On the afternoon of May 8, Meizu officially released a new generation of flagship mobile phones-Meizu 17 series, equipped with Snapdragon 865 processor, front camera opening is only 2.99 mm, of which Meizu 17 8GB+128GB is priced at 3699 yuan, 8GB +256GB is priced at 3999 yuan, Meizu 17 Pro 8GB+128GB is priced at 4299, 12GB+256GB is priced at 4699.
After several generations of updates, the Meizu digital series has been focusing on two points of high-value design and hand-feel from the beginning to the present. The Meizu 17 Pro mobile phone I got can be said to be Meizu in the past few years. The appearance has made the biggest improvement, and the 17 series also has a fascinating back feel and a differentiated ID design. Let’s learn more about this product through this experience article!
1. Getting started: very heavy, very hard, very different
Compared to last year’s Meizu 16s, which weighed only 165 g and 7.6 mm thick, this year’s Meizu 17 series is very heavy. The 17 Pro weighs as high as 219g and the thickness reaches 8.5mm. It is really half a catty with the shell film. Thick and heavy, but the feel is still good, the warm and moist feel of the ceramic on the back and the perfect transition of the middle frame, the fit of the palm in the back of the hand is still good. The design of the horizontal camera is completely different from the general design of the mainstream left matrix this year. This design is purely a matter of opinion. After looking at it for three months, I have become accustomed to this slightly taller horizontal camera module.
Meizu abandoned the symmetrical design that has persisted for many years and used perforations to follow the trend. Compared with this year’s common curved surface + single hole on the left, Meizu’s straight screen + small hole on the right can be said to be a clear stream. The integration of power and punching alleviates the sense of violation caused by punching to a certain extent, and the placement on the right is also in line with today’s reading habits.
2. Grandpa, the fast charging and wireless charging you want is finally given to you by Meizu
After years of suffering from 24W and no wireless charging, Meizu finally got 30W wired and 27W wireless. A small step for Meizu, a big step for Meiyou, I won’t talk about the cable, there is not much highlight, let’s talk about Meizu’s first mass-produced wireless charging, 27W wireless is considered the mainstream configuration this year. But helplessly, the official only sells a pie-shaped wireless charging base, but I modified a vertical wireless charging myself.
27 w The speed of wireless charging basically catches up with the wired, but you can hear the obvious roar of the fan when working, and the body heats up significantly. It is recommended to use it in an air-conditioned room in summer.
3. What Meizu bottom layer has been updated? !
Finally, the bottom layer of Meizu has been updated again, followed by the bottom layer of the Meizu 16 series. Meiyou tears his eyes, no more physical updates.
The biggest changes after upgrading to Android 10 are in terms of animation and details, but there are many bugs waiting for the next version update.
(If you encounter bugs, you can leave a message under this post, I will count and send it to the engineer)
Four, talk about shortcomings
1. No optical image stabilization
As the flagship model of 2020, it is unexpected that there is no optical image stabilization. The imaging experience of the night scene is so bad that I can’t find a decent night scene photo in my mobile phone.
The above pictures are all 17 Pro shooting + filters
2. Very heavy and difficult to operate with one hand
I gradually adapted to this weight after using it for a month. The width is also much wider than this year’s flagship machine, making it extremely difficult to operate with one hand.
3. Slow system update and many bugs
It has only been updated three times since I got it from the first launch, and some of the bugs are still unresolved. It is expected to be OTA 3 this Thursday or next week.
5. Final comments
The Meizu 17 series is the only model of Meizu this year (I’m sure, I’ve talked to Wan Zhiqiang, and he firmly told me that it’s really gone. If something went wrong, go to him [Dog head squinting][Dog head squinting])
The advantages and disadvantages are very clear. The excellent front design is a very important factor that attracts me, and the price of Pinduoduo is also very good. If you can overcome the disadvantages I mentioned, it is actually a good 5G flagship phone.
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