As we speak the Meizu Pro 6 launch is winding down, with very few surprises (depending on your thoughts on earlier leaks) keep reading to see what Meizu’s latest flagship has to offer.
Meizu’s month started well with the launch of the M3 Note, then some shocking sales and now the launch of the Pro 6, which is bound to only do more good for the Zhuhai phone makers bank balance.
Before we go over what we already knew about the phone let’s take a look at some of the more interesting parts of the Pro 6’s design, starting with the rear LED flash ring. This feature had been seen in plenty of leaks and we now know it is a ring of 10 x LED lights to create a very bright flash.
So night photos shouldn’t be an issue with the Pro 6 (at least with the flash), and the actual image capture duties will be handled by a Sony IMX230 21 mega-pixel rear sensor, which does protrude slightly from the metal body. The sensor benefits from PDAF (phase detection auto focus) for claimed focus speeds of just 0.07 seconds.
3D touch was rumoured to be announced on the Meizu Pro 6 and it has in the form of Meizu’s 3D Press. Meizu say the force touch feature will be “Revolutionary interactive” and although the event didn’t go in to any specifics of how the hardware is going to be used, the SDK will be released so developers can build features that can take advantage of it.
Meizu have retained their audio heritage with the Meizu Pro 6’s new HIFI Lite and mSound features. The audio tech includes a Cirrus Logic chip (the same as the one used by Apple) and third generation NXP SmartPA.
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It’s no secret that Meizu would be the first to use the Helio X25, and the Pro 6 is confirmed to be the phone to get it. The 2.5Ghz 10 core Mediatek chipset had been leaked in benchmarks running in the new phone prior to the launch, and at the event today we also learned the Meizu Pro 6 would have 4GB RAM.
Reasons for choosing the Mediatek chip over a Samsung model are rumoured to be for better overall network support in China. The MTK chip also bring VOLTE and Cat 6 LTE to the Pro 6.
Not mentioned at the launch is mCharge 3.0 which Meizu says can fully charge the battery in the Meizu Pro 6 in only 60 minutes. At this time though we don’t know capacity of the battery in the phone.
Meizu Pro 6 Specification Highlights
- 5.2-inch 1920 x 1080 display
- 3D Touch
- Metal body
- 10 x LED flash ring
- Sony IMX 230 21 mega-pixel rear camera
- Mediatek Helio X25
- 4GB RAM
- mSound and HIFI Lite audio
- mCharge 3.0
- 2560mAh battery
The only hardware parameter that is missing at this time is the battery size, but we will check the official Meizu Pro 6 spec listings once it goes live and add more details as we discover them. Update: the battery is a rather small 2560mAh.
This only leaves the pricing. Well a 32GB Meizu Pro 6 will cost 2499 Yuan in China while the 64GB version is going to retail at 2799 Yuan.
Overall I am pretty impressed this time around, but surprised there were no details about the rumoured fast charging, details of battery size etc at the launch, but those details are sure to be made available soon.
What are your thoughts on the Meizu Pro 6?
This only leaves the pricing. Well a 32GB Meizu Pro 6 will cost 2499 Yuan in China while the 64GB version is going to retail at 2799 Yuan.
2499 Yuan.2799 Yuan RMB.
official page http://www.meizu.com/products/pro6/summary.html
pros- pressure touch,10LED flash, not ugly , operating temps
cons – Pentile, no microSD, home button, large footprint , small battery , no OIS, price
@Andi: 5.2 inch not 5.5 and the battery is 2560mAh.They also do have laser autofocus.
Operating temps are listed at -15 to 55 ° C (same as the m3 Note) and that’s nice since most phones are at 0 to 35C.
yup updated it and added full specs here https://www.gizchina.com/2016/04/13/meizu-pro-6-complete-specifications-images/
on fast charging they also said 26% in 10 mins
Meizu uses those operating temps in all their phones. Pentile is a con for you we all know that but personally I love their AMOLED displays and the price is right about where I expected. On resellers it will be about the same as the Mi5.
wait .. NO OIS ?!
Specs from yesterday happened to be true. Not interested anymore:/
What is so bad about the specs
The battery capacity is not big enough for me.
Also, was hoping for at least 5.5″
Yes 5.5 would have been nicer but I think its okay for most people. I love the design and believe that meizu choose a high quality battery so that the phone will last a whole day.
I really like the looks of it, i could live with 5.2” as well, but i need 6h+ sot daily and i doubt that this phone will be capable of achieving that…
6h screen on time? My original redmi note 3g had this kind of battery, now i just carry around xiaomi powerbanks with me to keep my phone alive. What phone do you have with 6h SOT
Just now I’m using a Redmi N3 SD650 version and i usually get 7-8h sot.
Wow I would be glad to get 4h on screen time with my mi note pro..2K, crappy 810 and 3000mah are not such a good combo
😀
Mate 8
We really need to wait and see how efficient the X25 is.
2560mAh (typ) battery.
The screen’s smaller than the Pro 5 which got fantastic battery life, on a bigger battery, but now I’m gonna have to wait and see how the Pro 6 fares in battery life.
yup tiny battery we just posted them here https://www.gizchina.com/2016/04/13/meizu-pro-6-complete-specifications-images/
I’ll have to wait for reviews with cautious optimism. I want this to be my next phone, but that battery is just enough to give me pause.
To be fair the Pro 5 was only a 3050 for a 5.7 display, that was considered small for that big of a display and it has excellent battery life.
You’re not wrong, which is why I’m not counting it out, I’ll just have to see some reliable numbers first. If it somehow managed to balance smaller screen with smaller battery for similar results to the Pro 5 then I would be absolutely happy with that. If not, I’ll probably just go for a Pro 5 after all (or an MX6 if we see it before July)
Yea I am waiting for some reviews before I judge it. I actually really like it except that battery does scare me. But we shall see.
You could always wait for the Meizu M4 Note.
On a serious note, if you had the choice between Meizu Pro 6 or Xiaomi Mi 5, which would it be ?
Pro 6. I can’t get past the Mi5’s design or camera. The black model of the Mi5 is okay but it is near impossible to get without paying twice the phones value.
Ok thanks. Is there likely to be a Meizu MX 6 in the pipeline ?
At this point who knows. I would be shocked if there wasn’t
Battery is way to small for that price. With other brands going for 4xxx mAh or more, this is the big let down for me. No matter how efficient they optimize the phone, the logic will always be, a bigger battery would have done even more.
Too bad was really looking into it. But that is an Argument to wait for ZUK or others to add the same features and not go with the pioneer (3D touch and so on).
omg… so the russian leaks were true.
IMX230, 5.2″ and 2560mAh not quite what i was waiting for.
I’ll stick to my Find 7A a few month more, can’t see any upgrade here -_-
This year seems being more disappointing than last year.
I miss the glory of 2014
True. Can’t see any real technological advance since 2014 in the phone district. More CPU power, more RAM/ROM, more camera pixels but i don’t see any real functional upgrade. Meanwhile, prices are climbing to a point where chinese market isn’t nearly as attractive as a few years ago.
The chinese tablets market is a lot more dynamic this year than the phone market IMHO. With Intel selling millions of its Cherry Trails to chinese manufacturer, performance increase and dual boots are real functional upgrades.
The battery is quite small, questionable if its battery life will be as good as the Pro 5. Also, it is a bit heavy at 160 grams vs the Huawei P9 at 144 – and the P9 has a bigger battery. I love Meizu’s home button that doubles as a back button but I think I will wait for a phone with a 5.5 inch screen and a bigger battery, either that or go for the M3 Note. I like the Pro 5, but don’t think the P6 is for me.
The P9 has a bigger batter but I wonder how much battery those two cameras use and it also costs nearly $400 more. If it came down to it I would choose a few hours less over a few hundred more. We also don’t know the efficiency of the X25 vs the Kirin 955. Really need to wait for reviews before we can judge either way.
i have a feeling the x25 is super efficient in battery …
Good luck selling this joke Meizu
lol , we offer our sincere condolences to his widow
Um……what?
I am less than thrilled by it but I will give it a chance with some reviews. The Gionee S8 is looking even better this morning.
There’s no review that can fix that 2600 mha battery 😉
It depends on the efficiency of the X25. The much larger Pro 5 had a relatively small 3050 battery (for a 5.7 inch phone) and had excellent battery life.
Nah, once you try the feeling of a massive 4000+ mha battery you won’t be willing to go back.
Kinda like the fast charging, I can’t picture myself waiting to charge a phone with a 1A rate
I have used big battery phones and they are nice but battery time really isn’t the most important thing to me. As long as a phone can make it through a day and has quick charge I am happy.
I guess I’m too lazy to plug the phone at nighttime :-p
Anyone know when the mini version will be revealed?
I am pretty sure this is the mini version.
What about the naming for the big one? Pro 6 Plus?
5.2 is just to small for me, same goes for mi5
For me it takes less than a day to get used to of the difference between a 5 inch and a 5.5 inch phone, I think 5.2 is the sweet spot for me.
I WANT 6 INCH PHONES WITH 2K FOR GAMES ! 😀
Well, that’s what I am afraid of. Personally I expect 4.7 inch for mini model. Currently I own Huawei P8 and it’s really great, can’t complain about it. Though, I would rather prefer smaller device with dual SIM
I think the days of 4.7 inch phones are coming to an end. There maybe one or two models at that size, Sony might keep it for their compact models. But everyone is pushing towards bigger phones.
Helio X25? Really? Its a Joke!
Seems like they are pretty serious. Also seems like the X25 is going to be a pretty incredible chip.
@Gizchina:disqus Possible to get the AnTuTu v5 and AnTuTu v6 scores for this one? I’m skeptical about the battery life as well.
Antutu 6 scores were leaked a few days ago.
https://www.gizchina.com/2016/04/11/meizu-pro-6-leaks-complete-antutu/
the battery is a letdown
except for the Battery life , im good with this.
if i can get a part time job AND devise a meticulous yet successful way to import this into Pakistan , this could very well be my first ever phone !
After taking some time this phone is starting to grow on me, that design is just so beautiful.
I loved the design at first sight, but then reading the specs I started being less and lesser excited. The price then told me to just steer clear of it
You’re living a while with a 4000mAh battery Max, I suppose that will be something hard to decrease.
That was my whole point indeed
Price isn’t bad under $400 is about what I expected.
??? I don’t see much improvements from the MX5. Why didn’t they price this one at 1799 like the MX5?
Compared to the MX5 the following is different:
– Newer SoC
– Force Touch
– Newer camera sensor
– 10 LED Flash
– PDAF
– Newer generation AMOLED
– Bigger ROM
My guess is they have an MX6 coming out soon that will be priced at 1799 but with an X20 instead.
Yes but that’s the incremental upgrade. The MX5 uses last year MTK SoC and the PRO6 is going the same path. What was 16GB last year is 32GB this year, same about the sensor and PDAF.
I see this phone as an attempt to build the MX5 with the this year components and that’s why I don’t get either the price and the name.
No ESS Sabre DAC and TI amp??? Bye bye Meizu.
Waiting for official LG G5+B&O module combo.
Hi-Fi Lite… WTF is this shit??????
Good luck it’s looking like that module is going to be very limited.
OH it’s Sony IMX230 the same component people dogged in the Vowney… smiles smiles Balcobomber25
USD $432 for the top model.
A pro model with a mediator chip. Doesn’t sound too pro to me.
X25 is way below the SD820 so what more do you need?