Specs Comparison: Meizu Pro 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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 CNY3100PHP 24,989USD 426INR 36,093EUR 405 or around Php23K when converted directly. The Galaxy Note 5 on the other hand starts at Php36,990USD 630INR 53,436EUR 600CNY 4,590 (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.

8 Comments

java boy says:

9 years ago

meizu tayo jan
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lito says:

9 years ago

meizu nalang ako kunti lang difference sa spec pero malaki sa presyo.
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archie says:

9 years ago

Hindi lang price ang pinagkaiba. Para ka na ring nag galaxy series dahil sa chipset + micro sd at mas malaking battery. Di rin naman big deal ang 4gb ng note 5 dahil marami pang ram management issues at sapat na ang 3gb sa karamihan. Siguradong mauubos ito sa novotech once dinala nila to sa pinas.
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Kap says:

9 years ago

Almost same specs, meizu for bang for the buck, kaya lang di tlaga ako masanay sa flyme …..
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pauline says:

9 years ago

tiba-tiba ang novo7tech kapag ni release yan dito!
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light says:

9 years ago

mas maliwanag cguro screen ng n5 518ppi?
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aaa says:

9 years ago

Meizu has also NFC
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waranghira says:

9 years ago

Pro 5 for pro Hi-Fi audio!
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