It is the first model launched by major flagship in September, and it also boasts that it is a "better used large screen mobile phone". In addition to continuing to maintain the elegant design and exquisite workmanship of MX2, MX3 also improves the hardware performance to a high-end level, and the ease of use of the entire system has reached a new level after upgrading to Flyme 3.0. We have also got the MX3 retail version of the machine, let's take a look at the latest "dream".

Unpacking

Meizu MX3 is packed in ordinary paper boxes (why does it seem wrong?)

When I opened the box, I found that there were three parts in it. One was the packaging of MX3 itself, the power adapter, and the EP-21 earphones that MX3 gave away when booking on the official website. This is also different from the popular simple packaging style ▼

The packaging of the MX3 main body is still the same as that of previous generations, but the color is more colorful ▼

There are some parameter information on the back of the box. It's strange that what Xiaobian ordered on the official website was only a bare machine, but it was the "China Unicom contract version". However, it's not a big problem. As long as the next official pure system is available, we can "kill" the unpleasant Unicom customization system ▼

The box is still like a pamphlet and can turn pages ▼

Turn to page 3 to see the real MX3 ▼

The screen of the mobile phone does not have any protective measures, and the sticker beside it is just to protect the keys. I don't know whether it is the negligence of packaging or the original design that directly makes the screen contact the packaging or makes people feel that there is a risk of scratching ▼

Protective film on the back of mobile phone ▼

MX3 uses a 5.1-inch screen. Since the screen ratio is 15:9, it is wider than the typical 5-inch and 5.2-inch mobile phones ▼

Although the screen is relatively wide, due to the addition of ultra narrow borders, it feels good to hold it with one hand ▼

The earpiece is very small. Next to it are light and distance sensors. At the extreme is the front 2 megapixel camera ▼

The Home key also functions as a breath light. It lights up when there is a notice, but it does not light up when charging, which is somewhat puzzling. The Home key on the MX3 is still endowed with many functions. When the screen is lit, long press is to lock the screen, and sliding up is to return. When the screen is locked, sliding upward means unlocking ▼

MX3 still uses the "panda color" matching, and the back is completely white, but it does not use the double material injection molding process of the previous two generations of products, but it still looks crystal clear ▼

The arc on the back is also a "perfect curve" that has been carved for many times. In fact, it is very handy, and the metal frame will not have a slight scratch on the MX2 ▼

Rear 8 megapixel back lit camera, aperture F2.0 ▼

Top is switch, 3.5mm interface ▼

Close up of key switch ▼

On the left is the volume key. The volume key and the on key are both transparent ▼

There is no key ▼ on the right

Close up of metal frame ▼

MX3 still adopts the design of detachable back cover, and still needs to use the cover opening paddle. Although it is much easier to open than the previous product, it is still slightly inconvenient to use tools ▼

After prying it off, you can see the design of removable rear cover and non removable battery that has been spit out countless times ▼

Maybe the battery capacity is not large, maybe because Meizu is embarrassed to print it on the battery. The actual capacity is 2400mAh. For a 5.1 inch screen, 4+4 core product, the capacity is slightly smaller. We got the 32G version MX3, so obviously there is NFC coil ▼ on the battery

MX3 uses microSIM card ▼

There are speakers ▼ at the bottom

In terms of accessories, in addition to the "old three" and related instructions, there is also a cover opening paddle ▼ due to the particularity of the back cover

1.5A ▼ at power adapter current

UI

MX3 has been upgraded to Flyme 3.0. Compared with Flyme 2.0, MX3 has many improvements in ease of use and functionality. At first glance, it feels a bit like iOS7, because both Flyme 3.0 and iOS7 use the flat icon style ▼

Lock screen wallpaper ▼

The size of the drop-down bar is related to the information displayed ▼

Sliding up the screen from the left and right sides of the Home key will bring up the multitask menu at the bottom, but it reduces the brightness adjustment on Flyme 2.0, which is a pity ▼

After calling out the multitask management, you can slide to the right to adjust the brightness and shortcut. The function is good, but you need to slide twice to enter ▼

The system setting menu still adopts simple and flat design ▼

Slide right to display the detailed menu. The logic of the slide right menu appears ▼ several times in Flyme 3.0

File management of the system, with the right sliding menu ▼

The music playing interface still has the right sliding menu ▼

The latest version of Flyme has reached 3.0.2 ▼ before the deadline

The Smartbar button advertised when MX3 was released can automatically adjust the position according to user habits. In fact, there are three options, 10px ▼ apart

The startup items can be managed without the help of third-party software, which is very convenient ▼

32G version supports NFC ▼

Dial Panel ▼

There are still many application adaptation problems with Flyme's Smartbar, and there are no problems with normal application adaptation, as shown in the figure ▼ below

If the SmartBar is not adapted, the following situation will occur ▼

Even so, I think SmartBar is still not a good virtual key solution in terms of its current application adaptation ▼

Meizu store will provide some applications adapted to Smarbar, but the number is not large, and some of the software is old. If other application markets are installed, Meizu version is likely to be overwritten by the automatic update function, which is troublesome ▼

performance

MX3 uses the same as the I9500 The processor adopts a quad core Cortex-A15 1.6GHz and quad core Cortex-A7 1.2GHz large and small core structure, and is equipped with PowerVR SGX544MP3. We also tested it simply.

Let's take a look at the system information first. The Flyme 3.0 used by MX3 is based on Android 4.2.1. The available memory at boot is about 1G, and the available memory at 32G Rom is about 28G ▼

Antu Rabbit scored 4.0.3, slightly lower than expected ▼

GFXBench 2.7.2， Consistent with I9500 ▼

BaseMark X， At the same level as I9500 ▼

From the perspective of appearance and UI, MX3 still maintains the high standard of Meizu, but there is no big surprise in terms of performance. We will further introduce more information about MX3 in its detailed evaluation.

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