ViVo X5Max VS Lenovo Vibe X3.
-----------------------------
If you want to use a smartphone
as a smartphone like playing games,
multimedia stuff,
watching movies in VR headset,
etc along with a supreme sound quality
that misses the X5Max by a whisker,
get a Lenovo Vibe X3.
I will be perfectly fine with Vibe X3
which uses the same high-end ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
of Vivo X5Max.
But Lenovo like other manufacturers
do not have access to Vivo exclusive ESS SABRE ES9601 op-amp
for critical I/V conversion.
So what Lenovo (or rather Motorola) did was clever
they used the best op-amp available in the market,
the same Texas Instruments OPA1612
(used in X5Max as headphone amplifier)
to perform the current-to-voltage(I/V) conversion.
But to improve performance
and keep it close to ES9601 op-amp
they used a OPA1612 per channel
(differential configuration)
rather than justy one for both channels
(single-ended configuration).
Hence two OPA1612
are required for the stereo I/V conversion
rather than just one.
Further Vibe X3 uses
the third OPA1612 just as a headphone amplifier
just like X5Max.
Lenovo was definitely inspired
by Vivo's HiFi 2.0 architecture in X5Max
and Vibe X3 is the result.
It uses the same ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
and three OPA1612 op-amps in its audio path.
Vibe X3 attained a measured 120dB SNR
-103dB distortion
(fractionally less than X5Max's -100dB)
and an high output voltage on +0.9518 volts
over headphone jacks.
These are signs of a true HiFi oriented smartphone.
Apart from similar audio performance over headphones,
Vibe X3 will obliterate X5Max
with stereo in-built speaker performance.
ViVo X5Max VS Lenovo Vibe X3.
-----------------------------
If you want to use a smartphone
as a smartphone like playing games,
multimedia stuff,
watching movies in VR headset,
etc along with a supreme sound quality
that misses the X5Max by a whisker,
get a Lenovo Vibe X3.
I will be perfectly fine with Vibe X3
which uses the same high-end ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
of Vivo X5Max.
But Lenovo like other manufacturers
do not have access to Vivo exclusive ESS SABRE ES9601 op-amp
for critical I/V conversion.
So what Lenovo (or rather Motorola) did was clever
they used the best op-amp available in the market,
the same Texas Instruments OPA1612
(used in X5Max as headphone amplifier)
to perform the current-to-voltage(I/V) conversion.
But to improve performance
and keep it close to ES9601 op-amp
they used a OPA1612 per channel
(differential configuration)
rather than justy one for both channels
(single-ended configuration).
Hence two OPA1612
are required for the stereo I/V conversion
rather than just one.
Further Vibe X3 uses
the third OPA1612 just as a headphone amplifier
just like X5Max.
Lenovo was definitely inspired
by Vivo's HiFi 2.0 architecture in X5Max
and Vibe X3 is the result.
It uses the same ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
and three OPA1612 op-amps in its audio path.
Vibe X3 attained a measured 120dB SNR
-103dB distortion
(fractionally less than X5Max's -100dB)
and an high output voltage on +0.9518 volts
over headphone jacks.
These are signs of a true HiFi oriented smartphone.
Apart from similar audio performance over headphones,
Vibe X3 will obliterate X5Max
with stereo in-built speaker performance.
ให้กำลังใจ 0
หยิกหู 0
แจกหู 0
ความคิดเห็นที่ : 17
gibgai
17/06/2016 12:46:34
0
ViVo X5Max v.s. Lenovo Vibe X3
---------------------------
Subjectively speaking
both are equally loud
on same headphones,
maybe Vibe X3 a fractionally louder.
I believe X5Max having access to
the exclusive ESS SABRE ES9601 op-amp
for ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
have a slight edge.
But then you are splitting hairs
as both uses the same DAC
in different hardware architectures
having their own strengths
and weaknesses.
X5Max
having slightly better separation,
transients, plucked strings of guitars
are better illustrated
and high frequency transparency
is second to none.
The Vibe X3
on the other hand
have a slightly more authoritative bass
mids are more thick and mellow
and male voices are slightly better put than X5Max.
Female voices sound slightly better in X5Max.
I will say Vibe X3's sound signature
is somewhat in between
the mellow-ish X5Pro & sharp-ish X5Max.
It is very hard to choose between the two
and will ultimately boil down to personal preferences.
Having said that
Vivo & Lenovo have both done a stellar job
in X5Max & Vibe X3 respectively
and they are currently second to none
in audio department.
If you love complete separation of instruments
and the openness in sound signature go for X5Max
else if vocals is your preference go for Vibe X3.
Apart from audio,
the X5Max have more up-market feel
with slightly better built quality over Vibe X3.
The 5.5 inch 1080p Super AMOLED display of X5Max
is superior to Vibe X3
in terms of both color reproduction and vibrancy.
Battery backup just makes up
for a day in X5Max
as it is the thinnest phone in the world
with just 2300 mAh juice.
Both the smartphones
have excellent call quality,
just like Motorola's CrystalTalk.
ViVo X5Max v.s. Lenovo Vibe X3
---------------------------
Subjectively speaking
both are equally loud
on same headphones,
maybe Vibe X3 a fractionally louder.
I believe X5Max having access to
the exclusive ESS SABRE ES9601 op-amp
for ESS SABRE ES9018 DAC
have a slight edge.
But then you are splitting hairs
as both uses the same DAC
in different hardware architectures
having their own strengths
and weaknesses.
X5Max
having slightly better separation,
transients, plucked strings of guitars
are better illustrated
and high frequency transparency
is second to none.
The Vibe X3
on the other hand
have a slightly more authoritative bass
mids are more thick and mellow
and male voices are slightly better put than X5Max.
Female voices sound slightly better in X5Max.
I will say Vibe X3's sound signature
is somewhat in between
the mellow-ish X5Pro & sharp-ish X5Max.
It is very hard to choose between the two
and will ultimately boil down to personal preferences.
Having said that
Vivo & Lenovo have both done a stellar job
in X5Max & Vibe X3 respectively
and they are currently second to none
in audio department.
If you love complete separation of instruments
and the openness in sound signature go for X5Max
else if vocals is your preference go for Vibe X3.
Apart from audio,
the X5Max have more up-market feel
with slightly better built quality over Vibe X3.
The 5.5 inch 1080p Super AMOLED display of X5Max
is superior to Vibe X3
in terms of both color reproduction and vibrancy.
Battery backup just makes up
for a day in X5Max
as it is the thinnest phone in the world
with just 2300 mAh juice.
Both the smartphones
have excellent call quality,
just like Motorola's CrystalTalk.