Today Meizu introduced its 2020 flagship follow-up to the favored Meizu 16s: the brand new Meizu 17 and 17 Pro. The two new telephones characterize a design shift for the corporate because it strikes to a brand new industrial design that’s a bit extra distinctive. The new flagship telephones are powered by the brand new Snapdragon 865 SoC and home Sony’s newest IMX686 64MP 1/1.72” predominant digital camera sensor.
Meizu is releasing two gadgets this 12 months, each have the identical form-factor with a 6.6” 90Hz OLED display screen, however they differ of their different cameras and another inside specs, making for a slight worth segmentation between the 2 items.
| Meizu 17 Series | ||
| Meizu 17 | Meizu 17 Pro | |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 1x Cortex-A77 @ 2.84GHz 3x Cortex-A77 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 640 @ 587MHz |
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| Display | 6.6″ AMOLED 2340 x 1080 (19.5:1) 90Hz Refresh Rate |
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| Dimensions | 160.Zero x 77.2 x 8.5 mm | |
| 199 grams | 217 grams | |
| RAM | Eight LPDDR4X | 8/12GB LPDDR5 |
| NAND Storage |
128/256 GB UFS 3.1 | |
| Battery | 4500mAh (17.35Wh) typ. | |
| 30W Fast Charging | ||
| No wi-fi charging | 27W Fast Wireless Charging | |
| Front Camera | 20MP f/2.0 |
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| Primary Rear Camera | 64MP 0.8µm 1/72″ IMX686 (16MP 1.6µm 2×2 binning) f/1.8 26mm eq. |
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| Secondary Rear Camera |
12MP 1.4µm IMX362 secondary predominant? f/1.9 |
8MP 1.0µm OV 08A10 Telephoto f/2.4 |
| Tertiary Rear Camera |
8MP 1.12µm S5K4H7 Ultra-Wide f/2.2 |
32MP IMX616 Ultra-Wide f/2.2 |
| Extra Camera |
5MP 1.12µm S5K5E9 Macro Camera f/1.9 |
3D ToF |
| 4G / 5G Modem |
Snapdragon 5G – Snapdragon Modem X55 (Discrete)
(LTE Category 24/22) (5G NR Sub-6) |
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| SIM Size | NanoSIM | |
| Wireless | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax BT 5.1 LE, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Galileo/BDS |
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| Connectivity | USB Type-C no 3.5mm jack |
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| Special Features | On-screen fingerprint sensor, Stereo Speakers |
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| Launch OS | Android 10 w/ FlymeOS | |
| Launch Prices | 8+128GB: RMB3699 (~$522) 8+256GB: RMB3999 (~$564) |
8+128GB: RMB4299 (~$606) 12+256GB: RMB4699 (~$663) |
Both telephones are powered by the brand new Snapdragon 865 chipset by Qualcomm providing prime of the road flagship efficiency. The two gadgets are 5G enabled and include assist with related sub-6GHz band assist of their respective launch markets, beginning with right now’s China launch.
Meizu makes use of 128 or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage capacities for each telephones, whereas on the DRAM facet the Meizu 17 comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X, and the 17 Pro gives both 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5, marking Meizu as one of many rarer distributors who make use of the chipset’s hybrid reminiscence controller.
The cellphone is definitely fairly massive and a big upsizing from previous Meizu flagships, because the 17’s now are available in a 160mm x 77.2mm (!!) footprint, making these one of many largest telephones on the market. Thickness is available in at 8.5mm for each items.
In the larger form-factor we discover a 6.6” AMOLED show from Samsung which is alleged to have been designed in collaboration with Meizu to realize smaller 3mm prime and backside bezels. The decision is at 2340 x 1080p, so a 19.5:9 facet ratio, and the display screen assist 90Hz refresh fee alongside 180Hz contact sampling.
The entrance digital camera module is a 20MP unit with f/2.Zero optics and is a show gap cut-out design. The speciality right here is that the cut-out radius is simply 2.99mm which if we’re not mistaken is the smallest radius of its variety thus far in a smartphone.
Whilst each variants function the identical 4500mAh battery capability, the 17 Pro is heavier at 217 vs 199g due to the inclusion of various…
