Meizu officially introduced a few days ago the Meizu Pro 5 – a 5.7-inch smartphone that is powered by an Exynos 7420 octa-core CPU and up to 4GB RAM. If that configuration is familiar, that is because the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 also features the same specs. To see how both phones fare against each other on paper, we prepared a specs comparison which you can check below.
| Meizu Pro 5 | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 |
| 5.7-inch AMOLED display, 1920 x 1080 | 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display, 2560 x 1440 |
| 387ppi | 518ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (front and back), curved rear glass |
| Exynos 7420 processor (ARM cortex-A57 2.1GHz x4 + A53 1.5GHz x4) | Exynos 7420 processor (ARM cortex-A57 2.1GHz x4 + A53 1.5GHz x4) |
| Mali T760 GPU | Mali T760 GPU |
| 3GB/4GB RAM | 4GB RAM |
| 32GB / 64GB internal storage | 32GB / 64GB internal storage |
| microSD card support (uses SIM 2) | ~ |
| 21.6MP rear camera, Sony IMX230 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, Laser AF, PDAF phase focusing, dual-tone flash | 16MP rear camera, Samsung ISOCELL or Sony IMX240 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, OIS, VDIS, real-time HDR, LED flash |
| 5MP front camera, f/2.0 aperture | 5MP front camera, f/1.9, VDIS, real-tim HDR |
| Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE | Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE |
| 4G LTE, 3G | 4G LTE, 3G |
| WiFi 802.11 ac/b/g/n | WiFi 802.11 ac/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth 4.1w/ A2DP, LE | Bluetooth 4.2 w/ A2DP, EDR, LE |
| USB Type-C | NFC |
| Hi-Fi audio chip | S-Pen Stylus |
| mTouch 2.1 (Fingerprint sensor) | Fingerprint sensor, Heart rate sensor |
| ~ | NFC |
| GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| 3,050mAh non-removable battery w/ mCharge fast charge | 3,000mAh non-removable battery w/ fast charge, wireless charging |
| Android 5.1 with Flyme 5.0 | Android 5.1.1 w/ TouchWiz |
| 156.7 x 78 x 7.5 mm | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm |
| 168 g | 171 g |
| Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl |
Winning features
Meizu Pro 5:
* Larger camera pixels w/ Laser AF, phase focusing, dual-tone flash
* USB Type-C
* Hi-Fi audio chip
* Slightly larger battery
* Lighter, slightly thinner
* Lower price
Samsung Galaxy Note 5:
* Higher resolution Super AMOLED display
* Corning Gorilla Glass 4
* 32GB + 4GB RAM (4GB RAM is only available on 64GB Pro 5)
* Larger aperture in rear and front cameras
* Updated Bluetooth
* NFC
* Heart rate sensor
* S-Pen Stylus
* Most recent Android Lollipop
Based on the summary of pros, the Galaxy Note 5 has more bells and whistles compared to the Pro 5. However, the latter has commendable advantages too like the feature packed camera and USB Type-C interface. There’s a huge gap in pricing as well. If you’re going for the Pro 5’s 64GB + 4GB RAM tandem it will only cost you CNY3100 or around Php23K when converted directly. The Galaxy Note 5 on the other hand starts at Php36,990 (32GB).
So what do you guys think? Which phone are you getting if you’re going to choose between the two? Let us know in the comments field below.
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