In April 2016, Meizu released the third generation model of Meilan series - Meilan 3. With its high cost performance, Meizu focused on the lower end of the 100 yuan market. It thought that it would rely on Meilan 3 to occupy the domestic low-end market in the second half of the year, but only two months later, Meizu officially released the updated version of Meilan 3 - Meilan 3S, On the basis of Meilan 3, it not only maintains the functions and standards that Meilan 3 should have, but also adds an all metal body and the front mTouch2.1 fingerprint HOME key, and the price is only 100 yuan more than Meilan 3. This makes Meilan 3, which has just been released for two months, feel that it is about to be eliminated. Is it worth 100 yuan more than the price? Should Meilan 3 be eliminated? Now let's take a look at the performance of this newly launched Meilan 3S.

Unpacking appearance

Meilan 3s adopts simple white packaging. The words "Young Good Product" on the side of the package can better show the temperament of Meilan 3s. Product information is printed on the bottom of the package. It is worth mentioning that in addition to plastic packaging like other domestic mobile phones, Meilan 3s also uses anti opening seals to make consumers look more confident.

Meilan 3s family photo includes Meilan 3s mobile phone, charging power supply, data cable, thimble and warranty certificate.
In terms of appearance, the first impression is that it is exquisite and beautiful. Although its front face is very similar to many domestic mobile phones, it needs to know that this is only a 699 mobile phone, but in terms of appearance and workmanship, it is enough to kill all thousand yuan mobile phones. Meilan 3s uses a 5-inch 720P screen on the front. Because of the 2.5D glass process, the front screen and the frame are perfectly integrated. In addition, thanks to the 5-inch screen size, it is just right to use it with one hand.
Compared with Meilan 3, the larger upgrade of Meilan 3s is the addition of the mTouch 2.1 fingerprint identification module, which makes the appearance design of Meilan 3s more simple and beautiful. When you get used to mTouch 2.1, you will begin to think that the function interaction of the fingerprint HOME key is destined to become the next collective imitation object of domestic mobile phones, not only because of its beauty, Because it is easy to use.
At the beginning, the back shell of the Magic Blue 3S was made of polycarbonate, so it has colorful color matching. In order to bring better visual effects, the Magic Blue 3S was upgraded in one step, directly using a more high-end all metal integrated design, and through frosting and oxidation treatment, it feels very comfortable. At present, the official website provides gold There are three colors of gray and silver. The silver version is what I experienced. Although many thousand yuan machines are also designed in all metal, the metal back shell of the Meilan 3S can still kill too many thousand yuan machines in terms of beauty and workmanship.
From the side, the body of the Meilan 3S is thin, and the actual parameter is 8.3mm. Like most Android phones, the right side of the phone is the volume key and the switch key, and the left side of the phone is the sim card slot. The only thing worth mentioning is that Meizu mobile phone not only supports dual cards and dual standby, but also supports All Netcom. This Meilan 3 has also become the third All Netcom mobile phone under Meizu. Of course, the biggest credit is due to the technical development of MTK.
The bottom of the Meilan 3S still adopts the popular symmetrical design, and the top is designed with a headphone interface.
The appearance and workmanship of Meilan 3S completely exceeded the author's expectations. That's all for the appearance introduction of Meilan 3. Thank you for watching.

screen

The Meilan 3S screen uses a fully fitted 5-inch 720P screen, with a contrast of 1000:1 and a display brightness of 380cd/m ². From the parameter point of view, the Meilan 3S will still have a certain graininess in definition, and certainly not as good as the 1080P screen. However, in terms of brightness, it can basically meet the daily use of users. The camera shooting mode of the following photos is manual: white balance 5500k, aperture f/8, shutter time 1/5s, ISO100， All photos are subject to size modification only. From the actual effect, after getting used to seeing the 1080P screen, you will feel that the Magic Blue 3S lacks a certain sense of delicacy. However, in terms of color restoration and screen brightness, the Magic Blue 3S has a good performance.

photograph

Although the Meilan 3S is positioned at the low end, it is not careless about the camera functions. In addition to the ordinary automatic shooting mode, it also supports the full manual shooting mode, which also makes the Meilan 3S more practical for taking photos.
The camera of Meilan 3S also has the countdown function that many Android phones do not have. The countdown function is very useful whether it is used for self taking or shooting night scenes. In addition, voice photography, beauty function, panorama mode, light field mode, slow lens and GIF photography are all available.
In addition, Meilan 3S also supports 12 different filters, increasing playability.
Meilan 3S is equipped with a 1300W pixel rear camera, F/2.2 aperture, and supports phase focusing. Focusing speed is fast. In addition, dual color temperature flash is also used for flash, which can bring more accurate white balance in close shooting. However, after all, this is just a metal fingerprint mobile phone of All Netcom, which costs 699 yuan. Therefore, there is no need to be too strict about the shooting ability. All the following photo samples are from Meilan 3S, and only for size modification. In addition, many photos taken by Meilan 3S are 5M in size. From the photo samples, Meilan 3S is basically in line with the normal price level. The only thing to say is that when shooting night scenes, you can take fewer noisy photos in manual mode, and the last one is taken in manual mode.

system

The Magic Blue 3S is matched with the Flyme 5.1 version based on Android 5.1. As for PRO 6, the Flyme 5.2 based on Android 6.0 is used, so should the Magic Blue 3S. This is the first time for the author to use the Flyme system. The first impression is that it is fresh and not as bloated as Miui. The overall smoothness of the system is good. In addition, the Magic Blue 3S has 16G of memory built in. After getting it, the actual available memory is only about 8G.
Like most domestic UIs, the pull down notification bar integrates the notification bar and quick closing. Pull up at the bottom of the mobile phone screen to call out the application background. Generally, Android phones use a horizontal card interface, while Flyme system uses a card interface that slides up and down, bringing a new feeling.
Although the Flyme system is fresh and simple, it still adds some black technologies, such as gesture wake-up, levitation ball and red envelope assistant in the black screen state. To be honest, these black technologies are not actually used. The author has experienced them in many friends' mobile phones, but has not used them in real life, but it is better than nothing.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Flyme system has a simple mode of super large font, which can be switched directly without restarting the phone. This mode is actually what other friends call the elderly mode. In this mode, all function icons and fonts will become larger at the same time, even the icons and fonts in the settings will become larger, so the mode is more suitable for the elderly.
In terms of service, the Flyme system has built-in theme stores, application stores and game stores, and users can install them according to their own needs.
The only thing worth mentioning in terms of service is its cloud service function. When you log in to the Flyme account, you can see a 42T cloud disk service. Such a large free cloud disk does not need to consider its capacity at all. It basically tells you that, The cloud disk of Flyme system is free of charge, which is much more generous than other friends. If I remember correctly, the price of a month's 1T cloud disk service of friends is 60 yuan. In addition, it should be noted that the cloud album of the Flyme system has a silent backup function. As long as you take photos, the Flyme system can automatically back up when there is a wifi connection. Therefore, even if your mobile phone is lost, these cloud backup data and pictures can be saved. This function is very practical.
In terms of security, Flyme system has its own mobile butler app to protect the security of mobile phones. There is no need to install additional mobile assistant or anti-virus software.

fingerprint

Meilan 3S has designed an mTouch2.1 fingerprint HOME key on the front of its mobile phone. It is worth mentioning that this fingerprint HOME key has Meizu's original interactive mode. Press it to unlock the boot or enter the home page. Touch it to realize the return function. This interactive mode is not only very useful, but also makes the virtual keys on both sides of the Android HOME key disappear. This design, This is the main reason why Meilan 3S has become the most attractive mobile phone within 1000 yuan.

In the aspect of fingerprint input, the author has tried many times, and needs 15 times of input of a single fingerprint to complete the input and storage of a fingerprint as soon as possible. The maximum number of times is 20 times. In terms of fingerprint entry, Huawei is the best in China. Huawei often needs only 6 entries to complete fingerprint collection. Fortunately, fingerprint entry only needs one time. After successful entry, it can not only be unlocked, but also support unlocking encrypted documents, encrypted applications, and fingerprint payment functions.

performance

Meilan 3S, as the current entry-level model, naturally cannot be compared with the mainstream models in terms of performance. The 37864 points of Anthare also basically meet the hardware level of its price.
Although Meilan 3S is only a beginner level, it does not prevent us from playing several games with it. The author tried the current popular King Glory and Kung Fu Panda games, both of which are 3D online games. After the author's actual test, Meilan 3S will be slightly slower than the mainstream models in loading, but once it enters the game, it can still barely run, Calton phenomenon is rare.

Endurance

Meilan 3S is equipped with a 3020mAh large capacity battery, which may be due to its 720P screen. In actual use, its endurance has exceeded the author's expectations. The author fully charged Meilan 3S, slept and stood by for 8 hours, and the actual power consumption was 2%. After getting up, he used 2 hours of QQ and Weibo, and the actual power consumption was 15%. Then he continued to play Kung Fu Panda for an hour, and the actual power consumption was 23%. Finally, he watched 2 hours of Youku online video, and the power consumption was 21%. After 8 hours of standby and 5 hours of intensive use, Meilan 3S still had 39% of the power, It can be said that the endurance of Meilan 3S is very good.
With regard to charging, a smart phone with full Netcom, all metal and front fingerprint identification and a price of only 699 yuan obviously does not have fast charging capability. According to the author's actual measurement, it takes more than 3 hours for the power from 1% to 100%.

summary

As an upgraded version of Meilan 3, Meilan 3S can only pay an additional 100 yuan for a more beautiful all metal body and better front-end fingerprint identification, which is really worth a thousand dollars to consumers, not to mention that it has captured the hearts of too many users just by virtue of the exquisite appearance of Meilan 3S. However, it also embarrasses Meilan 3, which has just been launched for two months. If you want to buy a entry-level mobile phone, whether from the appearance, system application, or fingerprint function, Meilan 3S can directly crush its Meilan 3 and all other friends. At this time, will you also have a feeling of weakness and coldness?