Japanese site macotakara.jp published the cover of June issue of journal MacFan, which will have an article devoted entirely to the new Apple smartphone.

The paper published a sketch of the new smartphone with the specified dimensions. The smartphone is mentioned under the name iPhone Pro.

Interestingly, iPhone Pro dimensions almost exactly match the dimensions of iPhone 6S Plus – 158.22 x 77.94 x 7.3 mm.

Besides the size of new iPhone, we learned that the smartphone is equipped with dual main camera (iSight?), which is used by the most flagships of this year.

Next to the camera we can see a LED flash. Also, in addition to the new camera iPhone Pro is likely to be equipped with a port Smart Connector that already have Apple iPad Pro tablet.

The release of new smartphone Apple iPhone 7 is expected in September, 2016.

Finally, let me remind you that MacFan magazine published sketches of 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which appeared on the market a few months after that.

Apple iPhone 7 copies the Chinese smartphones?

In addition, the network has a “spy photos” of the new Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Both smartphones are equipped with external antennas that cover the top and bottom of smartphone like recently introduced flagship Meizu Pro 6.

Also, one of the models equipped with dual camera module on the rear panel. This design resembles Chinese flagship Huawei P9. As previously reported, another Chinese company Xiaomi will also equip its flagship Mi5 with dual camera.

According to rumors the new generation Apple iPhone 7 will use a special material body that is close to the metal. So Apple plans to add support for wireless charging, which previously was not available due to the metal body. Recall that smartphones Meizu Pro 6 and Huawei P9 do not have the similar function.

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Meizu Pro 6 was recently presented. New smartphone has turned controversial: it has beautiful design and good specifications, but on the other side – the battery is weak and ambiguous technologies.

Today, we compare Meizu Pro 6 with no less interesting flagship Xiaomi Mi5.

Design

Both smartphones Meizu Pro 6 and Xiaomi Mi5 have an attractive, but fundamentally different design. Meizu phone has a metal case, while Xiaomi is equipped with a glass body and metal frames or the ceramic body.

Like Xiaomi Mi5, smartphone Meizu Pro 6 has Full HD display with similar diagonal of 5.15 inches (Xiaomi) and 5.2 inches (Meizu). Below the display is Home key, in which is embedded fingerprint reader. The speed of fingerprint reader is almost the same.

Xiaomi Mi5 and Meizu 6 Pro are equipped with USB Type-C ports, so if you decide to buy both devices, charging is suitable from one to another.

Specifications

Both smartphones are equipped with top processors: Xiaomi Mi5 runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, and Meizu Pro 6 – at Helio X25 from MediaTek. Without a doubt Mi5 more productive than Meizu Pro 6, because smartphone has won first place in the ranking of the most powerful mobile devices on AnTuTu version of the first quarter of 2016. Xiaomi Mi5 gaining over 100,000 points, while Meizu Pro 6 – 96.000 points.

RAM in the basic version Xiaomi Mi5 is 3 GB and 32 GB of flash memory, or 4 GB + 64 GB of flash. Also smartphone is available in model with 4 GB RAM + 128 GB of flash memory. The flagship Meizu Pro 6 is available in two versions for today – 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash and 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory.

Display

Screens of Xiaomi Mi5 and Meizu Pro 6 are similar in size, but have radically different technology. Firstly Xiaomi Mi5 slightly smaller, it has a diagonal of 5.15 inches vs. 5.2 inches in Meizu Pro 6. Also Xiaomi Mi5 used IPS matrix, and the flagship Meizu has display with Super AMOLED matrix.

Xiaomi smartphone screen does not have any significant features, but display of Meizu is equipped with 3D Press technology that is sensitive to the force pressing like iPhone 6S.

Cameras

Comparison of cameras will be interesting, since both devices have unique technologies. Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone made a real breakthrough in mobile photography: it is equipped with a top-end camera 16 megapixel Sony IMX298 and 4-axis optical image stabilization. The pictures on flagship Xiaomi Mi5 get really impressive, both day and night.

Meizu Pro 6 has a 21 megapixel sensor from Sony, but camera does not have optical image stabilization. Meanwhile it boasts a laser auto focus and a powerful flash for 10 LEDs. Meizu uses camera module Sony IMX230 with F2.2.

Autonomy

The flagship Xiaomi Mi5 got a good Li-Polymer battery at 3000 mAh and fast charging technology Quick Charge 3.0. In comparison, Meizu Pro 6 has a smaller battery, its capacity is only 2560 mAh. With almost equal screen diagonals and resolution, Xiaomi Mi5 have a better chance to hold out longer than Meizu Pro 6.

Meizu Pro 6 also supports fast charging technology called mCharge.

Prices

The price of younger model Xiaomi Mi5 in China is $300, and the version with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of flash costs 350 dollars. The cost of top-end smartphone Xiaomi Mi5 Pro 128GB is $ 413.

Price Meizu Pro 6 starts from 392 dollars for the 32GB and ends 439 dollars for the 64 GB version of the flagship.

Conclusions

Our conclusion is that – if you need all those new features, which are offered by Meizu and you really want Force Touch technology, then Meizu Pro 6 is your choice.

If you prefer a top performance and you are willing to give up in favor of 3D display and excellent camera – then Xiaomi Mi5 is made especially for you.

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Recently, Meizu has released a new wearable gadget – fitness bracelet called Bong 2P. Its design, appearance, function and cost suggests that Chinese company plans to compete with another smart bracelet Xiaomi Mi Band. Today we will compare two bracelets and choose the best.

Design

Both gadgets have a similar design: tracker and silicone strap for fixing it. If Xiaomi Mi Band capsule comes in only gray metallic color, then Bong 2P offers more options – black, silver and pink colors.

Meanwhile Mi Band has a lot of interchangeable straps, the presence of such accessories in Bong 2P has no such opportunity. Mi Band body is made of metal and plastic, while the tracker from Meizu has a ceramic body. We think that Bong 2P more attractive due to a wavy texture, but Mi Band has three LED indicators.

Functions

The first generation of Mi Band is able to measure the steps passed, counting calories, vibrating alarm and notify of missed notifications by vibration and LED indicators.

Bracelet Bong 2P has the same functionality as Mi Band, in addition to LED display. Mi Band works with iOS and Android devices. There is even an unofficial client for Windows Phone.

Meizu works with Android smartphones and the ability to connect to iOS devices is not confirmed yet. Both bracelets are able to unlock Meizu and Xiaomi smartphones – respectively.

Price

Mi Band and Bong 2P has the same price in China – 12-13 dollars. Perhaps resellers will sell the first bracelet from Meizu will cost a bit more expensive, as it will be considered exclusive, but after a while the cost will be the same.

Conclusions

Both bracelets are interesting, but each has its own pros and cons. For example Bong 2P (in our opinion) is more modern and premium due to the use of ceramics and surround undulating pattern. Also smart tracker Meizu offers different colors.

Mi Band is more versatile, since it works with Android, WP and of iOS devices. Also it can be synchronized with Xiaomi weights through MiFit and sports applications like Google Fit.

Mi Band has three LEDs that provide basic information without the need to use a smartphone.

What bracelet would you buy: Xiaomi Mi Band or Meizu Bong 2P?

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As you know, tomorrow Meizu will present its new smartphone Meizu M3 Note (Blue Charm Note 3), but today, without any loud announcements and presentations, was released Meizu MX5e – a simplified version of Meizu MX5. New smartphone is more affordable, but productive modification of flagship for the mass market with a price tag of $216. The idea of ​​release this version smartphone is quite simple. Chinese manufacturer has flagships Meizu MX6 and Pro 6, but company does not offer devices for mid-market, so Meizu has decided to release a cheaper model of popular smartphone.

Compared with the flagship, lite version Meizu MX5e received a similar chip Helio X10 (MT6795), but with a reduced clock frequency of 2 GHz. Another key difference from its predecessor is 16 megapixel rear camera. Recall that Meizu MX5 has 20.7 megapixels main camera.

Other features Meizu MX5e similar flagship model of smartphone, such as 5.5-inch FullHD-display, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM. Also smartphone is equipped with 5 megapixel front camera. Do not forget about fingerprint reader Touch ID, 3150 mAh battery and support for two SIM-cards.

Maybe for someone it will be interesting that Meizu MX5e is sold with branded headset Meizu EP-21HD.

Today, Meizu MX5 can be found in Chinese stores for $231. We believe that the difference of $ 15 is not so significant, to become a weighty argument to buy Meizu MX5e.

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We all know that one of the leading manufacturers of smartphones in China, the company Meizu is preparing to release a new flagship device Meizu MX6, which replaced his predecessor. Recall that Meizu MX5 was presented in summer 2015.

Not so long ago the Chinese company shows smartphone Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition at MWC 2016. According to the latest information from unofficial sources, Meizu is developing a new flagship smartphone Meizu MX6.

What’s interesting, Meizu MX6 will be presented not in a year after the release MX5, but a little earlier – in late spring or in May.

Features Meizu MX6

According to rumors new smartphone will receive the screen with touch sensitivity technology (3D Touch), like iPhone 6 and some smartphones from Chinese manufacturers (ZTE, Huawei and Gionee).

What will be more interesting to have Meizu MX6 besides screen with support for 3D touch?

According to previous leaks, technical characteristics Meizu MX6 will include deca-core processor Mediatek Helio X20, 3GB of RAM, at least 32GB of internal flash memory and Full HD screen (1920 x 1080 pixels).

Thus, we see that Meizu MX6 will not be worse than other flagships on the market, while the cost will be significantly lower than LG G5 or Galaxy S7.

Meizu Pro 5 mini

As you may recall, the Chinese company planned to release Meizu Pro 5 Mini. However, vice-president of the company Li Nan said that smartphone will not be released.

We are sure that fans Meizu Pro 5 waited for mini version of smartphone. It would be very interesting smartphone especially for people who are looking for powerful, high-quality smartphone with convenient size. Unfortunately, the production of Meizu Pro 5 Mini had to abandon because of the earthquake and the destruction of warehouse destined for its production. Therefore, while we slowly forget about Meizu Pro 5, the next smartphone of Chinese company will probably be Meizu MX6.

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Meizu has officially announced the Meizu Metal, a new terminal midrange following an increasingly marked trend: mobile manufactured with aluminum body, leaving aside other materials such as polycarbonate. We are facing a phablet 5.5-inch full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, eight-core processor, 13 megapixel camera with a flash of dual tone to improve take photographs at night and only really fast autofocus 0.2 seconds. All with the option to enjoy the model in five different colors (pink, blue, white, gold and gray). The Meizu Metal begins reaching the market from next November for a price of approximately 150 euros to change. We tell you the details of this equipment.

 The Meizu Metal commitment to the 5.5-inch format, making it enters directly into the segment of phablets. This panel has a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, below first-line models like the Samsung Galaxy S6 or the Sony Xperia Z5 but offers a good level of detail to display the contents of your phone. In addition, it has reinforced 2.5D curved glass Nippon Electric Glass. In terms of design, the main news is the adoption of a metal body instead of using plastic that has been common in the rest of brand arrivals. Users who want to do with this computer can do it in five different colors: blue, pink, gold, white and gray. This commitment to the attractive power of customization Meizu Metal.

 Speaking of design, we would also like to highlight the inclusion of a fingerprint reader. This is increasingly a feature that includes a larger number of terminals, and gives the impression that it can become a trend here a few months in a large number of medium and high-end ranges. In the bowels of Meizu Metal we find MediaTek processor eight-core with a power of 2 GHz per core, along with a RAM of 2 GB. This is a good technical package although we are used to using many open apps the same time can be rather short to us. In the field of storage, this terminal will come in two versions with 16 GB of memory and 32 GB of memory. In either case, we can expand the available space through a MicroSD card up to 128 GB.

 Another section that has worked in a special way is the photo. The Meizu Metal incorporates a rear camera with a resolution of 13 megapixels and a flash of dual tone for sharper and more natural images at night. But above all, the great attraction of this lens is in its phase detection autofocus able to fix the image in just 0.2 seconds. As expected, this camera is also capable of recording videos in high resolution 1080p. On the front, we have a camera to take selfies with 5-megapixel resolution. The Meizu Metal begin reaching the market next November by a reference price of around 150 euros to change the 16GB version and 180 euros to change the version with 32 GB.

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The war for ever more powerful hardware will never end so soon in the mobile devices segment. Samsung has been investing in its Exynos 7420, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 for 2016 and Apple with its powerful dual-core chipset Apple A9. However, when it comes to raw power, at least on paper, we cannot forget the promising Helio X20 – which is the first deca-core chipset market with its ten cores.

 Helio X20 consists of a cluster with two cores Cortex-A72 working at full speed of 2.5GHz, ensuring a great performance for the smartphone or tablet. To balance the scales performance / consumption, we have a second processor numbering four cores Cortex-A53 running at 2GHz. They should be responsible for most of the requests sent to the CPU. Finally, to perform basic tasks, we have a third section with four cores Cortex-A53, this time working at 1.4GHz, with a great reduction in consumption.

 Unfortunately, the solution MediaTek also has LPDDR3 RAM, slower solution than LPDDR4 used by Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and the Samsung in Exynos 7420. However, with 933MHz speed, the memory of Helio X20 will be able to support the amount of information to be sent to a DHF or even QHD screen. To complement this set, we have the GPU Mali-T880 with four released cores, the most powerful graphics solution from ARM now. Finally, we have the Cortex-M4 coprocessor to process audio and text without awakening the main CPU, helping the 10 cores to stay in standby longer.

 Recently, we saw a rumor that Meizu is with great plans to bring a new flagship this year with Helio X20. It is also believed that this could only happen with the arrival of MX6 in 2016, as the Meizu MX5 was launched in July with the chipset MediaTek Helio X10. Anyway, is expected to bring the same specifications very similar to what we find with Pro 5, the latest flagship of the company with powerful chipset Exynos 7420. The Chinese manufacturer has made it clear that you want to bet on all powerful market solutions, not getting attached to that Qualcomm have to offer.

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After weeks of rumors, the Meizu Pro 5 has just been officially presented. Chinese company Meizu has introduced its new flagship in an event in which they have been confirmed all the features of Pro 5, which eventually will house a 5.7-inch screen with full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels). As we guessed, the Meizu Pro 5 has what it takes to become one of Chinese phones that can still sweep in 2015, especially if we consider that its starting price of 430 euros. Let’s look at the technical specifications.

 The Meizu Pro 5 comes with a 5.7 inch screen with full HD resolution incorporating 2.5D technology, which means it is slightly curved at the edges (but should not be confused with curved screens, because in For this mobile Meizu is a purely aesthetic added). Inside, the Meizu Pro 5 incorporates an Exynos 7420 eight-core processor (manufactured by Samsung, with 14 nanometer process), accompanied by Mali T760 graphics processor. RAM (LPDDR4) is available in versions 3 and 4 gigabytes, accompanied by an internal memory of 32 or 64 gigabytes (expandable via microSD).

 Following the characteristics, the Meizu Pro 5 features a 21 megapixel main camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus, while in the front of what we found is a five megapixel sensor. The Pro 5 also has a USB port Type-C; it operates under the Android 5.0 Lollipop version of the Android operating system (under the guise of Flyme 5) and is powered by a battery with a capacity of 3050 mAh. Also, like the Xiaomi Mi 4c presented yesterday, Pro 5 from Meizu has Dual-SIM slot 4G.

 The Meizu Pro 5 is built on a metal housing, and seeing their characteristics is not unreasonable to think that this is an alternative that will put on the ropes at 5 Chinese phones that are sweeping in 2015. Summing up its technical specifications, this is what gives this new high-end smartphone:

•  5.7-inch screen with full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) Super AMOLED panel, pixel density of 387 ppi.
• Processor Exynos 7420 eight cores
• Mali T760 graphics processor
• 3/4 gigabytes of RAM
• 32/64 gigabytes of internal memory, expandable via microSD
• 21 megapixel main camera with dual-LED flash and autofocus
• Five-megapixel front camera
• Android 5.0 Lollipop with Flyme May
• USB Type-C port
• 3,050 mAh battery
• Price: 430 euros (32GB/3GB) / 480 euros (64GB/4GB)

 As regards the starting price, the Meizu Pro 5 will come with a price of 430 euros for the 32 gigabytes of internal memory with 3 gigabytes of RAM, while the 64 gigabytes with 4 gigabytes of RAM will cost 480 euros.

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Meizu ‘NIUX’ as contemplated Meizu Pro 5, the first of the new high-end product line of Chinese manufacturer, coming soon to the market with the chipset Exynos 7420. Yes, the same SoC used by Samsung in their latest releases, including the Galaxy Note 5. The chipset comes with octa-core processor consists of four cores Cortex-A57 running at 2.1 GHz together with four cores Cortex-A53 at 1.5 GHz and GPU Mali-T760 to deliver good graphics performance .

 One of the great advantages of the Meizu Pro 5 is to come with Full HD screen, something that was common in flagships, but that gave way to the new Quad HD resolution pattern. As much as many Users Find unnecessary to have so many pixels in a cell, the manufacturers claim that this higher resolution delivers a sharper picture and more detail than was found previously in the market.

 When it was revealed that the novelty will come with this chipset and screen with lower resolution than found in the Galaxy line flagship, expected already see the model’s performance was superior to Samsung devices, since the GPU will have less work to deal with smaller amount of pixels on the screen. However, it seems that the performance gain is not just linked to it. According to the test revealed below, the Meizu Pro 5 achieves highest score in GeenBench benchmark of what we used to do with the Exynos 7420.

 This is tested only raw CPU performance and speed of the RAM, which in this case consists of 4 GB. As can be seen when only one Cortex-A57 core is in use, the score reaches incredible 1,550 points – going beyond 1400 we see on models from Samsung, including the Galaxy Note 5 announced recently. When all cores are tested once again, we see the chipset offer better performance in the hands of Meizu, a total of 5,593 points.

 The Meizu Pro 5, which will be officially unveiled on September 23, will hit the market with 3GB or 4GB of RAM, chipset Samsung Exynos 7420, GPU Mali-T760 (but was not told the amount of graphics cores), main camera 21 megapixel front and 5 megapixels, 32 GB of memory for internal storage and Android 5.1 as operating system, modified by the very interface of Chinese brand, Flyme OS.

 We do not have a date when the news hit the market, nor which countries should receive the Meizu Pro 5. During the event which takes place later this month, the Chinese manufacturer shall pass such information, in addition to the new price that is expected to bring a price more competitive, especially against Samsung that offers the same chipset, but that just charging a high price for it.

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For several weeks, we are more vigilant than ever to leaks that occur on the three Chinese high-end phones that can still devastate in 2015. Meizu is one of the Asian manufacturers that sooner or later will present a new flagship, and all the rumors suggest that the new high-end mobile Meizu will be available before the end of 2015. In fact, this time not only we echo a new mobile filtered Meizu pictures (which, by Indeed, it seems that finally will not be called Meizu MX5 Pro), but also make reference to a statement by a senior official of the company that has confirmed the existence of this smartphone.

 Starting with the filtered images, it has been the web site TechGrapple.com which has distributed a photograph of a seemingly real unit of the new flagship of Meizu, which at present runs under the name of Meizu NIUX. In this photograph it can be seen virtually identical to the Meizu MX5 has been present during this year design, which results in characteristics such as a start button, with integrated fingerprint reader, located under imagines – the screen in the form of a key with rectangular design. If we also look at the conceptual picture accompanying this leak, the only significant difference of design that appreciate between the Meizu NIUX and Meizu MX5 lies in the position of the logo Meizu, now it appears to be located closer to the main chamber .

 But that’s not all about the Meizu NIUX, the new flagship of Meizu. It turns out that Bai Yongxiang, president of the company, confirmed in a recent statement PhoneArena.com collected by the new Meizu Mobile will incorporate a screen with full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and has also ensured that this smartphone come with “the best processor available at the time.” Given the recent launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and recalling the collaboration that Meizu has maintained in recent years with processors Exynos, we can get an idea of the processor that is meant in this Yongxiang interview

 And, if we review the leaks that have appeared so far about the Meixu MX5 Pro or Meizu NIUX, we see that the expected technical specifications of this mobile pass through a screen of 5.5 inches with a resolution Full HD ( 1,920 x 1,080 pixels), an Exynos 7420 eight-core processor built on 14 nanometer process, 3/4 gigabytes of RAM, 32 gigabytes of internal storage, a main 21 megapixel camera and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (with the layer Customization Flyme 5.0), all contained in a metal casing design.

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