Meizu 15 review: Although it is a small test, it is full of devilish details

Like all previous Meizu products, Meizu 15 is also a unique product, and its logic is always based on the adherence to its own values. It is different from others and is different from others. But when this difference really comes, everyone starts to say that it is out of fashion and has a poker face of middle-aged people.

rule

Meizu 15 may be in such a paradox now. In fact, starting from Pro 7, Meizu has been using different methods to maintain its persistence, but its sales have often been Waterloo.

When full-screen phones were introduced, the Meizu 15 did not follow suit and still had two large black borders on the top and bottom. However, its left and right borders are the narrowest in the world, at only 1.1 mm. A company's products often reflect the boss's personality. Meizu's products are also like this, they are very naughty. You already have the ability to make the border as narrow as possible, so why not make a full screen?

Meizu's answer is that they want to reshape the classics and bring the small circle back to the kerosene, and it is the kind with a vibration motor. How can the small circle be placed without a chin? In order to achieve this small circle that is 2/3 smaller than the previous waist-round key, Meizu and its supplier Goodix Technology need to spend more effort to complete it, and finally achieve a fingerprint recognition speed of 0.08 seconds. It is worth mentioning that in the test, it was found that the small circle with vibration on Meizu 15 is really good. If you blindfold yourself, the vibration feedback is almost the same as that of Apple.

What else can I say? It's just willfulness! When users' value orientation tends to be full-screen, Meizu is still immersed in its own ideas. Is this good or bad? It's hard to say. Artists are always lonely. Industrial design is also art. You can't say that it is different from others and doesn't know the rules. Meizu will proudly tell you that I am 15 years old and I have my own rules.

This is Meizu, a lone traveler who goes against the trend of the times. If a model is successful, even if it is achieved at the cost of many lives, it will go down in history and be remembered for years. If it continues to be unsatisfactory, it will be like Don Quixote, the man who fights windmills with a spear. In this sense, Meizu is also making a bet, using its persistence to fight against the trend, betting that users will one day recognize the unique beauty of Meizu and the beauty of polishing the devil's details.

Appearance

Back to the product itself. From the appearance, the back cover of Meizu 15 looks like brushed metal, but it is actually a layer of 306 stainless steel electroplated on aluminum alloy, which makes the palm of the hand feel warm when touching the phone. Well, maybe Meizu likes to show devilish spirit in such details, but such devilish details may not please consumers. Consumers prefer direct expression of what you see is what you get.

The screen of Meizu 15 is customized for Samsung. Its unique aspect ratio makes it look a little fat visually. In fact, this is more suitable for holding and watching videos, especially when watching vertical videos, which can obviously accommodate a wider field of view than other models.

In terms of speaker design, in addition to the traditional bottom speaker, the Meizu 15 also has a speaker at the top of the receiver. Meizu claims that the volume can be increased by 80%. After actual testing, when playing the song "Li Ge" by Shin Band, the volume reached 94 decibels without any distortion or tearing.

Running points

Huang Zhang said that Meizu 15 was his first attempt. When he finished speaking, the marketing department worked overtime until late at night to think about how to deal with the public opinion the next morning. Huang Zhang probably said this because of the chip. After all, there is a Chinese saying that ugliness comes first.

In fact, during the entire test process, the Snapdragon 660, a mid-range processor from Qualcomm, used by Meizu 15 did not lag behind and could handle all daily operations without any pressure. It was just lacking in the absolute value of the running score. Familiar readers know that we have always advised not to use the running score as a criterion for whether to buy a mobile phone, because there are too many factors to refer to when deciding whether a mobile phone is good or not. If you just focus on the running score, your concept will undoubtedly become narrow. The reason why we can't avoid running a score is purely to satisfy some readers' obsession with running scores. In fact, any electronic product depends on comprehensive factors, including the mysterious factor of eye appeal.

When playing the 30G file extracted from the original Blu-ray disc of "Forrest Gump", whether it is fast forward, fast rewind or normal playback, the performance of this U is relaxed.

In a series of traditional running programs, AnTuTu, Master Lu, and watching movies were used one after another, and finally a game of Honor of Kings was played. During this process, it was found that there are three aspects of Meizu 15 worth mentioning:

1. The 3000 mAh battery is quite durable. I only charged the phone to 90%, but after nearly an hour of use, it only lost less than 20% of its power.

2. Playing King of Glory is really fast. When the high frame rate mode is turned on, the game keeps fluctuating around 60 frames, and the picture is smooth without any drag. On the contrary, in the low frame rate mode, the 30-frame picture is obviously a beat slower than the previous one. It can be seen that what Meizu said at the press conference is true, which roughly means "We have reached a cooperation with Tencent and optimized the game. The Snapdragon 660 can also achieve the picture quality that only top chips can have."

3. The temperature control is very good. After a round of testing, the temperature of the entire phone is evenly distributed, still hovering around 31 degrees, and there is no situation where the phone is particularly hot. In other words, Meizu 15 has done a lot of homework in terms of heat dissipation, and it is very effective.

Filming

Meizu 15 uses the same photosensitive module as Huawei P20, which is Sony's IMX380. It has a 20-megapixel front camera with AI smart functions. It has a 12-megapixel wide-angle + 20-megapixel telephoto dual-camera on the back, supports triple lossless zoom, four-axis optical image stabilization, and supports large aperture shooting, zoom shooting, and low-light shooting.

In actual imaging, it is indeed remarkable. Compared with all Meizu's previous mobile phones, Meizu 15 is indeed the best. As for whether it is the best in the entire industry, it still needs users to judge and experience it for themselves.

Please look at the sample photos. No photo retouching has been done on the photos, and no subjective evaluation has been made on the photos. After all, photography is also a science, and whether it is good or bad basically depends on one's mood.

In photo mode, the focus is on the center pistil. The background is indeed blurred.

Portrait mode for the front camera.

Night Mode

Night Mode

The four sample photos of Meizu 15 were all taken casually. You can make your own judgment on the results.

software

Flyme is Meizu's trump card. According to a survey, more than 60% of consumers choose Meizu 15 because of the Flyme system. After upgrading to the latest Flyme 7, it is found that in addition to the further optimization of fluency, it also has facial recognition and screen-off display functions.

Regarding the facial recognition function, although it is a high-tech AI, people still have reservations and believe that it does not have many application scenarios. Whether it is turning on the phone or making payments, fingerprints are safer than facial recognition, mainly for security.

The screen-off display is quite practical. When you throw your phone on the bedside, you don't even need to turn on the night light, you can see what time it is at a glance. Coupled with the blessing of the breathing light on the top, the dark night is really more interesting.

There is nothing much to say about Meizu's system. The public has sharp eyes. Anyone who uses it knows whether it is good or not. Doesn't the survey data prove this? The devil is in the details. The details of Meizu 15 are great. If it can consider users' desire for fashion more in the future, I believe it will be even better.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.