Original meizu pro 6 plus.

with a Quad HD screen, on the powerful Samsung platform and with the best of mobile cameras Sony

At the end of last year, Meizu prepared a presentation in its home country of China, during which the updated Flyme OS 6 and two new smartphones were presented: one from the mid-level segment, and the second - a real flagship. We wrote about the event itself and the new products presented at one time. Now, on the eve of the start of sales on the Russian market, when official prices in rubles are already known, the time has come for the most in detail consider the main character of the events described - the company's new flagship smartphone, called Meizu Pro 6 Plus.

Main characteristics of Meizu Pro 6 Plus (model M686H)

• SoC Samsung Exynos 8890, 8 cores (4 × Exynos M1 @2.0/2.3 GHz, 4 × Cortex-A53 @1.5/1.6 GHz)
• GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP10/Mali-T880 MP12
• operating room Android system 6.0
• Touchscreen Super AMOLED 5.7″, 2560×1440, 518 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 4 GB LPDDR4
• Inner memory 64/128 GB UFS 2.0
• Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
• No microSD support
• GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz networks
• WCDMA 900/2100 MHz networks, TD-SCDMA (34, 39)
• LTE FDD (1, 3, 7), TDD-LTE (40) networks
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.1LE
• GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG
• Camera 12 MP, Sony IMX386, autofocus, f/2.0, OIS, 4K video
• Front-camera 5 MP, f/2.0, fixed. focus
• Proximity sensor, lighting, magnetic field, heart rate, fingerprint, step detector, accelerometer, gyroscope
• Battery 3400 mAh, with mCharge fast charging function
• Audio chip ADI AD45275, DAC ESS ES9018K2M
• Dimensions 156×76×7.3 mm
• Weight 158 ​​g

Contents of delivery

The packaging of Meizu Pro 6 Plus is designed in a premium style: a flat and shallow box made of black matte plastic has no pictures or inscriptions, with the exception of only a silver logo on the top cover.

The kit consists of connecting USB cable Type-C, rolled up in its own round plastic form, powerful network adapter with output current and voltage 5/9/12 V 2 A, as well as a key for removing cards mounted on a cardboard. The manufacturer did not include any headphones or a case with its flagship.

Appearance and ease of use

Lately, it has become increasingly difficult to find differences between modern smartphones: the design is becoming more and more unified, and the devices are almost identical in appearance. But in the case of Meizu Pro 6 Plus, some features can be highlighted. If you pick up and compare several modern top smartphones different manufacturers with metal cases, then the hero of the review will be the thinnest of them, and therefore the most elegant.

The smartphone has such a thin profile and streamlined shape with strongly rounded side edges and corner parts that it seems thinner and more compact than the iPhone 6/7 Plus, the shape of which it, of course, exactly copies. Considering the large screen, powerful filling and a battery of good size, this at least commands respect.

Like modern iPhones, the metal surface here is sandblasted, making the hard and matte finish completely non-slip. According to the creators, the production of the new case takes place in 30 stages and takes 150 hours. Now the situation is completely different from what it was with the first metal cases, which constantly tried to slip out of your fingers onto the floor.

In addition, such a surface does not retain dirt and fingerprints at all; the reliable and practical case retains its presentable appearance longer. Perhaps the developers have found the most suitable option for processing metal surfaces at the moment. It’s even hard to imagine what could be better as a material for the body of a mobile device. The smartphone with a huge 5.7-inch screen with Quad HD resolution has already become so thin, light and elegant that it can be comfortably placed in your pockets.

We also like the fact that the fingerprint scanner was not moved, like most Android smartphones, to the back side, where you can’t reach it if you work with the smartphone lying on a table or mounted in a car holder. It, like the iPhone, was placed in front under the screen, where it probably belongs.

The fingerprint scanner is of high quality, it works quickly and clearly, recognitions are error-free, and with the new Live Finger Detection technology, the sensor has become even more accurate. Now the scanner is also equipped with a heart rate reading function (heart rate monitor).

The finger here, naturally, can be brought up for recognition at any angle, but they don’t do it any other way now. Together, this is called the “mTouch button” by Meizu, since the fingerprint scanner pad is inscribed in a mechanical key. You don’t even have to press the button: a single touch works as a command to return to the previous menu; this is sorely lacking in the iPhone. There are no other buttons on the front panel; the rest of the control is carried out from the screen.

The camera barely noticeably protrudes beyond the back panel, but this does not prevent the device from lying stably on the table, and the smartphone does not wobble when you touch the screen.

The camera is equipped with an unusual ring flash of ten LEDs, and it is, of course, very bright, but we also came across ordinary double flashes, which dazzled our eyes more. Still, the glow here is quite soft, although it is quite sufficient for any situation where, in principle, it makes sense to use a flash on a smartphone.

Front panel covered protective glass with sloping edges. Nowadays, any such glass is called 2.5D glass, but the height of the edges is different for all of them. For example, on the flagship LeEco Le 3 Pro the bulge is barely noticeable at all - if you look in profile, the glass seems completely flat. Here, on the contrary, the glass protrudes quite high above the surface of the metal, and its edges are much more rounded. Of course, this effect is enhanced by the plastic gasket, which is like a continuation of the edges of the glass.

In any case, the convex glass is installed here for the purpose, since the body itself is made in the style of pebbles turned on all sides and the rounded edges of the glass are a logical continuation of it. This is exactly what was intended, in fact, by Apple designers, who set this fashion in motion by releasing the iPhone 6. It’s worse when such convex glass begins to be glued onto cases with flat edges and chopped features; flat glass would look better there.

The side keys are made of metal, they are large and easy to feel blindly, but their travel is excessively hard - exactly in this wording, and not “a little harder than others.” Over time, the user, of course, will get used to such buttons, but why they had to be made so elastic is not entirely clear...

The cards are inserted into the side slot; it is not a hybrid slot, that is, only a Nano-SIM format SIM card can be installed in each slot, and there is no support for microSD memory cards in the smartphone.

There is a connector at the bottom USB Type-C, supporting connection external devices, including flash drives, in USB OTG mode. A grille is also cut here to output the sound from the main speaker.

The 3.5 mm headphone jack has been left here for now, although after the uproar associated with Apple’s abandonment of it, the first “swallows” without a separate audio output have already begun to appear on Android - for example, the same LeEco Le 3 Pro.

The smartphone is available in three colors: silver, dark gray and gold. The colors are familiar, but differences can be found here too, since Meizu’s front panel is not painted in the general color of the body, but always remains black or white. It's hard to say whether this is good or bad; color and appearance- it's always a matter of taste. Sony, for example, in its latest models began to paint the front panel under the glass in the overall tone of the body, as do Taiwanese Asus and LeEco, which is eyeing Europe. But Chinese companies like Xiaomi and Huawei leave their panels, like Meizu, in black and white.

Screen

Meizu Pro 6 Plus is equipped with Super display AMOLED with dimensions 71x126 mm with a diagonal of 5.7 inches. The resolution is flagship, it is 2560x1440, so the pixel density here is naturally much higher than that of screens with Full resolution HD - about 518 ppi. The bezel around the screen is thin, measuring approximately 3mm on the sides, 14mm on the top and 15mm on the bottom.

You can manually adjust the display brightness or set automatic settings based on the ambient light sensor. The AnTuTu test diagnoses support for 10 simultaneous multi-touch touches. Meizu ignores the function of working with the screen while wearing gloves, it is not here again. It is possible to manually adjust the color tone; you can also use the “blue filter” mode with the ability to manually adjust the intensity of this glow. The display supports 3D Press technology, which recognizes the pressure applied to the screen to display the context menu of applications without launching them. The AOD - Always On Display function has also appeared, thanks to which current information (time, date, battery charge level) is constantly displayed on the screen without significantly affecting the overall energy consumption.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are no worse than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (below, simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photograph in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Meizu Pro 6 Plus, then they can be distinguished by size):

The screen of the Meizu Pro 6 Plus is slightly lighter (brightness according to photographs is 115 versus 112 for the Nexus 7). Note that the reflection from bright objects in the Meizu Pro 6 Plus screen has a pale bluish-greenish halo that is slightly more pronounced in the transverse direction. The ghosting of reflected objects in the Meizu Pro 6 Plus screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen. Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. The outer surface of the screen has a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (very effective, noticeably better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much easier and appear at a lower speed than with regular glass.

With manual brightness control and when the white field was displayed in full screen, the maximum brightness value was approximately 410 cd/m², the minimum was 1.8 cd/m². The maximum brightness is not very high, but you need to take into account the good anti-glare properties of the screen and the fact that as the white area decreases, the brightness of the white areas increases slightly, for example, when displaying black on one half of the screen and white on the other, the maximum brightness of the latter is 465 cd/m² . As a result, readability during the day in the sun is quite good level. The reduced brightness level allows you to use the device even in complete darkness without any problems. There is automatic brightness adjustment based on the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front speaker slot). IN automatic mode When external lighting conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness the automatic brightness adjustment function reduces the brightness to 120 cd/m² (too much), in an office illuminated by artificial light (about 550 lux) it sets it to 160 cd/m² (normal), in a very bright environment (corresponds to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) increases to a maximum of 420 cd/m² (slightly more than with manual adjustment). Brightness slider at 50% - the values ​​are as follows: 50, 80, 420 cd/m² (in the dark it could be lower, but in an office environment it’s a little dark), at 0% - 8, 20, 420 cd/m² (the first two values ​​are rather low ). From our point of view, the automatic brightness adjustment function does not work quite adequately, but a lot depends on individual preferences.

Only at low brightness levels is there significant modulation at 235 Hz. The figure below shows the dependence of brightness (vertical axis) on time (horizontal axis) for several brightness values:

It can be seen that at maximum and average brightness the modulation amplitude is minimal, its frequency is approximately 59 Hz (screen refresh rate), so there is no visible flicker. However, with a strong decrease in brightness, modulation appears with a large relative amplitude. Therefore, at low brightness, the presence of modulation can already be seen in a test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply with rapid eye movement. Depending on individual sensitivity, this flickering may cause increased fatigue.

This screen uses an AMOLED matrix - active matrix organic light-emitting diodes. A full-color image is created using subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G) and blue (B), but there are twice as many green subpixels, which can be referred to as RGBG. This is confirmed by a fragment of a microphotograph:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

In the fragment above you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), and by repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without breaks or overlap. For such matrices, Samsung introduced the name PenTile RGBG. The manufacturer calculates the screen resolution based on the green subpixels; based on the other two, it will be two times lower. The location and shape of the subpixels in this version is similar to that in the case of the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and some other newer ones Samsung devices(and not only) with AMOLED screens. Of course, there is some unevenness of contrast borders and other artifacts. However, due to the very high resolution, they only have a minimal impact on image quality.

The screen has excellent viewing angles. True, the white color, when deviated even at small angles, acquires a slight blue-green tint, and at some angles turns a little pink, but the black color remains just black at any angle. It's so black that the contrast setting is in this case simply not applicable. When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the white field is good. For comparison, here are photographs in which the same images are displayed on the screens of Meizu Pro 6 Plus and the second comparison participant, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera was forced to switch to 6500 K.

There is a white field perpendicular to the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.

And a test picture:

According to visual assessment, the colors of the tested screen are oversaturated and unnatural, and the color balance of the screens varies noticeably. Recall that photography can not serve as a reliable source of information about color rendering quality and are provided for illustrative purposes only.

Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen.

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens and the brightness of the Meizu Pro 6 Plus at an angle is noticeably higher.

And a white field:

The brightness at an angle for both screens has noticeably decreased (to avoid strong darkening, the shutter speed has been increased compared to the previous two photographs), but in the case of Meizu Pro 6 Plus the drop in brightness is much less pronounced. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Meizu Pro 6 Plus screen visually looks much brighter (compared to LCD screens), since you often have to look at the screen of a mobile device from at least a slight angle.

Switching the state of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but at the turn-on (and less often off) edge there may be a step with a width of approximately 17 ms (which corresponds to the screen refresh rate). For example, this is what the dependence of brightness on time looks like when moving from black to white and back:

In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to plumes trailing moving objects, but in normal use these artifacts are difficult to see. Quite the contrary - dynamic scenes in films OLED screens are distinguished by high clarity and even some “twitchiness” of movements.

The gamma curve, constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage either in the shadows or in the highlights. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.30, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve almost does not deviate from the power dependence:

The color gamut is very wide:

The component spectra (that is, the spectra of pure red, green and blue) are very well separated:

Note that on screens with a wide color gamut, without appropriate correction, the colors of regular images optimized for sRGB devices appear unnaturally saturated.

The gray scale balance is acceptable. The color temperature is slightly higher than the standard 6500 K, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) remains below 10 units over most of the gray scale, which is considered normal for a consumer device. At the same time, color temperature and ΔE change little from shade to shade (except for the darkest ones) - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of color balance:

(The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored in most cases, since there is no color balance of great importance, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This device has the ability to adjust the color balance by adjusting the tint warmer or cooler.

The curves in the graphs above Without corr. correspond to the results without any color balance correction, and the curves Corr.— data obtained after shifting the point to the position indicated in the image above. It can be seen that the change in balance corresponds to the expected result, since the color temperature approached the standard value, but ΔE increased significantly. It doesn't make much sense to make a correction. Note that this function implemented in this version rather for show, since there is no numerical reflection of the correction and there is no field for measuring color balance.

Let's summarize. The screen does not have a very high maximum brightness, but has good anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors even on a sunny summer day without any problems. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is permissible to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works tolerably well. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating and acceptable color balance. At the same time, let us recall the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), good uniformity of the white field, noticeably less than that of LCDs, and a drop in image brightness when viewed at an angle. Disadvantages include an excessively wide color gamut and screen flickering that appears at low brightness. For users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, this may cause increased fatigue. However, overall the screen quality is high.

Camera

The front module in Meizu Pro 6 Plus has a 5 MP sensor and a five-element lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.0, fixed focus and without its own flash. As usual, it is possible to independently improve selfie photographs; here, Face After Effects and FotoNation 2.0 are used for this. The quality of the images itself is more than decent for the selfie level, there is practically nothing to complain about: sharpness and detail are normal, there are no complaints about color reproduction either, even in the evening under artificial light the camera copes well with its tasks.

The main camera uses a 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 sensor (1.25 micron pixel size) and a six-element lens with f/2.0 aperture and dual autofocus (phase and laser). The camera is equipped with a four-axis optical image stabilization system, an image processor (ISP) and an unusual ten-element ring flash. The camera is quick to operate, starts up, saves photos, autofocuses quickly and clearly, and by tapping the screen you can manually adjust focus and exposure.

Apart from the optical stabilization and the new dual focusing system, the exact same camera was installed in the Meizu MX 6, so the control menu is similar. It is concise, convenient and intuitive. There's no dedicated automatic low-light noise reduction (MFLL) feature found in the MX6, but everything else remains the same. You cannot transfer camera control using the Camera2 API third party applications, there is also no option to save pictures in RAW.

The camera can shoot video in a maximum resolution of 4K, but there is no shooting mode at 60 fps. In general, the camera copes well with video shooting: the image is smooth, bright, sharpness and detail are normal, there are no artifacts. Except that the color rendition is a little oversaturated, and some distortion and crackling appear in the sound.

• Video No. 1 (51 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
• Video No. 2 (44 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
• Video No. 3 (68 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.264, AAC)
• Video No. 4 (16 MB, 1920×1080@60 fps, H.264, AAC)

	The camera copes relatively well with indoor shooting.
	Large parts are worked out well.
	The camera copes well in low light conditions.
	Good detail in medium shots.
	Good sharpness across the field and plans.
	In good lighting the camera has no problems.
	Nice night shot.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench using our method.

The camera turned out good. Judging by the laboratory test, its resolution is at the level of flagships, but it sags greatly in low light conditions. However, in real scenarios this only affects small details, but overall the pictures look very decent. The camera copes well with shooting, although sometimes you can see out-of-focus zones in the pictures. It’s curious that in EXIF ​​camera images the program version is called “Samsung” for some reason. One way or another, the processing program works adequately. As a result, the camera will handle many different scenarios well.

Telephone and communications

The network capabilities of top Meizu smartphones, like Xiaomi, still do not fully meet the needs of Russian users, since they do not support the LTE 800 MHz frequency (Band 20), which best meets the requirements for indoor communications, as well as in sparsely populated areas. This may be a problem for users in regions far from cities. Meizu Pro 6 Plus, in the modification that we tested, is also capable of working in three LTE FDD Bands 1/3/7, but does not support Band 20. In practice, within the city limits of the Moscow region, the smartphone was confidently registered and worked in 4G networks. The quality of signal reception does not cause any particular complaints; the device confidently maintains communication indoors and does not lose the signal in areas of poor reception.

• 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz)
• 3G WCDMA/HSPA+ (900/2100 MHz)
• 4G FDD-LTE (1800/2100/2600 MHz)
• 3G TD-SCDMA
• 4G TD-LTE

The smartphone also supports two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth version 4.1 + BLE, as well as NFC with Mifare Classic. There are no complaints about the sensitivity of the Wi-Fi module. Can be arranged wireless point access via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels.

The USB Type-C connector supports connecting external devices in USB OTG mode, as well as charging them using an OTG adapter. When you connect your smartphone to your computer, a mode selection appears among the options USB transfer 3.0, but it doesn't always work. In practice, when connecting to USB port 3.0 laptop MacBook Pro no difference in speed was found at all with and without this function (a 3.8 GB file in both cases was transferred in exactly 2 minutes 27 seconds, which is about 26 MB/s).

The navigation module must work with GPS (with A-GPS), with the domestic Glonass and the Chinese Beidou. The first satellites during a cold start in the absence wireless network for data transmission are detected within the first tens of seconds, but only GPS satellites. With Glonass satellites the situation is worse, and the Chinese Beidou have never been discovered in practice. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the digital compass of navigation programs usually operates.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, while dialing telephone number A search is also carried out immediately using the first letters in contacts. There is also support for continuous input such as Swype. The device comes pre-installed with an alternative keyboard from a third-party developer, TouchPal, with a wide range of settings and capabilities. For the convenience of working with a large screen with one hand, Meizu smartphones come standard with a function Smart Touch, which allows you to move the entire working screen halfway down, closer to your fingers, as well as use many other different gestures.

The smartphone platform does not support working with two SIM cards in 3G/4G simultaneously, that is, SIM cards from operators like Tele2 will not work in 3G for voice communication, if a card from a different slot is selected for data transfer in 4G, and they simply cannot work in 2G. The Flyme OS interface does not allow you to select a specific SIM card for each function in advance; this can only be done for data transfer, and for voice communication and sending SMS each time you have to make a choice right during the connection. Cards work in Dual mode SIM Dual Standby, one radio modem.

Software and multimedia

The smartphone runs on a software platform Google Android version 6.0.1 with its own Flyme OS shell, version 5, installed, the same as in Meizu Pro 6 and Meizu MX6. The shell has become even lighter compared to the fourth version, all interface and application icons have been redrawn, new animations have appeared, and design themes have been added.

As usual, there is wide support for gestures, there is a simplified interface mode (“for pensioners”), the way the navigation bar is displayed can also be changed, and there is sorting of applications on desktops.

From the new, a special section Editor’s Choice has appeared, which recommends the most common programs, and also allows you to download and install Google apps. And this must be done, since now the new Meizu smartphone you purchase does not initially even have the usual store installed Google Play. It is possible to select and download new design themes from the corresponding section of your own store.

For listening to music, there is a dedicated audio player with a familiar interface, but the hardware of the smartphone is completely different from that of the Meizu Pro 6. This time, a dedicated Hi-Fi audio chip ESS ES9018K2M and a Solo sound amplification circuit help ensure high-quality sound in headphones and external speakers second generation, unique patented filter technologies, capacitors from the Japanese company Rubycon, operational amplifier ADI AD45275.

The device sounds, of course, not bad, but when compared with other modern flagships, we can say that the sound is not perfectly clear and not so powerful. For example, if you put the already mentioned LeEco Le 3 Pro next to it, then the hero of the review will definitely pass in front of it. It sounds much more powerful, bassier, richer, louder and cleaner. All of the above also applies to the sound in headphones. Of course, Meizu Pro 6 Plus is not bad at all and is even very good in terms of sound compared to most regular smartphones, but if we compare the top new products, then our hero is not the best among them.

Performance

The Meizu Pro 6 Plus hardware platform is based on the Samsung Exynos 8890 single-chip platform, which also powers the devices Samsung series Galaxy S7. This 64-bit SoC is configured with eight processor cores with different maximum frequencies depending on the configuration of the Meizu Pro 6 Plus model:

• 8 cores (4 × Exynos M1 @2.0 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53 @1.5 GHz) – 64 GB UFS 2.0
• 8 cores (4 × Exynos M1 @2.3 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53 @1.6 GHz) – 128 GB UFS 2.0

Graphics processing is handled by a 10-core Mali-T880 MP10 video accelerator in the smartphone version with 64 GB of flash memory and a 12-core Mali-T880 MP12 in the 128 GB version. RAM capacity is 4 GB high speed random access memory LPDDR4. Of these, after clearing the memory and closing all applications, approximately 1.9 GB are free. About 53.5 GB of 64 GB of internal memory is free.

Samsung Exynos 8890 is a powerful platform, but no longer top-end. At least, the Meizu Pro 6 Plus version with 64 GB of flash memory was able to outperform only the MediaTek Helio X20 in all tests (both complex, graphics, and even browser), while its main competitors - Qualcomm Snapdragon 820/821 and HiSilicon Kirin 960 - showed the best numbers in all tests without exception. But this is important for measuring the length of benchmarks, but in practice, the Meizu smartphone can easily cope and will continue to cope with any tasks, applications and demanding games for a long time. The device has a considerable reserve of power for the future.

Testing in comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench:

For convenience, we have compiled all the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks into tables. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Meizu Pro 6 Plus (Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa)	Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe (Qualcomm Snapdragon 820)	Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Huawei Mate 9 (HiSilicon Kirin 960)	Doogee F7 Pro (MediaTek Helio X20)
3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot (more is better)	1869	2676	2000	2033	961
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (Onscreen, fps)	13	31	28	22	11
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps)	24	32	29	20	11
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (Onscreen, fps)	52	59	60	59	34
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (1080p Offscreen, fps)	71	92	81	64	36

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

AndroBench memory speed test results:

Thermal photographs

Below is a thermal image rear surface obtained after 10 minutes of battery testing in the GFXBenchmark program:

It can be seen that the heating is higher at the top of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was 41 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 20 degrees, that is, a difference of 21 degrees), this is higher than the average value in this test for modern smartphones.

Playing video

To test the omnivorous nature of video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Internet. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since processing modern options due to processor cores alone, it is most often impossible. Also, you shouldn’t expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a table.

According to the testing results, the test subject was pleasantly surprised by finding himself equipped with all the necessary decoders that are needed for full playback of most of the most common multimedia files on the network, including audio files (AC3).

Further testing of video playback was performed Alexey Kudryavtsev.

We were unable to check the hypothetical support for MHL or SlimPort (Mobility DisplayPort) adapters due to the lack of an adapter option that connects to the USB Type-C port. We had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices) Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.

According to the frame output criterion, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since in most cases frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames - with the exception of any files with 60 frames /s, in which case at least one frame per second is skipped. The reason is the low refresh rate of the screen, equal to approximately 59 Hz. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 (1080p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the border of the screen. In this case, the picture clarity is high, but not ideal, since there is no escape from interpolation to the screen resolution. However, for the sake of experimentation, you can switch to the one-to-one mode by pixel; there will be no interpolation, but the features of PenTile will appear: the vertical world through the pixel will be in a grid, and the horizontal one will be slightly greenish. However, this will only be noticeable on test worlds; the described artifacts are absent in real frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen actually corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: in the shadows only a couple of shades merge with black, and in the highlights all gradations of shades are displayed.

Battery life

Fixed accumulator battery, installed in Meizu Pro 6 Plus, received a considerable capacity of 3400 mAh. And the situation with autonomy in Meizu’s latest creation is even better than in the previous top-end devices of the MX and Pro series. Apparently, a well-chosen platform played a role: after all, this is not the gluttonous MediaTek. Moreover, even the increased screen resolution, which many users consider excessive, did not spoil the overall picture.

In any case, Meizu Pro 6 Plus is very strong in terms of autonomy, there are not the slightest complaints about it this parameter didn't appear. In real use scenarios, the smartphone is quite capable of surviving an eventful day without recharging. Testing has traditionally been done at normal power consumption levels without using power-saving features.

Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) with auto-scrolling lasted 17.5 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and when continuously watching videos in high quality (720p ) with the same brightness level through home Wi-Fi network The device operates for 12.5 hours. In 3D gaming mode, a smartphone can last more than 4 hours, but here everything will depend on the demands and settings of specific games.

The smartphone is equipped with proprietary fast charging mCharge; from the included network adapter it really charges quite quickly, in just 1 hour 20 minutes. The smartphone does not support wireless charging.

Bottom line

Since the two modifications of the new smartphone differ from each other not only in the amount of built-in memory, but also in the power of the hardware, the difference in their price was also quite large. As a result, the official prices for certified models for the Russian market are:

• Meizu Pro 6 Plus 64 GB: 34,990
• Meizu Pro 6 Plus 128 GB: 38,990

Not cheap, especially for Meizu, but we must admit that the company has finally managed to release a truly worthy top-end device with virtually no flaws. There is a very attractive, practical thin body that is really pleasant to look and feel, powerful top-level hardware, and an improved camera with optical stabilization compared to previous models. The screen is also very good, especially for those who love the rich colors of AMOLED. For those who don’t like AMOLED, at least the fact that a device with an increased Quad HD resolution will warm their souls is better suited for working with VR accessories. The high quality sound and level of autonomy do not cause any complaints, but communication capabilities for the Russian market, as usual, are not entirely thought out. True, it seems that Meizu was going to add support for the LTE Band 20 range for the model officially supplied to our market, but this is not yet certain. In any case, the smartphone is very good in terms of all its capabilities; it can easily compete with devices of a similar level from Xiaomi, LeEco and Asus.

Externally, Meizu Pro 6 Plus is practically a copy of the Pro 6 presented in April. It has the same design, the same outline of the body, but the feeling of working with the gadget is completely different. The fact is that due to the use of a screen with a larger diagonal, the developers had to make the smartphone longer and wider.

The body of Meizu Pro 6 Plus is made of metal. The matte surface is pleasant to the touch, but slips in your hands in the cold.

There are no serious problems with ergonomics, but there are a couple of nuances worth knowing. While the 5.2-inch Pro 6 could be used with one hand without much difficulty, I personally had to get used to the 5.7-inch Pro 6 Plus for some time. And in the cold, it’s better to be careful with your gadget: the skin on your palms dries out, and the smoothly polished metal panel with a matte texture begins to slip a lot.

If we evaluate the appearance of the smartphone as a whole, then it seemed discreet and neat to me. Even symmetrical “veins” do not cause rejection. Probably because their shape visually lengthens the smartphone, and does not make the body more bulky, as was the case with the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.

The scanner has become more reliable

The mTouch fingerprint scanner is still built into the oval Home button below the screen. At the presentation they said that it can now determine whether the user has a pulse. It turns out that neither a silicone fake fingerprint nor a cut off finger can unlock such a gadget. Well, extra security is always a good thing.

The mTouch fingerprint scanner has learned to detect the presence of a user’s pulse - this sensor cannot be fooled by a silicone impression.

They promised from the stage that the scanner in the Pro 6 Plus has also become 20% more accurate, and unlocking now takes only 0.15 seconds. Of course, I didn’t have any measuring instruments, but according to subjective impressions, the speed and accuracy remained at the same level as in the previous Meizu flagship.

The main drawback is the need to press the mTouch button when unlocking. Because of this, the finger inevitably moves slightly, and the scanner often refuses to work. Although, if you first press the button and then carefully place your fingerprint while the unlock screen is on, the papillary pattern is calculated quickly and accurately.

Juicy AMOLED is in fashion

Fans of AMOLED matrices (and me too) have a holiday today: Meizu Pro 6 Plus is equipped with a screen based on this panel manufactured by Samsung. The resolution is 2560x1440 pixels. With Full HD, at such a diagonal, the PenTile effect would inevitably be noticeable, when individual pixels can be distinguished with the naked eye. But here, with an impressive density of 518 dpi, there are no such problems.

Meizu Pro 6 Plus has an AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 5.7 inches and a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels.

All pros and cons are standard. On the one hand, it has deep black color, excellent contrast, wide viewing angles and reduced power consumption compared to IPS. On the other hand, colors are slightly oversaturated, and opponents of AMOLED with the word “slightly”, as a rule, categorically disagree.

There are no color profile settings in the Pro 6 Plus menu, but there is a color balance slider - you can make the shades warmer or cooler. There is an eye protection mode, in which, using the same slider, you can cut off blue spectrum radiation. Useful at night: it makes your eyes less tired.

The smartphone has an Always On Display function, but no customization of display modes is expected yet.

And Pro 6 Plus is the first Meizu smartphone with the Always On Display function. Don't expect fashionable effects with calendars and designer watches like Samsung's. For Meizu, it’s still just a rectangle with the time, date and battery indicator inscribed in it.

By the way, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that this beautiful and fashionable feature in Samsung smartphones consumed about 15% of the battery charge per day. If autonomy is your priority, then it is better not to enable Always On.

Processor like Samsung Galaxy S7

This time the harsh Chinese famously abandoned Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets, and chose Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa as the hardware platform for Meizu Pro 6 Plus. Let me remind you that this is exactly the solution used in Korean flagships Galaxy S7 and S7 edge.

Inside the Meizu Pro 6 Plus is the same processor as in the flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 edge - this is the Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa.

Two modifications of the Pro 6 Plus will go on sale:

• With a standard 2 GHz frequency for Exynos 8890 Octa, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage
• With a chip overclocked to 2.3 GHz, 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.

The pull-out card tray can accommodate two nano SIM cards, but there is room for microSD cards was not found in the smartphone. This is a minus, but not too significant due to 64 GB of memory in the basic version.

There is no doubt about the high performance of the device. The only strange thing is that the benchmarks run on the test sample show figures that are lower than they should actually be.

Results of testing the smartphone in AnTuTu, GeekBench and 3DMark benchmarks. For some reason, they turned out to be lower than the Galaxy S7 with the same chip and the same amount of RAM. For now, we attribute this to the non-final firmware of the test sample.

For example, in the general system performance test this is 112,000 points instead of the expected 132,000 - this is exactly how much the Galaxy S7 scores in such a test. It's a similar story with Geekbench (1473/4284 instead of 2000/6300). Only in the 3DMark Sling Shot graphics test was the device able to come close to the same indicators as the S7: 1976 points out of about 2100 were knocked out. However, this is hardly an intended catch, rather just the features of the test smartphone with non-final firmware.

The best camera in the history of Meizu

The most pleasant innovation in Meizu Pro 6 Plus is the appearance of a really good main camera. The module is based on a Sony IMX386 sensor and a fast lens with an f/2.0 aperture. Plus there is optical stabilization and a combination of laser and phase detection autofocus. Such a rich set of cool photo gadgets in Meizu smartphones never happened before.

As a result, taking photos on Meizu Pro 6 Plus is very easy and enjoyable, even in the dark. I received the device late in the evening, so it was with night photos that my acquaintance with the camera began.

The main camera of Meizu Pro 6 Plus is based on a 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 sensor.

Autofocus is accurate and fast, exposure can be quickly and correctly set by tapping the screen. Photos are saved quickly, and the Camera app opens in just a second. There is a manual mode with detailed settings, but I didn’t feel the need to access it even in difficult conditions.

When noise appears, it is a small and neat grain that hardly spoils the detail. So far I have found only one definite minus - blur and loss of sharpness in the corners of the frame.

I was especially pleased with the color rendition. In automatic and manual mode The color tone of the pictures is exactly the same as in the original scene. There is no overt bias towards warm or cool shades.

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Test photos taken on Meizu Pro 6 Plus

Overall, the Pro 6 Plus's 12MP camera is definitely comparable directly to the best camera phones of the year – Samsung Galaxy S7, Google Pixel, iPhone 7 Plus and others. Most likely, Meizu will eventually give way to the famous flagships, but the lag will clearly not be too significant. In terms of filming quality, the Chinese have made a big step forward.

But Meizu didn’t bother with the front camera. Normal self-portraits using a 5-megapixel module can only be taken during the day in good lighting. If you shoot in low light, there will be no problems with exposure, but the frame will turn out cloudy and noisy.

Capacious battery and fast charging

Meizu Pro 6 Plus is used to charge and transfer files USB port Type-C.

Great sound in headphones

The director of Meizu honestly admitted from the stage that high quality sound in a smartphone is needed only by every hundredth user. But the company does not intend to forget its bright past, firmly connected with the production of MP3 players.

So the Pro 6 Plus is equipped with an ESS ES9018K2M audio chip and an ADI AD45275 amplifier. In short, this is a return to the sound quality for which many people loved the Meizu MX4 Pro and Meizu Pro 5. Unfortunately, I can’t compare, but listening to music on the Pro 6 Plus with headphones is really much more pleasant than on other flagships.

My first impressions of the Pro 6 Plus were extremely pleasant. It seems to me that this is exactly the product that the brand needs to strengthen its reputation outside of its home market in China and win new users in Europe. Which, by the way, is what the company is actively doing now.

But good things don't come cheap. In China, the younger version of Pro 6 Plus was priced at 3,000 yuan (28,500 rubles), and the older version at 3,300 yuan (31,350 rubles). The start of sales in the brand’s homeland is scheduled for December 23, so the gadget will reach us after the New Year. There is no information yet about official Russian prices, but you obviously shouldn’t count on less than 38-40 thousand.

The Chinese company MEIZU, one of the leaders in the budget segment, has recently produced a record number of a wide variety of inexpensive smartphones with alphanumeric names. Despite such a stream of new products, the PRO 6 Plus, announced on November 30, is not in danger of getting lost in the crowd: it received the honorary status of a new flagship, incorporating the most advanced MEIZU technologies. And not only.

The PRO line traces its lineage back to the affordable music flagship MEIZU MX4 PRO (2014). The success of the new product inspired the company to make a separate series of devices tailored to music. In 2015, the legendary MEIZU PRO 5 went on sale. In 2016, due to numerous requests from users tired of spade-shaped gadgets, they released the compact and powerful PRO 6. However, the baby did not live up to the role of a full-fledged flagship, so it was replaced at the “post” by a large and luxurious PRO 6 Plus.

Specifications (MEIZU PRO 6 Plus 64GB)

• Processor: Samsung Exynos 8890, (8 cores, 64 bits)
• Video processor: Mali-T880MP10 (the more powerful Mali-T880MP12 comes in a 128 GB version)
• Operating system: Android 6.0.1Marshmallow in Flyme 5.2.7 OG shell (they promise to update to 6 soon)
• Display: 5.7 inches, Super AMOLED, 2560x1440
• RAM: 4 GB (LPDDR4)
• Internal memory: 64 GB (UFS 2.0)
• Sim: 2 nanoSIM
• Main camera: 12 MP SONY IMX386 (F/2.0) with 10-LED dual-tone ring flash
• Front camera: 5 MP (F/2.0)
• Audio: FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG, MP3, MIDI, M4A, AMR
• Communications: 4G TD-LTE and 4G FDD-LTE, 3G WCDMA and 3G TD-SCDMA, 2G GSM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi support (2.4 GHz/5 GHz ), Bluetooth 4.1, BLE support, NFC (NXP PN66T)
• Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS and digital compass
• Battery: 3400 mAh (non-removable)
• Ports: USB Type C (USB 3.1, USB-OTG), 3.5 mm audio jack
• Sensors: mTouch 2.2 fingerprint, ambient light, gravity, gyroscope, IR distance sensor, capacitive display sensor, heart rate sensor and digital compass
• Other Features: Hi-Fi Audio
• Dimensions: 155.6 mm X 77.3 mm X 7.3 mm (height x width x thickness)
• Weight: 158 g
• Housing materials: aluminum
• Color: gold, silver and dark gray

Equipment

A neat square box made of matte black plastic with laconic PRO 6 Plus embossing reliably protects the contents: inside we have a phone, an envelope with documents and a key for changing Sim, as well as Charger. Under the envelope there is an empty compartment for an audio headset with a mocking inscription: “Headphones are not included.” In short, severe asceticism.

Appearance

The first thought that arises when you see MEIZU PRO 6 Plus: What are these “Apple” motifs? These characteristically rounded corners, thin edges and a single control button (well, at least not round, but elongated) hint at slight plagiarism. Okay, let's not blame the Chinese - they were guided by design gurus. And the “geography” of the rear panel varies quite a lot.

The sleek 7.3mm body is made of brushed aluminum with thin antenna lines at the top and bottom. We got the golden color option: a pleasant and non-vulgar shade. Above and below the screen there are 14 mm functional panels, the margin on the sides is only 2 mm. At the top center is a long earpiece that glitters gold. On the left is a small light indicator, on the right is the light sensor and front camera.

Directly below the screen is an oblong control button with a thin gold edge. It is worth noting that the only control key for a Chinese Android is a rarity. (We are more used to the “triptych”). Officially, it is called the “mTouch button” and performs several functions at once depending on the force of pressing: “back”, “home” or “lock”. It also has a built-in fingerprint sensor. An interesting and ergonomic solution that allows you to avoid unaesthetic “crowdling” on the rear panel.

At the top of the smartphone there is only the top microphone point. On the left, on top, there is a SIM card tray; there is no microSD tray. On the right is the volume control and the power button. On the bottom edge, from left to right: a standard audio jack, a bottom microphone, USB Type C and an external speaker. The general fashion for removing the “hole” for headphones did not affect this model: otherwise it would have been a crappy music phone.

On the back panel there is a beautifully framed “halo” camera, and under it, perhaps, the main “highlight” of the PRO 6 Plus design, which distinguishes it from other models, is the ring flash. Below, in gray on gold, MEIZU is written large. The phone fits well in the hand for its size, but because of its “weightless” design, you’re always afraid that the device will break if you squeeze your fingers too hard.

Display

Even with a 5.7” screen, MEIZU PRO 6 PLUS tried to achieve maximum compactness using very narrow frames: almost a record at the moment. In a good way, this smartphone can boast of perhaps the best display in its segment: Super Amoled a matrix with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels (518 PPI) produces a 2K image. Protected by durable curved glass at the edges with a 2.5D effect. The colors are bright, clear and rich.

PRO 6 PLUS has amazing user care. It has an "Eye Protection Mode" that helps reduce annoying blue light when needed (like reading). It is possible to change the color temperature of the screen.

The display recognizes up to 10 simultaneous touches and supports the 3D Press function, which recognizes the force of pressing the screen and displays context menu applications without launching them. This function can also be customized.

Included in the set useful feature Always On Display AOD, - it permanently displays important information but doesn't eat much energy.

Camera

Main camera MEIZU PRO 6 Plus produces very decent shooting quality thanks to the latest SONY IMX386 camera module: 6 lenses, resolution - 12 MP, aperture - f.2/0. Previously, a similar one was installed in the MEIZU MX6, but it was this model that added an optical image stabilization system, fast phase laser focusing and the ability to shoot video in 4K.

A ring flash of 10 LEDs of different tones gives a good effect, but the main advantage is still its unusual appearance. This is what can be considered the “calling card” of PRO 6 Plus.

Having resolution indicators that are not the highest for a flagship model, SONY’s brainchild “takes the cake” with properly configured “brains”. The phone practically never misses, selecting the exposure in automatic mode. It is still better to achieve the best results at night in manual mode.

The focus is fast and works equally well both in landscape photography and in Macro mode: without any problems you can shoot a subject from a distance of about 5 cm.

The setup menu is suitable for both beginners and experienced amateur photographers. You can rely on automation, or you can painstakingly select the exposure according to all the canons of photography. In addition to classic shots, you can take long panoramas and GIFs, regular videos and slow-motion. For complete happiness - a set of built-in filters.

The mysterious Beauty mode is a godsend for taking perfect portraits. The painstaking Chinese anticipated Photoshop, making it possible to correct flaws in appearance not after the shutter click, but before! Cunning software can enlarge your eyes, make your face wider, or, which is important on the eve of the winter holidays, hide skin imperfections or (Asians have a thing for this) make the skin several tones lighter!

The front camera compensates for its weak resolution of 5 megapixels with special filters and image processing algorithms from ArcSoft: selfie lovers will be able to work their magic on themselves in the same “Beauty” mode.

You can switch between cameras using the menu icon or a special gesture. True, at first the camera rotates when you don’t expect it...

The built-in photo editor has a fairly wide range of capabilities: from basic cropping, adjusting exposure and applying filters to the ability to use a set of creative tools. The unusual “Mosaic” mode allows you to turn the selected part of the image into artistically “pixelated” areas.

The software distinguishes portraits from other photographs and offers to apply makeup and correct imperfections in appearance. Girls can be happy - MEIZU takes care of them like no one else!

OS and interface

The craftsmen from MEIZU were not too lazy to develop their own version of the shell for Android called Flyme: it has its own redrawn style of screen design and icons, many unique control functions and unusual interface elements, a developed gesture control system and even its own browser. What can we say, there is also a letter layout.

Specifically, our smartphone got Flyme 5.2.7 OG, in which 6.0.1 Marshmallow is wrapped
Pre-installed programs there is a basic minimum, a separate “Tools” folder (for some reason on the screen the word “you” has lost, leaving the mysterious “Toolman”) and a weather widget. The developers have a well-developed economic sense: there is a compass, a mirror, a magnifying glass, a ruler, a flashlight and a magnifying glass, as well as a standard stationery set. A proprietary system optimizer ensures “cleanliness and order.”

A wide range of settings allows you to customize the control of your smartphone for yourself: adjust the screen, controls, gestures, navigation, rebuild the control panel, sort applications into desktops and folders.

When turned on, the smartphone prompts you to immediately register in the “User Center” - an account protection service that will link the device to your number and make it difficult for a thief to get into the smartphone. In addition, by joining the “team”, you get access to branded themes and wallpapers.

For a person who communicates with Flyme for the first time, it will be unusual at first: in general, Android is familiar, but in the details... The devil, as they say, is in the details! It will probably take months to catch and master these features. Either you like it, or you get annoyed and move on to something else. It’s not for nothing that MEIZU fans keep to themselves and even founded the MY+ MEIZU CLUB RUSSIA community. They have their own atmosphere there...

Manufacturers promise to soon update the Flyme shell to version 6: the interface will be seriously redesigned, which will be further sharpened for one-handed control, taking into account the large diagonal, and will also go deeper into protecting and saving user data.

Iron

It is not for nothing that popular rumor calls the PRO 6 Plus the “Chinese Samsung”: in this model, the traditional Mediatek Helio has given way to the Samsung Exynos 8890 (the same installed in the Galaxy S 7). The latest 8-core 64-bit processor, developed using a 14 nm process technology , definitely “takes out” this phone, making it fast and productive.

4 GB of RAM is inferior to the top 6 GB... but this is the budget segment! Internal memory is limited to built-in storage: 64 or 128 GB to choose from. Our 64 GB version has a 10-core Mali-T880MP10 graphics chip (the more powerful Mali-T880MP12 corresponds to the 128 GB version).

There is more than enough hardware for regular routine applications, videos and 2D games. But 3D for this smartphone is still a bit complicated - the smoothness of playback is lost, and the gadget itself begins to obviously burn your hands.

Connection

Information about the make, model, and alternative names of the specific device, if available.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Materials used, colors offered, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	77.3 mm (millimeters) 7.73 cm (centimeters) 0.25 ft (feet) 3.04 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	155.6 mm (millimeters) 15.56 cm (centimeters) 0.51 ft (feet) 6.13 in (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units measurements.	7.3 mm (millimeters) 0.73 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (feet) 0.29 in (inches)
Weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	158 g (grams) 0.35 lbs 5.57 oz (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.	87.8 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 5.33in³ (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale.	Silver Golden Black
Materials for making the case Materials used to make the device body.	Metal

SIM card

The SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.

Mobile networks

A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.

GSM GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analogue mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often called a 2G mobile network. It is improved by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services), and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies.	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) is a 3G mobile network standard. It is also called UTRA/UMTS-TDD LCR. It was developed as an alternative to the W-CDMA standard in China by the Chinese Academy of Telecommunications Technology, Datang Telecom and Siemens. TD-SCDMA combines TDMA and CDMA.	TD-SCDMA 1880-1920 MHz TD-SCDMA 2010-2025 MHz
UMTS UMTS is an abbreviation for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on GSM standard and applies to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is providing greater speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology.	UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a technology fourth generation(4G). It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA to increase the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent technology development is called LTE Advanced.	LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

Mobile communication technologies and data transfer speeds

Communication between devices on mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.

Operating system

An operating system is a system software that manages and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.

SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components, such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software necessary for their operation.	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Technological process Information about technological process, on which the chip is made. Nanometers measure half the distance between elements in the processor.	14 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The primary function of a mobile device's processor (CPU) is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	4x 2.0 GHz Exynos M1 Mongoose, 4x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Processor size The size (in bits) of a processor is determined by the size (in bits) of the registers, address buses, and data buses. 64-bit processors have higher performance compared to 32-bit processors, which in turn are more powerful than 16-bit processors.	64 bit
Instruction Set Architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets/controls the operation of the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv8-A
Number of processor cores The processor core executes software instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Availability more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to be executed in parallel.	8
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in terms of cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	2000 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) handles calculations for various 2D/3D graphics applications. IN mobile devices it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, etc.	ARM Mali-T880 MP10
Number of GPU cores Like a CPU, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle graphics calculations for various applications.	10
Amount of random access memory (RAM) Random Access Memory (RAM) in use operating system and all installed applications. Data stored in RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	4 GB (gigabytes)
Type of random access memory (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	LPDDR4
Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels that are integrated into the SoC. More channels mean higher data rates.	Dual channel
RAM frequency The frequency of RAM determines its operating speed, more specifically, the speed of reading/writing data.	1794 MHz (megahertz)

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) memory with a fixed capacity.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type/technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the quality of the information image directly depends.	Super AMOLED
Diagonal For mobile devices, screen size is expressed by the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	5.7 in (inches) 144.78 mm (millimeters) 14.48 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	2.79 in (inches) 70.98 mm (millimeters) 7.1 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	4.97 in (inches) 126.19 mm (millimeters) 12.62 cm (centimeters)
Aspect Ratio The ratio of the dimensions of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.778:1 16:9
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels vertically and horizontally on the screen. More a high resolution means sharper detail in the image.	1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel Density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be displayed on the screen with clearer detail.	515 ppi (pixels per inch) 202 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen area Approximate percentage of screen area occupied by the screen on the front of the device.	74.71% (percent)
Other characteristics Information about other screen features and characteristics.	Capacitive Multi-touch
	Force Touch 10000:1 contrast ratio 430 cd/m² 103%NTSC

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical indicators into signals that a mobile device can recognize.

Main camera

The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on the back of the body and is used for taking photos and videos.

Sensor model	Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor type	CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
Sensor size	4.96 x 3.72 mm (millimeters) 0.24 in (inches)
Pixel size	1.24 µm (micrometers) 0.00124 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor	6.98
Diaphragm	f/2
Focal length Focal length is the distance in millimeters from the photosensor to the optical center of the lens. The equivalent focal length is also indicated, providing the same field of view with a full frame camera.	3.75 mm (millimeters) 26.17 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame)
Flash type The most common types of flashes in mobile device cameras are LED and xenon flashes. LED flashes produce softer light and, unlike brighter xenon flashes, are also used for video shooting.	Double LED
Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of mobile device cameras is their resolution, which shows the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in the image.	4000 x 3008 pixels 12.03 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum supported resolution when shooting video with the device.	3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP (megapixels)
Information about the maximum number of frames per second (fps) supported by the device when shooting video at the maximum resolution. Some of the main standard video shooting and playback speeds are 24p, 25p, 30p, 60p.	30fps (frames per second)
Characteristics Information about other software and hardware features related to the main camera and improving its functionality.	Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Optical image stabilization Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Touch Focus Face recognition White Balance Adjustment ISO Setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene Selection Mode
	Available also with Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL) Phase detection 4-axis OIS 6-element lens 10-LED ring flash

Additional camera

Additional cameras are usually mounted above the device screen and are used mainly for video conversations, gesture recognition, etc.

Sensor model Information about the manufacturer and model of the photo sensor used in the device's camera.	OmniVision OV5695
Sensor type Digital cameras use photo sensors to take photographs. The sensor, as well as optics, are one of the main factors in the quality of the camera in a mobile device.	CMOS BSI+
Sensor size Information about the dimensions of the photosensor used in the device. Typically cameras with larger sensors and lower pixel densities offer more high quality images despite the lower resolution.	3.68 x 2.76 mm (millimeters) 0.18 in (inches)
Pixel size The smaller pixel size of the photosensor allows the use more pixels per unit area, thus increasing resolution. On the other hand, a smaller pixel size may have a negative impact on image quality when high levels photosensitivity (ISO).	1.439 µm (micrometers) 0.001439 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor The crop factor is the ratio between the dimensions of the full-frame sensor (36 x 24 mm, equivalent to a frame of standard 35 mm film) and the dimensions of the device's photosensor. The indicated number represents the ratio of the diagonals of the full-frame sensor (43.3 mm) and the photosensor specific device.	9.4
Diaphragm Aperture (f-number) is the size of the aperture opening that controls the amount of light reaching the photosensor. A lower f-number means the aperture opening is larger.	f/2
Image Resolution Information about the maximum resolution of the additional camera when shooting. In most cases, the resolution of the secondary camera is lower than that of the main camera.	2560 x 1920 pixels 4.92 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum supported resolution when shooting video with an additional camera.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video - frame rate/frames per second. Information about the maximum number of frames per second (fps) supported by the secondary camera when shooting video at the maximum resolution.	30fps (frames per second)
	5-element lens Exposure compensation

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

Location determination

Information about the navigation and location technologies supported by your device.

WiFi

Wi-Fi is a technology that provides wireless communication for transmitting data over close distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless data transfer between various devices of different types over short distances.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, also called an audio jack. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by your device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Browser Information about some of the main characteristics and standards supported by the device's browser.

HTML HTML5 CSS 3

Audio file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support different audio file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital audio data.

Video file formats/codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode/decode digital video data.

Battery

Mobile device batteries differ from each other in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge necessary for their functioning.

Capacity A battery's capacity indicates the maximum charge it can hold, measured in milliamp-hours.	3400 mAh (milliamp-hours)
Type The type of battery is determined by its structure and, more precisely, the chemicals used. There are different types of batteries, with lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries being the most commonly used batteries in mobile devices.	Li-polymer
Adapter output power Information about the electrical current (measured in amperes) and electrical voltage (measured in volts) that the charger supplies (power output). Higher power output ensures faster battery charging.	8 V (volts) / 3 A (amps)
Fast charging technology Fast charging technologies differ from each other in terms of energy efficiency, supported output power, control of the charging process, temperature, etc. The device, battery and charger must be compatible with fast charging technology.	mCharge
Characteristics Information about some additional characteristics of the device's battery.	Fast charging Fixed

The smartphone received an aluminum case measuring 155.6 × 77.3 × 7.3 mm. The case material is practical, the gadget fits comfortably in the hand. On the back panel you can see a 10-LED round flash combined with a laser sensor. The device turned out to be comparable to the iPhone 7 Plus, the screen size of which is 5.5 inches.

The smartphone is similar in size to Meizu Pro 5, but somewhat lighter. Considering the updated hardware and more capacious battery, this is cool.

Display

The display is equipped with a 2.5D touch panel with a diagonal of 5.7 inches, which recognizes pressure pressure (3D press). The screen itself is made using AMOLED technology produced by Samsung, the resolution is 2560 × 1440 with a density of 515 pixels per inch. The colors are somewhat oversaturated, especially red. But it is possible to change the color temperature in the smartphone settings, which allows you to achieve more natural color reproduction. The brightness is high, the image is easy to perceive even in bright sunlight. Overall the display is good, many users even like the oversaturated colors.

Performance

The performance of the smartphone is at the flagship level. Powerful processor produced by Samsung, even a year after the announcement, remains in the lead. As GSMarena experts note, in synthetic tests Meizu Pro 6 Plus is comparable to Huawei Mate 9 and Xiaomi Mi 5s. And the 128 GB version, according to the results of synthetic tests, is more productive than the 64 GB version by a noticeable 10-15%.

There are two versions of the smartphone in total:

• The 64 GB version is equipped with 4 GB of RAM and an Exynos 8890 processor (8 cores, 4 - 1.5 GHz and 4 - 2.0 GHz), as well as a Mali-T880 MP10 video accelerator
• The 128 GB version is equipped with 4 GB of RAM and an Exynos 8890 processor (8 cores, 4 - 1.6 GHz and 4 - 2.3 GHz), as well as a Mali-T880 MP12 video accelerator.

Cameras

The main camera remains the same as in Meizu Pro 6 - a 12-megapixel IMX386 sensor made by Sony, equipped with hybrid autofocus and a 10-LED flash. GSMarena experts note good dynamic range and detail, natural color rendition and white balance. Combined with optical stabilization - the main difference from the capabilities of the Meizu Pro 6 camera - it allows you to take good pictures in almost any lighting level.

Video in 4K resolution (3840x160) is recorded at 30 frames per second. When recording in Full HD (1920x1080), the frame rate will remain the same. Possibility of shooting video from a O For some reason there is no higher frequency. It also seems strange to record mono sound when shooting video.

On the front of the smartphone there is a 5 MP selfie camera. It reproduces colors well and has sufficient image detail.

Communications

The smartphone has a full range of communication capabilities:

• high-speed dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac with support Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast
• Bluetooth 4.1
• fast LTE support
• NFC chip
• GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS and Beidou.

In addition, there are two slots for nanoSIM cards. The new USB Type-C connector is used for charging.

Battery

According to GSMarena experts, the Meizu Pro 6 Plus 3400 mAh battery lasts for three days of moderate use. In non-stop mode, you can watch videos for 14 hours, talk for 16 hours, or use the browser for about the same amount of time. The mCharge function (analogous to QuickCharge) is supported, allowing you to charge your smartphone to 50% in 30 minutes.

Memory

You can choose a smartphone in two versions - with 64 or 128 GB of internal memory. There is no slot for a memory card.

Peculiarities

The smartphone is equipped with an additional microphone for noise reduction, a high-quality Hi-Fi DAC ES9018K2M, and an AD45275 amplifier chip. Despite this, the sound of the music speaker may seem quiet to some. The device comes pre-installed with Flyme OS 5; the update to Flyme OS 6 should begin in February 2017.

The international version of the smartphone has problems with NFC and a heart rate sensor; these problems are expected to be fixed with a software update.