User score

Overall satisfaction
9.3
  • 9
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
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  • Screen8.9
  • Performance9.3
  • Camera8.5
  • Connectivity9.2
  • Battery8.5
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
8.1

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Do you think it's a nice phone?
9.6

10 reviews

Is it comfortable?
8.7

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Can you see it well in the sunlight?
9.0

10 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
9.2

10 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
9.6

10 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
9.2

10 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
9.4

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Quality of nighttime photos
8.1

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Quality of selfies
6.9

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Does it have a powerful flash?
9.3

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Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
9.2

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Quality of the GPS
8.8

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And the WiFi?
9.7

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Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 0%
    Less than half day
  • 0%
    Less than a day
  • 30%
    One day
  • 60%
    More than one day
  • 10%
    Two days or more

10 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 10%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 60%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 30%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

10 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 0%
    Never
  • 57%
    Once a year
  • 29%
    Every six months
  • 14%
    Every two months or less

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User reviews

  • They think we don't need this anymore. Do we?

    It's hard to explain how and why I love Meizu, especially old Meizu. This phone is just... It has soul. And it's so comfortable. I don't need anything else. It's so small and... Symmetrical. The mBack is perfect. The Flyme is a meme OS, but what a comfortable and magnificent meme OS! Cameras could be better, but they are kinda ok, you can even get gcam and be happier. The games run with no problem etc etc etc

    The thing is... It's old. And no one needs it now, when you can get cheap "raw power" brick in a stinky plastic shell with 10 cameras... Or an iphone.

    Pros
    • Ergonomics
    • Materials
    • Design
    • Flyme
    Cons
    • Well, Flyme
    • Battery
    • Camera software
    • 8.6
    • Screen8.7
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera7.7
    • Connectivity8.6
    • Battery7.0
  • Has been forgotten high end power smartphone

    Alone the smartphone design, make it attractive fo smartphone lovers, it's look amazing. The performance is high end quality the camera is the same... It's little bit forgotten and underestimated brand, it's pity...

    Pros
    • All
    Cons
    • No negative points found
    • 9.8
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • The Gold design phone

    it is a compact and symmetrical phone, aesthetically very beautiful. everything works very well, it has only two big problems: HD streaming on Netflix and prime does not work , the bootloader cannot be unlocked.

    Pros
    • Ergonomic
    • Design
    • Display
    Cons
    • Software
    • Drm widevine
    • 7.8
    • Screen9.3
    • Performance9.0
    • Camera5.7
    • Connectivity8.0
    • Battery7.0
  • One of the best phones right now without notch or any other punchout.

    This is one of the best phone for the price without notch, punchout and motorized camera. I recommend it for anyone that don't want to pay much for a great phone. Of course I have some issues, but there are rather minor, so you should really consider buying this phone.

    Pros
    • No notch
    • Snapdragon 855
    • Stereo speakers
    • Price
    • Taptic engine
    Cons
    • Gestures
    • Fingerprint scanner
    • Lack of wide angle camera
    • 9.5
    • Screen9.0
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera8.5
    • Connectivity9.0
    • Battery9.0
  • Probably the best phone in 2019

    it has the best design so far, and flyme A receives updates regularly. (use PuTT for gapps)

    Pros
    • speed
    • display
    • best haptic feedback
    • fast charge (24W)
    Cons
    • nothing
    • 10
    • Screen9.6
    • Performance9.6
    • Camera8.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    The best phone for the money!

    1. Choosing a new smartphone, first of all, the price was important for me. As you know, the Meizu campaign is currently experiencing hard times, so the phone is much cheaper than its potential competitors. 2. The design was most pleased, while every first manufacturer tried to twist and make a drop, or a huge cutout in the screen, Meizu went the classical way and made symmetrical frames. As for me, this phone is one of the most beautiful, and most importantly, ergonomic phones of the year. 3. Speaking about the smartphone’s camera, I’d like to mention excellent stabilization, because every Chinese man can take great pictures today, but some people have trouble shooting. 4. For me personally, this is the first phone of the campaign and flyme pleasantly surprised me. Despite problems with updates, the phone never lagged. Immediately upon purchase, I advise you to put mback, as a way of management. To summarize, I advise you to buy.

    • 10
    • Screen10
    • Performance10
    • Camera10
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    The Gold design phone

    it is a compact and symmetrical phone, aesthetically very beautiful. everything works very well, it has only two big problems: HD streaming on Netflix and prime does not work , the bootloader cannot be unlocked.

    Pros
    • Ergonomic
    • Design
    • Display
    Cons
    • Software
    • Drm widevine
    • 8.5
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance8.6
    • Camera6.5
    • Connectivity6.6
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    The phone is very slim and very fast with a good camera

    A compact phone, not too big - just right. Applications work without suspensions, e-mail pro program with many accounts also. The battery lasts 2 days of quite strong operation, which surprised me positively. Rear camera quite good. I don't do selfies. The disadvantage for me is the lack of a lit diode during charging and missed calls, as well as with the protective glass on, the display often gave me a calibration error of the proximity sensor. Generally a very good phone.

    Pros
    • speed
    • display
    • battery
    Cons
    • proximity sensor
    • led notifications need to be expanded
    • 9.6
    • Screen9.7
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery10
  • Auto
    Great quality and parameters for a small price

    I fell in love with it, I fell in love at first sight, because it looks really concrete :) it is so ... noble: P For this super camera x2, strong battery.

    • 9
    • Screen9.0
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera9.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    Fast and premium

    It is very good in all the performance. Very good apps in second. But you must improve the software or the customization layer, and I could catch some failures that I hope with future updates are corrected. The front camera saturates a lot of photos is improbable apparently is an issue of image processing that I hope will be corrected in the proceedings.

    Pros
    • performance
    • Battery
    • Good connectivity
    • Excellent main camera
    • RAM
    Cons
    • Flyme
    • Image processing
    • The updates
    • 10
    • Screen6.6
    • Performance10
    • Camera8.7
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery9.0

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Last update
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