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Hands-on Yotaphone 2
The YotaPhone 2 isn’t just a flagship with a 5″ 1080p AMOLED screen and running on a Snapdragon 800 chip. It is more than just a phone, thanks to its rear 4.7″ electronic paper display, which can be used as an e-book reader, as well as a primary display to operate the basic phone functions.
Meizu MX4 Pro Review
THE BOTTOM LINE
Though not flashy, the Meizu MX4 Pro has got what counts
- Quad HD display
- Good performance with Exynos 5 Octa
- Great and reliable fingerprint reader
- Surprisingly good sound and speaker quality
- Camera provides a number of good modes, and above average quality
- Design doesn't really stand out
- No expandable storage
- Battery not replaceable, and life uneven
- Lot of trouble connecting to LTE networks
- Camera is not the fastest shooter
DESIGN
DISPLAY
PERFORMANCE
HARDWARE
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CAMERA
Picture quality was actually quite good for the MX4 Pro, as details were very well captured and colors looked appealing when you could capture them correctly. I did find the exposure and the white balance in Auto mode to be a bit jumpy, needing you to be sure that what you want to capture is what you see in the viewfinder. Even in low light situations, the camera manages nice results, with HDR and Night Modes available to enhance the shot.
The only real gripe with this camera was the somewhat slow auto focusing time. The camera of the Meizu MX4 Pro may not be the absolute best comparatively, but it is far from the worst as well.
SOFTWARE
PRICING AND FINAL THOUGHTS
Meizu’s current line of flagship devices is slowly making its way out of China and into other markets, though we don’t know if it will make it to the US anytime soon. When converting the price from Asia, the phone comes in at around $400, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the Western retail price would be closer to about $500 unlocked. It’s not a bad price point, but plenty of other phones in the Asian market have compelling experiences to offer and can rock similar or even lower price tags. It is also a good idea to wait because of the network connectivity problems stated above, but if you do want to get your hands on it, it is available from Amazon for $610.
So, there you have it – the Meizu MX4 Pro! The MX4 Pro serves as a great example of the growth we’re seeing out of China. Just a few weeks back at CES 2015, we got to see a few high-quality but affordable devices from Chinese companies, and that is a trend that looks to be on the rise.
Meizu is in the thick of this trend with a phablet offering that manages to be powerful but accessible at the same time. Its design choices aside, the shell is just a casing for all of the power that is found underneath. A QuadHD display, good performance, an enjoyable sound stage, and an above average camera all make the MX4 Pro a package we do hope to see more easily available in the US soon, which should also resolve the network connectivity issues I faced during my testing. It might not stand out very much, but dig a little deeper and you’ll find a pretty fun and powerful phone in the Meizu MX4 Pro.
SPECIFICATIONS
Display | 5.5-inch IPS LCD 2560 x 1536 resolution, 546 ppi |
Processor | 2 GHz Exynos 5 Octa Mali-T628 GPU |
RAM | 3 GB |
Storage | 16/32/64 GB, no microSD expansion |
Camera | 20.7 MP rear camera with dual LED flash 5 MP front-facing camera |
Connectivity | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth 4.0, GPRS |
Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Battery | 3,350 mAh |
Software | Flyme OS 4.1 based on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat |
Dimensions | 150.1 x 77 x 9 mm 158 grams |
Micromax Yureka Review
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