Meizu MX4 is considered as one of the best Chinese smartphones of the year. Given its popularity it was only a matter of time somebody copied its design. That’s exactly what happened.

Now Neo, the company behind the consumer favorite Neo M1 has come up with a new smartphone called as the Neo MX4. As you can see, the company didn’t even bother to change the name of the MX4 clone. The Neo MX4 will look similar to the Meizu MX4 but will be much cheaper than the company flagship.

Neo MX4 is slightly smaller than the original MX4 as it comes with just a 5-inch display instead of the 5.36-inch one found on the Meizu flagship. Also, the resolution is much lower in this model, just a 720p display instead of the 2K resolution screen on the MX4. The Neo MX4 will be powered by a 64-bit MT6732 quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz. There will be a 13MP camera at the back along with a 5MP shooter up front. The processor will be supported by 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM which will be further expandable via MicroSD. The phone supports TD-LTE/ TD-SCDMA and GSM networks along with dual SIM cards. There is also dual noise reduction technology as well as dual band Wi-Fi support. For software, the Neo MX4 runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. Unfortunately, there is just a 2,100 mAh battery onboard to power all these specs, which is a bit smaller than what some 5-inchers offer these days.

As you can see, the specs are nowhere near what the original Meizu MX4 offered, but it is still good enough for your everyday use. So, if you liked Meizu’s design but do not want to spend more than $150 on a device, the Neo MX4 turns out to be a good option. Its design, mid-range specs and the 799 Yuan price tag ($128) definitely makes it a good buy in this range.

Neo is not really a company who specializes in clones. But unlike competitors like Elephone, No.1 and Doogee, it has very limited products in its lineup. So, MX4 could prove as a valuable addition to its portfolio of devices. The Neo M1 is quite popular among buyers due to its great design and another product like the Neo MX4 would definitely help the company to attract new customers.

Also, we don’t think Meizu will mind a MX4 clone in the market given that the company itself takes inspiration from other manufacturers like Apple. The recent release of the Meizu M1 Note (Blue Charm) is the best example of this. The M1 Note copies the popular design of Apple’s iPhone 5C with even the materials and the color profile inspired from the Apple device.

The Neo MX4 is currently available for pre-order for a discounted price tag of 799 Yuan ($128) instead of the normal price of 999 Yuan ($160) on JD.com. Make sure you check out their website for more details.

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NEO M1 is one of most beautiful and slim smartphone from China this year. The super slim 5.99mm aluminum body, powerful and energy-saving quad-core processor run smooth on Android, 13-megapixel Sony camera is easy to take good quality photos anytime.

The NEO official shop provide a $60 big discount for customers before Christmas, you can get this phone at $119 now.

More details about this phone, please visit: http://www.neomobile.me/neo-m1-feature

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NEO M1 maybe is most beautiful smartphone from China this year. The super slim 5.99mm aluminum body, powerful and energy-saving quad-core processor run smooth on Android, 13-megapixel Sony camera is easy to take good quality photos anytime. There is a great news for who like this phone: NEO official shop provide a free NEO M1 phone to Gizmochina Youtube channel subscribers, anyone has chance to win it that just has a M1 phone from official shop.

How to win the free NEO M1 phone? Here is the rules:

How to win a free NEO M1 phone?

You will have chance to win the FREE NEO M1 phone that you just follow 3 steps:

1. Buy a NEO M1 phone with a discount price from official shop: $20 off (The listing price is $179.99, and now is $159.99)

2. Upload a review video of NEO M1, and share it with your friends, and leave your video watch url and your order number on our forum. Here is forum link:

http://forum.neomobile.me/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45

3. Subscribe on our partner Gizmochina Youtube channel, here is Gizmochina channel link:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_alSLqNTLW624x66BLgkHg

Who will win the FREE NEO M1 phone?

The most visited review video (before July 15th) uploader will win the FREE NEO M1 phone. (You must be Gizmochina Youtube channel subscriber)

The winner’s video will be shared on Gizmochina.

There is 2 options for winner: 1. Get another FREE NEO M1 phone, or 2. Get full refund

More details, please visit NEO official page: NEO M1 Giveaway

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I have used NEO M1 a few days, we’re still able to say it’s an awesome China phone in this year. Maybe lots of users want to compare it with iNew V3, they really have similar specs on hardware, but they have some difference on some details. Overall I have been more than impressed with the NEO M1, and believe it is almost the best beautiful slim phone with affordable price so far in China.

Below is the detailed unboxing  and hands-on NEO M1 video,  in these 2 videos you will see what you get in the box, accessories and a full hands-on with the phone.

Here is NEO M1 main specs:

• – 5.99mm extreme thin aluminium body
• – 5-inch HD screen covers Corning Gorilla Glass touch panel
• – 1,3GHz quad-core processor, excellent energy efficiency
• – 13-megapixel rear camera, Sony IMAX lens
• – LDS anntena provide better signal receiving capability
• – Dual operating system, more option for different users

Here is NEO M1 phone detail photos gallery:

Here is NEO M1 interface:

NEO M1 benchmark

NEO M1 camera photo:

Conclusion:

The NEO M1 is an amazing phone – features, spec and looks wise given the price. It is a smartphone which costs just $179.99 (NEO official shop), yet manages to house a powerful quad-core processor, excellent 5-inch 720p display, usable 13 mega-pixel camera, and more all in a very beautiful crafted aluminum body.

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NEO M1 phone finally arrive at our office, and we can’t wait to unbox this new beautiful design phone. The NEO M1 box looks similar with Meizu MX3, M1 phone, a EU charger, USB cable and a simple English manual in a white carton box. Just watch this video and find the details.

The NEO M1 review also will come soon.

NEO M1 main specs:

– 5.99mm extreme thin aluminium body
– 5-inch HD screen covers Corning Gorilla Glass touch panel
– 1,3GHz quad-core processor, excellent energy efficiency
– 13-megapixel rear camera, Sony IMAX lens
– LDS anntena provide better signal receiving capability
– Dual operating system, more option for different users

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NEO N003 is a old model in last year, but this phone still is hot because of solid quality in China. NEO release 2GB RAM version phone recently, and dropped the price to $189.99 on NEO official online shop. We have gotten a NEO N003 sample, and here is our hands-on video.

NEO N003 equips a 5-inch 1080P screen, 1.5GHz MTK MT6589T quad-core processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM, built-in 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera. This phone has a 3000mAh big battery, so user needn’t worry about heary using all day.

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NEO official shop start selling on April 25th, they provide a 50% off discount on the first 500 units M1 phone. The official site’s host was down because of too many buyers, and the promotion is delayed 2 hours later. As NEO official claim, the first 500 units phone were sold out in 3 minutes.

NEO official shop accept pre-order for NEO M1 phone now, with a free skin case and screen protector, but regular list price $179.99. All pre-orders will be shipped out at the beginning of May.

Source: NEO Mobile Shop

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As NEO official description, NEO M1 is a beautifully crafted smartphone. Yes, it’s really good design, stand the top in this year. The NEo official shop will open dotay, with a 50% off promotion on the first batch, but only 500 units and each buyer only is allowed to buy one phone with the discount code.

NEO M1 has extreme slim 5.99mm aluminium body, along with 1.3GHz MTK MT6582 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, 5-inch HD display screen with Corning Gorilla glass touch panel. This phone will own dual-system, but only Android is available now.

Don’t miss this chance if you really like it, here is NEO official shop.

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NEO M1 is a beautifully crafted smartphone, super slim aluminium body, 5-inch HD screen, Corning Gorilla glass touch panel, 13-megapixel Sony camera. Wow, it’s a dream phone in my mind. We have gotten a engineering sample from NEO factory, show you the real phone video as soon as possible.

Here is NEO M1 hands-on video:

NEO M1 first promotion start on April 25th on international official shop: neomobile.me, a huge 50% discount for first 500 units. Here is the discount code: NEOM1D5. 

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NEO M1 finally is unveiled via official English site, we have gotten some real phone pictures from NEO official Facebook page. Wow, this smartphone is really nice, just like their description: a beautifully crafted smartphone. Here is the pictures gallery show you more details.

NEO M1 front picture, only 5.99mm super slim aluminium body, 5-inch HD screen, and Corning Gorilla glass touch panel.

NEO M1 has black and red 2 color option.

NEO M1 has 3 keys on the bottom.

NEO M1 own a 13-megapixel sony camera.

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NEO M1 full specification is leaked 2 weeks ago, but the official international website doesn’t unveil until today. The new international website use neomobile.me domain (the neomobile.com is registed by another UK company). A 50% off big discount for NEO M1 selling on April 25th as a surprise.

Here is NEO M1 features listed on their official site:

A Beautifully Crafted Smartphone

• 5.99mm extreme thin aluminium body
• 5-inch HD screen covers Corning Gorilla Glass touch panel
• 1,3GHz quad-core processor, excellent energy efficiency
• 13-megapixel rear camera, Sony IMAX lens
• LDS anntena provide better signal receiving capability
• Dual operating system, more option for different users

It is really beautiful smartphone so far in China phone field, good design and affordable price. If you like this phone, don’t miss the discount chance. Here is the details about discount even: NEO M1 Promotion.

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NEO released news to launch their next generation smartphone on April 10th, before official unveil the NEO M1 phone, a picture leaked from official forum. The NEO M1 phone show us a windows phone interface. It means the coming phone probably install Windows Phone operating system, since Windows Phone system is free for all smartphones a few days ago.

NEO M1 has 5-inch HD screen, 1280*720 pixel display, 1.3GHz MTK MT6582 quad-core processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM, 13-megapixel Sony camera. This phone has super slim metal body and 2000mAh unremoveable battery. Normally, most MTK smartphone pre-install Android operating system. Maybe NEO will give customers first experience to build Windows Phone system on MTK processor.

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Unless you live in China, the NEO name probably isn’t very familiar, this company also has not special products so far. It doesn’t mean that they never want to change anymore. When most China phone factories complete on the price, NEO focus on design for a amazing smartphone. I think they are on the correct way to success. Finally, NEO M1 will be unveiled on April 10th.

We have no more leaked information about this secret handset, but from the poster, this new NEO M1 own a super thin aluminum body, has 2 iphone style slots on the side, maybe it’s dual SIM card slots, most China phone has this feature on MTK processor resolution. From this picture, NEO M1 is a worth expecting phone, has nice appearance than most China phone. NEO official also released a video to tell us how they think and make NEO M1 phone:

Learn more about NEO company:

Neo is smartphone manufacturer located in Shenzhen that have more than a decade history on mobile production experience. After being suppliers of big and qualified brands like Huawei, Lenovo and other international brands we have finally decided to create our own brand and products. Having more than 150 mobile phone engineers and 2,000 employees, NEO is commited to provide to worldwide users the best quality with affordable price.

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Today, there is a lot’s of interesting smartphone out there, the price ranging equal with specs and screen size, while for domestic smartphone manufacturer, the rule is break through the high-specs  smartphone products but offers with very affordable price. Thanks to MediaTek which offers the good specs of processor but offers with low-end price.

One of the domestic smartphone manufaturer, NEO has beenlaunch the NEO N003 smartphone on early of August this year, and now they also release the upgrade version of NEO N003 smartphone. The new NEO N003 is brings more larger RAM and ROM capacity.

While the recent products offers with only 1GB of RAM and 4GB of ROM, the new NEO N003 smartphone is now offers with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage space, the new NEO smartphone is also packs with 1080P.

Relatively low with another common, but 1G RAM +4 G ROM memory specifications, the high version upgrade to 2G +32 G memory, the overall argument is undoubtedly more beautiful for the party, but still there are certain parameters attractive, especially also has HD output, USB OTG and other functions, but also enriched the playability of N003, 2G +32 G memory N003 in MTK platform products is undoubtedly high distribution models.

A, appearance, body details
Earlier we saw the N003’s low version, is all black color, is the back of the fuselage are black, complemented by silver side designs. Currently using this machine in hand a lot of friends like former black white colors, compared to the black version of the atmospheric deep, white cover + silver side white version is a combination of a little more fashionable, I believe that the girls will be more like it.

Speaker phone

Soft button

In addition to different colors outside, N003 high version of designs and low with the same, including buttons, layout and other elements of the handset makes no difference, the aircraft’s LED indicator is still the right earpiece, the far right is the first 300-megapixel Self-camera, the same three-touch button design.

Back Body

Rear-facing camera

Rear Bottom

Former black white version with a plain white cover for paint process, the surface shiny, feel good, compared to the black version of the force is to give back the white version is more dirt, even if contaminated with fingerprints, grease, also hard to find, this is personal prefer white version.

The right side of the fuselage

The left side of the fuselage

Top of the fuselage

Bottom of the phone

High version of the fuselage around the mouth and buttons at the same position, consistent with the low version.

Battery compartment

Speaker

Rio N003 version is still high with the standard built-in dual SIM card slot, no need to cut the card can be used, also supports WCDMA / GSM dual card dual standby, expansion memory card is located in the middle of the SIM card position, the three parallel, can not support hot plug. Speaker with metal dust network coverage, due to join the Yamaha amplifier, the sound quality is quite good machine, no noise and broken sound and so on.

Battery capacity up to 3000 mA, which is the thickness of 10.5mm machine is one of the main endurance is ideal, basically 1-2 days without problems from the packaging point of view two versions of the battery are the same, can Universal.

Second, the performance / game
High version and low with the biggest difference is the size of memory, 2GB of memory to run high version is undoubtedly more powerful performance, this is a large part of the local Friends keen on large memory model causes. Large memory to run the benefits we all know, no pressure to open up the task, play the big game more fluid, etc., plus the upgraded CPU and GPU MTK6589T quad-core processor, high version a better experience, first of all let’s look at see several commonly used software to run sub test results.

Two people most commonly used test software – the latest version of Master Lu Ann Bunny 4.0 and the latest version of a comprehensive test showed high version Rio N003 scores are 14,089 points and 16,474 points for HTML5 browser performance test score of 15,239 points stronger than the MX2 four cores.

Information security Bunny

Stability testing and more testing

Security Bunny 4.0 Stability Test is a new feature, continuous operation by the processor to run sub compressive strength test phone, the results show high version N003 performance is good, high-load temperature has been stable at 39 degrees, while the Average score value of about 52, although the temperature is very high and, in fact, there is no holding back hot feeling. The screen with the same low version can support 5:00 simultaneously touch.

NenaMark 2.4 3D graphics performance test results for 34 fps, with scores quite low version.

With 2GB of memory to run high version if you do not play the big game certainly not demonstrated its value, we were tested four popular mainstream games, which are large-scale real 3D Racing Racing 3 and Need for Speed ​​17, Role Playing Eternal Warrior 2 hot new tour as well as casual games Zombies 2.

Zombies 2 HD version

Eternal Warrior 2

Real Racing 3

Need for Speed ​​17

Casual new game Zombies 2 HD version Needless to say, very smooth, smooth playing Eternal Warrior 2 is no pressure, racing’s two big games although only 20 FPS frame, but still very smooth, with no obvious Caton, in the case of 1080P resolution at 20 frames or more stable also commendable.

Third, the screen / system

1, the screen
Rio high version N003 screen size consistent with the low version, equipped with a 5-inch IPS screen resolution of 1920 * 1080,441 the PPI gives the N003 a very fine display, the same viewing angle is also very good.

Screen proofs a

Screen proofs two

Screen proofs three

Maximum brightness from different angles of the test can be seen, Rio N003 high version of the screen viewing angle is very good, almost 178 degrees flat as can have a clear display, and no other forms whitish discoloration condition, true color reproduction. In addition, we chose a screen size with the same MTK6589T models for multi-chart comparing proofs as follows: is

Screen proofs a

Screen proofs two

Screen proofs three

Screen proofs four

Screen proofs five

Screen proofs six

Above the top of the photo machine is Rio N003, below the product also has five inches 1080P resolution screen, the two models are the maximum brightness, through different color image contrast can be seen, N003 wins in terms of true color on the other phone, the screen colors more vivid, and the brightness is also higher, while the bottom screen some yellow product, warm colors.

2, the system

High version is also Andrews 4.21 version of the Android operating system, with the lower version interface is the same, but the high version of the latest systems integration ROOT privileges, which is associated with low version of the system the most obvious difference, the user acquired without prior ROOT, right white users the most practical. Besides aircraft built as Jinshan cleaning, Maxthon browser and system optimization utility software.

After the bottom of the main interface tray landscaping, as translucent, the other in respect with native Andrews 4.21 and not much difference where, telephone and SMS interface can also be free to choose the card 1 or card 2 to communicate.

This article comes from MTK mobile phone network http://www.mtksj.com

High version for the first time after boot RAM occupied by about nearly 600M, with low version is almost, but because with 2GB of memory to run, the available memory to run more, 32GB of memory storage space is sufficient to the vast majority of users, without adding a memory card separately troubles, for suffering from “obsessive-compulsive disorder memory” of users, large memory can play a good “cure effect.”

MTK6589T quad-core plus 2GB of memory to run the hardware provides a good basis for high-speed version of the system with paddling or open task will occasionally have small Caton phenomenon, but fluency compared to the low version is better, the system does not lose fluency Other configurations of the same product.

Fourth, photos
N003 high version of the camera specifications remain unchanged, as after the first 300 million pixels + 13 million pixels dual combination, the main camera has a F2.2 aperture, is relatively high in the present specification. Camera interface is still the native Android interface that provides a common function, we use the default settings to shoot some proofs, we can refer to.

Macro proofs

Macro proofs

Close proofs

Close proofs

Vision proofs

Night shoot proofs

Lit during the day in case photos are still performing well, since the right-focus speed, close-up shots focusing success rate, picture sharpness, colors are in place, but sometimes less accurate metering, such as shade or a smooth light shooting, Also worth mentioning is photographed at night better results than the low version, do not know because the brush of the latest version of the system after the optimization’s sake? Overall N003 camera still can punctuate, not much pressure to cope with everyday pictures.

V. Summary
As previously said, with 2GB of memory to run high version Rio N003 version with low performance compared to a lot of running sub-scores are not very satisfactory, but from game demos, system and other aspects of experience can obviously feel the change, That is more smoothly. Another high with white version work well, the machine no obvious cracks and other bad illnesses, although the back cover of plastic material such as, piano paint handling metallic plus side, etc., gives a sense of fashion. However, the two systems, and camera phones ills should increase Andrews optimization efforts, perhaps the official update the system power.

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