Meizu M2 hands-on, first impressions

The Meizu M2, the company’s latest budget smartphone has finally reached our shores. It sports a 5-inch display with Dragontrail glass, MediaTek quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera, Dual-LTE support, Android Lollipop-based Flyme OS. Find out our initial thoughts about this Php5USD 0.09INR 7EUR 0.08CNY 0.62.5K Android below.

First up, the unboxing:

When it comes to aesthetics, the Meizu M2 is something you wouldn’t take for a smartphone that costs around Php5K. It employs a simple design yet sleek, attractive and well-made at the same time.

Up front we have the 5-inch display mounted with Dragontrail glass. Above it are the earpiece 5MP camera. Down below is a physical home button that also supports capacitive touch.

That is because it also doubles as the Back key. Press to go Home, touch to go Back. In addition, it has a chrome lining which reminds us of smartphones with fingerprint scanners.

To the right are the volume and power buttons, while on the left is the hybrid SIM tray that can accommodate either two SIMs or one SIM and a microSD card.

Right up top is the headset jack, while down at the bottom are the microphone, loudspeaker, and the microUSB port.

Turn it on its back and you will see the 13MP camera, LED flash, and the Meizu branding.

When it comes to build, the M2 features polycarbonate body with a matte finish. It’s more grippy and less prone to smudges and fingerprints.

It’s also feels solid yet very comfortable to hold thanks to its relatively narrow unibody with curved sides. It’s also has a decent thickness at 8.7mm and light at 131g.

As for the initial benchmarks, check the results below:

* AnTuTu 6.0 – 32,880
* Quadrant Standard – 11,110
* Vellamo – 1,403 (Multicore), 1,007 (Metal), 2,591 (Chrome Browser)

The Meizu M2 is now available at Lazada for Php5,499USD 94INR 7,944EUR 89CNY 682. See listing here. Stay tuned for our full review in the coming days.

Meizu M2 specs:
5-inch HD display, 294ppi
AGC Dragontrail protective glass
1.3GHz MediaTek MT6735 quad-core CPU
Mali-T720 MP2 GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD up to 128GB via SIM 1
13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM (nano)
Dual-4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPS
2,500mAh battery
Android 5.0 with Flyme UI 4.5
140.1 x 68.9 x 8.7 mm
131 g