Meizu Pro 6 review: Changing lanes
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- 24 May 2016
AnonD-173026, 24 May 2016Keep dreaming bruh. Its not dreaming. The proof is there. Maybe you're the one dreaming mate. Apple has been coping Meizu from MX3 and MX4
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- 24 May 2016
I really liked the Pro 5, best phone I ever owned, mainly for the great battery life and the home button which doubles as a back button - just a light tap to go back and swipe up from the bottom to show recent apps. Still, I felt it was too big for me and wanted to try a 5.2 inch phone next but I was put off by the Pro 6's small battery and the weight - 160 grams is heavier than some 5.5 inch phones (LG G3 - 149 grams). So, I bought the Xiaomi Mi5 instead. Very happy I did - even better battery life than the Pro 5 and only 129 grams. Finally, I just learned from this review that the Pro 6's force touch feature would not work with a different launcher. I always install Nova on a new phone so, if I had bought the Pro 6, I would be paying for a feature I couldn't use.
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- 24 May 2016
AnonD-376219, 24 May 2016Haha it was Apple who copied Meizu Mx3 and MX4 design. Now ... moreKeep dreaming bruh.
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- 24 May 2016
Anonymous, 24 May 2016Hahhaha...cheap company, cheap phone...always relying on ap... moreHaha it was Apple who copied Meizu Mx3 and MX4 design. Now Apple is coping Meizu again with the Curved antenna lines.
http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_7-pictures-8064.php
The only ovepriced and cheap built phone is the Iphone.
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- Xz8441
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- 24 May 2016
Mediatek,
Your overclocked X25 10 cores can't even beat 8 cores Kirin/Exynos... You should be ashamed of yourself. Are you still going to boast of your X30 performance?
Suggest you not to, because Qualcomm and Samsung will force your X30 to become next year's mid-ranger instead of "high-end"... AGAIN
Are you sure your chipset is "High-end" with only less than 0.3 GPU power of other high end chipsets?
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- 24 May 2016
[deleted post]Since Meizu couldn't release Pro 5 Mini, they released this instead.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 May 2016
Hahhaha...cheap company, cheap phone...always relying on apple..i hope apple will sue meizu!!
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- AnonD-257839
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- 24 May 2016
"So, not all bad after all. "
HAHAHA. that says it all. not amazing or stellar or fabulous or really good. not ALL bad after all. but the majority of it isnt great. HAHAHA
for shame Meizu! you can do WAY better.
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- Ritzie
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- 24 May 2016
AnonD-259759, 24 May 2016Actually the target competition for Helio X20/25 is the cur... moreGiven the GPU MTK Helio X25 is using and it's price range, I don't think they'll win...
MTK manufactures and sells its chipset cheaply to OEMs and if they were to offer a competition against those mentioned in the Top tier, they should upgrade their GPU performance (CPU performance is no doubt at par) but still manage to keep the prices down (that's why I disagree with Meizu Pro 6's price range... MTK devices are known for their budget prices)
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- 24 May 2016
Ritzie, 24 May 2016For its specs, I disagree with the price. Currently, depen... moreActually the target competition for Helio X20/25 is the current highest spec flagships, meaning Kirin 955, SD820 and Exynos 8890. so, it won't be used in the mid-high range pricing phones unless Mediatek decided to do so.
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- 24 May 2016
AnonD-259759, 24 May 2016Well, if it's Complex 3D Games and Emulators, you knew ther... moreAgree.
That's why, if we compare the price and benchmarks, Im eyeing for the Le Max 2 or Xiaomi Mi5 Pro
Samsung's Exynos is quite the contender as well but the price is just too much.
I also have the NVIDIA K1 Tablet and the Graphic Performance is still the best but if we go for overall function (including calls and SMS), any device with QSD 820 is still the better choice.
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- AnonD-259759
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- 24 May 2016
Ritzie, 24 May 2016I used to own the Huawei Mate 8... Performance - yes, it... moreWell, if it's Complex 3D Games and Emulators, you knew there's only 1 can do best at the moment, Snapdragon 820, period.
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AnonD-259759, 24 May 2016Btw, the GPU is not that weak, it's the same GPU Huawei P9 ... moreI used to own the Huawei Mate 8...
Performance - yes, it can deliver.
Hi-res Videos (1080p above) - yes, it plays smooth without lags
Simple 2D games - yes, the gameplay was fine.
Simple 3D games - Tolerable; you will experience lags here and there when playing or loading Candy Crush, Farmville 2 or the likes. Same experience with the writer, we're not sure if it's because they're not able to handle the GPU framerate or if it's the GPU clock
Complex 3D Games and Emulators (PS, PS2, NDS, Sega Saturn, etc) - A BIG NO!
Its GPU is NOT meant for these games and applications. Again, same with the writer, we're not sure if it's because they're not able to handle the GPU framerate or if it's the GPU clock
Given that experience, I am thinking that the experience with the Helio X25 and this device will only be limited to casual surfing, media playing, and common call/sms usage with apps not requiring high GPU specs.
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- Ritzie
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- 24 May 2016
For its specs, I disagree with the price.
Currently, depending on the seller, the price is between US$50-100 more than the Le Max 2 and the ZUK Z2 Pro where the 2 latter devices have the QSD820 and 6GB RAM.
I think the price for Meizu Pro 6, given that it's using MTK Helio X25, should be lower.
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- 24 May 2016
Btw, the GPU is not that weak, it's the same GPU Huawei P9 and Mate 8 using and they still able to performance.
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- AnonD-259759
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- 24 May 2016
57h endurance is f***** up. However, I think the real culprit behind is the Helio x25.
Not only it drained the battery too quick, also it sucks in terms of performance and gaming, go look on the Youtube for Pro 6 gaming test you will know what I am talking about.
The high score in Antutu versus the low performance in real means that this SOC is only created for the sake of scoring in benchmark testing. All show and no go, what a shame for Mediatek.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 May 2016
Is it running Android? Cause the UI doesn't look like Android, more like iOS.
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- sammy
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- 24 May 2016
Dasman, 23 May 2016Guys, if the iPhone 6 comes with this design, we can safely... moreNo,people will still say that the antenna strips of pro 6 is inspired fron iphone 7. As they say,that mi5 is inspired from note 5.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 May 2016
A7 2016 is a better choice.
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- 23 May 2016
Pro: storage expandable via a micro SD slot
Cons: no memory expansion option
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