao released X1 II. I don't think it is a good thing that there are too many problems with new machines. Moreover, Feiao X5 III has already been released, so it is not easy to improve the system loopholes.

"Double AK4490 blessing, neutral and warm sound performance 」

finally talked about the sound performance of Feiao X5 III. I don't know what most tails think of Feiao's sound style. Personally, I think Feiao's style is only possible to restore the original taste of sound, but not to render music. That is, the more neutral and plain sound style makes some burning friends not particularly like it. In fact, this is understandable, after all, the sound is not particularly ear-catching, but the sound foundation can also better show the charm of headphones, depending on how users weigh it. In fact, at the press conference of Feiao X5 III, Feiao's tuner also made his first appearance and talked about the voice in Feiao's eyes. He said that since everyone's listening views are different, Feiao chose a more neutral tuning style, which can satisfy the preferences of most people as much as possible.

hardware level, Feiao X5 III chose the configuration of dual AK4490EN DAC. At the press conference, it also took out AK380 to explain, saying that Feiao X5 III with a price of more than 2,000 and AK380 with a price of more than 20,000 use the same configuration. In fact, Feiao played a careful role here, because the DAC of AK380 is AK4490EQ, while Feiao X5 III is AK4490EN. Although one letter is different, AK4490EN, the power consumption will be much lower. This DAC can be used on mobile phones. Therefore, Feiao X5 III is actually not comparable to AK380 in performance, but the price difference is so far, I think everyone knows it.

the above remarks seem to belittle the meaning of Feiao X5 III. In fact, no, Feiao X5 III's listening feeling is actually good. It maintains the neutral sound style of Feiao's voice and is slightly warmer on this basis. This makes Feiao X5 III's voice not so dry and straight white. Its voice will be slightly colored, not heavy or strong, just like a pot of green tea, there is no tasteless like plain boiled water, nor the thick like strong tea. The taste brought by Feiao X5 III is light and slightly rhyming. If you compare Feiao X5 III with Feiao X7, it may be easier to detect such a difference. The sound of X7 is too clean and straightforward, while Feiao X5 III may be easier to please the ears.

considering the price of Feiao X5 III, I chose Shanling M5 as the object of comparison. Shanling M5 is a very popular choice in the price range of about 2500 players. I don't know how Feiao X5 III will perform. On the earplugs, I use Dayinke DN2002, AKG N40 and Feiao's F3. Let's look at F3. This plug is the main one in Feiao earplug products. At first glance, it is not bad. After all, the price is only 138 yuan. The sound goes to the lower plate. It is a plug with a very thick sound. It doesn't matter what quality is at this price.

M5 with F3 sound is actually not good to listen to, especially when listening to rock music, the sound is very mixed, plus F3 quality is mediocre, low frequency is relatively slow, such a combination of M5 F3 personally think to listen to pop music. After replacing Feiao X5 III, matching F3 is better than M5. The main difference is that the sound is not so thick, and it has the feeling of plucking the clouds and seeing the sun. Of course, this also shows that the sound foundation of Feiao X5 III is still lighter than M5. Feiao always has a neutral tuning style. A Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix", as mentioned earlier, F3 under M5 is slightly confusing and the sound line is thicker, while the situation is slightly better under X5 III. The overall listening feeling is not "paste". In addition, the voice of the lead singer is more convergent under Feiao X5 III and slightly stimulating under M5, with more dental sounds appearing.

is replaced with N40 (high frequency filter screen), the matching of M5 with it is better than that of Feiao X5 III. The sound of N40 itself under the high frequency filter screen is on the middle plate, and the slightly thicker sound foundation of M5 just takes away the stimulation of N40. In this way, the listening feeling will not be too much. On the other hand, Feiao X5 III N40's performance is a bit full, listening for a long time will inevitably lead to some tiredness. Let's talk about a representative track, fripSide's "black bullet". This ACG track has heard the N40 under Feiao X5 III under M5 N40, and the N40 under M5 is softer, and the sound will not give you a very sharp feeling, while the N40 under Feiao X5 III is a bit like a sharp blade piercing the ear, which is really too exciting.

benefits from DN2002's own warm sound style, which makes it perform well under both Feiao X5 III and M5, and there is no problem with hearing. One Republic "Counting Star", M5 DN2002 low frequency is round and elastic. In contrast, Feiao X5 III DN2002 low frequency performance is somewhat mediocre and has the feeling of floating on the surface. However, the voice of Feiao X5 III is a bit ahead, and listening to the voice is more focused, while Shanling M5 pays more attention to the sense of atmosphere, and the musical taste is stronger than Feiao X5 III. In fact, if you really want to talk about hard quality, I personally still think that Shanling M5 is slightly stronger. Of course, this does not mean that Feiao X5 III has poor sound quality, but in comparison, Feiao X5 III is actually better than intelligent system and multi-function operation. In this price range, Feiao X5 III should be the most worth buying smart player.

, Feiao X5 III was equipped with a 2.5mm balance port, which can be said to be a major selling point of Feiao X5 III. Unfortunately, I returned the balance plug on hand, so I will not elaborate on the balance port of Feiao X5 III here. However, if you have a balance plug, then using Feiao X5 III to listen to balance is your best choice.

to sum up, the sound quality of Feiao X5 III belongs to the normal level of this price. The sound style is balanced and slightly warmer. The first listening feeling will even be better than that of Feiao X7. If you want to say it is worth it, it is indeed worth it. The selling price of 2498 yuan has an intelligent system, Bluetooth supporting aptX, balanced output, fast charging, touch screen, and a design body. It can be said that Feiao X5 III is a very comprehensive and perfect player. Feiao basically adds everything they can think, you might not have thought of something missing from Feiao X5 III. As far as my personal purchase suggestion is concerned, I recommend you to wait a little longer for two reasons: first, there are still many system problems in Feiao X5 III, and it will be better for Feiao to improve the firmware in the purchase experience; Second, the red version of Feiao X5 III will be launched next year. The color is really coquettish! I have some complaints about why the evaluation prototype is a titanium version.

Feiao X5 III is probably Feiao's most sincere player work. "Perfect" and "Comprehensive" are synonymous with it. Just as Feiao hopes, Feiao X5 III does have the characteristics of all hot-selling products. As for whether it will sell well, consumers will judge it.

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