Meizu MX5 review: Amaze U

Amaze U

GSMArena team, 13 October, 2015.

Performance

Meizu MX5 joins the growing list of phones powered by the MediaTek's MT6795 chipset, also known as Helio X10. Unlike the name suggests, the processor is an octa-core 2GHz Cortex-A53, accompanied by a PowerVR G6200 (Rogue) GPU and 3GB of RAM.

Meizu MX5

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and HTC One E9+ are the other devices we've met so far that utilize the same chipset. The upcoming Sony Xperia M5 and Gionee Elife E8 are also coming out with the Helio X10 later this year, so it seems the chip is gradually becoming a popular choice these days.

GeekBench 3 gauges the multi-core performance of the processor and the Meizu MX5 is doing flawless.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

  • Meizu MX5
    5110
  • HTC One E9+
    4796
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    4589
  • OnePlus 2
    4429
  • Meizu m1 note
    3988
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    3375
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    3175
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    3094
  • Oppo R5
    2806
  • Meizu m2 note
    2649
  • Oppo R1x
    2507
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    2435
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    2375
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    2336
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    1460

The compound AnTuTu 5 test puts the Meizu MX5 ahead of the competition, very close to One E9+ and it beats the Redmi Note 2.

AnTuTu 5

Higher is better

  • HTC One E9+
    50753
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    49554
  • Meizu MX5
    48915
  • OnePlus 2
    47207
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    46307
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    45632
  • Meizu m1 note
    39224
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    34491
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    32487
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    32217
  • Meizu m2 note
    32054
  • Oppo R5
    31417
  • Oppo R1x
    30187
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    20616

The other compound benchmark - BaseMark OS II 2.0 estimates the CPU, GPU, memory, OS and web performance and puts it all into a single score. The Meizu MX5 does great once again better than its Helio X10 siblings - the MX5 and One E9+.

Basemark OS 2.0

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    1622
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    1353
  • Meizu MX5
    1252
  • HTC One E9+
    1227
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    1089
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    1063
  • Meizu m1 note
    880
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    858
  • Oppo R1x
    753
  • Oppo R5
    710
  • Meizu m2 note
    673
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    511
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    479
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    296

Quite expectedly, a single Cortex-A53 processor core running at 2GHz is a decent performer, while eight of those are indeed a jaw-dropping configuration.

Basemark OS 2.0 (single-core)

Higher is better

  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    6068
  • OnePlus 2
    5301
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    4338
  • HTC One E9+
    3444
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    3434
  • Meizu MX5
    3262
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    3008
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    2628
  • Meizu m1 note
    2617
  • Oppo R5
    2437
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    2388
  • Oppo R1x
    2177
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    1806
  • Meizu m2 note
    1709

Basemark OS 2.0 (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • HTC One E9+
    28201
  • Meizu MX5
    22976
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    21753
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    21516
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    18490
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    17882
  • OnePlus 2
    16798
  • Meizu m1 note
    14565
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    13521
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    13167
  • Oppo R5
    12044
  • Oppo R1x
    8683
  • Meizu m2 note
    8105
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    6362

PowerVR G6200 GPU is perfectly capable of handling 1080p displays. Its raw offscreen performance is better than the widespread Adreno 405 within the Snapdragon 615, so we guess the Helio X10 would be the smarter choice for the 1080p upper mid-rangers.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    48
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    31
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    28
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    27.6
  • Meizu MX5
    27
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    23
  • Oppo R5
    15.1
  • HTC One E9+
    15
  • Meizu m1 note
    15
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    14.9
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    14
  • Oppo R1x
    12
  • Meizu m2 note
    12
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    9.8
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    5.2

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    22
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    13
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    11.6
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    11
  • Meizu MX5
    10
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    8.5
  • HTC One E9+
    6.6
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    6.2
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    5.84
  • Oppo R5
    5.8
  • Meizu m1 note
    5.8
  • Oppo R1x
    4.9
  • Meizu m2 note
    2.3
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    1.8

When it comes to 1080p onscreen performance, it does as good as Adreno 405 running on a 720p display, which says a lot. The Redmi Note 2, which has the same GPU, does slight worse. Of course, the PowerVR G6200 is no match for the best Adreno available on the market - the 430 model inside the OnePlus 2's Snapdragon 810 chip.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    46.7
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    30
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    28.2
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    28
  • Meizu MX5
    27
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    25.8
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    23
  • Oppo R1x
    20
  • Meizu m1 note
    16
  • Oppo R5
    14.8
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    14
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    13.3
  • Meizu m2 note
    12
  • HTC One E9+
    10
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    9.6

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    22
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    14
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    12.2
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    11.3
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    11
  • Oppo R1x
    9.6
  • Meizu MX5
    9.5
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    7.9
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    6.2
  • Oppo R5
    5.8
  • Meizu m1 note
    5.7
  • HTC One E9+
    5.4
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    3.9
  • Meizu m2 note
    2.3

The BaseMark X is another GPU stress test, which puts the Meizu MX5 in the third place, bested only by the flagship-grade's Adreno GPU's inside the Mi Note (330) and OnePlus 2 (430).

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    21937
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    13075
  • Meizu MX5
    10403
  • HTC One E9+
    9639
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    8838
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    8518
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    5105
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    4875
  • Oppo R5
    4855
  • Meizu m1 note
    4617
  • Oppo R1x
    4018
  • Meizu m2 note
    3946
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    2974

The MX web browser performs ok when it comes to JavaScript performance, but shows some really good numbers on the compound BrowserMark benchmark.

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    5094
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    6137
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    6382
  • OnePlus 2
    6808
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    9504
  • Meizu MX5
    11414
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    11439
  • Oppo R5
    11656
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    12416
  • Oppo R1x
    12826
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    13609
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    13694
  • Meizu m2 note
    14462
  • Meizu m1 note
    15055
  • HTC One E9+
    17430

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

  • OnePlus 2
    2055
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    1992
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    1505
  • Meizu MX5
    1471
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    1396
  • Oppo R5
    1319
  • HTC One E9+
    1279
  • Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
    1171
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    748
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    744
  • Meizu m2 note
    656
  • Oppo R1x
    627
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    588
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    549
  • Meizu m1 note
    536

The Helio X10 inside the Meizu MX5 is an absolute powerhouse and probably the best SoC for the class. The MX5 isn't of the flagship kind - there is no Quad HD screen or blazing-fast mind-blowing GPU - but it sure feels like a premium device with such buttery-smooth performance backed up by a superb design.

There is nothing the Helio X10 can't handle on the MX5's 1080p display and we are sure the Meizu fans will appreciate the choice of platform and all the software optimizations the company has done on the Flyme launcher.

Reader comments

  • harish
  • 01 May 2016
  • U@9

Meizu MX 5 Performance of battery&camera best hai ?

  • Razor
  • 07 Jan 2016
  • K2E

Nope, AMOLED display is better. While IPS LCD display has evolved and black level did improved it still won't beat AMOLED's absolute black. Not to mention IPS display's contrast is nowhere near the infinite contrast ratio. VA LED panel might have gon...

  • AnonD-81610
  • 20 Oct 2015
  • Sr1

My crystal ball says that the next phone on the GSMArena giveaway will be... a Meizu MX5! :)