Flagship configuration, democratic price, the most cost-effective mobile phone of the year, Meizu Metal review

On October 22, 2015, Beijing time, Meizu, the company with the largest press conference in the industry, is here again.

This time, Meizu launched a new product in the Meizu Blue series, Meizu Blue Metal. Different from the Meizu Blue of Qingnianliangpin, Meizu Blue Metal introduced a new brand slogan: democratization of metal fashion. However, Meizu Blue Metal is not simply a metal shell version of the Meizu Blue series as the name suggests. In terms of configuration, Meizu Blue Metal is more like a simplified version of Meizu MX5. The price of 1099 is also quite cost-effective.

Metal is a popular material for mobile phone shells, and it is often used in high-end phones. However, this time, Meizu broke the convention and used metal body on the Meizu Blue Metal, which is priced at RMB 1,000. However, Meizu Blue Metal did not use the method of adding other elements to change the color of the metal itself like the iPhone series, but adopted the baking paint method, and chose the highly praised Musashi paint in the industry. This time, I got a white test machine. The white shell of Meizu Blue Metal does not have the cheap feeling common in the white paint of other mobile phones. It is more like pearl white, and the paint surface also has a better touch.

Like the metal body, the 2.5D curved glass screen is also a popular design trend recently. Since the iPhone 6 introduced the curved glass element, many manufacturers in the industry have followed suit. However, Meizu is the first manufacturer to apply the 2.5D screen to the thousand-yuan price range. With the Meizu Blue Metal 5.5-inch large screen, 2.5D curved glass and the chamfered metal middle frame, the visual effect during use is more rounded, and the sliding edge also has an excellent feel. It can be seen that Meizu is sincere in improving the user experience.

As shown in the picture, Meizu Metal does not use the Type-c interface, but still uses the traditional USB interface.

As another democratization of Meizu Blue Metal, Meizu Blue Metal is unprecedentedly equipped with fingerprint recognition function in the price range of 1,000 yuan. Meizu selected the mature press-type fingerprint recognition solution of FPC, which can complete the unlocking in as fast as 0.48 seconds. mTouch 2.1 integrates three functions: touch return, fingerprint unlocking, and fingerprint payment, realizing the great synergy of interaction and ID. It is very convenient in actual use. The front press fingerprint recognition is very similar to the iPhone 6 series, which is very convenient and fast to use.

The 13-megapixel main camera and dual-color temperature flash are not two points. Meizu Metal is equipped with PDAF phase focus, which is only available in flagship phones. The fastest focusing speed is only 0.2s! The imaging rate is greatly improved, and with the new algorithm, it has achieved comprehensive improvements in image quality, noise reduction, shutter, white balance, etc. Say goodbye to the previous impression that thousand-yuan phones are just for "taking pictures".

Meizu has used a new LOGO design on the Meizu Blue Metal, and the new MEIZU is simpler and more capable. In today's era where 9 out of 10 mobile phones have protruding cameras, the design of the Meizu Blue Metal camera being flush with the back shell surface is worthy of praise.

Although it is a full metal body, Meizu Metal does not have the common white lines of other full metal body phones. Through careful observation of the back shell of the phone, Meizu Metal still adopts the design concept of MX5. The back shell adopts a three-section design. The upper and lower parts are made of plastic to improve the signal receiving and sending capabilities. After a day of simple use, Meizu Metal still performs well in places with poor signals such as office buildings.

Regarding some doubts on the Internet after the release of Meizu Metal, after some simple tests on the cross-section of the back shell, it can be concluded that the metal shell of Meizu Metal is not metal injection molding, but a completely integrated metal body with good ductility.

In terms of hardware configuration, Meizu Blue Metal is equipped with Helio X10 processor and 2GB RAM, which is more than enough for users with light to moderate usage to run common applications and play popular 3D games. Although "only looking at the running score is a loser", Meizu Blue Metal can still run a high score of 49407. Although it is not the 50,000+ mentioned by Mr. Bai at the press conference, the high score of 49407 can also prove that Meizu Blue Metal has a powerful core.

The battery capacity of Meizu Metal is up to 3140mAh, with safe batteries such as SONY/ATL. Combined with the power management system of Flyme5, users can set a variety of deployment modes according to any actual usage scenario, making Meizu Metal have excellent battery life.

Meizu Metal is equipped with Flyme OS 5.1 based on YunOS, and the card-style design is very easy to use. The new Flyme 5 is not only reflected in the new system interface and more user-friendly interactive design, but also introduces intelligent early warning mechanism and energy-saving functions for different scenarios, making Meizu Metal as smooth as the flagship version.

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.