Meizu Pro 5 review: The Prodigy

10 November, 2015
Meizu did such a wonderful job with the MX5 that we were pretty certain a Pro edition wasn't needed this year. As it turns out Meizu thought otherwise and is giving us a bigger and faster Meizu Pro 5, with refined design, blazing-fast chipset and better camera sensor.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3I{
  • 12 Nov 2015

AnonD-5666, 11 Nov 2015When I look objectively, the batterylife isn't that great. ... moregsmarena should perhaps test battery life at 200 cd/m2 display brightness rather than at 50% display brightness to put all phones on an equal footing.

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    • Rengar Fitz
    • bJK
    • 12 Nov 2015

    regs, 11 Nov 2015Should have been noted about poor LTE capabilities (lack of... moreHello, Meizu has made it incredibly challenging for international buyers.
    I see on their website (chinese) two versions listed yet no frequencies. I assume they have different frequency bands. Would any one know what respective LTE bands relate to which model ?
    "Public version"
    "Unicom version"

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      • Anonymous
      • kr9
      • 12 Nov 2015

      Just a shameless design. Embarrassing really

        Steel12, 11 Nov 2015I don't care the bend issue becuase if i still consider the... moreYes even when phone bends and back glass breaks?

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          • Julianosckarodriguez
          • vx6
          • 12 Nov 2015

          Same exorbitant iPhone price
          Not the same iPhone quality.
          Oh lol.

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            • AnonD-442781
            • pKP
            • 12 Nov 2015

            AnonD-72449, 12 Nov 2015Very capable device, i like how it's running Samsung's own ... moreIronically all the things you mentioned were things Apple copied.
            And the back looks more like HTC m7.

            It doesn't look more like an iPhone than anything else does really. Except the top part of the front.

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              • AnonD-65736
              • x1%
              • 12 Nov 2015

              Who cares of it looks like an iPhone, the performances in all departments and the amazing battery life make it a compelling choice

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                • MONEYRELIGION
                • 9LB
                • 12 Nov 2015

                AnonD-464908, 11 Nov 2015Off topic, but when will we get a brief review on blackberr... morewhen it comes out .....dexter!!jimmy neutron!!

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                  • MONEYRELIGION
                  • 9LB
                  • 12 Nov 2015

                  AnonD-72449, 12 Nov 2015Very capable device, i like how it's running Samsung's own ... moreevery one follows the industry leaders...

                  iphone has a unique body and when a company like meizu copies it, it is plain to see...maybe the next genaration of pohne will be made from carbon...wait and see who does it first

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                    • AnonD-72449
                    • q@f
                    • 12 Nov 2015

                    Very capable device, i like how it's running Samsung's own chipset! On paper this thing is a beast.. The only thing i don't like is that all these new upcoming phones look very similar to an Iphone 6 or 6s.. All metal build, machine drilled holes on the bottom right hand corner, 2.5d glass.. i mean come on now can't manufacturers change it up? lol.

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                      • zeeBomb
                      • Yc3
                      • 11 Nov 2015

                      AnonD-5666, 11 Nov 2015When I look objectively, the batterylife isn't that great. ... moreWell, at least its marginally better than the ever so disappointing MX5. A phone like this needs to sell in the west, for reals.

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                        • AnonD-464908
                        • X06
                        • 11 Nov 2015

                        Off topic, but when will we get a brief review on blackberry priv?

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                          • zeeBomb
                          • Yc3
                          • 11 Nov 2015

                          gab, 11 Nov 2015holy cow 420 seconds (7 minutes) of open camera shutter tim... moreExactly how good is open camera for post processing images?

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                            • zeeBomb
                            • Yc3
                            • 11 Nov 2015

                            Areyoujk, 11 Nov 2015Who would buy a phone that looks like a cheap iPhone copyca... moreLmao. Someone hasn't been in touch of Meizus greatness in the mobile industry. This isn't the HTC A9 here...you're literally getting a premium of the best of both worlds (Apple + Samsung) for under $500...

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                              • Scottish.Mi
                              • 3Wb
                              • 11 Nov 2015

                              This is response is based at "Areyoujk" and their comment.

                              You mock people for buying a product that has a small resemblance to an Apple Phone and say that there is a means of mockery for not being able to afford an Apple Phone? In what way other than being housed in a metal chassis dose this phone look remotely apple?

                              This phone for the price far exceeds apples tech. You're getting more performance all over than you do with an apple's IPhone for a fraction of the cost (Size, Power, Screen, Speed Ect). Even so, the price for this and the specifications are actually targeting the likes of LG, Samsung, and HTC as they are NOT apple and are android based. It takes a small minded person to laugh at others based on their phone preferences. Others don't like apple products because apple are seen as an evil company. Others just like the freedom of Android with the ability to control more of the phone's settings and preferences. In a match up side by side, this phone on paper will show up 4 times as powerful as the current IPhone but at 1/3 of the cost. How is that not better?

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                                • SDKforLumia
                                • KIA
                                • 11 Nov 2015

                                MONEYRELIGION, 11 Nov 2015they need to go back to the drawing board and try again....... moreAsk him to tell that to HTC A-9.

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                                  • alireza_asol
                                  • HI9
                                  • 11 Nov 2015

                                  this phone only lacks this items
                                  ois
                                  ultrapixel front cam
                                  stereo audio rec
                                  hope pro6 fix them all

                                  what a great battery life...

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                                    • MONEYRELIGION
                                    • 9LB
                                    • 11 Nov 2015

                                    Areyoujk, 11 Nov 2015Who would buy a phone that looks like a cheap iPhone copyca... morethey need to go back to the drawing board and try again......cheeap iphone body...but its not an iphone...

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                                      • AnonD-251095
                                      • m{P
                                      • 11 Nov 2015

                                      Finally a microsd slot, almost no cons, great device.

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                                        • Areyoujk
                                        • Ibx
                                        • 11 Nov 2015

                                        Who would buy a phone that looks like a cheap iPhone copycat??

                                        It's unbelievable how people would be willing to throw their money like this, I mean it's kind of expensive,
                                        And you're going to pay almost $500 and have an iPhone copy...really?

                                        I mean everyone is going to laugh at you and is going to think you were not able to afford an iPhone but in reality you paid a lot for it.

                                        Why does it have to look like a $=$% iPhone? If only they would have gone with a new design on their own, this device would have been perfect for me. But who's going to pay for something just to have an iPhone copy?

                                        Pretty close but, NO. Period.