Friends+Design
- Decent plastic build
- Removable-battery design - something that's hard to find now-days
- Pretty accurate face unlock
Display
- Decent 5.45-inch HD+ 18:9 screen - which is about as good as you can expect on a budget device in terms of color, sharpness and general quality
Software
- Near-stock Android UI keeps things nice and simple - and there is also very little bloatware
Performance
- Average performance, as you would expect with this price bracket - uses a Unisoc (earlier called Spreadtrum) SC9832E quad-core 1.3GHz chipset to power the device - it's a very basic chipset and coupled with 2GB RAM - you can only expect basic performance - loading apps takes a couple of seconds - but as long as you don't use the phone to run multiple apps and graphically-intensive games, you will be ok
Camera
- Reasonable camera setup for the price bracket - you get a 13-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front camera - while they of course struggle in low-light conditions, regular light will give you images that are usable and entirely shareable on social media
Battery
- Battery life is good, largely because of the energy-efficient hardware on the device - the low-resolution screen, frugal chipset and 3000mAh battery size contribute to giving you well over a day’s use on a single charge
Verdict
- As a first smartphone (if you are upgrading from a feature phone), and with a strict budget of Rs. 5, 000 - the Meizu Z9 is a pretty decent choice
- If you can spend a bit more though, you want to look at the Redmi 6A or Honor 7S - which will give you better bang for the buck
