The arrival of the Meizu 21 mobile phone, a high-profile new product, not only represents Meizu's further development in the smartphone market, but also makes people look forward to whether it can once again recreate its former glory with its excellent design and system UI. As an intermediate enthusiast of Meizu products, my expectations for this phone are close to the extreme. I was amazed when I saw the design of the four sides of the same width, and the return of the white panel was even more eye-catching. So, can the Meizu 21 become the highlight of the market again?First, let's take a look at its exterior design.
As the most eye-catching aspect of Meizu's products, the design has always been one of its most prominent features. The Meizu 21 continues this tradition: the four-sided equal-width design makes the whole phone look more simple and atmospheric, and the return of the white panel also highlights its elegance. It can be said that the Meizu 21 still does not lose its usual delicacy and beauty in terms of exterior design. In addition, the Meizu 21 also brought a lot of surprises.
The first is its screen, equipped with a 2400 1080 resolution AMOLED screen, and the screen refresh rate has also reached 90Hz, which makes the whole screen look more smooth and smooth. At the same time, Meizu 21 is also equipped with a Magic UI system based on Flyme 10, and Meizu still maintains its usual high level in terms of system interface and icon design. In addition, the Meizu 21 is also equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 chip, which also makes it another Meizu mobile phone equipped with Qualcomm's flagship chip after the Meizu 20 Pro.
Of course, in terms of taking pictures, Meizu 21 also brings better performance, the combination of the 12 million pixel front camera and the 64 million pixel rear main camera makes it a big improvement in photography. On the whole, Meizu 21 has a good performance in terms of appearance, performance, and photography, which also indicates the rise of Meizu again in the smartphone market. Although the market competition is intensifying, Meizu is still able to rely on its brand strength and excellent product design to win the recognition and love of consumers.
Therefore, I am still full of expectations for the Meizu 21, and I hope that it can continue to maintain Meizu's consistent excellent performance. Finally, let's leave a question together: how competitive do you think the Meizu 21 is in the smartphone market?The Meizu 21 mobile phone has brought us another surprise, giving up the much-criticized Little Yellow Duck , Meizu 21 uses a Samsung OLED straight screen with equal width on all sides and a high screen-to-body ratio, equipped with 174mm ultra-narrow bezel and centered aperture front camera. Moreover, the Meizu White in our hands also has a white panel, which makes the front appearance more unique.
If you look closely, you'll see that the Meizu 21's screen bezels are made up of a silver frame, a white panel, and a narrow black border on the innermost side, creating a completely different frontal look from other brands of phones. We've also made some comparisons, which side do you think looks better?The Meizu 21 has a piece of 6The 55-inch screen supports 120Hz high refresh rate, 1500Hz instantaneous sampling rate, 1800nit peak brightness, and 1920Hz PWM high-frequency dimming. However, compared to that, the resolution only reaches the standard 1080p+ (FHD+).
Although the resolution is relatively low, thanks to the blessing of Samsung's drill row technology, the display clarity of the screen of the Meizu 21 significantly exceeds that of the much-criticized Little Yellow Duck screen of the previous generation Meizu 20. At the same time, it also performs well in terms of color performance and viewing angles. However, with competitors adopting 1Compared with 5K or even 2K resolution, there is still a gap between the screen of Meizu 21. This is an objective fact. Luckily, Meizu has also retained its traditional art – ultrasonic under-display fingerprint technology. This fast, accurate, and stable unlocking experience has allowed the Meizu 21 to regain a point to a certain extent.
The convenience and security of fingerprint unlocking has always been a great concern for users, and the Meizu 21's ultrasonic under-display fingerprint technology undoubtedly provides a reliable solution. Overall, the screen of the Meizu 21 has been significantly improved in terms of display effect and clarity, while retaining the ultrasonic under-display fingerprint technology, bringing users a better user experience. However, the Meizu 21's screen still lags behind its competitors' higher-resolution screens. In the future, Meizu can consider further increasing the screen resolution to meet users' needs for high-definition displays.
So, what do you think of the Meizu 21's screen performance?What kind of improvements do you think Meizu should make in terms of screen resolution?Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section!The exterior design of the Meizu 21 maintains Meizu's consistent minimalist style, with a pure white frosted glass back panel and a frosted metal frame, giving people a noble and atmospheric feeling. The most attractive part is the upgraded AICY Smart Ring, which not only makes the product design more dazzling, but also can be used as a message reminder light, intelligently recognized in different scenes and reminded by lights of various colors, making the breathing light more eye-catching.
In addition, Meizu also offers a variety of color options, including Unbounded Black, Smart Purple, and Sharp Blue, but if you choose white, you must be a high-level user. However, there is also a key shortcoming in the design of the Meizu 21.
This time, Meizu changed the screen ratio from 20:9 to 195:9, resulting in a width of the phone from 735mm enlarged to 753mm, plus 7The 9mm thick vertical bezel and 200g body weight make it somewhat difficult to hold the phone with one hand, and it can even be said that it is comparable to the grip of the iPhone 13 Pro Max. It has to be mentioned that when Apple adopted a slightly curved body design on the iPhone 15, the Meizu 21 may become the most delicate grip phone this year.
In terms of performance, the Meizu 21's configuration is quite good and satisfactory. However, there are also some regrets. As the Android flagship in late 2023, the Meizu 21 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor, with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The processor is built on TSMC's 4nm process, which is up to 30% higher than the previous generation in terms of CPU performance alone. Of course, such a high configuration does not mean that the Meizu 21 will necessarily perform well, after all, the performance problem still needs to be considered comprehensively. So, how does the Meizu 21 perform in the real world?
In the single-core and multi-core tests, the Meizu 21 scored 2127 and 6189 points, respectively, which can be said to be quite good. However, in the Antutu comprehensive test, there are some gaps in the overall performance release of the Meizu 21 compared with the flagship phones in the first echelon, and the final score is only in the early 2 million. At the same time, the temperature rise has also reached 14°C. Although this performance is not bad, it does not fully meet the demand for flagship phones. For gaming enthusiasts, the performance of the Meizu 21 is especially important.
That's why we chose two popular games, League of Legends Mobile and Honkai: Star Railroad, for testing. After testing, it was found that the Meizu 21 can only turn on the 60 fps mode of "League of Legends Mobile Game", and for some other MOBA card games, the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor is still quite good. However, compared to the flagship phones of the same class, the Meizu 21 has further room for improvement in terms of gaming. Overall, the Meizu 21, as a high-end flagship, has a pretty good configuration.
However, in practice, a comprehensive assessment is required based on specific needs. For gaming users, the performance of the Meizu 21 still has room for improvement, but it is enough to meet the needs of most users. As an ordinary user, there will not be much of a mistake in choosing Meizu 21. So, what do you think of the Meizu 21's performance?Is there anything that satisfies you?What is the performance of the Meizu 21?
According to the test data, at a room temperature of 24 degrees, the average frame rate of "Honkai: Star Dome Railway" is 52At 4 frames, the performance is slightly inferior to the regular flagship. At this time, the maximum temperature on the front and back of the Meizu 21 fuselage is 526 degrees and 481 degree, the border temperature is 399 degrees -5184 degrees, temperature control is average. In "Honkai: Star Dome Railway", some icon elements will even be directly welted, showing the shortcomings of the small factory in terms of application adaptation. In terms of imaging, the Meizu 21's 200 million pixel performance is mediocre.
In terms of photography, the Meizu 21 is equipped with a 200MP HP3 main camera + 12MP 122° ultra-wide-angle lens + 5MP depth-of-field lens, but the two secondary cameras seem to be a mixed number. Although the Samsung HP3 sensor used in the main camera is not a flagship-level, the Meizu 21 performs remarkably well in terms of color reproduction and dark details during daytime shooting, giving people a clear and transparent feeling. I don't have much hope for the Meizu 21's photo performance, after all, it seems that it has long become an unwritten rule that the image of the small factory is bad.
When shooting at night, the Meizu 21's AI algorithm will actively process the light source, but sometimes the red light box will be overexposed. In addition, the Meizu 21 declared"Lossless zoom"Compared to a true telephoto lens, there is a certain gap. However, in addition to these main features, the Meizu 21 also comes with a number of flagship-level standard features, such as NFC, infrared remote control, Dolby dual speakers, and what Meizu is proud of"Charming"Vibration feedback. It is worth mentioning that the Meizu 21 also adds a vibration adjustment function, which can be selected according to personal preferences.
In terms of battery life, the Meizu 21 is equipped with a 4800mAh+80W wired combination. Although 80W wired charging may be relatively inadequate in the current market, and the lack of wireless charging is somewhat surprising. The measured results show that the charging time from 1% to 100% is about 45 minutes with charging optimization turned off, which is a relatively ordinary level compared to other flagship products. To sum up, the Meizu 21 has four advantages: unique design, innovative transformation of AICY smart ring, fast and accurate ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, and rich flagship-level configurations.
However, the Meizu 21 has a downside in that it only has an FHD+ screen resolution and a large number of cameras. In my opinion, the Meizu 21 has its own unique features in terms of appearance and functionality, but there are still some things that need to be improved. What do you think about the strengths and weaknesses of the Meizu 21?What do you think the Meizu 21 should be improving in?Welcome to leave a message to discuss. Meizu 21, a flagship product, can be called a representative of the manufacturer's technical characteristics.
Its obsession with pure white panels, the return of the ring breathing light on the back, and its preference for PD charging make it a maverick phone. However, at this $3,000 price end, 15K 2K screen, telephoto lens and 100W fast charging have become standard, while Meizu 21 is still using a Samsung FHD+ screen, cropping the main camera as a telephoto, and the 4800mAh+80W battery life combination seems to be unable to keep up with the times. The pace of the Meizu 21's upgrade seems to be a little too steady.
What has changed is the design style of the product, and what has not changed is the consistent hardware level. So, how should we evaluate the performance of such a phone?Is it too old-fashioned, or is it commendable for sticking to its own style?Let's take a look.