Content
- video review and unpacking
- Design and Procurement
- Software
- Camera
- Benchmarks and Performance
- Conclusions
financial support from Alibaba benefited the company Meizu, which, instead of releasing one model year, introduced just four devices in a row – MX4, MX4 Pro, M1 Note and M1 Mini. There were fears that the number can not develop into a quality, but it is no cause for concern. Before M1 Note fell into my hands, I was more concerned with the question – whether the company to keep the bar in the development of this model available. Interest is the fact that M1 Note is offered in a bunch of different colors, supports two SIM-cards based on the new 64-bit chip MediaTek MT6752. In general, it is nice to take up the study of the device, which is intriguing and raises many questions. Let’s understand what and how.
Specifications Meizu M1 Note:
- Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA (900/2100), FDD-LTE (1, 3, 38, 41)
- The platform (at the time of the announcement): Flyme 4.1
- Display: 5.5 “1920 x 1080 points, Sharp / AUO, IGZO, 403 ppi, contrast ratio of 1000: 1, brightness of 450 cd / m2, Gorilla Glass 3
- Camera: 13 megapixel, autofocus, dual LED-flash different colors, f / 2.2, the sensor Samsung
- Front camera: 5MP, OmniVision 5670, f / 2.0
- Processor: 8 core Cortex-A53, 1,7 GHz, 64-bit, MediaTek MT6752
- Graphics chip: Mali-T760MP2, 700 MHz
- RAM: 2 GB
- Internal memory: 16/32 GB
- Memory Card: no
- Navigation: GPS, GLONASS
- Wi-Fi (802.11a / b / g / n)
- Bluetooth 4.0
- microUSB
- 3,5-mm jack
- Two slots SIM
- audio chip Wolfson WM8281
- Battery: removable, 3140 mAh
- Dimensions: 150.7 x 75.2 x 8.9 mm
- Weight: 145 g
video review and unpacking
The overview will be added to these days.
Design and Procurement
Meizu never indulged buyers a rich set of delivery. And it would be strange if available for M1 Note made an exception. In the box, in addition to the phone (battery built-in, 3140 mAh), embedded documents, cable microUSB, charging (2 A) and cool the needle to extract the tray with SIM-cards. You no headset, no protective case. On the absence of headphones I do not regret it one bit, as they sounded, I think bad (as it almost always come packaged with “ears”), but would not prevent cheholchik (of course, no one stops to buy separately, but the company and the gift – is at least nice).
five colors: white, blue, green, yellow, pink. The front part of the black in all cases, but the different covers. And attentive readers will be right, if we remember that iPhone 5C offered in similar colors. However, no one makes of it a secret. Meizu even openly said that the material of the body is the same quality as that of products from Apple, that is not shy about contrasts. Cover with metal frame glossy and in some cases can be slippery, so be careful with interceptions Phablet (and dropping M1 Note easier than dwarf ayfonchik). Small scratches will inevitably appear on the back side, and if you do not take care of the protection immediately after purchase, you probably think about it after a while just want to hide frightening you and others worn.
The design of M1 Note close to MX4 and MX4 Pro, although the nuances are the place to be. Above the display is a light sensor and distance, earpiece, front 5-megapixel camera and a screen placed touch key in the form of a circle. On the left side of the rendered separate volume buttons on the right – the tray with two micro-SIM. At the bottom – microUSB, microphone and four holes loud multimedia speaker. Placed on the upper side of the audio jack, microphone and physical power button (the location for it is not the best, but due to hardware and software solutions Meizu, do not feel inconvenience). On the back of the eye is looking at us 13-megapixel camera, which is provided under a dual LED-flash different colors.
A round button has a white backlight for alerts illuminate when touched and because of the phosphor layer is lit green in the dark some time after the transfer of the room with light. In the darkness it looks cool. As you know, if this item was notable only of its kind, it would not be so fond of smartphone users Meizu (MX2, MX3, MX4), protesting against the rectangular button MX4 Pro. Multifunction button has the following functions: “home” (single tap), “back” (swipe from bottom to top) and “lock” (short-term retention of a finger). Make life easier for the owner of the device are designed and gestures on the display is off: double-tap to wake up, swipe up from the bottom to unlock, swipe downwards to lower the curtain, patterns to run any applications. On the lock screen, you can move the camera (right) and run any program (left to right).
The touchpad on the Sharp / AUO made IGZO technology and covered with glass Gorilla Glass 3. When the diagonal 5.5 “and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (this happened, the ratio of 16: 9!), the density of pixels per inch is sturdy 403 ppi. Contrast – 1000: 1, Brightness – 450 cd / m2. Visually, the screen gives a magnificent panels MX4 and MX4 Pro, which is expected. However, by itself it is very high quality – bright, juicy, with good viewing angles. In general, Meizu true to itself on the display.
Monolithic design Meizu M1 Note gives no hint of squeaks and backlash.
Software
At the time of writing the device is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat with proprietary firmware Flyme OS 4.2.0.3I (letter I indicated at the international software) and not fully completed transfer (you can see all the English words, the text does not fit fully in places). Software functions, in general, consistent with models MX.
En shell Meizu has little to do with the stock Android, but it does not make it worse. All programs on the desktop (by the way, the vertical scroll quite a while already removed from Flyme 4), the notification bar opens to swipe from any height, swipe from the bottom up starts searching, and the list of active applications appears to swipe from the bottom edge (there flapping closes up specific program down – closed all hold your finger adds the application to the white list).
In the settings you can change the order of items. “Personalization” has a switch icons of popular applications under the style Flyme, threads with the transition to the store with pay and free offers (still in Chinese). In the “Account” be sure to register an account Flyme, to be able to make one-touch Ruth and implement locking device in case of loss. Dvuhsimochny configured in the corresponding item. “The Battery” contains three modes of supply (energy-efficient, balanced and productive) and not very intuitive menu with consumers charge. Three keyboards – branded by Meizu, Fleksy and TouchPal X – can use one of them, and if you do not like, then welcome to the Play Store. In the “special features” configures gestures, turns off the backlight button and activated in hiding smartbara (strip with virtual buttons at the bottom) in applications that are not optimized for it.
preinstalled programs are not very many, even a package of Google services presented in an abridged version.
In the music player supports five-band equalizer with several presets and software solution Dirac HD Sound for different gags and droplets. In conjunction with good headphones neither one nor the other is not required, as the Wolfson WM8281 audio chip is implemented by programmers Meizu very good – much better than the Lenovo unlock the potential of Vibe X2 with the same DAC (review of X2). I will say more – the sound from M1 Note in conjunction with headphones Denon D600 I like more than the MX4. He just detail and low frequencies at it more balanced. By the way, after a series of updates MX4 became sound better and louder – the difference with MX4 Pro has become more difficult to grasp (if one volume), and with cheap headphones and did not realistic. Therefore, do not be confused that WM8281 integrated into the chipset MediaTek, but is not selected. Must be judged by the result and the specific implementation.
In the “Gallery” integrated photo editor and editor of persons (automatically detects a face in the frame and then proposes that any manipulation).
Omnivore video player capable of working in the window.
File Manipulation is supposed to do in the “Explorer».
AppCenter – Chinese company store, where you can find out a method spear.
«Notepad” with a list of tasks.
«Risovalka”, according to the examples, can be a great tool to create small masterpieces.
«Security Center” includes cleaning unnecessary data utility to display a list of heavy files, antivirus function to control permissions for programs, traffic management.
The calculator contains different converters and able to work in a window.
Calendar sharpened by a smart bar.
dvuhsimochny implemented as follows: in the settings we can select the active SIM-card, point card functions by default, and on-screen dialing or sending SMS, you can choose which cards to carry out the action.
Camera
The main camera with 13-megapixel sensor, Samsung has aperture f / 2.2, autofocus, dual LED-flash different colors. Provides 13 filters and 7 shooting modes, including manual adjustable shutter speed, ISO, exposure and focus. The camera is equally good at near and far distances, and makes acceptable shots in low light. Noise can not escape, but due skill they can be swept away the wave.
The front 5-megapixel camera with OmniVision sensor 5670 and aperture f / 2.0 in portrait mode can apply real-time effects. Detailing in sebyashek high, so that the integrity of the permit application no reason to doubt (very often takes place interpolation). Focus at frontalki not, but by the touch occurs exposure setting.
The maximum resolution for video – 1080p. Servo AF is not, the user is prompted to make a touch-focus, the focus in the restructuring of audible clicks (captured by the microphone). The sound is recorded with a bit rate of 128 kbit / s – the voice is captured well, loud music, too, more or less. Electronic stabilization is inefficient and there are problems with fps when shooting at night. With enough light, if you shoot one point, the result is pleasing.
Benchmarks and Performance
Meizu M1 Note – one of the first phones in the market with chipset MediaTek MT6752. This 64-bit development with 8 cores Cortex-A53 with a maximum frequency of 1.7 GHz and a graphics accelerator Mali-T760MP2 with a frequency of 700 MHz. RAM 2 GB of internal memory and can be 16 or 32 GB, microSD not.
This is not filling the hardware basis for the top-end flagship, so that some revelations from her, I was not expecting. But in fact MT6752 not much inferior to the powerful MT6595 / 6595M, and in some synthetic tests even surpasses it. Needless to say, that with games, both heavy and light, there is no problem? With comfortable value fps go GTA San Andreas, Modern Combat 5, Dead Trigger 2, Asphalt 8, Overkill 3, World of Tanks. Results benchmakah: AnTuTu 5.6.1 – 40111, Geekbench 3 – 812/4122, 3DMark Unlimited – 10732, GFXBench 1080p – 5,8 / 16 fps (Manhattan / T-Rex), Epic Citadel Ultra – 40,1 fps , Basemark OS 2 – 917. As you can see, MT6752 some indicators not only better MT6595, but Snapdragon 801.
We mentioned earlier that there are three settings, battery power mode – power saving, balanced and productive (benchmarks tested therein). With their help, they regulate the frequency of the processor, ie there is no impact on the wireless features or limitation of applications in the background. The interface operates smoothly even with power saving mode, so if you do not play at all or play, preferring not resource-intensive 3D-title (even though they are passable, except that the uneven fps), you can turn it on for a permanent job. Operating frequencies in different modes are identified by a 30-minute run and Stability Test CPU Spy. Performance mode frequency popular distributed as follows: 1.6 (37% of time), 1.7 (32%) 1.4 (18%) 1.3 (7%) 1.2 (4%) GHz. That is, the high 1.6 GHz and 1.7 had a total time of 69%, and the weak 1.2 GHz and 1.3 – 11%. In a balanced mode, the picture is as follows: 1.6 (27%) 1.7 (25%) 1.3 (23%) 1.4 (13%) and 1.2 (9%) GHz. It turns out that high of 1.6 and 1.7 GHz have held 52% of the time, and the low of 1.2 and 1.3 GHz occupied 32% of the time of half an hour. In power saving mode, the CPU does not go on the 1.6 and 1.7 GHz (or rather could not be determined due to the problems with the Stability Test). In other words, throttling is common to all modes of performance Meizu M1 Note. Smooth interface is different in all of them, too, can play in all but for 3D-games include the best or optimal performance mode (the difference between them is small, and during long games with heating at all is lost).
MediaTek MT6752 good suitable for modern games, providing a high level of performance. And not at the cost of high power consumption or heat. In the entire history of testing smartphone Meizu model M1 Note dolgorabotayuschey is the most and least warming! Hours of video playback with maximum display brightness and active wireless modules, the device lasted almost 6 hours, which is the best result for an hour and a half hour MX4 superior results MX4 Pro. The game GTA San Andreas mobile phone with a comfortable eye brightness sat for half an hour at 9%, and in the game Modern Combat 5 – only 8%. Power consumption was estimated at optimum mode of the processor. The maximum recorded temperature of the battery I was only 41 degrees – the heat under load and during the games felt hands, but without discomfort. In everyday life you can expect from the device 2-3 work days at 4-6 hours of the screen.
Work wireless connections do not cause any complaints. As for 4G LTE, then prevalent in Russia Band 7 Band and 20 in the list of supported M1 Note is not available. However, the presence Band 3 indicates the ability to connect to LTE in several regions of the MTS (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa), Tele2 (Tula) and “Megaphone” (south and south-west of Moscow region (excluding Moscow)). I think, M1 Note should be seen as 3G-device.
Conclusion
It is not often a occurs when the middle peasants in the model number in all of its qualities are looked better than the top offers. Meizu M1 Note – surprisingly pleasant and well-balanced machine. Plus a lot of high-speed, good uptime, high-quality camera, nice display, funny software chips Flyme, stylish appearance with a firm circle. Specific disadvantages could not be found, but have some roughness. Among them: the localization needs some work, the lack of autofocus and poor stabilization in the camera, slurred support Russian frequencies LTE, as well as glossy plastic that not everyone will be tactilely pleasing. In my opinion, the positive aspects far outweighed the negative, turning Meizu M1 Note one of the best smartphones on the market. In the segment Phablet to 20 thousand. Rubles (M1 Note is available with 16 and 32 GB of memory for 16 and 18 thousand. Rubles) it is difficult to find something more interesting.
Buy Meizu M1 Note can be in the official Internet Meizu store Russia.
