Meizu introduced its PRO 7 and PRO 7 Plus smartphones with unique dual-screen feature to the Malaysian market today.
The PRO 7 Plus packs MediaTek’s latest 10-core tri-cluster chipset, the Helio X30. The silicon is based on the more advanced 10nm process for better efficiency, and it features newer ARM cores, a more powerful GPU plus a faster Cat 10 LTE radio.
The Meizu PRO 7 standard model comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen; while the PRO 7 Plus features a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen at 430 nits brightness. A secondary screen on the back panel named the Fenêtre display shows notifications, making it less hassle to manage incoming notifications. The music player function of the fenêtre display also brings music without any distractions.
Both versions come with a 16-megapixel f/2.0 front camera, plus a 12-megapixel f/2.0 dual rear camera based on Sony’s IMX386 sensors with 1.25 um pixels; one for capturing colour and another is a monochrome sensor. The dual-camera gives the PRO 7 enhanced night image quality, richer detail, and an a depth of field mode. With multi-frame noise reduction algorithms, the camera also takes quality night shots and in low light.
The PRO 7 features a Helio P25 processor, and the PRO 7 Plus has a 10 nm Helio X30 processor, both bringing high performance while reducing power consumption at the same time. The PRO 7 is equipped with a built-in 4G & WiFi signal amplifier, which significantly improves the signal receiving capability of the PRO 7 in a 4G/WiFi environment and effectively reduces signal blind area.
Flyme 6 OS features a self-developed intelligent thinking engine that studies users’ habits to provide a highly efficient solution based on using scenarios. It shortens the startup time of commonly used applications, and smartly searches the background processes to release system resources and make your mobile phone system more intelligent and flexible.
The PRO 7 series comes in a minimum configuration of 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, coupled with LPDDR 4X and eMMC5.1/UFS 2.1 technologies. The PRO 7 Plus packs a larger 3,500 mAh battery — an extra 500 mAh than its smaller sibling. The PRO 7 Plus also features Meizu’s new mCharge 4.0 fast-charging, allowing a depleted PRO 7 Plus to reach 67 percent charge in just 30 minutes.
The phone will come with a USB-C port, and features a dedicated audio DAC, Cirrus Logic CS43130, bringing high dynamic and low distortion in audio.
The Meizu PRO 7 comes in Red, Gold and Black, retailing at RM1,899; the PRO 7 Plus is only available in black at a retail price of RM2,799, and comes with 6GB RAM and 128 GB storage.
The preorder for Meizu PRO 7 and PRO 7 Plus will start from September 15 to 20 at Meizu Malaysia’s e-commerce partners such as Lazada, 11 Street and Shopee.
For the PRO 7, the preorder package comes with a free Meizu Bluetooth earphone E51 worth RM299. Meizu PRO 7 Plus preorders come with a complimentary Meizu Premium gift box and a Meizu Bluetooth earphone E51 that’s worth a total of RM498.
The Meizu PRO 7 series will be officially available in the Malaysian market from September 21 onwards at all local key brand store, shop in Shop and authorized dealers nationwide.
