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Last summer, Meizu introduced the Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus smartphones, which began selling in Russia only at the end of the year. Both new products are noticeably different not only from other devices of the company, but also from all existing models on the market, which is due to the presence of an additional display on the back of the case in both devices. The new Meizu smartphones are also noticeably different from each other, even if you don’t count the sizes: in the main parameters of the hardware. While the junior model is based on an 8-core Mediatek Helio P25 processor, Pro version 7 Plus received the most powerful MediaTek solution as a platform, 10- nuclear processor Mediatek Helio X30, made using 10 nm technology. Among other things, the older model has more RAM and a larger battery. Naturally, we chose the most technically advanced of the two solutions as an object for testing and today we present to your attention a full review of the new top-end smartphone Meizu Pro 7 Plus.

Main characteristics of Meizu Pro 7 Plus (model M793H)

• SoC MediaTek Helio X30, 10 cores Cortex-A35/Cortex-A53/Cortex-A73 @1.9/2.2/2.6 GHz
• GPU IMG PowerVR 7XTP (MT4) @800 MHz
• operating system Android 7.0, Flyme 6.1
• Touch display Super AMOLED 5.7″, 2560×1440, 518 ppi
• Second display AMOLED 1.9″, 240×536, 307 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 6 GB, inner memory 64/128 GB
• Nano-SIM support (2 pcs.)
• Installation of memory cards is not supported
• GSM networks(850/900/1800 MHz)
• Networks WCDMA/HSPA+ (850/900/2100), CDMA: BC0, TD-SCDMA: B34/B39
• LTE networks FDD (1, 3, 5, 7), TD (38, 41)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.2 BLE
• USB Type-C 3.1, USB OTG
• GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• Main Sony camera IMX386 12 + 12 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, 4K video
• Front camera 16 MP, f/2.0, fixed focus
• Proximity and lighting sensors, magnetometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, step detector
• Fingerprint's scanner
• Cirrus Logic CS43130 DAC
• Battery 3500 mAh
• Dimensions 157×77×7.3 mm
• Weight 174 g

Contents of delivery

Meizu Pro 7 Plus comes in expensive packaging. The inner cardboard part is made up of several smaller boxes, and all of this is enclosed in a hard case made of thick plastic. The packaging looks unusual and fresh, it surprises you when you first get acquainted with the product, which, in fact, is what is required of it.

The kit consists of a powerful charger with an output current of 2 A and a voltage of 5/9/12 V. The kit also includes a USB cable, a tool for removing cards and a not very practical protective case made of translucent hard plastic that is easily scratched and cracked.

Appearance and ease of use

Meizu Pro 7 Plus has a calm and at the same time stylish, laconic design. Its only noticeable difference from most modern mobile devices is the less rounded corners, which makes the already huge body look even more bulky, looking like a mini-tablet in your hands.

But it looks even more unusual rear end housing: here a miniature second display is embedded into the all-metal trough, covered with protective glass on top. The display, by the way, is also touch-sensitive (like the main one) and responds to gestures.

The second screen can be used not only to receive trivial notifications about calls, SMS and other events, but also to display contextual information. For example, when listening to music, player buttons are displayed on this screen and you can control playback without using the main display. When using the main camera, you can look at this small screen like in a mirror, taking your own selfies with the rear camera. Finally, if it is not needed, you can simply turn off the additional screen.

There are no complaints about the assembly and quality of materials, but due to the smooth shiny lacquered surfaces, the case turned out to be quite soiled and slippery. Although the metal surfaces of the back wall and sides look as if they were treated with coarse sandpaper, in fact they are varnished, the surface is smooth and slippery, like glass. In addition, the smartphone is too large, even for those who are already accustomed to large modern mobile devices with large displays.

The glass covering the unusual rear screen also covers the dual camera and a fairly bright LED flash consisting of multi-colored LEDs.

There is an LED event indicator on the front panel, but, as usual for Meizu smartphones, it does not display the battery charge status, but comes into play only when unread messages or missed calls. For Meizu Pro 7 Plus, this is not so relevant, since here everything is reported in detail by a small rear display - a sort of analogue of the “Always On” function of modern OLED screens. However, of course, it’s convenient that no matter how you put this phone down, you won’t miss notifications.

Below the screen, as standard for Meizu, there is only one button, and it is pressable. The mTouch fingerprint scanner pad is embedded into it (360 degrees scanning, reading in 0.15 s). If you are uncomfortable using the Meizu control scheme, which involves performing different functions By single, double or long press on the center key, you can always resort to using the on-screen button panel.

The power and volume keys are located on the right side, and there are certain complaints about them: for some reason they were deeply recessed into a specially cut box, so that the buttons practically do not protrude beyond the surface of the side edge. You can press them, of course, but it’s much more difficult to feel them blindly than usual, and it’s not easy to see them in profile.

On the opposite edge (for some reason, on the very edge, and not along the longitudinal axis; it looks ugly) there is a slot for installing cards. The connector is dual, can accept a pair of Nano-SIM format SIM cards, but is not designed for microSD memory cards.

The top end is almost empty; here you can only find the hole for the second, auxiliary microphone for the noise reduction system.

The bottom end houses a USB Type-C connector, a main speaker, and a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones.

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus model is available in three different colors: black, gold and silver. A limited edition version of "Black Space" was also released. The younger version of Meizu Pro 7 also has a red version, but Meizu Pro 7 Plus is not available in this color.

Screen

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus model is equipped with a main Super AMOLED display with 2.5D protective glass with sloping edges. The screen dimensions are approximately 71x126 mm with a diagonal of 5.7 inches. The resolution is high, 2560x1440, so the pixel density is about 518 ppi. The width of the frame around the screen on the sides is 3 mm, the margins at the top and bottom are 16 mm high.

The display brightness can be adjusted manually or using automatic settings, based on the operation of the ambient light sensor. Multi-touch tests diagnose support for 10 simultaneous touches.

The size of the additional screen located on the back of the case is 20x45 mm, diagonal - 1.9 inches. The resolution of this screen is 240x536, the pixel density is about 307 ppi, that is, there is no question of image graininess. It is also made using AMOLED technology.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the “Monitors” and “Projectors and TV” sections Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the sample under study.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface that is scratch-resistant. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are no worse than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) screen (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the switched off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - Meizu Pro 7 Plus, then they can be distinguished by size):

The screen of Meizu Pro 7 Plus is just as dark (brightness according to photographs is 119 for both) and does not have a pronounced tint. The ghosting of reflected objects in the Meizu Pro 7 Plus screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen. Due to the smaller number of boundaries (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, screens without an air gap look better in conditions of intense external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be replaced. On the outer surface of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, better than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much easier and appear at a lower speed than in the case of regular glass.

When the white field was displayed in full screen and with manual brightness control, its maximum value was 415 cd/m². You also need to take into account the fact that in this case, the smaller the white area on the screen, the brighter it is, that is, the actual maximum brightness of the white areas will almost always be higher than the specified value. For example, when displaying a black field on one half of the screen (and a white field on the other), the white brightness reaches 520 cd/m². As a result, readability during the day in the sun should be at a good level. The minimum brightness value is 4 cd/m², that is, a lower brightness level allows you to use the device even in complete darkness without any problems. Works automatic adjustment brightness by the light sensor (it is located to the right of the front camera eye). The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100%, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 70 cd/m² (bright), in an office illuminated by artificial light (about 550 lux) it sets it to 280 cd/m² (normal), in a very bright environment (corresponding to lighting on a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more), the brightness increases to 415 cd/m² (to the maximum, as needed). If the slider is approximately 50%, then the values ​​are as follows: 4, 190 and 415 cd/m² (the first value is too low), and if the slider is at 0% - 4, 75 and 415 cd/m² (the first and second values ​​are too low). We weren't entirely happy with the result, so we set the slider to about 60% and got the following values: 10, 215 and 415 cd/m² (normal). It turns out that the auto-brightness function works adequately and allows the user to customize their work to individual requirements.

At any brightness level there is significant modulation with a frequency of approximately 60 or 240 Hz. The figure below shows brightness (vertical axis) versus time (horizontal axis) for several brightness settings:

It can be seen that at maximum and average brightness the modulation amplitude is not very large; as a result, there is no visible flicker. However, with a strong decrease in brightness, modulation appears with a large relative amplitude; its presence can already be seen in a test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect or simply when fast movement eye. Depending on individual sensitivity, this flickering may cause increased fatigue.

This screen uses a Super AMOLED matrix - an active matrix on organic light-emitting diodes. A full-color image is created using subpixels of three colors - red (R), green (G) and blue (B), but there are half as many red and blue subpixels, which can be referred to as RGBG. This is confirmed by a fragment of a microphotograph:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

In the fragment above you can count 4 green subpixels, 2 red (4 halves) and 2 blue (1 whole and 4 quarters), and by repeating these fragments, you can lay out the entire screen without breaks or overlap. For such matrices, Samsung introduced the name PenTile RGBG. The manufacturer calculates the screen resolution based on the green subpixels; based on the other two, it will be two times lower. The location and shape of the subpixels in this version is close to the case of the screen of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and some other newer ones Samsung devices(and not only) with AMOLED screens. This version of PenTile RGBG is better than the old one with red squares, blue rectangles and stripes of green subpixels. However, some unevenness of contrast borders and other artifacts are still present. However, due to the very high resolution, they only have a minimal impact on image quality.

At the same time, here is a fragment of a microphotograph of the rear screen:

In this case, there are already an equal number of subpixels of three colors.

Let's go back to the main screen. It is characterized by excellent viewing angles. True, the white color, when deviated even at small angles, alternately acquires a light blue-green and pinkish tint, but the black color remains simply black at any angle. It is so black that the contrast setting is not applicable in this case. For comparison, here are photos in which the Meizu Pro 7 Plus screens (profile Adaptive) and the second comparison participant, identical images were displayed, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera was forced to switch to 6500 K.

White field:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field.

And a test picture:

Colors are overly saturated, and the color balance between screens clearly differs. Recall that photography can not serve as a reliable source of information about color rendering quality and are provided for illustrative purposes only. In particular, the pronounced reddish tint of the white and gray fields present in photographs of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus screen is visually absent when viewed from a perpendicular direction, which is confirmed by hardware tests using a spectrophotometer. The reason is that the spectral sensitivity of the camera sensor does not exactly match this characteristic of human vision.

The photo above was taken after selecting a profile Adaptive in the screen settings - apparently this profile is selected by default. There are four profiles in total:

They differ in color balance and color gamut. Let us immediately express the opinion that you need to choose the second profile once and for all, Standard mode , it is here that everything is more or less in order with color saturation:

Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen. White field:

The brightness at an angle for both screens has noticeably decreased (to avoid strong darkening, the shutter speed has been increased compared to previous photographs), but in the case of Meizu Pro 7 Plus the drop in brightness is much less pronounced. As a result, with formally the same brightness Meizu screen The Pro 7 Plus looks much brighter visually (compared to LCD screens), since the screen of a mobile device often has to be viewed from at least a slight angle.

And a test picture:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens and the brightness of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus smartphone at an angle is noticeably higher. Switching the state of the matrix elements is performed almost instantly, but at the switching edge there may be a step with a width of approximately 17 ms (which corresponds to a screen refresh rate of 60 Hz). For example, this is what the dependence of brightness on time looks like when moving from black to white and back:

In some conditions, the presence of such a step can lead to plumes trailing behind moving objects. However, dynamic scenes in films on OLED screens are distinguished by high clarity and even some “jerky” movements.

A gamma curve constructed using 32 points with equal intervals based on the numerical value of the shade of gray showed that there is no significant blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.38, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2, while the real gamma curve almost does not deviate from the power law:

Let us recall that in the case of OLED screens, the brightness of image fragments dynamically changes in accordance with the nature of the displayed image - it decreases for generally light images. As a result, the resulting dependence of brightness on hue (gamma curve) most likely slightly does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential display of shades of gray on almost the entire screen.

Color gamut in the case of a profile Full color mode very wide, in the green area it goes beyond the DCI-P3 coverage limits:

In profile Adaptive mode The coverage is a little narrower, it is almost equal to DCI-P3:

When selecting a profile Photo coverage is adjusted to Adobe RGB boundaries:

When selecting a profile Standard mode coverage is compressed to sRGB boundaries:

Without correction, the spectra of the components are very well separated:

In case of profile Standard mode with maximum correction, the color components are already noticeably mixed with each other:

Note that on screens with a wide color gamut (without appropriate correction), the colors of regular images optimized for sRGB devices appear unnaturally saturated. Hence the recommendation: in most cases, watching movies, photographs and everything natural is better when choosing a profile Standard mode, and only if the photo was taken on Adobe installation RGB, it makes sense to switch the profile to Photo. Likewise, profile Adaptive mode appropriate when viewing video material with DCI-P3 coverage adopted in digital cinema.

By default, the color temperature of the white and gray fields is high, about 7500 K, but in the screen settings there is a color temperature adjustment slider:

The adjustment step is about 200 K, and in the position as in the picture above, the balance becomes better - the color temperature is closer to 6500 K, while in a significant part of the gray scale this parameter does not change very much, which improves the visual perception of color balance. The deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) remains below 10 units, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device:

(The darkest areas of the gray scale can in most cases be ignored, since color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

Let's summarize. The screen has a fairly high maximum brightness and has excellent anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without any problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. It is acceptable to use a mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, as well as close to sRGB color gamut(if you choose the right profile) and good color balance. At the same time, let us remind you about the general advantages of OLED screens: true black color (if nothing is reflected in the screen), a noticeably smaller drop in image brightness than LCDs when viewed at an angle. Disadvantages include modulation of screen brightness. For users who are particularly sensitive to flicker, this may cause increased fatigue. However, overall the screen quality is high.

Cameras

The front camera of Meizu Pro 7 Plus uses a 16 MP sensor and a five-element lens with an f/2.0 aperture, without its own flash or autofocus. Enhancing effects ArcSoft and Face After Effect can be applied to images, smoothing skin texture, etc. The shooting quality is acceptable.

The main camera uses two modules with a resolution of 12 and 12 megapixels. One module is color (Sony IMX386 sensor), the other is monochrome. The main six-element lens has an f/2.0 aperture.

As usual, the settings have automatic and professional shooting modes. In manual mode, you can change the shutter speed, light sensitivity (up to ISO 1600), metering method, focusing options, and white balance. There is also an exposure compensation scale and saturation and contrast settings. But there is no standard option to save pictures in RAW. It is logical that if there is a monochrome module, the camera also has a separate b/w shooting mode. The now familiar “wide aperture” mode with background blur is also implemented. It turns out, in principle, not bad.

Another unusual feature is the ability to take selfies using the main camera: the small rear screen works as a viewfinder. Thus, the quality of the front camera (which, among other things, does not have its own flash) is not particularly important here for selfie shooting.

The camera can shoot video in 4K and 1080p resolutions, but there is no 60 fps mode. There is a stabilization function, but it does not work with 4K resolution. In general, the camera copes well with video shooting in 4K, but without stabilization, handheld shooting on the go is useless. In good lighting, sharpness is normal, detail is fine, there are no complaints about color rendition and white balance. Autofocus, however, is constantly being adjusted, and sometimes for no reason, this spoils the shooting. The sound is of very high quality, the noise reduction system does not introduce any distorting noise, and copes with its duties adequately.

• Video No. 1 (75 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.265, AAC)
• Video No. 2 (105 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.265, AAC)
• Video No. 3 (95 MB, 3840×2160@30 fps, H.265, AAC)
• Video No. 4 (30 MB, 1920×1080@30 fps, H.264, AAC)

The camera can be called good, but nothing more. It copes well with the main scenes, but in general plans you can find areas of blur, especially around the edges, and if there is insufficient lighting, artifacts begin to appear software processing. The pictures as a whole are slightly blurred, and this effect is immediately noticeable. It seems that the program has not been finalized a little. However, the camera copes well with most subjects and is quite suitable for documentary shooting.

Telephone and communications

The LTE WorldMode Cat.10 modem integrated into the MediaTek Helio X30 supports 4G LTE Category 10 networks, which should theoretically provide maximum data download speeds of up to 450 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbps.

The smartphone supports two of the three LTE FDD frequency bands used in Russia - Band 3 and 7, but does not support the 800 MHz band (Band 20), which best meets the requirements of networks for sparsely populated areas. Within the city limits of the Moscow region, the device behaves confidently, the quality of signal reception is wireless networks no complaints.

The smartphone also supports both Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) and Bluetooth version 4.2, but there is no NFC module here, and in the age of widespread contactless payment technologies, this is already unforgivable. The USB Type-C connector supports connecting external devices in USB mode OTG. Data transfer speed between computer (when connected to USB ports 3.1 Type-C) and a smartphone via cable is about 30 MB/s.

The navigation module works with GPS (with A-GPS), and with the domestic Glonass, and the Chinese Beidou. During a cold start, the first satellites are detected quickly, within the first minute. The device has a magnetic compass, necessary for navigation programs.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, while dialing telephone number A search is also carried out immediately using the first letters in contacts. Methods for sorting and displaying contacts are standard for the Android interface; contacts can be sorted by last name or first name, the same with displaying the caller's contact. There is a standard ability to record telephone conversations from the line.

There are no complaints about the conversational speaker, the sound is loud, clear, rich and pleasant to the ear, the voice of a familiar interlocutor is well intelligible and recognizable, there are no distorting noises. An additional microphone is used to operate the noise reduction system, which copes with its duties adequately. The vibration alert is quite noticeable, there are no complaints about it.

The platform supports active standby of both SIM cards in 3G/4G simultaneously. That is, the SIM card can be in active standby on a 3G/4G network, and not just on 2G, even if another card is assigned to transmit data on 4G.

Choose between two SIM cards to make calls and sending SMS traditionally for Meizu devices it is carried out only at the time of connection, it cannot be done in advance in the menu, in the settings you can only set the card for data transfer. The smartphone supports two SIM cards using the Dual standard SIM Dual Standby.

Software and multimedia

As software platform Meizu Pro 7 Plus uses Android OS version 7.0 with the ability to update over the air (OTA). On top of it is installed its own proprietary Flyme shell version 6.1.

In mid-November, Meizu officially announced that it had passed the Google certification procedure and its new smartphones would come with Google Mobile Services pre-installed. Naturally, we are talking about devices released for the international market, and not for the domestic market of China. Among the certified models are our heroes Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus, so now the icon with the signature Play Store proudly flaunts on the first screen. Just a year ago, even smartphones officially purchased through Mymeizu.ru had to install this application store manually through a specially added Hot Apps application. Now it's gone.

Otherwise regular users mobile technology Meizu won't find anything new here. The shell is as clean as possible, without the usual swelling of Chinese firmware from countless sections and subsections, laconic, fast, and visually attractive. Naturally, you can change the design theme, customize the button panel at your discretion, use gestures, but you can do without all this. By the way, the smartphone comes pre-installed with an alternative TouchPal keyboard the newest version 2017, which has a lot of visual shells and additional features.

The Cirrus Logic CS43130 DAC is responsible for the sound quality in the headphones. Meizu always does well with sound, and the new flagship sounds absolutely great. The superiority of its bright, rich, thick and bassy, ​​powerful sound over other modern flagships is immediately noticeable. For example, no matter how much LG describes the charms sound system in its V30+, Meizu Pro 7 Plus still has generally more interesting sound. By the way, the same applies to the main speaker: there are no pair of stereo speakers, but the smartphone still sounds very impressive.

To play music, a familiar standard audio player with an equalizer (5-band) with presets is used. The voice recorder demonstrates very high sensitivity, an additional microphone with noise reduction function eliminates ambient noise, but there is no FM radio in the smartphone.

Performance

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus hardware platform is based on the MediaTek Helio X30 SoC (MT6799 Deca Core). The configuration of this chip includes 10 processor cores in three clusters. The main one consists of two Cortex-A73 cores with a frequency of up to 2.6 GHz, the second has four Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 2.2 GHz, and the youngest has four Cortex-A35 cores with a frequency of up to 1.9 GHz. The GPU is PowerVR 7XTP-MP4 with a frequency of 800 MHz. This is the first ten-core SoC produced using a 10-nanometer process technology. The amount of RAM is 6 GB, the built-in flash memory can be 64 or 128 GB. About 3.1 GB of RAM and just over 50 GB of the 64 GB storage remain free. Memory cards are not supported.

MediaTek introduced its new flagship single-chip system Helio X30 last spring during the MWC 2017 exhibition. MediaTek representatives say that compared to last season's current Helio X20, the new SoC Helio X30 has 35% greater performance and consumes 50% less energy . The solution is capable of decoding 10-bit 4K2K video with HDR10 support. Helio X30 contains two 14-bit image processors, which allows it to work with dual cameras with a resolution of up to 16 megapixels each. The single-chip system supports up to 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM with a frequency of up to 1866 MHz and a UFS 2.1 flash memory interface.

As for the actual test results, they, unfortunately, showed that the new flagship MediaTek solution lags behind the top modern solutions from other manufacturers in all respects, such as Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Samsung Exynos 8895. In principle, the new product is not was able to overtake even the outdated Snapdragon 821 in tests, and the autonomy tests will tell you about the irrepressible power consumption, with which everything is also not as smooth as described by the creators from MediaTek.

Of course, in real use scenarios, the SoC confidently copes with any tasks, including demanding games.

Testing in comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench:

All the results we obtained when testing the smartphone in the most latest versions popular benchmarks, we have summarized them in tables for convenience. The table usually adds several other devices from different segments, also tested on similar latest versions benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry figures). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison it is impossible to present the results from different versions benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” - due to the fact that at one time they passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions test programs.

	Meizu Pro 7 Plus (MediaTek Helio X30)	LG V30+ (Qualcomm Snapdragon 835)	Xiaomi Mi Mix (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa)	Huawei Mate 10 Pro (HiSilicon Kirin 970)
AnTuTu (v6.x) (more is better)	114927	175633	122656	174712	177720
GeekBench (v4.x) (more is better)	1415/5417	1925/6347	1896/4154	1360/6605	1894/6737

Testing the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark, the most powerful smartphones now have the ability to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

	Meizu Pro 7 Plus (MediaTek Helio X30)	LG V30+ (Qualcomm Snapdragon 835)	Xiaomi Mi Mix (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa)	Huawei Mate 10 Pro (HiSilicon Kirin 970)
3DMark Sling Shot Ex ES 3.1 (more is better)	1826	2932	1873	2637	2901
3DMark Sling Shot Ex Vulkan (more is better)	1217	2613	—	—	2426
(Onscreen, fps)	14	—	23	23	31
GFXBenchmark Manhattan ES 3.1 (1080p Offscreen, fps)	22	—	23	42	31
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (Onscreen, fps)	52	—	56	60	59
GFXBenchmark T-Rex (1080p Offscreen, fps)	78	—	66	123	79

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for assessing the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowance for the fact that their results significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this is possible during testing not always. For Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

	Meizu Pro 7 Plus (MediaTek Helio X30)	LG V30+ (Qualcomm Snapdragon 835)	Xiaomi Mi Mix (Qualcomm Snapdragon 821)	Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa)	Huawei Mate 10 Pro (HiSilicon Kirin 970)
Mozilla Kraken (ms, less is better)	5106	2787	2700	3106	3855
Google Octane 2 (more is better)	8341	11815	8953	10070	9820
SunSpider (ms, less is better)	1017	713	582	631	693

AndroBench memory speed test results:

Thermal photographs

Below is a thermal image rear surface obtained after 10 minutes of battery testing in the GFXBenchmark program:

Heating is higher in the center and closer to the right edge, which apparently corresponds to the location of the SoC chip, but in general the entire back surface of the smartphone is very hot. According to the heat camera, the maximum heating was 41 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), this is the average heating in this test for modern smartphones.

Playing video

To test omnivorousness when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, for example subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern options using processor cores alone. Also, you shouldn’t expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a table.

Further testing of video playback was performed Alexey Kudryavtsev.

Apparently, this device does not support DisplayPort Alt Mode for USB Type-C - outputting image and sound to external device when connected to a USB port. We tested operation in this mode together with (company). Therefore, we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Method for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Screenshots with a shutter speed of 1 s helped determine the nature of the output of frames of video files with various parameters: Resolution varied (1280 by 720 (720p), 1920 by 1080 (1080p), and 3840 by 2160 (4K) pixels) and frame rate (24, 25, 30, 50, and 60 fps). In the tests we used the MX Player video player in the “Hardware” mode. The test results are tabulated: no

Fine No 720/24p Great No

Note: If in both columns Uniformity And Passes Green ratings are given, this means that, most likely, when watching films, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and frame skipping will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with playback of the corresponding files.

According to the criterion of frame output, the quality of playback of video files on the screen of the device itself is good, since in most cases frames (or groups of frames) can be output with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without skipping frames. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 (1080p) and in landscape orientation, the image of the video file itself is displayed within the boundaries of the screen. At the same time, the picture clarity is high, but not ideal, since there is no escape from interpolation to screen resolution. However, for the sake of experimentation, you can switch to the one-to-one mode by pixel; there will be no interpolation, but the features of PenTile will appear: the vertical world through the pixel will be in a grid, and the horizontal one will be slightly greenish. The latter is true only for test worlds; the described artifacts are absent in real frames. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the actual range, except that in the shadows somewhere a couple of shades merge with black, but in the highlights all gradations are displayed.

Battery life

Fixed accumulator battery, installed in Meizu Pro 7 Plus, has a capacity of 3500 mAh. This is quite a large volume by today's standards, but, as is often the case with top-end MediaTek chips, even such a battery was not enough not only to set autonomy records, but also to demonstrate an average level. Compared to other modern flagships using other top platforms, Meizu, which decided to form an alliance with MediaTek, made a mistake: the smartphone demonstrates rather low indicators in terms of autonomy in all tests without exception. This is not exactly a failure level, but competing flagship solutions look much better in this regard.

Testing has traditionally been done at normal power consumption levels without using power-saving features.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
Meizu Pro 7 Plus	3500 mAh	14:10	10:00 am	3 hours 20 minutes
LG V30+	3300 mAh	17:00	14:00	7:30 a.m.
Xiaomi Mi Mix	4400 mAh	19:00	13:00	9:00 a.m.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8	3300 mAh	15:00	12:00 pm	4 hours 20 minutes
Huawei Mate 10 Pro	4000 mAh	18:20	12:50 pm	5 h. 15 m.

Continuous reading in the Moon+ Reader program (with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd/m²) with auto-scrolling lasted only 14 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and when continuously watching videos in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level after home network The Wi-Fi device operates for no more than 10 hours. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone can work up to 3.5 hours.

Smartphone supports fast charging, which charges the device from zero to 50% in 30 minutes. The device was fully charged from the included network adapter in just 1.5 hours with a current of 1.5 A at a voltage of 9 V. Wireless charging smartphone does not support.

Bottom line

The smartphone has been available in Russian retail for a long time, and initially it was priced quite like a flagship, which contrasted with the usual affordable smartphones from this manufacturer. But for the New Year holidays, Meizu gave all fans of the brand a luxurious gift, reducing the price by 10 thousand rubles. Thus, the younger version (with 64 GB of flash memory) Meizu Pro 7 Plus has officially dropped in price from 45 to 35 thousand rubles, and the older (128 GB) Meizu Pro 7 Plus - from 50 to 40 thousand.

Overall, Meizu has released a decent device with good screen and excellent sound, but in many respects Meizu Pro 7 Plus is inferior to modern flagships Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Firstly, in terms of camera quality, the device does not reach the top level, which is confirmed by the results of the popular DxOMark test, where Meizu Pro 7 Plus compares to other flagships. Secondly, a very dubious choice was made in favor of the power-hungry and not so productive MediaTek Helio X30 platform, which could not outperform any of the modern flagship SoCs in tests. As a result, the smartphone is not a record holder for speed, and its level of autonomy is low at best. Let's add to this a rather limited set of communication capabilities, which does not include support for NFC and LTE FDD Band 20. At the same time, the smartphone is definitely interesting for its additional rear screen with quite wide functionality, allowing you to take high-quality selfies with the main dual camera.

Alternative namesPro7 Helio X30Pro7Plus
Pro 7+
Pro7+
M793H

Design

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SIM card

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Mobile networks

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GSM	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
CDMA	CDMA 800 MHz	CDMA 800 MHz
TD-SCDMA	TD-SCDMA 1880-1920 MHz TD-SCDMA 2010-2025 MHz	TD-SCDMA 1880-1920 MHz TD-SCDMA 2010-2025 MHz
UMTS	UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz	UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE	LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)	LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

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Operating system

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Operating system (OS)

FlyMe 7.8

FlyMe 6.0 (Android 7.0 Nougat) FlyMe 7.8

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) includes all the most important hardware components of a mobile device on one chip.

SoC (System on Chip)	MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799)	MediaTek Helio X30 (MT6799)
Technological process	10 nm	10 nm
Processor (CPU)		2x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A73, 4x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53, 4x 1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A35
Processor size	64 bit	64 bit
Instruction Set Architecture	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A
Level 1 cache (L1)	256 kB + 256 kB	256 kB + 256 kB
Level 2 cache (L2)	2048 kB 2 MB	2048 kB 2 MB
Number of processor cores	10	10
CPU clock speed	2600 MHz	2600 MHz
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4	PowerVR 7XTP-MT4
GPU clock speed	800 MHz	800 MHz
Amount of random access memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Type of random access memory (RAM)	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Number of RAM channels	Dual channel	Dual channel
RAM frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz

Built-in memory

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Built-in memory capacity	128 GB	64 GB 128 GB
	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.1

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type/technology	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Diagonal	5.2in 132.08 mm 13.21 cm	5.7in 144.78 mm 14.48 cm
Width	2.55in 64.75 mm 6.48 cm	2.79in 70.98 mm 7.1 cm
Height	4.53in 115.12 mm 11.51 cm	4.97in 126.19 mm 12.62 cm
Aspect Ratio	1.778:1 16:9	1.778:1 16:9
Permission	1080 x 1920 pixels	1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel Density	424 ppi 166 ppcm	515 ppi 202 ppcm
Color depth	24 bit 16777216 flowers	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen area	71.63 %	73.94 %
Other characteristics	Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance	Capacitive Multi-touch Scratch resistance
	10000:1 contrast ratio 350 cd/m² 103%NTSC	Display manufacturer - Samsung 10000:1 contrast ratio 430 cd/m² 103%NTSC Secondary AMOLED display - 1.9 in; 240x536 pixels; 10000:1 contrast ratio; 350 cd/m²

Sensors

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Rear camera

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Sensor model	Sony IMX386 Exmor RS	Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	4.96 x 3.72 mm 0.24in	4.96 x 3.72 mm 0.24in
Pixel size	1.24 µm 0.001240 mm	1.24 µm 0.001240 mm
Crop factor	6.98	6.98
ISO (light sensitivity)	100 - 1600	100 - 1600
Svetlosila	f/2	f/2
Focal length	3.75 mm	3.75 mm 26.17 mm *(35 mm / full frame)
Number of optical elements (lenses)	6	6
Flash type	Double LED	Double LED
Image Resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels 12 MP	4000 x 3000 pixels 12 MP
Video resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP	3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP
Video recording speed (frame rate)	30fps	30fps
Characteristics	Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Touch Focus Face recognition White Balance Adjustment ISO Setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene Selection Mode	Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geographical tags Panoramic photography HDR shooting Touch Focus Face recognition White Balance Adjustment ISO Setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene Selection Mode Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF)
	Sensor type - CMOS (#2)	Secondary rear camera - 12 MP (monochrome) Sensor model - Sony IMX386 Exmor RS (#2) Sensor type - CMOS (#2) Sensor size - 4.96 x 3.72 mm (#2)

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Audio

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Radio

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WiFi

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• The innovative secondary display looks very cool
• Good software
• Great main display
• Great Audio Configuration
• Excellent performance
• mCharge 4.0 is really very fast
• Convenient navigation mTouch

Minuses

• The additional display doesn't add much in terms of functionality (maybe for now)
• The camera does not have optical image stabilization
• No protection against water and dust - the biggest drawback for a smartphone in 2017

Opinion

With Pro 7 Plus, Meizu has introduced a unique secondary display, while simultaneously creating great smartphone generally. While we don't recommend buying this phone solely for the secondary display, we firmly believe it's a great choice for those looking for something truly unique.

Review

When I got my hands on the Meizu Pro 6 Plus earlier this year, I was very impressed with it. I was convinced that it was the Meizu Flyme 6 software that helped the phone stand out among the abundance of mid-class smartphones.

Most likely, you will ask: “Why is it needed?” You may also be curious about how the display functions are implemented. Or you might be wondering if the Pro 7 Plus is good smartphone, regardless of the additional display. I will try to answer all these questions and some others.

Design

If you ignore the addition of a secondary display for just a second, the design of the Pro 7 Plus is very similar to that of the Pro 6 Plus. However, this should not be considered a disadvantage. I really liked the design of the Pro 6 Plus and I'm glad to see a familiar, successful design here, although I wouldn't mind more major changes.

The first thing you'll notice when picking up the Pro 7 Plus is how good it feels in your hand. This may sound overly basic, but the Pro 7 Plus is actually very good in this regard. The choice of materials especially helps the phone feel much more expensive.

The aluminum body is not only strong and sleek. The phone actually feels nicer than expected, making the Pro 7 Plus more comfortable and enjoyable to hold.

Unfortunately, this nicer-touch aluminum also means the Pro 7 Plus is quite slippery. Luckily, Meizu includes a plastic case in the box.

Coming back to the design, the Pro 7 Plus is available in several colors: matte black, black, silver and gold. There is also a smaller Pro 7 model that is available in bright red. As you probably understood, I received a matte black model.

The matte black block definitely looks more minimalistic and clean. The curved antenna strips on the top and bottom of the phone are barely noticeable.

Small details such as dynamic light and proximity sensors and symmetrical top and bottom bezels add seriousness to the overall design. It was details like these that made me constantly admire the build of the smartphone I was reviewing.

Unlike many true flagships, the Pro 7 Plus doesn't have water or dust resistance. This may not be very surprising given the cost of implementing such protection, but it is something to keep in mind if you are considering more expensive options for purchase in addition to this smartphone.

One of the most controversial aspects of Meizu smartphones is their one-way navigation. With the Pro 7 Plus and mTouch, you can get to the home screen by physically pressing the home button, and simply go back by touching the same button. Some may never get used to it. And to open the list of applications you need to swipe up with your finger on the left or right side bottom panel.

Almost every Android user is accustomed to the three-button control model, where each function is visually represented. It may take a day or two to get used to. And after a few days, you may even begin to appreciate this approach for its elegant simplicity.

Navigation isn't all the Pro 7 Plus's single button does - it's also a fingerprint scanner. Although it does not break records for speed, it is still comparable to smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S8 or LG G6.

Since the Pro 7 Plus runs on the same Flyme 6 software as its predecessor, it has the same additional fingerprint reading features. For example, app lock, which allows you to add an additional layer of fingerprint security for each app.

There are also functions for each finger individually. For example, you can select certain contacts, apps, and files to be accessible only in privacy mode. Next, you can make one finger give to them, while the other fingers do not. The actual applicability of this function is not entirely clear, but it exists.

Main display

Just like its predecessor, the Pro 7 Plus features a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display. I thought the Pro 6 Plus' display was one of the best in its class. price category. Well, the Pro 7 Plus display is even better.

Color reproduction is excellent, the display has excellent saturation and is fully readable outdoors in direct sunlight. This is an excellent screen all around.

I also really like the size of the smartphone. While 5.5 inches is a more obvious option for the older model, it's good that Meizu gives customers the choice between the smaller 5.2-inch display on the Pro 7 and the larger 5.7-inch screen on the Pro 7 Plus. If you watch a lot of videos and surf the Internet a lot, then this size will be ideal for you.

There is no Always On Display (AOD) function. In principle, it is logical, because there is another way to check notifications and see the time - using the second display.

Additional display Meizu Pro 7 Plus

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus's additional display is undoubtedly its key feature distinctive feature. This may be the only reason you are reading this review.

The secondary display is located on the top left side of the back of the Pro 7 Plus. The display has a 1.9-inch diagonal with a resolution of 240 × 536 pixels. This is enough a high resolution for this size. It is also made using AMOLED technology.

So, what can he really do? Well, there are three main dashboards you can switch between: time, pedometer and weather. The pedometer and weather panels have colorful animated icons and look nice.

The pedometer works independently of any app and seems very accurate when walking with the phone in your hand, but too inaccurate when walking with the phone in your pocket. The weather corresponds to that shown in the Weather application, which, for its part, receives data from Accuweather.

Swiping up or down on any of the information panels takes you to viewfinder mode. In which you can take selfies... using the rear camera! This allows you to take significantly better selfies than if you were using a regular front camera.

Plus, you don't have to unlock your phone and search for the camera app every time, making it easier to take a quick photo.

In addition to these basic features, the secondary display also shows notification alerts, music app controls, alarms, and battery percentage while charging.

At first, I didn't quite understand how the second display worked. When exactly does it display or turn on something? It is activated when the smartphone decides that you are turning the phone over with the display facing down/away from you. If the phone initially lies face down for a long time, then simply lifting the phone is not enough to activate the additional display. First you need to turn the phone with the screen facing you, and then turn it back to you.

Luckily, there is a double tap feature that allows you to manually activate the secondary screen by simply “tapping” it twice.

The second display only shows time in 24-hour format and temperature in Celsius, even if you select 12-hour clock and Fahrenheit in the settings. For Russia this is absolutely unimportant, but US residents immediately began to complain. And I must admit, although the degrees scale in Fahrenheit is very illogical - you can read about it on Wikipedia, but at the same time it is quite convenient in everyday use. I will say this - more visual, or something.

Overall: I'm quite happy with the additional display. This is one of the most interesting smartphones, which I saw this year, and that says a lot.

However, with that said, I think the second display could be improved. The purely technical variation is very good (AMOLED, good resolution), but the software has room for improvement. In fact, at such moments it becomes a little insulting for Android as a whole. What I mean is this: look at Apple - they have their own little bit of interesting feature“licked” until it shines and is passed off as almost an incredible innovation (it doesn’t matter that it appeared on Android more than a year ago). But the problem is that Apple has implemented this almost perfectly (not counting Face ID, of course), while Android manufacturers have often implemented this as something experimental.

I'd like to see actual actual notifications (or at least which app is sending them), be able to control third-party music apps, and record videos with it. I think that the additional screen can be used for other functions. I would like to be able to view the daily agenda, turn silent mode on and off, and set a timer.

Most likely, all my wishes and many others can be implemented in a future update software. This is a pretty promising story, given Meizu's historically proven commitment to regular software updates.

In any case, it is worth recognizing that now the second screen does not provide a large number of functions or any additional convenience, without which it would be impossible to live without when switching to a new smartphone. Yes, without a doubt, it looks very interesting, but its presence will not change much in the way you usually use your smartphone.

Performance

Meizu has chosen a 10nm ten-core MediaTek Helio X30 processor for its Pro 7 Plus. The Pro 7 Plus is actually the only popular smartphone that uses the Helio X30. This is the top processor from MediaTek in 2017.

If you were to evaluate smartphones solely based on benchmark results, then you would definitely decide that the performance of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus is below average. Perhaps this is why my smartphone's software blocks outgoing connections that most popular benchmarks create... Although I can't really prove it yet, it seems to me that Meizu is trying to do something not entirely fair in this regard. To be honest, I thought that such numbers were no longer possible in 2017, especially taking into account the openness of information and realistically high level competence of many buyers. In any case, I have not yet been able to do anything about this nuance; therefore, it was not possible to conduct a comprehensive benchmark test.

However, in my experience, the performance of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus was excellent, although marginally better than the Pro 6 Plus. There are a few important things that help offset the processor's shortcomings: 6GB of RAM, fast UFS 2.1 storage, and well-optimized software.

Meizu One Mind AI software optimization combined with a variety of well-designed animations especially help achieve the effect of maximum performance. When compared side-by-side with the Galaxy S8, the Pro 7 Plus often loaded apps and menus a little faster.

Iron

It is possible to use two nanoSIM cards.

Like its predecessor, the Pro 7 Plus does not have the ability to expand memory. This choice probably avoided mixing up slow storage microSD cards with the phone's fast internal UFS 2.1 storage. The base model's 64GB of storage should be enough to store most users' files, and if you think you might need more, there's also a 128GB model.

It’s strange that Meizu removed NFC from the Pro 7 Plus. Perhaps there was not enough internal space due to the second display to implement an NFC antenna, or perhaps Meizu has data that it is not being used. Regardless of the reasons, some users may really miss this ability to connect devices and use contactless payments.

The built-in speaker of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus is surprisingly very good and much improved over the Pro 6 Plus. It is very loud, with minimal distortion at maximum volume. A speaker of this quality is rarely found in smartphones in this price range.

There's also 32-bit Hi-Fi audio output through the 3.5mm headphone jack. All thanks to the Cirrus Logic CS43130 DAC + amplifier. By the way, this chip is also used in the Galaxy S8. Sound through the headphone jack is loud and clear, as we expected.

Battery life

Meizu has increased the battery capacity from 3,400 mAh on the Pro 6 Plus to 3,500 mAh on the Pro 7 Plus. Overall, we got similar times battery life. This is good news because battery life works Pro The 6 Plus was quite big.

In general, we can say that the Meizu Pro 7 Plus will work a full workday without any problems with fairly active use (the average time the screen is on is 4.5 - 5 hours). With less active use, you can safely expect a day and a half of use from this phone.

If you urgently need to charge the Pro 7 Plus battery, you can use mCharge 4.0 fast charging. We were able to get a 65 percent charge in just thirty minutes, which is very fast. It's even 12 percent faster than Dash Charge on the OnePlus 5 based on capacity.

Camera Meizu Pro 7 Plus

Meizu Pro 7 Plus is equipped with the same Sony IMX386 12 MP f/2.0 main camera as its predecessor. However, it has received some changes, and not for the better: there is no longer laser autofocus, the 10-LED ring flash has been replaced by two LEDs, and the camera is no longer optically stabilized.

Another Sony IMX386 12 MP f/2.0 camera was added, making this module a dual-camera unit. The second camera takes monochrome photos, which supposedly help create higher quality images. I would have preferred the second camera to be a wide-angle or telephoto lens.

The photos look very similar to those taken on the Pro 6 Plus. Color reproduction is excellent, there is a good level of contrast, and images are quite detailed. The overall photo quality is what I would expect to get at this price. Unfortunately, the lack of optical image stabilization results in blurry photos more often than usual.

Thanks to its dual lenses, the Pro 7 Plus also has a blur mode. This mode works by isolating the subject from the background and then applying artificial blur to the background. Most likely, you have already seen something similar on other smartphones. In theory, the added bokeh effect should make the photos look more “professional”, as if they were taken with a DSLR camera.

I've tested this feature in a few different situations and found that it quite often doesn't work exactly or as expected. Sometimes it works almost perfectly with precise edges on the subject and gradual blurring. However, in other cases, the edges are inaccurate and the blur is too strong, or vice versa.

This is Meizu's first implementation of this feature. It is hoped that this feature can be improved through future software updates.

As expected, low-light photos didn't turn out as good as during the day. Colors aren't as rich, there's a loss of detail, and there's quite a bit of digital noise in most of the test photos. But in general, we can say that it takes pictures no worse and no better than the cameras of other smartphones in this price range.

Sample photos

Despite the fact that you can use the main cameras for selfies, thanks to the additional display, there is still a front camera with an f/2.0 aperture and 16 megapixels. Photos taken with the front camera came out quite good.

You can record videos up to 1080P at 30fps with the front camera and up to 4K at 30fps with the rear camera. The video recorded using the main camera is quite nice. Colors are rendered quite well, with plenty of detail.

Meizu uses the new HEVC codec to process video files. This codec preserves higher video quality while delivering smaller, more compressed files. The only downside is that there may be playback issues on some devices. There is no need to worry too much as you can easily convert the files if you have any problems.

The system camera app will be very familiar to you if you have used a Meizu device before. There are several modes and some filters that you can even play with a little.

You can quickly get to the camera app by double-pressing the home button. This can be done at any time, even when the phone is locked. I really liked this solution.

Software

Meizu Pro 7 Plus runs under Android control 7.1.1 Nougat, but the software is very different from standard Android. Meizu uses its Flyme 6 shell, which I liked back in the Pro 6 Plus. It’s probably not for everyone, but it’s perfect for those who are looking for something other.

I reiterate what I said earlier that Flyme 6 is one of the most well designed Android skins available today. Flyme's polished UI really adds value to the Pro 7 Plus. You'll love the clean design, nice animations, and extra features that come with the Pro 7 Plus software.

I also appreciated the additional security features that Meizu has added to Android. For example, safe mode payment and security scanning Wi-Fi networks help users stay more protected from possible hacker attacks.

Another thing to keep in mind is that Meizu system updates focus on Flyme changes more than Android versions. While it's unlikely that Meizu will bring Android 8.0 Oreo to the global Pro 7 Plus, you should know that most of the new Android functions implemented in Flyme in any case. However, we understand that the lack of software support may be a turn off for some.

Specifications of Meizu Pro 7 Plus

Main display	5.2-inch Super AMOLED display 1080 x 1920 Resolution 423 ppi	5.7-inch Super AMOLED display 1440 x 2560 resolution 518 ppi
Additional display		1.9-inch AMOLED display 240 × 536 resolution 307 PPI
CPU	Mediatk Helio P25 Octa-core processor up to 1.6 GHz	Meditatek Helio X30 Deca-core processor up to 2.6GHz 10nm manufacturing process
GPU	ARM Mali-T880	IMG PowerVR 7XTP
RAM	4 GB LPDDR4X	6 GB LPDDR4X
Storage	64 GB	64 GB (UFS 2.1) 128 GB (UFS 2.1)
Cameras		Main: (x2) Sony IMX386, 12 MP, f/2.0 Front: 16 MP f/2.0
Battery	3000 mAh Non-removable	3,500 mAh Non-removable
Ports		USB Type-C (USB 3.1) 3.5mm headphone jack
Waterproof	No	No
Connection	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g n dual band Bluetooth 4.2, LE	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac dual band Bluetooth 4.2, LE
Software	Android 7.1.1 Nougat Flyme 6	Android 7.1.1 Nougat Flyme 6
Dimensions and weight	147.6 x 70.7 x 7.3 mm 163 g	157.3 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm 170 g

Price

The global version of Meizu Pro 7 Plus is sold in matte black, black and white, silver and gold colors and costs around $530. In Russia, the 128 GB version can be purchased for 30,000 - 33,000 rubles.

Conclusion

The Pro 7 Plus is one of the most unique smartphones I've seen this year. Meizu not only gave consumers a new software experience, but also implemented a very attractive optional display.

The second display helps the Pro 7 Plus really stand out from the countless other smartphones out there. However, don't buy this phone just for the second display. It's nice, but you should think of it as a nice extra, not the only reason to buy it.

This doesn't mean the Meizu Pro 7 Plus isn't worth the money. Its well-designed software and excellent hardware make it a very serious competitor to the Xiaomi Mi 6 and OnePlus 5.

If you're looking for something truly unique, then the Meizu Pro 7 Plus could be a great option.

As always, please leave any questions or comments in the comments below the review!

Video review and owner review of Meizu Pro 7 Plus, comparison with OnePlus 5

Pro 7 Plus, then in exactly this black matte design.

If you evaluate the design of the smartphone and its packaging, it becomes clear that Meizu really wants to move away from the image of cheap smartphones somewhere into the premium segment. Not sure what it is good idea for the company as a whole, because premium means raised price tags, and we are already seeing that prices for Meizu have gone up, but... But at least the packaging of the Pro 7 Plus is not similar to competitive models, and it is interesting to twirl it in your hands. The outer case is made of hard plastic and contains black cardboard boxes. The smartphone is inserted into one of the boxes, like a cartridge into an old game console.

What's in the box

The equipment of the device, as for a flagship smartphone, is rather poor. There is a powerful Charger, a decent case for the back cover and... well, that's it. Although the Meizu Pro 7 Plus could, at a minimum, also include good headphones.

A VIP card with a unique number was also found in the box with Meizu Pro 7 Plus, but, unfortunately, it is not yet clear why it is needed and what benefits it will give to the owners of the devices. Off the top of my head, it’s an interesting idea, especially if you remember that Meizu opens fan clubs around the world and holds parties for fans. Maybe the company will actually be generous with some real bonuses for its “VIPs”. Or maybe he won’t be generous - even Meizu regional offices don’t have accurate information on the cards yet.

Like in your hand

Of course, Meizu Pro 7 Plus is not suitable for one-handed operation. Such are the dimensions. But Meizu designers at least made their “shovel” non-slip and more or less grippy due to the sloping sides and narrow frames on the sides of the display. Well, plus this, the notification curtain in the Flyme shell can be pulled out by swiping anywhere, you don’t need to reach up with your finger.

I don’t want to talk for a long time about the location of connectors and buttons, everything is standard. But you can praise it for the preserved 3.5 mm audio jack and criticize it for its single speaker. For a flagship, they could have been generous with the stereo.

Well, Meizu’s universal button still helps out a lot. If it were a smartphone from another manufacturer with three buttons, such a “shovel” would have to be constantly twisted in your hands. But since everything is tied to one button, both “Back” and “Home”, Meizu Pro 7 Plus is at least somehow ergonomic and easy to use.

Let's take off the "fingers"

It’s quite difficult to get used to the fingerprint scanner after other smartphones. And I'm not talking about reading speed, I'm talking about convenience. To unlock the screen, you need to press the hardware button and hold your finger a little so that the sensor has time to read the fingerprint. At the same time, if you hold your finger a little longer than necessary, the phone will call the voice assistant.

Screen

I liked the large 5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. The maximum brightness could be higher, and the minimum a little lower, but the colors are normal and by default the color rendering is close to neutral with a slight bias towards warm colors.

Color rendering can be adjusted by either selecting one of four presets, or adjusting the slider to suit your tastes. There is also a “Night mode” with a schedule so that in the dark your eyes don’t get tired of reading endless social network feeds.

Overall, Meizu Pro 7 Plus has a good flagship screen. Moderately bright, with normal color rendition. However, there are questions about the display resolution. Well, honestly: why? A 2K screen is of little use outside of virtual reality. And since Meizu does not yet have its own helmet or VR content store, I doubt that anyone will buy Meizu Pro 7 Plus for their Chinese VR glasses for $15. So why all this riot of pixels? Meizu could easily install a Full HD screen, like in just the Pro 7, and get a little hype off the excellent results in synthetic performance tests. Well, the battery would last longer...

Second screen

Having told why the second screen of Meizu Pro 7 Plus is needed, we did not dwell in detail on how it works in order to wait for the final smartphone with the final firmware. We waited. Alas, the screen still does not work perfectly, sometimes not responding to finger touch. I even came up with a rule: if the camera does not wake up from one vertical swipe, as per the instructions, make two very fast swipes in a row. Then the camera will definitely start.

I repeat, the very idea of ​​a second screen seems very successful to me. And now it’s not even about the “selfie” with the main camera or the pedometer. Meizu has given us all a working tool that will still show itself if this does not turn out to be a one-time topic, like. And this at least somehow revives the market, which, it would seem, has been buried forever under a wave of faceless smartphones. I wish there were more such interesting solutions!

How it works

We have already said everything about the MediaTek Helio X30 processor in the first video. This is truly a top-end processor that handles any task and heats up moderately under load. Heating the battery up to 50 degrees and the case up to 40 degrees is nothing when compared with previous top-end MediaTek processors. And for the market as a whole, this is a very good indicator.

Games, applications - the MediaTek Helio X30 handles everything, and the average user will not notice the difference at all with some Snapdragon 835. Moreover, in the case of the Meizu Pro 7 Plus, there is plenty of RAM and permanent memory and there are simply no bottlenecks.More sophisticated users, of course, blame the graphics accelerator (in vain), and the Helio X30’s synthetic results are not top-notch, but this does not affect real-life scenarios for using smartphones.

But with the younger model everything is not so good. I don’t understand what to do with the owners of the youngest Pro 7, which is powered by the MediaTek Helio P25 processor, especially if the thought is spinning in your head that the recently introducedGot the chip from Qualcomm. I am sure that Meizu simply became prisoners of Mediatek in this situation, but what will the fans say to this? That's what main question. In general, the younger Meizu Pro 7 Plus is the case when saving a couple of rubles for the buyer is a very bad idea. If you decide to buy this smartphone, take it with Helio X30 on board.

Although with Helio X30 it’s not all “Thank God” either. As we already mentioned in the first video, this hardware platform does not support LTE Band 20, so high-speed Internet will fall off in many regions.

What does he think?

The smartphone runs on new version operating system Flyme 6.0, and we have already dedicated a separate video to it. In short: this is an interesting shell, with original control ergonomics.

The Meizu Pro 7 Plus that came to us worked on Chinese firmware, where Google services are absent as a class, and they cannot be installed even from Chinese application stores. The situation was saved by w3bsit3-dns.com, from where I downloaded the APK Google file Play and then installed everything necessary. If you don’t want to bother so much, you have a direct path to the officials. Well, or to competitors - this is a matter of personal choice.

How it plays

With the quality of music playback, Meizu's flagships have always been very good, and Meizu Pro 7 / Pro 7 Plus is no exception. Both versions of the smartphone have a professional dedicated audio chip Cirrus Logic CS43130 with a built-in headphone amplifier. As a result, Meizu Pro 7 Plus reproduces music perfectly, producing powerful and rich sound. The detailing is also excellent - all vocal nuances and background sounds are perfectly audible. Therefore, it is extremely important to take good on-ear headphones with your smartphone.

There is only one speaker, average volume and average quality. No, mid frequencies and partially high frequencies are transmitted perfectly and the volume reserve is not bad. But the ultra-low frequencies were not predictable, and there could have been more midbass. Still, the flagship. Still, musical. Still PREMIUM!!!111

And, of course, the bottom end is not the best place for a single speaker. During games, I constantly closed it with my hand.

How long does it hold?

A top-end processor, a large 2K screen, an audio chip with an amplifier - all these are very battery-consuming components. However, the built-in 3,500 mAh battery lasts very well. And here again we need to praise the Helio X30 platform, in which energy consumption is well optimized. With the screen brightness set to 60%, the smartphone lost only 10% of its charge after half an hour of playing tanks.

At the same time, OnePlus 5 took 9% in the same half hour with the same settings. An excellent result for the Media Library, especially considering that the Meizu Pro 7 Plus has a higher resolution! In real-world scenarios, the Meizu Pro 7 Plus holds a charge slightly less than the OnePlus 5. You can expect about a day of battery life under mixed loads, or even a little more.

Also pleasing is the fast charging mCharge 4.0, which completely replenishes the charge in an hour, and in the first fifteen minutes gives +35% to the battery.

Here are the exact figures for how fast charging works:

15 minutes - 35%

30 minutes - 69%

45 minutes - 90%

60 minutes - 95%

Full charge time: 1 hour, 6 minutes

Camera

The main camera received two Sony module IMX386 with ƒ/2.0 optics and dual flash. It focuses quickly, all the necessary “fashionable” trends such as shooting 4K video and portrait mode are followed. Overall, the Meizu Pro 7 Plus camera shoots at an excellent flagship level. Of course, there are some peculiarities here. For example, the background in portrait mode is blurred too aggressively - although it turns out impressive, it is very far from “real” optical bokeh.

But just looking at photographs is not interesting. Let's better compare pictures from Meizu Pro 7 Plus with one of the best Android smartphones of this year, OnePlus 5. The results are interesting and mixed. In landscape photographs, you can see how Meizu tints the photos and raises the contrast. At the same time, in terms of detail, Meizu is somewhat inferior to OnePlus 5, which more often produces clear pictures with natural colors.

Shot on Meizu Pro 7 Plus:

Shot on OnePlus 5:

Shot on Meizu Pro 7 Plus:

Shot on OnePlus 5: 

But in portrait photographs, the tone and texture of the skin are better conveyed by the Meizu Pro 7 Plus. It’s a pity that Meizu blurs the background very much.

Meizu Pro 7 Plus:

Shot on OnePlus 5:

These and other photos and videos can be downloaded in original quality from this link.

Shooting video

We continue to compare Meizu Pro 7 Plus with OnePlus 5. Here are two videos recorded on the same day, one after the other. Pay attention to the noise reduction work near the fountain and frame stabilization when walking - OnePlus 5 did a noticeably better job in these parameters.

Front camera

As soon as we said in the video that “selfies” in Pro 7 can be taken with the main camera and, therefore, the front camera is no longer needed, subscribers immediately criticized us to smithereens. It’s even surprising that so many people still use video communication, even with our super-quality mobile internet. However, the front camera of Meizu Pro 7 Plus is really good. With autofocus, 16-megapixel matrix and ƒ/2.0 lens. So she handles both video calls and photos easily. But it’s better to turn off all these fashionable skin improvement algorithms right away - they blur the skin too unnaturally.

Competitors

In my opinion, the most obvious alternative to Meizu Pro 7 is OnePlus 5. Yes, it has a smaller screen and worse sound in headphones, but the price is lower and the processor is much more interesting. We will make a separate material based on our long-term experience of using OnePlus 5, but we can already say that this smartphone has outgrown childhood illnesses, and for the money it remains an extremely tasty offer.

Technical specifications

Net :

4G FDD-LTE: B1/B3/B5/B7

4G TDD-LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41

3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8

3G CDMA: BC0

3G TD-SCDMA: B34/B39

2G GSM:B2/B3/B8/B5

Display: 5.7 inches, 2560 x 1440, Super AMOLED;
Second display: 1.9 inches, 240 × 536, AMOLED;

Platform: Helio X30 processor, (ten cores, 2.6 GHz, 10 nm) IMG PowerVR 7XTP graphics;
RAM: 6 GB LPDDR4X;

DAC: Cirrus Logic CS43130;

Memory: 64/128 GB (UFS 2.1);

OS: Android 7.0 Nougat Flyme 6 shell;
2 nanoSIM cards;
Main camera : Two 12 MP Sony IMX386 sensors with f/2.0 optics, dual flash;

Front-camera: 16 MP, ƒ/2.0;
Battery : 3500 mAh, non-removable
Fingerprint scanner;
Dimensions : 157.34 x 77.24 x 7.3 mm

Weight: 170 grams.

Advantages

• Interesting design
• Large bright screen with excellent color reproduction
• Powerful hardware
• Convenient Flyme OS operating system
• Audiophile quality music on headphones
• Supports fast charging technology
• High quality photos

Disadvantages

• High price
• No stereo speakers
• No optical stabilization in video

Summary

In short, Meizu has succeeded as a flagship. The hardware works, the operating system works stably, the camera is quite flagship level. The sound from the headphones is simply amazing. And, most importantly, he is not boring. A cool second screen gives us new interesting work scenarios and enlivens the design of the smartphone.

But there is also a problem. Price. Considering the abundance of smartphones on the market, it will be difficult for Meizu to explain why you need to buy the Pro 7 Plus, and also overpay about 50 euros for it. I'm afraid that many will not make such sacrifices and will simply buy the same OnePlus 5.

So we are waiting for discounts on Meizu Pro 7 Plus.

Where to buy

Many people asked how it happened that in Ukraine Meizu Pro 7 and Meizu Pro 7 Plus are sold cheaper than on Aliexpress. I found out: this is an initiative of Ukrainian officials. They actually sell these smartphones on pre-orders for less than the recommended price, and when sales open, the Ukrainian price will be raised to the Chinese price.

And wherever you buy this smartphone, or any other, you can return a percentage of the purchase using Cashback -

Characteristics

• Case materials: metal, glass
• Operating system: Android 7, Flyme 6 shell
• Network: 2G, 3G, 4G, two SIM cards (both nanoSIM)
• Screen: SuperAMOLED, 5.2’’, 1080x1920 pixels (FullHD), automatic backlight level adjustment, 2.5D protective glass
• Additional screen: AMOLED, 1.9 inches, 240x536 pixels
• Processor: 8 cores, MediaTek Helio P25
• Graphics: ARM Mali-T880
• RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4x
• Storage memory: 64 GB (eMMC 5.1); no memory card provided
• Main cameras: 12+12 MP (color and black and white), f/2.0. IMX386, phase focusing, dual-tone flash
• Front camera: 16 MP, f/2.0
• Audio: Cirrus Logic CS43130 DAC
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n) DualBand, Bluetooth 4.2 (A2DP, LE), USB Type-C connector (USB 2.0) for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm for headset
• Navigation: GPS/GLONASS (A-GPS support)
• Additionally: fingerprint scanner
• Sensors: accelerometer, position sensor, light sensor, gyroscope
• Battery: non-removable, 3000 mAh
• Dimensions: 147 x 70 x 7.3 mm
• Weight: 163 grams

Contents of delivery

• Smartphone
• Network adapter
• USB cable Type-C
• Metal clip for removing the SIM tray
• Brief instructions
• Warranty card
• Plastic bumper

Introduction

The MEIZU Pro 7 smartphone is the junior version of the flagship Pro 7 Plus device. Despite the similar design, the presence of the same additional screens and cameras, the devices still differ in chipsets, display diagonal and resolution, type and amount of built-in memory, amount of RAM and, of course, dimensions. In my subjective opinion, the solution is somewhat strange: it was easier and more effective to do it the way SONY did it with the XZ1 and XZ1 Compact models. Let me remind you that the gadgets there differ globally only in body dimensions and screen resolution.

Things are apparently going very well for the Chinese company, which is why it allows itself to set high prices for some devices. In particular, on Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus. The first gadget will cost you 36,000 rubles, and the second – 45,000 rubles (RRP). However, if you try, you can find new items for exactly 10,000 rubles cheaper, and from official supplies.

This material only talks about the differences between Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus.

Design, dimensions, control elements

If we talk about which of the two smartphones is more convenient to use, then, of course, the first place will be taken by the Pro 7 with its compact size. The gadget fits perfectly in the hand due to its small width of 70 mm, and reaching the top border of the screen has become more comfortable due to the height of 147 mm. The thickness relative to the Pro 7 Plus remains the same – 7.3 mm.

The front panel is protected by 2.5D glass, and the rest of the body is made of durable metal. The antennas were located along the edge of the upper and lower ends. This solution allowed not only to use an all-metal case, but also to give the rear panel an unusual appearance. The glass has an oleophobic coating, the quality is above average.

MEIZU Pro 7 is available for sale in three colors: gold (the back panel and the “face” is white), black and red (the “face” is black). Of course, a smartphone in red looks the most advantageous - I advise you to take a closer look at this color: now black and white devices reign on the market, which is sad.

To the touch back cover rough, doesn't slip out of your hands. During testing, not a single scratch appeared - a strong baby. By the way, everything is also good with the assembly. No match for my Apple iPhone 8 Plus, whose lower part of the front panel has already begun to play.

On the front of MEIZU Pro 7 there are sensors, a camera, an indicator of missed events, and a speaker. The speaker is loud, sounds clear, the timbre is closer to low frequencies.

At the bottom is a standard mechanical button with a built-in fingerprint scanner. Triggered by touching “Back”.

At the bottom there is a speakerphone, a Type-C connector, a microphone and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. And on the top there is a lonely additional microphone.

The power button and volume rocker key are on the right; on the left is a metal slot for two nano SIM cards. There was no room for a memory card - no one needs this, right?..

In my subjective opinion, the display is almost useless, at least until the software update, where all notifications with detailed information should appear.

Meizu Pro 7 and pro 7 Plus

Meizu Pro 7 and ASUS Zenfone 4

Meizu Pro 7 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

MEIZU Pro 7 uses a screen with a diagonal of 5.2 inches. The physical size of the Pro 7 display is 70.5x125 mm, the frame on top is 16 mm, on the bottom – 16.5, on the right and left – about 3 mm. There is an anti-reflective coating.

The display resolution of MEIZU Pro 7 is FullHD, that is, 1080x1920 pixels, density is 423 pixels per inch. The matrix is ​​manufactured by Samsung - SuperAMOLED. The so-called Pentile effect is completely invisible, density makes all the difference!

The maximum brightness of white color is 340 cd/m2 (official data is 350). Contrast – 10,000:1.

The white line is the goal we are trying to achieve. The yellow line is the actual screen data. You can see that we are almost directly above the target curve with values ​​ranging from 0 to 100%. This means that at each value the image is slightly overexposed. The yellow line is actually the average amount of red, green and blue.

The ideal gamma average is 2.18.

Judging by the level graph, blue is in excess and red is in short supply.

The temperature does not “jump”.

Judging by the chart, the data obtained is MUCH larger than the sRGB triangle, especially in the green zone.

Almost all gray points are located outside the DeltaE=10 radius, which indicates that other shades will be present in gray colors.

The viewing angles are maximum; at certain tilts of the screen, the picture turns slightly green.

In the settings you can choose one of four modes: adaptive, standard, photo and full color. I tested the first mode.

Various screen modes

Viewing Angles

Read about the additional screen in the Pro 7 Plus material.

Battery

This model uses non-removable battery capacity 3000 mAh (lithium polymer). The manufacturer does not provide any official figures.

The smartphone quietly “lives” full daylight hours (for winter it is more relevant to write “up to 20 - 22 hours”) with all services and applications turned on.

If we test only video playback (HD, maximum brightness), the smartphone sits down after 15 hours. This is a very good indicator. For example, Pro 7 Plus plays the same video for about 13 hours. With Pro 7 toys everything is also good - more than 7 hours.

In the kit you will find a fast charger, so the MEIZU Pro 7 will receive a 100% charge in about an hour or so.

Communication capabilities

The situation here is approximately the same as with the Pro 7 Plus: support for LTE Cat 6 Band 1/3/5/7/20, two SIM cards. In this case, Wi-Fi does not “see” the AC standard, and there is no BDS in navigation. NFC chip is still missing. The signal reception is stable, I didn’t notice any problems. The sensitivity is decent.

Memory

Random access memory The Pro 7 model has 4GB LPDDR4 with optimized power consumption. Average speed – 4500 MB/s. The built-in memory is only 64 GB, and you cannot put a memory card here. Read speed is 196 MB/s, write speed is 228 MB/s. It should be noted that the speed of the built-in memory of the eMMC Pro 7 is higher than the speed of the UFS memory in the Pro 7 Plus. Either an application glitch, or a “crooked” Pro 7 Plus sample.

Cameras

In the introduction, I wrote that in this material I will only talk about the differences between Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus. The cameras are exactly the same, so I’m sending you to the Pro 7 Plus review in the “Camera” section.

Performance

The Pro 7 smartphone is equipped with not the newest and not the fastest MediaTek Helio P25 chipset. However, it is created using 16 nm technology with FinFET transistors, 8 cores, and the clock frequency of each is up to 2.5 GHz. The graphics are handled by the ARM Mali-T880. It's also worth noting that the Pro 7 uses Imagiq technology for photo and video processing. It allows you to make video more stabilized (digital stub), reduce noise, and improve the quality of the final result.

In the test Antutu smartphone scores 65,000 points, which is quite normal. This is not a record at all, but the processor can easily run almost all games. There are no glitches, brakes or microlags.

From a software point of view, everything is calm here: Google Android version 7, Flyme shell 6.1.3.0G. I don’t really like the corporate UI because it’s too simple design and small quantities interesting tricks. It seems to me that it’s easier to abandon Flyme in favor of “bare” Android, given that you still don’t get Google services out of the box, since first you need to find them in the local AppStore and then install them. By the way, if you go to Google Play– Settings, then in the “Device Certification” section it will be written “Not certified”.

Multimedia

The Pro 7's music output speaker is slightly quieter than the Pro 7 Plus's speaker. Plus it's not that bassy. As for the musical component, MEIZU traditionally offers separate DACs in its top-end devices. This time it's a 32-bit Cirrus Logic CS43130 with a built-in headphone amplifier. It provides:

• Output power up to 30 mW per channel with a load of 32 Ohms or up to 5 mW per channel with a load of 600 Ohms!
• Dynamic range 130 dB
• Total harmonic distortion + noise -108
• Sampling frequency 384 kHz

The sound is relatively loud, at least large “ears” should be rocked. Good quality. However, I can’t point out anything unusual.

Conclusion

As always, there are no complaints about the quality of workmanship: a solid metal smartphone with a comfortable grip and pleasant materials are the main advantages of the Pro 7.

The advantages also include the SuperAMOLED matrix, cameras, speed and fast interface, and a music chip.

If we talk about shortcomings, then there are almost none, but only if you buy MEIZU smartphone Pro 7 for 27,000 – 30,000 rubles. Otherwise, it’s worth talking about the lack of NFC, optical stabilization in the camera, a simple f/2.0 aperture, and not the best location of the additional screen and its functionality.

However, overall the Pro 7 is good device for lovers of AMOLED and dual cameras.

Competitors:

• Honor 9. The cost starts from 22,000 rubles. Inside there is 4/64 GB of memory, two cameras, a 3200 mAh battery and 8 cores from Huawei;
• Xiaomi Mi6. Price – 30,000 rubles. Cool gadget, almost unrivaled;
• ASUS ZenFone 4 . Costs about 30,000 rubles. Two cameras – “Shirik” and regular. Not quite suitable due to the diagonal of the screen;
• Huawei P10. You can find from 30,000 rubles. Compact and thin smartphone with a cool camera.

I could give a few more, but I think these are quite enough.

At a price of about 27,000 rubles, MEIZU Pro 7 is interesting, but at a higher cost it is over the purchase of this device we need to think carefully.