Meizu today launched their new E series phone with the official name of the Meizu M3E and a price lower than originally expected.
In the run up to the Meizu M3E launch we had seen various leaks from what the handset might be packing under the hood to what the device would actually look like. Well some of those rumours were accurate and others not so.
What the Meizu M3E isn’t is a flagship beast with dual cameras, curved display and Samsung chipset, but what it is is a phone with the same design as the MX6 with lower specs and an affordable price tag.
Think of the M3E as a new Meizu Metal, only now it looks better finished and also comes in colour options including Blue, Rose Gold and Meizu’s trademark grey.
On the hardware front the M3E has a 5.5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 resolution offering a pixel density of 403ppi and 450nit brightness. Above the display is a 5 mega-pixel sensor with F2.0 aperture and FotoNation 2.0 software for enhancing selfies, and below is a fast fingerprint scanner.
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The rear camera is a PDAF Sony IMX258 13 mega-pixel model with F2.2 aperture and dual LED flash.
Internally Meizu have stuck with Mediatek to offer the phone with a Helio P10 chipset, along with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory (and yes there is room for an SD card). A 3100mAh battery also finds its way in to the 7.9mm shell with fast charging function.
Flame comes on the Meizu M3E as standard, but is based on YunOS meaning plenty of Alibaba apps and functions will be pre-installed. Pricing in China is lower than expected at only 1299 Yuan ($195) but that’s only slightly cheaper than the more powerful, dual camera equipped Redmi Pro! And I know which I would choose.
The only problem is the Alibaba apps
Great well this is DOA with the POS YunOS, another fail release by Meizu.
P10 => missed
f/2.2 => missed
Iphone design => missed
YunOS & Alibaba => missed
But Rose Gold saved the day ! -_-‘
When did iPhone start putting their camera in the middle and start using an oval shaped fingerprint button?
OK let’s say “overall design => missed” as this design has been already seen over and over, may it be Iphone or HTC inspired.
For a $200 phone the design isn’t bad. The camera on the other hand is that of a $100 phone.
What are you talking about? imx 258 is the same sensor used in One plus x, mi4c, redmi pro etc. It’s one of the better sony sensors. Probably the camera is the saving grace of this phone.
f/2.2 aperture in 2016 is not good. There is more to a camera than just the sensor.
but meizu had that button before htc or am i wrong?
I was talking more of the rear of the phone with the metal, antenna lines and camera placement.
It’s very annoying that you refer in chinese market prices. Yes the price for meizu is slightly cheaper from the redmi pro , but for all of us outside the China the price to order from resellers the redmi pro base edition is about 300$. Your site readers is outside of China, so think about it.
Very friendly from a daily basis reader of your site.
It would be impossible to quote any price other than the Chinese price as every reseller charges something different and their prices are constantly fluctuating.
The Redmi Pro you mentioned is a prime example, right now on resellers you can get anywhere from $260-366 and those prices are changed from yesterday and will be changed again tomorrow. It’s much safer for them to just quote the official price.
balco im going to have to ask you to stop being this logical and reasonable its very annoying
LOL
lol .. @vagelisminas:disqus , over reacting much ??
im from Pakistan (China’s best ally on the world map) and we don’t have most mobile phone brands from china here … hell , Xiaomi is banned by the Telecom Authority here ! everyphones costs ALOT in Pkr
you don’t see me complaining about currency conversion … do you?
new or old device ?
The only problem is the Alibaba apps
Great well this is DOA with the POS YunOS, another fail release by Meizu.
Yun OS is a big fail ,stop doing that Meizu.
IS yun os not android ?
its Android but an big failed android rom from house alibaba.
why is it failed dear? yes, in fact it might not have been even close good enough as the beloved miui of the beloved brand, but still dear pls.
Dear it was my mind about YunOS i comment only about things that i had or used. ive use the implemented yunos 3.0 version on my galaxy and it was horrible. it may be good for china and chinese regions but not internationally because the bloatware and nearly all apps are chinese. nothing was translated in english or other languages. my version had many bugs. if yunos team develop a final version for international users? Than they win it when not than not.
No it’s not.
YunOS is YunOS. And Android is Android. Both different operating systems.
Flyme is only a shell and it can run over Android, or over YunOS.
Both systems are pretty compatible, but not fully, so some problems possible.
YunOS uses different runtime than Android.
YunOS is Alibaba system, which means it is Alibaba services and China oriented!
Thats right its China oriented but they advertise it internationally in Forums like xda and other. What i meant is thats not suitable for international using! You may use it in China but not in Europe or usa or outside china
ohk…
overpriced AF
P10 => missed
f/2.2 => missed
Iphone design => missed
YunOS & Alibaba => missed
But Rose Gold saved the day ! -_-‘
When did iPhone start putting their camera in the middle and start using an oval shaped fingerprint button?
It’s more HTC inspired than iPhone.
OK let’s say “overall design => missed” as this design has been already seen over and over, may it be Iphone or HTC inspired.
but meizu had that button before htc or am i wrong?
I was talking more of the rear of the phone with the metal, antenna lines and camera placement.
For a $200 phone the design isn’t bad. The camera on the other hand is that of a $100 phone.
What are you talking about? imx 258 is the same sensor used in One plus x, mi4c, redmi pro etc. It’s one of the better sony sensors. Probably the camera is the saving grace of this phone.
f/2.2 aperture in 2016 is not good. There is more to a camera than just the sensor.
It’s very annoying that you refer in chinese market prices. Yes the price for meizu is slightly cheaper from the redmi pro , but for all of us outside the China the price to order from resellers the redmi pro base edition is about 300$. Your site readers is outside of China, so think about it.
Very friendly from a daily basis reader of your site.
It would be impossible to quote any price other than the Chinese price as every reseller charges something different and their prices are constantly fluctuating.
The Redmi Pro you mentioned is a prime example, right now on resellers you can get anywhere from $260-366 and those prices are changed from yesterday and will be changed again tomorrow. It’s much safer for them to just quote the official price.
lol .. @vagelisminas:disqus , over reacting much ??
im from Pakistan (China’s best ally on the world map) and we don’t have most mobile phone brands from china here … hell , Xiaomi is banned by the Telecom Authority here ! everyphones costs ALOT in Pkr
you don’t see me complaining about currency conversion … do you?
balco im going to have to ask you to stop being this logical and reasonable its very annoying
LOL
new or old device ?
They really really needed a 5.5 inch 1080p with P10….
Helio P10 is no where is the league of SD650/652. With both Xiaomi abd Le Eco having alternatives with SD650/652 in the same price range. Every Helio P10 device is a fail.
Mediatek needs to start offering Helio P10 for 100-150$ or Sub 100$ phones. Or else they are dead. Helio P10 at over 150$ doesn’t make sense.
They need to provind Helio x10 or X20 at 150-250$ price range.
Meizu has the Note 3 with the same SoC at 799CNY(120$).
The cheapest Helio x20 device is the 360 Mobile N4 at 899CNY(135.5$). The second cheapest is the N4S at 1199CNY.
The P10 competes with SD617, the P20 with SD625 in features and price. How a certain device maker prices a device,is not up to Qualcomm or Mediatek.
Yun OS is a big fail ,stop doing that Meizu.
IS yun os not android ?
its Android but an big failed android rom from house alibaba.
why is it failed dear? yes, in fact it might not have been even close good enough as the beloved miui of the beloved brand, but still dear pls.
No it’s not.
YunOS is YunOS. And Android is Android. Both different operating systems.
Flyme is only a shell and it can run over Android, or over YunOS.
Both systems are pretty compatible, but not fully, so some problems possible.
YunOS uses different runtime than Android.
YunOS is Alibaba system, which means it is Alibaba services and China oriented!
Dear it was my mind about YunOS i comment only about things that i had or used. ive use the implemented yunos 3.0 version on my galaxy and it was horrible. it may be good for china and chinese regions but not internationally because the bloatware and nearly all apps are chinese. nothing was translated in english or other languages. my version had many bugs. if yunos team develop a final version for international users? Than they win it when not than not.
Thats right its China oriented but they advertise it internationally in Forums like xda and other. What i meant is thats not suitable for international using! You may use it in China but not in Europe or usa or outside china
ohk…
overpriced AF
People crying foul about the YUN OS doesn’t realize that the phone is targetted at Chinese consumers. Buying this from resellers without any real thought and then complaining is stupid.
They really really needed a 5.5 inch 1080p with P10….
Helio P10 is no where is the league of SD650/652. With both Xiaomi abd Le Eco having alternatives with SD650/652 in the same price range. Every Helio P10 device is a fail.
Mediatek needs to start offering Helio P10 for 100-150$ or Sub 100$ phones. Or else they are dead. Helio P10 at over 150$ doesn’t make sense.
They need to provind Helio x10 or X20 at 150-250$ price range.
Meizu has the Note 3 with the same SoC at 799CNY(120$).
The cheapest Helio x20 device is the 360 Mobile N4 at 899CNY(135.5$). The second cheapest is the N4S at 1199CNY.
The P10 competes with SD617, the P20 with SD625 in features and price. How a certain device maker prices a device,is not up to Qualcomm or Mediatek.
People crying foul about the YUN OS doesn’t realize that the phone is targetted at Chinese consumers. Buying this from resellers without any real thought and then complaining is stupid.