On November 27, Meizu held a press conference in Beijing, announcing the second generation product MX2, a dream work that was expected by all. Compared with the MX quad core of the previous generation, the MX2 has many improvements. In terms of parameters, the most obvious thing is that the screen is larger and faster, and the appearance is more beautiful than the previous generation. Many readers have high hopes for the performance of MX2. What is its unique charm that makes countless kerosene so crazy? This article will solve the problem for you.

appearance

The MX2 box still follows the same route as MX, which is a very delicate small box similar to a book. The MX2 is hidden on the third page of the "book", and the last page is accessories.

The workmanship of accessories also conforms to Meizu's design route, which is very exquisite. The charger and USB cable are consistent with MX, but no headset is equipped.

From the appearance of MX2, it is not very different from MX, and it takes an exquisite route. It is perfect in terms of workmanship and design, and can be compared with international famous mobile phones in terms of workmanship. The author is very satisfied with the workmanship of MX2. Here are some live pictures.

From the front, the MX2 is a whole piece of black (the legendary high-end black). Because the screen uses the latest full fit, CGS and other technologies, the screen looks more transparent, and when the screen is closed, it feels close to full black. The two artistic characters "Meizu" in the upper right corner of the previous Meizu mobile phone have also been removed, making the front style of the MX2 more concise.

The MX2 has an excellent grip. The fuselage itself is not large. In addition, it uses an ultra narrow frame, so the pressure of holding with one hand is low. You can also see that the image quality is excellent.

PPI reached 347, which is the highest level among mobile phones at present. Of course, on December 12

MX2's IPS performance is excellent. Even the diagonal perspective of the "IPS killer" is not a problem.

There is an LED light hidden under the completely black screen, which is also used as the touch home key. This home key is a highlight of MX2. Click it when the screen is closed to light the LED light, and double-click to unlock the screen. This function is very practical for the author. When the screen is lit, clicking is to realize the home key function, double clicking is to appear multitask management, long pressing is to lock the screen, and moving up is to return. It can only be said that Meizu has given this led touch key too many functions.

MX2 adds a layer of metal frame between the front black panel and the back shell. The frame is of wire drawing process, which looks more high-grade than the previous generation.

Above are switches, 3.5mm and noise reducing microphones.

On the left is the volume key.

Below is the microUSB interface and microphone.

The rear cover of MX2 is the double material injection molding process of MX series. A layer of transparent material is added to the white back shell, making the rear cover crystal clear. But also because of this beautiful process, it is easy to scratch the back of the MX2. The author has scratched after using it for a day (heartache!).

In addition to the back cover, the MX2 also adds the switch key and volume key to the double material injection molding process, so that it looks more like a whole with the back cover.

The back cover is still opened in the pin mode, but the author still thinks it is inconvenient. Although the cover is only opened for the purpose of replacing the sim card, I still think it would be better to set it to open without tools.

Open the back cover and you can see the internal structure of MX2. The battery (capacity 1800mAh) is wrapped with a layer of black metal, which makes it feel more "thick" than MX.

The SIM card slot is also omitted, and the design of direct card insertion is adopted, but it is not easy to take out the SIM card.

The flash is directly attached to the back cover and needs power from the body. There is another problem here. The author does not understand the design that the back cover contains a camera protection film. When the user disassembles the back cover, it is easy to stain the lens or the protection film, which directly leads to poor photography. The author has a friend who accidentally soiled the protective film when using MX, and the photography effect was very poor, which made him once think that there was something wrong with his MX camera.

system

First, the system related information. The Flyme 2.0.1 system is used, and the model is M040

Then check the detailed hardware information through Anthare. The resolution is interesting, In the past, for some mobile phones with virtual keys, the screen resolution will be "less" than that of the hardware, but Meizu will display 800 * 1280 even if it has virtual keys, which proves that the MX2 virtual keys are "smarter" than some common ones.

The MX2 is equipped with Flyme2.0, which has made a lot of progress compared with the previous Flyme1.0, Of course, the biggest improvement is to add root permissions, and MX2 comes with its own GMS package In this way, there is no obstacle to use it. Of course, it would be better if Meizu could unlock the BL lock again (Kerosene: do you have paranoia...)

The flyme account is required to obtain root permission.

The system desktop layout is very similar to flyme 1.0.

The drop-down list is not much improved. The author thinks that the drop-down list should have more functions, and it is better to add customization.

Virtual key

The virtual key should be specially mentioned. For common software and some system applications, The MX2 will have virtual keys, which has a certain impact on the screen effect. The original MX2 screen is 4.4 inches, which is not too large. In addition, the screen proportion is 16:10. If the virtual key is added at this time, the visual area will be very small. The author measured it with a ruler, and the rest is only about 4 inches.

System application, virtual key will appear automatically

Third party applications also have virtual keys

There is also a problem with the virtual key design. When some users are used to pressing the return key several times to exit the program, they can easily enter the dialing interface directly after jumping out of the desktop because the return key is close to the dialing position, which is also a inconvenient place.

For some applications that need OpenGL ES, it seems that MX2 will automatically fill the screen, For example, some GPU test software and games can be full screen, which is commendable.

System operation demonstration video（ The home key flashes because of the camera problem, which is invisible to the human eye in actual use ）

performance testing

MX2 uses a new MX5s quad core processor The main frequency reaches 1.6G, and the integrated 533MHz quad core GPU improves the performance of the CPU by 20% and the GPU by 30% compared with MX. In addition, MX2 is equipped with 2G large capacity RAM 。 From all aspects of the data, MX uses Samsung's Exynos 4412 processor, and the frequency is the same as that used by Note II. The following is the performance test of MX2.

Theoretical performance test

A very important idea of Meizu MX2 is to let us forget the parameters, However, the author believes that it is unnecessary to forget about the configuration of the MX2. All aspects of its hardware configuration have reached the current top level 。 In terms of CPU, Exynos 4412 1.6G can completely dominate today's mobile phone products. With 2G Ram's large memory, the performance should not disappoint us. Here are some performance measurements.

First, try version 3.0.2 of Anthare. This is the latest version of Anthare. It is more reliable than before. The MX2 score is 16562, which is a relatively high score. The performance also conforms to the level of Exynos 4412.

Geekbench 2 has a run score of more than 2000, which is also a relatively high level, similar to Note II.

Nenamark2 frames 52.6, The reason why the full frame is not reached is that the resolution has a certain impact , higher than other 720P products.

GLBenchmark 2.5.1, the performance meets the expected level of Mali-400MP4 high-frequency version.

The website javascript scored Sunspider (here we used "Shenyou" Baidu browser+T5 extreme speed kernel, the lower the score, the better), and the score broke 900ms, with good results.

Game Test

Of course, in addition to some theoretical tests, game testing is an important measure of the performance of mobile phones. The author used four popular large-scale games for testing.

Demo video

Game summary

NBA2K13， The special effects are fully open, and the light and shadow are excellent. The characters look "thinner" than the 720P phone, and the frame drops slightly.

Top speed car 17, full effect, smooth operation.

Wild drag racing 7, with medium and high special effects, runs smoothly (because this game involves a model recognition problem, the next special performance test will try to use the full special effects version).

Modern War 4, excellent special effects, with frame dropping (this game is still a leaked version, so it can only be used as a reference).

photograph

The author will have a special test for taking photos next, so this is just a brief description. The following is a screenshot of the shooting

The MX2 still has excellent photographic performance, but its aperture is smaller than the previous generation MX. Of course, forget the parameters and see the actual effect (click to view the original picture).

Endurance

It is difficult to quantify the endurance. The MX2 does not have the same power statistics as some other Android phones, so I can only describe it with my feelings, MX2 normal strength (performance mode) can be used for one day Although the 1800mAH battery is relatively small, the Exynos 4412 and IGZO screens perform well in this respect, so I believe the endurance performance of the MX2 will also satisfy everyone.

temperature

Exynos 4412 is made with HKMG 32nm process, and the temperature is not high. After running the test software, the game will run immediately, and the temperature is only about 34 degrees (earpiece position, room temperature is about 18 degrees). Of course, if people play with their hands, the temperature may be several degrees higher (kerosene: we are all ice palms, 0 pressure).

summary

MX2 is undoubtedly a very excellent mobile phone. While maintaining Meizu's consistent excellent workmanship, it also has many breakthroughs in performance. The unique home key impressed the author, but also because only the home key was reserved, leaving out the return and menu keys, we had to use the virtual key to operate. The originally small screen was divided again, and the actual use area was small. In terms of performance, the MX2 continues the powerful and comprehensive performance of the Exynos 4412 series. The MX2 is very satisfactory in terms of web browsing, video playback, and game experience. In particular, the performance of large games surprised the author, and the games participating in the test were able to run well. Of course, MX2 is still in the beta phase at this stage. After the official version comes out, I believe there will be more improvements. At this price point, it is highly recommended to buy a mobile phone with the same performance as Note2.

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MX2 operating index (for reference only):

Appearance: ★★★☆

Screen: ★★★☆

Photograph: ★★★★

Compatible with: ★★★★★

Game: ★★★☆

General calculation: ★★★★

Decoding performance: ★★★