Meizu MX series was the first handset of Meizu that got many
attentions from customers outside of China. And recently the fifth generation
of MX was launched, with full metal body and OLED display. Many people thought
that Meizu will refrain for a moment and focus on the MX5, or perhaps present a
Pro variant, but on September 23 Meizu gave a surprise.
The electronics manufacturer from Guangdong introduces its
newest innovation, Meizu Pro 5. The number 5 may represent the Flyme OS 5.0
based on Android 5.1. However, Meizu seems so serious with the word of Pro
related to the design and hardware.
There is a common thread between MX5 and Pro 5 in the design
aspect. Meizu Pro 5 also utilizes a metal material, with an ergonomic design:
rounded corners, as well as on the sides. Perhaps you think that it looks like
the iPhone, but it still retains the characters of Meizu such as two glossy
horizontal lines on the back and wide camera modules. Meizu Pro 5 brings
5.7-inch 2.5D Super AMOLED 1080p screen that's coated with Gorilla Glass 3.
This size puts it in the phablet category.
Meizu also equips the Meizu Pro 5 with 21 megapixels rear
main camera that's powered by the Sony IMX230 sensor, measuring 1/2.4 inches in
size, and with an f/2.2 aperture, plus the newest image signal processor from
Samsung. The above combination is claimed to give users a super-short focus
time, just 0.7 seconds. Besides that, Meizu Pro 5 also brings a 5 megapixel
front camera with OmniVision OV5670 sensor.
Meizu Pro 5 continues the tradition of mCharge fast charging
technology that's equipped with Type-C USB connector to ensure this smartphone
will be future-proof. Just takes half an hour to fill 65% of the battery. Meizu
also includes a high-performance audio output via Hi-Fi 2.0 feature, with the
ES9018 processor and OPA1612 amplifier.
Meizu Pro 5 is powered by octa-core Samsung Exynos 7420
which consists of quad-core 2.1GHz Cortex A57 processor and quad-core 1.5GHz
Cortex A53 processor, 64 bit, coupled with Mali T760MP8 GPU. This smartpone has
3 GB RAM with 16 GB internal memory, or 4 GB RAM with 64 GB internal memory
that can also be expanded via microSD card. Besides that there are 3050mAh
battery, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.1 BLE and GPS.
The two types of Meizu Pro 5 (3GB and 4GB RAM) are sold at
the price of 2,800 Yuan (or US $ 438) and 3100 Yuan (around US $ 485).