The Meizu M2 Note is a 64 bit octa core powered smartphone running Flyme 4.5l based on Android 5.1 with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This is a dual SIM handset that sports a 5.5 inch screen with FHD resolution. M2 Note was launched in China for 799 RMB (16GB version) ~ approx Rs. 8200.
M2 Note Unboxing
Inside the box you will find the M2 Note, data cable, travel charger and user manual / warranty card. Earphone is not included.
Design and Display
The Meizu M2 Note is a better version as compared with its predecessor the M1 Note. The imperfections on the M1 Note were worked upon and incorporated on the M2 Note. When compared you will find the M2 Note is more curvier and easy to handle.
M2 Note weight with battery is 148 grams and dimensions are 75.09 x 150.76 x 8.23 (mm).
Body is made of good quality plastic, built quality and finishing is very good. The handset is available in 4 different color options. Back panel has got a glossy finish but it is a bit slippery, so be extra careful when using the handset.
The key highlight is the single navigation button on the front face bottom. This is a physically button as well as a capacitive button. Press the button all the way down to go to the home screen and tap it lightly to use it as a back button. If you want to switch to other app running in the background or want to close such apps you will need to swipe from bottom (next to the dedicated button) to top.
Power button and volume rocker are placed on the left side. SIM tray is on the right side. Audio jack on the top and micro USB port plus speaker vents are at the bottom. There are dual Mics for noise cancellation.
There is a dual SIM slot – it’s hybrid slot, you can either use 2 nano SIM or single nano SIM and a micro SD card. Micro SD card of up to 128GB is supported.
The M2 Note sports a 5.5 inch screen (IGZO Sharp technology) with 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) resolution. It’s Tempered Glass scratch resistant to some extent. Color reproduction and viewing angles are great. Touch is smooth and responsive.
M2 Note comes loaded with accelerometer, light, proximity, gyro and magnetic sensors. There is LED notification.
Memory, Storage and OS
The Meizu M2 Note comes packed with 2GB RAM (DDR3 @800 MHz) and 16GB storage. Of the 16GB internal storage you will get about 11GB free space and of the 2GB RAM the free RAM is 349MB free. But as per benchmark apps there is about 638MB available RAM. But don’t worry about the free RAM the overall performance is very smooth and lag free.
Apps by default are getting installed on the internal storage but you can move some apps on the external storage if required. OTG is supported.
This handset is running Flyme 4.5l out of the box – based on Android 5.1 (64 bit). The OS is heavily customized, very smooth and easy to use.
Performance
The M2 Note is using the MediaTek MT6753 64 bit cortex A53 octa core processor clocked at 1.3GHz coupled with Mali T720 GPU (@450MHz). Performance is lag free and handset does not heat up much. Maximum temperature I encountered was 41 degrees.
M1 note is 1.7GHz powered with T760 GPU clocked at 700MHz, hence game play will be better on it.
There are 3 power mode options – power saving, balance and performance mode. By default it is set to balance mode and better use this mode for optimal performance and battery backup.
Benchmark
| App | Balance Mode | Performance Mode |
| Quadrant | 10502 | 14290 |
| Antutu (64 bit) | 25387 | 30831 |
| Nenamark 2 | 48.2 fps | |
| Multi Touch | 10 point | |
Gaming
I installed Asphalt 8, this game got installed on the internal storage. Game was playable in high visual quality mode but not very smooth. In medium visual quality mode the game play was much better. I played this game is balance power mode (check video review).
Camera
M2 Note comes with a 13MP AF camera on the rear with dual tone LED flash and a fixed focus 5MP font camera. Both front and rear camera can shoot full HD videos.
The camera supports various modes – auto, manual, panorama, beauty, slow-motion and light field. Slow motion videos are being recorded in 640 x 480 pixels (not so good). Camera quality is above average, though in low light conditions the quality is not so great – camera produces quality images in good lighting condition. Focusing is fast (in lighted environment) and you can easily focus close objects. Check the sample images and videos at the end of this review.
M2 can play FHD videos, I even tried 4K videos – it failed. Native video calling using front camera is not supported.
Others
Sound I felt was a little lower than when compared with other handset, but acceptable. I am using Airtel 4G in Mumbai and it worked though the 4G network kept fluctuation (happens on other handsets too – network issue in my area). But yes 4G in India does work. 4G/3G/2G works on both the SIM slot.
No other issues found – Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth worked well. Got the first GPS lock within seconds.
The M2 Note also supports CDMA SIM’s but I am not using it and cannot confirm it it works.
Battery
The M2 Note houses a 3100 mAh non-removable battery that gives a decent backup time. For my usage I am easily getting over 1 day of backup with 4G/3G active for almost 18 hours.
| Performance | Time | Battery drop % | Battery Max Temp |
| Benchmark | 16 Minutes | 5% | 39 degree |
| Gaming (Balance mode) | 21 Minutes | 9% | 41 degree |
| FHD movie play with full brightness + Wi-Fi on | 35 minutes | 11% | 37 degree |
| Wall Charge (on standby) | 2 hours 5 minutes | 7% to 100% (charge) | 36 degree |
With moderate to heavy usage you can expect about 3 to 5 hours of battery backup.
Verdict
The M2 note is definitely better than the M1 Note. M1 Note is already available in India and it will take few months before the M2 Note is made available. Build quality is very good, handset is powerful, does not heat up much, camera quality is above average and battery backup is decent enough.
Meizu M2 Note price in China comes to approx Rs. 8200. Not sure what the company will price this in India as M1 Note is already selling for Rs. 11,999.
Image Gallery
Rear Camera samples
Front Camera samples
Meizu M2 Note video review
64gb memory crd not supporting wat to do…???
Meizu M2 Note
When i play video FULL HD 1080/720 that share in network (through WiFi harddisk 1tb ) with
《HooToo Wireless Router, Access Point, Wireless Hard Drive and Flash Drive Companion – TripMate Nano HT-TM02 》(NAS)
http://www.hootoo.com/hootoo-tripmate-nano-ht-tm02-wireless-portable-router.html
Is not play smoothly its hang too much (full hd and 1to 2gb video file size) with default player of mobile
And i try to open /play with M X Player/vlc player in android and other Android player can not play or not open for play
When
I check this video play in my laptop play smoothly here there is no problem with this hootoo wireless router connected hard disk (from as my Wi-Fi hard disk)(NAS)
√ 1 TB hard disk attach
√ Same time
√ same netwok
√ same HDD connect with Wi-Fi router(as Wi-Fi hard disk) (NAS)
Plz solve my problem
pleaze update flyme OS/software environment that play video smoothly from Wi-Fi hard disk /hard disk connect with Wi-Fi router (NAS)
And problems solve 《that can not play/open video with mx player from Wi-Fi hard disk /hard disk connect with Wi-Fi router (NAS)
Meizu can’t give solution I request to identify problem like 1)processer problem /
2)ram problem
3)video buffering cache memory size limitation
I want to buy new phone that don’t have same problem so which phone you suggest me plz
what is requirements for more /more than 4 background process run ? RAM OR MULTI CORE and how much?
I have two smartphone
(1) -micromax canvas 2 ,ram512 ,dual core processor
(2)-meizu m2 note ram 2GB, octacore processor
but both have background process limit 4 process maximum
so what is requirements for more than 4/8 background process running?
ram or processor Core? how much require?
Hello Sir,
I have been following your reviews from much time. Actually, the handset you reviewed was a review unit, so I have some doubts.
1.) Does the Indian version of this handset has Corning Gorilla Glass or Dragontail?
2.) What about the top and bottom bezel, as side bezels looks thin?
You mentioned that native video calling is not supported. what do you mean by that? 🙂 do you mean that skype video call is not possible in this phone? pls answer Thank you 🙂
Native is direct call option in phone dialer supported by your network, you can use skype it will work.
My meizu m2 note is not supporting Google Play games. It’s showing app not installed.. Plz help me.
As you mentioned here that it has led notification light so can we expect it in meizu m2 too? when you will review it ?
Hello gogi , can you u tell me how is audio quality via headphones in meizu m2 note ? It support hifi audio ?
Quality was very good, I do not have the handset as of now, but use good quality earphone / headphones and you will be impressed.
Sir, when I connect headset on meizu m1 note it doesn’t show any notification,is it normal?or software issue?
You should have got the icon, but if headset is working then no issue.
Yes sound is coming sir but I can’t see notification like we see in moto or any other handsets. What about m2 note, same issue with that too?
Aayone facing same issue?
I think it is software bug or something, M2 note you can see the logo.
Sir thank you so much I will try updating to new version and see, small doubt is there anywhere this phone gives no info about sar value when dialing *#07# but other phones like yureka does, so is it a software issue or simply it doesn’t support that code.
The code does not work on every phone as for SAR values Meizu is a well known brand and SAR values are under the prescribed limits.
Which one is better among meizu m1 (rs 7999) and meizu m2 (rs 9999) considering the price.
Dear sir,
I read a user review who says that Google contact can’t be synchronise.
Is it true?
It works, the user might have disabled contact sync.
Dear gogi sir,
I tried sync contact but there is no option to gmail sync.
There is only 1 flyme account showing for contect sync.
Pls help
The google contact synchronization not working can be fixed by updating it to Flyme OS 4.5.3I (this is for international version).
Please look for your version here: http://www.flyme.cn/in/firmware.html
Over the head headphones are not supported…any help/idea regarding this issue.
Hello…I am thinking about buying this phone..but confused abt which to buy between meizu m1 note and m2 note since m1 has faster proc and GPU…pls tell which is better gogi sir
Why Can’t Support Sim 1 & CDMA 800 Network.
Anyone here knows how to turn On LED notification light?
International firmware 4.5.3i, is available in the firmware page, got error with play store after upgrade without doing a clean flash.Had to do a reset & clean data again to make all work.
My device was rooted it might have been the problem
Hi karthi,
How is your experience with the device ? Do you recommend to buy it over Lenovo k3 note or Yureka plus ?
Pls suggest
Thanks
Hi Gogi,
Does this phone have fm radio ?
Does anyone here know how to enable led notifications on this handset ?
Only one white led is there, it cannot be controlled with other apps. It triggers for incoming message and missed calls.
Can you please confirm by putting a cdma sim like mts or tata indicom and tell if it is working in meizu m2 note. Please reply soon as I have already placed an order and it will be of no use if cdma sim doesn’t work.
I got the phone yesterday. I tried both Reliance CDMA and BSNL Cdma. None of them are working. It says No Service. I think it works only if GSM operator is using the corresponding CDMA frequency or I think this feature might be locked in India. Also there is Play Store pre-installed and None of Chinese applications
Hi, as Tata Cdma Prepaid wasn’t available at any store i was not able to check it and MTS is not available in my circle. And I returned my phone today.
Hi RonB, why did you return it?
Any luck with cdma sim? Is it working?
Indian version of m2 note doesn’t support cdma, I am using moto E 2nd gen (SD410) with my cdma sim working without any issue and evdo speed is just awesome.
Where we can purchase Moto E 2nd Gen (SD410) so that I can use Tata CDMA sim card? How much does it cost?
Wow. That’s interesting!!
May I know from where you got this special mobile?!!
can this phone play 1440p (2k) videos
Not have FM radio??
Hellllo….
gogi sir…
I am big fan of urs….&
I regullarly follow ur blogs……
Few days ago I saw review of Meizu M2 Note…
I like that phone I am planing to buy it….
Bt yet not launched in india….
So I jst wnt to ask u that should I wait for it or go for any other one, I mean do u hv any idea uptill when its going to launch in india or anything abt it…..
I hv selected one more phone Alcatel OneTouch Flash model 6042D…..
Pls suggest me wt shd I do…..
Wait for meizu M2 note or go with alcatel….
And it wd be grt if u suggest any other mob under 10k…..
And thank u very much for posting such beautiful reviews….
It will be honour for me if u reply……☺☺
If you can wait for 2 or 3 months, cause I think Meizu will launch M2 and other handsets by then.
As now it’s been launched in India and that too at such an attractive price. Does it make to your best mobiles list. Hope it dethrones K3,please tell as you have reviewed both.
Seems like they are not going to launch m2 note in India until m1 note runs out of stock. 🙁
When the meizu m2 note will be launch pleas tell me the date sir I am much interested to buying this phone so please tell me the launch in India.
hi Gogi, i’m from indonesia… can this phone camera take a long shutter until 10s like m1 note in manual mode? i couldn’t find information about this in all review of this phone
This thing doesnt have FM like Meizu 1 🙁
Hi bro,
Could you please confirm whether this supports CDMA networks as well.
Thanks bro 😉
Nishad, I know no one who is using CDMA, but if I find someone will update.
Thanks a lot bro and sorry for the trouble :).
I am requesting on behalf of many others who might also be interested to go for this brand, if this supports CDMA as well. Hope you understood our concerns.
Thanks in advance bro.
Have a great day…….
Hi Gogi, can you please tell me from which site you bought this phone, what will be the cost and how much time it will take for delivery.
Gogi, I see the M2 is out for pre sale on gearbest. What is your experience with this portal and is it safe to place the order on this portal.
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_197994.html
Hi yes it is safe but Meizu will launch the M2 note in India, better wait for that.
Thanks Gogi, let us know if you have the dates for the m2 launch.
Is the pricing of meizu m1 note is OK?
Sir thank you for an excellent review. But I planed to buy meizu m1 note sooner. Can you advice me, whether to buy now or to wait a month for a better phone/price.[since lenovo k3 note and meizu m2 note are launching soon].
Hi bro,
Please check with any of the CDMA sims, just to make sure this supports CDMA bands as well.
Thanks in advance bro:)
What about Meizu note2 service center in India?
Please try reliance CDMA sim and data spread.
I want to buy m2 when it will avail. In india
hi gogi can you help me, I want to buy this phone and I live in India .; how can I buy this phone?
It will launch in India withing few months.
Hey gogi, did this phone play 4k? What did you mean by “it failed” ?
It cannot play 4K, I tried in both H/W and S/W mode using MX player. The auto cuts off after few seconds and then comes back again after few seconds.
Try VLC player for ▶ 4k video.
Awesomeness!
Does it support mts Sim which is a CDMA network based. Plz reply .
If it does I will wait for it.
As per specs it does support CDMA but I am not using CDMA and neither are any of my friends.
Dear sir,can I get meizu m2 device from abu dhabi local shops or malls etc, and I get at what price there?
Gogi how’s the sunlight visibility? Is at par with mi4i , cz mi4i has enhanced visibility under sunlight
Well it is viewable but Mi 4i is using a different technology and hence does better under direct sunlight.
Hi Gogi Sir,
Thank you for the update.
Now, I doubt where to order the product. Any idea then please.
– LeTV 1 or Meizu m1 or m2 which one will you prefer in terms of your general usages.
Thanks,
Siam
Gogi what is IGZO sharp technology.Is it a different type of display technology.Also which is a better phone M2 note or mi4i.Thanks
Its Sharp technology http://www.sharpusa.com/ForHome/HomeEntertainment/LCDTV/igzo.aspx
I have one redmi 1s and one redmi 2.. The 1s AnTuTu benchmark gave 24200 (CM11kitkat) and redmi 2 (stock rom ) got 21500.
Guess these are better devices in terms of prices than Meizu (which has mediatek)
I know benchmarks vary from real life performance but asphalt 8 runs pretty smooth in both my devices.
HD screen vs Full HD screen. Check gameplay on meizu on high performance mode, you will be speechless.
meizu m 2 note vs xiaomi mi4i which one is better?
Thanks gogi I like M2, I need working 4G in India and good it has micro SD card. I don’t play games but love watching movies and playing mp3.
M1 Note is somewhat powerful but I will wait for M2 because the chip set used supports Worldmode 4G & CDMA. I also don’t know how M1 will perform with Android 5.1 update because many smartphones that got Lollipop updates have many issues.
“Worldmode 4G & CDMA” it’s not clear what is…. in Italy Meizu M1 missed in LTE 800Mhz (used by WIND operator as example)… Meizu M2 it seem tha still miss band at 800Mhz…
the chipset used in Meizu M2 note is equipped with enhanced connectivity worldwide. so it should support what you are talking about unlike M1 note.
When we can expect in India. Or can we purchase anywhere sir.
Does support CDMA network because this chipset support CDMA 2000 network.
Yes Chipset supports CDMA but I am not using CDMA SIM – cannot confirm if it works.
Is it better than redmi 2?
Antutu score of m2(30k) is less than m1(32k) and hence performance of m2 is lower than m1.games r playing better in m1 than m2.
Even if it got 600mb ram as per apps from 2gb which is allocated then it is waste of money and that is y the games r lagging(only 300mb ram) even an octacore mobile with 1gb ram plays asphalt 8 in highest visual mode with out lagging.
Wait for the M1 to get updated to the same OS that M2 is using and then device.
this is all because chipset used in M2 is a downgrade in performance. MT6753 is colcked at 1.3 ghz and mt 6752 at 1.7 ghz..also the GPU is different a Mali t720 in m2 and a mali t760 in m1. so a clear difference in benchmarks and performance can be seen…
only mt 6753 got new is a set of wide cconnectivity options.
camera wise colours & saturation are on warmer side, not on par with honor 4x. especially HDR mode sucks (image is brighter but consists full of blown up highlights)
gogi pls do comparision on m1 note vs m2 note.
I guess it will be same cause if you check specs they are same (almost same).
same 13MPix samsung made camera module as m1 note but with improved ISP
what about OTG???
Yes supported.
Hey, what was the total cost of ordering this handset from china?
Also if something went wrong are spare parts of this phone available in local market in delhi?
gogi, is this camera better than huwaei honor 4x camera, and how is the sound quality through headphones is there any DTS or Dolby sound enhancement.
How can it be better than m1 note… m1 note have good performance than m2 note..
Desperately waiting for k3 note…
Between M1 and M2 there is small change in chipset and GPU on M2 is T720 where as M1 is using T760 hence the performance difference. But M2 is running Android 5.1 64 bit and M1 is running 32 bit kitkat, plus M2 has micro SD support + 4G works in India.
4G is stable and available but only the 2300 band for now. Yes M1 will get software update. The concerns I am raising may not be valid for you / some but in general M2 is better. Also we do not know about the M2 price in India, much will depend on it. There is one more thing on M2 i.e the micro SD support which is missing on M1, but again it is up to user if they think it is not important then no difference between M1 and M2.
What makes M2 stand out is 1800 + 2300 4G band that works in India (1800 not yet available), SD card support up to 128GB. Now all depends on the price if the difference is not much then why would one buy M1?
Gogi I think here all are concerned about low benchmarks and its really less then its predecessor. Simple question out of 2gb why only 300+ ram is free. Is there any difference in gaming at high visual mode if its getting high amt of ram free with it???
GPU is under clocked on the M2 T720 versus T760 (on the M1 Note). As for free RAM it is showing same for both system and cache but there is enough RAM as per the benchmark apps. Also performance is lag free, so don’t worry about the RAM.
M1 is running 32bit Flyme kitkat and M2 is running 64 bit Flyme Lollipop 5.1. Now when M1 gets the same software update as on M2 then it would be best to compare. M2 has something extra that is missing on the M1, so up to user what they want. Better to invest in the latest.
Yeah you are right,
But camera performance is also limiting many of us, does it worth for the price? You had reviewed mi4i , if I ask in compare to that it’s camera? In all aspects low light, HDR, etc??
Kundan, there is not much difference in camera quality between Mi 4i and M2 Note (note the M2 samples were shot in somewhat cloudy environment). But in low light Mi 4i is slightly better.
Does the front camera support Skype video calling? Thanks
Yes that will work.
Which camera model is used in this m2 note
Dear Gogi
Pls tell us
Is camera quality of m1 note better than this one ?
I have not reviewed the M1 Note yet. But camera will quality will be same as specs are almost same.
Do one thing honestly, note down the specs as on m1 note and note down the specs on M2 note and spot the difference.
Meizu M2 note is 4g icompatible in India or not
Please read the review.
Gogi I think the screen size is 5.5 inches once check again currently am using m1 note in real world performance the m1 note is much better compare to m2 note I can play high end games very easily there is no frame drops and any lag and no heat also and maximum temp I encountered was 42 the display quality is also awesome and one mainthing is in my 35 hours usage I am getting very easily 7 hours screen on time before software update there were some issues but after the latest update everything is good so in my opinion m1 note is much better
Yes 5.5 inch screen and hardware is a bit different. Indian 4G works on M2, battery backup is good. Depends on your usage.
Sir, what is the sar value of this phone…
Sar value not mentioned but will be about same as M1 Note – 0.55W/kg @ 1g (Head) 0.71W/kg @ 1g (Body)
Sir ,when i dial *#07# it doesn’t show anything but it does show imei number when i dial *#06#.sir please reply i am afraid for sar value in m1 note.i searched on net but found nothing please help with this.