▲ Charm Blue 5s detailed evaluation
Speaking of fast charging technology, many mainstream and flagship mobile phones are now equipped with fast charging technology. For the large capacity battery starting at 3000mAh, fast charging technology is quite necessary. Fast charging technology can not only shorten the charging time, but also allow the mobile phone to charge for a short time in an emergency to get more power and solve the urgent need.
▲ Charm Blue 5s equipped with 18w fast charge.
At present, there are not many mobile phones equipped with fast charging technology for mobile phones below 1,000 yuan, and the fast charging power of some mobile phones is not very high, perhaps due to cost considerations. Users who buy low-end mobile phones below 1,000 yuan tend to pursue higher cost performance. Mobile phone manufacturers tend to pay more attention to configuration and performance, without considering the user's experience in charging. Generally, it is equipped with 5V2A or even 5V 1.5A charging scheme, which controls the cost and really causes the loss of experience.
This time Charm Blue 5s is equipped with 18W fast charge. Based on MediaTek's PE fast charging scheme, Charm Blue 5s is equipped with 3000mAh battery, and the battery capacity is similar to that of Charm Blue 5 before. According to the information provided by Meizu, Charm Blue 5s can be fully charged with 56% power in 30 minutes, which is much faster than Charm Blue 5 without fast charging, so that low-end users can also enjoy the good experience brought by fast charging.
Charm blue 5s
parameter
Mobile phone model
Charm blue 5s
screen size
5.2 inch 2.5D glass
resolution ratio
1280x720
processor
MediaTek MT6753
frequency
Eight nuclear A53 1.3GHz
Body memory
16GB/32GB
Random access memory
3GB
Main camera
13 million, F/2.2 PDAF
front-facing camera
5 million, F/2.0, support beauty
Fuselage size
148.2x72.5x8.4mm
Fuselage weight
143g
battery
3000 mah
Fuselage color
Silver/gold/ash/powder
operating system
Flyme 5.2 (Flyme6 can be upgraded)
Network standard
Mobile/Unicom/Telecom
price
799/999 yuan
From the hardware configuration, we can see that the MT6753 eight nuclear CPU used by Charm Blue 5s is similar to Charm Blue 5. The MT6750 for Charm Blue 5 is an 8-core processor with big.little architecture, and the MT6753 for Charm Blue 5s is A53x8 architecture. Although the frequency is not as high as that of MT6750, its performance is similar to that of MT6750, and MT6753 also supports full netcom baseband. In addition, it is equipped with 3GB of LPDDR3 memory, and the version with 2GB of memory is cancelled. Charm Blue 5s has more memory and the application runs more smoothly. In addition to 16GB, the fuselage storage has a 32GB version, and it also supports SD card expansion storage. On the screen side, Charm Blue 5s uses a 5.2-inch screen with the same resolution of 720P. The IPS screen material and the glass covering the screen became 2.5D glass. The camera is also a combination of130,000 pixels+5 million pixels. The battery capacity of Charm Blue 5s is 3000mAh, which is slightly smaller than Charm Blue 5, but Charm Blue 5s is equipped with 18W fast charge, which can greatly shorten the charging time. On the whole, for the mobile phone bill of 799 yuan, it can be regarded as the configuration level in the middle and upper reaches of the industry, and Charm Blue 5s is equipped with fast charging technology, which is one of the few mobile phones with fast charging below 1,000 yuan on the market.
Charm Blue 5s design: a new three-stage metal design
In my impression, Meizu and Charm Blue mobile phones have always been outstanding in design and workmanship compared with competing products at the same price. Simple and fresh product temperament has been running through all product lines of Meizu. However, in the past year, there were similar voices that Meizu lacked innovation and was lazy in design. Not only products of different generations in the same series, but also the design elements between products with different positioning are similar. In the past year, Meizu held a large number of press conferences, but it was difficult to bring freshness to users.
Charm Blue 5s is still such a mobile phone, and there are not many new things worth introducing in a large space. The appearance of Charm Blue 5s can be completely summarized by the following key words: three-stage metal body, 2.5D glass, symmetrical design and high-gloss T-groove. These are reflected in the previous Meizu or Charm Blue mobile phones. In other words, "What do you think Meizu's mobile phone should look like? What is Charm Blue 5s? " . Unfamiliar users can learn more about Charm Blue 5s through the following appearance. Mainly share my views on this mobile phone.
Charm Blue 5s uses a 5.2-inch screen with a resolution of 1280*720. In fact, the screen of this specification has not been fully popularized in mobile phone products of around 1,000 yuan. In terms of screen specifications, Charm Blue 5s is more sincere. With the design of narrow frame, the overall size of Charm Blue 5s is controlled at 148*72.5*8.4mm, which is an easy size for most people to hold. In addition, the design of 2.5D glass further optimizes the edge grip. The front design of the fuselage is simple, without any redundant elements, and it is very recognizable Meizu style. Below is the mBack button, which is easy to operate and integrates the fingerprint recognition function.
On the back of the fuselage, Charm Blue 5s adopts a three-stage metal fuselage design (the upper and lower ends are made of plastic and the middle is made of metal). High-gloss T-groove treatment is used to connect plastics and materials. This design first appeared on Meizu PRO 5. High-gloss T-groove can solve the problems of tolerance and uneven joint between plastic and metal, and high-gloss trimming plays a certain decorative role, which is a more pleasing treatment. But plastic and metal will inevitably have color difference. Fortunately, Charm Blue 5s is handled properly, the color difference is not obvious, and the overall workmanship level can be satisfactory.
It can be clearly seen from the above photos that although there is surface paint for treatment, the color difference can still be seen from different angles. In addition, Charm Blue 5s has adjusted the radian of the side of the fuselage to be "square". This adjustment can make your palm tighter when you hold the mobile phone, reduce the risk of falling to a certain extent, and make you feel more at ease when you hold the mobile phone. Compared with the previous circular design with large radian, I prefer to accept the design of Charm Blue 5s.
The camera on the back of the fuselage and the dual color temperature flash are symmetrically designed. Personally, I have always liked this design, which embodies the beauty of simplicity and order. Main camera130000 pixels, supporting phase focusing. There are detailed camera evaluation and real proofs for your reference.
The bottom of the fuselage is also designed symmetrically, and the whole machine is fixed by two screws at the bottom. In terms of data interface, Charm Blue 5s still uses the traditional Micro USB interface, which is rare in the newly launched mainstream mobile phones and is increasingly replaced by the Type-C interface. However, it is understandable that Charm Blue 5s should be positioned at 1,000 yuan for cost reasons.
3.5mm headphone jack is designed at the top of the fuselage. There is such a scene, you can experience it: if the headphone jack is at the top, and you want to put your mobile phone in your pocket when listening to songs with headphones plugged in, you must adjust your hand posture and turn it over. This experience is simply anti-human.
Objectively speaking, the appearance and workmanship of Charm Blue 5s still have advantages in the corresponding price segment, and it is sincere to consumers, even if it does not bring some freshness. But it is not what I expected, and I believe it will not be the charm blue 5s that most kerosene expected.
Charm Blue 5s Fast Charge Test: Power increased by 86%
Meizu is currently only equipped with a 5V2A charger for Charm Blue 5, but the machine itself has no fast charging technology, so the charging process is very "painful" for a 3070mAh mobile phone. However, there are only a handful of mobile phones under 1,000 yuan equipped with fast charging technology on the market. This is due to cost considerations. On the one hand, mobile phones should be equipped with power management chips that support fast charging, on the other hand, they should be equipped with chargers that support fast charging. As can be seen from the data exposed before, if Charm Blue 5s is equipped with 5V2A charger, the cost of the charger is only 40 yuan, while the cost of fast charging 18W is increased to 70 yuan, which is a lot for a low-end mobile phone with low profit.
Meizu's Charm Blue Note5 released earlier has already used fast charging technology. This is because Charm Blue note5 is equipped with a large battery of 4000mAh. For a mobile phone with a large battery, fast charging is very necessary. The Charm Blue 5s equipped with fast charging technology is also a measure to enhance the user experience. Compared with Charm Blue 5, how much is the charging time shortened after Charm Blue 5s is equipped with fast charging?
▲UP0920 charger
Charm Blue 5s is equipped with a charger with signal UP0920. This rechargeable battery supports 5V2A and 9V2A charging specifications. UP0920 is not a new product, but 20 16 appeared. Mainly for Charm Blue E, iW 1788AC/DC controller is adopted, which supports MediaTek's Pump Express Plus protocol.
▲ Charm Blue 5 charging voltage and current
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Charm Blue 5s Charging Voltage and Current
From the detection of charging current and voltage, it can be seen that the charging voltage of Charm Blue 5s is 5. 15V, the charging current is 1.35A, and the maximum charging power is maintained at about 7W. However, after Charm Blue 5s adopts fast charging, the charging voltage is raised to 9.27V and the charging current is1.41a. In terms of charging power, the charging power of Charm Blue 5s is 86% higher than that of Charm Blue 5, and in theory, the fast charging time will be shorter.
▲ Charm Blue 5s charging time comparison
Looking at the charging time, Charm Blue 5 takes 2 hours 18 minutes from 0% to 100%, while Charm Blue 5s takes 44 minutes from 0% to 100% and the charging time is shortened by 33 minutes. Because the increase of charging power is only in the first half of charging, the charging power is decreasing in the second half. This is because of the safety design, the charging power is increased by 85%, and the charging time is only shortened by 33 minutes, but the charging time is shortened by 33 minutes, which is a considerable progress.
▲ Charm Blue 5s charging 10 minute charging.
Looking at the short-term charging situation, Charm Blue 5 charges 5% electricity after 10 minutes, which is equivalent to 153.5mAh, while Charm Blue 5s charges 9% electricity after 10 minutes, which is equivalent to 270mAh. It can be seen that fast charging is of great significance for emergency charging. It takes 10 minutes to get 9% power, which can make the machine work continuously at medium and low intensity 1 hour or so.
Charm Blue 5s performance: 3G large memory +8-core CPU
On the processor side, Charm Blue 5s chose MT6753 from MediaTek. Compared with the MT6750 of Charm Blue 5, although the former leads in naming, the performance of MT6753 is basically the same as that of MT6750, and the baseband is also weakened to some extent. In order to further illustrate the gap between the two processors, we first understand the two processors through a table.
Comparison of mainstream MediaTek midrange processors
processor
MediaTek MT6753
MediaTek MT6750
MediaTek MT6755(P 10)
Processing technology
28 nm LPM
28 nm HPM
28 nm HPC+
structure
Arm cortex -A53
Core quantity
8-core
frequency
8x 1.3GHz
4x 1.5GHz+4x 1.0GHz
8x 1.8GHz
Graphic coprocessor
Mali -T720MP3
Mali-T860MP2
Mali-T860MP2
Graphic frequency
450 MHz
520 MHz
728 MHz
Memory type
32-bit LPDDR3 667MHz
32-bit LPDDR3 667MHz
32-bit LPDDR3 800MHz
memory bandwidth
5.3 GB/ s
5.3 GB/ s
6.4 GB/ s
network
Quan netcom Cat.4
Quan netcom Cat.6
Quan netcom Cat.6
Representative model
Charm blue 5S
Charm blue 5
Charm blue note5
This table summarizes the MediaTek processors currently used in Charm Blue models, including MT6753, MT6750 and MT6755(Helio P 10). It can be seen that these three processors are all designed with 8 cores, and the Cortex-A53 architecture is selected. Since MediaTek was authorized by Wei Rui Dentsu in CDMA in 20 14, all three processors have realized full netcom, maintaining the consistent characteristics of low power consumption and high cost performance. Considering the deep cooperation between Meizu and MediaTek in recent years, these three processors naturally become the first choice of Charm Blue series.
Taking MT6753 and MT6750 as the center, it can be seen from the table that although they are both 28nm processes, the LPM process selected by MT6753 lags behind the HPM process of MT6750 (HPM has higher performance and lower power consumption than LPM process), and theoretically the power consumption is lower. However, considering the true 8-core design of MT6753 and the fact that MT6750 has four low-frequency cores, its application performance is still a level. Judging from the final score, MT6753 and MT6750 are basically the same (single core 588, multi-core 2 132).
▲MT6753Geekbench4 running points
In terms of graphics performance, Mali-T720MP3 adopted by MT6753 and Mali-T860MP2 adopted by MT6750 are both entry-level products, which are basically the same in pixel filling rate, memory bandwidth and floating-point operation, and belong to the same level.
But in baseband, the gap between them is obvious. MT6753 only supports the Cat.4 network standard (uplink 150MBps, 50MBps), while MT6750 is already the Cat 6 network standard (uplink 300MBps, 50Mbps). At present, under the construction of 4G+ (at least Cat 6 standard) network promoted by operators, MT6753 is obviously "out of step" and cannot enjoy the network speed of 4G+, but it is good to support VoLTE high-definition voice calls.
By comparison, it can be seen that MT6753 adopted by Charm Blue 5s is not ahead of MT6750 in performance, and even has a decline in network support. The only bright spot comes from its standard 3GB memory, which ensures the smooth experience of the system, and also improves the loading and switching speed of applications, so that consumers can truly appreciate the advantages brought by large memory.
Looking back on Meizu's products, the disadvantage of configuration is an unavoidable fact. On Charm Blue note2 and PRO6, there is even a phenomenon of configuration inversion, which to some extent reflects Meizu's embarrassment in processor selection in the past. Fortunately, Meizu reached a settlement with Qualcomm last year and reached a patent license. This year, the choice of processors will be more diversified. It is expected that products equipped with Opteron processors will be launched in the second half of the year, and the situation should improve.
Charm Blue 5s System: Or Flyme5?
Since 20 16, the domestic mobile phone market has become a stock market. Thanks to the rising price of components, mobile phone sales will continue to slow down in 20 17 years. Faced with such a market situation, user stickiness has become a link that manufacturers need to pay attention to. In the face of a red sea, it is also a good strategy to fight a defensive war first and then fight back after seeing the enemy's offensive. Putting aside the fuselage design and black technology coat, truly satisfying the system is the fundamental to ensure the user's stickiness.
Meizu's Flyme system has always enjoyed a good reputation in domestic rom, and many consumers also buy Meizu mobile phones for Meizu's system. But for the thousand yuan machine, due to the limited cost, the performance can't be compared with that of flagship machine. So everyone must be worried about the fluency of Charm Blue 5s system. In fact, since Flyme5, Meizu has entered the Android 6.0 era. In addition to Meizu's own optimization of the system, Android 6.0 also optimizes the memory management mechanism, which can ensure the fluency of the system even if the mobile phone runs with less memory.
In addition, Android 6.0 adds sleep mode. When the mobile phone is turned off and dormant for a period of time, the system will manage the background application and wake up the mobile phone according to a certain period of time to ensure the normal synchronization of data, instead of letting an application wake up the mobile phone frequently. This can effectively extend the standby time of the mobile phone. After the author's experience for a period of time, the system fluency of Charm Blue 5s is quite good, and there is no jam or jam in the use process.
From the evaluation video, we can also see that Charm Blue 5s can't be called seconds when opening the application, but it is completely within the acceptable range. In addition, whether it is sliding left and right on the system desktop or sliding up and down in third-party applications such as Taobao, it is very smooth, feels very handy to use, and the operating experience is worthy of its price. In addition, it should be noted that the first batch of Charm Blue 5s is not equipped with the latest Flyme6 system, and a development version will definitely be released in the future, but for such a thousand yuan machine, the author still values stability.
The most intelligent way of human-computer interaction, mBack.
Since Meizu put forward the man-machine interaction mode such as mBack, it has been widely praised by users, and then manufacturers such as ZUK and hammer have also introduced it. Charm Blue 5s also supports this function, and its Home button can be used to touch back and click back to the desktop, which is very convenient to operate after getting used to it. Because the return key of many third-party applications is designed in the upper left corner of the screen, it is easy for fish to touch the screen by mistake with one hand. Presumably, everyone will encounter this situation more or less in the process of using mobile phones, but this phenomenon rarely appears after mBack.
The Home button of Charm Blue 5s not only supports mBack, but also integrates fingerprint recognition function. In Bai Yongxiang's words, mobile phone manufacturers that don't support WeChat and Alipay fingerprint payment are hooligans. So now even Meizu's thousand yuan machine comes standard with fingerprint recognition, which supports the fingerprint payment function of two payment platforms.
On the premise of stability and fluency, it ensures rich functions.
Many mobile phone manufacturers' systems have entered a strange circle in the iterative process, that is, I want to have functions that others have, and I want to have functions that others don't have. Blindly adding functions will lead to the improvement of system order, and eventually lead to the decrease of system fluency and stability, which seems to be not worth the candle. Let's not talk about Flyme6 to be upgraded in the future. In my eyes, Flyme 5.2. 13 shipped by Charm Blue 5s is a stable and smooth system with rich functions.
Judging from its own basic software, the mobile phone housekeeper and toolbox basically meet the needs of ordinary users. The former only retains the basic practical functions such as garbage cleaning, authority management and power saving mode, and does not add unnecessary functions such as game acceleration tools. In addition, in addition to the common functions of flashlight, there will be more application scenarios of measuring ruler and level in life in the toolbox.
In addition, in some extended applications, Meizu also follows the two principles of practicality and common use. Built-in life services, information, reading and other commonly used software, after deep customization, rather than directly building third-party software, greatly increased the unity of the system and greatly improved the user experience.
Overall, the Flyme 5.2 system is still very smooth and stable on Charm Blue 5s. For the thousand yuan machine, the author thinks it is enough to maintain long-term stable use, and there is no need to try Flyme6 early, because the system performance of Charm Blue 5s is excellent enough at present.
Charm Blue 5s Camera Part: Mainstream Level
Charm Blue 5s is consistent with Charm Blue 5 in camera parameters. It uses a13 megapixel main camera, F/2.2 aperture, supports PDAF phase focusing, and is supported by the dual-core ISP built in MT6753. It is still equipped with a double color temperature fill light.
Charm Blue 5s provides panoramic shooting, manual mode, slow motion, GIF animation and other functions in software while retaining hardware parameters, covering a wide range of shooting scenes. However, considering that the machine is positioned in the entry-level market, the corresponding user groups are generally used to shooting at will, and the automatic mode is more commonly used, so our proofs are also shot based on the automatic mode.
From the proofs, the color of Charm Blue 5S is close to the human eye, and the white balance is more accurate. However, in some scenes with strong color contrast, the automatic exposure control of the machine is not good, which often leads to overexposure and easy loss of details.
Magnified, Charm Blue 5s has130,000 pixels, but the actual resolution effect is average, the edge is not clear, and there are signs of tailing, which belongs to the normal level of this price model. It should be the quality problem of the lens group, with purple edge phenomenon.
In actual shooting, Charm Blue 5s images in a well-lit environment, and the advantages of phase focusing are limited. Most scenes are dominated by contrast, slightly delayed, and the focus is not very real, which affects the imaging experience. I hope to improve it through the adjustment of the later software.
In the evening, the performance of Charm Blue 5s also met expectations. After all, F/2.2 aperture, built-in ISP performance is limited, there is no optical image stabilization, and there is no advantage in parameters. We can only force imaging by increasing ISO and prolonging exposure, so the picture is rough and the noise is difficult to control.
On the whole, limited by the cost, Charm Blue 5s adopts a relatively mediocre camera module, and MT6753 has a limited built-in ISP performance, and the later software algorithms are not followed up in real time, resulting in a general imaging effect, which belongs to the mainstream level of mobile phones at this price.
Charm Blue 5s Evaluation Summary
Charm Blue 5s can be regarded as an upgraded version of Charm Blue 5. Charm Blue 5 and Charm Blue 5s have many similarities, but there are also many upgrades. First of all, Charm Blue 5s brings a better appearance design and a metal body design, which makes it feel better. At the same time, the hardware configuration has been greatly improved compared with Charm Blue 5. The CPU has been upgraded from MT6750 to MT6753, and the storage of mobile phone has also been upgraded to 3GB, which brings better performance. More importantly, Charm Blue 5s is equipped with fast charging technology. As a 799 yuan mobile phone, it is quite rare to be equipped with a fast charge. After testing, it can greatly shorten the charging time and improve the charging experience of low-end mobile phones.
▲ Charm Blue 5s evaluation summary
For most low-end users, it has high face value, metal body, excellent feel, fingerprint recognition and fast charging. The price is only 799 yuan, which is really attractive. Users can buy a 100-yuan mobile phone with the above characteristics at this price. No regrets. For the market, Charm Blue 5s has brought the fast charging technology of 100-yuan machine, and Meizu has popularized the fast charging technology to Charm Blue products in its market below 1,000 yuan, adding a purchase point for Charm Blue products below 1,000 yuan, so that Charm Blue 5s has more functions and features, and will also become the weather vane of the 100-yuan machine market.
Charm blue 5s highlights:
Fast charging technology
Meizu is equipped with fast charge for the entry-level Charm Blue 5s for the first time. Although it is only 18W fast charging, it greatly shortens the charging time of Charm Blue 5s, improves the charging experience of users, and allows users to fully charge their mobile phones in a short time.
Metal fuselage design
The technology fuselage design also continues the selling point of Charm Blue Xs series. The fuselage design brings a more beautiful appearance. At the same time, Charm Blue 5s reuses the 3-segment fuselage, and further transforms it, bringing a better feel.
Better hardware configuration
As an entry-level machine, Charm Blue 5s has been upgraded in hardware configuration this time. The CPU adopts eight nuclear MT6753 and is equipped with 3GB of memory, and the version of 2GB of memory is cancelled. Better CPU and large memory greatly improve the performance of Charm Blue 5S.
Charm blue 5s deficiency
The camera needs further optimization.
Charm Blue 5s uses the same13 megapixel camera as Charm Blue 5, and the shooting effect is acceptable. Charm Blue 5s, after all, is an entry-level mobile phone with a price of 799 yuan, which belongs to the middle and upper reaches of the same price as a whole, but it has not fully played its due role, and there is room for further optimization.