SpecEagle review · Meizu
Meizu 17 Pro review: mSmart cooling 5G flagship.
SpecEagle Editorial·May 2020·$720
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#45 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Meizu's 5G flagship.
17 Pro brought SD 865 + IMX686 + ceramic to Meizu — distinct Flyme 8.1 polish over Android 10.
01Display
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.6"
Refresh90 Hz
02Performance
85/10085/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.
ChipsetSnapdragon 865
RAM8 GB LPDDR5
Storage256 GB UFS 3.1
03Camera
80/10080/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2020.
Main64 MP Sony IMX686
Ultrawide32 MP
ToF3D
Macro8 MP
Front24 MP
04Battery
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
Capacity4,500 mAh
Charging30 W wired
Wireless27 W
05Software
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
What works
- SD 865 5G.
- 64 MP IMX686 + ToF.
- 27 W wireless.
- Ceramic option.
What doesn't
- $720 pricey.
- 90 Hz vs 120.
- Flyme outside China limited.
- 215 g.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .