Meizu Pro 6 Plus review: imPROved

3. Display, battery life, connectivity

Display

Meizu Pro 6 Plus returns to the Pro series roots and brings back the big 5.7" screen estate. But there is more - the Samsung-made AMOLED screen is now of Quad HD resolution, this combination is a first for Meizu. The screen is also 3D Press-enabled and it will show context menu when you long press on app icons.

The pixel arrangement is Diamond PenTile, but nobody will be able to tell that because of the high 515ppi density.

The color rendition provided by the Meizu Pro 6 Plus is good, but not perfect, just like it was with the Pro 5. The base colors (red, green, blue), especially the red one, are oversaturated and thus make for an average DeltaE of 6.2 and a peak of 13.6 of the red channel. Playing with the color temperature slider in Settings doesn't improve the color accuracy, but you can get less-bluish whites by going towards an overall Warmer rendering. Still, an average of 6.2 is not bad at all, and we know many users will appreciate the punchy colors.

Meizu promises 430nits of typical brightness for the Pro 6 Plus and our measurements confirm that. We actually measured a maximum brightness of 450nits. Oddly, the AMOLED backlight doesn't turn off completely even when it shows black content unlike Samsung displays. The contrast ratio is still insanely high but it's not infinite.

Display test	100% brightness
Display test	Black, cd/m²	White, cd/m²	Contrast ratio
Meizu Pro 6 Plus	0.007	450	64,286
Meizu MX4 Pro	0.69	775	1127
Meizu Pro 5	0	321	∞
Meizu PRO 6	0.01	360	40000
Meizu MX6	0.34	457	1344
Apple iPhone 7 Plus	0.41	573	1398
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge	0.00	392	∞
OnePlus 3T	0	447	∞
LG V20	0.43	475	1097
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus	0.44	637	1448

The sunlight legibility is great, and you'll have no problem seeing what's happening on the screen even under bright sunlight.

Sunlight contrast ratio

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
4.615
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
4.439
OnePlus 3
4.424
Samsung Galaxy S7
4.376
HTC One A9
4.274
Samsung Galaxy Note7
4.247
Samsung Galaxy A3
4.241
OnePlus 3T
4.232
Google Pixel XL
4.164
ZTE Axon 7
4.154
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
4.124
Samsung Galaxy Note5
4.09
Huawei Nexus 6P
4.019
OnePlus X
3.983
Vivo Xplay5 Elite
3.983
Apple iPhone 7
3.964
Oppo R7s
3.964
Huawei P9 Plus
3.956
Meizu Pro 6 Plus
3.935
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
3.918
Samsung Galaxy C5
3.911
Samsung Galaxy C7
3.896
Samsung Galaxy A5
3.895
Samsung Galaxy J7 outdoor
3.879
Samsung Galaxy J2 outdoor
3.873
Samsung Galaxy A8
3.859
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
3.817
Motorola Moto X (2014)
3.816
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) outdoor mode
3.802
Xiaomi Redmi Pro
3.798
LG V20 Max auto
3.798
Sony Xperia XZ
3.795
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
3.789
Apple iPhone 6s
3.783
Meizu Pro 5
3.781
Microsoft Lumia 650
3.772
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
3.756
Oppo F1 Plus
3.709
Vivo X5Pro
3.706
Sony Xperia X Compact
3.694
Apple iPhone SE
3.681
Huawei Mate 9
3.68
Samsung Galaxy A7
3.679
Meizu PRO 6
3.659
BlackBerry Priv
3.645
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
3.588
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
3.53
Motorola Moto Z Play
3.526
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) outdoor mode
3.523
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
3.523
Acer Jade Primo
3.521
Microsoft Lumia 950
3.512
Oppo R7 Plus
3.499
nubia Z11
3.466
Samsung Galaxy J7
3.422
Meizu MX5
3.416
LG V20
3.402
Oppo R9s
3.352
Oppo R7
3.32
Xiaomi Mi 5s
3.276
Samsung Galaxy J2
3.235
Sony Xperia X Performance
3.234
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
3.228
Motorola Moto X Play
3.222
Huawei P9
3.195
Lenovo Vibe Shot
3.113
Motorola Moto X Force
3.105
LG Nexus 5X
3.092
Huawei Mate S
3.073
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
3.065
Sony Xperia X
2.989
Huawei Mate 8
2.949
Xiaomi Redmi 3S
2.913
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
2.906
LG G5
2.905
HTC One S
2.901
Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime
2.893
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
2.884
Sony Xperia Z5
2.876
Microsoft Lumia 550
2.851
Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro
2.803
Sony Xperia Z5 compact
2.784
Meizu MX4 Pro
2.765
Meizu MX6
2.751
LG V10
2.744
Xiaomi Redmi 3
2.735
Sony Xperia M5
2.69
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime
2.679
Huawei P9 Lite
2.679
Vivo V3Max
2.659
Xiaomi Mi Mix
2.658
Xiaomi Mi 4i
2.641
Sony Xperia XA
2.609
Motorola Moto G4 Plus (max auto)
2.582
Motorola Moto G4 Plus
2.582
Xiaomi Mi 4c
2.574
LeEco Le Max 2
2.567
Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL
2.563
Microsoft Lumia 640
2.563
Lenovo K6 Note
2.544
Lenovo Moto G4
2.544
Oppo F1
2.528
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
2.525
Huawei Honor 7 Lite / Honor 5c
2.506
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
2.503
Oppo F1s
2.481
Motorola Moto G
2.477
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus
2.473
Huawei G8
2.471
Huawei nova
2.467
Sony Xperia Z
2.462
Lenovo Vibe K5
2.459
Meizu m3 max
2.447
Huawei Honor 7
2.406
Sony Xperia E5
2.386
ZUK Z1 by Lenovo
2.382
HTC 10
2.378
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
2.378
Meizu m1 note
2.362
Huawei nova plus
2.329
HTC One E9+
2.305
Alcatel One Touch Hero
2.272
Apple iPhone 4S
2.269
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note
2.254
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
2.253
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
2.249
Sony Xperia C4 Dual
2.235
Xiaomi Mi Note
2.234
Motorola Moto G (2014)
2.233
LG Nexus 5
2.228
Huawei P8
2.196
Huawei Honor 6
2.169
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
2.166
OnePlus Two
2.165
HTC One X
2.158
LG Aka
2.145
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
2.145
Archos 50 Diamond
2.134
Xiaomi Redmi Note
2.119
Acer Liquid X2
2.084
Huawei P8lite
2.078
Moto G 3rd gen max manual
2.026
Xiaomi Mi Max
1.996
Sony Xperia E4g
1.972
OnePlus One
1.961
Meizu m3 note
1.923
Meizu m2 note
1.892
BlackBerry Leap
1.892
ZTE Nubia Z9 mini
1.759
Sony Xperia U
1.758
Asus Zenfone Selfie
1.68
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen)
1.675
ZTE Nubia Z9
1.659
Jolla Jolla
1.605
Motorola Moto E
1.545
Sony Xperia M
1.473
HTC Desire C
1.3
Sony Xperia C
1.283
Meizu MX
1.221
Sony Xperia E
1.215

Battery life

The Meizu Pro 6 Plus has 840mAh higher battery capacity compared to the Pro 6 - for a total of 3,400 mAh. It supports QuickCharge 2.0 (50% in 30 mins) and the Pro 6 Plus comes with a bundled 24W fast charging plug.

We ran our battery test, and it posted very good results owing to the generous battery capacity and the energy efficient 14nm chipset.

The smartphone did great across all of our tests, including standby. The 3G talk time could have been better, but 16 hours is still enough by our books.

The rating of 96 hours is excellent - it means you can use the Pro 6 Plus for four full days if you are to make an hour of 3G talks, web browsing and video playback each day. The usage pattern we use to calculate the Endurance rating may not apply to your own use of the device, but it ensures that our battery results are comparable across devices.

The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.

Connectivity

The Meizu Pro 6 Plus supports LTE Cat.6 connectivity, and you can tap to an LTE network on either SIM, but the other will default to a GSM band. The supported LTE bands by our review unit include LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500). Unfortunately, VoLTE is available only on the Chinese model and won't make it to the intentional one. This means VoLTE for India is a no-go.

The rest of the wireless connectivity features include dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac support and Wi-Fi Direct. There is also support for Bluetooth 4.1, and GPS and GLONASS. Wireless screen mirroring is available via the Miracast protocol.

Oddly, NFC isn't available yet on the international model, but Meizu promises to enable it via an upcoming firmware update. It seems that's the same case as the heart-rate sensor - its support is also coming with an update.

The Pro 6 Plus supports USB Type-C and fast charging. If you have a proper USB OTG adapter, you can attach peripherals and thumb drives.

There is no FM radio.

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