Most of the Smartphone manufacturers, especially Chinese are giving more attention over mid-range to attract the customers from whole level in every rest of the world. Xiaomi and Lenovo were the one of the first among them, who had made a new revolution in smartphone industry came with their Redmi 3 and Lemon 3 devices packed with awesome mid-range specs and Metal body covered. In continuation, their main opponent from China itself, Meizu has revealed their latest smartphone in mid-range level, Meizu M3 Note (aka Blue Charm Note 3) in China, today. Meizu introduced device as a perfect successor for the device previously came from them, Meizu M2 which has been launched in China and India last year.
The Meizu M3 Note features a 5.5-inch FHD display, equipped with a 2.5D glass over it. A Helio P10 Octa-Core SoC clocked at 1.8GHz situated under its hood powers the device to take out a powerful performance. The device arrives with two memory variants, as the Xiaomi does in their latest mid-range device Redmi Note 3. The one variant has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage space while other carries 3GB RAM and 32GB in-built storage. Meizu M3 Note sports a 13MP camera unit mounted on rear panel with PDAF technology and Aperture of f/2.2, which is similar to its other opponents in same segment and a selfie shooter of 5MP with f/2.0 aperture.
The device is juiced up with a battery pack of 4,100mAh, which can withstand upto 16 days as standby. Meizu hasn’t forgot to add the security option which is being a trend among smartphones nowadays, a fingerprint scanner. Interestingly, it is located on the front panel under the screen chipped with mTouch 2.1 sensor, in the place of home button; just like Samsung and HTC are doing. It supports dual SIM capability, but one of them is hybrid which can be used as SD Card slot, supports 4G connectivity.
Meizu M3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Lenovo K4 Note
Device | Meizu M3 Note | Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 | Lenovo Vibe K4 Note |
Display | 5.5 inch FHD
2.5D glass |
5.5 inch FHD | 5.5 inch FHD |
Camera | 13MP+5MP | 13MP+5MP | 13MP+5MP |
Memory | 2GB+16GB
3GB+32GB |
2GB+32GB
3GB+32GB |
2GB+8/16/32GB
3GB+16GB |
SD Card | Hybrid | Hybrid | Yes |
CPU | Helio P10 1.8GHz | Helio X10 1.8GHz | MediaTek MT6753 |
Material | Metal | Metal | Plastic |
Battery | 4,100mAh | 4,050mAh | 3,300 mAh |
Fingerprint Scanner | Yes | Yes | Yes |
4G | VoLTE | LTE | LTE Cat4 |
Price | 123-153USD | 204USD | 215USD |
Colors | Silver, Grey, Gold | Silver, Grey, Gold | Black |
Launch Date | 2016 April | November 2015 | 2016 January |
Meizu M3 note will be shipped with Android 5.1 on-board, topped with Flyme UI over it. The device is made with the dimensions of 153.8 x 75.6 x 8.2 mm weighing at 163 grams. Meizu made the availability of device in three colors – Grey, Silver and Gold priced at 799 CNY (123 USD Aprox.) and 999 CNY (153 USD Approx.) for 2GB and 3GB variants respectively. The international availability of device still unknown, while the company announces its availability for Chinese from April 11 onwards.