I tried using the smartphone "Find X3 Pro" scheduled to be released in July from OPPO. It's been a long time since I used OPPO products. It's an actual machine before it's released, so I can't say anything about it, but the graphics of Pokemon Go are so jerky that it can't be used as a game. . I set it to "Normal" (60Hz) and it worked fine. In addition, there are some points of concern about the behavior during charging, but I would like to try this area after the official release. Other than that, it's a very comfortable device. I wish it was a little lighter, but the weight of 193g is also working hard.
OPPO Find X3 Pro is equipped with ColorOS 11 based on Android 11, with various extensions to the Android OS. Nonetheless, ColorOS is more like a shell that extends the UI and UX of Android OS rather than its own OS. However, the kernel of Android is Linux, and macOS and iOS are UNIX kernels derived from BSD and Mach. The term "OS" is often used to refer to the entire platform that extends various OSes, and the concept of "OS" is gradually changing.
Google continues to offer the Pixel series as a reference for Android OS smartphones. In the pattern so far, we have released the a series in the fall and the a series in the spring, but the latest models are the "Pixel 5", "Pixel 4a", and "Pixel 4a (5G)" that appeared after last fall. . As a so-called Pure Google device, it is a role model for an environment where you can comfortably use the services provided by Google.
In the world of PCs, in the early 1990s, companies tried to make Windows 3.1 even a little easier to use, and implemented their own application launchers and shells at the factory shipment stage to pre-install the same Windows. However, there was a time when users were confused when it was completely different, but since around 2000, the independent development has gradually converged, and any PC from any manufacturer can provide an experience that does not change significantly.
Conversely, it leads to lack of individuality that all PCs are the same except for processing performance, but I personally think that it is better to say without fear of misunderstanding. Because if there's some kind of standard and everyone can't get it, it's not a good commodity. Starting from there, if there is a degree of freedom for expansion, that's fine.
It is similar to the existence of the accelerator and brake of a car. I remember the first time he got into the Prius, he was confused about how to use that key to start the engine, but hopefully that doesn't happen too often. As automatic driving becomes more common in the future, the same thing will happen, and it may affect the UI and UX of accelerator and brake. This is a point that must be carefully discussed.
The fact that any product from any manufacturer can be used in basically the same way is an important factor for commodities in the same category. It can't be helped to some extent that you feel uncomfortable when you turn your iPhone into an Android smartphone, or vice versa, and the same can be said for Windows and macOS. However, it is not good that the usage is greatly different even though it is the same Android smartphone. I definitely don't want the confusion that I pointed out in my column, "It's boring if everyone's different, and it's boring if everyone's the same."