Meizu Note 3 review for 799 yuan: Is it an illusion that it is almost the same as iPhone?

When Lei Jun first started learning how to give speeches like Steve Jobs, we said that the pricing of domestic brands was relatively "aggressive." In the past two years, there have been more and more manufacturers of all sizes, and we say that each company's product strategy is very "competitive."

But by 2016, domestic mobile phone brands seemed to be getting more and more "ruthless", especially after Meizu released the Meizu Blue Note 3, it seemed like they were going "crazy".

Yes, this is really the workmanship of 799

Since it is backed by the MX and PRO series, it is natural for Meizu to be more simple and low-key in appearance. This was also the case with the previous Meizu phones, but this time the Meizu note3 seems a bit "overdoing it".

Meizu Blue Note 3 and other Meizu phones clearly have a "family face". After adding 2.5D glass and an all-metal body, they no longer have the cheap feel of a thousand-yuan phone. Even with the black border inside the screen, the screen border of Meizu Blue Note 3 is quite narrow.

Unexpectedly, fingerprint recognition has become a standard feature of Meizu Blue. The front fingerprint recognition of Meizu Blue Note 3 is completely a part removed from MX5 and PRO 6. Although it is claimed to have a recognition speed of 0.2S, the actual usage experience is similar to that of the iPhone 6, which is about two years old. There is still a slight gap from the OPPO R9, which also claims to have a recognition speed of 0.2S.

It is worth mentioning that the Meizu M3 also has excellent control over details. Judging from the machine in our hands, the card slot opening and the symmetrical earpiece design on the front are at the same level as the iPhone. The only flaw may be the 6000 series aluminum-magnesium alloy. Friends who don’t mind spending 700 yuan can try to see if it is easy to bend.

Although the back has the usual "Meizu feel", the Meizu Blue Note 3 is more attractive than its more expensive counterparts. In addition to the dual-color temperature flash that is not very common on thousand-yuan phones, Meizu also made the camera of a metal body product flat for the first time and polished the edges of all the openings on the metal back, which really makes people wonder whether this is a Meizu Blue.

Sufficient performance and unlimited power

Meizu Note 3 uses MediaTek P10 processor. For current Android phones, the performance is more than enough without looking at the running points. After all, the vivo flagship, which is 2,000 yuan more expensive, only has MT6752. The "Clash Royale" at the press conference and the "Real Racing 3" we tested had no problem running with full special effects on Meizu Note 3.

Of course, the 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM storage combination of the 799 yuan version of Meizu Note3 is still a bit small. After installing a full version of "Real Racing 3", there is less than 6GB of space left, and an additional TF card is essential. Fortunately, 2GB RAM has not become a bottleneck for system operation. Flyme 5.1 based on Android 5.1 has a satisfactory smoothness on Meizu Note3.

The battery of Meizu Note 3 is indeed a big "problem". The large-capacity 4100mAh battery makes it difficult for you to measure the charging habits of this machine in your hand by other mobile phones. For example, in order to test the charging, running "Real Racing 3" for nearly 5 hours at the highest screen brightness and 50% external volume only consumed 66% of the power. I believe this is difficult for many mobile phones on the market to do. Bai Yongxiang's statement that the battery of Meizu Note 3 is difficult to use up seems to be true.

In terms of charging, the fast charging of Meizu mobile phones has always made people feel that it is not "authentic". On the Meizu Blue Note3, the standard 5V/2A charger takes one hour to charge the phone to about 40%. It will undoubtedly take more than two hours to fully charge the machine.

Finally, the 500w+1300w pixel camera, combined with PDAF phase focus, gives the Meizu Note3 a good parameter foundation in terms of camera. Judging from the actual sample photos, it is completely acceptable for mobile phones at this price. The slow motion and GIF functions also bring more gameplay to the camera.

Who is Meizu Note3 challenging?

Putting aside the differences between different brands in the eyes of consumers, the emergence of Meizu Note3 can be said to have made the entire mobile phone market rather embarrassing.

Meizu did not choose to go for borderless or curved screens for its first product this year, but instead concentrated all the configurations and functions that a mainstream smartphone should have on a Meizu Blue phone that starts at 799 yuan. Even after using the Meizu Blue Note 3, you will feel that the things you really care about on the iPhone are just like this.

Meizu, which did not make thousand-yuan phones two years ago, has now completely raised the standards for entry-level products. It will become a big problem for brands such as Redmi, Honor, and even 360, which has just released new products, to gain more competitiveness in this field.

But then again, the most difficult task may still be Meizu itself. Meizu Blue has become the "nesting doll" of its own mid-to-high-end products, so how the MX and PRO series will perform will inevitably require even greater changes.

What is even more surprising is that on April 13, less than a week after the release of Meizu Blue Note 3, Meizu is about to introduce new products to its high-end product line again. Well, let's assume that Meizu is already ready.

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.