manta 7x是什么牌子？全球首款无按键手机manta 7x评测
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很多人好奇manta 7x是什么牌子？manta是一个今年1月末才出现在公众眼前的手机厂商，其刚推出的manta 7x号称是全球首款无按键手机，其还加入了自行研发的智慧边框和41pin接口
manta是一个今年1月末才出现在公众眼前的手机厂商，其刚推出的manta&7x号称是全球首款无按键手机，其还加入了自行研发的智慧边框和41pin接口。
此外机身上有DLC钻石镀膜、IP55防护等级、双IMX214光学防抖摄像头、全新定制的MO7OS系统、骁龙801+2G内存等众多豪华配置，现在就先来看看这疯狂堆料的成果吧。
151.3*76*9.8 mm
5.5英寸（401PPI），带DLC镀膜和2.5D弧面玻璃
骁龙801 MSM8974AC处理器
2GB RAM+32GB ROM
前后双1300万像素索尼IMX214摄像头，f/2.0光圈，88度超广角，带OIS光学，后置摄像头带有蓝宝石玻璃和双色温闪光灯
4200mAh电池
支持GSM/WCDMA /TDD-LTE / FDD-LTE（即联通2/3/4G，以及移动2/4G网络），Micro-SIM卡（中卡）
IP55防护等级
Manta 7x 外包装为纯白纸盒，正面只有硕大的产品名称，背面是简单的产品信息。
包装的机械结构做得很精致，底部的卡扣带有磁铁，可以用来拉出内层的盒子。
拿出来之后，其还兼做盖板的提手，托板升起后会把手机倾斜托起，整个过程一气呵成。
说明书、保修单、充电器、数据线、取卡针，因为Manta 7x用了自行研发的41pin接口，所以随机附送了两个转接头。
对比机器4200mAh的大电量，充电器5V1A的规格明显不太够用，充电耗时估计会超过4小时。
其中一个转接头只能用来充电或传数据，接在了mirco-USB线上，还带了防折架。
另外一个接头的左右两侧，分别是3.5mm耳机接口和mirco-USB接口。
Manta 7x 机身正面有点像Nexus 5，额头下巴不算短，但边框较窄，屏占已经去到了74.96%。
顶部最显眼的是硕大的摄像头，右侧是收的很好的光线和距离感应器，以及短小的听筒。全黑的屏幕底部中间收有一个圆形呼吸灯，呼吸灯两边也是触控区域。
屏幕上下边缘，以及摄像头边缘经过2.5D打磨，带有明显弧度。屏幕表面带有硬度接近蓝宝石玻璃的DLC钻石镀膜。
机身背面为3段式设计，中间的两条线，其实是镁铝合金机身上的天线隔断层。
顶部的左侧是双色温闪光灯和摄像头，下方是降噪麦克风，布局和一般手机不太一样。而扬声器则开在了左下角。
机身为双层结构，上层的塑料边框，可以减少碎屏几率，而下层是金属机身，接缝处有CNC切角。机身顶部只有放置了 sim 卡卡槽。
机器全身只有底部一个41pin的定制接口，官方名称是Duckbill，据说可以提升数据读取速度并申请了专利。接口边上是两颗粗犷的螺丝和两个疑似降噪麦克风的开孔。
这个设计为处女座精简了接口，并为机器带来了IP55 的防水防尘等级，不过也带来了要外带转接头的副作用。
两个侧边的光面区域其实是个触摸板，官方名称是智能边框，它也是manta7x的重要卖点，用于完成手掌感应和快捷操作。
另外，其实机身厚度只有9.8mm，和很多国产旗舰都处在一个水平，但因两边智能边框的加入，机器没有进行常见的弧度收边，让其看起来比较厚实。
机身表面确实是完全没有按键，但右上角的触控板下面，其实收有一个电源按钮，用于重启和开机，这个设计比较新颖。
机器屏幕5.5寸，边缘有圆角处理，但机器为了4200mAh的大型电池，体重去到200g，拿上手还是很有&分量&的。
系统与特殊操作
机器搭载的是名为&MO7 OS&的定制化安卓系统，使用体验上和原生安卓出入较大，也是机器的重要卖点之一。
manta 7x搭载的是基于&Android 4.4 &深度定制的 MO7 OS，系统表层几乎已经看不出安卓的影子了。保留最多&安卓味&的是设置菜单，只比常规多了对智能边框和控制中心的控制项。
智慧边框与 touchkey
manta 7x和正常手机最大的差别在于机身上没有按键，并在两个侧边和正面底部加入了大片的触控区域。不过其实机身右上角的触控板下面隐藏了一个电源按键，用于开关机和重启。
而智慧边框则的是触控版，手指触碰下会在对应的屏幕边缘发出荧光，手指上移会让荧光变成橙色，停顿等待光晕变大后松手会执行返回操作。
手指下移则会变成绿色，停顿片刻后荧光会放大大，这时候点按就会唤出侧边栏。
上下滑动边框可以在侧边栏的应用中切换，点按进入，双击返回。除了常规的电话、短信、相机、设定等快捷方式外，这里最良心的是可以&收录&第三方应用，而且还会根据使用频次自动排序。
机器底部呼吸灯两旁，是名为 touchkey 的触控区，它承载了很多高级的快捷功能：
双击可以直接唤出音量调节按钮；
在呼吸灯上划可以执行返回动作，有点类似魅族的flyme；
呼吸灯右滑则会执行熄屏动作；
熄屏状态下，在呼吸灯两边左右滑动皆可唤醒屏幕，日常平时根本用不着电源键。
桌面为非常罕见的双主界面设计，左侧被做成了联系人界面，右侧是应用主页。
联系人界面支持图标和列表显示，并会显示用户的操作记录，往下拖动可以调出拨号、添加联系人、更改排序等功能按钮，再次下拉可以调出搜索工具栏。
拨号和联系人应用自带悬浮效果，可以随意拖动位置和更改大小，并会配合智慧边框对用户拇指位置进行跟踪移动。
而且当用户交换左右手的时候，边框可以判断用户手姿，让拨号盘自动移动到用户拇指的位置，大幅改善了机器的单手操控性。输入号码的时候右侧则会实时显示联系人推荐结果。
应用界面为纵向滑动，现在采用同样方案的大厂貌似只剩下HTC了。下拉可以直接进入半屏模式，方便点到顶部的程序，再次下拉也会调出搜索框。
桌面两边继续往左右滑动会调出桌面侧栏，可以更改排序方式并查看天气和好友通知。
通知栏顶部是可以左右滑动的快捷开关，其下方是音量调节滑块。快捷按钮里面居然还有二维码快捷键，长按按钮可以在下方弹出详细设定页面，对亮度、wifi连接进行直接控制，用起来比较方便。
任务界面为卡片风，支持上下滑动关闭任务和一键清理，但为加入任务锁定和白名单功能。另外一个细节是，底部的虚拟按键可以通过往右滑动直接隐藏，这个做得比较贴心。
不得不说，虽然操作逻辑上并不复杂，但无按键全触控的操作，确实需要些学习成本，而且系统为了防止误操作，侧边栏的调出需要等待光晕的放大提示，操作速度上受到了影响。
不过考虑到侧边栏的初衷，只是为了应对那些只有单手空闲的场景，考虑的更多的是能不能操作，而不是效率和速度。这么一想，这个解决方案其实已经不错了。
而下方呼吸灯两侧的 touchkey 估计是两个独立的按键，靠间隙触摸按键而触发动作，所以划慢了反而可能无法响应。不过习惯了之后可以快速操作，代替实体电源键锁屏/开屏的工作，没有实体按键切换到触屏操控之间的断裂感，使用体验上其实比实体按键要好一点。
熟悉后，系统整体体验还是比较舒服的。对于厂商的这个创新以及其成熟度，笔者还是持支持意见的。但现版本要用户亲自到&帮助&应用中查看使用方法，而且使用过程没有操作提示和说明，这恐怕会给不少用户带来不便。
manta 7x搭载的是夏普的5.5英寸屏幕，官方宣称搭载名为hi colour的技术，将传统的LED背光从蓝-黄两色扩展至红-绿-蓝三原色，可以让屏幕有更佳的色彩还原能力。
从原理上说，IPS屏幕是通过液晶层控制灰度，通过彩色偏振片进行滤光，增强背光模组（即光源）的色域，可以直接提升屏幕的色彩表现。
实际对比中找来了三星S5、小米4、魅族MX4 Pro进行对比，当中三星S5搭载了的是以色彩艳丽（过饱和）著称的&Super AMOLED 屏幕，而MX4 Pro用的是对色域和对比度皆有提升的&Nega&负液晶技术，而小米4搭载的则是NTSC色域值高达84%的JDI屏幕。可以说这3个都是各自位置顶尖的产品，单单和它们表现追平都已经算很优秀了。
首先是亮度测试，100%亮度显示白色，三星S5为299尼特、小米4为494尼特、魅族MX4 Pro的2K屏高达541尼特，而manta 7x的屏幕也去到506尼特。
左至右，上至下分别是三星S5、小米4、魅族MX4 Pro和manta 7x。统一100%亮度显示白色，三星S5和manta 7x的屏幕都有轻微泛红，小米4偏蓝偏冷，MX4 Pro则有轻微偏黄。
100%亮度显示黑色，S5的A屏为真正的纯黑，小米4和manta 7x都有轻微漏光现象，而且有点偏红，而有负液晶屏幕的MX4 Pro的黑色则更加纯粹，不过依旧有轻微漏光。
三原色表现上，右下角的 manta 7x 在蓝色表现上很抢眼，已经和三星的S5接近了，红、绿色的鲜艳程度夹在米4和MX4 Pro之间。
manta 7x 的发色倾向和小米4的高色域屏幕最为接近，屏幕发色稍微偏黄。
从左至右，分别为三星S5、魅族MX4 Pro、manta 7x和小米4，在大角下MX4 Pro的屏幕随着角度增加，出现了较为明显的亮度衰减；而manta 7x 虽然亮度变化不大，但也出现了泛红现象；而小米4在死亡对角线上则出现了明显的亮度波动。
总体来说，manta 7x的屏幕虽然有轻微偏黄和大角度下泛红的现象，但总体表现已经和米4、MX4Pro等旗舰接近，在色彩饱和度和可视角度等项目上也互有胜负，其&hi colour技术在色域提升上确实有较为明显的作用。
manta 7x是除了以自拍为特色的美图手机和OPPO N3之外，前后摄像头参数最均衡的手机。前后皆1300万像素的索尼IMX214传感器，f/2.0光圈，88度超广角，带OIS光学，而且后置摄像头还带有蓝宝石玻璃和双色温闪光灯，配置参数相当高。
但此次评测拿到的工程机，仍未对摄像头作详细优化，完全是原生安卓的拍照界面，故测试中的表现并不能完全代表零售机的表现。但因为部分项目不会受算法优化而有大的变动，故只针对对焦和成像速度、微距、背景虚化效果等项目进行测试。
中心放大到100%截图
中心放大到100%截图
白天光线和室内开灯等光线充足的情况下，manta 7x的IMX214表现出不错的辨析力，而且即使逆光也有不错的宽容度，中心放大到100%，依旧可见远方树木的枝干，以及键盘上的细节。
室内及户外弱光下，机器默认算法默认保持低感光度低快门速度以保证画面亮度纯净度，导致画面亮度比肉眼所见较低一点，但细节仍算丰富。
测试中比较出乎预料的是机器的微距表现，实际微距距离在5cm左右，而且f2.0大光圈可以做出不错的背景虚化效果，能离这么近，把上图中的玩具小人的头像拍得这么大的手机也没几部了。
上面为前置摄像头的样张，若非因为反持手机拍照而拍歪，否则都能难发现其实它是用前置摄像头拍的。除了边缘辨析力上稍差外，其细节表现力和光差宽容度都和后置摄像头相近，其前置摄像头的凶残也可以拍前几名了。
manta 7x&采用的是骁龙801+1080P屏幕的配置，这是现时市面上性能最均衡的旗舰配置。
其上三个项目用于CPU性能测试。
读取和写入速度测试，其分数高低会影响机器对大型文件和软件的载入速度。
其上为GPU的测试，其表现会影响游戏和画面流畅性的表现。
在我们的跑分库中，manta 7x的表现和性能配置一样的小米note、motoX表现相若，各项测试中和众旗舰或有胜负，CPU性能弱于三星S5的猎户座5422，但GPU表现上更强，打败高价低配Mate7更是耗无压力。
实际使用中，打开GPU呈现曲线后，manta 7x的流畅性表现虽然还很好，但黄线一直维持在较高的位置，情况和之前评测的motoX非常相近，不过它们的曲线很少突破绿色的60帧警戒线，实际体验根本感觉不出卡顿。
骁龙801的Adreno&330 GPU带动1080P显得相当幸福，极品飞车17等游戏全开特效依旧可以满帧跑。而且经典配置的兼容性好，畅玩主流大型游戏无鸭梨。
续航&发热&外放
manta 7x的电量高达4200mAh，而屏幕&只有&5.5寸，论续航上应该可以和华为mate7拼一拼，但骁龙801火力全开的功耗也不是省油的灯，连续玩了5盘极品飞车，功耗从最初的每小时9%去到30%，连续玩游戏最多可以撑3个多小时，表现远不如预想。
而阅读功耗（30%亮度wifi连接）则在每小时5.5%-6%之间，可以坚持17-18小时。
飞行模式打开wifi，待机功耗在每小时0.38%左右，纯待机可以坚持11天，表现不错，已经接近平板了。
充电速度上，用原厂5V1A充电器要4小时以上才能充满，而使用快充充电器（支持9V1.6A），极限充电速度可以去到每小时42%，但速度未能维持很久，最后充满共耗时3小时。只能说4100mah大容量电池，确实让充电时间延长了不少。
机器在连续运行大型游戏10分钟后，正面最高温可以突破40.7度，而背面金属温度也在37.8度，但金属机身背面传热较快，37.8度也能明显感觉到机身较热。不过所幸，发热都集中在机身顶部，如非玩游戏都不会感觉到。
另外，机器的散热奇快，退出游戏不到1分钟，正面温度已经回落到了37.8度。
机器87.6分贝的外放音量足矣保证闹市不漏接电话，而音质方面则中规中矩，声音偏冷偏尖锐，金属味浓适合摇滚、hiphop等音乐。
感谢如今成熟的手机产业链，即使是首部作品，但manta 7x无论是在屏幕、性能、续航表现都是完全的真&旗舰级别，虽然仍未调试，但双光学防抖的IMX214摄像头的表现已经不差了。
系统方面，两侧智慧边框和底部的touchkey配合拇指桌面拇指拨号等新功能，可用和新鲜程度都值得点赞，但机身外观设计偏商务和200g的体重，未必符合很多用户的审美。
不过在同质化严重的手机市场，能有厂商像老罗跑出来做手机跑一样，做了些天马行空并且实际可行的尝试，这还是值得庆幸的。
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planned for later this fall.
Navy deploying Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier in the Mediterranean
to French weekly Challenges citing a French MoD source,
France is about to deploy its nuclear-powered aircraft
carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Syrian coasts. The aircraft
carrier and its battle group will join several US Navy vessels
already deployed in the area: USS Gravely, USS Barry, USS
Mahan and USS Ramage.
Kelvin Hughes Achieves Multiple Wins In Asia for Sharpeye™ And
Naval Mantadigital™ Radar
Hughes, a global supplier of navigation and surveillance systems,
is pleased to announce multiple successes in Asia for its
SharpEye™ and Naval MantaDigital™ technologies.
Kelvin Hughes Surveillance is a division of Kelvin Hughes
that focuses on naval, coastal and military markets to supply
surveillance radar technologies into land and sea environments.
Since the launch of SharpEye™, the advanced solid state
radar is increasingly preferred by Navies throughout Asia.
US Navy, PLAN Conduct Joint Counter Piracy Exercise in Gulf of Aden
guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) participated in
a counter piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden with elements
of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)), Aug.
24-25. Mason joined Chinese destroyer Harbin (DDG 112) and
Chinese auxiliary replenishment oiler Weishanhu (AO 887) to
conduct a series of evolutions including combined visit, board,
search and seizure (VBSS), live-fire proficiency, and aviation
operations to enhance bilateral interoperability in the U.S.
5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR).
Navy to Upgrade its Ship Launched Mid-Range SAM Missiles
Lieutenant
Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem
Biqam said the Navy is currently conducting different tests
to improve the performance of its mid-range missiles. “We
have gained good results from our tests on the mid-range Mehrab
and Ra’d missiles in previous wargames and these missiles
have been mounted on Navy warships,” Khadem Biqam told
FNA, reiterating the new tests are being conducted &to
upgrade Mehrab and Ra’d missiles&.
Navy Increasing its Destroyers Presence in the Mediterranean following
recent events in Syria
U.S. Navy has decided to maintain the USS Mahan (DDG-72 Flight
II Arleigh Burke-class destroyer) in the Mediterranean. The
move aims at strengthenin U.S. Navy presence in the region
after new allegations of use of chemical weapons in Syria.
USS Mahan was originally to sail back to its home port in
Norfolk, Virginia. In total, four Burke class destroyers of
the U.S. Navy Sixth fleet are curretly deployed in the Mediterranean
waters: USS Gravely, USS Barry, USS Mahan and USS Ramage.
Latest Aegis Combat System Evolution Demonstrates Extended Line Of Sight
Capability during Test
Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy team’s Aegis Combat System
successfully completed the first live firing test that proves
the system can defend beyond its line of sight by integrating
data from a remote sensor to intercept a target.
Raytheon's
Standard Missile-6 engages first over-the-horizon targets at sea
U.S. Navy fired two Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6 interceptors
from the USS Chancellorsville, successfully engaging two cruise
missile targets (BQM-74 drones) in the missile's first over-the-horizon
test scenario at sea. The SM-6 will provide U.S. Navy sailors
and their vessels extended range protection against fixed-
and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise
missiles as part of the Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter
Air (NIFC-CA) mission area.
Damen Stan Patrol 4207 patrol vessel for Mexican Navy
In the first week of August the Mexican Navy (Secretaria de
Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for a
fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The Dutch ship design and shipbuilding
company will supply the Mexican Navy with the design and material
package with which ASTIMAR 1 (the Mexican Navy yard in Tampico)
will build the patrol vessel. In addition, Damen will assist
ASTIMAR 1 with technical support in order to optimize the
delivery time and quality of the vessel.
Canadian Navy Halifax-class Frigates Modernization and Life Extension
12 Halifax-class frigates, commissioned between 1992 and 1995,
form the backbone of the Royal Canadian Navy. The ships were
originally designed to accomplish the Cold War missions of
anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, primarily
in the open ocean environment.
Pella Shipyard launched first Project 03160 “Raptor” high
speed patrol boat for Russian Navy
shipyard Open Joint Stock Company &Pella& based
in Leningrad launched the first Project 03160 Raptor high
speed patrol boat for the Russian Navy on 15 August 2013.
The vessel was entirely built by Open JSC “Pella”.
Dynamics’ Acoustic Processor Selected for Republic of Korea P-3
Aircraft Upgrade Program
Dynamics Canada has been awarded a multi-year contract to
provide next-generation acoustic processing systems as part
of the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol
Aircraft upgrade program. Under the contract, prime contractor
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. will acquire 10 Vpx ENhanced Open
architecture Multi-static (VENOM) sonobuoy processors to replace
the existing acoustic systems under the “Lot I”
P-3C aircraft upgrade program.
Navy unveils &High Efficiency Wave Piercing Catamaran& at
TADTE 2013 show
TADTE 2013, the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology
Exhibition, ROC Navy (Republic of China - Taiwan) unveiled
a vessel currently under construction by the Lung-De Shipbuilding
Corporation dubbed the &High Efficiency Wave Piercing
Catamaran (WPC)&
coastal command patrol boat with increased capability delivered
to US Navy
65PB1101 coastal command patrol boat (CCB) departed Port Angeles,
Wash., to transit to San Diego, Calif., Aug. 5-11. The
boat was manned by a Fleet Integration Team consisting entirely
of Navy Reservists. The CCB underwent developmental testing
in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca from April
to August 2013. During testing, the boat encountered wave
heights of 4-6 feet.
Ingalls-built
Amphibious Transport Dock Somerset (LPD 25) Completes Builder's Trials
future USS Somerset (LPD 25) successfully completed builder's
trials, Aug. 16. Somerset is the ninth ship of the
LPD 17 class of amphibious transport dock ships and was constructed
at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) at the Avondale shipyard.
Navy unveils land based HF-3 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile at
TADTE 2013 show
TADTE 2013, the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology
Exhibition, ROC Navy (Republic of China - Taiwan) unveiled
for the first time a land-based version of the locally designed
and produced Hsiung Feng III (HF-3) supersonic anti-ship cruise
missile. The mobile launcher is a 6 wheeled trailer carrying
4 canisters. Each canister can launch one HF-3 missile.
Navy/USMC Team: Testing F-35B Lightning II Aircraft Aboard USS Wasp
F-35B Lightning II jets (BF-01 and BF-05) touched down aboard
the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Aug. 12, kicking
off week of Development Testing II (DT-II) where Wasp Sailors
and Integrated Test Force (ITF) team members are testing and
further validating the F-35B.
Australian Navy Fired Live MU90 Torpedo as part of Final Acceptance
Royal Australian Navy has successfully conducted the world’s
first firing of a “war shot” MU90 Lightweight
Torpedo, Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC RAN
announced today. ANZAC Class Frigate HMAS Stuart fired the
explosive warhead against a specially designed target in the
East Australian Exercise Area. The successful firing was the
final milestone before the torpedo is accepted for operational
service across the fleet.
20mm Naval Turret unveiled during TADTE 2013 defense show in Taiwan
TADTE 2013, the Chung-Shan institute of science and technology
of the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence unveiled a new
short-range automated defense weapon system for naval use
called XTR-101.
Celebrates Keel Laying for new Cape class (CCPB 03) Patrol Boat
Demonstrating
the rapid progress of the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program,
Austal today hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the third
vessel, Cape Nelson, one of eight 56-metre patrol boats that
Austal is designing, building and supporting for the Australian
Customs and Border Protection Service.
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