Meizu’s flagship series is doubling down on the important things.
Not to be outshined by Xiaomi’s recent release of the Mi 5X, Meizu has officially unwrapped their Meizu Pro 7 and Meizu Pro 7 Plus flagships. These premium handsets are the first phones to be powered by MediaTek’s top-of-the-line Helio X30, a 10nm fabbed deca-core chipset. A cheaper Meizu Pro 7 variant will also be shipping with the previous-gen Helio X25 as its SoC.
As for the handsets’ other shared specs, the Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus feature two Samsung-branded AMOLED displays – a front display and a 2-inch back panel. Both smartphones are geared with twin 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 rear cameras. RAM, storage, and battery capacities differ between the two phones, with the Pro 7 Plus positioned to be the more expensive, more powerful device of the duo.
Meizu Pro 7
- MediaTek Helio X25 or X30 deca-core processor
- ARM Mali-T880 MP4 or IMG PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 graphics unit
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.2-inch Full HD Super AMOLED primary front display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 2-inch Super AMOLED secondary back display
- 64GB of internal storage
- Dual 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 rear cameras (color + monochrome), f/2.0
- 16-megapixel front camera, “4-in-1 selfie algorithm”
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Fingerprint sensor, Hi-Fi audio chip
- 3000mAh battery, with Meizu mCharge 3.0 fast charging
- Android 7.0, with Flyme 6
- Starts at $430 (~Php 21.8K)
Meizu Pro 7 Plus
- MediaTek Helio X30 deca-core processor
- IMG PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 graphics unit
- 6GB of RAM
- 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED primary front display, 2560 x 1440 resolution
- 2-inch Super AMOLED secondary back display
- 128GB of internal storage
- Dual 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 rear cameras (color + monochrome), f/2.0
- 16-megapixel front camera, “4-in-1 selfie algorithm”
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Fingerprint sensor, Hi-Fi audio chip
- 3500mAh battery, with Meizu mCharge 4.0 fast charging
- Android 7.0, with Flyme 6
- $530 (~Php 28.6K)
The Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus’ 2-inch rear display can be used for notifications, a music player, and as a means to take selfies with the rear cameras.
Both handsets will be available in China on August 5. Meizu has not yet disclosed information on whether these phones will be leaving the mainland anytime soon.