Meizu's M1 Note is a dirt-cheap iPhone 5c on steroids
魅族的M1 Note是十分廉价（dirt-cheap）的ihone5C增强版
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.
非常多的中国智能手机厂商開始在努力生产处很多其它具有原始创新设计的手机，这就不得不提魅族最新推出的几款手机。其中国的媒体開始接受iPhone5C的经典设计的时候，魅族已经着手在做一些东西。如今我们知道为什么了。正如你说知道，魅族在今天推出了塑料外壳的M1 Note，一个和iPhone5c有着非常类似设计风格的手机，有绿色，粉红色，白色。黄色和蓝色。起价为999人民币，大概160美元。毫无疑问，这是魅族最廉价的手机，它试图在低端机千元市场和小米和华为竞争。
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 with dual-tone flash, 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 (Cortex-A53 1.7GHz x 8), 64-bit ready processor, a Mali T760 MP2 GPU, 2GB of RAM and FDD-LTE radio (TD-LTE also supported for the China versions). Like the higher-end MX4 Pro, the M1 Note runs on Meizu's heavily customized Flyme 4.1 based on Android 4.4.4.
在硬件上，M1 Note是令人惊喜的物美价廉的配置。双卡双待，5.5英寸IGZO的1080p分辨路的显示屏。同比华为和小米在这个价位的手机的分辨率都是720p，大猩猩三代玻璃，1300万像素f2.2光圈的后置摄像头和500万像素f2.0光圈的前置摄像头，使用的是MTK6752八核处理器，A53架构，主屏为1.7G。64位处理器，Mali T760 MP2的GPU，2GB的RAM，FDD和TD的网络支持，和魅族的旗舰MX4 pro一样。执行的是魅族最新基于安卓4.4深度定制的Flyme4.1。
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.
这款手机没有MX4 pro的指纹识别，不支持存储卡扩展。可是。在这个价格点，我们已经不能奢求再多了。
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.
虽然是塑料机身，可是M1 Note只8.9毫米和145g重，和全部的魅族手机一样，这台自己的手感比弧度较少的iPhone5C要好非常多，还有它的扬声器没有和iPhone5C一样放在背部。可是。至少魅族在上次的MX4 pro的公布会上还是公开对Jony Ive表示了致敬。
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).
除非苹果对这个这个厚脸皮的公司做点什么东西，不然魅族这个“给下一代的礼物”将会在一月中旬登陆西方市场。
如今，魅族在12月30号之前已经开启了网上预订。有999人民币（大概160美元）的16GB版本号和1199人民币（大概190美元）的32GB可选。
个人点评：刚上班看到这篇文章就忍不住给翻译了一下，仅仅是想发上博客让很多其它的人了解下外媒是怎么看到我们的手机的，对于魅族M1的是非我倒不想多说，倒是Engadget的态度值得我们推敲，尽管不能说Engadget代表的全部西方的观点。可是至少代表着一大部分。
首先从措辞上说，标题就来个dirt-cheap。这个词Engadget是想表达廉价的意思，可是词语本身是贬义的意思，从大英词典能够看出，除了十分廉价还有贱如粪土、毫无价值等意思，另外在文章中还多次用cheeky来形容魅族公司，这个词在Engadget下小米的文章里面我也多次看到过。cheeky是脸皮厚的意思，可是倾向于“无耻”的表达，Engadget当然是想表达说魅族脸皮厚无耻抄袭苹果的设计等意思。
应该说我们国产的手机已经摆脱了山寨的帽子，创新性的设计越来越多，vivo和金立把手机做得越来越薄，华为荣耀6plus创新性得使用平行仿生双镜头设计。尽管核心技术始终把握在上游厂商手里，可是iPhone何尝不是呢？不说Engadget戴着有色眼睛看着我们。至少已经越来越关注中国的手机厂商和市场了。这也从側面反映一点designed in china已经不容忽视。
我们已经不是山寨了。彻底摆脱山寨的帽子尚需时日，但不会太久！