Meizu M3 Note

Overview

The Meizu M3 Note is a great phone, with outstanding battery life and a nice metal unibody design, but it isn’t a patch on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, which is faster and comes with a better camera, more up-to-date software and, importantly, a cheaper price tag. That said, it’s difficult for us to recommend to UK users (particularly novice UK users) the Meizu M3 Note over other budget Chinese smartphones we’ve tested, given that Google Play is not preinstalled and so much of it has not been adapted from Chinese.

-- As reviewed by techadvisor.co.uk

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Based on 25 expert reviews

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Last revision on April 2, 2018

Editors Liked

Nice, sleek design
Sharp 1080p screen
Good Fingerprint scanner
Great battery life

Editors Didn't Like

Mediocre camera
Below average gaming performance
Can't compete with other budget phones

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By TechSpot on July 22, 2016 75

Due to better performance and cameras, I’d still opt for the 16 GB 3rd-generation Moto G over the Meizu m3 Note for the same $170 price. However, there are a lot of reasons to purchase the m3 Note instead, most notably the much better design and battery life. If the cameras in particular aren’t an issue, the m3 Note could be a great budget smartphone purchase.

By TechSpot on July 22, 2016 75

Meizu is one of many Chinese smartphone manufacturers that have seen strong success in their home country, but have struggled to break into Western markets in the highly crowded budget smartphone space. Their devices are known for packing in a great...

By Wired on November 12, 2016 70

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Google Pixel are great Android phones. At about $700, they're also expensive. So what if you're someone who goes for value, someone who just wants decent performance at a decent price?You've got a few options. Xiaomi , for...

By Digital Trends on July 20, 2016 50

Although the Meizu M3 Note looks nice and the battery is great, the performance just isn't really there, and the camera is mediocre. For the price, you can get a number of other more powerful smartphones that also take better pictures. It's a tough...

By Android Authority on July 09, 2016 82

Although the m3 note has a premium design, excellent battery life, and a good software experience, it offers few improvements over its predecessors. With the exception of its new design and fingerprint reader, the m3 note is largely more of the same....

By techadvisor.co.uk on June 17, 2016 80

By Phone Arena on June 09, 2016 70

A functional smartphone, but hardly a low-cost miracle, the Meizu M3 Note does deliver a few pleasant surprises, but it doesn't evade all the flaws typical of phones in its price range. We are fond of its clean and sturdy metallic design, the fast...

By technave.com on November 17, 2016

So what do we think of the device? Well, we like the well-polished design as well as the cool multi-purpose mTouch home button that can do 'back' functions and act as a fingerprint sensor. The Flyme U.I. is simple enough and the battery offers fairly...

By GeekZone on August 21, 2016

I have received a Meizu M3 Note smartphone from PB Tech for review and it's fair to say it's a very impressive device - for the middle-tier price range and superb service by PB Tech (more on this later) this is an excellent choice for our market.The...

By androidheadlines.com on August 20, 2016

For $150 it's hard to have any sort of expectations about what kind of quality you'll find from a metal clad smartphone with a 4,100mAh battery. These features, coupled with the 1080p screen, excellent 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and 5-megapixel...

By androidheadlines.com on August 20, 2016

How much would you expect out of a phone that you can pay $150 outright for? We're not talking $150 up front and then many successive monthly payments, no this phone is just $150 bucks, and yet you may never know it by just looking at it. Meizu has been...

By futurefive.co.nz on August 09, 2016

There's a lot to like with Meizu's M3 Note. It looks great. Its battery life is brilliant and its sticker price is a wallet pleasing $329 for the 32GB version. It isn't perfect. Smartphones and mobile devices are always a trade-off between performance...

By AnandTech on July 12, 2016

The M3 note's aluminum chassis is sturdy, with an attractive, symmetrical design. Additional machining details, such as the groove for the volume and power controls and the slots on the back that hide the endcap seams, are a nice touch shared with...

By techaeris.com on June 28, 2016

Meizu isn't a phone maker you hear about much in the United States, but our overseas readers in India, the EU and other parts will be very familiar with them. Meizu sent us their latest “Note” model, the Meizu M3 Note, for review. Let me say this before...

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