Meizu launched its latest flagship smartphone, the PRO 5, which comes with powerful components and a 5.7" AMOLED display. At the heart of the phone we see Samsung's Exynos 7420 SoC - an ARM big.LITTLE chipset consisting of 4x Cortex A57 at 2.1GHz and 4x Cortex A53's at 1.5GHz. Graphics is provided by a Mali T760MP8 at 770MHz - a top performer among SoCs this year.

Similar to the MX4, the PRO5 uses a 1080p Samsung panel, but this time it increases the size to 5.7", increasing the footprint of the device to 156.7 x 78mm. The screen now features 2.5D edges and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Meizu has managed to limit the thicjness of the new device down to a total of 7.5mm, but it seems the battery slightly lost some capacity in the process as it goes from 3150mAh in the MX5 to 3050mAh in the PRO5.

The device comes with either 32 or 64GB of memory backed by the new generation UFS 2.0 interface. Main memory also varies between 3GB or 4GB depending on the variant. The company is also employing a microSD card slot that is part of the dual-SIM tray, meaning one can choose to use either two nanoSIMs, or have a combination of a microSD with a nanoSIM. The dual-SIM functionality provides dual-standby.

On the camera-side, the PRO 5 has the new Sony IMX230 sensor, which is encased in a 6-lens F/2.0 camera module. Meizu advertises usage of a dedicated Samsung ISP that is supposed to improve image quality. The camera is able to record 4K video in HEVC format.

Among the usual top-end connectivity features, the phone comes with a new USB Type C connector.

The Meizu PRO5 comes in either 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB variants priced at respectively 2799 yuan (US$438) or 3099 yuan (US$485).

Specifications

• Width: 78mm
• Depth:7.5mm
• Height: 156.7mm
• Weight:168g
• Battery: 3050mAh (Typical value)

• Capacity:
  • 32GB
  • 64GB

• Color:
  • Gold
  • Gray
  • Silver-white
  • Silver-black

• Rear Camera
  • 21.16 megapixel
  • Blue glass filter
  • ?/2.2
  • 6-element lens
  • Burst mode
  • Panoramic lens
  • Laser-aided focusing
  • PDAF phase focusing
  • Dual-tone flashlight

• Front Camera
  • 5 megapixel
  • ?/2.0
  • FotoNation 2.0 smart selfie enhancement
  • Face AE face light boost

• Display:
  • Dimensions: 5.7-inch
  • Resolution:1920 x 1080
  • Contrast Ratio:10000：1
  • PPI: 387
  • Brightness: 350cd/m² (Typical value)
  • Material: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Display technology:AMOLED
  • Manufacturing technique:2.5D glass
• Processor and RAM:
  • Exynos7420 processor
  • ARM cortex-A57 2.1 GHz x4 + A53 1.5 GHz x4
  • Mali T760 GPU
  • 3GB/4GB LPDDR4 RAM

• mTouch 2.1
  • Metal ring: Stainless steel
  • Response speed: 0.48s
  • Identification angle: 360°
  • Sensor: Capacitive touch sensor
  • Fingerprint modules: Five

• Hi-Fi
  • ESS ES9018K2M
  • TI OPA1612
  • Passive filter technology
  • Four pairs of NXP high current transistors
  • Solo amp circuit
  • Ceramic film capacitor
  • High-precision low-temperature-drift resistor
  • Whole symmetrical circuit design
  • Supports balanced line headphones

• Network Type: FDD-LTE / TD-LTE / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / GSM

• Wi-Fi:
  • 802.11 ac/b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Supports dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz)

• Bluetooth:
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Supports BLE

• Sensors: Hall Effect sensor, Gravity sensor, IR proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Touch sensor, Digital compass
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
  • Digital compass

• Video: MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, MPEG
• Image: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
• Audio: FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AMR
• SIM/Micro SD card installation:
  • Supports FDD-LTE/ TD-LTE/ TD-SCDMA/ WCDMA/ GSM
  • Supports Mirco SD cards up to 128GB