Meizu m1 metal

Introduction

Meizu's Blue Charm lineup is leveling up with the latest Meizu m1 metal addition. It keeps the low-budget/high-performance profile but Meizu managed to promote the design to a new premium level without sacrificing the Blue Charm goal.

First we want to get the naming confusion out of the way - the smartphone is sold in China as Blue Charm Metal (read in Chinese as Meilan Metal), while for the rest of the world the phone will be known as Meizu m1 metal.

Meizu m1 :KEY FEATURES

5.5" 1080p LTPS IPS LCD display of 401ppi

Flyme OS 5 UI on top of Yun OS (an Android fork based on Android 5.1.1 source code but adapted for the Chinese market)

MediaTek Helio X10: octa-core Cortex-A53 processor at 2.0 GHz, PowerVR G6200 GPU, 2GB of RAM

13MP camera with two-tone LED flash, 1080p video recording @30fps

5MP front-facing camera with 1080p@30fps video recording

16GB or 32GB of built-in storage; expandable via a microSD slot

Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbps); Dual SIM; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.1; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou; USB On-The-Go

mTouch Home button with a fingerprint scanner

Active noise cancellation via a dedicated mic

3,140mAh battery

Main disadvantages

No FM radio or NFC

Limited LTE band support for the Chinese version

No fast charging

NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH Announced 2015, October

Status Available. Released 2015, October

BODY Dimensions 150.7 x 75.3 x 8.2 mm (5.93 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)

Weight 162g (5.71 oz)

SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY Type LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 5.5 inches (~72.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch Yes

Protection Dinorex T2X-1 scratch/shock resistant glass

- Flyme OS 5.1/Yun OS

PLATFORM OS Android OS, 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Chipset Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10

CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU PowerVR G6200

MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality

Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

Video 1080p@30fps, check quality

Secondary 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Radio No

USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

Browser HTML5

Java No

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- MP4/H.264 player
- Document editor
- Photo/video editor

BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 3140 mAh battery

MISC Colors White, Gold, Gray, Blue, Pink

Price group 4/10

TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 943 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1039
Basemark X: 8526

Display Contrast ratio: 780 (nominal), 2.675 (sunlight)

Camera Photo / Video

Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB

Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB

Battery life
Endurance rating 61h

Design - 9.5/10

Hardware - 7.5/10

Battery - 5.5/10

Camera - 6.3/10

Value - 6/10

7/10

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2015, October
Status	Available. Released 2015, October

BODY	Dimensions	150.7 x 75.3 x 8.2 mm (5.93 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight	162g (5.71 oz)
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.5 inches (~72.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Dinorex T2X-1 scratch/shock resistant glass
	- Flyme OS 5.1/Yun OS

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset	Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	PowerVR G6200

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal	16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary	5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio	No
USB	microUSB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser	HTML5
Java	No
	- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - MP4/H.264 player - Document editor - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3140 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	White, Gold, Gray, Blue, Pink
Price group	4/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 943 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1039 Basemark X: 8526
Display	Contrast ratio: 780 (nominal), 2.675 (sunlight)
Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery life	Endurance rating 61h