Overview Meizu Pro 6: desyatiyaderny metal flagship for music lovers
Devices / / December 19, 2019
Too many Meizu
Do not you think that the range of Meizu too bloated? To get lost in such a variety of easy, but because it is necessary to provide some clarity.
- Meizu M3s mini - byudzhetka compact, does not aspire to high performance, the diagonal - 5 inches.
- Meizu M3 Note - PHABLET-middle peasants, diagonal - 5.5 inches.
- Meizu MX5 - PHABLET flagship with a focus on the camera, diagonal - 5.5 inches.
- Meizu Pro 6 - smartphone flagship with an emphasis on sound, diagonal - 5.2 inches.
Coming PHABLET flagship Meizu MX6, which is the start of sales expected in the autumn, will also be 5.5-inch with a focus on the camera.
Total: if you want a normal productive smartphone, but not outright shovel, then an alternative Pro 6 is the model number of Meizu, now and in the near future is not expected. So it goes.
Pros Meizu Pro 6
Close to perfect workmanship
About an hour attentive examination of the smartphone to the limit of human vision. Each square centimeter of the surface, each element of each joint. And you know what? Nothing. As there are no flaws.
A feeling that Meizu Pro 6 collected manually Swiss watchmaker from Switzerland the same items. We took a smart phone in hand, squeezed it and squeezed, but this thing does not give the slightest hint of flaws in the design. Thin, only 7.25 mm in thickness, lightweight, only 160 g, but exceptionally strong.
Protective glass Gorilla Glass 3, taken along 2,5D technology, harmoniously completes the sleek frameless profile. It seems that you have in your hands a monolithic entity.
Let Meizu Pro 6 and is similar to the iPhone, but designers Meizu is still great. Why are these beautiful curved lines plugs antennas repeating rounding body. The smartphone is beautiful, and to argue with that makes no sense.
The optimum size
Something with which we started the review, is actually very important. We are concerned about the excessive enthusiasm of manufacturers of Android-smartphone large 5.5-inch devices. Hands of people do not seem to have increased in size in recent years. Even the average man's hand is not always comfortably holds typical PHABLET.
To operate the device, the display size is in the range 5.0-5.2 inches, much more convenient. Especially with one hand.
Thank Meizu, that left at least one flagship acceptable for most people diagonal.
Convenient fingerprint
Fingerprint fingerprint in front - it's gorgeous. You can quickly access the contents of the device, even if the gadget is on the table.
More chic, the scanner is a surface of a mechanical push button. When the screen is off, finger instinctively presses the button while turning the smartphone and removing the lock. When running, the screen is enough to touch the scanner - and you can use it. All this is happening at the level of intuition and is very convenient.
By the speed and accuracy of recognition no complaints. The imprint is taken at any angle.
Just one button system
In the reference Android and many other assemblies there usually are three system buttons: "Back", "Home" and another responsible for the application manager. In the Meizu is not only taken advantage of mechanical buttons, aligning her actions "Back" and "Home" through touch and depression, but also able to get rid of a single Application Manager button, replacing it with a simple and intuitive gestures - swipe from the bottom screen. After this unusual experience of Apple's approach with a single button on the front panel of the smartphone it seems to be much more obvious and convenient.
Flawless smooth operation
Meizu Pro 6 is so responsive and smooth, that some time later the brain starts to perceive the interface and the system as something alive. Probably, in another new core chip 10 to operate and should not, namely, such a monster is installed inside the smartphone.
Helio X25, 10 cores: four cores Cortex A53 1.4 GHz, four cores Cortex A53 2 GHz and still two cores Cortex A72 2.5 GHz. Supported graphics Mali T880, LPDDR3 4GB of RAM and flash memory rapid eMMC 5.1 (32 or 64 GB) power is obtained, from which more than enough not only to perfect the smooth operation of the system and applications, but also on many popular games, running with a maximum vykruchennoy graphics.
rational energy use
Helio X25 not only performance, but also energy-efficient due to the so-called trohklasternoy architecture. When launching heavy demanding applications simple tasks are still processed by the first cluster, and the additional load is distributed between the second and third clusters. In the absence of severe problems it is only the first cluster, and the rest are turned off. Sufficient performance is obtained stably with a more rational charging expenditure.
All these clever algorithms is difficult to understand in words, but it is easy to see in real life. In total battery capacity 2560 mAh smartphone kept 40 hours in the "pulled, do something about and removed."
A more active scenario (30 minutes of talk time, four hours of use 4G, eight hours - Wi-Fi, an hour - Google Music and the YouTube, a few photos) smartphone lasted 15 hours. In real life it means that you can get out early in the morning on business with a full battery and return home late at night with about 15-20% of the battery charge.
Simply put, Meizu Pro 6 are guaranteed to hold a day with moderate use (without sticking in the Pokémon GO), and more productive by modern smartphones, no one is waiting. That is, of course, waiting, but as long as everything depends on the limitations of lithium-polymer batteries.
Very nice Flyme
Meizu Pro 6 runs on the Android open 6 Marshmallow, on top of which is set Flyme shell. Unlike more raspiarennyh colleagues, Meizu does not load their devices bunch of useless software.
In this case, there is a minimum set of pre-installed applications for the most urgent tasks (alarm clock, calendar, notepad, video, music, conductor, and so on), as well as steep an integrated tool "Security Center" to maintain the software component of the device tone.
In addition to the built-in anti-virus, security settings and permissions management tool allows applications in one tap to clear memory smartphone from dust, check the application on the voracity in terms of traffic and battery consumption and overall optimize the use of battery.
Flyme trained and other small but useful tricks. For example, to open the curtain notifications do not necessarily swipe from the top screen. The system recognizes the gesture anywhere on the display.
Such obvious, but not implemented in the default Android stuff definitely add Flyme convenience.
happiness audiophile
Inside Meizu Pro 6 installed Hi-Fi-converter Cirrus Logic CS43L36, and he makes a magical sound. Naturally, the full potential of the DAC would require anything like normal headphones (even though the same HD50If you do not mind wearing large headphones on the street). Do not overestimate the possibilities of the converter and hope nouneymovoe "something" for $ 2 with it suddenly sounds like Audio-Technica. Even built into the body of the smartphone speaker supported a dedicated chip NXP Smart PA of the third generation.
It would seem, why a separate iron for this Tweeters? But it is because Meizu Pro 6 - the flagship music.
A decent camera and flash
Frontalka from Meizu Pro 6 is just wonderful. Megapixel sensor combined with improved software makes great pictures even if not the most optimal lighting. Instead of wasting words offer a look at these wonderful selfie.
It is important that, to obtain such images do not need to configure anything, that is, the camera shoots as straight "out of the box."
As the main chamber 6 is used Meizu Pro quality 21 megapixel sensor Sony IMX230 with PDAF-modified autofocus and powerful two-color ring flash as an assistant when insufficient lighting. It protects its Gorilla Glass 3.
When the main camera tests, we encountered some problems in the countryside. In automatic mode, the smartphone does not want to take the focus in the human being in the shade. Perhaps this is due to an excess of light in the background? We hope that knowledgeable photographers explain the reason in the comments.
When photographing in a room no problems were observed, and the quality of the pictures you can appreciate yourself.
Smart phone shoots video with resolutions up to 4K and supports the slow motion mode.
Recognition of Velocity and normal screen
Meizu has made its 3D Touch and called it 3D Press. The technology works in the same way and allows to cause an alternative action via the element reinforced tapa. However, this feature works only as long as the labels Meizu native applications and, in fact, does not give anything but easy access to the main functions of the supported applications.
Will develop this technology to Android? It is not known, but will remain limited without the support of Google features 3D Press. Will third-party developers dopilivat its application only to users Meizu Pro 6 feel happier? Unknown.
In general, while 3D Press - this is more a bonus to "play around" and catch-up with Apple's, rather than a serious feature is implemented at the system level.
We are tired of writing the same thing about the same display, but necessary. It seems, SuperAMOLED from Samsung is now placed in every second smartphone, Meizu Pro 6 is no exception. There is a brutal bright but not so reliable in terms of color 5.2 AMOLED-inch screen with a resolution Full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels, 423 ppi).
Accustomed to such type displays are happy, and still not accustomed to getting used and also begin to rejoice.
Fast charging via USB-C
Improved battery charging rate Meizu Pro 6 is provided mCharge 3.0 technology. On practice smart dials 100% for 60 minutes, and occurs at a rate of 25% at low replenishment charge current 10 minutes.
Note that the USB-C - is still quite rare. Forgetting to wire the house, you very likely will not find a person who will help you out of its charging.
Service and support in Russia
We have Meizu official representative in Russia, it has service centers in all major cities and related legal safeguards for users. If your smartphone something happens, you will not be left alone with their grief.
Those who wish to save more and to buy a smartphone directly from China worth remembering important point: "The company does not offer the option MEIZU international warranty, smart phones designed for China's domestic market is not served and service support in Russia have. "
Cons Meizu Pro 6
10-core Helio is really not a game
If heavy three-dimensional game - the only thing for which you buy a smartphone, it is better to look in the direction of models based on other chips.
No memory card slot
Another flagship, shot himself in the leg lack of hybrid slots with the possibility of exchanging one SIM-card to the memory card.
If you have version smartphone with 64 GB of memory is not so scary, but still.
No NFC
Fans pay for purchases at supermarkets smartphone pass.
No protection against water
In the description of the smartphone there is no mention of the dust- and waterproof. Swim with Meizu Pro 6 will not work.
Characteristics Meizu Pro 6
Dimensions | 147.7 × 70.8 × 7.25 mm |
Weight | 160 g |
Battery | 2560 mAh |
CPU | Helio X25, nuclei 10: Cortex A53, 1,4 GHz - 4; Cortex A53, 2,0 GHz - 4; Cortex A72, 2,5 GHz - 2 |
Graphic arts | mali T880 |
RAM | 4 GB, LPDDR3 |
internal storage | 32/64 GB, eMMC 5.1 |
Sound | Cirrus Logic CS43L36, NXP Smart PA of the third generation |
Display | 5.2 inches, SuperAMOLED, Full HD (1920 × 1080), Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Front-camera | 5 Mn, f / 2,0 |
The main camera | 21.16 Mn, f / 2,2, PDAF, laser focusing system, two-color flare, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
The fingerprint scanner | mTouch 2.1 |
link | 2G GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1 800/1 900MHz) 3G WCDMA / HSPA + (900/2 100MHz) 4G FDD-LTE (1 800/2 100/2 600MHz) 3G TD-SCDMA 4G TD-LTE Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac bluetooth 4.0 GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
in total
The official price of the model Meizu Pro 6 with 32 GB of memory in Russia is 33 thousand rubles. The variant with 64 GB will cost 36 thousand. We think that in this case, Meizu slightly bent price by clicking the psychological barrier of 30 thousand rubles. Whether Jr. Pro 6 is literally on the 3000 is cheaper - the decision to buy would give much easier.
However, even if the current value of the user is a top-end filling with a huge stepping stone for the future, a strong, energy-efficient, ideal for those who appreciate the smooth operation of the system was put in perfectly manufactured and assembled housing. Photographers, probably worth the wait MX6, and for audiophiles and fans of alternative Pro 6 with dedicated Hi-Fi-converter simply do not have high-quality sound. Overall Meizu did not change yourself to please us another gorgeous smartphone at an affordable price.
Layfhaker thanks official representation Meizu in Russia for the provided testing device.