The Meizu PRO 6 is a

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designed and produced by the

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manufacturer

Meizu ‌Meizu (sometimes stylized in all caps) (Chinese name: 星纪魅族集团) ‌ is a technology company registered in Zhuhai, China. Its predecessor, Meizu Technology, was founded by Huang Zhang in 2003 and was famous for its MP3 player and s ...

, which runs on

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, Meizu's modified

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operating system. It is the company's latest model of the flagship PRO series, succeeding the

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. It was unveiled on April 13, 2016, in

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History

In March 2016, rumors about the PRO 6 possibly featuring

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technology appeared after a screenshot had been posted on social media. Later that month,

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announced that the Helio X25

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was co-developed together with Meizu and will be exclusively used in the PRO 6. On April 7, 2016, Meizu officially confirmed the launch event of the PRO 6 in Beijing for April 13, 2016.

Release

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s for the PRO 6 began after the launch event on April 13, 2016. Sales in mainland China began on April 30, 2016.

Features

Flyme

The Meizu PRO 6 was released with an updated version of

, a modified operating system based on

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. It features an alternative, flat design and improved one-handed usability. For the PRO 6, it has been extended by features for the pressure-sensitive 3D Press technology.

Hardware and design

The Meizu PRO 6 features a MediaTek Helio X25 with an array of ten

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Cortex

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cores, an ARM Mali-T880 MP4

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and 4 GB of

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, which scores a result of 96765 points on the

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benchmark. This represents an increase of 13% compared to its predecessor, the

. The Meizu PRO 6 has a full-metal body, which measures x x and weighs . It has a slate form factor, being rectangular with rounded corners and has only one central physical button at the front. Unlike most other Android smartphones, the PRO 6 doesn't have capacitive buttons nor on-screen buttons. The functionality of these keys is implemented using a technology called mBack, which makes use of gestures with the physical button. This button also includes a

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called mTouch. Furthermore, a

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called 3D Press has debuted on the PRO 6, which allows the user to perform a different action by pressing the touchscreen instead of tapping. The PRO 6 is available in three different colors (grey, silver and champagne gold) and comes with either 32 or 64 GB of internal storage. The PRO 6 features a 5.2-inch

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display with a (

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resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels. The pixel density of the display is 426.3 ppi. In addition to the touchscreen input and the front key, the device has a volume/zoom control and the power/lock button on the right side and a 3.5mm TRS audio jack, which is powered by a dedicated

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CS43L36 Hi-Fi amplifier. Just like its predecessor, it uses

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for both data connectivity and charging. The Meizu PRO 6 has two cameras. The rear camera has a resolution of 21.16 MP, a ƒ/2.2 aperture and a 6-element lens. Furthermore, the phase-detection autofocus of the rear camera is laser-supported. The front camera has a resolution of 5 MP, a ƒ/2.0 aperture and a 5-element lens.

Reception

The PRO 6 received mostly favorable reviews.

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gave an overall rating of 7.9 out of 10 points, concluding that the PRO 6 “gets a lot right, such as the build quality, the display . an extremely fast and accurate fingerprint scanner, and a great sounding speaker”. AndroidPit noted that the device offers good performance for an attractive price, concluding that “for $370 you get a phone with above average performance”.

References

External links

Official product page
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