Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Meizu Pro 7 Plus
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.18-inch Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845) that was released on August 1, 2018, against the Meizu Pro 7 Plus, which is powered by MediaTek MT6799 and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pocophone F1
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 10 versus 7
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4000 vs 3500 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- Thinner bezels – 8.19% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1-year newer
Reasons to consider the Meizu Pro 7 Plus
- 28% higher pixel density (515 vs 403 PPI)
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.18 inches | 5.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2246 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.7:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 430 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.13% | 73.94% |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 2315 Hz | - |
| Response time | 30.4 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1438:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.5 mm (6.12 inches) | 157.3 mm (6.19 inches) |
| Width | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Metal |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | MediaTek MT6799 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75) |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A35 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 630 | PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 |
| GPU clock | 710 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~727 GFLOPS | ~205 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 103647 | - |
| GPU | 155613 | - |
| Memory | 59779 | - |
| UX | 85314 | - |
| Total score | 405943 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.7 °C | - |
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1437 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6268 | - |
| Video editing | 5959 | - |
| Photo editing | 17377 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6429 | - |
| Writing score | 9426 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 7.0 |
| ROM | MIUI 12 POCO | Flyme 6 |
| OS size | 12 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Charge power | 18 W | 24 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 40 min) | Yes, mCharge (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:56 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:05 hr | - |
| Standby | 99 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3000 x 4000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 2 (12 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 20 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 26.17 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Monochrome lens | - | - 12 MP - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0", Samsung S5K5E8 (CMOS) |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Pocophone F1 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.06" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 4.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 10 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2018 | July 2017 |
| Release date | August 2018 | September 2017 |
| SAR (head) | 0.537 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.582 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, and design are more important to you, then choose the Meizu Pro 7 Plus. But if the software, camera, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Pocophone F1.
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