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I believe we are no stranger to folding screen mobile phones. If we don't launch a folding screen flagship mobile phone, we will be embarrassed to say that we are head manufacturers. But few manufacturers can do it with a folding screen. Because of the folding screen as big as a computer screen, the design and production of panels and hinges are very difficult. But just recently, Asustek reached this peak with the world's first oversized 17.3inch folding screen, the lightweight Lingyao X Fold.

The Lingyao X Fold uses an oversized folding screen at 4:3 and a magnetic Bluetooth keyboard that allows you to switch six shapes freely. In terms of configuration, it also uses the latest 12-generation core U-series processors, which is quite anticipated. CTOnews.com also received the top version of Lingyao X Fold and brought you a detailed review of the picture and text. The version we have in hand is the i7-1250U+16G+1T version with an advance price of 19999 yuan.

Can be big or small, the texture is excellent Lingyao X Fold, nothing attracts more attention than its inner fold design. When unfolded, it is a huge 17.3-inch tablet, its BWH is 378.5mm long, 287.6mm wide, high 12.9mm, is currently one of the largest folding screen devices, but when unfolded, it can achieve the thinnest only 8.7mm.

And when it folds, it becomes a 12.5-inch mini lightweight book, smaller than A4 paper. The weight of the whole machine is about 1.5kg. It is like a book in hand and can be easily stuffed into a satchel. It can be said to be the lightest of the 17.3-inch notebooks and the largest of the 1.5kg notebooks.

The A face shell is made of warm frosted glass, which will reflect a different kind of splendor in different light. With the A word LOGO in the middle, the impression is very commercial.

The D side is a magnesium-aluminum alloy back plate with foot pads at both corners, which is convenient to use in the form of notebooks. In addition, it is equipped with an ergonomic bracket made of artificial leather to make it easy to stand up to a comfortable angle of 120 °in an unfolded state.

Connecting the two folding screens is Asustek's innovative 180 °precision hinge, which Asustek says has a life span of more than 30000 times and can last more than eight years if it is opened and closed 10 times a day. The outer hinge is a freely retractable artificial leather case. This leather case can not only protect the hinges, but also increase the friction when grasping. The whole machine in hand is like a hardcover book, very business style.

After expanding the screen, you can see a 5-megapixel camera above, which supports infrared IR face recognition, making it more convenient to log in to Windows Hello. In addition, this lens module also integrates a color temperature sensor, which can automatically adjust the screen brightness and color temperature according to the ambient light, and maintain the natural and soft display effect at all times.

There are also a lot of cool techs on the side. Let's take a look at the interface first. The Lingyao X Fold is equipped with two full-function Lightning 4 ports, as well as a unique "easy fast charge" technology, which supports 5-20V wide voltage charging. This means that we can not only use the 20V gear PD to charge quickly, but also use ordinary mobile phone chargers and portable battery for "slow charging". Even if the electricity is exhausted outside, the blood can be returned urgently.

In addition, the upper frame and the lower frame of the Lingyao X Fold machine have a row of dense speaker holes. This is because it is equipped with stereo symmetrical 4 speakers, which is very shocking after being trained by the master of Harman Catton.

The package comes with a thin magnetic Bluetooth keyboard that weighs about 306g and is powered by Type-c interface. And it is the key for us to open the different forms of Lingyao X Fold.

In addition to the keyboard, the package also comes with an artificial leather bag and a Type-C-to-USB-An adapter, which is, after all, a flagship product and very generous in accessories.

Six forms, Free switching due to the special design of folding screen + magnetic Bluetooth keyboard, Lingyao X Fold can unlock up to six forms of use, whether it is an efficient desk or a cramped desk, it has the opportunity to display its talents.

The first is the regular laptop mode, where the Lingyao X Fold is a 12.5inch mini lightweight book with a 3:2 resolution of 1920 to 1280, which is no less delicate. If you don't type for a long time, you can use Windows's virtual keyboard instead of magnetic Bluetooth keyboard. With hinges that can hover at any angle, it is very convenient for video conferencing.

If we attach the keyboard to the bottom, the Lingyao X Fold becomes a traditional notebook, suitable for typing text in a cramped environment. For example, on the small tables of high-speed trains and airplanes, the small 12.5-inch fuselage can be easily put down without crowding.

Don't forget that the Bluetooth keyboard can be used independently and does not have to be confined to the machine. If the vertical direction of the desktop is more spacious, we can fold the body and place the keyboard at the bottom of the screen, which is called "extended mode". At this time, the user experience is more similar to the Lingyao dual-screen notebook, one up and down two screens brought an excellent split-screen office experience.

If you need to transfer the application to the sub-screen display, Asustek also provides official software, just long press and drag to the suspension window, this management method is more convenient than the Windows comes with.

Of course, the most impressive effect is the fully expanded desktop mode. When the hinges are fully unfolded, the Lingyao X Fold instantly turns into a huge 4:3 screen with a resolution of 17.3in, 2560mm and 1920. You may think that the 17.3-inch screen is not very large. But because it can be very close to us, so the actual perception is quite vast. Put it on the desktop with a keyboard below, and the office efficiency will be completely released.

If you retract the bracket, remove the keyboard and tile it on the desktop, Lingyao X Fold enters tablet mode, which is perfect for sharing pictures with others. For example, look at drawings with clients, or write and draw with your family.

Finally, don't forget that Lingyao X Fold's hinges support hovering at any angle, which means we can really hold it like a book and read all kinds of text and web pages. At this time, the hand can be held on the artificial leather on the back, which is quite comfortable and relieves the feeling of falling hand to some extent.

OLED big screen, shock perception friends who pay attention to Asustek notebooks should know that in recent years, under the guidance of the development direction of "Asustek good screen", high-quality OLED screens have been rolled out in Asustek's product line in an all-round way, while in the market where folding screens must be made use of OLED screens, Asustek relies on its accumulated OLED technology to have a first-mover advantage.

In terms of basic parameters, this is a 17.3-inch, 2560-1920 resolution OLED touch screen, refresh rate 60Hz, support for native 10bit, 1.07 billion color display. Passed the DisplayHDR TrueBlack 500 certification and T Ü V Rheinland hardware-level low Blu-ray certification.

After the test of our color calibrator, in the default mode, this screen can also be called comprehensive, accurate, and can fully meet the creative design needs of P3 level.

In addition, we can choose a variety of different color presets in the settings. After switching to DisPlay P3 mode, the DCI-P3 gamut coverage is further increased to 99.5%, and the performance of gamut reduction is also better.

At this time, the color accuracy performance is also very good, the average color offset Δ E in DCI-P3 gamut mode is only 0.21, and the maximum color deviation Δ E is only 0.96. It's not a problem for professional content creation.

By default, its peak brightness is about 400nit, which can be seen even outdoors.

This screen also supports HDR, and when turned on, the peak brightness is even better, which can reach about 472nit, which basically meets the requirements of HDR500.

When HDR is turned on, the bright place is brighter and the dark place is darker, which makes it more real and shocking compared with the traditional LCD screen. Since most of the current cameras do not have enough dynamic range to reflect the differences seen by the naked eye, we took three photos, namely, normal exposure, overexposure and underexposure, to compare the look and feel difference between the OLED screen and the traditional LCD screen.

Many friends may worry that OLED has some inherent disadvantages, such as PWM eye dimming and the burning screen problem of displaying a picture for a long time. It is measured that this screen supports global DC dimming in HDR mode, and can be used in HDR mode if it is sensitive to OLED strobe.

Screen burning is an objective problem of OLED, which is inevitable with the increase of use time. But we can delay it by reducing the standby screen time. Asustek also uses some software methods to avoid it, such as default black theme, automatic pixel offset and screen saver, and it is recommended to open the taskbar to hide automatically.

Creative Office has had some exploratory folding screen notebooks in the past, but they have made a lot of compromises in terms of performance, while the Lingyao X Fold is equipped with a 12-generation core low-voltage processor i7-1250U. In terms of core scale, i7-1250U consists of 2 large cores + 8 small cores, with a total of 10 cores and 12 threads, with a maximum of 4.7 GHz, 12MB three-level cache, and a full-blooded 96EU, which can fully meet the daily office performance requirements while ensuring battery life.

In terms of storage, the highly integrated folding screen certainly has no room for expansion, but it comes standard with PCIe4.0 Samsung PM9A1 1T hard drive, excellent speed performance, is currently one of the top PCIe4.0 solid-state drives.

The memory aspect is on-board 16GB LPDDR5 dual-channel memory, which can help fully release the performance of kernel display.

Because it is the flagship omnipotent, Lingyao X Fold is specially optimized for business people and professionals. In addition to the professional screen mentioned above, Lingyao X Fold also uses Ai technology with Mike matrix to provide two-way AI intelligent noise reduction technology, even in noisy environments for business meetings or game voice communication.

With such a big touch screen, it must be very efficient to modify the picture. The author tested Pugetbench for PS. The score has reached 601, so we can fix some larger PSD.

In the PCMark10, which represents comprehensive office performance, Lingyao X Fold scored 5224, which means there is no problem with codewords, PPT and simple programming.

In another CrossMark that reflects comprehensive office performance, it has a comprehensive score of 1984, which can meet most office production needs.

Finally, let's test its range performance. Although the Lingyao X Fold is portable, it has a built-in 75Wh super battery, combined with the low power consumption of the i7-1250U, and finally turns on the power-saving mode in 200nit brightness, and the continuous office hours of using PCMark8 reach 9 hours and 17 minutes.

Summing up the innovative ability of Asustek is always amazing, and they are always developing new product forms of notebooks, so that we enthusiasts can feast our eyes. The new mold of Lingyao X Fold is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise. The shocking OLED screen and the compact body after folding undoubtedly highlight the real advantages of folding screen technology.

So what kind of person needs a folding screen notebook? First of all, for business people who need to browse a large number of documents at the same time, a huge screen at 4:3 can greatly improve work efficiency. There are also graphic designers, folding screens can greatly improve productivity and portability. For geeks in these groups who want to taste fresh, the price of 19999 is not out of reach. At present, Asustek Lingyao X Fold has been listed, if you are interested, you can go to pre-order.

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