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 Php5.5K 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 Php5,499. 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

What is the price of the Meizu M2?

The Meizu M2 costs around Php5.5K.

What are the key specifications of the Meizu M2?

It has a 5-inch display, MediaTek quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera, and Android Lollipop-based Flyme OS.

What is unique about the home button on the Meizu M2?

The home button supports capacitive touch, acting as a Back key when touched and a Home key when pressed.

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22 Comments

bulbolito · 9 years ago

Novotech is already dead.

William C · 10 years ago

Thanks. The processor is Mediatek 6735 not 6753. That should clear up my confusion. But still glad to see this quad core scores in the 30k+ in Antutu (most quad cores, most notably the venerable snapdragon 410, rates 20k something). Thanks again.

Louie Diangson · 10 years ago

Thanks for pointing that out. Specs were corrected.

WC · 10 years ago

Novotech is saying Quad. Most indicators points to Octa-core. Could somebody with the device (or Yugatech.com, if you still have the device), please use Antutu or CPU-Z to verify, thanks.

Updated the article with screenshots from AnTuTu and CPU-Z.

vonn ramir · 10 years ago

Meizu M2 actually has the mt6735 soc quadcore cpu..

Isn’t The Mediatek 6753 Octa-Core? Or is this another variant? Novotech is listing it all their posts (ie Facebook and hashtags) as Quadcore. What gives?

The Antutu score seems to be consistent with other Mediatek 1.3 Octa-core devices (ie Flare 4/S4, MyPhone My35/36, etc.)