Meizu A5

Meizu A5
Brand: Meizu
Category: Mobiles
  • Processor: MediaTek MT6737 (1.3 GHz Quad-Core Cortex-A53)
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Storage: 16 GB
  • Display: 5.0 inch
  • Camera: 8 Megapixel / 5 Megapixel
  • OS: Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7.4 3.7 1
  • Performance 7 / 10
  • Display 7 / 10
  • Design 7 / 10
  • Software 8 / 10
  • Camera 6 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10
  • Value For Money 9 / 10

Meizu launched its new budget smartphone that is Meizu A5. It is available in the silver and black colours variant. It has a price of Yuan 699 (Rs. 6,600 approx.).

Some key specs of Meizu A5 are:

The Meizu A5 comes with the 5.0 inch IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen display. It has a display resolution of 720×1080 pixels with a pixel density of 296 ppi. The dimensions measure at 144 x 70.5 x 8.3 mm and weighs 140g. The Meizu A5 runs on the Flyme OS 5.1 custom user interface based on Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) operating system. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6737 chipset and 1.3 GHz Quad-Core Cortex-A53 processor. It has a spot of Mali T720 GPU GPU. The phone has 2 GB of RAM. It packs a 16 GB of internal storage that can be expandable up to 256GB via Micro SD card.

As coming to the camera section, The Meizu A5 packs a 8 Megapixel primary camera and 5 Megapixel for shooter selfies and video calls. The primary camera is capable of 720p video recording. It includes dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, autofocus, zooming etc. The Meizu A5 has a powerhouse that consists of Li-Ion 3060 mAh capacity battery. Sensors on the phone have included:

  • Fingerprint sensor,
  • Proximity sensor,
  • Accelerometer sensor,
  • Gyroscope sensor, and
  • Ambient Light sensor.

Connectivity options include:

  • 2G, 3G, 4G,
  • Bluetooth- v4.2,
  • Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,Hotspot,
  •  GPS/A-GPS, and
  • USB-MicroUSB v2.0.

Read about similar devices: Meizu E2Meizu M5 Note, and Meizu M5s.

Meizu A5 - Specs

Network

Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Dimensions
    144 x 70.5 x 8.3 mm
  • Weight
    140g
  • Colors
    Silver and Black color

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
  • Size
    5.0 inch
  • Resolution
    720x1080 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    16M
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    296 ppi

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    Flyme OS 5.1 custom UI

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    MediaTek MT6737
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    1.3 GHz Quad-Core Cortex-A53
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Mali T720 GPU
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    2 GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    16 GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    up to 256GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint sensor,
    Proximity sensor,
    Accelerometer sensor,
    Gyroscope sensor, and
    Ambient Light sensor.

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    8 Megapixel
  • Video
    720 p
  • Camera Features
    Dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, autofocus, zooming etc.

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    3060 mAh

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    Bluetooth- v4.2
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,Hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    MicroUSB v2.0.
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    GPS/A-GPS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack