Meizu MX5: review, technical specifications, reviews and comparison with the iPhone

In this material, the flagship device with impressive characteristics - Meizu MX5 - will be discussed in detail. The review will indicate its strengths and weaknesses. Also, this gadget will be compared with another flagship solution of 2014 - iPhone 6. It is based on the comparison with the "apple" smartphone and will be made a verdict on the appropriateness of buying this Chinese "smart" phone.

Segment of the market, on which the device is oriented

All the hardware features, operating system of the device, as well as its cost, clearly indicate that this is the flagship device based on the Android OS of this manufacturer at the moment. Of course, now announced a more productive smartphone - Meizu MX5 Plus. In comparison with today's flagship, it will have a diagonal of display up to 6 inches, a more efficient hardware platform from Samsung - Exynos 7420, installed more RAM - 4GB. Well, the camera is built on a better sensor in 27 megapixel. But this is the business of the future, but for now the best is just the MX5. Its parameters allow you to compete without any problems with the "apple" flagship in 2014. At the same time, the cost of such a gadget is much lower, and the capabilities that it possesses are no worse than those of the iPhone 6.

Equipment

A typical bundle of the MX5, as well as the previous flagship Meizu solutions. It includes:

• The gadget itself with built-in battery.
• A typical charging adapter with a 2A output.
• A high-quality stereo headset with improved sound quality.
• Interface cord.
• Warranty card.
• Detailed operating instructions for the device from the manufacturer.
• A special clip to remove the SIM card slot.

There is no slot for installing an external drive in this device, and there is no need to buy an additional flash card for the owners of this gadget. But the protective film for the front panel will definitely not superfluous. Although it is protected by high-impact glass of the last generation, but from possible accidental damage this constructive solution does not guarantee 100% protection. But the protective film will perfectly cope with this task. From similar considerations, it is also recommended to purchase a cover for Meizu MX5. Only in this case the complex protection of the device body will be provided.

Design

In terms of design has much in common MX5 with the "apple" flagship gadget. Most of the area of the front panel is a display with a diagonal of 5.5 inches. At the bottom only one button is displayed, as in the smartphone from Apple, which provides device management. It also includes a fingerprint reader. The only difference in this case is in the form of a button. If in the iPhone 6 it is round, then in MX5 it is rectangular, with rounded corners. Above, above the touch screen, a series of eyelets of sensory elements, a round hole of the front camera and a talker speaker are displayed. In terms of ergonomics, the controls are much better placed on the MX5 than the iPhone 6. If the American device has control buttons located on different sides of the device (on the right edge of the lock button is displayed and on the right side of the gadget there are volume control buttons), then for MX5 these The controls are grouped on the right side of the machine. This design solution greatly simplifies the process of controlling the device only with the fingers of one hand.

The side faces and the back cover of the flagship device Meizu are made of solid metal sheet. The case of this device is not disassembled. This allows you to ensure an impeccable build quality devaysa. But in case of battery failure without the help of the service center, it will be difficult to do.

On the top edge of the smartphone is a standard audio port. At the bottom, the micro-USB port is displayed, a loud speaker (it is hidden behind stylish holes) and a spoken microphone. On the back cover, except for the manufacturer's logo, there is an eye of the main camera. Here, next to, a double LED light for it is displayed. In total there are three color versions of the case of this gadget. The most practical of these is the Meizu MX5 Gray. On it, dirt and possible damage to the body of the gadget is not so much noticeable. White version is more suitable for a weak half of humanity: mothers, wives, daughters, sisters. Well, the golden corps is focused on directors, their deputies and other executives. He will perfectly emphasize their status.

CPU

MT6795T - it is on the basis of this chip developed by the company "MediaTek" and built Meizu MX5. The review of its technical specifications is really impressive. This is an overclocked version of the semiconductor crystal: this is indicated by the "T" - "Turbo" index, that is, it is the accelerated modification of the CPU. It consists of eight computational modules, each of which can be dynamically accelerated to 2.2 GHz, depending on the degree of complexity of the problem being solved. In this case, it has two clusters. The first of them uses a more efficient "A57" architecture and includes 4 computational modules. The second consists of a similar number of computing cores, but is built on the basis of a more energy-efficient architecture - the A53. Such a solution allows the smartphone to be dynamically adjusted to the task being solved. If you need the maximum level of performance, then the main load falls on the first module. But in the energy-saving mode, the second computing cluster is more intensively used. It should also be noted that this chip has an excessive level of performance, and it can easily cope with any task to date, including the most demanding 3D toys.

In contrast to the MX5, the iPhone 6 can count on only 2 computational cores capable of accelerating at the most intense load up to 1.4 GHz. As a result, the computing capabilities of the flagship Meizu solution are much better. A certain compensation in this regard is the significant optimization of software. But still the excessive performance of the computational "heart" of the smartphone allows you not to think about the level of complexity of the task, and this certainly can not boast of the "apple" gadget. We can say that Apple has pushed the problem of lack of performance of the device onto the shoulders of programmers, and this modest Chinese manufacturer has laid out a processor solution that allows you to run any program code on the gadget.

Device Display

Of course, the quality of the screen does not cause criticism in Meizu Mx5. His characteristics are really impressive. Its diagonal is equal to today's solid 5.5 inches. The screen resolution is 1920x1080, and the pixel density in this case is equal to an impressive 401ppi. That is, the image on this smartphone is output in 1080p format. The display matrix is made using the "AMOLEED" technology. In the same way, Samsung's flagship solutions of the latest generation - S6 and S6 EDGE - are made, and this can not but rejoice. In addition, it is necessary to note the presence of a sensor that automatically adjusts the brightness level of the screen. Also, the front panel together with the display protects the impact-resistant glass of the latest generation - "Gorilla Eye 3". Similar screen parameters boast a more advanced version of the iPhone 6, which has a prefix Plus. It has a similar display diagonal - 5.5 inches, exactly the same resolution - 1920x1080. The only significant difference is that in this case, another technology is used in the manufacture of the display matrix - Retina HD. But from the position of the end user, this is not so serious. So the quality of the display in these devices is almost identical.

Graphic accelerator

One of the main weaknesses in comparison with the iPhone 6 is the graphics accelerator in the Meizu MX5. A comparison of their hardware specifications clearly indicates this. The iPhone 6 uses a PowerVR GX6650 video adapter. Its clock frequency can reach only 550 MHz, but it can boast of 192 computing streams. This puts it on a par with such graphics accelerators as Adreno 420 or Tegra K1. But the MX5 is powered by the PowerVR G6200. Its peak clock frequency reaches 700 MHz, but there are 64 computing streams. That is, they are almost three times less than the "apple" smartphone. But, on the other hand, the computational power of this graphics solution is enough to display the picture on the 2K screen. In our case, a more modest resolution is used - 1080r. Accordingly, and problems with the output of the graphic image in this case certainly should not be. So for the end user, this difference is not so significant.

Cameras

But in terms of the camera iPhone 6 on the order of losing Meizu MX5. Photos with the latter are really much better. The camera in it is based on a sensor element in 20.7 Mp produced by Sony. In addition, it implements technologies such as laser autofocus, dual flash from LEDs and a panoramic lens. Video this camera can record in 4K-quality with an update of 30 frames per second. Against this backdrop, the 8 megapixel iPhone 6 looks really modest, and no proprietary technology does not allow achieving the same level of quality. A similar situation with front cameras. The sensor of the front camera in the MX5 is based on a sensitive element of 5 Mp. In the "apple" gadget in this regard, a more modest sensor: only 1.2 megapixels. Therefore, for video calls and "Selfie" is better suited flagship from Meizu.

Memory

The minimum capacity of the built-in drive in Meizu MX5 is 16Gb. Part of the specified volume will be occupied by the pre-installed software (about 4 GB). The rest of the space is allocated for the needs of the user. For most tasks of the average user this is quite enough. But it is more preferable to purchase a more advanced version of this smartphone already with 32 GB on board. Unlike the iPhone 6 (which can be equipped with 64 GB or even 128 GB), there is no greater capacity of the integrated drive in these flagship solutions. If for some reason there is a lack of free space on the built-in drive, then you can upload some information to various cloud services (for example, "Mail.ru. Oblako" or "Yandex.Disk").

An alternative way to solve this problem is to purchase an additional cable "OZH" with the usual port "YUSB" and connect it with a conventional flash drive. But in this case, the convenience of working on the smartphone is lost: you need to make sure that the flash drive does not accidentally fall off. Excellent situation with RAM in this device. Its capacity is 3 GB. About 1.2 GB after the end of the download of the system software will be occupied. The rest (and this is 1.8 GB), the user can use to launch their programs. Against this background, the iPhone 6 with 1 GB looks very bad. But the increased capacity of the built-in drive is not so much a serious advantage.

Battery and autonomy

Almost the same batteries are installed in these two flagship devices. The iPhone 6 uses a battery for 2915 mAh. Slightly more battery capacity in the Meizu MX5. Overview of its technical specifications indicates that its capacity is 3150 mAh. Taking into account the fact that the flagship of the Cupertino company has more modest hardware stuffing, it will have a slightly better autonomy. In reality, iPhone owners can expect 1.5-2 days of work from one charge. In turn, the MX5 can stretch 1-1.5 days on one battery charge. These values are valid for the average load level. If you increase the load, then the autonomy of devices will be reduced to 8-12 hours. Well and in the mode of the greatest economy specified values will increase by 1,5-2 days.

Transfer of information

A complete list of all currently existing interfaces is available in the Meizu MX5. Reviews of the owners of the "smart" phone distinguish such of them:

• Mobile networks GPRS, EDGE, 3G and LTE. And the first SIM card can work with them, and the second one.
• A complete set of all "Wai-Fee" interfaces, including the latest fastest "as".
• There is also "Blutuz" version 4.1.
• The navigation capabilities of the smartphone allow it to interact with two systems simultaneously: GLONASS and GPS.
• The list of wire interfaces consists of a micro-USB and a standard audio port.

System software

Quite an interesting situation with the system software in Meizu MX5. Its firmware is based on "Android" version 5.0. In doing so, it has been substantially redesigned, and the operating system itself is called "Flaim." Its version is 4.5. The need to modify the user interface is due to the presence of only one button below the display in the control panel instead of three. As a result, the appearance of the interface is more reminiscent of iOS than "Android". There is also no separate menu for programs.

All the shortcuts of the installed software are transferred to the desktop. If necessary, you can group them into folders. Well, all system settings are set in Meizu MX5 settings: date, time, mobile network modes and so on. Well and in the rest the software set is typical for the given software platform: applications "Google", social networks and the built in mini-programs. It is important to note that there are several versions of this device: I, C, A and U. All of them, except I, are oriented only to the Chinese market. Install in a Meizu MX5 Russian language unprepared user is problematic. In them there is only Chinese. But you can change the language of the interface by installing special software or a complete flashing of the device. Well, the version with index I is adapted to international markets and is free of this shortcoming. So when buying, we pay attention to the marking of the gadget to exclude possible problems with the software part of the smartphone.

Price

In most cases, the key criterion in choosing a new smartphone is its cost. And then far behind leaves the device from the "Apple" Meizu MX5. Reviews this only confirm. The basic version of this gadget with 16 GB costs 310 dollars. A more advanced modification of this flagship, already with 32GB, costs about 340 dollars. For comparison: the most affordable version of last year's solution from Apple is now estimated at almost $ 700. In this case, the total capacity of the built-in storage device is 16 GB. So it turns out that for one of the most modest iPhone 6 you can buy 2 MX5 at once. This raises one question: why pay more for the brand? The answer here can only be one: you are an avid fan of Apple. In all other cases, the most rational way to buy a more affordable solution from Meizu, which is almost in no way inferior to the iPhone 6.

Reviews

Meizu MX5 is very balanced. Comparison With the iPhone 6 shows almost complete parity of the software and hardware of these devices. But his price is half as much. And this serious plus users singled out. Virtually in no way inferior to the flagship "Apple" in 2014 MX5. Well, some of its components are generally an order of magnitude better (for example, RAM and cameras). So there was one more serious competitor for smartphones of the "apple" company. But there is one serious disadvantage in the Meizu MX5. Firmware on some versions of the gadget is not supported by the Russian language. Again, when buying, you need to look at the marking and buy only the device with the index "I".

Comparison with last year's flagship Apple

Almost in all respects, the flagship of the year 2014 from "Apple" is losing Meizu MX5. The iPhone 6 boasts only slightly better autonomy, greater capacity of the integrated drive and optimized software. Everything else is on the MX5 side. This and performance, and the amount of RAM, and high quality sound, and cameras. Well, the key advantage of Meizu's solution is the price. At a cost of 2 times less and with very similar characteristics and an identical level of quality, why pay more for a branded device? Justification can only be personal preference.

If you prefer the iPhone 6, then buy it. At the same time its price is 2 times higher. Well and in all other cases the decision from Meizu is more justified.

Results

In any case, the price, hardware characteristics and software component allow you to solve any problems on the Meizu MX5 without problems. Overview Its capabilities this once again confirms. At the same time, the cost of this smartphone is really modest, which makes its purchase even more justified.