Meizu M2 mini review - the best smartphone available. Review of the smartphone Meizu M2 Mini - a worthy budget employee in a plastic case Meizu m2 mini Ukrainian version

And after 6 months, the hero of our review arrives on the shelves - the model Meizu M2... Why was it so fast for the manufacturer to update the line while visually distinguishing these two brothers is quite difficult? The thing is that these "brothers" differ in themselves not only in cost, but also in their positioning by the company.

Appearance and features

Some of the controls have slightly changed since the first version. But by sight Meizu M2 remained as attractive as its predecessor. The glossy plastic case is pleasant to the touch, although it slips a little, which may result in the gadget falling.

Feature Meizu M2 is the ability to use two SIM (Micro and Nano). In this case, instead of the latter, you can insert a micro SD memory card. This is quite specific, but it is practiced even among eminent manufacturers (Samsung and Huawei).

In general, the smartphone leaves a pleasant impression. But what if we hit the power button?

Display, filling

Turning on the smartphone immediately catches the eye with a large display with a diagonal of 5 ". Its resolution is 1280x720 pixels. This figure is quite enough for a clear display of information on the screen without a hint of pixelation.

The internal stuffing of the smartphone is as follows:

1. Processor - Mediatek MT6735, 4 cores at 1.3 GHz, 64-bit architecture;
2. RAM - 2 GB;
3. Video processor - Mali T720 MP3, frequency 450 MHz.

Drawing a conclusion from the above parameters, we can say that this gadget has “organs” inside it, which are typical for smartphones of the middle price class.

It is worth noting that the gadget is equipped with internal memory of 16 and 32 GB, which is very pleasing against the background of the possibility of expansion. On this volume, you can save not only films, games, but also photo and video materials made by one of the built-in cameras. The main one is equipped with a 13 megapixel matrix, and the front one is 5 megapixels.

Performance and battery

The device is running Android 5.1. with proprietary Flyme OS shell. The manufacturer says that such a solution completely eliminates performance drawdowns, which are surprisingly quite high (benchmarks give indicators close to high).

The battery of the gadget, to be honest, is not designed for long-term autonomy. For a 5 ”display, the 2500 mAh supply is frankly small. With average activity, the battery lasts only 15-18 hours.

Competitors and results

Surprisingly, competitors have Meizu M2 not so much. If we take smartphones that are within +/- $ 10, then there are no worthy competitors at all. The lower price category is not even worth attention, and among the more expensive models are ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE500CL, Lenovo S60, Xiaomi MI3.

Generally speaking, the quality of the gadget is very good. Photos, videos, application processing speed and display are all on top for the price point of the device. As a result, we can say that Meizu M2 worth the money that the manufacturer asks for it.

Compact LTE smartphone at an affordable price

The Meizu m2 smartphone is currently the most affordable offer from the entire line of Meizu devices, which, it should be noted, has recently become active on the market mobile devices... A couple of years ago, the company slowly released one model per season and felt pretty good at the same time, but new times made even such unhurried manufacturers move.

Now in the portfolio of the Chinese company there are several current models at the same time, which, according to modern fashion, are clearly delineated by segments. There is a premium segment (represented by Pro models), flagships (MX), affordable tablets with big screen(Note), and representatives of the m (mini) line now cover the niche of budget devices, although the concept of budget devices for the Russian market is now quite distorted. The price of the new item will be discussed later, but for now it is worth noting that the device under review does not have any "mini" prefix in the original name - in China itself, the hero of the review is called Meizu m2.

Main features of Meizu m2 (mini)

	Meizu m2	Wileyfox swift	Xiaomi Redmi 2	Nubia Z9 mini	Honor 4C
Screen	5 ″, IPS	5 ″, IPS	4.7 ″, IPS	5 ″, IPS	5 ″, IPS
Permission	1280 × 720, 294 ppi	1280 × 720, 294 ppi	1280 × 720, 312 ppi	1920 × 1080, 441 ppi	1280 × 720, 294 ppi
SoC	MediaTek MT6735 (4 cores ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.3 GHz)		Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (8 cores ARM Cortex-A53) @ 1.5 GHz	HiSilicon Kirin 620 (8 cores ARM Cortex-A53) @ 1.2 GHz
GPU	Mali-T720	Adreno 306	Adreno 306	Adreno 405	Mali-450MP4
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	1/2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Flash memory	16 GB	16 GB	8/16 GB	16 GB	8 GB
Memory card support	microSD	microSD	microSD	microSD	microSD
Operating system	Google android 5.1	Google Android 5.1	Google Android 4.4	Google Android 5.0	Google Android 4.4
Battery	non-removable, 2500 mAh	removable, 2500 mAh	removable, 2200 mAh	non-removable, 2900 mAh	non-removable, 2550 mAh
Cameras		rear (13 MP; 1080p video), front (5 MP)	rear (8 MP; 1080p video), front (2 MP)	rear (16 MP; 1080p video), front (8 MP)	rear (13 MP; 1080p video), front (5 MP)
Dimensions and weight	140 x 69 x 8.7 mm, 131 g	141 x 71 x 9.4mm, 135g	134 x 67 x 9.4 mm, 132 g	141 x 70 x 8.2 mm, 148 g	143 x 72 x 8.8mm, 162g
average price	T-12748971	$109	T-12086724	T-12411658	T-12423732
Retail Offers Meizu m2	L-12748971-10

SoC MediaTek MT6735, 1.3 GHz, 4 cores, ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 @ 450 MHz 3 cores
Operating room Android system 5.1, Flyme OS 4.5
5 ″ IPS touchscreen display, 1280 × 720, 294 ppi
Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16 GB
Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
Supports microSD cards up to 128GB
Communication GSM 900/1800 MHz
Communication 3G HSDPA 900/2100 MHz
Data transmission LTE Cat.4 (150/50 Mbps) 1800/2100/2600 MHz
Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n (2.4 / 5 GHz), Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0 BLE
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
USB 2.0, OTG
13 MP camera, f / 2.2, autofocus, 1080p video
Front camera 5 MP, f / 2.0, fixed. focus
Gyroscope, proximity sensors, lighting, gravity, electronic compass
Battery 2500 mAh, non-removable
Dimensions 140 x 69 x 8.7 mm
Weight 131 g

Contents of delivery

Meizu m2 goes on sale in an unreasonably large package, although the smartphone itself is small, and the contents of its kit are minimal. The box is really too big, for some reason it has a square shape, although everything that is in it could fit into a quarter of this volume. The box is designed in a minimalist style: only a couple of logos are applied on the outside on a snow-white background. The junior model did not receive the usual inner box made in the form of a book.

The set of accessories is quite limited: the box contains only a standard charger with an output current of 2 A and a Micro-USB connection cable, nothing else.

Appearance and usability

In appearance, Meizu m2 does not differ from other modern models of the family of this Chinese company, which now uses the same design for all of its products, from top-end to budget. It is still the same simple in shape, streamlined boat cover on all sides without any additional decorative elements such as a side frame or inserts.

There is no metal in the outer part of the Meizu m2 case, everything here is made of polycarbonate, there is not even a rim around the rear camera glass. This partly makes the case a little unattractive, but in any case, the design remains a matter of taste.

As for the assembly, there are no complaints here: the monolithic non-separable body of Meizu m2 does not emit squeaks when squeezed, it does not bend in the center of the back cover, the parts fit perfectly. The smartphone (in gray version) has a matte plastic surface, so the device is held in the hand quite reliably, although it cannot be said that fingerprints are not visible on it at all. However, there are even more of them on the front glass - the oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating here, apparently, is rather weak.

A single side slot is used to attach the cards, into which two SIM cards are inserted simultaneously, stacked on a metal slide one after the other. Nano-SIM cards are used. In place of one of the SIM-cards, you can install a memory card, but then you have to limit yourself to working with only one SIM-card, which is not very convenient.

On the opposite side edge, on the right, there are both mechanical control keys (lock and volume). The buttons are made of the same plastic as the entire body. They are large in size, protrude beyond the body to a sufficient height, have an elastic springy stroke, and are easily found blindly.

There is another mechanical key on the front panel, it is located in the center under the screen and has an oval shape, like Samsung smartphones... Only, unlike them, there is no built-in fingerprint scanner, but it is possible to return a step back in the interface with one touch without pressing, which is no less useful. By the way, a fingerprint scanner is integrated into such a button in Meizu devices, but only in flagship ( Meizu MX5). Pressing this key here performs the action to return to the home screen. Thus, this button replaces the two main navigation buttons of Android smartphones, and they are not nearby. The developers did not take care of the event indicator either.

There are no surprises on the back side of the case: a large round camera window without any rim is covered protective glass Gorilla Glass 3, the camera module does not protrude beyond the surface of the body. There is a single LED flash nearby that can be used as a flashlight.

The main speaker is brought out to the bottom end - to the same place where the Micro-USB connector is located, which supports connecting external devices in USB OTG mode. The audio output for headphones is located on the opposite upper end. There are no covers or plugs on the connectors, the smartphone is not equipped with protection against water and dust. There is no strap attachment on the case either.

As with Meizu m2 Note, the hero of the review comes on sale in four different versions: three body colors (white, blue and pink) have glossy surfaces, and the gray version, as we have in the photos, has a matte, not easily soiled coating, but too slippery for reliable holding in hand. So this is an infrequent case when ergonomics strongly depends on the color of the case: glossy versions are more easily soiled, but they are held in the hand much more reliably, their coating seems to "stick" to the skin. By the way, in official deliveries to Russia, the pink version of Meizu m2 is not yet available - perhaps it will appear with us later.

Screen

Meizu m2 is equipped with an IPS sensor matrix (using GFF technology with full lamination). Unlike the rear camera, the screen is not protected by Gorilla Glass 3, but by AGC Dragontrail. The physical dimensions of the screen are 62 × 110 mm, the diagonal is 5 inches, the resolution is 1280 × 720 pixels, and the dot density is 294 ppi.

The frame around the screen can be called thin: its width is less than 3 mm at the sides, and 14 mm at the top and bottom; the screen-to-body ratio is over 75%.

The brightness of the display can be adjusted manually, there is also an ambient light sensor, on the basis of which automatic adjustment works. The multitouch technology here allows you to process 10 simultaneous touches. When you bring the smartphone to your ear, the screen is locked using a proximity sensor. The screen can be unlocked by double tapping on the glass or by drawing special gestures.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the sections " Monitors" and " Projectors and TV » Alexey Kudryavtsev... Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are not worse than those of the screen Google Nexus 7 (2013)(hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, we present a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Meizu m2, then they can be distinguished by their size):

The screen of the Meizu m2 is still lighter (brightness in the photos is 126 versus 110 for the Nexus 7), which is at odds with the initial subjective assessment. The doubling of reflected objects in the Meizu m2 screen is weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (such as glass / air) with greatly different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of strong external illumination, but their repair in case of cracked outer glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating, its efficiency is high, even higher than that of the Nexus 7, so fingerprints are removed much easier, and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with the display of the white field on the whole screen, the maximum brightness value was about 410 cd / m², the minimum - 5 cd / m². The maximum brightness is not very high, but given the good anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors should be at a more or less acceptable level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable value. In the presence of automatic brightness control by the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front speaker slot). V automatic mode That is, when the ambient light conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. This function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness, the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 160 cd / m2 (too much), in an office illuminated with artificial light (about 400 lux) it sets to 230 cd / m2 (ok), in a very bright environment (corresponds to illumination on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more), the brightness rises to 410 cd / m² (to the maximum - this is what you need); if the adjustment is about 50%, then the values are as follows: 48, 130 and 410 cd / m² (suitable combination), the regulator at 0% - 6.5, 36 and 405 cd / m² (the first two values are slightly underestimated, which is logical). It turns out that the automatic brightness control function works absolutely adequately and allows the user to customize his work for individual requirements. At any brightness level, there is no significant backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering either.

V this smartphone a matrix of the IPS type is used. On the micrograph, if desired, you can see the subpixel structure typical for IPS:

For comparison, see photomicrograph gallery screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift even with large gaze deviations from the perpendicular to the screen and without pronounced inversion of shades. However, in the case of the darkest shades, there is an inversion of the brightness of the shades along one diagonal. For comparison, here are some photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of Meizu m2 and Nexus 7, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to about 200 cd / m². White field perpendicular to screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And the test picture:

The color saturation is moderately high, but the color balance is noticeably different. Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens, but on the Meizu m2 the contrast decreased to a large extent due to the strong black lightening. And white box:

The brightness at an angle of the screens has decreased (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but the Meizu m2 has a slightly lighter screen (average brightness in photos is 238 versus 234 for Nexus 7). When deviated along the diagonal, the black field brightens up strongly, but remains conditionally neutral gray. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same!):

And from a different angle:

With a perpendicular view, the uniformity of the black field is imperfect, since in some places the brightness of the black increases noticeably:

The contrast ratio (approximately in the center of the screen) is good - about 880: 1. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 26 ms (13 ms on + 13 ms off). The transition between gray tones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back takes 41 ms in total. The gamma curve, plotted using 32 points at equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.16, which is close to the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve almost does not deviate from the power dependence:

The color gamut differs slightly from sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix filters mix the components together to a moderate extent:

However, the deviations of the coordinates of the primary colors from the vertices of the sRGB triangle are not very large, so the colors have almost natural saturation and hue. The balance of shades on the gray scale is medium, since the color temperature is above the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the spectrum of the absolute black body (ΔE) is greater than 10, which is considered not a very good indicator even for a consumer device. However, ΔE and color temperature change little from hue to hue - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This device has the ability to correct the color balance by adjusting the color temperature.

However, any change in the position of the slider from the initial one leads to a significant increase in ΔE, so it makes no sense to perform such an adjustment, especially since the color temperature is not very much higher than 6500 K.

To summarize: the screen has a fairly high maximum brightness and has good anti-reflective properties, so the device can be used outdoors even on a sunny summer day. For conditions of complete darkness, you can set a comfortable level of brightness. There is also a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works quite adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, no air gap in the layers of the screen and no flicker, a color gamut close to sRGB and a color balance acceptable for visual assessment. As a significant disadvantage, we attribute the low stability of black to the deviation of the gaze from the perpendicular to the plane of the screen. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices, the screen quality can be considered high.

Sound

Meizu m2 sounds pretty good, especially in headphones. When connecting high-quality headphones, you can get good-quality sound, the sound is clear, bright, rich and loud, no extraneous noise or distortion is observed. To connect some models of headphones, there are prepared profiles, including those for Apple EarPods. In the main speaker, the sound is also clear, but, as usual, you need to use the engineering menu to increase the maximum volume, otherwise the volume reserve of this speaker may seem insufficient. In the spoken dynamics, the intonation and timbre of the familiar interlocutor's voice remain recognizable, no special distortions are observed, the system copes quite adequately with the surrounding noise.

To play music, a proprietary player is used, in the settings of which it is possible to use an equalizer with preset values. Plugging in headphones gives you the above-mentioned option to choose from several different profiles of the Dirac HD Sound system.

The device is able to record telephone conversations from the line, all you need to do is to press the corresponding button in the interface of the telephone application right during a call. There is no FM radio in the smartphone.

Camera

The smartphone is equipped with two digital camera modules with a resolution of 13 and 5 megapixels. The front camera is equipped with a 5-megapixel sensor and a wide-angle lens with an aperture of f / 2.0, it lacks autofocus and flash. You can shoot using the hardware volume key. Among the settings of the front camera, there is also a manual mode, in which you can manually control aperture, shutter speed, ISO. The developers call the camera installed here "a top solution in this price segment", and also mention a kind of "intelligent system for improving the quality of selfies FotoNation 2.0, which provides accurate white balance adjustment and allows you to create excellent photos." However, we did not notice anything special in the resulting selfies, the quality for the level of selfies is satisfactory, but nothing more. With insufficient ambient light, this system certainly does not help.

The main camera gets the same familiar 13-megapixel Samsung sensor and a 5-element lens with an f / 2.2 aperture. There is a single flash, the lens is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The autofocus here, according to subjective feelings, is rather slow, but rarely makes mistakes. There is no stabilization system - neither optical nor electronic.

The shooting control menu is exactly the same as in other modern Meizu models, only there are fewer different shooting modes here. In manual mode, it is also possible to set the shutter speed, ISO, etc. Third party applications these settings cannot be controlled via the Camera2 API.

The camera can shoot video at a maximum resolution of 1080p, which is generally good, but the system does a poor job with noise when recording sound. Apparently, the sensitivity of the only microphone installed in the device is overstated as much as possible, while there is no noise reduction system. As a result, when playing a sound, a "mess" of various sounds superimposed on each other arises, each of which the microphone tried to record as clearly as possible, including the noise of the wind.

Movie number 1(56 MB, 1920 × [email protected] fps)
Movie number 2(43 MB, 1920 × [email protected] fps)

	Quite good sharpness across the field and according to plans.
	Small out-of-focus area in the upper right corner.
	The camera copes with macro photography.
	The text has been worked out well.
	Sharpness is generally good, but there are areas of blur.
	The left side of the frame is definitely sharper than the right. The grass merges only to the distant shots.
	Sometimes there are practically no areas of blur.
	Despite the out-of-focus area on the right, the number of the nearest car is distinguishable.

The camera is pretty good. It is not devoid of minor flaws, but on the whole it gives a good result. In some places it processes the noise reduction, and in some places there are simply zones of blur, which cannot but upset. Also, the camera does not always work out the details well. As for the rest, the image quality can be described as “above average”. The camera is quite capable of coping not only with documentary shooting, but also with art.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone works as standard in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also has support for fourth-generation LTE Cat.4 networks (FDD-LTE: 1800/2100/2600 MHz), that is, the hero of the review will be able to function in two of the three most common domestic operators of the bands (B3, B7), while B20 (800 MHz) is not supported by this phone. In practice, with SIM-cards of Beeline and MTS operators in the Moscow region, the smartphone confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of signal reception raises no objections, the device confidently maintains communication in rooms and does not lose signal in areas of poor reception.

The rest of the network capabilities of the smartphone are also quite satisfactory: there is support for Bluetooth 4.0 BLE, two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) are supported, Wi-Fi Direct, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi channels or bluetooth. There is no NFC, but connecting external devices to USB port in OTG mode is supported.

The operation of the navigation module raises no objections, the speed of detecting satellites during a cold start is less than a minute. The module supports work with GPS / A-GPS and the domestic Glonass system. There is a sensor among the sensors magnetic field, on the basis of which the electronic compass of navigation cartographic programs functions.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, when dialing a phone number, a search is immediately carried out by the first letters in contacts. There is no Swype support. In addition to the standard keyboard, there is an alternative TouchPal X with a wider range of settings and capabilities.

The smartphone supports work with two SIM-cards. Traditionally, for the interface of Meizu smartphones, when making a call, you can select any desired SIM card, but you cannot pre-assign any one as the main one for organizing voice calls or sending SMS messages. Unlike the previous model (Meizu m1). here a SIM card in any slot can work with 3G / 4G networks, but, as usual, only one of the cards can function in this mode at the same time. To change the assignments of the card slots, you do not need to change places - this can be done directly from the phone menu. Working with two SIM cards is organized according to the usual Dual SIM Dual Standby standard, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module.

OS and software

The device uses Google Android 5.1 software platform with its own Flyme OS 4.5 shell installed, which supports over-the-air (OTA) updates. The interface is well known from the previous models of the family, there are practically no differences, and among the features one can only note the presence of the so-called "Easy mode". This is a simplified mode, in which the smartphone interface becomes as simple as possible, there is a minimum number of icons on the screen, only the most necessary ones are left from the settings, the virtual buttons are maximized, that is, in general, everything is done so that the smartphone becomes convenient for elderly people to use and, possibly, children. Curious that this mode of all smartphones Meizu is implemented only in this model.

Otherwise, everything is familiar. As always, a lot of attention has been paid to working with gestures. Although the Meizu m2 screen is not the largest, there is also a virtual SmartTouch button. It can be positioned anywhere on the screen, and it can be used to move the image halfway down to make it easier to reach the top elements. With the help of gestures, you can also interact with the menu of the last open programs, the notification curtain, unlock the home screen, etc. For example, you can not only unlock the screen, but also use the style special characters(letters of the Latin alphabet) immediately call a specific application to work at the same time as unlocking.

Also, a lot of attention is paid to safety: it is very convenient that using staff resources you can put a password to launch any application - for example, this way you can hide the gallery with photos, mail, and even restrict access to games for children from prying eyes. The built-in explorer has a special folder (Disk / storage), and if you move any other folder (the same photos, movies or music) into it, then it will no longer be possible to enter them without a password. There is also an option for remote control of a smartphone with anti-theft protection, but domestic users are not yet able to use it, because the personal account interface is implemented only in Chinese.

There is no standard set of touch buttons below the screen, so some of their responsibilities are assigned to a single central hardware button. It is very convenient that in the latest Meizu models, by simply touching it, you can return one step back in the interface, this solves many problems with the lack of additional keys... In general, the Flyme OS user interface is currently one of the most attractive, neat-looking, well-thought-out and systematized alternative skins for working with Android OS.

Performance

The Meizu m2 hardware platform is based on the MediaTek MT6735 SoC, which has four Cortex-A53 processor cores operating at up to 1300 MHz. This is an entry-level 64-bit solution, the capabilities of this SoC are modest. Graphics processing is handled by a Mali-T720 triple-core GPU with a core frequency of up to 450 MHz. The device has 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of built-in memory, of which 10.5 GB is initially free for the needs of the user himself. It is also possible to use a memory card, but for this you have to remove the second SIM card. In practice, our 128GB Transcend Premium microSDXC UHS-1 test card was confidently recognized by the device. Connecting external devices and flash drives to the Micro-USB port in USB OTG mode is also supported.

According to the test results, the MediaTek MT6735 platform showed fairly modest results, which is to be expected from a budget solution. Although this is a 64-bit SoC, and the Android OS is also 64-bit, the difference in AnTuTu tests between versions is minimal (about 27K points in a 64-bit test).

However, even this budget platform turned out to be faster in all tests, both complex and specialized, than Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 positioned at the same level. entry level MediaTek MT6735 is quite simple, and most other modern platforms outrun it, including all representatives of the MediaTek line itself.

Testing in latest versions complex tests AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized in tables for convenience. Several other devices from different segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, therefore, many worthy and relevant models remain behind the scenes - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in 3DMark gaming tests,GFXBenchmark, and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the highest performing smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Meizu m2 (MediaTek MT6735)	Wileyfox swift (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410)	Xiaomi Redmi 2 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410)	Nubia Z9 mini (Qualcomm Snapdragon 615)	Honor 4C (Hisilicon Kirin 620)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more is better)	3086	2632	2667	5382	3838
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more is better)	4973	4374	4362	7625	5383
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Onscreen)	14 fps	—	10 fps	14 fps	13 fps
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Offscreen)	8.5 fps	—	5 fps	15 fps	8 fps
Bonsai benchmark	2953 (42 fps)	1655 (24 fps)	1594 (23 fps)	1639 (23 fps)	2322 (33 fps)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Heat images

Below is a thermal image of the rear surface taken after a 10 minute battery test in GFXBenchmark:

It can be seen that the heating is clearly localized in the upper part of the device, which, apparently, corresponds to the location of the SoC microcircuit. Below you can see the contours of the battery, which heats up a little with an intense discharge. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 40 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), this is the average heating in this test among modern smartphones.

Video playback

To test "omnivorous" video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles) most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are tabulated.

Once again, the Meizu smartphone was pleasantly surprised by the support of all decoders, which are necessary for the full playback of most of the most common multimedia files on the network. That is, to play them successfully, you don't even have to resort to using a third-party player - for example, MX Player, although playback in it will also support the AC3 audio format, which is good news.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Native video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally

Testing of video output features was carried out by Alexey Kudryavtsev.

We did not find the MHL interface, like Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “ Testing technique for video signal playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)"). Screenshots with an exposure of 1 s helped to determine the nature of the frame output of video files with different parameters: the resolution varied (1280 by 720 (720p) and 1920 by 1080 (1080p) pixels) and the frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames / with). In our tests, we used the MX Player video player in the "Hardware" mode. The test results are summarized in the table:

Note: If both columns Uniformity and Skips green ratings are set, this means that, most likely, when watching movies, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and skipping of frames will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with the playback of the respective files.

According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of video playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) to be displayed with a more or less uniform alternation of intervals and almost without frame drops. Except for files with 60 fps, in which case many frames are skipped, moreover, at first the playback is slow-motion, then it is accelerated and so on with repetition. Note that the screen refresh rate appears to be below the typical 60 Hz and is approximately 53 Hz. When playing video files with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels (720p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the edge of the screen, one to one pixel by pixel, that is, in the original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all shades are displayed in the shadows and highlights.

Battery life

Meizu m2 is equipped with a non-removable battery of 2500 mAh standard for modern smartphones. Thanks to this, as well as the not too powerful and rather economical hardware, the smartphone demonstrated quite a decent level of autonomy in all standard use cases.

Testing, as usual, was carried out at the maximum power consumption level without using the proprietary power-saving functions and modes, although there are some in the device. With this, Meizu smartphones have recently been simple: in the battery section, you can choose one of three operating modes (productive, balanced and energy-saving). At first, in the very first models, this function was deeply buried in the settings section for developers, where not everyone could find it.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Meizu m2	2500 mAh	14h 30m	9h 30m	4h 00m
Wileyfox swift	2500 mAh	12h 20m	9h 00m	4h 30m
Xiaomi Redmi 2	2200 mAh	14h 20m	10h 00m	4h 40m
Lenovo A6000	2300 mAh	15h 00m	9h 00m	4h 50m
Alcatel OT Idol 3 (4.7)	2000 mAh	15h 00m	6h 00m	4h 10m
Lg magna	2540 mAh	13h 30m	10h 00m	4h 00m
Honor 4C	2550 mAh	12h 00m	8h 40m	4h 20m
Nubia Z9 mini	2900 mAh	18h 00m	10h 00m	3h 30m
Samsung Galaxy A5	2300 mAh	14h 00m	11h 00m	4h 20m

Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto-scrolling) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m2) lasted 14.5 hours until the battery was fully discharged, high quality(720p) with the same brightness level through home network The Wi-Fi device lasted 9.5 hours. In 3D games mode, the smartphone worked for 4 hours. The smartphone battery is charged for a long time, the time to fully charge the Meizu m2 battery is at least 3 full hours.

Outcome

Unfortunately for Russian buyers, the official price of the certified Meizu m2 was not so low that the smartphone could be confidently ranked among the truly budget segment. At the moment, a smartphone can be purchased at a price of 12-13 thousand rubles, which is not so little. However, it should be borne in mind that for this money the user gets a model that is quite worthy in all respects with an excellent bright and large enough IPS-screen, an excellent sound system, a good set of communication interfaces and a more than satisfactory level of autonomy. A high-quality polycarbonate case with an aluminum chassis inside promises to "wear for a long time" and look good (if you basically like appearance Meizu m2), in addition, the smartphone is offered in several colors for every taste. Of the weak points, we can only note that the camera is not of the highest quality, but this question is also relative: the camera is weak compared to the flagships, but for its level it is quite satisfactory. And, of course, you shouldn't expect anything special from the hardware platform of this model - it is frankly budgetary. In general, as usual, Meizu has released a quite solid product that you can safely purchase without fear of running into any hidden defects or shortcomings - the company takes its business with full responsibility, in recent years we have been able to make sure of this more than once by example other previously tested products from this manufacturer.

Actually, it should be Xiaomi review Redmi note 2, but in the two days that I spent with him, I was so disappointed in him that there was no desire to finish the review. Because reviews are just a hobby and entertainment for me, the smartphone was quickly sold at a good price for me and forgotten. And then iXBT canceled the previous competition without really explaining what would happen to the reviews that participated in it. Of course, it is impossible to popularize blogs in this way, but the owner is a master. Well, you can try to participate in a new competition.

Locating

The device supports GPS and GLONASS. The fact that everything was perfect with determining the location in this device was even in the apartment, when the smartphone found several satellites and determined the location in the room. I went outside for a detailed check. Rebooted the phone and ran test programs.

2 seconds, and a bag of satellites spilled out onto the screen. The signal is very powerful, it sees GPS and GLONASS satellites. The error is 2 meters! The result is excellent.

The smartphone contains a digital compass for navigation programs.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone supports TD-LTE (1900/2300/2600 MHz), FDD LTE (1800/1900/2600 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA + (850/900/1900/2100 MHz), GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800 MHz) ... Those. our (Russian) main ranges LTE B3 and B7 are supported. I checked two operators: MTS and Megfon. There were no problems with 4G and 3G operation.

You can install two SIM cards, but, as is the case in most cases, there is only one radio module. Those. both are in standby mode, and one is in operation. To work in 4G / 3G networks, you can assign any card in the settings, the other will automatically work in GSM.

I liked that the system immediately has a built-in ability to record telephone conversations. You can record individual conversations or all at once.

The earpiece has a good headroom. Speech is heard clearly.

The M2 has only one microphone. Surprisingly, this did not reflect negatively. The opposite subscriber heard me clearly and clearly, without echo and extraneous noise, even when I was outside with a strong wind. But the absence of a second microphone had a big impact on video recording, but more on that later.

In the courtyard, 4G Internet from MTS worked well. Browsing, watching YouTube didn't cause any problems.

The Wi-Fi module supports 802.11a / b / g / n (2.4 / 5.0 GHz). The speed indicators at 3 meters from the base station with line of sight are simply excellent.

2.4 GHz:

5 GHz:

I had a short-term shock when I went to the far corner of another room behind two reinforced concrete walls and measured the speed of the 2.4 GHz network. None of the devices that I have ever had and do not even come close to delivering such speed in this place:

Bluetooth is simple. I connected a Samsung HM1700 headset, it works.

Sound

Forgive the sinner, but I am not an audiophile or a music lover. I can't objectively assess the sound quality in headphones.

Sony's simple in-ear headphones sound good to me. All frequencies are in place. I, as an ordinary consumer, enjoyed watching one episode of the series and listened to a couple of music tracks. I was not dissatisfied. The volume margin is good. With the M2, you can change from a car to the subway, the volume is enough.

The external speaker is loud enough. He is alone. There is no barrel effect. There are no rattles or overloads. Even with software volume amplification up to 200% in MX Player, no degradation in sound is observed. Due to the fact that the speaker is located at the end, the volume does not decrease when the device is on the table.

The phone rings loudly. You can hear it well in the bag. The power of the vibration motor flawlessly.

Camera

So we got to the worst thing in this smartphone. In words, everything is great: 13 megapixel Samsung CMOS, f / 2.2, 5-element optics.

I will write my opinion, and then look at the pictures and videos yourself and draw a conclusion for yourself. Maybe your assessment of beauty is a little different. ...

The camera program itself has an excellent and user-friendly interface. There is even a manual mode with all operating parameters. There is even manual focus. But the problem is with the quality. Full Camera API 2 (from Android 5) is not supported: in third-party programs no access to exposure control, RAW is not supported.

Very small dynamic range, low contrast, low but uniform sharpness. Intrusive and strong software processing, even in good lighting, noise reduction works tirelessly. For a budget smartphone, this is good camera... But among all smartphones, the level is below average.

Everything is in order.

Night video

Artificial lighting. Tripod. The smartphone recorded 1080p video with an average frame rate of 16. Average bit rate - 9.5 Mbps. The quality is bad in everything. The camera is not suitable for video recording in low light conditions. There is a lot of unnecessary noise in audio track... Then I recorded the video in complete silence - it makes noise.

Daytime video shooting

Good lighting. Hand-held shooting. The smartphone recorded 1080p video with an average frame rate of 30. Average bitrate is 17 Mbps. Medium quality - low sharpness, jerky changes in exposure, software stabilization is not supported.

Main camera at night

In automatic mode, handheld, the smartphone decided to increase the shutter speed to 1/10 of a second. Shumodav shoved everything into cabbage.

Main camera at night (tripod)

The camera has a manual mode. We put on a tripod. We set ISO 100, shutter speed - 2 seconds. Already good. But here, too, software processing does not get tired of working.

Main camera during the day

Copes with macro. All the images show the same problems: very small dynamic range, low contrast, low sharpness across the entire field, too pronounced software processing.

Indoor main camera

Front-camera

According to MEIZU, front-camera uses some kind of FotoNation 2.0 processing and something to improve the exposure of the face. It would be better if they didn't write it at all. The software determines the area of the face and begins to automatically retouch and wash it so that nothing human remains there. The second photo is indoors with artificial lighting.

This is the end of the camera. Join the battle in the comments.

Video playback

I understand correctly what you want to ask: "What can such a state employee do?" You do not want? Then I will ask myself and I will answer myself. This is a real media harvester. It can play literally everything ... that is required of a smartphone.

For the test, 2 files were used:

MKV container, 1080p24 H.264 video (8 bit, 11 Mbps), AC-3 audio, DTS audio.
MKV container, 1080p24 HEVC / H.265 video (8 bit, 8 Mbps), AAC audio

In the test, we used a stock video player and the most popular MX Player.

The only downside is that there is no MHL support.

Internal storage, work with microSD cards and flash drives via USB OTG

On a fresh system, there is 11 GB of free internal storage.

The OS supports the exFAT file system, i.e. you can safely use cards up to 128 GB. For the test, I will use a fast A-Data Premier 32Gb UHS-I card. The real linear read speed through the USB 3.0 card reader is 45 MB / s, the linear write speed is 18 MB / s.

Let's see the internal speed of working with ROM and microSD. Although this information does not carry practical use, but you need to know it for the next step.

For ROM, the speed is typical for modern smartphones. But the reading speed of microSD let us down. Maybe the budget SoC has some limitations in the controller, or maybe there is a software reason.

Now let's check what is really important in practice - the speed of writing files to the device from the computer and from the device to the computer. In the system, devices are mounted using the MTP protocol.

A 3 GB file is written from the computer to the internal memory in 4 minutes 21 seconds, i.e. 11 MB / s. Very slow for a modern device. But the read speed (copying from device to computer) is much better - 29.5 MB / s, almost at the limit of USB 2.0.

A 2 GB file is written from a computer to a microSD card in 2 minutes 50 seconds, i.e. 13 MB / s. Reading speed - 26 MB / s. Reading at the limit of the internal speed, and writing does not reach the internal speed.

WITH via USB OTG to the device, you can connect flash drives. I was surprised when I connected a USB flash drive with file system NTFS. The smartphone accepted it with pleasure. The access was read and write. In the file manager, I could freely delete files from the flash drive and write something to it. Nice informal surprise.

Performance

The heart of the smartphone is the budget SoC from MediaTek MT6735. It contains 4 Cortex-A53 cores that run at 1.3GHz. The ARM Mali-T720 controller is responsible for the graphics part. The smartphone has 2 GB of RAM. In the smartphone settings, you can choose one of three performance modes. All tests were run in maximum performance mode. The results of other smartphones are taken from the iXBT website, they are obtained in the default mode (they may be underestimated due to the less productive mode).

AnTuTu and Geekbench 3

	MEIZU M2 (MediaTek MT6735)	Xiaomi Redmi 2 (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410)	MEIZU M2 Note (MediaTek MT6753)
AnTuTu v5.7.1	27047	20899	30332
Geeckbench 3	616/1714	483/1466	563/2627

3DMark and GFXBench

Charger

The set comes with a charger with a maximum current of 1.2A.

This immediately alerted, the device consumes low current. I put the standard charger back in the box. Charging was performed using a high-quality Tronsmart TS-UC5PC charger. M2 was connected with high quality micro-USB cable, which is guaranteed to use a current of 2.5A. A port with a maximum amperage of 2.4A and closed contacts Data via "strapping" (Tronsmart calls this VoltIQ, but for most of the device it is enough that they are simply closed).

M2 does not support Boost Charging in any way. The maximum current was 0.9A. In 30 minutes, the device was charged up to 21%. Up to 43% in 1 hour. In 2 hours 20 minutes up to 100%. If the full charging time is quite normal, then 21% in the first 30 minutes is too little for a modern smartphone.

Battery life

In general, the smartphone is quiet enough for a day of use. An hour of video, browsing, camera use, calls, messages. By the evening, I had 30% of the charge left.

For testing time autonomous work the default performance mode (balanced) was used.

Video playback

All radios are disabled. Brightness up to 50%. Play a 1080p24 H.264 file. A full charge was enough for exactly 9 o'clock continuous playback.

3D games

For testing I will use new function at GFXBenchmark. The T-Rex test is launched for 30 minutes, the program analyzes how the battery is consumed, and then gives the predicted operating time with such a load and with such a consumption.

278 minutes... Those. for games, a full charge of the smartphone is enough for about 4 hours 30 minutes... This is a good result. The graph shows that the battery was discharged evenly. During the test, the heating of the smartphone was slight. GFXBenchmark showed 35 ºC. There was no throttling during the test.

Conclusion

This is great budget smartphone... The main complaint is only the camera. For $ 120, you probably won't find anything better. If your school child has an old or budget smartphone, then it's time to give him the MEIZU M2.

Chinese manufacturers are confidently increasing their presence in the global smartphone market. More and more strong models that are in demand among buyers are already appearing not only in the budget, but also in the middle price segment.

Meizu M2 Mini can be called a striking representative of such "middle peasants", which is able to compete with the "flagships". The review of the device that we conducted to write this article will show what features this phone has, and what to expect from it in practice. We will also consider the reviews about the model and the characteristics of those who managed to work with this device.

Positioning

By the name of the model, we can say that it is defined by the developer as a simplified, more accessible version of the "main" device - Meizu smartphone M2 Note. Mini (which we will review) has a slightly curtailed functionality, due to which it is offered cheaper. However, considering this phone, one should not confuse it with the "wretched" Chinese models, which have the simplest and "sluggish" processor, a small faded screen and a weak battery. No, this time the developers approached the reduction of the cost of the smartphone more responsibly, choosing the optimal components for the money that the buyer pays.

Unfortunately, the smartphone is not that affordable in the domestic market. Its cost is 13 thousand rubles - and this price characterizes, rather, the middle segment of phones. However, when we were preparing the review, we noticed that the phone works quite well and, judging by its functions, it pays for the invested funds quite well. Thus, it justifies even its not the most budgetary cost.

Appearance

It's no secret that Chinese manufacturers often turn their attention to how the products of the most advanced companies, such as Apple or Samsung, are arranged. In this sense, the M2 Mini, the review of which we have prepared, does not stand out from a number of these devices. Even a cursory glance at the image of the device, you can definitely say that it resembles Apple iPhone 6. If you take the smartphone in your hand, then the sensations are somewhat similar due to both similar dimensions and the same weight of the models.

Certain elements of the smartphone body were clearly borrowed from the "apple" company. For example, the device of the frame around the perimeter of the phone, the appearance of the Home key (unless you count the fact that it is more elongated), the layout of materials on the Meizu M2 Mini. The review clearly demonstrates that the smartphone is implemented in the same style, which is, in fact, a win-win for many developers from China.

And this is confirmed not only by our personal experience with the phone, but also by the reviews presented. Due to its dimensions, the model is very comfortable in the hand, looks solid, pleasant to the touch.

The design of the phone itself is not demountable, which significantly increases its strength. The back cover is plastic, while the base of the device is made of metal. Covers, by the way, can be changed at the discretion of the user - in total, the manufacturer has 4 of them in the assortment: gray, pink, blue and white.

Navigation elements

The described smartphone also possesses some features due to the placement of functional holes and navigation elements. In particular, as you can see in the presented photos, the Meizu M2 Mini, which we are reviewing, has a large oval Home key. It is very similar to the touch button for fingerprint scanning that the iPhone has. I would also like to mention the "rocker" for adjusting the sound, located on the side edge, and the button for unlocking the display, installed a little higher.

Of the functional holes on the M2, there is a speaker located at the bottom of the phone case, as well as a port for connecting a charger. There is a headphone jack (3.5mm jack) on the top of the phone. The back cover of the smartphone also has holes for the camera and flash.

Screen

The display size of the phone reaches 5 inches. This is considered to be the optimal indicator, taking into account the needs of modern users and the capabilities of phones of this class. The screen resolution is 1280 x 720 pixels, which allows us to speak of an average density of about 296 dots per inch. There is no graininess in day-to-day work, although if you want to, you can still find pixels in some places.

The display glass is also protected (we are talking about AGC Dragontrail technology) and covered with a special oleophobic layer. Due to this, it is pleasant to work with it (due to its ease of sliding) and safe. As practical tests have shown, even after long-term use of the device in moderate mode, not a single scratch appeared on the glass. Although we would still recommend purchasing a case for your Meizu M2 Mini, especially since their assortment is very wide on any Chinese portal! We will not talk about films, various additional coatings - this is an already obvious opportunity to "tune" your device and make it even more secure for the future.

Battery

Dedicated to Meizu M2 Mini Model Review, Customer Reviews and specifications devices contain a wealth of information about battery behavior. This is not surprising, because the "endurance" of the battery directly determines the comfort of using the device. Accordingly, you will be an order of magnitude more satisfied with your smartphone if it shows remarkable autonomy.

The model we are describing has a 2500 mAh battery. She, as it turned out, is not removable. Its volume is large enough to provide the model with 12-13 hours of calls. Thus, in economy mode, the phone will last 3-4 days without additional charging!

Software optimization plays an important role in smartphone energy consumption. So, as shown by a review dedicated to Meizu M2 Mini 16Gb, the smartphone has the ability to switch to one of three power modes, which are called "Energy Saving", "Balanced" and "Productive". By switching between them, you can even more significantly reduce the battery drain and extend the operating time of the smartphone.

CPU

The phone has a relatively new processor, which was presented to the world only this year. We are talking about - a quad-core "heart" of the device, issuing up to 1.5 GHz clock frequency for each of the cores. The GPU here is Mali T-720, which supports OpenGL ES and Open CL.

As noted by reviews, the smartphone has some difficulties with playing games (especially at higher requirements). When it comes to day-to-day work, with simple basic steps, everything runs smoothly and smoothly.

Of course, a smartphone can be called a budget smartphone, so you shouldn't count on “performance miracles” here. However, there are no particular difficulties here.

Connection

The main features (communication) in the device are no different from what is present in the mass of other phones of this class. In particular, this is the presence of a GSM module, support for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, the ability to work with GSP. GLONASS can also be referred to the number of systems that support navigation on this smartphone.

The positive thing about Meizu M2 Mini (the firmware installed on the device does not matter) is the ability to work with LTE. Moreover, in the settings menu, the user can independently choose in which mode this or that SIM card will be available.

But NFC is not observed here, so you will have to forget about other “remote things”.

Camera

On the smartphone, as it became established, two cameras are installed - the main one, the matrix resolution of which is 13 megapixels and the front one (5 megapixels). Of course, these specifications can be “inflated” by the Chinese manufacturer in order to attract more buyers of the Meizu M2 Mini. A camera overview is what can help you understand what the device really is.

If you believe the reviews, then the quality of the shooting can be called good. Both cameras maintain the color balance at a decent level, transmit saturation, and retain the sharpness of the picture. The only remark can be made, perhaps, regarding the cut-off viewing angles. They are really narrower than you can see on many other phones.

The software part of the photo and video camera is also at its best here - the device has a wide range of settings that can significantly change the quality of the resulting image. For example, here you can adjust the shutter speed, ISO options and more.

Operating system

The base of work for Meizu M2 Mini ( detailed review which we carry out) is Android version 5.1 (current at the time of release of the device). It is possible that the device is now adapted to work with the "six", which appeared relatively recently.

True, fans of the interface of this system should be immediately warned: there is almost nothing left of the “native” device on the device. The model is preinstalled with a shell developed by the manufacturer. It is called Flyme and, to be honest, everyone's attitude towards it can be purely individual. A feature of this version is, for example, the absence of the usual system keys at the bottom of the screen. Instead, there are three shortcut buttons; and you can return to home or back by various combinations of pressing the Home button.