Every once in a while we come across a phone that’s surprisingly interesting and one such offering was today presented by Chinese manufacturer Meizu. The Meizu Pro 7 and Pro 7 Plus are fairly standard dual camera mid-range smartphone save for one interesting detail.
Both of these handsets have a 1.9-inch (240 x 536) secondary display on the rear that shows information like Time and weather and can also assist you with taking selfies from the rear camera.
Of course, this isn’t the first phone with an extra display on the rear. Yota phones have been pulling off something similar for a while, but those have e-ink displays. Meizu is using AMOLED panel on both front and rear which apart from being slim also consume less power.
On the specification front, Meizu Pro 7 Plus has a 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display (primary) and is powered by 2.6GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X30 chipset paired with 6GB LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB internal storage. It’s just 7.3mm thick and houses a 3300mAh battery.
The Meizu Pro 7, on the other hand, has a smaller 5.2-inch Full HD AMOLED display and is powered by 2.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 processor paired with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB internal storage. This one too is 7.3mm thick and houses a 3000mAh battery. The 128GB storage variant is powered by MediaTek Helio X30 chipset.
Both phones also feature 12MP rear cameras (RGB + Monochrome), 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor, dual SIM support, 4G VoLTE , WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4/5 GHz), Fast charging, audio amplifer, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C and Android Nougat based flyme OS.
Key Specifications of Meizu Pro 7 Plus and Meizu Pro Z:
| Model | Meizu PRO 7 Plus | Meizu PRO 7 |
| Display | 5.7 inch Quad HD AMOLED display
1.9-inch 240×536 pixels AMOLED display |
5.2 inch Quad HD AMOLED display
1.9-inch 240×536 pixels AMOLED display |
| Processor | 2.6 GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X30 processor | 2.5 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X26 processor/ 2.6 GHz deca-core MediaTek Helio X30 processor |
| Camera | 12 MP dual rear cameras and 16MP front camera | 12 MP dual rear cameras and 16MP front camera |
| Battery | 3300mAh | 3000mAh |
| RAM | 6GB | 4GB |
| Internal Memory | 64GB/128GB | 64GB/128GB |
| Dimensions and Weight | 157.34 x 77.24 x 7.3mm and 170 grams | 147.62 x 70.72 x 7.3mm and 163 grams |
| Software | Android 7.0 Nougat based Flyme 6.0 | Android 7.0 Nougat based Flyme 6.0 |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Price | USD 530/ USD 604 | USD 426/ USD 500 |
