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The battery life and camera have been improved. The range of body colors has changed. Available in dark gray, gold, silver, pink. Weight increased by 3 grams. All other characteristics are the same as Pro versions 6 64x4 GB.

Although the smartphone was released for the Chinese market, at the i-Trade24 store in Moscow you can buy Meizu Pro 6s with global firmware that supports Russian language and air updates.

Performance and autonomy

The device is equipped with a Mediatek MT6797T Helio X25 processor, which has 10 cores with a frequency of up to 2.5 GHz. Video processor Mali-T880. The hardware is not top-end, but the price of the smartphone is not flagship. In AnTuTu it scores just over 100,000 points. There is a power reserve for working with applications. The settings of the most demanding 3D games will have to be set to “medium”.

Volume random access memory 4 GB. SD memory card is not supported. Of the 64 GB of permanent memory, 57 GB is available for use.

The device runs on Android based 6.0. The FLYME shell will automatically update to the latest version. The device supports this moment FLYME 6.

Battery capacity 3060 mAh. There is support fast charging mCharge 3.0. It connects to the connector USB Type-C 3.1. The device is fully charged in 1 hour 20 minutes. There is enough power for daylight hours or 5-6 hours of screen activity.

Screen


Meizu Pro 6s received 5.2-inch Full HD Samsung display with Super AMOLED matrix. Contrast and colors are excellent, but 350 nits of brightness may not be enough on a sunny day. The display is protected by 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3.

The screen supports 3D Press technology, which recognizes the pressure applied and corrects the vibration response. Besides the unusual sensations" feedback", 3D Press allows you to use quick menus of native applications from the desktop.

Design and usability


The body is entirely made of aluminum; to increase reliability, it has walls that are 0.5 mm thicker than those of the younger model. On the top and bottom of the cover there are plastic arc-shaped inserts for outputting a radio signal. The manufacturer emphasizes that the surface of the case is 98% metal.

The smartphone is comfortable to use with one hand. Its weight is 163 g, thickness is only 7.3 mm.

The fingerprint scanner is located on the proprietary mTouch mechanical key. Recognition occurs in 0.2 s.

The tray holds 2 nano-SIMs. There is support for 4G, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0.

The sound is excellent, internal and external. The 3.5 mm jack remains, despite the presence of USB Type-C. To reproduce Hi-Fi sound, a Cirrus Logic CS43L36 audio chip is installed. The external audio system, thanks to the Smart PA NXP Gen 3 chip, has increased sound depth and volume.

Cameras


The main 12 MP CMOS Sony IMX386 camera has increased light sensitivity. This is the first Meizu lens to feature four-axis optical stabilization (OIS).

Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) takes 0.07 s. Laser autofocus is also installed. Around its module there is a ring of 5 pairs of dual-tone flash LEDs.


The front camera of Meizu Pro 6s has a 5 MP Omnivision sensor (OV5695). It is characterized by improved photosensitivity, color rendering, and increased viewing angles.

The smartphone has received advantages over the younger model and is eligible for purchase. In the iTrade24 store you will find a favorable price for Meizu Pro 6s.

Deca-core smartphone with 3D Press screen technology

Less than six months have passed since Meizu released its “music flagship” (as it calls it) Pro 5, and last spring its successor called Meizu Pro 6 was announced in China. Thus, the line of premium devices manufacturer, which began with the name MX Pro, has now finally turned into simply “Pro”, and the “MX” prefix remained assigned to the flagship line, now headed by the Meizu MX 5. Representatives of both families can rightfully be described as devices of the highest category, and so that To separate them at least thematically, the marketers conceived this move: to position the Pro line as a separate “musical” line. Moreover, even the MX 4 model at one time had a dedicated DAC for headphones and a sound chip for the main speaker, so the separation is artificial. In any case, the hero of today’s review can boast of not only an advanced sound system, but also much more, read about all this in our detailed Meizu review Pro 6.

Main characteristics of Meizu Pro 6 (Model M570N)

  • SoC MediaTek MT6797T (Helio X25), 10 cores: 4 x 1.4 GHz + 4 x 2.0 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53) + 2 x 2.5 GHz (ARM Cortex-A72)
  • GPU ARM Mali-T880
  • operating room Android system 6.0
  • Sensory super display AMOLED 5.2″ with 3D Press technology (with touch force response), 1920×1080, 424 ppi
  • Random access memory (RAM) 4 GB LPDDR3 933 MHz
  • Inner memory 32/64 GB eMMC 5.1
  • SIM cards: Nano-SIM (2 pcs.)
  • Map support microSD memory absent
  • GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz networks
  • Networks WCDMA 900/2100 MHz, TD-SCDMA
  • LTE networks FDD Band 1/3/7, TD-LTE
  • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
  • Bluetooth 4.1 BLE
  • Micro-USB 3.1 Type C, OTG
  • GPS/A-GPS, Glonass
  • Direction, proximity, lighting sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic compass, fingerprint scanner
  • Camera 21 MP, f/2.2, autofocus, LED flash
  • Front camera 5 MP, f/2.0
  • Battery 2560 mAh
  • Fast charging mCharge 3.0
  • Hi-Fi audio DAC Cirrus Logic CS43L36
  • Smart PA NXP Gen 3 chip responsible for sound from the main speaker
  • Dimensions 148×71×7.3 mm
  • Weight 160 g

Appearance and ease of use

Unlike Xiaomi, which in the case of the new Mi 5 went by copying the design from Samsung, Meizu remains faithful to the course it once took towards Apple, and even now their latest creation is very reminiscent of the latest generations of iPhone. The body of Meizu Pro 6 is completely made of metal and has rounded edges and corners that are streamlined on all sides, reminiscent of smooth pebbles turned on all sides.

The production uses materials for injection molding of the body with a metal share of 98%, and all this is finished and polished using 3D sandblasting. Unlike its predecessor Pro 5, there are no plastic inserts on the ends. The body is solid, made in the form of a single trough, the ends are also made of metal, and for the antennas the usual grooves are cut out from the outside, covered with plastic. The grooves, by the way, have an unusual shape with smooth curves, which looks fresh.

The quality of materials and assembly does not raise the slightest complaints; Meizu products in this regard are no worse than the most recognized A-class brands, and in some ways, perhaps even better. At least the matte metal surfaces here are less slippery than those of the iPhone 6, although they look very similar. The coating is not easily soiled, the smartphone always looks neat and does not collect a large number of fingerprints.

As for the weight, it is, of course, larger than that of the lightweight colleague Xiaomi Mi 5, but the difference of 30 grams is unlikely to be a serious argument for anyone when choosing a smartphone.

The front panel, like its predecessor, is covered with 2.5D glass with slightly sloping edges, making the sides almost completely rounded. In older ones Meizu models the smooth curve of the body ended abruptly at the junction with the flat front glass.

Among the elements at the top of the front panel there was an unexpected LED notification indicator, which is good news. Below the screen Meizu never has three touch buttons control, only one. In this case, the mTouch 2.1 mechanical key is equipped with a built-in and fairly fast fingerprint scanner.

As before, by touching this button you can perform the “back” action, by briefly pressing to return to main screen, and a long one will turn off the device display. Using a fingerprint scanner, you can block access not only to the device itself, but also to any of the applications in it, including third-party ones you installed yourself.

The side mechanical keys are located on the right side in the usual order, the buttons are large, noticeably protrude beyond the body, and have an elastic movement - in general, the buttons on Meizu smartphones are always in perfect order.

There is a camera with flash on the back side of the body. The camera module protrudes slightly beyond the surface, but this does not interfere with the control of the device lying on the table; the smartphone does not sway.

The flash is very unusual: for the first time, a special design of 10 LEDs of different colors, arranged in a circle, was used here. Needless to say, this flash is the brightest ever seen in a smartphone? It is simply impossible to look at it directly from within one room, and it completely illuminates the room better than any other lantern.

Cards are inserted into one single side slot. It is here, like the Xiaomi Mi 5, not hybrid, that is, installing a memory card is not allowed; only two Nano-SIM cards can be installed in it. The slots are equivalent in their capabilities, and hot-swappable cards are supported.

The speaker is located at the bottom end, there is only one grille covering it, on the other side of the central Micro-USB type C connector there is a conversational microphone and a headphone jack. Thus, Meizu exactly repeats the arrangement of elements in the iPhone 6, in which they are also assembled at the bottom end, and there is nothing at the top.

There are no plugs on the connectors, and there are no strap mounts on the case either. The device did not receive protection from moisture and dust. As for the colors of the case, here the manufacturer followed a familiar path, offering the buyer a choice of dark gray, light silver and golden options.

Screen

The smartphone is equipped with a Super AMOLED touch screen made by Samsung with convex 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3. The physical dimensions of the display are 65x115 mm, diagonal - 5.2 inches. The screen resolution is standard 1920×1080, the pixel density is 424 ppi. The frame around the screen is thin, about 3 mm on the sides, but even it turns out to be a little wider than that of Xiaomi Mi 5 - and certainly wider than that of the frameless one Sony Xperia XA.

The display brightness is automatically adjusted based on the light sensor. There is also a proximity sensor that blocks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear. Multi-touch technology allows you to process 10 simultaneous touches.

A distinctive feature of the Meizu Pro 6 display is support new technology 3D Press with touch force response. With its help you can, for example, call context menu application without opening it. The 3D Press Kit is already available to developers, which will allow them to implement support for 3D Press functions in third-party applications.

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 better than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (below, simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Meizu Pro 6, then they can be distinguished by size):

The screen of Meizu Pro 6 is slightly darker (brightness according to photographs is 112 versus 114 for Nexus 7). Note that the reflection from bright objects in the Meizu Pro 6 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 screen is very weak, this indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of strong 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 340 cd/m², the minimum was 3.3 cd/m². The maximum brightness is not very high, but you need to take into account the excellent anti-glare properties of the screen and the fact that in the auto-brightness mode the brightness can be higher (see below). As a result, readability during the day in the sun is at a fairly 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 right of the front speaker slot). IN automatic mode when it changes external conditions The brightness of the screen 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 47 cd/m² (suitable), in an artificially lit office (about 400 lux) it sets it to 150 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 - up to 350 cd/m² (slightly more than with manual adjustment), and if you increase the brightness of the ambient light (in the area of ​​the light sensor ) somewhere up to hundreds of thousands of lux (corresponding to direct sunlight), then the screen brightness increases a little more - up to 44 cd/m². Brightness slider at 50% - the values ​​are as follows: 4.3, 84, 350 and 440 cd/m² (in complete darkness it is a little dark, the rest is normal), at 0% - 3.3, 9.3, 350 and 440 cd/m² (the logic can be traced). In general, the automatic brightness adjustment function works more or less adequately and allows the user to to some extent adjust their work to individual requirements.

Only at low brightness levels is there significant modulation at 240 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 60 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. This version of PenTile RGBG is better than the old one with red squares, blue rectangles and stripes of green subpixels. However, some unevenness of contrast borders and other artifacts are still present. However, due to high resolution they have only a minimal impact on image quality.

The screen is characterized by excellent viewing angles, although 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 is so black that the contrast setting is simply not applicable in this case. 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 and the second comparison participant, while the brightness of the screens is initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched 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 (profile Standard):

According to visual assessment, the color rendering of the tested screen is good, the colors are moderately saturated, the color balance of the screens varies slightly. Recall that photography can not serve as a reliable source of information about color rendering quality and are provided for illustrative purposes only. In this case, apparently due to the peculiarities of the emission spectrum of the AMOLED screen, the color balance in the photograph is noticeably different from what is visible to the eye and determined by a spectrophotometer. The photo above was taken after selecting a profile Standard in the screen settings, there are four of them:

Default:

The colors are oversaturated and unnatural, but the color contrast is not excessive.

Photo mode:

The colors are also oversaturated and unnatural, and for some reason the color contrast is now too high.

Full color mode:

The apotheosis of the “improvement” process - colors are oversaturated, unnatural, color contrast is skyrocketed.

Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen (let’s leave the profile Default).

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens and the brightness of the Meizu Pro 6 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 the drop in brightness is much less pronounced. As a result, with formally the same brightness, the Meizu Pro 6 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 on OLED screens are distinguished by high clarity and even some “jerky” 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 index of the approximating power function is 2.27, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve almost does not deviate from the power dependence:

Color gamut in the case of a profile Default very wide:

When selecting a profile Photo mode coverage is adjusted to Adobe RGB boundaries:

When selecting a profile Standard the coverage is already compressed to the sRGB boundaries:

Without correction (profile Default) the spectra of the components (that is, the spectra of pure red, green and blue colors) are very well separated:

In case of profile Standard with maximum correction, the color components are already noticeably mixed with each other:

Note that on screens with a wide color gamut, without appropriate correction, the colors of regular images optimized for sRGB devices appear unnaturally saturated. Hence the recommendation - in most cases, watching movies, photographs and everything natural is better when choosing a profile Standard, and only if the photo was taken on Adobe installation RGB, it makes sense to switch the profile to Photo mode. It is better to forget about the existence of other profiles and never switch to them.

The grayscale balance is good. Color temperature is only slightly above the standard 6500K, and blackbody deviation (ΔE) remains below 3 units across most of the gray scale, which is considered excellent 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 in most cases be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, 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 and ΔE increased slightly. However, it doesn’t make much sense to make the 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 has a fairly high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. 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 quite adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, good color balance and a color gamut close to sRGB (in the case of the profile Standard). At the same time, let us remind you about 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. The disadvantages include screen flickering, which appears at low brightness. For users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, this may cause increased fatigue. However, overall the screen quality is high.

Sound

Meizu Pro 6 sounds no worse than its predecessor Pro 5. It also has a built-in Hi-Fi DAC (Cirrus Logic CS43L36) for headphones and a special chip (Smart PA NXP Gen 3), which is responsible for high quality sound from the main speaker. The device sounds at the level of modern music flagships, here Xiaomi Mi 5 is definitely not a competitor to it, and many other modern top models too. The sound is rich, bright, bassy, ​​the range of frequencies represented is wide, and there is enough volume reserve. The sound quality in headphones is just as good. Here, however, it is no longer possible to choose from several different profiles of the Dirac HD Sound system for different models headphones, the only settings left are an equalizer with preset values. Regular calls can also be processed by the DAC, VoLTE is supported. The developers claim that the power consumption of the Hi-Fi module has been reduced by 75% compared to the previous generation module.

There are no complaints about the conversational speaker and microphone, extraneous noise practically not observed, the noise reduction system with an additional microphone located on the upper end of the device copes with its tasks adequately. The microphones are quite sensitive - perhaps even too sensitive, but even quiet speech can be recorded on a voice recorder. It is possible to record telephone conversations from the line. There is no FM radio in the smartphone.

Camera

Meizu Pro 6 is equipped with two digital camera modules with a resolution of 21 and 5 megapixels. The front camera is equipped with a 5-megapixel sensor and a relatively wide-angle lens with five lenses and an f/2.0 aperture without autofocus and its own flash. The quality of the resulting images is better than that of the Xiaomi Mi 5, the colors are more saturated, the sharpness and detail are normal.

The main camera features a 21-megapixel Sony IMX230 sensor with a six-element lens, f/2.2 aperture and fast phase detection autofocus (PDAF). The developers have increased the distance and speed of laser focusing. The ring flash is extremely bright; it is clear that in conditions of insufficient lighting it can have good support when shooting.

The camera control interface has changed slightly compared to previous models. In general, it is very similar to the old one, but now it is possible to more clearly select the size and resolution of pictures and videos. Now this is a whole list of several options to choose from, but before you could only move a couple of horizontal sliders. However, the sliders usually did not cause any problems, since it made sense to move them to the maximum right once and not touch them again.

The rest of the settings menu has not changed: it is possible to manually set ISO (maximum sensitivity - ISO 1600), shutter speed, exposure compensation, saturation, contrast and white balance; There are additional modes - portrait, panoramic, macro photography. Third party applications control of these settings via the Camera2 API is not available, and there is no way to save images in RAW.

The camera can shoot video with a resolution of up to 3840×2160 (4K UHD), and there is the possibility of slow-motion slo-mo recording. There's no mention of stabilization for video shooting, and there's a noticeable lack of smoothness when shooting on the move. Apart from this, with shooting in maximum resolution The camera does a pretty good job. The image is bright, saturated, detailed, sharpness is normal, autofocus is adjusted quickly, no artifacts were noticed. The sound is recorded well, but the microphones, according to the subjective feeling, are too sensitive.

  • Video No. 1 (76 MB, 3840×2160 @30 fps)
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As the shot is removed, the sharpness drops slowly and smoothly.

Good sharpness across the frame.

The camera works well with shadows.

The foliage in the background has not yet completely merged.

Noise in light shadows is barely noticeable.

Nice work in the shadows.

Sharping is clearly visible on the wires.

The license plates of nearby cars are distinguishable.

The camera copes with macro photography.

The text was worked out well, adjusted for the long exposure.

Meizu Pro 6 Apple iPhone 6Plus

The camera turned out to be good. The module copes with its tasks at an above average level, the program works moderately. If it were not for minor shortcomings in the program and the low resolution for such a sensor, the camera could be considered good. However, she still does well in a variety of scenarios. Separately, it is worth noting the good HDR mode with a wide range, without obvious transitions and practically without double objects.

Auto mode HDR mode

Telephone and communications

Both SIM card slots support LTE networks Cat.6 with a maximum speed of up to 300 Mbit/s, as well as VoLTE technology, which is gradually beginning to be implemented by Russian telecom operators. The smartphone can operate as standard in most 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA network bands, and also has support for networks fourth generation LTE FDD and TDD. As before, top smartphone Meizu has support for only two of the three most common bands among domestic operators (B3 and B7), but this device does not support the 800 MHz frequency (B20), which best meets the requirements for indoor communications, as well as in sparsely populated areas. That is, for some residents of regions outside large populated areas, this may become a problem. In the Moscow region, in practice, with a SIM card from the MTS operator, the device 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.

The device also has Bluetooth support 4.1, supports two Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. As before, there is no NFC module in Meizu smartphones.

USB Type C connector supports connection external devices in USB OTG mode. From USB port 3.0 desktop PC, a 4 GB file is transferred to a smartphone via cable within 53 seconds (about 75 MB/s). At this point it is worth noting that Xiaomi Mi 5 does the same in 135 seconds (about 30 MB/s).

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, while dialing a phone number, a search is immediately carried out by 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, the Smart Touch function is standard for Meizu smartphones, which allows you to move the entire working screen halfway down, closer to your fingers.

A SIM card in any slot can work with 4G networks, but only one of the cards can function in this mode at a time. To change the assignment of slots, cards do not need to be swapped - this can be done directly from the phone menu. Work with two SIM cards is organized according to the familiar Dual standard SIM Dual Standby, when both cards can be in active standby mode, but cannot work at the same time - there is only one radio module.

OS and software

Meizu Pro 6 uses OS as a software platform Android versions 6.0 with proprietary Flyme OS shell. In this case, the new, fifth version is used user interface Flyme 5.2.0.0G, where G stands for Global, that is, the international version.

With the transition from the fourth to the fifth generation, the shell, I must say, has undergone quite significant changes for the better. Many complained that the interface was too focused on gestures; not everyone liked this kind of control, and the developers met the users halfway. The inconvenient menu bar for recent open applications has been completely redesigned, and now it looks the same as in the original Android OS, in the form of a carousel going into perspective. In addition, a useful feature has been added to quickly clear memory from all applications in this menu at once. The notification shade has also changed. There is still no separate program menu, but the icons themselves installed applications became smaller in size, so more of them began to fit on desktops.

Useful settings and utilities have also arrived: for personalization, you can choose free themes that are added every week, for security, a lot of additional settings have appeared (you can clear memory, grant permissions to applications, turn on a spam blocker and antivirus), power management and energy saving have received visual graphs, and much more. The User Center utility is in beta testing, it is unstable, but later it will be possible to obtain root rights using it. In general, the shell has become more thoughtful and detailed, while externally remaining laconic and stylish, which is important for users who are accustomed to it.

Performance

The Meizu Pro 6 hardware platform is based on the latest and most powerful MediaTek mobile platform currently on the market - the 10-core Helio X25 SoC. The newest chip is currently exclusively installed only in Meizu Pro 6. This is a 64-bit processor with 4 Cortex A53 cores operating at 1.4 GHz, 4 more Cortex A53 cores active at 2.0 GHz, and 2 more Cortex A72 cores operate at a frequency of 2.5 GHz. The ARM Mali T880 graphics chip and 4 GB are also responsible for the device’s performance. fast memory LPDDR3 933 MHz. The built-in high-speed eMMC 5.1 flash memory is 32 GB or 64 GB. It supports connecting third-party flash drives to the Micro-USB port in USB OTG mode.

Based on the testing results, it can be noted that the Helio X25 SoC generally competes well in complex tests, and in specialized browser tests it even outperforms the currently leading platforms Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa installed in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (in the case of its younger modification in Xiaomi Mi 5). However, in terms of graphics, the video accelerator is inferior to the leaders, and this is noticeable in all graphics tests without exception. In general, this is expected, and it has always been this way: the graphics in MediaTek platforms and in previous generations have always been inferior to competitors from Qualcomm and Samsung.

However, if we are not talking about comparison with the leaders, but about gaming use, then modern demanding games run here at maximum settings. World of Tanks can be played comfortably at 60 fps; other games also show no lag. The platform is new, and it clearly has performance headroom for future updates.

Testing in latest versions comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

All the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the most latest versions popular benchmarks, we have summarized them in tables for convenience. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions of 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 of 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 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).

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.

Thermal photographs

Below is a thermal image of the back surface (the lighter the temperature, the higher the temperature), obtained after 10 minutes of running the battery test in the GFXBenchmark program:

It can be seen that the heating is slightly higher at the top of the device, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip. According to the heat camera, the maximum heating was 40 degrees, which is the average heating in this test for modern smartphones.

Playing video

To test omnivorousness when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, for example subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that for mobile devices It is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. 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 single table.

According to the testing results, the subject, fortunately, was equipped with all the necessary decoders that are needed to fully play most of the most common multimedia files on the network. To successfully play them, you don’t even have to resort to the help of a third-party player. But even MX Player plays the AC3 audio format independently without the need to manually deliver codecs.

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 USB port Type C. Therefore, 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 “Method for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: the resolution varied (1280 by 720 (720p) and 1920 by 1080 (1080p) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 frames/ With). In the tests we used the MX Player video player in the “Hardware” mode. The test results are summarized in the table:

Red marks indicate possible problems related to the playback of the corresponding files.

According to the criterion of frame output, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is very good, since frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the border of the screen, one to one in pixels, that is, conditionally in the original resolution. On test worlds, the features of PenTile appear - the vertical world through the pixel looks like a grid, while the horizontal world with stripes through the pixel has a typical greenish tint. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - all gradations of shades are displayed in shadows and highlights.

Battery life

The capacity of the non-removable battery installed in Meizu Pro 6 is 2560 mAh. This is not a record, but quite a decent figure, although most competitors have already approached the 3000 mAh mark. In contrast to the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 installed in the Xiaomi Mi 5, the 10-core processor MTK our hero did not demonstrate economical energy consumption - on the contrary, he showed quite high wastefulness. This, in general, was typical of all MediaTek platforms, especially the top ones, but you always want to believe that in new products the situation will change for the better. Unfortunately, compared to its colleagues, modern flagships, the hero of today’s review looks rather pale, especially when it comes to energy consumption when running demanding games.

Testing, as usual, was carried out without using any energy-saving modes, although, of course, the device has them.

Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto-scrolling) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) lasted a little over 14.5 hours until completely discharged. When continuously watching videos from Youtube in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level through home network The Wi-Fi device did not even last up to 10 hours, which in itself is not bad, but compared to its competitors the result is not the best. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone operates for a little more than 3 hours, which is very little for a modern top-end device.

The smartphone supports mCharge 3.0 fast charging technology. IN included network adapter with variable voltage (5/9/12 V, 2 A). The charging speed is amazing: from its own charger, the smartphone is fully charged within just one hour with a current of 1.85 A at a voltage of 9 V.

Bottom line

The Meizu company has long been officially represented in Russia, has service centers and support. The price of Meizu Pro 6 for the Russian market has been determined, the smartphone is available in retail: it is offered at a price from 33 thousand rubles for the version with 32 GB of flash memory to 36 thousand for the modification with 64 GB of internal memory. The closest competitor, the Xiaomi Mi 5, costs exactly the same, 33 thousand rubles, and is generally quite similar in capabilities (and both models can be purchased much cheaper if you don’t care about the official supply chain). So everyone makes the choice for themselves, and as for the hero of today’s review, we can say that the device turned out to be worthy. Meizu Pro 6 is excellent sound system, a high-quality screen, a powerful, fresh MediaTek platform and, of course, a very attractive appearance and a practical, stylish body. Of the obvious disadvantages, we can only note that the Meizu smartphone is inferior new product from Xiaomi and many other competitors in autonomy. True, most competitors are either more expensive or do not look so impressive in terms of characteristics, and perhaps the most interesting rival for Meizu Pro 6 today is Xiaomi Mi 5.

Introduction

I used the Meizu Pro 5 smartphone, introduced last year, for quite a long time, and managed to understand all its positive and negative sides. As a result, I internally determined for myself that Pro 5 is for me: excellent materials, good build, high performance not only in applications, but also with the interface, a good camera, a large number of RAM, which made it possible not to unload the necessary applications from it. The only complaint is the dimensions. Yes, it is thin, but relatively heavy and, most importantly (from a negative point of view), large. It’s one thing to sit quietly in the office and periodically pick up the Pro 5 from the desk to write another tweet; it’s another thing to try to use the gadget on the go, on the subway or on a bus crowded with passengers. I think many will understand what we are talking about.

Frankly speaking, in the next generation of firmware I was expecting the same 5.7-inch diagonal, only with a more sophisticated chip and other parameters. However, Meizu surprised by introducing the Pro 6 in a much more compact form. Which personally makes me happy.

But it’s worth starting with the fact that Meizu did a good job of leading us by the nose: remember how photos of a certain device “leaked” onto the network, and everyone thought it was new iPhone. And when the new product from Apple came out, many were perplexed: would a similar design really be used in another device from the Apple company. After the announcement of Meizu Pro 6, everything fell into place. And I’m glad that the Pro 6 turned out to be exactly that mysterious device from the network.

Smartphone Pro 6 is currently the flagship Meizu company. There is confidence that this will not last long: probably in the near future we will see a phablet (like the MX6) with the technical characteristics of a firmware, only with a larger screen diagonal and resolution (5.7" QHD SuperAMOLED) - a kind of answer to the Xiaomi Mi Max.

The new Meizu Pro 6 is built on the MediaTek Helio X25 chipset (Pro 5 had a processor from Samsung), is equipped with 4 GB of RAM, not big screen 5.2 inches and FullHD resolution. Interestingly, this time Meizu used a SuperAMOLED screen matrix with all the attendant settings. The camera module remains the same, but the lens has changed slightly (the angle is slightly wider). From the original: an analogue of Apple 3D Touch appeared in Pro 6 - Meizu 3D Press.

Pre-orders are currently open. The cost of Pro 6 for 32 GB is 33,000 rubles, for 64 GB – 36,000 rubles. And for those who pay for the pre-order in full - HD50 “ears” (they cost about 5,000 rubles separately).

Specifications Meizu Pro 6

  • Case materials: metal, glass, plastic inserts
  • Operating system: Android 6.0, Flyme 6.1
  • Network: GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA, LTE (TD/FDD-LTE), DualSIM (nanoSIM)
  • Screen: Super AMOLED, 5.2” diagonal, resolution 1920x1080, ppi 423, automatic backlight level adjustment, protective glass 2.5D, pressure recognition (3D Press)
  • Platform: MediaTek Helio X25
  • Processor: ten-core, 64-bit, four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.4 GHz + four Cortex-A53 cores at 2 GHz + two Cortex-A72 cores at 2.5 GHz
  • Graphics: Mali T880 (quad core)
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Storage memory: 32/64 GB
  • Memory card slot: no
  • Main camera: 21 MP, 6 lenses, f/2.2, laser and phase detection autofocus, circular LED flash (10 LEDs), video recorded in 4k
  • Front camera: 5 MP, f/2.0, video recorded in 1080p
  • Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n/ac) Dual-Band, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), USB Type C connector (USB 3.1, MHL) for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm for headset
  • Navigation: GPS (A-GPS support), Glonass
  • Audio: Cirrus Logic CS43L36 DAC
  • Additionally: mTouch 2.1 fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor
  • Battery: 2560 mAh
  • Dimensions: 147.7 x 70.8 x 7.2 mm
  • Weight: 160 grams

Contents of delivery

Design, dimensions, control elements

When you mention the Apple iPhone in the text, many people in the comments, I apologize for the expression, are blown away. However, there is no escape: one way or another, most Chinese companies copy appearance Apple devices and they don’t even hide the fact that they have an extremely positive attitude towards products from Cupertino.

On the front side, Meizu Pro 6 is a complete copy of the Apple iPhone 6S, the only difference is that in Pro 6 the mechanical button is not round, but oval. The shape of the case is rectangular, the corners are strongly beveled, fashionable 2.5D glass is used, and the side edges are sloping. Overall, the device looks nice, neat and quite attractive. Dimensions - 147.7 x 70.8 x 7.2 mm, weight - 160 grams.



The gadget fits perfectly in the hand, the weight could be less, but in this case the device would “dissolve” in the palm, which is not very pleasant when using the phone; you need to feel it.





Back cover metal, they say that the “iron” in it is about 98%. Let's take his word for it. Antennas are located under the plastic inserts at the top and bottom. Moreover, they are distributed not in a straight line, but along the perimeter of the faces. Quite a simple, but original solution, which Meizu was the first to come up with.





The device will go on sale in three colors: silver and gold with front panel white and dark gray with black front panel. We had a model in white for review. In my opinion, it looks less interesting than black (reminds many of the Apple iPhone in Space Gray). There are visible hand marks on the back of the Pro 6, the front panel is covered with an oleophobic layer, the quality is excellent, the finger glides easily. The display is protected by third generation Corning Gorilla Glass.



On top of the front panel there are symmetrically located front-camera, light and proximity sensor, speech speaker. The speaker has a high volume (there is some reserve), excellent intelligibility, and a pleasant low-frequency timbre.


Below the screen is a branded button. It performs the same functions as the button in Pro 5: mechanical press (Home exit), touch (Back) and as a fingerprint sensor mTouch 2.1: response speed of 0.2 seconds, recognition angle - 360 degrees, up to 5 prints .



At the bottom there is a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones, a main microphone, USB Type-C (USB 3.1) and four holes where the speaker is hidden speakerphone. On top is an additional microphone.


On the right is a button to turn on the phone (activate the backlight, lock) and a volume rocker key. Made of metal, relatively convenient to use, I would like them to be more convex.


On the left side there are metal slides. They install two nano SIM cards. There is no slot for a memory card in this model.


On the reverse side there is a camera peephole, which rises slightly above the body. The bezel is silver, polished metal. Just below, the flash is unusually designed: 10 small LEDs are placed in a circle (5 warm glows and the same number of cold ones). There is a black area in the center of the flash. There is a laser focusing system there.






Meizu and Apple iPhone 5



Display

Meizu Pro 6 uses a screen with a diagonal of 5.2 inches. Let me remind you that the diagonal in the M1/M2 Note is 5.5", in the MX4 - 5.36", and in the MX4 Pro - 5.5", in the Pro 5 - 5.7". The physical size of the Pro 6 display is 64x114 mm, the frame on top is 15.5 mm, on the bottom – 16, on the right and left – just under 3 mm, one of the best indicators. There is an anti-reflective coating.

The display resolution of Meizu Pro 6 is FullHD, that is, 1080x1920 pixels, density is 423 pixels per inch. The matrix is ​​manufactured by Samsung - SuperAMOLED. The so-called “Pentile” effect is present here, but it is completely invisible to the eye.

The maximum brightness of white color is 352 cd/m2 (official data is 350). Contrast – 10,000:1.

The white line is the goal we are trying to achieve. The yellow line is the actual screen data. You can see that we are almost directly on the target curve at values ​​from 0 to 100%, which means that at each value the image is sufficiently highlighted. The yellow line is actually the average amount of red, green and blue.


The average gamma value is 2.3.


Judging by the level graph, blue is in excess and red is in short supply.


At minimum brightness the temperature is closer to 8300 K, with an increase it reaches 9000 K.


Judging by the diagram, the data obtained is much larger than the sRGB triangle, especially in the green zone.


Almost all gray points are located outside the radius DeltaE=10, which indicates that in gray colors Other shades of colors will be present.

The viewing angles are maximum; at certain tilts of the screen, the picture turns slightly green.


Behavior in the light


Behavior in the shadows

Viewing Angles

White color

This model contains Samsung's proprietary color saturation settings. You can also select the color temperature and turn on blue light eye protection.

The device supports quick wake-up functions: double tap, other gestures. There is SmartTouch. When turned on, a small dot appears on the screen, with which you can perform various actions: clicking on the dot - “Back”, moving from bottom to top - launching the notification panel, and so on.

Meizu Pro 6 introduced the 3D Press function, which is an analogue of Apple's 3D Touch. When you press your finger on certain interface elements, the device detects the pressure applied. Depending on this, it displays various information. For example, if you press hard on the “Phone” icon, an additional menu will appear with a choice between adding a new contact and searching for callers.

The feature is cool, but nothing more. It is unlikely that there will be a large number of programmers to develop applications specifically for Meizu Pro 6. Unless for the Chinese software market. In the settings, you can select the pressing force or disable 3D Press altogether.

Battery

This model uses non-removable battery capacity 2560 mAh.


When working with the device, the battery lasted for about 15-17 hours: about 20-30 minutes of calls per day, about 6 hours of 3G/4G use (constant synchronization of mail, Twitter, WhatsApp, Skype, and so on), about 5 hours of Wi-Fi, several dozen photos, an hour of listening to music.

In a more gentle mode, the gadget works for up to 24 hours. If you leave only data synchronization (Wi-Fi), then you can count on two days. Up to 13 hours of continuous talk time.

In movie mode (FullHD/4K), the battery runs out after about 9 hours, in gaming mode the battery lasts for about 3.5 hours, in audio playback mode at maximum volume – up to 50 hours.

“Compared with the generally accepted 5V=2A solution, the charging speed of Meizu PRO 6 has been improved by 140%. The battery charges up to 26% in just 10 minutes of charging, and up to 100% in just 60 minutes. The result collaboration with MediaTek and Texas Instruments became mCharge 3.0 with precise energy distribution. This technology allows three IC chips to constantly communicate, quickly switching high and low voltage depending on temperature and current battery consumption. Compared to other fast charging devices, mCharge 3.0 has 20% higher efficiency and 5 degrees Celsius lower battery temperature.

The company also introduced Meizu PRO 6 with a new data cable. Interface reliability increased by 15%. With mCharge 3.0, charging with the new cable is now even faster and safer.”



Power controller MT6351V

Unfortunately, we did not have a branded cable for review and network adapter. As soon as we get it, we will add the true values.

Communication capabilities

The device is equipped with two nanoSIM slots. Both connectors support 3G/4G networks (LTE CAT 6) in Russian frequencies: FDD-LTE / TD-LTE / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / GSM.

Network types:

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

Unlike the Pro 5, the Pro 6 does not have an NFC chip.

The rest is standard: Wi-Fi (ac and b/g/n) dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, USB Type-C connector (USB 3.1, MHL, USB-OTG, USB-Host) for charging/synchronization. GPS navigation works without problems. In addition, PRO 6 also uses VoLTE technology.

Memory and memory card

The smartphone will be available in two versions:

  • 4 GB RAM (LPDDR3) and 32 GB internal
  • 4 GB RAM (LPDDR3) and 64 GB internal

In both cases, the built-in memory is eMMC version 5.1.

Cameras

Two cameras: main 21.16 MP (6 lenses, F2.2 aperture, Sony IMX230 with an area of ​​1/2.4” with a pixel size of 1.12 nm), front 5 MP (F2.0). The flash has two colors of light: cold and warm. There is laser (the company claims that its range has increased by as much as 4 times) and phase focusing. Unfortunately, there is no optical stabilization.


Sony module The IMX230 was the first multi-layer CMOS sensor with phase detection autofocus.

If we compare Camera Pro 5 and Pro 6, the latter’s pictures come out a little wider-angle. As for detail, it is approximately the same. In general, I agree with the words of Artem Lutfullin:

“The camera in Meizu Pro 6 has become better than it was in Pro 5, in my opinion: focusing works a little faster, there is a little less noise, the image itself has become more voluminous and deeper, but compare it with cameras in LG G4, SGS6, Note 5 and Moreover, I still won’t take on SGS7/7 Edge.”

If you don’t compare the Meizu camera with other devices of about the same price category, then you have an excellent module. Always fast and accurate focusing, accurate white balance, wide dynamic range and viewing angle, minimal noise even in poor lighting conditions.

The device records video in a maximum resolution of 3840x2160 pixels at 30 fps. The quality is good, but the main drawback is the narrow viewing angle. Although it is still larger than in Pro 5.

The usual manual settings for ISO, shutter speed, focus, and exposure remain. Otherwise, nothing new.

Sample photos

Metro

Day

Flash

Manual settings

Night

Selfie

Performance and Software Platform

IN Meizu smartphone Pro 6 uses Taiwanese MediaTek Helio X25 chipset - the first in the world mobile processor with a three-cluster (Tri-Cluster) architecture and ten computing cores. Its full specifications are given below.

CPU Helio X25

The most basic: 20 nm process technology, 10 cores, three clusters (2 ARM Cortex-A72 cores + 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores + 4 ARM Cortex-A53 cores). Clusters are switched automatically depending on the task. The more complex the application, the more clusters are involved:

“Simple tasks are directed by the chipset to one cluster of cores, while more complex (and more power-hungry) tasks are distributed across the other two clusters. If the smartphone only performs simple tasks - such as sending SMS or running a calculator - the chipset leaves only one cluster enabled and thus provides decent performance while conserving battery power."





Judging by the photo, a copper heat sink plate is laid at the top of the device. When the processor is loaded, the Meizu Pro 6 body does not heat up much.


The Mali-T880MP4 accelerator is responsible for graphics processing.


As for the speed of operation, this is the fastest device in terms of displaying information on the screen and animation speed.

If we are talking about toys, then Pro 6, unfortunately, is not the device on which to run heavy games. Yes, they launch, you can play, but the number of frames is not at all pleasing.

  • Real Racing 3. Low FPS values
  • Asphalt 8. Low FPS values
  • Walking War Robots. Low FPS values
  • Modern Combat 5. Low FPS values
  • Dead Trigger 2. Low FPS values
  • Dead Effect. Low FPS values
  • World of Tanks. More or less, but sometimes FPS decreases
  • World of Derby. When the weather is turned on, the number of frames decreases
  • Seashine. Everything is fine
  • Darkness Reborn. Everything is fine

Performance tests



The device works on operating system Google Android version 6.0. Since Meizu uses the proprietary Flyme shell (in this case version 5.2), there is nothing left of the “six”. The music player is standard for Meizu.

The mSound speaker has a very high volume, I think at the level of Pro 5. The sound is clear, without wheezing. To improve sound quality and volume external speaker The third generation NXP TFA9911 amplifier is used. The advanced chip can record the status of the speaker and intelligently control membrane vibration (Adaptive Excursion Control). There is real-time overheat protection: direct measurement ensures that the voice coil temperature never exceeds its rated limit. You can read more details.

Nuance. It seemed to me that the developers were somewhat carried away by working on the speaker and its frequency response. The fact is that in some melodies or sounds the speaker cannot convey even lower frequencies, so it begins to “choke”. Fortunately, this rarely happens.

Also in Meizu Pro 6 there is a digital-to-analog converter (in simple terms - a music chip) from CS43L36 from Cirrus Logic. Alas, I couldn’t find any meaningful information on this DAC (for DataSheet fans there is a page with DAC). Moreover, mentions of CS43L36 are displayed only in conjunction with Meizu Pro 6. Let me remind you that Pro 5 has a sophisticated ES9018K2M DAC.

I am not a professional in sound evaluation, but it seemed to me that the Pro 6 sounds no worse than the Pro 5. I evaluated the Meizu HD50 in my ears. Either way, the Pro 6 sounds better than the Samsung Galaxy S6.

Conclusion

Despite the fact that I have a rather positive attitude towards the Meizu company and its products, I will evaluate it strictly.

Towards signal quality cellular communication no complaints, the vibration signal is average in strength. Unfortunately, the smartphone does not have a notification indicator for missed calls, SMS and other things.

Appearance. There are no particular complaints. However, the silver body quickly becomes covered with fingerprints, leaving dark marks on the light metal cover. The oleophobic coating is of excellent quality, the finger glides like butter, fingerprints are invisible. Regarding the power button: it would be desirable for it to be more visible.

Screen. Despite the decent calibrator readings, the picture may turn a little green at angles. Otherwise, the matrix is ​​gorgeous: pixelation is invisible, the contrast is high, color rendition is accurate, and there is saturation control. The blue filter is worth mentioning separately.

Cameras. If the Pro 6 used optical stabilization, the camera could be called one of the best among analogues (not flagships like LG G4/G5, Samsung S7, Apple iPhone 6S Plus - they still shoot better than Pro 6). Otherwise, it’s just a good camera: fast, with accurate focusing. However, most users only need the last two parameters.

Performance. This is where Meizu will have to be scolded. The new MediaTek chipset does not handle modern games well. Therefore, if you are aiming to use a smartphone for toys too, then the Pro 6 is clearly not for you. Perhaps time will pass, the developers will optimize games for the Helio X25, and then everything will be ok. If we are talking about animation speed and working with applications, Meizu Pro 6 is on top in this regard.

Sound. The speech speaker is of excellent quality, there is a volume reserve. The speakerphone is also loud, bassy, ​​ringing and clear. However, it went too far with low frequencies(so it seemed). Sound in headphones High Quality, loud. Some may think that the CS43L36 DAC is not at the level of the ES9018K2M, but I liked everything.

General impression

Frankly speaking, I expected the price for Meizu Pro 6 to be around 30,000 rubles, that is, the younger model is about 27,000 - 29,000 rubles, the older one is 30,000 - 32,000 rubles. However, if you subtract the cost of the HD50 headphones from the official price (33,000 rubles and 36,000 rubles), then it turns out exactly as I expected.

The device has several nuances that confuse me a little:

  1. Lack of optical camera stabilization
  2. Poor chipset and game optimization

It seems to me that a modern flagship smartphone must satisfy these two simple requirements.

Overall, Meizu Pro 6 is a nice gadget for the not-so-sophisticated user.

Competitors:

  • Samsung Galaxy S6. You can find from 27,000 rubles (non-PCT) and from 31,000 rubles (PCT). Pros: better camera, higher screen resolution, NFC, more optimized chipset, this is Samsung. Minus - 3 GB RAM
  • Huawei Honor 7 . Costs about 25,000 rubles. In fact, an analogue of Pro 6, only a 3000 mAh battery
  • Moto X Play. Costs about 26,000 rubles. Little RAM and weak chip
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016). Price - about 31,000 rubles. Nice smartphone with an excellent camera and a large screen
  • Xiaomi Mi5. Costs about 25,000 rubles. Not officially represented in Russia. Capacious battery, NFC, powerful chipset
  • Lenovo Vibe Shot. Can be found from 22,000 rubles. Unusual appearance, excellent camera, capacious battery
  • Sony Xperia Z5. Can be found from 37,000 rubles. Classic device from Sony
  • Huawei P8. Costs from 25,000 rubles. Thin metal device.

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Characteristics
Operating system:
Android 6.0 with Flyme 5.6 shell
Contact:
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz ( 3G), LTE (4G)
Qty\Type SIM: 2 x Nano-SIM
Screen:

diagonal 5.7 "on S-AMOLED matrix from Samsung

Resolution 2560 x 1440 - QHD

Capacitive touchscreen with support for up to 10 touches

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

glass 2.5D

Force Touch

103%NTSC

Full lamination technology

Platform:
GPU:
Mali-T880 MP10 (850MHz)
RAM:
4 GB LPDDR4 (1794 MHz)
Data storage memory:
64 GB UFS 2.0
Camera:

Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Light filter
Burst mode
6-element lens, F/2.0 aperture

Optical stabilization
Panoramic lens
PDAF phase focusing
Laser focusing

10-LED dual-tone ring flash

Front-camera:

5 element lens
Aperture F/2.0
Technologies Face After Effects and
FotoNation 2.0 to improve the quality of selfie photos

Multimedia:

DAC ESS ES9018K2M
Second generation Solo chain
Capacitor RUBYCON
ADI AD45275 chip
Ultra-low resistance polymer tantalum capacitor
XFCB with high precision and low power consumption

Passive filtration technology
Four pairs of NXP high current transistors
Self-contained amplifier circuit
Ceramic film capacitor
High precision low temperature resistor
Fully symmetrical circuit
Balanced headphone support

Interfaces:

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Dual Band, Wi-Fi Direct, with the ability to create an access point
Bluetooth 4.1LE (A2DP)
microUSB 3.1 Type-C (OTG)
audio output 3.5 mm

Navigation:
GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS
Electronic compass
Sensors:

Light sensor
Gravity sensor
IR distance sensor
Hall Sensor
Gyroscope

Heart rate monitor

mTouch 2.2 fingerprint scanner

Battery:

Li-Pol 3400 mAh

mCharge 3.0 fast charging function ( up to 100% in just 60 minutes)

Dimensions:
155.6 x 77.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight:
158 grams
Equipment: USB cable, charging, adapter

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