Yep, its finally official, the Meizu Pro 7 (and its higher end sibling; the Pro 7 Plus) is now coming to the Philippines. The Meizu Pro 7, is known not only for its amazing build quality, but for it's much talked about secondary screen on the back of the unit (as shown in the pic above). Sounds weird? Interesting? Feels like a gimmick? Well, before we run through my experience of the secondary screen, let's do a quick run through of the specs first:
MEIZU PRO 7 SPEC SHEET
- SCREEN: 5.2-inch Super AMOLED Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels (front facing screen) & 2-inch AMOLED display @240 x 536 pixels (rear screen)
- CAMERA: Dual 12-megapixel with Dual LED Flash (rear camera) & 16-megapixel (front-facing camera)
- CPU: MediaTek Helio P25 Octa-Core Processor
- GPU: ARM Mali-T880 Processor
- RAM: 4GB RAM
- STORAGE: 64GB Internal Storage
- BATTERY: 3000mAh Battery (with mCharge fast-charging technology)
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat with Flyme OS6
MEIZU PRO 7 PLUS SPEC SHEET
- SCREEN: 5.7-inch Super AMOLED Full HD display @ 2560 x 1440 pixels (front facing screen) & 2-inch AMOLED display @240 x 536 pixels (rear screen)
- CAMERA: Dual 12-megapixel with Dual LED Flash (rear camera) & 16-megapixel (front-facing camera)
- CPU: MediaTek Helio X30 Deca-Core Processor
- GPU: IMG PowerVR 7XTP Processor
- RAM: 6GB RAM
- STORAGE: 64GB/128GB Internal Storage
- BATTERY: 3500mAh Battery (with mCharge fast-charging technology)
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat with Flyme OS6
Now how does the Meizu Pro 7's unique secondary backscreen feels like in use? In a word, revolutionary. It's the kind of feature that makes people scratch their heads when they first hear it, but once you get to grips of how it works and its applications, its something that you'd prolly wish other smartphone manufacturers would adopt in their phones as well.
It works specially well with the Meizu Pro 7's dual lens rear cameras. For selfie-lovers, this is a boon and definitely well-worth getting one, for high quality selfies. None of that struggling to get the right selfie shot, as you can see exactly where you are in the frame using the 2-inch AMOLED backscreen. :D
It works specially well with the Meizu Pro 7's dual lens rear cameras. For selfie-lovers, this is a boon and definitely well-worth getting one, for high quality selfies. None of that struggling to get the right selfie shot, as you can see exactly where you are in the frame using the 2-inch AMOLED backscreen. :D
If you want to see it in action, I've put together a quick hands-on video of the back screen:
The Meizu Pro 7 is priced at Php22,990 (roughly $450) while the higher end Meizu Pro 7 Plus is priced at Php 31,990 (roughly $620). The Meizu Pro 7 will be available on October this year, via Meizu's online shop, via Lazada (care of the folks at Hellotronics), and on authorized retail shops in malls all-over the Philippines.
