Meizu M2 is priced at 599 yuan. Is it perhaps the most cost-effective mobile phone this year?

Since Meizu launched its new sub-brand Meizu Blue and its first product Meizu Blue Note on December 23, 2014, the cumulative sales of Meizu Blue series products have reached 5 million in the past five months. As the fourth product in the Meizu Blue series, can Meizu Blue 2 continue the series' characteristics of high appearance and high cost performance?

Just like Meizu 1 is a simplified version of Meizu Note, Meizu 2 and Meizu Note 2 are highly similar, like brothers from the same mother.

Compared with the 5.5-inch screen of Meizu Note 2, the body size of Meizu 2 is 5.0 inches, which is more suitable for one-handed operation, but the resolution is also reduced from 1080P to 720P.

The feel and appearance are better than the original. Compared with the large slope chamfer design of the plastic shell of Meizu Blue 1, the shell of Meizu Blue 2 uses a polycarbonate one-piece molded body that is more wear-resistant, less prone to fingerprints, and feels better.

The volume button and power button are moved to the right side of the body, and the card slot is on the left side, which feels better than Meizu M1. At the same time, the controversial small dot has been replaced by the "mback" Home button, which can be used to return to the desktop by tapping it. The operation logic is simple and the functions are more complete.

As shown in the above picture, the white one is Meizu Blue 1, and the blue one is Meizu Blue 2. Compared with Meizu Blue 1, the card slot of Meizu Blue 2 is shorter and tighter. The first mobile phone card is above the card slot, and the second card and TF card share the same card slot, so dual SIM dual standby and extended memory cannot be achieved at the same time. As stated in the press conference, Meizu Blue 2 supports true dual SIM dual standby dual 4G, which can be switched softly through settings, but currently does not support the combination of China Telecom and China Unicom or China Mobile dual 4G. Telecom users need to purchase a separate China Telecom version of Meizu Blue 2.

Meizu M2 uses MediaTek's first 64-bit full-network chip MT6735, with a main frequency of 1.3GHZ, which is better than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 configuration used by other manufacturers. The running score is also about 7,000 points higher than other manufacturers' models of the same price, which is very competitive in terms of performance.

It is worth applauding that Meizu finally acknowledged the problem that 1GB RAM is not enough, and no longer claimed that 1GB of RAM is enough after YunOS optimization like Meizu Blue 1. Meizu Blue 2 has 2GB RAM, which is rare in the thousand-yuan price range, and is equipped with a 64-bit processor, and runs the 64-bit Android 5.1 system very smoothly.

As for the camera function, which has attracted much attention from women, Meizu M2 uses the same 5-megapixel front camera + 13-megapixel rear camera combination as Meizu M2 Note 2, but replaces the dual-color temperature flash of Note 2 with a cheaper single-color temperature flash, and adds an automatic beauty function to better meet user needs.

Perhaps the camera function demonstrated at the Meizu M2 launch event was too amazing, which led to some disappointment when actually taking pictures.

In the actual photography process, I found that the conditions for its realization were too harsh. The imaging effect was not good in low light conditions, and the photography function of Meizu M2 was not suitable for "ADHD". For a mobile phone that costs less than 600 yuan, maybe we shouldn't ask for more.

You can easily import playlists saved on Douban, and it supports Dirac HD Sound technology to improve sound quality, which is a small surprise that Meizu Blue 2 brings to consumers.

But compared with Meizu Note 2, Meizu 2 has some shortcomings that are not noticed by consumers.

The screen brightness is reduced from 450cd/m² of Meizu Note to 400cd/m²

Undoubtedly, the screen performance of Meizu Note 2 is better in outdoor environment with strong sunlight.

No dual-channel ISP processing chip

When the memory capacity is the same, the processing speed of dual-channel parallel processes is faster than that of single-channel. This theory also applies to PC and mobile terminals. Perhaps due to cost, design or CPU performance considerations, Meizu M2 does not have a dual-channel ISP processing chip.

Gyro sensor removed

This can be said to be a major flaw of Meizu Blue 2. The gyroscope is the third most frequently used sensor in daily applications and is widely used in games and map applications. The lack of a gyroscope is undoubtedly a pity for users who are directionally challenged and those who love FPS and racing games.

Summarize

Although Meizu Blue 2 has some shortcomings, its price of 599 yuan, which refreshes the lowest price of Meizu products, and its unique design make it hard to rival in the domestic mobile phones priced under 600 yuan.

The launch of a new phone is not scary. It is speculated that the most headache for competitors will be the Mcycle for Home service for recycling old phones proposed by Meizu at the press conference. For a 2013 Xiaomi 2, you can get a brand new Meizu Blue 2 for less than 300 yuan. The cost of replacing a new phone is unimaginably low.

Low price and high quality, maybe Meizu M2 will really become the new generation of 1110?

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