At presentation in Beijing Meizu introduced its most budget smartphone called Meizu M3s.

Like many other Meizu smartphones, M3s looks like iPhone 6S. However, it is rather a good side than the disadvantage. The body Meizu M3s is made of metal with plastic elements on the top and bottom of smartphone. Wireless modules are located under the plastic. This time even the Chinese have decided to copy pink gold color. Also smartphone is available in gray, silver, gold colors.

Meizu M3s has hybrid slot for SIM card + microSD card. It is located on the left side of smartphone.

Suddenly: fingerprint reader

Chinese company released affordable smartphone for $ 110 with fingerprint reader. By the way, the button with fingerprint reader is touch. At first, it is not very comfortable, but eventually you get used very quickly. It’s a “trick” from Meizu.

Meizu M3s: Good screen

Meizu M3s has a 5-inch screen with HD-resolution. It is not the highest resolution for smartphone, but do not forget about the modest price. We immediately notice the black frame around the display, which stands out from the smartphone design.

IPS-matrix screen with wide viewing angles. Not so long age oleophobic coating and 2.5D-glass have been features of flagships, but now they are available even for low-end models!

Meizu M3s: High performance

We did not have time to download applications, but immediately after unpacking we notice that Flyme UI on top of Android 5.1 works very fast.

Smartphone has eight-core processor MediaTek MT6750 with a frequency of 1.5 GHz and a graphics accelerator Mali-T860. The younger version of Meizu M3s uses 2GB, and high model is available with 3GB of RAM. Built-in memory is also different depending on the version – 16GB or 32GB.

Meizu M3s cannot be called smartphone for mobile gamers, but it can cope with simple games and basic tasks.

Decent price for a camera

Meizu M3s has 13 MP main camera that gives quite nice pictures in normal daylight or at dusk. But in the dark the expected noise appears and autofocus begins to “blunt”.

For such a price the camera is quite decent, but do not expect miracles from it. The same can be said about the 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Meizu M3s: Autonomy

The capacity of the internal battery Meizu M3s is 3020 mAh. Not bad for such dimensions. Considering the processor and a screen with low resolution, you should not have a serious problems with autonomy.

Our tests show that full charged Meizu M3s works for about 4.5 hours of mobile gaming or 7-7.5 hours of video playback. Good result!

Full recharge from 0 to 100% smartphone requires exactly 2 hours.

Price and competitors Meizu M3s

The pre-orders for Meizu M3s with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory are available for just 700 yuan ($106). The older model with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage was estimated at 900 yuan ($136). But the price may differ in different countries.

The main competitor Meizu M3S is Xiaomi Redmi 3 and little more expensive, but much more interesting smartphone Honor 5X.

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Just yesterday there were rumors that Chinese manufacturer Vernee is going to release its flagship with an emphasis on service Uber. The company plans to obtain a certificate from Uber and thereby get a huge number of users.

Today, Chinese manufacturer released another smartphone called Vernee Thor, which is designed for an audience with an average level of income. The device looks very stylish, specifications allow you to meet all your requirements for entertainment or work. Chinese companies have long shown that they are better than others are able to create high-quality smartphones for low price, which companies like Samsung cannot afford.

If you do not need a smartphone with Apple logo on the back, or from other brands, then we offer to read our review on the Chinese smartphone Vernee Thor.

Specifications Vernee Thor

At the heart of smartphone Vernee Thor is MediaTek MT6753. This processor is built on eight computing cores with a clock speed of 1.5 gigahertz. CPU power is more than enough to run all games, applications, high-resolution movies and other things. Also smartphone has 3GB of RAM. As you can see, Vernee Thor is not entry-level smartphone. Mobile device provide you to keep personal content on the internal storage of 16GB. It is very poor by today’s standards, but you will always be able to install the memory card, and it solved the problem of the missing space. On the other hand, the memory card is an additional cost.

Design Vernee Thor

Smartphone Vernee Thor was released in one color – black. The front panel has protective glass and three touch-control buttons under display, a speaker and a camera with a set of sensors above the display. The back side is made of a rubberized material, so that it almost does not scratch, does not slip out of your hands and not allow ride on the table.

Vernee Thor looks very interesting smartphone and expensive, despite the lack of premium materials.

Features Vernee Thor

Now let’s talk about those things, which the manufacturer has decided to save money. Firstly, there is a low resolution by modern standards. Display diagonal of 5 inches have a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels – it is not what modern user wants. Secondly, this smartphone camera is not very pleased with image quality. The main camera is 13 megapixels seems enough good, but actually it is much worse. The front 5 megapixel camera also does not shine.

Result

After our review Vernee Thor you should make a small conclusion for yourself about how much the product should cost. Manufacturer said that the price Vernee Thor is $130. Yes, there are obvious problems with display, camera and body is made not from the expensive aluminum, but for the money this is one of the best options at the moment.

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Selfie photos are the most popular in social networks. The company Lenovo has decided to use this opportunity and improve smartphone Vibe S1 with double front camera.  Thus, the new smartphone can take quality self-portraits even in low light conditions.

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite is a more affordable version of the phone that Lenovo announced in September. Despite the fact that the cost has been reduced, Lenovo Vibe S1 is very attractive smartphone thanks to its front camera.

The main difference between Vibe S1 and Vibe S1 Lite is that the new smartphone has improved front camera.

8-megapixel front camera has 5-piece lens that offer “zero distortion”. The sensor is manufactured by Sony. The main feature of the camera is LED flash which allows you to take high-quality photos in low light conditions.

New selfie smartphone will be interesting for fans to take pictures on the front camera. Also it has panoramic lens. So the camera captures all the people.

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite: Specifications

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite has some surprises. Smartphone work on 64-bit processor with eight-core speed 1.3GHz that is 0.4GHz barely slower than the previous version.

As for the version of Android, Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite runs Android 5.1, unlike the model of smartphone of September that had Android 5.0.

The screen smartphone has 5-inches and Full HD (1920×1080). Internal storage is 16GB with an option to add microSD card up to 32GB. Thus, we can conclude that it is mid-range phone.

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite RAM has 2GB of RAM. Also smartphone supports 4G networks and can be placed up to 2 SIM cards for people who want to have two phone lines without having to open the phone and change. The battery capacity has been increased from 2500mAh to 2700mAh.

The main camera has 13 megapixels and a flash of dual tone colors that will make them look more realistic.

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite: Price and Date of sale

Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite is available in pearl and blue colors with a price of US $199. You can buy smartphone from January in all countries where Lenovo sells its mobile phones. The regular version of this phone is sold from November at a price of US $299; but if you’re not interested in dual camera, Lite version is much better option and saves you $100.

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