Last month, Qualcomm released the third-generation Snapdragon 8 of its annual flagship processor. After the release of the new processor, major manufacturers moved quickly. This month, many new flagships were released, including Meizu, which officially returned to the flagship market at the beginning of this year. The new model series met us on November 30.
So what is the improvement of the Meizu 21 compared to the previous generation, and is it worth buying? We also got the new machine for the first time. Now let me take you to a comprehensive evaluation of the Meizu 21.
The most amazing thing about the Meizu 21 is its front screen. The black edge is very well controlled, and the visual perception is completely different from other flagship phones. Because the Meizu 21 is not only narrow in the black edge, but also balanced on all four sides, including the R corner, there will be no problem of narrow top and wide bottom. It has reached a new level in aesthetics, and is known as a truly perfect extremely narrow four-border.
The four black edges of the Meizu 21 are only 1.74mm, which is narrower than the black edge of the iPhone 15 Pro. Friends familiar with Meizu can easily find that Meizu has been exploring the best solution for narrow screen borders as early as the 15 series, and has accumulated enough research and development experience so far. The success of the Meizu 21 on the screen is naturally a matter of course.
Of course, the Meizu 21 series also has a classic front white panel. In the current flagship market, only Meizu insists on making white panels. Compared with the common black process, the white process panel is more complicated, the raw materials required are stricter, and the cost is also higher. Meizu’s craftsman spirit of pursuing appearance regardless of cost is worth learning from.
Turning to the backplane, the Meizu 21 series continues the previous generation’s well-received unbounded design. The Meizu 21 series has a very high recognition level, and it will not collide with the ring module mobile phone at all. The lens arrangement is called "Star Array", which breaks the boundaries and looks simple and beautiful.
The difference is that the front and rear middle frames of the Meizu 21 are treated with a micro-arc excessive process, which does not feel like cutting hands when held in the hand. The fit is very high, and the workmanship is exquisite, achieving both appearance and feel. The middle frame material is still made of aviation-grade aluminum alloy material, and the surface is frosted, which will not be stained with fingerprints, while taking care of the feel.
The previous series cleverly turned the front hole into a power display ring, which greatly compensated for the shortcomings of the special-shaped screen. The Meizu 21 series brought ingenious ideas to the rear flash, and launched the Aicy smart ring, which turns the flash into a customizable breathing light ring when calling, notifying or charging. It can even display the current power, or express the current weather conditions through light effects, which is very practical and aesthetic.
The color scheme we got is Meizu 21’s new color scheme Ruiyi Blue, the new color scheme is still quite interesting, between yellow and green, there is a sense of fluorescence, the overall color is light, different angles The color will also change accordingly, I have to say that it is very creative and has a distinct personality. As for whether it is good or not, it is benevolent, but in terms of this color scheme, it is estimated that it can become the heart of many girls.
The Meizu 21 series also provides four color schemes: Unbounded Black, Meizu White, and Smart Purple to choose from. Each color scheme is a good implementation of the unbounded and simple design style, all of which are clean solid color backplanes, and the appearance is very online. In addition, if you want the white front panel mentioned above, remember to choose the "Meizu White" color scheme.
The black edge is so good that it doesn’t deserve a good screen. In the past, the Meizu 21 is equipped with a 6.5 Samsung AMOLED color screen, which supports 120Hz high brush, the highest peak brightness of 1800nit, and 1920Hz PWM dimming. As the big brother of the screen industry, Samsung’s display effect and color accuracy are still quite good, and the smoothness of screen operation and eye protection are also taken care of.
In terms of fingerprint unlocking ability, Meizu 21 is equipped with a new ultrasonic fingerprint recognition Ultrasonicm Tuoch 2.0 technology. Anyone who has used the fingerprint under the ultrasonic screen really doesn’t need to go back to the short focus to unlock. During the experience of Meizu 21, the fingerprint recognition success rate is very high, and the unlocking area is large, and the recognition speed is fast, even if there is water on the hand, it can be unlocked smoothly.
In addition to high performance, Meizu 21’s ultrasonic fingerprint unlocking also supports payment-level authentication, so don’t worry about security performance. In addition to the basic unlocking function, this fingerprint recognition can also measure heart rate. Meizu can unlock the fingerprint for you to play.
As the flagship model released in November, the Meizu 21 series is also equipped with a new third-generation Snapdragon 8 processor. The new processor uses a new 1 + 5 + 2 architecture, which has significantly improved CUP performance and GPU performance. It can be said to be one of the strongest processors in the Android camp for AI capabilities.
In addition to the third-generation Snapdragon 8 processor, the Meizu 21 is also equipped with a high-speed flash memory combination. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the performance of the Meizu 21.
According to the actual measurement, Meizu 21 has achieved more than 2.10 million points. It has reached the level of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship. It seems that Meizu’s adjustment is still very powerful.
The scoring can only reflect part of the performance of the mobile phone, and ultimately it has to be landed on the game experience. For the flagship core, the pressure is too small, and it directly goes to the original god with higher performance requirements. The picture is set to high, the frame rate is 60 frames, and the main test scene is Sumi map running map + fighting monsters. The specific frame rate is as follows.
In the frame rate test of Yuanshen, Meizu 21 achieved an average performance of 59.8 frames. The overall game fluency is still satisfactory, and the picture performance is also good. Thanks to the total heat dissipation area of Meizu 21 37345mm2With its heat dissipation system and exclusive ice world cooling technology, even long-term games did not cause frame drops or frequency drops due to high temperatures.
For performance-oriented friends, the Meizu 21 can basically meet all the daily/gaming requirements.
Friends who want to buy a mobile phone and use it all the time can also believe in the ability of the third-generation Snapdragon 8, and it is expected that there will be no card in three years. If there are any shortcomings, I think Meizu still has more room for game optimization, such as updating the original god with native 2K graphics, which is still necessary to improve the gaming experience.
The performance of Meizu 21 in the image performance compared to the previous generation has a more obvious upgrade. The main camera of the new product is a 200 million pixel wide-angle main camera, which has 1/1.4 super bottom and supports 4in 1 fast straight out. Supplemented by 12 million pixel ultra-wide-angle and 5 million pixel depth of field lens. Let’s take a look at the actual proof performance of Meizu 21.
From the actual shooting sample, the main camera 200 million pixel picture performance is still quite good. 1/1.4 super bottom no matter what the scene can have a very good performance, thanks to the advantages of super high pixels, the film will be magnified many times, the plaque on the handwriting is still clearly visible, can bring the user that covers the whole picture, without losing the details of the photo.
In addition, Meizu and Samsung jointly optimized the E2E AI Remosaic intelligent algorithm. In the actual shooting process, even if you take high-pixel photos, you don’t have to wait too long to shoot across the Soviet Union. The shooting experience is still quite good. And Meizu 21 also supports the P3 full-link color algorithm, and the color reproduction of the picture is quite realistic.
In terms of night scene shooting, the performance of the Meizu 21 is also quite good. In the case of poor lighting conditions, it can still maintain the detail of the subject. It is worth mentioning that the OIS optical image stabilization carried by the main camera of the Meizu 21 has helped a lot.
Significantly improve the film formation rate in low-light environments, effectively improve the sensitivity, and enhance the purity and clarity of night scenes.
Overall, Meizu 21’s image performance is still excellent in the same price mobile phone, 200 million pixel camera is also relatively characteristic, focal length coverage and film performance are deliberately satisfactory, which can meet the daily shooting needs and have certain advantages in landscape photography.
The last thing we can talk about is the Flyme operating system. The Meizu official is recently seeking everyone’s opinion. Flyme will have a new name named after the OS suffix. The first round of 32 votes has now been opened in the Meizu community. Interested friends can participate in the voting and choose your favorite name.
Since the OS is used as the suffix, it proves that the new system will carry more self-developed new technologies of Meizu, which can be seen from the new features of Flyme 10.5 carried by Meizu 21. First of all, in terms of fluency, Meizu 21 is equipped with a full-performance OneMind smart engine, which can intelligently schedule performance according to users’ usage habits to find a balance between performance and power consumption.
Reflecting on the actual experience, daily use does not feel stuck at all, and the battery life is outstanding. In places where users cannot see, Meizu has also made great efforts. The Meizu 21 pre-installed with the new Flyme 10.5 has passed the SGS Human Fluency A + certification, which can guarantee 48 months of smooth use.
In addition, Flyme 10.5 will also usher in a leap-forward upgrade in the AI model. At the moment of the generative AI fire, it is likely to become the next industry trend. It can be predicted that AI is the main development direction of the future mobile phone circle. The sooner you enter the market, you will be able to seize the opportunity.
Meizu 21 will update the Aicy AI model, and it will debut with FlymeAR smart glasses. It can be seen that Meizu’s layout in AI and meta-universe has begun. Including the Flyme Auto system, Meizu’s new system will break through Meizu’s ecological barriers and become the cornerstone of the interconnection of various systems, preparing for the upcoming new era. The Aicy AI model will be upgraded in the follow-up OTA, looking forward to its follow-up performance.
Finally, let’s make a small summary. The upgrade of Meizu 21 this time is still satisfactory, continuing the high-value characteristics of Meizu, and making no small upgrades to the core processor performance and image performance. The stacking material is still relatively sufficient, worthy of the flagship name. The new Flyme, while maintaining a high degree of fluency and freedom, has also added an AI model to challenge new opportunities, which shows Meizu’s ambition.
As a domestic veteran manufacturer, Meizu has experienced too much in recent years. It is good to see that Meizu is gradually getting back on track. A good start is half the battle. I hope to see Meizu lead the industry again in the future.
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