and this is the Essential phone.

這是Essential Phone

And I wanted to thank TELUS for partnering with me on this video.

我想先感謝Telus協助我製作這個影片

They're the exclusive launch carrier for this phone in Canada.

這是這支手機在加拿大的唯一供應商

So if you're interested in the Essential phone and you live in Canada,

如果你對這支手機有興趣，又剛好住在加拿大

you should check out their website. There is a link in the description.

你應該看看他們的網站，連結在影片資訊裡

So, I'm going to start off with a quick unboxing here.

那我們現在來開箱吧

We get a slide out tray inside and you get the phone itself,

裡面有手機本體，一個27w的充電器

a 27-watt charging brick,

一條編製的USB C線

a braided USB-C cable and then a braided USB-C headphone jack adapter.

一條編製的USB C 轉耳機孔的轉換線

You also get a sim tool shaped like the Essential logo.

你也會看到一個長得像Essential LOGO的Sim卡工具

One of the headlining features of the phone is the build.

其中一項主打的特徵是， 這支手機是用鈦合金與陶瓷打造

It's made from titanium and ceramic.

當我第一次聽到Essential要這樣打造他們的手機時， 感覺並不特別

And when I first heard that Essential was doing this with their phone,

雖然聽起來很酷， 但我想手機的材質不會對使用的感覺上有很大的區別

it didn't seem that special. I mean,

但它做到了

it sounded cool but I didn't think that the build materials would make that much of a difference in how the phone feels.

鈦合金是非常硬的金屬

but, it does.

如果你看看其他金屬的抗拉強度(tensile strength)就知道

Titanium is a very hard metal.

鈦合金甚至可以比鋁合金更硬

If you look at the tensile strength of some metals,

所以它的機殼能承受更多的衝擊

titanium alloys can get way harder than even the best aluminum alloys,

它的陶瓷背版也是相當耐用

so the frame should be pretty resistant to damage.

我第一次看到以為是玻璃

The ceramic slab on the back is also super durable.

因為看起來很閃亮，但其實是拋光的陶瓷

I thought it was glass at first because it's so shiny,

表面非常抗刮痕

but it's actually polished ceramic,

但我不會說是防刮痕， 因為世界上真正防刮的東西本來就不多

and this surface is very resilient to scratches.

但起碼我的鑰匙在表面完全留不下印記

I'm not going to call it scratchproof,

我認為他們很好的結合了兩種材質， 持握的感覺也非常好

because there are very few things in this world that are actually scratchproof,

就設計方面，簡單、乾淨的美學， 持握非常舒服

but my keys can't mark this surface at all.

但正是因為陶瓷材質， 所以重量會跟大小比起來再重一點

And I think they've done a really good job combining the two materials.

本身其實沒那麼重， 就是比起想像中的重一點

It's a very nice device to hold in your hand.

聽筒也幾乎看不見

In terms of the design, it's a very simple and clean aesthetic.

它是藏在螢幕跟陶瓷邊緣的小隙縫當中

It's comfortable to hold, but because of the ceramic material it's heavier than you imagine a phone of this size to weigh.

還有一個提示LED燈也在那， 聽筒的聲音也不錯

It's not heavy per se, it's just heavier than you might think it would be.

指紋掃描器是放在背後，速度很快

The earpiece is pretty much invisible.

我可以馬上聽到解鎖的聲音， 但有時螢幕需要大概一秒才會打開

It's tucked away into this tiny crevice between the screen and the ceramic perimeter.

在背後有二個連接點， 用來連接無線配件

There's a notification LED tucked in there and the earpiece sounds good.

這小點只用來提供電力， 其他任何的檔案傳輸都使用無線技術

The fingerprint scanner on the back is quick.

這個360度的照相模組看起來也非常酷

I can hear the verification sound right away but sometimes the screen can take a split-second to fire up.

這部手機沒有耳機孔

On the back there are two contact points and these are where the wireless accessories can connect.

雖然它有提供一個USB C的轉換器， 但我還是很想念耳機孔

These pins are just for power;

但那已經是過去式的了， 整個手機產業已經選擇拋棄它了，未來也會繼續

any kind of data transfer is done wirelessly and there's a 360 degree camera module that looks pretty cool.

揚聲器在手機下方，聽起來很不錯， 聲音也很大

There's no headphone jack, and even though they give you this USB-C adapter, I still miss the headphone jack.

但可惜他只有單聲道， 我非常希望它有立體聲配置

But that's the path. That's the path that the entire phone industry has chosen to take and we'll have to live with that.

說到手機揚聲器的話我個人還是比較喜歡那種配置

Now in terms of the speaker on the bottom it sounds pretty good and it gets loud, but it is a mono-speaker and I really wish they'd've gone for a stereo set-up.

但如果真的要提一個問題的話， 大概會是他的背板的設計

It's just something I really like when it comes to smartphone speakers.

它看起來實在是太樸素了， 沒有品牌標示、沒有任何紋路

Now if there's one thing I would knock about the design, it would be the back panel.

但你還是可以選擇貼膜在背板上

It looks almost too simple to me, there's no branding or design lines.

增加一些紋路和手感

But you can always put skins on the back to give it some texture and some grip.

這是DBrand的大理石貼膜， 我認為這看起來還不錯

This is a marble one from dbrand and I think it looks nice

好的，那我們來談談螢幕

Alright, let's talk about the screen

這支手機以極窄的邊框與圓角設計 獲得很多人的注意

This phone caught a lot of people's attention because of the screen

但它的相機依然放在手機上方

It has very thin bezels, it has rounded corners

所以它會造成缺口或 在相機處的螢幕遭到裁切

But the camera is still positioned at the top and you have this gap or cut out in the screen where the camera is

所以有些人可能會不太喜歡這樣的設計， 因為與一般的手機差別太大

And some people may not like it because it looks so different from your regular smartphone

但我認為還不錯

But I think it looks good

如果你想知道為什麼不把相機放在下方

Now if you're wondering why they didn't put the camera at the bottom, if you're taking a picture using Google Hangouts

如果你拍張照或者使用Google Hangouts

This is what the image looks like with the camera at the top, it's a normal image, but when you put it at the bottom

這是相機放在上方時看起來的樣子， 是一般正常的畫面

This is what the image looks like, it's just a bad angle and you can look up your nose

但如果放在下方

You can still swipe down from the top of the camera and it works the same, you don't have to adjust your swipes because of it

這是畫面的樣子，是個不好的角度 ，你可以看到你的鼻孔

And when you're watching videos it's just a black bar along the side, the image doesn't have to go up to that point

你一樣可以在相機上滑動， 它依樣會運行

And when you're browsing the web, using the cameras, playing games,

你不用調整滑動的方式

very few apps actually put content up there

如果是看影片的話， 黑條就會沿著側邊出現

You might have a strip of UI buttons or something, but most apps have a black bar

畫面不會延伸到那部分

So functionally right now this super-thin bezel at the top doesn't do anything super useful

當你瀏覽網頁、使用相機、玩遊戲

But where this thing shines is base level UI

只有少數的apps才會把內容放在那

So the lock screen, home screen, and settings and stuff, it just looks so cool to me

可能會有一些UI按鈕或者其他東西

And every time I use my phone it feels like a very futuristic device.

但大多數的apps都只有一條黑條

The display itself is an IPS panel, QHD resolution

所以在功能上來說， 這個超窄邊框還無法做到甚麼非常實用的功能

The colors are on point, but it's not super bright though

但這東西真正酷炫的地方是它的基礎介面

It's a 500 nit screen - excellent for indoor use

他的解鎖畫面、主畫面、設定等等， 對我來說都非常神奇

But the screen can get hard to see on really bright days.

每次我用我的手機時， 都覺得是個很有未來感的產品

Looking at performance the components in here are very fast.

螢幕是採用IPS面板、qHD的解析度、色彩也很不錯

It's got a Snapdragon 835, Adreno 540, with fast UFS 2.1 storage.

但500 nits的亮度不是太高

All the technical components in here were obviously picked to give this thing some really good speed.

在室內用的話很棒， 但如果再比較亮的天用的話就比較難看清楚

The performance feels like a 2017 flagship phone

手機各個組件的表現也非常快速

One thing I noticed: this phone doesn't get that hot,

處理器是Qualcomm® Snapdragon™835 GPU是Adreno 540、擁有高速的UFS2.1儲存空間

So even after running a bunch of loops and stuff for benchmarks, it felt cool to the touch

所有組件的挑選明顯都是為了達到更快的速度

Not like cold, but lukewarm at most.

性能表現就是一隻2017年的旗艦手機

I'm not sure if it's the ceramic material or something, but yeah, it's kind of neat

其中一件值得注意的是， 它沒有想像中的那麼會發燙

The camera has two lenses, one has an RGB sensor, the other is a monochrome sensor

就算執行很多Loops，或零零總總的基載程序

And the idea here is that they're taking two photos and then combining the data

他摸起來感覺還是涼的，不會到冰的那樣

To produce something that's as clean as possible, and the images are pretty good.

但大多數時還是溫溫的， 我不太確定是因為陶瓷材質還是其他原因

Now to be honest I thought that the Essential Phone wouldn't have an amazing camera

但，這還是蠻酷的

Because they don't emphasize it that much on their website, but they're good

相機是採用雙鏡頭

Photos taken in good lighting are nice, not that these are difficult to capture with a 2017 flagship

其中一個是RGB感應器，另一個是黑白感應器

But the low light photos are also not bad

這個方法是拍攝二張照片

Dynamic range could be better in general, but overall I do like the camera

然後把資料結合起來呈現盡可能清晰的圖片

I'm not into black and white photography but it has a dedicated monochrome option.

拍出來的圖片也相當不錯

I don't love the stock camera app, it's a little too basic.

必須老實地說， 我原本認為這支手機的照相功能不會太令人驚艷

If you're big on photography you'll probably want a different camera app

因為他們在網站上沒有太過強調這項功能

The front camera looks good as well and both cameras, the front and back, shoot video in 4K

但照出來的圖片非常好

Pricing off contract isn't cheap

照片在良好的光源下表現很好

It's a premium, 128 GB phone

使用2017的旗艦手機也很難能捕捉到這些畫面

It starts at $700 in the US, and I think $1050 in Canada

但低光源的相片也不差

It's on par with any big screen flagship phone

一般來說動態範圍能做得更好， 但整體上我很喜歡他的相機功能

I wish they offered this phone in a cheaper 64 GB variant

我沒對黑白攝影有很大的興趣， 但他有專用的黑白選項可以選擇

But $700 for a titanium, thin-bezeled phone like this feels very normal right now.

我沒有很喜歡原本的照相程式， 它有點太基礎了

Battery life on this thing is average to maybe a little bit less than average because of the bigger screen

如果你很熱衷於攝影， 你可能會更希望有不同的照相程式

So normally screens of this size are fueled by bigger batteries, right?

前鏡頭看起來很不錯

But because it's a small phone with a large screen, the battery is only 3040 mAh, so it's not huge

二個鏡頭，前面跟後面的都能拍攝4K影片

I can comfortably get a full day of heavy use, but not much more than that

廠商的訂價不便宜

It does support quick charge and it takes about an hour and a half for a full charge.

這是進階的128g版本

It's running Android 7.1.1, and it feels very stock to me, which I love

起價是美金700元，加拿大應該差不多1050元

The two apps that they've included that aren't very stock are their profile migration app that's called SwitchBack, I never used it

這是同等螢幕大小的手機

And their camera app - It's called Click, and I don't love the icon

我希望他們提供64g比較便宜的版本

And like I mentioned before it's not a very full featured camera app, but everything else feels like stock Android

但700美金，擁有鈦合金超薄邊框的手機， 以現在來說也比較合理一點了

As for updates, I can't tell

這個電池的續行可能會因為大螢幕所以比平均低一點

I mean every phone company promises an unending stream of superfast updates but they often don't deliver

一般來說這種尺寸的螢幕應該會搭配更大的電池

As for this phone, because of Andy Rubin's involvement, my gut feeling is that we'll get pretty fast and frequent updates

但因為這是比較小的手機搭配大螢幕

Essential does promise two years of major software updates, and then another year of security updates

電池只有3040mAh，並不是很大

And even this pre-release phone, this thing did receive the August 5th update on time

我重度使用可以舒服地用一整天， 但不會剩下太多

So that's probably a good sign

它同樣也支援快充，大約一個小時半的時間就能充滿

Okay, the Essential Phone with this device you're getting excellent ergonomics and build quality

它是運行我喜歡的Android 7.1.1，對我來說非常熟悉

The titanium and ceramic materials are really nice

其中有二個非原生的apps

Up front, the ultra-thin bezels look really cool

一個是叫做Switch Back的檔案轉移程式， 我從來沒用過

It's not highly functional, but it adds to the super clean aesthetic of the phone

然後是叫做click的照相程式

The front facing and rear facing cameras are both strong performers

我不太喜歡它的圖標還有像我前面提到的 它並不是一個完整的照相程式

Clean images, even in low light

但所有東西感覺都很像原生的Android

The fingerprint scanner is reasonably quick

至於更新，我就不與置評了

And the ceramic material on the back gives the phone a very unique feel, but it adds a little bit of weight

當然所有手機公司都保證會保持快速的更新， 但通常他們不會這樣

Inside, the Snapdragon 835 delivers awesome performance, as expected

至於這隻手機，因為有Andy Rubin的參與

The storage is also really fast, but the phone only comes in a massive 128 GB variant

我直覺覺得速度應該會很快，而且經常更新

So you're forced to go pretty big, and the battery will last about a day of heavy use

Essential保證二年的軟體更新， 他年就進行安全更新

So the feature list isn't massive. It's missing things like wireless charging, it doesn't have official waterproofing

甚至是這支預發行的版本 也準時的在8月5號收到更新通知

So if you're trying to 1-Up your friends with a spec-list on your phone, this is not that phone

這是一個好的象徵

There are plenty of other phones for that, but with this thing you're getting a highly functional device

好的，這支手機的優勢在於 你會得到良好人體工學的體驗與製造品質

That has all the important specs, but looks and feels very unique and just straight up awesome

鈦合金與陶瓷材質非常的棒， 不諱言的，超薄邊框看起來真的非常的酷

Okay, that about wraps it up

雖然不是多強大的功能， 但卻更添增了這支手機極簡的美學

If you guys are interested in this phone there's a link in the description

前、後鏡頭鏡頭都有強大的表現

If you're in Canada check out TELUS, they're the exclusive launch partner for this company

擁有清晰的畫面，甚至是在低光源的地方

Okay, hope you enjoyed this video. Thumbs if you liked it, subs if you loved it. See you guys next time

指紋辨識是相當的快速