Meizu M5 smartphone review.
The Chinese company Meizu was on a roll last year, which is why we’ve seen announcements and presentations more often than any other company. The exception, perhaps, is the beloved Xiaomi – we tried to confuse users as much as possible with approximately the same gadgets in different price categories. In spite of Xiaomi, it is worth mentioning the “hellish” names of smartphones (Mi 3 / 4s / c / i, Pro, Note, Redmi 2/3 / X / S / A, and so on), in this regard, Meizu can still have at least some to figure it out.
Today we will talk about the Meizu M5 – this is an analogue of the M3s mini (in Russia it is called that way) with minimal changes (a slightly larger screen, a slightly more capacious battery, a plastic case). The prices for the devices are as follows: M5 costs 11,000 rubles and 13,000 rubles, and M3s mini – 12,000 rubles and 14,000 rubles.
The novelty is interesting in that it is one of the available Meizu gadgets in official retail. The parameters are not bad: there is an 8-core chipset, a camera with phase detection autofocus, a fingerprint scanner, dual-band Wi-Fi. I think the most remarkable thing is the variety of colors. The Meizu M5 smartphone is available in gold, blue, white, black and turquoise colors. At the moment, you can only buy gold, black and blue.
Design, dimensions, controls.
The Meizu M5 smartphone is almost no different from other devices of the company. On the one hand, it is bad, since people are indignant and want variety, on the other hand, in a crowd, for example, in the subway, it is already easy to understand that a person is using Meizu (rounded body shapes, 2.5D glass, a characteristic large black eye of the main cameras, a mechanical Home button with a touch zone and a fingerprint scanner).
The other day after the presentation, I walked around Red Square, took pictures with Pro 6 Plus, tested various camera modes. Two girls walked by, they asked me to take a couple of shots on their smartphones. Interestingly, one of the girls asked me about the Meizu phone that I was holding in my hands. When asked how she realized that it was Meizu, the young lady pointed out the characteristic features of the appearance of the company’s gadgets described by me. Oh how! If you deviate a little more from the essence of the question: the ladies had an old Xperia Z, they shot horribly, so I photographed them on the “firmware” and sent the frames via Bluetooth.
Back to the M5. The front panel is made of protected glass, the shape along the edges is 2.5D. There is a high-quality oleophobic coating, the finger glides easily, if prints remain, they are erased without problems. https://cdn-131.anonfiles.com/j1M2o9ucv8/45b3fd6b-1639093178/NEW%20HOUSE%20FOR%20RENT%20IN%20KIBAGABAGA-manual.pdf There have been no deep scratches on the screen for several weeks.
The back cover is plastic. As far as I understand, the options in gold, blue and black are matte, well, or semi-matte, but in white and turquoise they are glossy. I think it is definitely worth considering either black or blue with turquoise, since the rest are quite commonplace.
In our review, it turned out to be a gadget in gold. The lid is semi-matt, relatively slippery. During the test, small scratches appeared on it. It seems to me that over time, the plastic will wear out. I had a Note 2 in blue (glossy) for a long time. For several months, the lid was covered with scratches, but due to the glossy finish, this was not noticeable.
As for the dimensions, they are relatively standard – 147.2x72x8 mm. For me, as it turned out, the main thing is the width. For example, in Pro 6 Plus it is 77 mm, so using the gadget on public transport or on the go is not very convenient, you have to intercept your smartphone. Meizu M5 weighs 138 grams.
On the front panel on top: an indicator of missed events (bright, visible from any angle of the smartphone), light and proximity sensors (functioning stably) and a speech speaker. The speaker is very loud, there are bass notes, there are also mids with high frequencies. It is very pleasant to listen to the interlocutor, the speaker is really high quality, for a long time I https://cdn-146.anonfiles.com/Z7L6D4p6va/5f48dab6-1639039813/Oil%20Manufacturing%20Equipment.pdf have not met such people even in more expensive gadgets.
Under the display is the familiar mechanical button with a capacitive touch zone and an mTouch 2.1 fingerprint sensor (there is a heart rate sensor). Pressing is average, the stroke is minimal, there is a “click” sound (higher than on the Pro 6 Plus).
On the bottom – 3.5 mm, microphone, microUSB and speakerphone; there are no elements on the top. On the left is a metal nanoSIM nanoSIM or microSD nanoSIM slot. On the right is a plastic power button and a volume rocker. Nice to use.