In the recent "618 period" of JD, we saw that it was neither LeEco nor the red rice series that stood at the top of the thousand yuan machine sales this time, but the magic blue note 3, the natural enemy of the red rice series. Since its debut in 2014, the Meilan note series has been favored by users with its excellent workmanship, super high appearance and precise positioning. The price of 799 yuan, together with the absolutely shocking metal body and quite powerful mainstream configuration on the 1000 yuan machine, made Meilan begin to challenge the advantages of the red rice series in cost performance, and there was a trend to break through the price bottom line. What is the most important thing about a thousand yuan machine? I think that in addition to looking more amazing on the outside, whether the good system experience, personalized functions and settings, subjective experience of screens and cameras, as well as the comprehensive experience of games and videos can satisfy people can never be ignored, whether it is a top flagship or a thousand yuan machine. So, how about the experience of Meilan Note 3 as the sales champion? This is really worth looking forward to!
1、 Appearance and design: metal body is the highlight
As a more and more mainstream design concept, simplicity has become the main element of mobile phone packaging design, which also conforms to the positioning of this young product.
As can be seen from the product accessories of Meilan note 3, it is practical and simple, and does not exceed the standard configuration. The headset will certainly not appear in the standard configuration of the thousand yuan machine. Meilan note 3 is also not equipped with a TYPE-C interface, and you will feel reluctant to put the iconic card taking pin in your hand! As the first metal mobile phone in the Meilan series, its feel is also great.
Good design inheritance is the design direction Meizu products have always adhered to, which also makes Meizu products more family product characteristics than Xiaomi, and also has higher product unity and recognition. Meilan note3 uses a 5.5 inch 2.5D curved screen with full 1080P fit on the front. The pixel density is 403PPI and the brightness is 450nits. I think this level of mobile screen can meet the daily needs in the experience. In fact, from the beginning of 1080P to the latest 4K screen, although the display level of mobile screen has been constantly improving, However, 1080P has always been the mainstream. Meilan note3 is equipped with 153.6x75.5x8.2mm appearance size and 163g weight, which also conforms to the user's existing impression of this 5.5 inch mobile phone.
Symmetrical design is adopted for the openings on both sides of the phone of Meilan note 3. The cameras and sensors are distributed on both sides of the phone. The simple design language makes Meizu's mark more obvious and makes the phone look more harmonious. The other 360 N4 with high cost performance ratio adopts a more personalized round design, each with its own style, But I think this symmetrical design is more easily recognized by users.
As another landmark design of Meizu products, the round waist home key has always been in the design of each product. As a performance and hardware improvement, the home key equipped with Meilan note3 supports fingerprint identification, and perfectly supports Alipay payment and application encryption. Because Meilan note3 has canceled the return key and menu key, new users may be a little unfamiliar, but after a few days of use, they will find that they are so loving with flyme's mTouch and m Back functions. You can easily click the home key to return, slide up the bottom screen, and enter the menu. After use, you will really love this function and design.
Meilan note3 adopts a three-stage all metal body, which looks very textured. Indeed, this metal brings a cool feeling and excellent texture that plastic cannot match. The all metal body is polished very carefully. Unlike Meilan metal, Meilan note3 uses anodic oxidation process to highlight the original color of metal as much as possible. Of course, in addition to silver and gray, high-end gold also appears on Meilan note3. The 6000 series aluminum magnesium alloy rear cover selected for the back of Meilan note 3 looks very similar to MX5, PRO5 and other products.
The camera combination of 5 million+13 million yuan is basically the standard configuration of 1000 yuan computers. In the actual experience, the photographing speed and focusing speed of Meilan note3 are standard, which is absolutely enough for daily shooting. However, as one of the main accessories of the 1000 yuan camera, I think the imaging quality and camera quality of Meilan note3's camera are really worthy of careful inspection.
The four sides of Meilan note3 adopt a metal integrated design, which makes the hand feel smooth. There is only one noise reduction microphone and 3.5mm headphone connector on the upper side; The lower side is equipped with a standard micro usb interface, a speaker and a main microphone (the speaker is on the right, and the microphone is on the left); On the left and right are three simple physical keys and sim card slots. The sim card slot adopts a dual card design, which can be used to install nano sim and micro sim sim cards. If only a single card is used, the other card slot can also be used to install TF cards. This mainstream add-on design has become an essential conscience match for thousands of computer users!
In terms of processor, Meilan note3 is equipped with MediaTek Helio P10 eight core processor, with the maximum frequency of 1.8GHz and the GPU of Mali T860. 2GB+16GB and 3GB+32GB are two combination modes, with a maximum aperture of 2.0 in the front, a 5 megapixel camera for intelligent beauty, and a 13 megapixel camera for PDAF phase focusing in the rear. It has the most powerful 4100mAh battery capacity in Meizu history, supports dual card dual standby full network access, fingerprint recognition, and powerful mTouch and mBack functions. The purpose of stacking these main parameters is to let you know that the cost performance of this device makes you feel a little impulsive if you are short of budget or need a product at another price.
2、 Screen performance: behave well
Everyone's first impression of the phone is the feel. If the texture of this phone is good, then naturally they will start to pay attention to the screen performance of this phone. As another key to reduce the cost of the 1000 yuan computer, the screen has always been practical. However, from the configuration table of Meilan Note 3, this screen has not ignored its user experience. The 5.5 inch screen of 403PPI and 1080P FHD is equipped with 2.5D curved glass. It has a screen color temperature adjustment function similar to the Night Shift function of the iPhone. I think this is quite sincere on the thousand yuan machine!
First, let's look at a group of live pictures:
The most impressive impression of this group of pictures is that the color is not as gorgeous as other FHD screens. Under the condition of strong light, the performance of the screen will certainly not reach the level of the flagship. But I think that Meilan Note 3 I am comfortable with daily use. I just have a 360 N4 in my hand. By the way, I can compare the screen effects of the next two phones.
The author also actually made a comparison test on the screens of these two mobile phones. The left picture below is N4, the middle picture is Meilan note3, and the right picture is the original picture. According to this group of live pictures, the N4's screen brightness is higher and the color is more bright, but the screen output of both phones is more bright than the original picture.
In the color test of the screen, the author first selected a color scale chart to test the magic blue note3. From the live picture, it can be seen that note 3 is more obvious in color differentiation, and the transition is also more natural. Although there are some shortcomings in color saturation, there is still no big problem in daily use needs.
As can be seen from the monochrome diagram, the screen color of note 3 is still positive, and there is no color deviation. However, under the maximum brightness of the screen, there is still room for improvement.
In general, the screen performance of Meilan Note 3 is in line with the expected performance, which is sufficient for daily use, but there is still a gap between the screen level of the flagship mobile phone and that of Meilan Note 3.
3、 Flyme 5.1 initial experience: smooth experience always follows
Before experiencing the Fluid 5.1, the author has successively experienced the miui and hydrogen OS of the Android camp, After the discovery of Color OS, Smartisan OS and other systems, smooth experience has been the attitude that all domestic mobile phones can basically achieve. Each system has its own advantages. The only difference is the optimization of personalized services and functions, which is the only cognition and experience that can let the experimenter get in a short time of use, If a mobile phone wants to make its OS achieve a balance between streamlining and content services, it really needs determination and determination.
From the perspective of interface icons and interface style, Flyme has its own style. It does not deliberately pursue the unified round corner design or box design of icons, but more pursues to ensure the original icon style. It completes the integrity of icons through the unified layout of background and icon colors!
In Flyme's system, it also provides practical functions such as toolbox, weather, notes, recorder, and scanning for users' needs.
Flyme's app deletion function is faithful to the original, while the 5.5 inch large screen still causes a little trouble for single hand operation, but its smoothness is commendable.
In fact, when I first experienced Magic Blue Note 3, I was a bit unaccustomed. There was only one Home key, and the function experience was different from that of Apple, which made me at a loss when I started using it. There was no return key, no menu key, so Flyme added the mback and mtouch functions, and different ways of touching the Home key could complete different operations, The fingerprint verification can be performed by pressing the button heavily, and the return function can be realized by tapping the Home key. The menu can be called out by sliding on the bottom screen, which can clean the background application. Although in the initial experience, I didn't feel very used to it, but after half an hour of experience, I immediately felt that mback became really easy to use, and that mback was another G-spot that many people fell in love with Meizu products.
The fingerprint entry of Meilan Note 3 is similar to but different from that of Apple. Only one entry is required to complete scanning. Through fingerprint, screen unlocking, document security, application encryption, secure payment and other functions can be performed. In the unlocking test, the performance of Meilan note 3 is quite eye-catching both in terms of unlocking speed and accuracy. If fingerprint unlocking is not required, it can still be unlocked on the screen as required.
In Flyme 5.1, we can log in to our Flyme account, participate in Meizu related activities in the activity center, and also associate some accounts. In addition, Flyme also provides cloud storage, cloud backup, cloud synchronization, and mobile phone search functions. In the point center, you can get some gains through point lottery and exchange.
Meilan note 3 has the most powerful 4100mAh battery in the history of Meizu products, but it is a pity that Meilan note 3 does not support fast charging. Users need to consider the charging time, and it is better to charge at night. In the process of the author's experience, a long day's use of battery life is appropriate without any pressure. Although large capacity and system optimization can ensure the battery life of the product, we should be aware of the power consumption, and be able to move forward and backward freely. We should know which electric tigers we should choose, so the power consumption application, consumption The power mode and the remaining endurance also need to be grasped. In Flyme5.1, the author found that these information and functions can be easily controlled.
Flyme's system settings and message bar are all in Android's estimation format, while the information experience function makes the author feel more friendly. In the extraction of verification code, we can see the source, content details, quickly copy the verification code, and even provide product function links.
Reading, reading, reading. I think I have less and less time to read recently, and too much time is all about some non nutritious fantasy novels. On World Reading Day, it is worth studying how to use fragmented time to increase reading time. In Flyme, the addition of reading APP also gives users who want to read more choices. You can always find some time to enjoy a free, special, locally imported book you want to read. Without the influence of books, you can get more time.
Life assistant, life service and yellow page function, as the necessary and intimate functions of domestic mobile phones, have begun to be integrated into all major OSs. In Flyme 5.1, life service and yellow page function are also provided, which makes users' lives more convenient and services more considerate, and is necessary for air tickets and hotel travel; Logistics, banking, phone bills, living necessities; Watching movies, singing karaoke, and getting together with friends can be easily solved in Yellow Pages and life services. Through positioning, users can see a lot of information around them, and life services can be basically one-stop. Here, users can also enjoy unique preferential activities.
The simple mode, in short, is the old phone mode. Although it is not appropriate, it is considerate enough. The author has purchased four thousand yuan phones for the elders. When mom uses her smartphone, the biggest problem is that the font is not big enough and the icons are not conspicuous enough. The simple mode can easily solve these problems, such as modular icon allocation, large font settings, It can make it more convenient for the mothers of some old flowers to operate.
During the experience of Flyme 5.1, fluency has always been accompanied, and there is really no hard injury in the system experience. I think this is enough sincerity with the 1000 yuan machine!
4、 Camera feeling: insufficient highlights, need to be improved
I have to say that what I have to experience is the camera, which is also one of my favorite links, and also one of my longest experience links. I think that after starting, the camera function will have to face a severe test, and the performance of the camera is also one of the most important functions that directly reflect the internal quality of the handheld. The performance of a mobile phone camera requires not only hardware support, but also the improvement of camera pixels, focusing aids, camera lens structure and other aspects. It also depends on software optimization to maximize the ability of hardware.
Meilan note3's camera adopts the mainstream configuration of Android phones, is equipped with a 13 million pixel rear camera, supports the PDAF phase focusing function (the fastest focusing speed is 0.2s), has a large aperture of F2.2, uses a 5P mirror group, and is equipped with a blue glass filter. It is worth mentioning that the mirror head surface is equipped with Corning's gorilla scratch resistant glass, Dual color temperature LED fill light protects the weak light mode.
In the camera of Meilan Note 3, we can choose a variety of image shooting modes, which are simple automatic modes. The manual mode, video mode, beauty mode, panoramic mode, light field mode, slow lens, macro and gif dynamic mode, which need to set experience and operation methods, can be selected by users according to their needs, The author first took several groups of photos of the camera in the automatic mode, including indoor, cloudy outdoor, sunny outdoor, night scene and GIF mode, to understand the performance of the Meilan note 3 in photography.
Indoor sample sheet:
At the weekend, I came to Changsha Museum and took a group of Han cultural relics. Due to the requirements of the museum collection, this group of photos was taken in low light. From the following group of photos, we can see that the Magic Blue Note 3 is more accurate in mastering the white balance, but the color restoration is still not full. If you view the photos directly from your mobile phone, the photos will look bright because the screen is very beautiful, When viewing photos on the computer, the color is a little dim.
From another set of photos, under the condition of strong light, Magic Blue Note 3 can ensure good color saturation, and the effect is reassuring.
Outdoor in cloudy days:
Character sample:
Outdoor close-up:
On many occasions, mobile phone cameras will promote macro shooting, but friends who have used mobile phones to shoot will know that this macro is actually a kind of macro that steals the concept, rather than a real macro, but uses the ability of a high pixel camera to capture images to achieve the purpose of macro. There is still an essential difference between this macro and optical zoom, so here, The author only talks about close-up shooting, not macro shooting.
In close-up photography, it is very important to control the focus. Some small subjects even need to focus many times and select many times to get a satisfactory picture.
Outdoor in sunny days:
As can be seen from the following group of photos, the photos of the Magic Blue Note 3 are really not bright enough in color, and the photos look relatively flat. The photos are well processed in the contrast of light and dark parts, obviously with the processing of lowering brightness and improving dark parts. So the sky doesn't look as blue as other cameras do, and the colors of leaves and grass look a little mediocre.
The following two photos are the backlight photos under strong light. From the two photos, the performance of Meilan note3 under backlight is relatively good. The color is natural, and the color is not dim at all. However, it should be noted that the dark part of the focus should be selected as far as possible to focus, so that the relative brightness of the subject can be easily improved, and the brightness of the highlight part can be suppressed.
Food samples:
Night photos:
Night scene shooting has always been a difficult problem for mobile phones to take pictures. However, with the help of stable devices, many mobile phones can still perform well. However, in the actual experience, with the help of tripods to shoot night scenes, Magic Blue Note 3 is difficult to satisfy people in terms of white balance, color, and image fineness, By comparing the image quality of OPPO R9, you can see the gap at a glance!
In the gif experience, this function is really unsatisfactory. Although the pictures can be played through the gif mode, the picture quality is poor!
Summary:
With the help of 13 million pixel rear camera, PDAF phase focusing and the large aperture of F2.2, Meilan note3 enables the camera to have a relatively satisfactory film forming effect under good light conditions. In weak light, gif mode and slow motion mode, the camera has quite obvious noise and many picture details are missing, which is also a key point to be improved in the future note series.
5、 Meilan note 3 comprehensive experience: meet expectations
Meilan note3 is equipped with MediaTek Helio P10 eight core processor, with the highest main frequency of 1.8GHz and the GPU of Mali T860. 2GB+16GB and 3GB+32GB are two combination modes. The author uses the combination of 2G+16G in the experience process, but how does the experience feel? Let's have a look.
The first way of Android mobile phone evaluation and understanding, the author used Master Lu to score 35652 points on Meilan Note 3. The average score of 36705 is definitely not high, but it is definitely a mid tier configuration level, and the score is also very good for positioning the price of the product. We have a general understanding of the score level of mobile phones, and more importantly, we need actual experience.
In terms of music experience, Flyme 5.1 provides more music recommendations, more music topics, radio stations, offline radio stations, more style playlists, so that users can experience more music of different styles, but it does not support HIFI, which is a little pity. It is reasonable that there is no equalizer adjustment.
In the video experience, whether it is online programs or local videos, whether it is high-definition or standard definition, Meilan note3 can easily handle all of them. However, limited by 16G storage memory, online resources are still the priority. Among the videos provided by Flyme, video resources are not rich enough, and movie resources can be said to be relatively scarce.
In terms of game experience, the author selected several relatively large games, including Death, King's Glory, Real Car Racing, and National Gunfight. In the experience of several games, Death is a simple style with simple pictures and content, so it is free of any pressure in operation and very smooth Apart from the fact that the operation is not smooth enough, there is no problem with other game experiences. In the experience of Real Racing, the game will not have any jam, but in details, the jagged feeling of the screen is still obvious.
Glory of the King is a hot 5V5 online game recently. The game has high requirements not only for the processing capacity of mobile phones, but also for the mobile phone network. In my two-hour non-stop experience, the power consumption is 30%, and it is easy to get stuck when playing in groups or skill comparison sets, which directly affects the effect of the game, This has been prepared for personal use, and this problem is also encountered in the 360 N4. The biggest problem is that the phone has been operated for a long time, and the temperature of the phone has increased significantly.
In the comprehensive experience of Meilan Note 3, whether it is chat, music, video or game experience, Note 3 still performs well in the experience, which can meet the daily use of most users. The use of seniors is no problem. The power control and endurance performance in Android devices are absolutely good, and the performance is extremely outstanding. The biggest problem is the temperature control in long-term large-scale games, and the sawtooth feeling in large-scale 3D games cannot be ignored.
6、 Summary
Meizu products have always adhered to the concept of "youth good products", and it can be seen from more and more products of Meizu series that it has made great efforts to stick to the user experience. For this Meilan note 3 alone, the metal body, large capacity batteries, mainstream camera configuration, and smooth system experience all make this product a good interpretation of the concept of "youth good products".
Advantages: 1. Metal body design, with good hand feel;
2. 4100mAH large capacity battery, guaranteed endurance;
3. Flyme is always with you, and smooth experience is always with you.
Lifting points: 1. The camera is not optimized enough;
2. Large 3D games are not running well enough;
