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Meizu Pro 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

3.07 in
6.17 in
Meizu Pro 5 Mobile Phone
Meizu Pro 5
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
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19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
33
4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB

Display

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size5.7 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary sensor size1/2.4"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.4"1/2.55"

Storage

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height6.17 in5.86 in
Width3.07 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.93 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Meizu Pro 5Meizu Pro 5
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3050.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8