Smartphone Meizu MX4: review, specifications, reviews

Smartphone Meizu Any model is a quality device for every day. This article will consider the capabilities of last year's flagship solution of this manufacturer - MX4. Also, its characteristics and parameters will be compared with one more gadget of this company - M2 Note, based on the results of which their advantages and disadvantages will be revealed, and recommendations for purchasing each of them will be given.

Niche devices

MX4 device a year ago, of course, was the flagship solution of this manufacturer. Now it is a typical representative of the average price range. Yes, its hardware and software components have not lost their relevance, but there are already more productive devices of the latest generation on sale, which are more expensive and much better in performance. Therefore, the MX4 is a mid-priced phone with premium device attributes. The smartphone Meizu M2 Note is also oriented to the same niche . Reviews indicate this. The cost is lower, but the hardware components are clearly weaker than last year's flagship. But the diagonal of the display is slightly larger.

Contents of delivery

The scope of supply for the devices of this manufacturer is identical, regardless of the niche of the gadget. Something unusual in this regard can not stand out smartphone Meizu. The reviews indicate the availability of such components and accessories:

• A smartphone with an integrated battery.
• Charger.
• Interface cord.
• Stereo headset of economy class.
• The operating manual together with the warranty card.
• Clip for removing the SIM card slot.

This list clearly lacks a cover and a protective film. They will have to buy a new owner for an additional fee. The identical set of delivery from M2 Note. The list does not have the same accessories as in the MX4. In addition, this list does not have enough external storage. Again, all this will have to be bought separately and, needless to say, for an additional fee.

Design

Smartphone Meizu MX4 in appearance strongly resembles the iPhone of the latest generation: rounded forms, slim body and only one button for control. Exactly the same can boast and the second representative of this review - M2 Note. Most of the front panel of each of these devices is occupied by a screen. The MX4 has a diagonal of 5.36 inches, and the M2 Note has 5.5. Below the display is just one button for control, and above it a speaker, sensors and a front camera are displayed. Slightly different arrangement of controls on the side faces of these devices. On MX4, the lock button is located on its upper edge, and the swing to adjust the volume is on the left side. In turn, the M2 Note all these buttons are grouped on the left side of it, which allows you to manage this device only with the fingers of one hand. Port 3.5 mm for each of these models is derived equally - on the upper edge. But the micro-USB is located at the bottom of the gadget. From the perspective of ergonomics, M2 Note looks a little better, in which mechanical controls are favorably grouped on one of its sides.

Computing capabilities

Smartphone Meizu model Mx4 uses as a computing platform chip MT6595 from the company "MediaTek." It includes 4 cores of the architecture "Cortex A17", which can accelerate to 2.2 GHz in the mode of maximum load, and 4 computational modules "Cortex A7", capable of operating at a frequency of 1.7 GHz with maximum calculations. It should also be noted that these two computing clusters work alternately. When solving the most demanding tasks in the work there are "A17" cores, if the load level drops to medium or low, the device automatically switches to the "A7" kernel module. If in the process of working to solve the task posed enough less modules than 4, then unused computing resources are disabled. This is true both for modules based on the architecture "A17", and for "A7". All this in total allows you to combine both energy efficiency and high level of performance. As a result, the MX4 can easily solve almost all tasks to date.

The only exception in this case is software, which requires support for 64-bit computing. Alas, this computing platform for solving such problems is not intended. A more "fresh" CPU is used in M2 Note. More specifically, this is MT6753. It consists of 8 computational cores, which can be simultaneously in operation. They are based on a more progressive architecture, code-named "Cortex A53". The clock frequency of each of them in the mode of the greatest load rises to 1.3 GHz. There is also support for 64-bit computing. MX4 looks better from the performance standpoint, but if you need support for the latest software, then M2 Note will be preferable.

Display and graphics adapter

The review of Meizu smartphones of these two models from the position of graphics accelerators indicates that in this respect the level of performance they have is almost the same. Mx4 is equipped with a video accelerator PowerVR G6200MP4, which can give out 64 Gflops. But Mali-T720MP3, installed in M2 Note, boasts 60 Gflops. The MX4 has a diagonal of 5.36 inches with a resolution of 1920x1152, and the M2 Note has a 5.5 with 1920x1080. The pixel density is slightly larger for the first device, and the diagonal for the second one. Whatever it was, but from the position of the graphics adapter and the screen, these devices are almost equal to each other.

Cameras

Smartphone Meizu MX4 is equipped with a very high-quality main camera. At it the sensitive element of manufacture of "Sony" on 20,7 Mp. It also features technologies such as autofocus, digital zoom, image stabilization, face detection and focus by touch. To take a picture with insufficient lighting, this camera is equipped with a second LED backlight. The quality of the photo is excellent. Video this camera can record in the format of 2160 p with an update of 30 frames per second. The front camera has a 2 MP sensor element. This is quite enough for video calls and for the average level of "selfie". A more modest main camera in the M2 Note: it has a sensor of only 13 megapixels. There is an autofocus technology and a single LED backlight. At the front camera the sensor is already 5 megapixels. Accordingly, "SELFI" in this case is already an order of magnitude better. Well, making video calls does not have any problems at all. But still from the position of obtaining high-quality photos and video, MX4 looks more preferable among these two gadgets. His main camera is much better.

Memory

Smartphone Meizu model MX4 can boast of 2 GB of RAM. The same is in M2 Note. In the first model, the capacity of the integrated drive can be 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB. But in M2 Note the capacity of the built-in information storage can be 16 GB or 32 GB. That is, there is no version with 64 GB. But even 16 GB for comfortable work today is quite enough. One of the key drawbacks of the MX4 is the lack of a slot for installing a flash card. But the owners of M2 Note will have to make a choice: either we install a sim card of the second mobile operator, or an external drive with a maximum memory capacity of 128 GB. From the perspective of the possibility of information recovery, it is optimal to use cloud services. For example, on the same Yandex-disk, you can store photos, videos, phone numbers, books, music and other important information for you. If for any reason the smartphone stops working or it is stolen from you, the most valuable data will not be lost. In the rest, the memory subsystem of the MX4 and M2 Note is approximately the same.

Autonomy

Overview of the smartphone Meizu M2 Note indicates that the case does not understand it. Accordingly, and the battery is not fixed. On the one hand, this greatly improves the quality of the shell assembly. But, on the other hand, the repair of Meizu smartphones of this model is complicated several times. The capacity of the complete battery in the M2 Note is 3100 mAh. Add to this the diagonal of the screen in 5.5 inches and the resolution of 1920x1080 and 8-core processor, which can not boast a high level of energy efficiency, and we get 1 day of battery life with an average level of load on the device. In turn, the battery capacity of the MX4 is the same 3100 mAh. At the same time, the diagonal of the screen is slightly smaller (5.36 inches), but with a higher resolution - 1920x1152, and a more energy efficient CPU. All this allows you to stretch for 1.5-2 days in the same way. Therefore, from the standpoint of autonomy, MX4 looks preferable.

Data exchange

Virtually the same set of interfaces equipped with these smartphones Meizu. Reviews often focus on this. A list of ways to share data with them:

• The main way to get information from the global web is "Vai-Fay". The list of supported standards of this wireless method of information transmission in these gadgets is almost identical. The only difference is that the MX4 boasts support for a newer and faster version of "Vai-Fay" - "ac". But M2 Note does not support such networks.
• Both the first device and the second are equipped with the transmitter "Blutuz" of the 4th generation.
• Both devices support LTE, GSM and 3G mobile networks.
• M2 Note in the navigation plan can only work with the GPS system. But in MX4, besides GPS, GLONASS support is also implemented.
• But the list of wired interfaces for MX4 and M2 Note is identical: micro-USB and, of course, a 3.5-mm audio jack.

Software component

The version with the serial number 4.4 of the operating system "Android" is quite outdated, as in today's standards, is installed on the MX4. On top of it is installed a proprietary shell of this manufacturer - Flyme OS version 4.0. Its interface has a lot in common with the latest iOS modifications. As noted earlier, instead of the usual control system of the 3 buttons on this gadget, there is only one. Therefore, most operations are performed using gestures. Labels of all installed applications are placed on the desktop (there is no separate menu for this). If necessary, you can group similar programs in a separate folder.

In terms of system software is much more interesting looks smartphone Meizu M2. Reviews indicate the presence of the "Android" version is 5.0, and Flyme OS in this case will already be with the index 4.5. As a result, in the latter case, you can install any applications, including 64-bit ones. The processor and system software allow this. But here with the most demanding toys in this case there can be problems. For example, in a toy called NOVA3, in some cases there is a reduction in the number of frames output per second, and this has a very negative effect on the gameplay process itself.

Cost

The Meizu M2 smartphone with the Note prefix in the base configuration (that is, with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory) is estimated at $ 170. A more advanced version of it with the same 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB "on board" is estimated at 230 dollars. There is no significant difference between them, and the amount of memory can be significantly increased (up to 128 GB) with a memory card if necessary (with the second SIM card sacrificed). The most "cheap" version of the MX4 - in a gray case and with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage - is estimated at $ 265. If you need this device with the same parameters and in the white case, you will have to increase this amount by another $ 20. Well, the gold case will cost even more with the same device parameters - $ 300. A more "advanced" version of the MX4 with an enlarged 32GB integrated drive and a gray case costs $ 335. 340 dollars will cost the same, but already in the white case. The gold case with similar characteristics will cost 370 dollars. The MX4 version with 64 GB was released in limited edition. Find it on sale now is not possible. From the price position, M2 Note looks more affordable, but it has more modest hardware resources.

Owners opinion

Certain complaints are caused by the owners of the Meizu MX4 smartphone. A review of the reviews on it indicates possible problems with overheating and with reliability. Periodically, its components such as the main control button and the microUSB port are denied. All these issues are solved only with the help of a service center. If the device is purchased under an official guarantee, then there should not be any problems with the repair. In this regard, the smartphone Meizu M2 Note looks much better. The reviews indicate that he had no previous deficiencies. But there are a lot of advantages to these devices:

• High build quality.
• Very productive CPU.
• Well organized memory subsystem.
• Large and bright screen.
• High quality photo and video, obtained with the help of main cameras.

And what do we get as a result?

Smartphone Meizu model MX4, although released much earlier and worth more, it looks preferable in terms of purchase. This is facilitated by a number of factors: more productive hardware stuffing, improved energy efficiency and degree of device autonomy, significantly improved main camera. In turn, M2 Note can oppose a larger display size, lower cost and almost the latest version of the operating system with support for 64-bit computing and the ability to install the latest software. If any of the three indicated pluses for M2 Note is critical for you, then it is better to choose it. And so, indeed, in terms of parameters, capabilities and characteristics in all other cases, the Meizu MX4 smartphone will be much better. Reviews this only confirm. Of course, this smartphone is much more expensive, but for all the quality you have to overpay. And this is exactly the case when it is better to pay extra and get a better gadget.