The most surprising mobile phone release in 2021, the cross-border product BALMUDA Phone launched by home appliance company BALMUDA is definitely on the list! In the era when the heavy machine was rampant, the novice was brave enough to bring the so-called smallest high-quality Android phone of the year to the market at a price of more than 100,000 yen. The IKEA machine is officially in hand. After playing a round of YK, there are only four characters: I can’t put it down!
In fact, it is obvious that the market does not sell this product with “high-quality design” as its selling point. Therefore, a local second-hand mobile phone network has recently introduced a batch of BALMUDA Phones that claim to be 99% new (in fact, new to shout bulk carriers) have been unlocked to Hong Kong. model. May you ask WHY irrational? I haven’t been able to go to Japan for a few years. I look at this machine and play it to relieve the melancholy of my hometown~
The ultimate Japanese aesthetic appearance
How regarding unpacking? First of all, I have to say sorry, the title says unpacking, but in fact, it has to be wrapped in a kraft carton and bubble wrap, and the store sells it as a purifier without any accessories.
▲ BALMUDA Phone claims to be the first in design, which is in line with the brand’s own development advantages. Indeed, the appearance of the fuselage does not have any straight edge, and the symmetrical goose egg-shaped shell has never been seen on the market. This YK quite agrees with what BALMUDA founder Gen Terao said “a lightweight and elegant mobile phone”. Only when you get started, can you feel the mystery of “sucking your hands”!
▲ The back of the machine is white, the front is white, and the side frames are all white, which can be called pure white, pure tonal aesthetics.
▲ It conforms to the radian design of the human palm, and cooperates with the plastic synthesis scheme of special lines. cheap? Is there such a word in Japanese design thinking? Relying on food is not the single advantage of BALMUDA Phone. Japan’s exquisite, considerate and practical industrial design can also be experienced on this phone.
▲ The NFC component is hidden in the Logo position, and naturally supports the Japanese FeliCa system.
▲ The large aperture f/1.8 single lens uses a 48-megapixel photosensitive element natively, but the official rewrite algorithm plays the 4-in-1 pixel method to increase the light-absorbing ability of the pixel unit, and the actual output is 12 million pixels.Indeed, mobile phone lenses require tens of millions of pixels toXiWhat to do?
▲ On the right side of the lens is a large-area frosted color LED signal light, which will not feel dazzling in the dark; in addition, there is a mono loudspeaker, LED fill light/torch.
▲ It took nearly half an hour to find out that this matte fingerprint reader is also the power button.
▲ The single-card slot design does not support memory cards, and natively supports Japan’s 5G spectrum, while Hong Kong’s local 4G data network and phone calls have not been found to be problematic.
▲ The one-piece volume keys are crisp and clear, and the protruding touch is also clear.
▲ At the bottom of the fuselage are the sound-receiving hole and the USB-C interface, which supports the PD 3.0 fast charging protocol.
▲ The biggest feature of Japanese phones is waterproofing. BALMUDA Phone also has IP44 dustproof and waterproof certification. Generally, there is no problem in washing hands in the rain.
▲ Using a 4.9-inch FHD full HD screen, it is a rare fine awning machine in recent years! The upper right corner is equipped with an 8-megapixel f2.0 large aperture front lens.
▲ IKEA’s new phone is chasing the screen ratio, and the earpiece speaker often becomes a thin line. But BALMUDA Phone has a super large earpiece speaker, so it is very clear to listen to the phone!
▲ The design concept of BALMUDA Phone is very clear. It is a mobile phone controlled by one hand. The weight is only 138g. The center of gravity of the body is low, which helps to improve the stability of the hand.
▲ Compared with a concept, the Sony Xperia 5 iii, which focuses on lightweight flagship photography, is also large and long when placed next to it.
Body shape touch
▲ BALMUDA participated in the formulation of the mobile phone sketch, and then handed it over to the Japanese high-precision electronic R&D manufacturer “KYOCERA” (KYOCERA) for production. Therefore, BALMUDA Phone is a very rare “Made in Japan mobile phone” on the market, and this phone can be bought with Hong Kong dollars! OMG! Yes!
Balmuda Phone
Balmuda Phone▲ In fact, the BALMUDA Phone is designed for friends who operate the phone with the left hand. Whether it is the position of the volume button or the position of the fingerprint reader, the left green dragon and the right mouse are the best combination.
Balmuda Phone
Balmuda Phone▲ How thin and how much does the BALMUDA Phone fit in the palm of your hand? The above picture should be able to more accurately show the strength of Qu industrial design!
▲ Even if the fuselage adopts a 16:9 wide-screen ratio, the thumb can be easily pulled to the end.
Balmuda Phone
Sony Xperia 5 iii▲ The above is the actual hand comparison of BALMUDA Phone and Sony Xperia 5 iii, the former feels absolutely cool! Even the iPhone Mini series can’t give such an excellent “curved feel”. Your Mini shaves your hands!
Hardware Who cares? Software design is king!
▲ BALMUDA Phone does not have a flagship configuration, but it is a Qualcomm S765 eight-core processor with balanced performance and heat generation, 6GB RAM with 128GB ROM does not support microSD card, with a power of 2500mAh. It is obviously to take the small and beautiful route of the HTC A9 back then. What is playing video games, watching movies, and poisoning FB IG is not the role of the phone!
Tools commonly used in traditional Japanese life, such as wallets, abacus, and timepieces, have been redesigned and enhanced on BALMUDA Phone. The pre-loaded Android 11 customized interface, the self-made calendar, memorandum, currency calculator, and timepiece tools are the core of BALMUDA Phone! BALMUDA Phone is aimed at customers who “use the phone as a tool in life” rather than “let the phone be your life”, two completely different lifestyles and attitudes.
▲ The unlock screen has date, time and calendar, and I have begun to feel the strong concept of punctuality in traditional Japanese culture.
▲ A home page that has a specific format, but also allows you to adjust your personal style. Whether it is color matching, fonts, or the amount of information, users can easily compose a “beautiful interface”; this YK shows the situation of custom styles in the video, and There is also a brief introduction in BALMUDA Phone.
▲ There are not many pre-loaded apps. In addition to the apps made by ourselves, there are also several necessary apps for Japanese people, such as PayPay and the reading program nicknamed “Suigua Card”. For a moment, I thought that I had successfully returned to the countryside; When installing Apps, there will be a progress situation similar to iOS.
▲ The above-mentioned own Apps cooperate with the deeply customized UI interface. You can refer to the demonstration in this YK video. BALMUDA’s own Apps are more handsome and practical than the same type of Apps.
BALMUDA PHOTOGRAPHY DAY TOUR
But when it comes to the most surprising part, there is nothing more than the camera of the BALMUDA Phone. The picture quality is very good? Not too! Especially fast and accurate focus? Not too! Famous factory class gold OEM? Not also. Is there anything right? I will first look at the picture, and then talk regarding the special feeling when using it.
It can be seen that the color of the BALMUDA Phone photo was taken in the preset mode,The color performance is like adding an art filter automatically, and the sharpness, saturation, and contrast are all exaggerated compared to what the naked eye sees.. But does it mean bad? Not also. The photos were tasted by several friends, who all said that they liked the photos of this kind of “drop-heavy filter”, which has an indescribable artistic feeling.
Balmuda Phone Food Mode
Balmuda Phone Food Mode
Balmuda Phone Food Mode
Balmuda Phone Food ModeIf you use the built-in gourmet mode,The color density of the photo will be more intense, more saturated, and the lines will be more definedbut whether it is good or not is a matter of opinion.
Slow focus, bellows, out of focus, shutter lag of nearly 1 second, these are the disadvantages of the BALMUDA Phone camerabut it has been favored by many people in Li, and the reason is that the photos are very distinctive, with the taste of film machines, and the works have a sense of art.
Balmuda Phone Normal Mode
Balmuda Phone Night Mode
Balmuda Phone Normal Mode
Balmuda Phone Night ModeOn the contrary, there are surprises in the night scene mode. Traditionally, the night scene modes of other brands tend to push the light picture, using algorithms or pixel integration to try to obtain greater brightness and clarity. But you can look at the above two sets of comparison pictures,Instead, the night scene mode of BALMUDA Phone further strengthens the light difference in the photo: the light and dark parts are more distinct, and the brightness of the overall picture is more natural。
Epilogue
Thousands of mosquitoes have bought a Japanese-made mobile phone in Hong Kong dollars. What can I complain regarding? Beautiful enough, thin enough, and attractive enough, you can play the art style of the camera as a Lomo machine. I grabbed the department store and went out for a walk, and four or five friends had already asked me what the department was. After I repeated the explanation, Qu Dixie had an envious look on his face. But you have to know that people don’t envy me for having a handsome mobile phone, but envy my homesickness, which can be released from this hometown work!
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