Meizu Announces New PRO 5
by Andrei Frumusanu on September 23, 2015 11:40 AM EST- Posted in
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| Meizu PRO 5 Specifications | |
| SoC | Samsung Exynos 7420 4x Cortex A57 @ 2.1GHz + 4x Cortex A53 @ 1.5GHz Mali T760MP8 @ 770MHz |
| RAM | 3 / 4GB LPDDR4-3200 |
| NAND / Storage | 32 / 64GB UFS 2.0 + microSD |
| Display | 5.7" 1920x1080 SuperAMOLED 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Network | 2G / 3G / 4G LTE FDD-LTE / TD-LTE / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / GSM (Chinese Bands) |
| Dimensions | 156.7 x 78 x 7.5 mm 168 grams |
| Camera | 21.16MP Sony IMX230 sensor F/2.0 Main camera w/ Laser + PDAF auto-focus w/ Dedicated Samsung ISP 5MP F/2.0 Front camera |
| Battery | 3050mAh |
| OS | Android 5.1 with Meizu FlymeOS 5.0 |
| Connectivity | 802.11 b/g/n/ac + BT 4.1 + BLE, GPS/GNSS USB Type C |
| SIM Size | nanoSIM + nanoSIM or nanoSIM + microSD |
Meizu continues the newly introduced usage of AMOLED screens. Similar to the MX4, the PRO5 uses a 1080p Samsung panel, but this time it increases the size to 5.7", increasing the footprint of the device to 156.7 x 78mm. The screen now features 2.5D edges and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Meizu was able to shave off 0.1mm of the thickness to get to a total of 7.5mm on the new flagship, but it seems the battery slightly lost some capacity in the process as it goes from 3150mAh in the MX5 to 3050mAh in the PRO5.
Storage-wise the device comes with either 32 or 64GB of memory backed by the new generation UFS 2.0 interface. Main memory also varies between 3GB or 4GB depending on the variant. What is new for Meizu is that for the first time the company is employing a microSD card slot that is part of the dual-SIM tray, meaning one can choose to use either two nanoSIMs, or have a combination of a microSD with a nanoSIM. The dual-SIM functionality provides dual-standby.
Meizu doesn't specify the specific bands or what kind of baseband processor is used on the PRO5. Last year we saw the MX4 Pro make unique use of a Marvell Armada baseband so we'll have to wait until the device is launched to find out what made it into this year's unit. It should be mentioned though that for now it seems Meizu limits itself to the Chinese market as the band support for western networks looks to be sparse.
On the camera-side, we now see usage of a new Sony IMX230 sensor. This is the same sensor found on the recently announced Moto X Style and Moto X Play. The sensor is encased in a 6-lens F/2.0 camera module. Interestingly, Meizu advertises usage of a dedicated Samsung ISP that is supposed to improve image quality. The camera is able to record 4K video in HEVC format, which should help reduce file sizes.
Among the usual top-end connectivity features, the phone comes with a new USB Type C connector which should enable it to be future-proof as the industry transitions over to the new standard.
The Meizu PRO5 comes in gold, grey, silver and silver & black colour options in either 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB variants priced at respectively￥2799 (US$438, 393€) or ￥3099 (US$485, 435€).
Source: Meizu
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lilmoe - Thursday, September 24, 2015 - link
It's not about the screen size. Its about the overall size of the device, and more importantly, it's *width* since that's what matters most when you're holding it in one hand. I believe the ideal width is around 68-72mm for most people.Apple has had one of the worst screen to device size ratios of flagship devices. On the other hand, Samsung managed to increase the screen real estate of its Galaxy S series while its width hasn't changed since the GS3 at ~70mm (an engineering/usability feat they should get credit for). The height increased a negligible 3-4mm since then, but height isn't as important because what matters is how far the top edge of the screen is away from your thumb.
The Galaxy Note series, on the other hand, has been *decreasing* in width since the first Note significantly, while going up in screen size. The Note 5 has a larger screen than the iPhone 6 plus, while the device is significantly smaller and easier to hold.
You don't hear this very often because of either bias, or not having a clue at all.
speconomist - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
Wow, what a pity that the Nexus 5X won't have most of the specs of the Meizu Pro 5.Other than the skin (for which I don't have much information) the other only aspect that could improve it would be the dual front facing speakers
Morawka - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
wow iphone 6 clone anyone? will never make it to the USA lolroman.md - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
Apple fanboy detected.Check the similarities between PRO 5 and Meizu MX4, which was launched in 2014, September.
bernstein - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
interesting. but the pro5 just looks like a perfect cross between a mx4 & an iphone6...Morawka - Thursday, September 24, 2015 - link
all aluminum back, CheckCurved glass around the edges, check
speaker grill layout, check
reversible connector, check
FlyMe OS UI, Check
hardware button with fingerprint reader, Check
The fingerprint setup is a exact match to apples touch id setup
come on man, pshh calling me a fanboy.. any normal person would agree this is a iphone 6 clone, or trying very hard to immitate apple's iphone 6 design.
the only thing different is the camera, and button/headphone jack placement.
Lolimaster - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
Dunno if they noticed that this "round bezels" or rounded screens like Galaxy Edge are a major annoyances when you watch video on the device, those reflections...Lolimaster - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
Im still waiting TRUE RGB Amoleds.bernstein - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - link
just multiply the dpi by 2/3 or 3/4 and you have an pentile of the same sharpness as a true rgb amoled. at best this is ~290dpi... certainly not pro levelmercucu1111 - Sunday, September 27, 2015 - link
No. Multiply the ppi by (2/3)^1/2. And Originally ppi doesn't show sub-pixel. So that ppi is correct Whether it is pentile or not