Meizu m3 note review

The Meizu m3 note keeps the 5.5" 1080p display for a third generation in a row, but does well to move on to a more potent Helio P10 chipset backed up by a 4,100mAh battery. The rest of the more prominent features are inherited from the m2 note: a 13MP main camera, 16 or 32GB of expandable storage, LTE connectivity, dual-SIM telephony, and a clever and useful Home button

Key features

5.5" 1080p LTPS IPS LCD display of 403ppi
Flyme OS 5 UI on top of Android Lollipop
MediaTek Helio P10: octa-core Cortex-A53 processor (4x 1.8GHz + 4x 1.0GHz), Mali-T860MP2 GPU, 2GB or 3GB of RAM
13MP camera with two-tone LED flash, 1080p video recording @30fps
5MP front-facing camera with 1080p@30fps video recording
16GB or 32GB of built-in storage; expandable via a microSD slot
Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbps); Dual SIM; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.1; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou; USB On-The-Go
mTouch Home button with a fingerprint scanner
Active noise cancellation via a dedicated mic
4,100mAh battery
Main disadvantages
Launches on Lollipop
No FM radio or NFC
No fast charging
Weaker GPU than the one used in the m1 metal

There are very few notable omissions in the Meizu m3 note and fast battery charging is probably the one that stands out. The Android version is fairly recent but, frankly, the lack of Marshmallow might actually become an issue down the road. Considering Meizu's OS update record, the m3 note isn't too likely to get upgraded. What comes across as a less capable GPU than the m1 metal's is something we'll pay due attention to in the relevant chapter.