Comprehensive comments: As the latest masterpiece of youth products, Meilan Metal has created a national metal trend. In addition to fingerprint recognition and 2.5D glass screen, Meilan Metal is like the mini version of the MX5. It is rare for products with 1099 price to have so many flagship genes. The flagship Meilan metal, another conscience work of Meizu, is extremely cost-effective and highly configured. You deserve it!

advantage: 1. National trend metal wind

2. Crystal Metal customized aluminum, better process, better feel

3. More secure and convenient fingerprint technology

4.2.5D glass screen, tactile enhancement

5. MX5 same model Helio X10 eight core processor with strong performance

Disadvantages: 1. Although the body is made of metal, it lacks the texture of metal and has a strong sense of plastic due to special processes

2. Fingerprint recognition rate needs to be improved

3. There is no quick charge and Type-C, which is a pity

4. The coexistence of double cards, double waiting and SD cards was not achieved, and obsessive-compulsive disorder was committed again...

5. Multi point symmetry of product design may be better

[Unpacking Appearance]

Due to cost constraints, Meilan series products are no longer the packaging design of creative books. Although they lack some artistic flavor, they also add a sense of simplicity

Behind it are some general parameters of mobile phones

Not many accessories: one page of instructions, one data cable, one charging head and one pin

The new Meizu logo, which is ubiquitous, is very unique

As for whether it looks good or not, different people have different opinions

There is a layer of protective film covering the edge of the box, showing the function of keys

It also plays a good role in protecting mobile phones

Tearing off the film is the essence of Meilan metal

2.5D glass screen looks really beautiful

More beautiful pictures

[Details]

The front adopts a 2.5D screen, with obvious glass texture

It looks crystal clear in the sunlight

Seen from afar, the first impression on the back is more plastic

It is not until the weather turns cold these days that I realize it is made of metal

The consistent colorful color matching of Meilan series is also continued on metal

White, grey, gold, blue, pink

There's always one for you

From top to bottom on the front are earphones, light distance sensors and front 5 megapixel cameras

Power key+volume key

At the bottom are microphones, charging sockets and speakers from left to right

No fashionable fast charging and Type-C

I always think there is something missing

If you drill more decorative holes around the microphone vent

Create a symmetrical beauty

Why not

The second highlight of Meilan Metal is the introduction of fingerprint recognition

And it's the latest mTouch 2.1

More details are given below

13 million pixel phase focusing, The fastest time is 0.2 seconds, capturing every decisive moment

Meizu is very sincere in this regard

Camera slightly raised relative to MX5, Pro 5

Meilan metal's camera was shot flat

This is gratifying

I really like this kind of clip

Shining Love

Standard charging combination, pure white Meizu style

The official promotion is dual card dual standby, and supports memory card expansion

But actually, the second card slot is nano SIM card, and the first card slot is combined with SIM card and SD card. This design causes that sim card and Sd card cannot have both

What a shame for obsessive-compulsive disorder

I hope Meizu design team can solve this problem in subsequent products

Performance

Like the MX5, Meilan metal also uses MTK's Helio X10 64 bit true eight core processor, which naturally has powerful performance and can easily run 50000+. The combination of 2G RAM+16G ROM also ensures the smoothness of the system and improves the user experience.

It can be seen from the ranking that metal is far inferior to Pro5. After all, the price is there. What metal pursues is cost performance

In terms of GPU, Meilan Metal uses the same PowerVR G6200 as Apple's A8 processor, which is compatible with most large games, and has no need to worry about its powerful performance. The following author will use the "Top Speed Car 17: Most Wanted" and "NBA 2K16" for actual measurement

During the actual measurement, the best speed car 17 runs perfectly and the special effects are fully opened; The 2k16 is optimized for Qualcomm processors, so it is slow to load on the MTK platform, very stuck, and unacceptable for obsessive-compulsive disorder, but it works perfectly on the 801 plus one

To the surprise of the author, even if multiple games are run at the same time for a long time, the smoothness of metal's system is not significantly reduced, and the fuselage is not as hot as expected

[Charging and endurance]

The battery capacity of Meilan metal is 3140mAh, which is about the same as that of MX5. Without playing games, we can still support one day if we just brush the microblog and chat about the makeup on WeChat. Of course, the specific situation should be analyzed..

It can be seen from the above figure that under the non severe trial condition, the power consumption is normal and performs well

During the actual rough test, QQ and Youku split screens, chatting and watching the "Introduction to the Former", which consumed 23% of the power; An hour of "Top Speed Car 17" consumes 5% of the power; Listening to music for one hour consumes 5% of power

To sum up, Meilan Metal's performance is fairly good

Due to the cost of hardware, Meilan Metal certainly didn't use fast charging, which is a pity

Start charging from 1% to 100%, and record the time consumption after every 20% charging. The following is the experimental data:

1%~20%, 22:21~22:46, 25min

20%~40%, 22:46~23:11, 25min

40%~61%, 23:11~23:38, 27 min

61%~80%, 23:38~00:02, 24 min

80%~100%, 00:02~00:36, 34min

Total charging time: 135min

The performance is regular, within the normal range, acceptable

[System]

Meizu brought the lightweight and smoother Flyme 5 operating system to everyone in the Pro 5 conference, and in the Meizu Metal conference, combined with YunOS to bring the upgraded Flyme 5.1 system. This is not a simple small version iteration, but a new Flyme powered by YunOS, But in the actual experience, the author did not find any difference between the YunOS version and the general AnDroid version

Compared with the previous Flyme 4.5, the interface of Flyme 5.1 has not changed significantly. The system icon, desktop and system notice bar have not changed much. It is still simple, flat and refreshing

If we want to talk about some changes, we need to talk about the multi task menu and the setting menu.

The multi task menu adopts card management similar to the native Android system, which makes task switching more intuitive and convenient, creating a strong sense of human-computer interaction; The setting menu has replaced the previous drawer design with a more familiar directory page, reducing the user's learning cost and making it easier to get started

When I saw Yun OS, my first reaction was to think of those big, long and ugly icons, but Yun OS on Meilan metal was deeply integrated with Flyme5 to form an upgraded version of Flyme5.1, For example, Flyme account can be bound with Taobao account for shopping; The addition of Alibaba security module can provide higher technical support for payment behavior; The card originally appeared in the Meilan YunOS version is integrated in an app called "Every Moment" this time. It provides all kinds of real-time information and also brings more simple and comfortable card interaction, which shows the intention of the Flyme design team

I especially like the split screen function. It's really refreshing to grab red envelopes while watching the news. In fact, the split screen function is nothing new today. In terms of hardware, it is more than enough, but the software has not kept pace. For example, the popular Sina Weibo does not support split screen, so the popularity is not high. I believe that this situation will improve in the next few years, and will become the standard small function of major mainstream systems

To sum up, Flyme5.1's innovation is not only the new system interface and easier interaction design seen on the surface, but also the memory compression technology, intelligent early warning mechanism, and special scenario based energy saving seen below the bottom. Meilan metal is not the flagship, but with the help of Flyme5.1, it can still get a smooth experience comparable to the flagship model

Fingerprint

As a 1000 yuan machine, Meilan Metal unexpectedly uses fingerprint recognition, and uses the new mTouch 2.1. In addition, the latest FPC1155 fingerprint chip of Fingerprints in Sweden supports 360 degree pressing, which greatly improves the accuracy of fingerprint recognition. With the new recognition algorithm, the fastest unlocking speed can reach 0.48 seconds.

The fingerprint entry process is very simple, supporting up to 5 fingerprint entries

Because the buttons are round, the fingers are round

Fingerprint mismatch is inevitable

Perfect integration of fingerprint payment and Alipay wallet, safe and convenient

The new mTouch 2.1 integrates the three functions of touch return, fingerprint unlocking, and fingerprint payment into the same physical key, balancing the synergy between interaction and ID. In the 1000 yuan aircraft camp, Meilan Metal has finally realized the democratization of positive press fingerprint recognition. In the next two or three years, fingerprint technology will become a trend.

[Photo]

Meilan metal, a 13 million pixel main camera, has introduced the PDAF phase focusing function, which is only equipped in the flagship computer. The maximum focusing speed can reach 0.2 seconds. With excellent 5P lens and new optimization algorithm, Meilan Metal has achieved comprehensive improvement in image quality, noise reduction, shutter, white balance, etc.

Due to the cancellation of Smart Bar, the functions and setting menus of the camera interface are concentrated on the top of the interface. From left to right, there are flash, countdown, filter, camera switch and setting buttons, and the bottom is the photographing mode option, shutter key, and gallery key.

Meilan metal's photo interface continues the simple style of Flyme system, which is neat and clear at a glance. It has a variety of photo taking modes, such as automatic, manual, beauty, panoramic, light field slow lens, macro, GIF motion picture, and provides a variety of real-time filter effects. Of course, there are other settings, such as opening HDR, grid line, level, manual metering, etc

The most interesting one is M gear (manual gear)

Gospel for SLR players

Playability greatly increased

The following are some shooting samples: (No later stage, only original image compression processing)

Outdoor shooting samples are rich in expressiveness

Indoor shooting sample

The display effect in macro mode is exquisite

As for the night scene shooting, it's OK under sufficient light

But when the light is insufficient, it appears noisy

But a thousand yuan function is good enough to do this

Why force more

[Last but not least]

        From Meilan to Meilan 2, from Meilan note to Meilan note 2, and then to the current Meilan metal, the configuration is getting higher and higher, the experience is getting better and better, and the design is getting more and more beautiful. It can be seen that Meizu pays attention to Meilan sub brand, and is committed to providing more and better youth products for more personalized young people. It can be said that at the price of 1099, Meilan Metal has done everything it can, which may be The most sincere thousand yuan mobile phone in history, I believe it can cause a bloody storm in the thousand yuan mobile phone market. Finally, we hope Meizu can add fast charging or other black technologies to its follow-up products to bring consumers better flagship youth products.