Smartphone Meizu E3 (64GB and 128GB) - advantages and disadvantages

In March 2018, the Chinese company Meizu presented its next creation to the buyers. The name is the brainchild of Meizu E3. It is available in several color options and with different memory capacities. Some fans of the brand immediately began to scold the phone, others actively praised it.

The third had a fair question - what can boast of E3? Now let's take it and find out.

Design

And immediately to the design of the device, which is so easy to pass by. What is immediately visible? For example, the fact that Meizu E 3 is an enlarged M6S.Yes, the manufacturers liked the previously released Meizu M6S so much that they didn’t want to part with their favorite design. Why, if consumers like it, creators too. Left.

The case is quite stylish, compact. Made entirely of metal, no plastic inserts. The texture of the coating is very pleasant to the touch and harmonious in appearance.

If you become the owner of a model in dark colors, then you will not be at all happy with the next news. The fact is that fingerprints remain on the body of the device, and become most visible in this particular color variant. This is a minus. But don't worry, you can choose a different color.

Only three colors are available - the aforementioned black, gold and deep blue. Only it will be almost impossible to get a device in a blue case, in order to get it even in other colors you will have to work hard. In blue and even more so. Why - find out below.

So far, a little about the sensations of the smartphone. To the touch, the phone is so pleasant and so comfortable in the hand that you don’t want to put a case on it at all. Although for the safety of the device safe and sound, this will have to be done.

Controlling the phone with one hand is problematic. This is due to the size of the device. It can be called a minus with a stretch, because we still have two hands. You can intercept it with the other palm, and save it from falling.
The volume and power buttons are located almost parallel to each other. It does not bring joy and convenience, because every time you try to lock your smartphone, you always hit the volume button. And it turns out a screenshot, which is generally not required at this moment.

Fingerprint scanner and more

The main camera module protrudes above the body.At E3, the developers turned it vertically, apparently trying to follow the fashion and resemble the design of the iPhone X.

The fingerprint scanner adorns the left (or right, if we look at the smartphone while holding it in our hands) side panel of the E3. This arrangement is a signature feature of Meizu smartphones, which is loved by fans of the brand. And this is convenient, because you can unlock the smartphone not only with any hand you like, but you don’t even need to specially adjust. The scanner works from any position. You can also lie down.

Headphone jack, type-c and external speaker

Headphones are inserted into E3 from below. For many users, this is even more convenient than when the connector is located at the top of the device.

Meizu E3 supports USB Type-c version 2.0. It was disappointing that when testing with the recognition of a flash drive, there were problems. I did not want to see her smartphone.

External speaker

The smartphone cannot boast of a high volume level. Being indoors, hearing an incoming call or message is quite problematic. On a busy street, this will be even more difficult. The sound is too quiet. Compared to the same Xiaomi Redmi, the latter sounds louder.

Headphone sound

Listening to music through the headset is comfortable, the sound is good, clear, the bass is loud and voluminous. For particularly demanding users, there are advanced settings for the built-in equalizer.

Speaker

When talking, the speech of the interlocutor is heard perfectly. The speaker and two microphones work flawlessly.
The event and notification indicator is located near the hearing speaker and lights up in white.

The build quality is decent. When Meizu released the M6s, they found the perfect design for the E3.It's really nice to look at him.

Dual sim phone. The card slot supports either the simultaneous use of two nano-SIM cards, or one SIM card and a flash drive up to 256GB in size.

Screen

The smartphone display pleases with an excellent 5.99-inch diagonal, Full HD resolution and an IPS 2160 by 1080 px matrix. 18:9 1500:1. The aspect ratio is 2 to 1.

When compared with inexpensive models, the color difference is very noticeable. The image is bright, contrasting and high definition.
The viewing angle is close to the maximum.

In the settings, you can make the image temperature warmer or, conversely, colder by simply adjusting the level of the slider. This is done for the comfort of the eyes of users and concern for the preservation of vision.
The brightness level is even excessively good - it will help out in any situation.

The screen is not protected by Gorilla Glass, but there is a tempered glass protection from a Chinese manufacturer. For such a cost of the device, it would be possible to supply Gorilla Glass. According to users, in a week of use, three scratches appeared on the surface of the screen. This is very upsetting.

The oleophobic coating of the screen is of high quality, there are practically no fingerprints left. If they do appear, they are easily erased.

The diagonal of the screen allows you to watch movies, play games and read with great comfort and pleasure. As long as the battery lasts. What he can do, we'll see.

Battery

The body thickness of the E3 is very small. Most likely, this did not allow putting a larger battery in the smartphone.
The volume of the built-in battery is 3360 mAh. With such a capacity and average use, the charge of a smartphone will last, at most, until the end of the day. Screen time varies from 4 to 5 hours. Enough for the average user.

Meizu supports the new 10 volt 2 amp fast charging standard. The manufacturer claims that the smartphone now not only charges quickly, but also does not heat up. Indeed, no excessive heating was noticed.
Charging time from 0 to 50% will be 35 minutes.
From 0 to 100% - an hour and a half.

The price starts from 18 thousand rubles. Read more about the price and the exclusive limited edition of the smartphone below.

Processor and RAM

The Snapdragon 636 is installed in the E 3 model, which employs 8 Krvo 260 cores. (a73 + a53+ at 8) 1.8 Ghz.
RAM is available only one option - 6 GB. But built-in at the user's choice, depending on the model - 64 GB in the younger and 128 GB in the older version.

Otherwise, the equipment of both options is identical. There is no choice of configuration, no different battery capacity. Therefore, the price of Meizu e3 seems too high compared to competitive brands. Take at least Xiaomi Redmi note 5. This is one of the reasons why the circulation of the “troika” is limited, and the model is not sold outside of China.

How does it behave in games?

Playing on a smartphone is convenient and pleasant. In applications and toys at 25 frames per second, performance is noticeably smooth.

World of Tanks at almost maximum settings run well. In "Tekken" you can also win fights without "lags" and drawdowns.

During the game, the device heats up, but it does not cause discomfort, it does not interfere with the levels. In general, it is not critical.

Operating system

It is possible to purchase this model from China directly via the Internet. True, this is fraught with the lack of a normal firmware of the operating system. What's wrong? And here's what:

If you decipher the picture, it becomes clear that there is no Russian language in the device.You can either use the English version with updates, or wait for Russified firmware to appear in the future.

No one has announced the dates yet.

And, again, the main competitor, Xiaomi, in a similar situation, can, through diligence and skill, install the Russian version of the firmware. With Meizu, this will not work. Unfortunately.

For 2018, Meizu E3 boasts firmware version Flyme 6.3.2.1.A based on the seventh Android.

The shell does not differ in functionality from the previous version of Flyme 6. The assembly pleases with smooth and beautiful animation. Application crashes happen, but not often.

The lock screen of the smartphone has a set of gesture controls. Taps and Swipes are types of taps to quickly open playlists and apps.
Flyme has minimalistic settings, a closed operating system and only the necessary functions. For this, it was even compared with IOS. There is a similarity, but minimal.

The downside is that Meizu does not care at all about the release of the latest update packages for their smartphone models. This complicates the work of the budget line of devices.

The high-quality work of Flyme 6 can be observed only in price segments above the average. For example, here.

The touch buttons at the bottom of the screen can be customized to your preference. The middle m-back button, by double pressing or holding longer than the allotted time, opens multitasking, locks the phone, or throws it into the main menu. Anything the user wants.

rear camera

Removes for a rating of 4+. The main camera of the smartphone has two sensors from Sony.

The first is at 20 MP, f/2.6 aperture (IMX 350).
The second is at 12 MP, with an aperture of F / 1.9 (IMX 360).

Photos in the daytime turned out with natural colors, good quality. Clear and not blurry.

How to take pictures in the sun:

Night shots are also of good quality, the “graininess” is insignificant.

How to take pictures at night:

There is an increase (zoom) 1.8. When zoom is used, image quality deteriorates.
Video recording from the smartphone is provided in 4K and Full HD quality. There is no digital and optical image stabilization.

Front-camera

The 8 MP module with aperture 2.0 was decided to be made by the developers in the E3 model.

With good lighting, the pictures are good. The quality of the light drops - the quality of the image deteriorates.

Equipment

Opening the box, we will see what is included in the package:

1. Smartphone;
2. Instructions;
3. Needle to open the sim tray;
4. USB-C cable;
5. Charger unit (with quick charge function).

It was disappointing that there are no headphones as standard. In 2018, many manufacturers refuse to include a headset with smartphones. The cost of a wired headset is not high, and the range of models is large - it is not difficult to purchase. Although it would be nicer to see them in a box by buying a smartphone.

Exclusive colorway j-20

Now the most interesting. In addition to the three main colors, there is also a limited edition Meizu E3 J-20 Edition. It was released in honor of the Chinese fighter Chin Do j-20.

You can only buy it in China, but even there it understands? like hot cakes. The body of the model is made of zinc alloy, and on the case back there is metal and laser engravings designed to resemble the j-20 fighter. A branded bumper with a fighter emblem comes with the smartphone.

Why not sell in Russia?

Meizu E3 is sold only in China. There are no plans to release it on a trip to the global market. This is explained by the fact that M6s, which was released earlier, is intended for deliveries to Russia. Moreover, there is no 4G frequency ben 20, there is only ben 7. This means that there may be problems with the Internet in 4G networks.

However, if the phone goes on sale, the expected price level in 2018 looks like this:

Advantages vs. Flaws

Having examined the Meizu E3 smartphone, its strengths and weaknesses are clearly visible. Let's start with the positives.

• Convenient location of the fingerprint scanner;
• Camera;
• Screen;
• Headphone sound;
• Microphone.

• Price;
• External speaker;
• Lack of Russian language;
• Rarely do updates come out;
• No optical stabilization;
• Battery;
• The main camera sticks out;
• Type-c did not recognize the flash drive.

What is the result?

Meizu E3 is trying to please with a Snapdragon 636 processor and 6 GB of RAM. Competitors have been building Snapdragon 660 into devices for a long time, at the same price. E3 has a beautiful design, but is it worth giving preference to a smartphone only for beauty? It's up to you to decide.