Specs At A Glance
5.5-inch, 1, 080 x 1, 920 pixel display(403ppi)
1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor
2GB RAM, Mali-T720 MP3 GPU
13-megapixel primary camera, 5MP front camera
16GB/32GB internal storage(expandable up to 128GB)
4G, dual-SIM, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
Android 5.1 Lollipop with Flyme UI 4.5
3, 100mAh battery
Looking at the MEIZU m2 note for the first time, you’d be hard pressed to tell it apart from its predecessor. The new mBack home button aside, the two devices are nearly identical, featuring the same rounded edges and polycarbonate back panel. On the facade you’ll find the earpiece, front 5MP camera, sensors and notification LED above the display. Below the screen you’ll see the oval-shaped mBack button encased in a chrome trim.
The bottom edge houses the primary microphone, micro-USB port and loudspeaker, while the top edge features the 3.5mm audio jack and secondary microphone. The volume rocker and power button are located on the left spine instead of their usual place on the right, which takes a while to get used to. On the right you’ll find an ejectable tray that houses the dual nano-SIM card slots. The first slot is a hybrid SIM card slot, also accepting a microSD card in place of the secondary SIM for storage expansion. The back panel is non-removable, and comes in colours like white, blue, black and grey.
The m2 note features a 5.5-inch IGZO display bearing full HD resolution, just like its predecessor. The resulting pixel density of 403ppi means that the screen is really sharp, with icons and text clearly defined. Touch response is fluid and smooth, and viewing angles are decent. The brightness levels are fine for indoor usage, but in sunlight, the screen struggles with legibility. In the display settings, you can tweak the colour temperature to your liking.
The m2 note is among the few budget phablets to feature a 1080p display, but it misses out on a very important feature – screen protection. MEIZU hasn’t added Corning Gorilla Glass or Asahi Dragontrail Glass over the screen, instead using just tempered glass as a shield. You’ll definitely need to invest in a screen protector to safeguard against scratches and minor knocks.
The M2 note features a 13MP primary snapper and a 5MP front shooter. The camera app is simple and devoid of frills, perfect for when you want to shoot in a jiffy. You can swipe down on the viewfinder to bring up the list of modes, or alternatively swipe between them.
The m2 note runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with Flyme OS 4.5. Flyme(pronounced fly-me) completely alters the stock Android interface, and adds unique navigation and gesture control features. The international version of Flyme is still a work-in-progress, and comes with just a handful of Google services pre-installed, limited to the Play Store, Maps, Google Now and Google settings. All other apps including Chrome, YouTube, Google+, Photos, Hangouts, etc., need to be manually downloaded and installed. A few apps, including the browser, AppCenter(MEIZU’s app store in China) and Personalize(the theme store) are all in Chinese. Like most Chinese UI’s, Flyme also skips on an app drawer, with all the icons scattered across the various homescreens. By default, the UI displays Flyme icons, which are square-shaped and blocky. If, like us, you’re not a fan of this, MEIZU has provided an option to switch to the default Google icons in settings. The settings menu has also been modified, displaying a sidebar with icons on the left, which can be swiped out to expand the view of each item.
The MEIZU m2 note is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz. It gets 2GB of RAM and a Mali T720-MP3 GPU for company. Day-to-day usage and multi-tasking on the m2 note was smooth and zippy, without any significant lags or sudden app crashes during our two-week testing period. The smartphone was able to handle gaming well too, and we were able to play Riptide GP2 without any jitters despite the heavy graphics. The device gets warm after 10 minutes of gameplay, but doesn’t overheat to uncomfortable temperatures.
On our 16GB unit, we got approximately 10GB of free storage out of the box. There’s also a 32GB variant, but we’re not sure if MEIZU will launch this one in India. One of the m1 note’s biggest failings was the lack of a microSD card slot, and MEIZU has rectified this with the m2 note, which accepts cards up to 128GB in size. As we mentioned earlier, it’s a hybrid SIM card slot, so you’ll need to choose between dual-SIM and expandable storage.
The m2 note is fitted with a 3, 100mAh fixed battery. We found the battery to be more than adequate for a day’s usage comprising phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and use of the camera. We usually didn’t need to plug in the charger until before bed, unless our usage was very heavy. In our standard battery test, where we loop a 720p video with brightness and volume set to 50 percent, we got just under 11 hours of juice, which is a fantastic result.
As far as the connectivity options go, the m2 note supports both 4G bands in India on both SIM card slots, which is great. The other features include dual-band Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 and USB OTG.
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