Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Meizu M3 Note. First Look – Mobile-review

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Following the Xiaomi and Meizu, Huawei unveiled a budget machine with a typical mid-range segment characteristics. Moreover, the Chinese have gone further and equipped with a new smart phone the main parameters characteristic of a year ago for their own leader. And this is very low (especially for China at the start of sales) price. Let’s see what Meizu M3 Note.



Content

  1. Features Meizu M3 Note
  2. Design and body materials
  3. Dimensions
  4. controls
  5. Display
  6. Platform memory
  7. Camera
  8. Interfaces
  9. Battery
  10. Flyme
  11. Conclusion

Features Meizu M3 Note

  • housing: metal, glass, plastic insert
  • Operating system: Android 5.1, Flyme 6.1
  • Network: GSM / EDGE, UMTS / HSDPA, LTE (TD / FDD-LTE)
  • screen : IPS (LTPS), a diagonal of 5.5 “, resolution 1920×1080, ppi 406, automatic adjustment of the level of illumination, safety glass
  • Platform: MediaTek Helio P10
  • processor eight core, 64-bit, four cores Corteh-A53 at a frequency of 1.8 GHz + quad-core Cortex-A53 at 1 GHz
  • Graphics: Mali T860
  • RAM: 2/3 GB
  • memory storage: 16/32 GB
  • The memory card slot: yes, microSD
  • main camera: 13 MP, 5 lenses, f / 2.2, phase detection autofocus, dual LED flash, video is recorded in 1080p
  • Front camera: 5 megapixel, f / 2.0, video is recorded in 1080p
  • Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a / b / g / n) Dual- Band, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), microUSB (USB 2.0, MHL) connector for charging / synchronization, 3.5 mm headset
  • Navigation: GPS (support A-GPS), Glonass
  • Optional: a fingerprint scanner mTouch 2.1, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor
  • Battery: 4100 mAh
  • Dimensions: 153.6 x 75.5 x 8.2 mm
  • Weight: 163 grams



Design and materials body

Externally reminds M3 Note Meizu MX5 and Pro 5, that is the flagship of the previous year. Tactile device also complies with these models: here the rest of the metal and the volume (2.5D) glass, whereby the smartphone feels expensive. Yes, the top and bottom have plastic inserts, but they are painted in the color of the metal and the weather do not. So that part of the Meizu device design and perception could play at the same level as Xiaomi and Huawei to Redmi Note 3 and Honor 5X respectively, and maybe even better. It is a matter of preference, some of the devices you like. I’m in love Meizu M3 Note the total unloaded and simplicity of design, it is neat and uncluttered. And “borrowed” from Apple, that for lack of someone, but for others – a plus.

In all the colors as well as at flagships – silver and gold from the front panel in white and dark gray with black front panel. No bright colors, only the classic versions.



Dimensions

The size of Meizu M3 Note comparable with MX5 and other smartphones with a screen diagonal of 5.5 ”. I can not call it a compact among classmates, but in a big way, he is not knocked out – a typical middle peasant in the category size. The device is not too thick, that pleases based on the 4100 mAh battery.

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controls

As the main elements of the Meizu M3 management Note is no different from its predecessors. Buttons power and volume right tray for two SIM-cards (or SIM-card and memory card) to the left, the microUSB-socket, microphone and speaker grill at the bottom (one of them decorative), and a 3.5 mm mini-jack on top.

meizu has finally paid attention to the fact that many of the elements used on the hulls of their smartphones arranged asymmetrically, and M3 Note this deficiency corrected. Symmetric eye of the camera and light / proximity sensors, symmetrical speaker grilles and cogs. Including over such trifles looks device more accurately than M2 Note.

But the important difference between M3 Note from last year’s model is still not the case. The device appeared fingerprint scanner, it is inscribed in the mechanical key, which also performs the role of the “Back” button, thanks to the touch layer. convenient button, it is in smartphones Meizu MX4 Pro, MX5, Pro 5 and M1 Metal. And now in M3 Note.

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screen

The device uses a screen with a diagonal of 5.5 ” and a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels on the basis of IPS-matrix. Display with maximum viewing angles, good margin of brightness and color reproduction close to natural. Although the last parameter, frankly, the screen reminded me of that of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3: Both smartphones give a picture is not enough juicy, a little pale. But in general, the display is excellent for an inexpensive device.

by the way, the screen is better than it was at the Meizu M2 Note, not only the brightness and picture quality, but also on the quality of glass used and especially oleophobic coating. In this respect, M3 Note was very good, better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and most of the other competitors. Probably in the Meizu too personally perceived criticism of poor oleophobic coating M2 Note and the next device in the line is simply using the panel on the Pro 5. This feeling develops.

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platform, memory

smartphone is built on a new platform from the Taiwanese company Mediatek – Helio P10. This is not a top-end chip, but FullHD-resolution and device the budget segment – is a good option. Graphics Mali T860. The smartphone 2/3 GB RAM and 16/32 GB internal. There is a slot for microSD memory card, combined with a second slot for SIM-card. It is also possible to install two “Sims» nanoSIM format.

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camera

both cameras as the main and front, the characteristics have not changed in comparison with the cameras in the Meizu M2 Note. Accordingly, the picture quality of the new M3 Note about the same. I’m not going to describe some features, still in front of us low-cost smart phone, just look at the examples of the photos and vote for yourself.

Let me just note that, as in all other devices on the Meizu, there is a full manual shooting mode (it’s good) as well as the fact that the interface is still not able to rotate in landscape orientation (this is bad).

day Shooting

Shooting night

The front camera

Manual mode

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Interfaces

from the majority of low-end phones (including the M2 Note) new Meizu M3 Note is characterized by two features. Firstly, there is support for dual-band Wi-Fi, and secondly, the device supports VoLTE. In 4G networks, the smartphone runs on all common for Russian bands. Bluetooth version 4.0 with support for profile LE (Low Energy).

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battery

Perhaps the main feature of the Meizu M3 Note – the battery capacity of 4100 mAh. You can say thank you to the company Xiaomi, Meizu believe that the main competitors, because they, equipping its Redmi Note 3 battery 4000 mAh gave Meizu sign – “need to do as well or better.” I do not know how well the device will show itself at runtime in reality, but such a battery capacity is encouraging. Coupled with no top-end characteristics (platform, screen resolution), you can expect two full days of operation of the device in active mode.

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Flyme

The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 with a proprietary interface Flyme 5.1. It is strange that the company is not transferred to the device Android 6.0, probably, the Meizu decided to present in the near future, a major upgrade to its interface Flyme and make this big announcement. I see no other explanation.

Shell – Flyme, familiar to many from the logic “in iOS» interface, beautiful, accurate, not overloaded. Some like it, others hate it, it’s a matter of preference.


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Conclusion

In China the first batch of Meizu M3 Note will be priced at 800 and 1000 yuan 2/16 and 3/32 GB versions respectively. If you go back a few years ago and to trace what prices put the company on its new products in comparison with the main competitor, Xiaomi, we see that similar smartphones Meizu has always been more expensive than at the start of sales. This time the situation is different, and that is how it seems to me, the indicator “promotional” price announced at the presentation. Otherwise, the machine gives a very appealing even against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, which, in turn, the proposal looks terrific with Chinese price.

The cost for Russia is not yet known, it is possible, it will be the price in the range of 16 000 to 18 000 rubles, maybe less, maybe higher here, I’m just trying to guess. Official sales in Russia will start approximately in May.

Once submitted your Xiaomi redmi Note 3, I very much doubt the abilities Meizu show something even approximately this level. Too much product is left in Xiaomi. However, Meizu able to perform at the same level, and in some even ahead of its main competitor. Main feature M3 Note – Design and body materials. This is the case when the company failed to take a metal, glass and collect from this smartphone, but did so very efficiently and thoughtfully: 2.5D glass, elegant oleophobic coating, as flagship, neat thin line wiring antenna symmetry in small cells – all this makes your device impressive. The rest of the Meizu M3 Note – strong by Chinese standards “average” with the price of a budget device.

PS in addition to the smartphone, the Meizu company introduced new headphones – Meizu EP51 with plastic temples for fixing in the ear and the magnetic stripes on the casing for fastening to each other and easy carrying. Headphones look interesting, but when to appear in Russia, is still unknown.

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