Blackview Tab 12 Pro 评测 - 配备双 SIM 卡和高达 14GB RAM 的 4G 平板电脑,售价低于 170 欧元(约合 185 美元)
以户外产品闻名的中国制造商 Blackview 推出了 Tab 12 Pro 平板电脑,将自己定位在入门级到经济型中端市场。型号名称中的数字并不代表屏幕对角线。Tab 12 Pro 只有一块 10.1 英寸的 IPS 屏幕,分辨率高达 1920 x 1200 像素。
在评测期间,Blackview Tab 12 Pro 的售价约为 130 至 170 欧元(约合 140 至 185 美元)。鉴于给定的配置和 8 GB 内存(可扩展至 6 GB 虚拟工作内存)以及 128 GB 系统内存,价格低廉的Android-12 平板电脑与 Unisoc Tiger T606似乎具有很高的性价比。请阅读我们的测试是否能证实这一点。
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潜在的竞争对手比较
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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77.8 % | 08/2023 | Blackview Tab 12 Pro T606, Mali-G57 MP1 | 430 g | 7.4 mm | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
80.8 % | 02/2023 | Blackview Tab 13 Helio G85, Mali-G52 MP2 | 450 g | 7.7 mm | 10.10" | 1920x1200 | |
81.5 % | 01/2023 | Nokia T21 T612, Mali-G52 MP1 | 466 g | 7.5 mm | 10.36" | 2000x1200 | |
81.8 % | 04/2023 | Teclast T50 T616, Mali-G57 MP1 | 510 g | 9.7 mm | 11.00" | 2000x1200 | |
80 % | 03/2023 | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 T610, Mali-G52 MP2 | 460 g | 8.5 mm | 10.10" | 1920x1200 |
案例 - 略有缺陷的 Blackview Tab 12 Pro
Tab 12 Pro 采用金属外壳,为这款价格低廉的 10.1 英寸平板电脑增添了几分质感。不过,它看起来并不特别抗扭,而且在我们评测的样品左侧,IPS 面板与边框之间的距离很小。除此之外,Blackview Tab 的做工还算可以,430 克(约 15 盎司)的重量也让人感觉手感舒适。
除了银色版本,Tab 12 Pro 还有蓝色和灰色两种颜色可供选择。这款入门级平板电脑的正面屏占比为 78.7%,屏幕与总表面的比例相当低。中国制造商没有说明 Blackview 安装了哪种保护玻璃。
功能 - 带 3.5 毫米插孔的 Blackview 平板电脑
尽管价格低廉,但 Tab 12 Pro 的功能却相当丰富。除了双扬声器系统、4G 双卡双待、状态指示灯、FM 收音机和蓝牙 5.0 之外,Tab 12 Pro 还配备了 UFS 2.0 存储系统。UFS 2.0 存储空间还可通过 microSD 卡扩展至 1 TB。不出所料,Blackview 的入门级平板电脑采用了速度较慢的 USB 2.0 端口,无法进行高数据传输或有线图像输出。
microSD 读卡器
我们使用参考存储卡 Angelbird Pro V60 对内存插槽的速度进行了更深入的研究。虽然 CPDT 基准测试的结果不错,但 JPEG 复制测试的数据传输速率仅为 8 MB/s。此外,它还不支持 exFAT 文件系统。
SD Card Reader - average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Nokia T21 (Angelbird V60) | |
Blackview Tab 13 (Angelbird V60) | |
Teclast T50 (Angelbird V60) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Angelbird V60) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro (Angelbird AV Pro V60) |
Cross Platform Disk Test (CPDT)
软件 - Tab 12 Pro,含Android 12
Blackview 将过时的Android-12 操作系统与内部用户界面 DokeOS 3.0 版相结合。在测试时,后者仍有 2022 年 11 月的安全补丁。目前尚不清楚未来是否会有操作系统升级,以及安全更新会持续多久。
通信和全球导航卫星系统 - 配备 4G 功能的 Blackview Tab 12 Pro
Tab 12 Pro 支持接入移动 4G 网络,但只有 6 个 LTE 频段,包括本地使用的 28 频段。这款入门级平板电脑在国内无线局域网内提供 WiFi 5,与我们的参考路由器华硕 ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 结合使用,平均传输速率超过 300 MBit/s。
Networking | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Nokia T21 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 |
除了与卫星系统通信的内置定位模块外:Tab 12 Pro 除了与 GPS、GLONASS 和 Galileo 卫星系统通信外,由于支持手机,还使用了 A-GPS。在我们的实际测试中,定位精度并不总是令人信服。与同时用于对比的 Garmin Venu 2 相比,Blackview 平板电脑的细节显示有一两处不准确。尽管如此,其跟踪水平应该足以胜任导航任务。
电话功能 - Tab 12 Pro 支持通话
喜欢用平板电脑拨打零星电话的用户可以通过 Blackview Tab 12 Pro 的电话应用程序拨打电话。不过,通话质量不是特别好。只要用户不直接对着麦克风说话,对方就会觉得声音非常小,几乎听不懂。
摄像头 - 配备单摄像头的 Tab 12 Pro
背面的单摄像头模块光圈为 f/2.2,并配有 LED 闪光灯。1300 万像素镜头和自动对焦功能可在白天提供可接受的画质,不过照片有时会显得非常明亮和有点柔和。不过,Tab 12 Pro 在色彩还原方面还是令人信服的,不过绿色调有时会有些偏淡。不过,在可控的光照条件下,与参考色相比,没有出现真正的异常值(>15)。
Blackview 平板电脑录制视频的最大分辨率为 1080p,而 500 万像素的 FroTCam 只能录制高清视频。
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Wide AngleWide AngleLow LightZoom 5x配件和保修 - Blackview 平板电脑(带电源适配器
Blackview 为其平板电脑配备了 10 瓦电源、保护膜、一个相当贵重的保护套以及 USB 电缆和信息手册。此外还有一些可选配件,如 Blackview K1 无线键盘(约 45 欧元/49 美元)。
保修 保修期 在德国的保修期为自购买之日起 12 个月。
输入设备和操作 - 带面部解锁功能的 Blackview Tab
电容式触摸屏最多可同时检测四个输入,识别手指时不会出现严重延迟。层压面板的工作频率仅为 60 Hz,这意味着动画看起来不如 90 Hz 或更高频率的屏幕流畅。
Tab 12 Pro 没有指纹传感器,但可以通过前置摄像头的面部识别功能进行生物认证。Blackview 最多能可靠地识别一张存储的人脸,但这种方法(2D 方法)很不安全,而且有一定的延迟。
显示屏 - 采用 IPS 面板的 Blackview Tab 12 Pro
10.1 英寸 IPS 面板的宽高比为 16:10,分辨率为 1,920 x 1,200 像素。在我们的测量中,屏幕的最大亮度为 371 cd/m²,高于制造商的规格(300 nits),但提供的亮度并不高,照明也不均匀。APL18 测量结果也没有改变这一点--我们得到的亮度为 373 cd/m²。
Blackview 平板电脑没有使用脉宽调制进行亮度控制。
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Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 371 cd/m²
Contrast: 773:1 (Black: 0.48 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 8.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 11.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
88.8% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.04
Blackview Tab 12 Pro IPS LCD, 1920x1200, 10.10 | Blackview Tab 13 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.10 | Nokia T21 IPS, 2000x1200, 10.36 | Teclast T50 IPS, 2000x1200, 11.00 | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 IPS, 1920x1200, 10.10 | |
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Screen | 28% | 17% | 26% | 21% | |
Brightness middle | 371 | 344 -7% | 389 5% | 438 18% | 343 -8% |
Brightness | 348 | 330 -5% | 382 10% | 417 20% | 332 -5% |
Brightness Distribution | 82 | 93 13% | 94 15% | 85 4% | 94 15% |
Black Level * | 0.48 | 0.27 44% | 0.57 -19% | 0.5 -4% | 0.31 35% |
Contrast | 773 | 1274 65% | 682 -12% | 876 13% | 1106 43% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 8.6 | 5.32 38% | 4.93 43% | 4.37 49% | 5.9 31% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 15.4 | 11.27 27% | 8.53 45% | 7.48 51% | 11.2 27% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 11.3 | 6.2 45% | 5.7 50% | 5.3 53% | 7.9 30% |
Gamma | 2.04 108% | 2.106 104% | 2.073 106% | 2.322 95% | 2.184 101% |
CCT | 9728 67% | 8023 81% | 8029 81% | 7855 83% | 9198 71% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 1260 Hz | ||
The display backlight flickers at 1260 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 1260 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
在我们使用 CalMAN 软件和分光光度计进行的测试中,IPS 显示屏的校准效果不佳,灰阶显示出明显的偏蓝。色彩的 Delta E 值明显高于理想范围(<3),色温也设置得过低,约为 9700K。
由于 0.48 cd/m² 的黑色值相当高,Tab 12 Pro 的对比度只有约 770:1。APL 测量值(0.49 cd/m²)也无助于提高 10.1 英寸平板电脑的对比度。
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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28.97 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.45 ms rise | |
↘ 14.52 ms fall | ||
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 74 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
43.21 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.57 ms rise | |
↘ 24.64 ms fall | ||
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 69 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). |
在户外,Blackview Tab 并没有给人留下令人信服的印象,尤其是亮度始终需要手动调节。在盛夏的阳光下,显示内容已难以辨认,但 Tab 12 Pro 在阴暗处也会出现恼人的反光。
另一方面,IPS 面板的可视角度令人信服,平视时典型的亮度下降也只是微妙地出现。
性能 - Blackview 平板电脑采用非同一般的 UNISOC SoC
在日常使用中,Tab 12 Pro 的运行并不流畅,轻微的卡顿现象时有发生。安装的 UNISOC T606在 1200p 分辨率下常常显得有些力不从心。在我们的基准软件包中,12 nm SoC 在此价格范围内显示出稳定的性能,但 Mali-G57 MP1在 3DMark 测试中的表现比 Teclast T50在 3DMark 测试中的表现不如采用相同 GPU 的 Teclast T50。由于应用程序的问题,我们无法提供 GFXBench 的数值。
Antutu v9 - Total Score | |
Average of class Tablet (92766 - 1416727, n=52, last 2 years) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Average UNISOC T606 (202973 - 238808, n=4) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Nokia T21 |
PCMark for Android - Work 3.0 | |
Average of class Tablet (3195 - 17267, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Teclast T50 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Average UNISOC T606 (6637 - 8303, n=16) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
CrossMark - Overall | |
Average of class Tablet (172 - 1585, n=51, last 2 years) | |
Nokia T21 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Average UNISOC T606 (339 - 355, n=3) |
UL Procyon AI Inference for Android - Overall Score NNAPI | |
Average of class Tablet (1662 - 44323, n=49, last 2 years) | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Average UNISOC T606 (2678 - 3748, n=5) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 |
3DMark / Wild Life Extreme Unlimited | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Nokia T21 |
3DMark / Wild Life Extreme | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
3DMark / Wild Life Unlimited Score | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
3DMark / Wild Life Score | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Teclast T50 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics | |
Blackview Tab 13 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Nokia T21 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro |
3DMark / Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics | |
Nokia T21 | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | |
Blackview Tab 13 |
Jetstream 2 - Total Score | |
Average of class Tablet (19.9 - 236, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro (Chrome 115) | |
Nokia T21 (Chrome 108.0.5359.79) | |
Average UNISOC T606 (38.1 - 50.2, n=6) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Chrome 111) |
WebXPRT 4 - Overall | |
Average of class Tablet (21 - 227, n=57, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Chrome 111) | |
Average UNISOC T606 (51 - 52, n=5) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro (Chrome 115) | |
Nokia T21 (Chrome 108.0.5359.79) |
Octane V2 - Total Score | |
Average of class Tablet (2672 - 74614, n=72, last 2 years) | |
Teclast T50 (Chrome 112) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro (Chrome 115) | |
Nokia T21 (Chrome 108.0.5359.79) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Chrome 111) | |
Blackview Tab 13 (Chrome 109) | |
Average UNISOC T606 (2228 - 12696, n=11) |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
Average of class Tablet (451 - 34733, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro (Chrome 115) | |
Average UNISOC T606 (3013 - 3187, n=5) | |
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 (Chrome 111) | |
Nokia T21 (Chrome 108.0.5359.79) |
* ... smaller is better
Blackview Tab 12 Pro | Blackview Tab 13 | Nokia T21 | Teclast T50 | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 | Average 128 GB UFS 2.0 Flash | Average of class Tablet | |
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AndroBench 3-5 | -38% | -35% | 116% | -27% | -5% | 67% | |
Sequential Read 256KB | 512.71 | 289.1 -44% | 266.46 -48% | 920.5 80% | 277.2 -46% | 530 ? 3% | 850 ? 66% |
Sequential Write 256KB | 196.44 | 173.1 -12% | 195.53 0% | 713.4 263% | 210.4 7% | 215 ? 9% | 532 ? 171% |
Random Read 4KB | 129.56 | 79 -39% | 78.85 -39% | 207.1 60% | 105.1 -19% | 129.6 ? 0% | 167 ? 29% |
Random Write 4KB | 149.89 | 63.1 -58% | 71.2 -52% | 238.1 59% | 78.5 -48% | 100.7 ? -33% | 150.8 ? 1% |
排放 - Blackview Tab 12 Pro 保持冷静
温度
在空闲或负载情况下,Blackview 平板电脑的外壳都不会发热。在 3DMark 压力测试中,我们也无法证明性能发展有所下降,这意味着 联科 T606可以非常稳定地工作。
3DMark Wild Life Stress Test
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.4 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F, ranging from 20.7 to 53.2 °C for the class Tablet.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38.2 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 33.3 °C / 92 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 32 °C / 90 F, compared to the device average of 30 °C / 86 F.
发言人
Tab 12 Pro 依靠两个扬声器,最大音量超过 91 分贝。我们的测量结果显示,这款入门级平板电脑的中音具有线性频率响应,但超高音调在粉红噪声中明显塌陷。声音图像中没有低音,在最大音量的上三分之一处会出现失真。
此外,还提供通过 3.5 毫米插孔和蓝牙 5.0 连接的有线或无线耳机解决方案。音频插孔的噪音水平在良好范围内,信噪比值约为 79 dBFS。音乐爱好者还可以信赖由 aptX、aptX HD、AAC 和 LDAC 组成的可靠编解码器。
Blackview Tab 12 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (91.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 29.9% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 45% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 49% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 23%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 41% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 51% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 63% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 31% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 23%, worst was 129%
Compared to all devices tested
» 64% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
电源管理 - Blackview Tab 12 Pro 平板电脑
能源消耗
这款入门级平板电脑的电池容量为 6,580 毫安时,可通过电缆以 10 瓦功率充电。使用附带的充电器可在约 3 小时内为储能电池充电。
闲置功耗仍有待优化。不过,作为一款 10.1 英寸平板电脑,Tab 12 Pro 的功耗相对较低,负载情况下约为 4 瓦。
Off / Standby | 0.15 / 0.25 Watt |
Idle | 0.98 / 3 / 3.14 Watt |
Load |
4.19 / 7.73 Watt |
Blackview Tab 12 Pro 6580 mAh | Nokia T21 8200 mAh | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 5100 mAh | |
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Power Consumption | -1% | -28% | |
Idle Minimum * | 0.98 | 1.2 -22% | 1.9 -94% |
Idle Average * | 3 | 1.8 40% | 2.1 30% |
Idle Maximum * | 3.14 | 2.5 20% | 2.5 20% |
Load Average * | 4.19 | 4.8 -15% | 7.6 -81% |
Load Maximum * | 7.73 | 9.9 -28% | 9 -16% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption: Geekbench (150 cd/m²)
电池寿命
在我们的 Wi-Fi 测试中,Blackview 平板电脑在调整显示屏亮度为 150cd/m2 的情况下可持续使用约 13.5 小时。这是一个不错的成绩,但在我们的比较中,入门级竞争产品的成绩要高出一筹。
Blackview Tab 12 Pro 6580 mAh | Blackview Tab 13 7280 mAh | Nokia T21 8200 mAh | Teclast T50 7500 mAh | Lenovo Tab M10 Gen 3 5100 mAh | |
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Battery Runtime | |||||
WiFi v1.3 | 817 | 926 13% | 929 14% | 903 11% | 861 5% |
Pros
Cons
判决
来自 Blackview 的 Tab 12 Pro 以极其诱人的价格提供了坚实的优点,却没有暴露出任何明显的弱点。金属外壳看起来并不廉价,但也不耐磨耐用。凭借集成的 LTE 调制解调器和双 SIM 卡功能,这款 10.1 英寸平板电脑不受国内无线局域网的影响,而且良好的电池续航能力也让户外娱乐变得持久。不过,缺少环境光传感器是户外使用的一个缺点。
Blackview Tab 12 Pro 的低廉价格和 4G 网络接入为购买提供了理由。
不支持外接显示器或校准不理想也是该机的不足之处,尽管考虑到价格,这些不足还是可以原谅的。另一方面,软件方面的问题更大。旧的Android 12 和更旧的安全更新并不一定适合购买 Tab 12 Pro。那些看重更新保证和(更长时间的)安全补丁支持的用户,可以通过以下产品找到更好的解决方案 诺基亚 T21 - 但诺基亚 Tab 的价格也高出很多。还有一款非常便宜的 联想 Tab M10 2022(第三代)可能)比 Blackview Tab 12 Pro 更有前途。
价格和供应情况
Blackview Tab 12 Pro 在美国亚马逊上的售价约为 140 美元。
Blackview Tab 12 Pro
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08/21/2023 v7
Marcus Herbrich
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.