Speaking of Meizu, this once powerful domestic mobile phone manufacturer has gradually declined in the fierce market and gradually faded out of the public's view. Many fans regret it. In the early development of smart phones, it was once an Internet mobile phone manufacturer as famous as Xiaomi. Fortunately, Meizu has also risen again after a series of internal reforms after several ups and downs, especially Meilan after independence. Its successively launched Meilan Note6 and Meilan S6 have gained good market reputation, and recently launched Meilan E3 again, The configuration of its Snapdragon 636 processor+6GB running memory is more competitive than the products of the same level. Meilan users can not only straighten their backs in front of Hongmi users, but even Meizu, the big brother, has to give it three points.
Unpacking and appearance
The outer packaging continues the small and fresh style of Meizu youth products, with white packaging box and colorful printed words.
Meilan E3 adopts a 5.99-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2160 * 1080 and a pixel density of 403 PPI. Although the actual proportion of screens is not very high, it has become the consensus of almost all mobile phone manufacturers that screens with a ratio of 18:9 and above are called "full screen", so there is nothing to choose.
In the front design, Meilan E3 and Meilan S6 are relatively similar, and the design language is similar. Compared with the traditional design of Meilan Note6, Meilan E3 is still slim in forehead and chin width, and its appearance is much higher. Finally, Meilan E3 no longer has a baby face.
The black edge of the screen edge is handled well, the width is controlled within an acceptable range, and the design of the black panel can perfectly hide this part. After all, the black edge treatment of Meilan S6 still makes obsessive-compulsive users uncomfortable.
The rounded screen is also standard on full screen models. In terms of panel opening, except for the front camera, all sensors are concentrated in one opening, so the visual perception is relatively clean.
In addition to the full screen, another eye-catching change of Meilan E3 is the integration of Super mBack, commonly known as the dot, which has been used by Meilan since S6, which was once the landmark function of Meizu. The new dot is designed as a local pressure sensitive screen. Tap it to return, press it again as the Home button, press it repeatedly to activate the voice assistant/lock screen, and slide it left and right to switch applications. Due to the pressure sensitive design, users still need to be familiar with it in actual use. However, once they get used to this setting, it is still quite addictive to use, so that the author has a habit of pressing hard after changing to the three normal diamond entity touch keys
The design of the rear of the fuselage is relatively conventional, with Meizu's consistent style, round four corner design, dome shaped antenna partition strip. Everything looks familiar, except that the dual camera is somewhat similar to a brand phone in appearance.
In terms of cameras, Meilan E3 adopts the design of dual rear cameras. Its main camera adopts the IMX362 sensor from Sony, with a 12 million pixel design, a unit pixel area of 1.4 μ m, and a lens aperture of F/1.9; The sensor of the secondary camera is also from Sony, with the model of IMX3502 million pixels, the unit pixel area of 1.0 μ m, and the aperture of the matched lens of F/2.6. The lower part of the dual camera is also equipped with a circular dual color temperature fill light.
I believe many users have noticed that there is no fingerprint identification on the back. Yes, Meilan E3 has designed fingerprint recognition on the side. This non pressable fingerprint recognition independent of the frame is very special, which is also the design adopted by Meilan since S6, and may become the symbolic design of Meilan in the future. The two sides of the fingerprint recognition module adopt the note ladder transition processing, which makes the hand feel smooth and smooth. The actual recognition success rate is also good, and the usability is still high.
The holes at the bottom of the fuselage are relatively common. Speaker holes, USB TypeC connectors, and 3.5mm headphone connectors are all common interfaces.
Screen quality
In terms of screen, Meilan E3 adopts an IPS screen with a size of 5.99 inches, a resolution of 2160 * 1080, a pixel density of 403 PPI, and a nominal brightness of 450 nits. After the actual test, the highest brightness is 461 nits, and the contrast is 1700:1, both of which reach the normal performance of the LCD screen. In terms of color temperature, it is about 8200K, cold. In the subsequent test, we used 7000k which is close to the standard color temperature for testing. In terms of color gamut, its sRGB coverage is 99.4%, normal performance; The color criterion is general, the average DeltaE is 3.8, and the highest DeltaE is 5.6.
Photo taking and sample presentation
The camera part has been described in detail in the previous shooting evaluation, please stamp for details Slightly Disappointed? Meilan E3 Photography Review This article is an excerpt of key parts.
In terms of camera, Meilan E3 has re used the Sony IMX362 sensor on Meilan Note6 as the main camera. The sensor is designed with 12 million pixels and has a unit pixel area of 1.4 μ m, which is one of the most widely used high-end sensors in the flagship at present. Its stable performance has been verified by many models. Meilan Note6 just uses this sensor, Meilan claims that E3 performs better than Note6. In addition, Meizu is also equipped with an IMX350 of 20 million pixels as a sub camera, which can not only bring a dual camera effect, but also provide 2.5 times of lossless zoom. Let's take a look at the performance of Meizu E3.
Daytime proof sheet
Top Left - Nokia 7 Plus Top Right - Red Rice Note 5
Bottom left - Magic blue E3 bottom right - Samsung Note8
In this group of twilight samples, the overall appearance is still similar, but the white balance and exposure are slightly different. The exposure of the red rice Note 5 is similar to that of the Samsung Note 8, and the white balance is also similar. However, the overall appearance of the picture is slightly better than that of the Samsung Note 8, followed by the Nokia 7 Plus. The exposure is slightly too high, and the overall brightness is high, but it makes the picture bright and a bit lose the sense of twilight. Magenta blue E3 is close to Nokia 7 Plus, and its brightness is slightly lower.
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In terms of details, although it is also a 12 million pixel sensor, there are still some gaps when the light is not very bright. Samsung Note8 undoubtedly performs best in details, which is also our control group as a benchmark. The second is the red rice note 5. The details are almost at the same level and relatively clear, but the part of the text on the roof is sharp. Nokia 7 Plus is closely followed. The whole is a little white, and the details are a little vague. As for the Magic Blue E3, it is a tragedy. The glass of the building on the left is almost completely fused. Normally, the IMX362 should not behave like this during the day.
Light scene
Top Left - Nokia 7 Plus Top Right - Red Rice Note 5
Bottom left - Magic blue E3 bottom right - Samsung Note8
In terms of appearance, it seems that Nokia 7 Plus has the highest brightness at first sight, which also continues the overblown image of Nokia in this horizontal review. After entering the relatively dim light environment, the differences in algorithms between the three models show up. The other three models are somewhat different from Note8 in terms of overall appearance and details. The performance of Hongmi Note5 is relatively good, the picture looks comfortable, and the exposure is also well controlled. Magic blue E3 is still a little white, and the color is relatively faint.
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After partial magnification, Nokia is still the most violent one exposed, even a little too popular. Therefore, the leaf vein of the bright part is no longer visible. This is not the first time that Nokia has shown the tendency of being too popular. The most perfect picture is obviously the Samsung Note8. Both the exposure control and detail retention are just right, and the color is also the most eye-catching. The performance of Hongmi Note 5 can also be regarded as standard. Although it is not as outstanding as Note8, it is also excellent in 2000. The worst overall performance is still the Magic Blue E3, which is not only underexposed, but also worried about the purity of the picture, with a little too much noise.
Low light scene
Top Left - Nokia 7 Plus Top Right - Red Rice Note 5
Bottom left - Magic blue E3 bottom right - Samsung Note8
In the other group of dark scenes, the overall brightness of Samsung Note8 is the brightest, and there is almost no problem that Samsung is red at night. The second is Nokia 7 Plus, which is also a rare example of whether Nokia has a tendency to explode. Meilan E3 is close to Nokia, but slightly darker. Red rice Note 5 continues to be underexposed.
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The picture of Samsung Note8 with the highest brightness is of average purity, but it is applied evenly. Although it also has a certain graininess, it is not obvious. Meilan E3 and Nokia 7 Plus have obvious noise points, but their graininess is slightly different. Compared with Meilan E3, the purity of Meilan E3 is better. Hongmi Note 5 also performs well in most aspects, but inherits the ancestral noise of Xiaomi family.
Telephoto proof sheet
In terms of telephoto lens, the solutions of the three are slightly different. The Nokia 7 Plus is a 1200W wide-angle main camera+13 million telephoto sub camera; Meilan E3 is 12 million wide-angle main camera+20 million telephoto sub camera; Samsung Note8 is a 1200W wide-angle main camera+12 million telephoto sub camera, but both cameras have optical anti shake, which is not available for the other two models in this comparison.
Left Nokia 7 Plus vs Middle Magic Blue E3 vs Right Samsung Note8
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In terms of overall imaging effect, Samsung Note8 still has a big advantage. The details are best preserved. The joints of both the balcony and the rear glass exterior wall are very clear. The second is Nokia 7 Plus. Although the joint of the glass exterior wall is slightly blurred, the edge of the joint can be distinguished. However, Magic Blue E3 is not ideal. It can only vaguely see traces, and most of the seams have been smeared out, which may be related to the solution of Magic Blue. We checked the EXIF information of the conventional short and long focus segments. The conventional focus segment is equivalent to 24mm, and the long focus segment is equivalent to 36mm, both of which are 12.00MP. That is to say, the actual optical focal length of the sub camera is 1.5 times, while the 20 million pixel digital cutting is 12 million pixels, resulting in an equivalent focal length of 1.6 times, and the optical anxiety+pixel equivalent focal length is about 2.4 times zoom. That is to say, the telephoto shooting of Magic Blue E3 is not pure optics, but small telephoto+interpolation. Therefore, compared with pure optics, it will suffer some losses.
Portrait mode/dummy effect proof
Top Left - Nokia 7 Plus Top Right - Red Rice Note 5
Bottom left - Magic blue E3 bottom right - Samsung Note8
In terms of the virtualization effect, the four mobile phones differ in use, especially in the effective excitation distance, due to the different configurations of dual cameras. However, they are all similar in terms of the virtualization effect, and strong background virtualization is achieved through algorithms. In this test, several mobile phones all performed well, except that the picture brightness of Hongmi was low, the other three were close. Among them, Samsung Note8 is the most gentle. Although Nokia 7 Plus also performs well, the edge of the shooting subject has a certain degree of excessive sharpening, and the transition is slightly abrupt.
In general, the performance of Meilan E3 in photographing is somewhat disappointing. From the perspective of the positioning of the machine, its target PK model is Hongmi Note 5, but except for the weak light scene, its performance is slightly better than that of Hongmi Note 5 in more commonly used daytime and light scenes. If there is any absolute advantage over Red Rice, it is only 2.5 times telephoto. After all, Red Rice does not support telephoto
In addition to the imaging effect, the overall photography experience is also a sub item. For a 2k mobile phone, it is really rare that there is no automatic HDR mode. What's more impressive is that after the HDR mode is manually turned on, the shooting experience is still difficult to call excellent. In the evening light, HDR takes about 2 seconds to shoot, which greatly affects the film rate. The impact is even greater at night. Users who have used Xiaomi's previous generations of products should be able to deeply feel the experience of waiting for HDR to take pictures.
Performance
In terms of performance, since Meizu and Qualcomm settled the patent dispute, Meizu is no longer a "professional of MediaTek", and Qualcomm's SoC ISP、 The baseband has also brought quality performance improvement to Meizu. Meizu can finally say goodbye to MediaTek, which has been criticized by users for many years. It is believed that Meizu would not have fallen into today's field if it had not been for the patent dispute with Qualcomm.
Processor performance
In terms of processor performance, Snapdragon 636 will undoubtedly become the new generation of "God U" in 2018. As a new product of Qualcomm to replace Snapdragon 625, 626 and 630, Snapdragon 636 will shine brightly in the processor part. Compared with Snapdragon 625, Snapdragon 636 has improved more than a little. Whether it is single core or multi-core, it is aligned with the mid end model Snapdragon 660, It is not too empty to face the old flagship Dragon 820. In addition to Samsung Exynos7872, which can be matched in a single core, several other mid and low-end processors are far away, and there is no pressure to become the best mid and low-end processor in 2018.
Graphics Performance
The graphics performance is obviously not as significant as the processor performance improvement. It can only be said that there is a small improvement. It may not help the current large-scale 3D mobile games. It is still a long way from Snapdragon 660. Although the old flagship Snapdragon 820 has weak processor performance, the performance of Adreno 530 is not the best, far away from all the comparison models. However, as a mid and low-end SoC, we can't ask too much. After all, it is positioned as the successor of Snapdragon 62x/63x, and the improvement of processor performance has been a great surprise. A little worth reading is the Exynos 7872 of Meilan S6, all at the bottom.
Storage performance
In terms of storage performance, it is not the fastest or the slowest. Except for the relatively poor performance of random writing, all other performances are normal. For more details on Snapdragon 636 processor, see The Rise of God U! Performance Evaluation of Red Rice Note 5 Snapdragon 636 。
Endurance and charging
In terms of batteries, the machine has a built-in 3360mAh lithium-ion battery, which is only modest among models of the same size, which also leads to the fact that Meilan is no longer the mouthpiece of the magic weapon of endurance. However, with the change of Meilan's positioning, this is also expected, as the saying goes, there must be some gains and losses. However, the overall test results are also satisfactory, not good, but enough. The normal performance, with the progress of processor technology, the current smart phones have made great progress in terms of battery life.
In terms of charging, the machine uses a 20W fast charging system called Cold mCharge. It is said that it uses a custom charge pump IC and power adapter, which can complete 53% of the power in 30 minutes, while the temperature is 4.2 ℃ lower than that of the previous generation. In terms of charging speed, it is relatively fast, reaching 86% of the power in one hour, which is basically the same as most mainstream fast charging, and the trickle speed is also basically similar, both in about half an hour. In fact, the charging speed of Hongmi Note 5 is quite fast, but due to the battery capacity of 4000mAh, its performance is relatively backward.
summary
On the whole, the Magic Blue E3, whether it is a side fingerprint recognition or a Super mBack with pressure sensing function, has shown high practicality and is worthy of recognition. Meizu, who "deviated" in those years, has created many brilliant but actually flashy "innovations", such as picture screens, flash rings, and unknown interactive flash lights... Since Meilan's split operation, Meilan brand seems to have abandoned all "impractical", whether it is Meilan S6 or Meilan E3, Every detail is born for practicality, not for innovation.
On this machine, the most valuable thing is the confidence of Meilan. Although Meilan is more focused on the brand positioning of seizing the thousand yuan market and benchmarking with the red rice series when it is split independently, since its independent operation, its ambition and ambition are far from that. Both Meilan S6 and this Meilan E3 have brought Meilan's positioning to a new height, Considering that Meizu has not yet launched a truly competitive model since the split, it is not excessive to say that Meilan is now the "representative of Meizu" in the true sense.
Although the overall experience is quite excellent, and it is rarely personalized in this era of homogenization, compared with competitors such as Red Rice Note 5, I believe many consumers have already had a choice. After all, in this level of competition, cost performance is still the king.
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