外媒看中国 魅族M1 Note=山寨爱疯5c

While many Chinese smartphone makers have recently stepped up their efforts in delivering more original designs, we can't say that's the case with Meizu's latest offering. In fact, we already knew the cheeky company was up to something when the Chinese media received an iPhone 5c chassis in their invitations, and now we know why. As you can see above, the plastic M1 Note announced today comes in the shamelessly identical set of colors as the iPhone 5c: green, pink, white, yellow and blue. Starting at just CN¥999 (about $160) unsubsidized, this is Meizu's cheapest Android smartphone yet, as it attempts to compete directly with the likes of Xiaomi and Huawei in the sub-CN¥1,000 entry-level market.

虽然很多中国智能机制造商近来加速原创设计的开发，但是魅族的最新产品——呵呵，我们觉得完全不是这么回事谢谢。事实上，我们已经知道了，当中国媒体在他们的邀请函里收到了爱疯5c的底盘时，这家厚颜无耻的公司就忙于策划着什么，现在我们知道原因了。如您所见，今天他们家发布的这款塑料质感的M1 Note，和爱疯5c的相似度简直是没脸没皮到新高度：绿色，粉色，白色，黄色，和蓝色。不受任何资助，这款魅族最廉价安卓机只需人民币999元，因为它试图同像小米和华为这样1000元以下的入门级手机市场直接叫板。

On paper, the M1 Note is surprisingly good value. This dual-SIM phone comes with a 5.5-inch IGZO display with a generous 1080p resolution (whereas Xiaomi's slightly cheaper Redmi Note 4G only has 720p), Gorilla Glass 3, a 13-megapixel f/2.2 main camera, a 5-megapixel f/2.0 front-facing camera and a nice 3,140 mAh battery. It's powered by MediaTek's MT6752 chipset with an octa-core, 64-bit ready processor, a Mali T760 MP2 GPU, 2GB of RAM and FDD-LTE radio. Like the higher-end MX4 Pro, the M1 Note runs on Meizu's heavily customized Flyme 4.1 based on Android 4.4.4.

报告所言，M1 Note出乎意料的价廉物美。该款手机双卡双待，配有5.5英寸IGZO显示屏，超棒的1080P分辨率（然而小米略廉价的红米Note 4G只有720P分辨率），第三代Gorilla玻璃，13兆像素f/2.2光圈主摄像头，5兆像素f/2.0前置摄像头，和3,140 mAh电池。内含联发科技八核芯片集，64位处理器，Mali T760 MP2 GPU，2G内存和FDD-LTE 无线电。和高端机MX4 Pro一样，M1 Note靠的是自定制的安卓4.4.4基础上的Flyme 4.1系统。

What this new model does lack is the fingerprint reader featured on the MX4 Pro, and likewise with the microSD expansion (so you're stuck with the built-in 16GB or 32GB). That said, at this price point, we're certain that most folks won't be complaining too much.

这款新机缺少的就是MX4 Pro指纹识别器，microSD expansion扩展器（所以你只能使用它内置的16G或32G内存）。其实以这个价格来评判，我们肯定大部分消费者是不会太有怨言的。

Despite its plastic body, the M1 Note is just 8.9mm thick and weighs just 145g. As with most recent Meizu phones, this device also seems to offer better grip comfort than the less-curvy iPhone 5c, and the ceramic finish should make a nice icing on the cake. What's less impressive is Meizu's blatant rip-off of even the tiniest things like the iPhone 5c's microphone plus loudspeaker design on the bottom side. But hey, at least Meizu did openly pay tribute to Jony Ive at last month's MX4 Pro launch event.

虽然它是塑料质感，M1 Note只有8.9毫米的厚度，仅重145克。和大部分魅族手机新品一样，这款新机似乎也提供了比较少曲线的爱疯5c更棒的手感，而且外部的掏漆更是锦上添花。没什么印象的就是，魅族甚至在小部件的设计上都剽窃爱疯5c，把麦克风外加扩音器的设计安于机子底部。但是喂喂喂！至少魅族确实在上个月MX4 Pro的发布会上，公开地夸赞了乔纳森·艾维。

Unless Apple does something about this cheekiness, Meizu's "gift to the next generation" is expected to head to the Western market in the second half of January. For now, the company's taking online pre-orders in China ahead of the local launch on December 30th, with the 16GB version going for CN¥999 (about $160) and the 32GB version for CN¥1,199 (about $190).

除非苹果对这种厚颜无耻的行径做点什么，否则魅族这款“致青春”大礼有望在1月下半月进军西方市场。而现在，该公司已在中国接受网上预定，当地的发售是在12月30日，16G版本的售价999元（160美元），而32G的售价1199元（190美元）。