Hundred yuan machine?

When it comes to the 100 yuan machine, many people will mention the two names of Hongmi and Meilan. At the current price of 699 yuan, the popular models are Hongmi 3S, Meilan 3S, and Glory 5A, which are the main youth and student machines. Meilan 3S, as a 5-inch small screen machine, whether it can continue Meizu's small and beautiful characteristics, and how to compromise on performance and experience? This evaluation compares with Glory 5A, let's explore together.

Meilan 3S keywords:

2.5D glass Metal back cover, Narrow border, front fingerprint identification.

"Unpacking&Details: Hundred Yuan Yan Wang? 』

The outer packing box of Meilan 3S is very small, and it looks very small compared with its peers. It should be because of the 5-inch screen.

Whether the "good quality of youth" can stand the test of practice?

Open the package, Meilan 3S host, 5V 1.5A standard charging data cable, pin, instructions.

Meilan 3S details:

The front is a 5-inch 720P screen covered with 2.5D glass, which adopts GFF bonded screen, with the maximum brightness of 380nit. IPS technology is not used, and the maximum brightness is slightly lower, which can not help worrying about the display effect.

The front narrow edge control still continues the high level of Meizu. The top is a front 500W camera, earpiece and sensor, which are relatively simple. The transition between the screen and the back cover adopts a circle of metal bright plastic strip inlay design.

Bottom: The front fingerprint identification+mTouch2.1 multi-function key can see that the 2.5D glass brings a round frame, without cutting feel, and excellent feel.

TF card slot is on the left side of the side, which supports dual card and dual standby. The SMI card slot is not loose.

On the right side of the frame are the volume key and power key, which are made of metal frosted material. The keys respond quickly and have no soft feeling.

The upper and lower parts are traditional 3.5mm Port, speaker, microphone, and the data cable interface is a conventional Micro USB.

The back is a traditional Meizu face, with a three-stage design, and the middle is made of metal. In order to maintain the antenna signal, plastic sprayed metal paint is used from top to bottom. The addition of metal back cover has improved the texture of Meilan 3S.

The 1300W camera on the back, and the conscience is equipped with a dual color temperature flash light, which is not prominent, making the aesthetic feeling of the back more unified.

The color of the plastic strips at the upper and lower ends is different from that of the middle section, with color difference, but it does not need to be too tangled.

Front PK at the same price

Meilan 3S relies on 2.5D glass and in place narrow edge (black edge) control, the first look and feel is better than Glory 5A, and the screen display effect will be further measured.

Back contrast:

The frosted metal design of the middle section of the Magic Blue 3S on the back is obviously better than the glory 5A of the full plastic back cover, with excellent appearance and texture.

Summary:

2.5D glass+narrow edge design+highly integrated Home key keep the front of the Meilan 3S clean. The frosted metal design in the middle of the back really improves the overall feel and the grade of the whole machine compared with the full plastic back cover. Few hundred yuan functions have high appearance and good practicality. Meizu's small and beautiful concept can be seen on the Meilan 3S. The beauty of 100 yuan is the first, and I really won't give up.

"Screen&display effect: poor?"

Meilan 3S is equipped with a 720P GFF fitting screen with a brightness of 380nit. What's the effect? Messi selects Glory 5A (720P) and 360N4 (1080P) of similar price range for comparison. （ Three items Brightness turned to maximum ）

Real shot proof: (left: 360N4, Zhongrong 5A, Right Magic Blue 3S ）

Comparison of the first group: clearly, the Magic Blue 3S on the far right has the worst appearance, compared with The pictures of the two are dark and gray as a whole, and the glory 5A and 360N4 look good.

The second group of samples still has the same problem. The photos are dim, and obvious signs of darkening can be observed in the top and bottom areas of the screen.

In the third group, I felt that the glory 5A in the middle played well, the overall color was harmonious, the 360N4 appearance was slightly cold, and the Magic Blue 3S still had the old problem.

In the last group of samples, the Magic Blue 3S at the top actually shows that some details of the jersey have been lost, Both maintain good brightness and detail.

Summary:

Although the Meilan 3S is very good at narrow edges (black edge control), the screen it carries has a poor look and feel, and the IPS screen carried by the Glory 5A at the same price is better than the Meilan 3S in terms of display color and look and feel, so the screen displays this model and gives a general evaluation of the screen (poor screen look and feel directly affects the photo browsing during the photo taking process).

"Photograph: the effect is" Meizu "

First of all, Messi wants to say that the 1300W rear camera of the 100 yuan and 1000 yuan machine is absolutely inferior to the 2000 yuan level, so there is no need to be paranoid, but although it is a 100 yuan machine, there are still differences between good and bad photos.

The photo taking performance of Meizu mobile phone has always been criticized by everyone. How about the performance of Meilan 3S this time?

Meilan 3S camera interface:

The basic functions of slow lens, GIF, filter and beauty are all available. It is inconvenient to manually open and close HDR. The "manual" mode provided is more practical and will be mentioned later.

The following is the live shot comparison of Meilan 3S, Glory 5A and 360N4: (shooting mode is automatic)

Daytime proof sheet:

White balance: The actual scene is basically close to the sample film of Glory 5A, and the white balance of Magic Blue 3S is quite different from the actual situation. Although the white balance can be adjusted in the professional mode, it will undoubtedly increase the learning cost.

In this group of samples, it can be seen from the color contrast between the rear side screen and the front wood panel that the photos taken by the Magic Blue 3S show no hierarchy, and tend to be overexposed.

Night proof comparison: (flash automatic, HDR automatic)

Through comparison, it can be found that the overall noise control of Meilan 3S is general. The trees on the left and the tall buildings on the right have lost details, while the Glory 5A can ensure the purity of the picture while ensuring the sufficient brightness of the picture, which is really rare.

Indoor sample sheet:

As in the daytime, although the overall brightness of the pictures taken by Meilan 3S is high, the sense of hierarchy is poor and a bit blurry.

Food photography:

Compared with the two, which one has more appetite and richer color?

Other samples:

Remedy: manual mode

Adjust ISO/shutter speed:

Corrected white balance

Manual mode - white balance, adjust the white balance display according to different gears to achieve the desired effect.

Focus speed:

The focusing speed is basically satisfactory. After HDR mode is turned on, the completion time is 1-2 seconds.

Photo summary:

The actual photo taking effect of this 1300W pixel of Meilan 3S is not satisfactory. Compared with the more powerful Glory 5A, it is inferior in most scenes, and the HDR mode needs to be manually opened and closed, which is inconvenient for Meizu The photography really needs to be strengthened. In terms of photography, Meilan 3S did not perform well.

"Performance&heating: enough, but not brilliant"

SoC: Like the previous Meilan 3, Meilan 3S uses MTK's MT 6750, while Glory 5A uses Snapdragon 617. Snapdragon 617 is also used in midrange models, such as HTC A9, Samsung C5, and so on. In terms of performance, both belong to mid and low-end SoCs.

Routine score: (under default performance)

From the result of the run, the glorious 5A Snapdragon 617 is fully ahead of MTK 6750. (ps: 37000 points when Meilan 3S starts high performance mode)

Actual measurement of the game: (online games: King Glory, single machine: wild drag racing 8)

As can be seen from the records of the gamebench, the number of frames fluctuated from 20 to 27 when the Meilan 3S (in the default performance mode) was running King Glory, and the group battle was a bit severely stuck.

In contrast, the performance of Glory 5A (in the default performance mode) is relatively good. The King Glory is stable at 29 frames, which is almost full. Although some regiments may also have frame drops during war, the overall range of change is not large.

When Meilan 3S is running a large game such as Wild Racing 8, this mid and low-end SoC seems powerless. When accelerating with nitrogen injection, it can obviously feel stuck. The basic frame number is stable at 24, which is not smooth.

Glory 5A is only 2 frames ahead in terms of frame number, but because it is>24 frames (smooth line), the game is more fluent.

In the stress test conducted by Master Lu, the completion time of the two is almost the same. In terms of heat control, the MTK6750 of Meilan 3S performs better, controlled below 40 degrees; The highest temperature of the Glory 5A Snapdragon 617 exceeded 44 degrees, and the basic position was about 42 degrees.

Summary:

In terms of performance, the performance of the Meilan 3S is not as good as that of the Glorious 5A Snapdragon 617. By default, the performance of online games and stand-alone games is relatively ordinary, and in the "high-performance mode" ” It is barely even with the "balance mode" of Glory 5A. In terms of temperature control, Meilan 3S is more excellent, but it may also inhibit performance. in general Performance of Meilan 3S: poor.

Operation experience 1/2 - "fingerprint identification": easy to use

Meilan 3S is equipped with a positive press fingerprint recognition. Unlike many fingerprint recognition, Meilan 3S needs to wake up the screen and then unlock the fingerprint. The speed is acceptable. After all, it is good to have fingerprint recognition on the 100 yuan machine.

From the actual test, Meilan 3S has a high fingerprint recognition success rate, fast recognition speed and high practicability.

Operation experience 2/2 - "System UI": stable

Meilan is equipped with the latest Flyme 5 version. The familiar icon style after startup is highly recognizable. The top bar shortcut setting can directly display secondary subjects, which is very convenient to operate.

Convenient shortcut:

The built-in levitation ball function, together with the function of "double click to light the screen", makes the overall operation faster and more efficient.

It comes with 8 built-in software, all of which can be deleted. After cleaning the memory and carrying the software, 9G of remaining memory is obtained, which is satisfactory.

The Meizu screen display problem mentioned above, the system has opened the color temperature adjustment, although it can not actually solve the display problem, it can also improve part of the appearance.

Wifi is relatively conventional. It does not have the function of intelligent identification of wifi status. It supports VoLTE high-definition calls and network calls, but I feel that these two functions are a bit weak at present.

Communication localization: enough, but needs further optimization

The SMS classification function is perfect, and there is also anti harassment prompt for answering calls.

The dial interface of Meilan 3S has the yellow page function, but it is not in-depth. For example, you cannot view the address and phone number of local subordinate banks.

Memory cleaning&garbage cleaning: practical

The bottom of the screen slides up, the call out interface switches and "one button close" releases memory, the built-in The housekeeper can also clean the garbage very well. These two functions are very practical for the 100 yuan machine with limited storage and memory.

Battery performance: good

Meilan 3S has three battery modes to choose from. The default equalization mode will greatly improve the standby time when the battery power is low.

Summary:

Meizu's Flyme 5 UI has sufficient functions but is not rich. The system runs smoothly, and local optimization needs further improvement. It has not yet encountered obvious bugs, and is generally stable.

"Endurance&Charging"

Endurance: OK

Meilan 3S is equipped with a 3020mAh battery, which increases the power by 15% compared with Meilan 3. In the balanced mode, No problem after 2 days of mild use , which should be attributed to the low power consumption MTK; However, if you run the game, the power consumption is very fast, and you can't escape every day. Messi himself has many light use scenarios, so I feel that the endurance of Meilan is OK.

Charging time: general

Since the standard 5V - 1.5A charging kit does not support fast charging, the measured charging time is about 2.5 hours, and the charging speed is average.

Summary:

The 3000 mA battery and 5-inch small screen of Meilan 3S, together with good battery management technology and low-power SoC, make the endurance meet the requirements of most people, but it is a pity that it does not support fast charging.

Summary

advantage:

① 100 yuan machine is responsible for appearance and excellent workmanship

② 5 inch handle

③ Fingerprint identification is easy to use

④ Stable UI and good compatibility

⑤ , excellent endurance and power consumption control

⑥ All Netcom and 699 have high cost performance

Disadvantages:

① Poor screen display

② Average performance

③ Photo effect is average

④ , no quick rush

The appearance and feel of Meilan 3S are unparalleled among the 100 yuan computers. The fingerprint recognition experience is also very good, and the UI is relatively stable ; Of course, Meilan 3S is not perfect, such as screen and photography. The experience needs to be improved The optimization of basic functions needs to be improved, and the performance and endurance are basically enough. If you like the 5-inch small screen and pay attention to its appearance and fingerprint identification function, the Meilan 3S will surprise you. If you prefer the screen, photography, performance and other performances, the Meilan 3S is not the first choice.

Figure/text: Buyi messi

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