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+ | **The BQ Aquaris E4.5 has the honour of being the world’s first ever Ubuntu phone. They’ve now followed that up with the E5. The Meizu MX4 has the honour of currently being the world' | ||
- | ===== 1 ===== | + | There is no point in comparing the MX4 with the E4.5 as they are two completely different beasts. What I’ll be concentrating on here is the hardware, and how Ubuntu runs on it. I’ll link to several YouTube videos that I’ve since made showing how to use Ubuntu, and the applications it runs. |
- | **Spanish BQ manufacturer, | + | Specifics |
- | In this review, I will present my impressions of using this new device that BQ France kindly made available to me, and compare it to the A4.5 that I bought right when it was released. | + | The MX4 is a powerful beast. It has a true eight-core CPU (MediaTek 6596, Meizu customized) with 2.2GHz x 4 and 1.7GHz x 4 (all eight cores can be turned on simultaneously), |
- | This device | + | Its display |
- | • 5-inch Capacitive IPS multi-touch HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 294 hdpi, Dragontrail Protection Glass | + | |
- | • CPU: MediaTek quad-core Cortex A7 CPU at 1.3 GHz | + | |
- | • GPU: Mali 400-MP2 up to 500 MHz | + | |
- | • 1GB of RAM | + | |
- | • 16GB eMMC storage | + | |
- | • Expandable memory Via microSD card (up to 32 GB) | + | |
- | • Rear camera: 13 Mp(f/2.2) BSI sensor with autofocus and Dual flash | + | |
- | • Front camera: | + | |
- | • Full HD video recording (1080p) | + | |
- | • Dual-sim | + | |
- | • 3G: 3G + (HSPA+/ | + | |
- | • Bands supported: GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900) and UMTS (900, 2100) | + | |
- | • Connectivity: | + | |
- | • Lipo 2500 mAh battery | + | |
- | • Weight: 0.1340 | + | |
- | • Dimensions: 71 x 142 x 8,65 mm.** | + | |
- | Le fabricant espagnol | + | Le BQ Aquaris E4.5 a l' |
- | Dans cette critique, je vous présenterai mes impressions | + | Il est inutile |
- | Côté matériel, cet appareil apporte quelques petits plus. Voici une liste de ses spécifications : | + | Détails |
- | • Écran 5" multi-touch capacitif IPS HD avec une résolution de 720x1280 pixels, 294 hdpi, Dragontrail Protection Glass | + | |
- | • Processeur : MediaTek Cortex A7 quad-core à 1,3 GHz | + | Le MX4 est une bête puissante. Il a un vrai processeur à huit cœurs (MediaTek 6596, personnalisé par Meizu) avec 2,2 GHz x 4 et 1,7 GHz x 4 (les huit peuvent être activés simultanément), |
- | • Processeur | + | |
- | • 1 Go de RAM | + | Quand vous l'allumerez la première fois, vous serez surtout frappé par l' |
- | • 16 Go de stockage | + | |
- | • Mémoire expansible jusqu'à 32 Go via carte microSD | + | |
- | • Caméra arrière : 13Mp (f/2.2) capteur BSI avec mise au point automatique et double flash | + | |
- | • Caméra avant : 5 Mp (f/2.0) | + | |
- | • Enregistrement vidéo en Full HD (1080p) | + | |
- | • Double SIM | + | |
- | • 3G : 3G+ (HSPA/ | + | |
- | • Bandes prises en charge : GSM (850, 900, 1800 et 1900) et UMTS (900, 2100) | + | |
- | • Connectivité : Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, micro-USB, jack 3,5 mm | + | |
- | • Batterie Lipo 2500 mAh | + | |
- | • Poids : 0,1340 | + | |
- | • Dimensions : 71x142x8,65 mm. | + | |
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- | **We can see that the A5HD shares some specifications with A4.5, which is not necessarily | + | **The rear camera is where I have an issue with Meizu. They state on their site that it’s a 20.7 megapixel (MP) camera. All the photos I’ve taken show as being 14.7MP. From what I’ve seen around Launchpad, it seems that the problem may be the camera app within Ubuntu Touch. The sensor |
- | In terms of improvement, | + | The MX4 does all the usual wireless stuff that you’d expect such as WiFi (dual-band), Bluetooth (v4), and GPS. It has sensors for light, gravity, hall effect, IR proximity, gyroscope |
- | It is this larger screen, HD in addition, that really makes this model interesting. The resolution is much higher and makes it more pleasant to use, whether to read the displayed information, videos or photos. This device holds another upgrade compared to A4.5, the rear camera (based on specifications, it does not seem to me that the front camera had an upgrade, and to be honest, it is only now as I write the article that I realize I have not tested the front camera before returning the A5HD: sorry not to be addicted to selfies!). The camera is more pleasant to use than its predecessor. It is more responsive, with better focus, better resolution, and an HDR mode that I found most effective. Nevertheless, the A5HD remains a mid-range device, and do not expect to make beautiful pictures (or videos, for which I have not noticed real improvements compared to A4.5) out of it, the results are still noisy and predominantly white, particularly in HDR mode.** | + | For audio files, it can accept FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG, and (of course) MP3. For video; MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV and MPEG. Images; JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP. |
- | Nous pouvons constater que l'A5HD partage quelques spécifications, | + | All of the above is powered by a Sony/Samsung 3100mAh battery.** |
- | Pour ce qui concerne les améliorations, la mémoire interne passe de 8 à 16 Go et la batterie est plus puissante. Je ne suis pas accro à mon smartphone et l'autonomie | + | La caméra arrière du Meizu me pose problème. Il est décrit sur le site comme un appareil photo de 20,7 mégapixels (MP), mais toutes les photos que j'ai faites sont de 14,7 MP. Selon ce que j'ai vu sur Launchpad, il paraît que le problème peut venir de l' |
- | C'est vraiment ce plus grand écran, qui plus est HD, qui rend ce modèle intéressant. La résolution est bien plus élevée, ce qui fait qu'il est plus agréable à utiliser, que ce soit pour lire des informations affichées, ou pour voir des vidéos ou des photos. Ce dispositif comporte une autre amélioration par rapport à l'A4.5 : la caméra arrière (selon les spécifications, je ne pense pas que la caméra avant fut améliorée | + | Le MX4 fait tous les trucs sans fil habituels attendus, tels que WiFi (double bande), Bluetooth (v4) et GPS. Il a des capteurs de lumière, gravité, effet Hall, proximité IR, gyroscope |
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+ | Les fichiers audio acceptés sont FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG et (bien entendu) MP3. En vidéo : MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV et MPEG. Pour les images : JPG, PNG, GIF et BMP. | ||
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+ | Tout cela est alimenté par une batterie Sony/ | ||
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- | **It does not bother me; the camera | + | **The top edge of the phone has the power button and the headphone jack. Bottom edge has the speaker, microphone, and the USB (and charging) port. The left edge has the volume buttons, while the right edge has no functions. On the front are the speaker (top middle) front camera (top right) and a home button (bottom middle). The back has a nice bluish tint to the brushed metal cover. This is removable – to let you insert your SIM card. |
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+ | I created a YouTube video showing what you see on first use of an MX4: https:// | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Touch | ||
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+ | The phone I received came with Ubuntu 15.04 r0 installed on it. This was upgraded to r1 (on first boot) and a further upgrade (to r2) has since been released as I write this. By the time you read this, I expect there will have been another update. At the moment, the Ubuntu Touch OS is using a similar codebase | ||
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+ | Needless to say, Ubuntu is as smooth as silk on the MX4. Getting used to scopes can be tricky at first, but it becomes second nature in no time. Some scopes are good and helpful, but some are really just downloading a list of images with links which open in the browser, so they’re pretty pointless, I think.** | ||
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+ | Le bouton d' | ||
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+ | J'ai créé une vidéo YouTube où vous pouvez voir ce qui se passe la première fois que vous utilisez un MX4 : https:// | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Touch | ||
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+ | Ubuntu 15.04 r0 était installé sur Le téléphone que j'ai reçu. Lors du premier démarrage, il fut mis à niveau vers la r1 et, depuis, au moment où j' | ||
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+ | Il va sans dire qu' | ||
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+ | ===== 4 ===== | ||
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+ | **Transferring files via USB is done using MTP since almost all devices nowadays don’t mount as a USB device. I had problems with this in KDE Plasma 5 (works fine in Plasma 4), and other users have had no problems with it in other desktops. | ||
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+ | To see how to use Ubuntu Touch on a phone, | ||
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+ | Apps | ||
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+ | Everything works out of the box. Ubuntu Touch comes with the usual phone, SMS messaging, contacts, browser, calculator, gallery, music, media, email, | ||
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+ | Be aware that some apps are quite basic. The camera app springs to mind. It has only the most basic of options. The gallery app has basic cropping and rotation of photos. The Gmail app is really just the mobile web pages, but it does work and give notifications. The unofficial dropbox app (udropcabin) lets you upload/ | ||
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+ | These quirks aren’t the end of the world, but just something to be aware of.** | ||
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+ | Le transfert de fichiers via USB se fait avec MTP puisque presque tous les dispositifs aujourd' | ||
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+ | Afin de vous permettre de voir comment utiliser | ||
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+ | Applis | ||
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+ | Tout est opérationnel tout de suite. Ubuntu Touch comprend les applis habituelles de téléphone, | ||
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+ | Vous devez savoir cependant que certaines applis sont très basiques. L' | ||
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+ | Tout cela n'est pas la fin du monde, mais simplement des choses qu'il faut savoir. | ||
+ | ===== 5 ===== | ||
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+ | **To show that there are Ubuntu apps for Android appsI use, I created a video showing some: https:// | ||
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+ | Conclusion | ||
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+ | This is a beautiful phone. I was immediately impressed with the screen when I turned the phone on for the very first time, and, for the amount | ||
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+ | There isn’t a huge amount of customization over Ubuntu itself though. You can add wallpapers, but it’s only seen on the lock screen (and covered by the notification circle which can’t be turned off), and the icons are set and cannot be replaced with your favourite icon pack. | ||
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+ | Having said all those good things about it, there are some things you should be aware of. Since Ubuntu Touch, like its desktop counterpart, | ||
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+ | I’m sure any and all problems will be ironed out over time. But I’d be neglecting my duties if I didn’t warn you about these things before you spend your money on this. While Canonical is, as of writing, throwing out updates almost monthly, that will soon change to updates being released every six weeks. | ||
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+ | In short: as long as you don’t mind being on the bleeding edge of Ubuntu Touch, you will absolutely love this phone.** | ||
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+ | Afin de démontrer qu'il y a des applis Ubuntu pour remplacer les applis Android que j' | ||
- | PROS: | + | Conclusion |
- | + better battery life | + | |
- | + better video | + | |
- | + better camera | + | |
- | + HD display | + | |
- | CONS: | + | C'est un très beau téléphone. La toute première fois que je l'ai allumé, l' |
- | - no 4G | + | |
- | - photos/ | + | |
- | - no NFC | + | |
- | - only Wifi b/g/n | + | |
- | The Aquaris 5, 4G, or 6 would have been a better new flagship device running | + | Cependant, vous ne pouvez pas énormément personnaliser |
- | Cela ne me gène pas ; le téléphone-appareil photo me dépanne au besoin, ce n'est pas la première utilisation du phone, surtout depuis que j'ai choisi | + | Ayant dit plein de bonnes choses à son sujet, il y a des trucs dont vous devez avoir connaissance. Puisque |
- | Avantages : | + | Je suis certain que tous ces problèmes seront corrigés au fil du temps. Mais je négligerais mes responsabilités si je ne vous en avertissais pas avant que vous ne dépensiez votre argent pour ce téléphone. Au moment où j'écris, Canonical sort des mises à jour presque tous les mois, mais, bientôt, cela changera et les mises à jour sortiront toutes les six semaines. |
- | + meilleure durée de vie de la batterie | + | |
- | + meilleure vidéo | + | |
- | + meilleure appareil photo | + | |
- | + l'affichage HD | + | |
- | Inconvénients | + | En résumé |
- | - pas de 4G | + | |
- | - le bruit dans les photos/ | + | |
- | - pas de NFC | + | |
- | - uniquement le WiFi b/g/n | + | |
- | L' |
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