+£8.64 Quidco. Also there is a code available if you download the app which will give 10% off (£124ish). Now then. This looks a real bargain at this price. I know there are always some concerns about Chinese phones but this is a well known brand nowadays and for the price/spec, you aint gonna beat it!
There is a very positive review on techradar here where it was given 4 stars at £380
Model MEIZU MX4 Pro
Band 2G: GSM/GPRS/EDGE
(850/900/1800/1900MHz)
3G: WCDMA(850/900/1900/2100MHz)
4G: FDD-LTE(1800/2100/2600MHz)
Sim Card Single SIM card slot
Style Bar
Color White, Gray, Gold
Shell Material Plastic
System
OS Flyme 4.5
CPU Exynos 5430 processor Octa core, ARM® cortex®-A15™ 2.0GHz x 4 + ARM® cortex®-A7™ 1.5GHz x 4
GPU Mali T628 MP6/600MHz
ROM 16GB
RAM 3GB dual-channel LPDDR3 memory
Screen
Display Size 5.5 Inch
Type IPS Sharp/JDI Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 OGS Screen
Display technology NEGA negative LCD panel
Manufacturing
technology Single-glass fully laminated
Resolution 2560 x 1536 pixels (Better than normal 2K)
Brightness 450cd/m2 max brightness with 2048 levels of brilliance control
Support Format
Ringtones Type Polyphonic/MP3
Audio File Format FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AMR
Video File Format MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, MPEG
Image File Format JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
E-book Format TXT/CHM/DOC/HTML
FM Radio Yes, earphone needed
Earphone Port 3.5mm
Card Extend Not Support
Data Transfer & Connectivity
Data transfer USB/Bluetooth
Mobile internet WAP/WiFi
General
Camera/Picture
Resolution Dual Cameras,
Front camera:
OV5693, 5 megapixels
4-element lens
Blue glass optical filter
F/2.2
84.4° wide angle lens
Face AE light boost technology FotoNation selfie enhancement algorithm
Rear Camera:
20.7 megapixels
Sony IMX220 Exmor RS series sensor
4x digital zoom, 300° panoramic lens
Blue glass IR filter
Sapphire crystal protective lens
5-element lens, F/2.2
30 photos per second, 0.3s AF motor Supports night-scene imaging
Language Simplified Chinese, Chinese Traditional, Francis, Magyar, Spanish, Italiano, eesti, Deutsch, Polski, English, etc (More details please refer to the screenshots)
Phonebook 500
Message SMS/MMS
Input Handwrite/Keypad
Positioning A-GPS, Inertial navigation, Digital compass GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BDS) SBAS (QZSS) WAAS EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN
WIFI 802.11 ac/n/g/b/a Wi-Fi, Supports dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz)
GPRS Supprot
WAP Supprot
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Supports BLE
Multi-Touch Yes
Sensor
Ambient Sensor Support
Gravity sensor Support
Hall Effect sensor Support
Infrared proximity sensor Support
Gyroscope Support
Ambient light sensor Support
touch sensitive Support
digital compass Support
mTouch
Surface material Sapphire glass
Metal ring Stainless steel
Response speed 0.5s
Identification angle 360°
Sensor Capacitive touch sensor
Number of fingerprint modules Five
Dimensions 150.1*77*9.0mm
Weight 158g
Battery 3350mAh (Typical value) built-in
Other Features Bluetooth, Proximity Sensing, MP4, WIFI, Video Call, WAP, GPS, FM, Clock, Browser, E-mail, Camera, Gallary, Calendar, Calculator, MP3, etc
Package Included 1 x MEIZU MX4 Pro
1 x USB Cable
1 x Charger
1 x User Manual
Top comments
chrisbass
12 Jan 166#5
HAHA - it has "retina sound" gotta love marketing!
mynameisthehulk to peympeym
12 Jan 166#2
A bit odd to vote cold on a deal when Amazon do this all the time and nearly all of the 6 deals you have posted are from Amazon?
Here is an extract from the Techradar review, which indicates this is still a substantial saving :-
"Prices for the Meizu MX4 Pro are higher than the Chinese RRP but the MX4 Pro still offers great value for money, with the 16GB model currently available for $579 (around £380, AU$750). This price also includes shipping from Hong Kong and an international 12 month warranty."
disgraceUK to bankerscum
16 Jan 164#15
I am guessing to put a sim card in and use as a telephone?
helllraiser
16 Jan 163#23
haha how you figure that? firstly most of Asia uses dual sim, secondly it saves having to carry two phones for work and personal. Wise up.
107 quid? I really wouldn't have thought so lol. I believe it supports OTG but I've no need of it as I'm not a huge user of mobile storage (lots of my stuff is in the cloud). The camera on this is really superb. Just come back off holiday and the pics I took surprised even me! :man:
mynameisthehulk
30 May 16#48
Galaxy Note 4
soulhunter123777
28 May 16#47
Is there an equivalent phone with the same specs (screen, octa-core, camera) but which *does* support expandable storage?
bellboys
26 May 16#46
Not vouching for them at all so no recommendation but available for just 107 spondoolics here:
I have managed to root. It seems Banggood install a customised version of the firmware where it looks like it already rooted but root doesn't work. I installed a standard version of the firmware and managed to root. The method for installing the International firmware was beyond me I'm afraid but by installing and running Nova Launcher and uninstalling all the Chinese apps it runs pretty much like stock, it's an awesome device but going to flog this because I can't hide root so Sky Go won't work and I want another phone.
bellboys
3 Mar 161#42
I will indeed.
mynameisthehulk
3 Mar 16#41
If he manages to root ask him how please!
bellboys
3 Mar 16#40
I'm very non-techy but a work colleague is a bit of a genius when it comes to stuff like this so the phone is going to be passed to him for all mods he feels needs doing to be done.
mynameisthehulk
3 Mar 16#39
The Chinese notifications are a bit of a pain in the ****. Have you managed to get the one touch root working?
bellboys
3 Mar 16#38
Got mine delivered yesterday (very fast delivery compared to Gearbest). Chinese language but simply sorted. Google Play already on the device. Perfectly useable in its current state (fast, superb, virtually bexel-less, screen, amazing sound quality, mtouch a breeze to use and very reliable). An absolute billy bargain. I totally get the lack of warranty (won't be sending it back to HK/China should it stop working!) but when you see just what 130 quid gets you from a UK mainstream brand, albeit warrantied, it's actually laughable and I'm happy to take the risk. Thanks again OP.
bellboys
18 Feb 16#37
Cheers, please keep me posted on your progress!
mynameisthehulk
18 Feb 16#36
I have mine. It's a beautiful device but it's going to take so work to convert to international.
bellboys
18 Feb 16#35
Just wondered if it had arrived yet and if so what do you think of it? TIA!
bellboys
12 Feb 161#34
After months of trawling the Chinese sites for my next mobile (and posting enough deals I came across along the way to be accused of being an employee of Gearbest and AliExpress lol) I've finally bitten the bullet and ordered this from Banggood. 137 quid and topcashback 8.69 already tracked (they don't seem to be on Quidco anymore which is a shame). It's certainly way cheaper than anywhere else I can see (Gearbest want 320 quid for this lol!) and the spec for the money is unbelievable (lack of dual SIM &non expandable memory not a dealbreaker for me).
Edit: Kimovil now saying it's available for 128 quid on AliExpress (they weren't earlier) but with the TCB that's what I will be paying from Banggood and I they have a good reputation for CS amongst the Chinese sellers.
Thanks OP!
bluepeter11
19 Jan 16#33
Scratch that, looks like it does have a locked bootloader and no cyanogenmod rom on the pro version, that is a real shame, i was going to bite the bullet on this too
mynameisthehulk
19 Jan 16#32
Somewhere I am pretty sure I read the BL was locked so no custom ROMs, but it does have one touch root.
bluepeter11
19 Jan 16#31
It looks like it can take cyanogenmod rom which is better then stock in my opinion
alexbayes
19 Jan 161#30
I've just ordered this bad boy from banggood.
Does anyone know if you can root it and stick a stock Android ROM on it?
bluepeter11
19 Jan 16#29
OP, could you please post the code here? i signed up on the app and didn't get one
Gachupinski7
18 Jan 161#28
love it. great deal.
Yardbird
18 Jan 16#27
the idea is one sim for work and the other is private...i dont want ppls to call me in the midle of the night if they need taxi...thats all its just more practical
seanmckenna
17 Jan 16#26
this phone or the xiaomi note 3? Similar money. Camera on this sounds really good but the extra memory on the xiaomi is tempting...
David23
17 Jan 161#25
I can't buy an Andriod phone without an SD slot, it seems stupid to even sell phones without them especially ones which have decent specs like this. Shame.
Makkand
16 Jan 16#24
This design decision does seem to break the mould indeed.
helllraiser
16 Jan 163#23
haha how you figure that? firstly most of Asia uses dual sim, secondly it saves having to carry two phones for work and personal. Wise up.
ZoroBandit
16 Jan 161#22
When I was looking for a phone 2 months ago, I did research on Chinese phones and ended up with dilemma this one or 1+1. So I ended up with 1+1 64gb for £225, as meizu mxpro16gb was £212. But for £140, meizu would be my choice nr1, despite 16 gb rom.
Trust me it is a superb phone, much better than motog or vodafone smartultra.
iDealYou
16 Jan 16#21
Only Apple is allowed to play that game. :wink:
Proveright
16 Jan 16#19
Will work on EE or BT which piggy back EE, or Three on 1800.
Only 16 Gb rom and plastic case and 3350mah is NOT a huge battery nowadays. No expandable storage will fill up quick. What is the point of having a fantastic camera if you dont have enough storage to put your apps and photos ?
I don't get it with mobile phone manufacturers , why does not someone bring a phone out with good spec in EVERY department ?
There is a plethora of phones to choose from and every one of them is lacking in one or more department !
mynameisthehulk to Proveright
16 Jan 16#20
Not sure what you want for £130? Will work on one Voda frequency too btw. It's just O2 you won't get 4G as the only have 800Mhz. Oh and it's metal framed. Have a read of one of the many reviews.
Yardbird
16 Jan 16#16
single sim...why???
paulpso to Yardbird
16 Jan 162#18
cause most of us aren't drug dealers?
Yardbird
16 Jan 16#17
very strange...
bankerscum
13 Jan 16#14
What's the point of a China phone without dual sim?
disgraceUK to bankerscum
16 Jan 164#15
I am guessing to put a sim card in and use as a telephone?
borosidf
12 Jan 161#13
I had this for half year. Bought for 330 and sold last month for 180 thanks god! It is pretty nice phone. Not MIUI btw but Flyme OS. It is based on Android 5.1 but 6.0 on the way. Who knows when.
It has one of the bests dac so yeah, retina sound is a funny name but not just marketing. Read reviews. It is good for someone who likes to spend hours on forums and optimeze it. Built in root is nice btw. No unlockable BL so no custom roms. Xposed could be installed btw and there is an app in the meizu store called flymetools. It is must have for customisation. Camera is superb, it is the same like in Xperia Z3 (Z4?) Heat added because lot for the money.
topss
12 Jan 163#11
So single Sim and no memory card slot. Strange setup. Sounds almost like an iPhone.
mynameisthehulk to topss
12 Jan 162#12
Yet its a quarter of the price! :wink:
Roger_Irrelevant
12 Jan 16#6
Looks very good spec wise, Exmor sensor etc. but I'd be concerned about their homebrew OS and lack of updates.
gmdlogan to Roger_Irrelevant
12 Jan 16#9
Miui is a really good android build. My Redmi Note is by far the best phone I've had.
I've had xperias, Iphones, Blackberry's. By far the best. The removable battery is my only gripe.
For the price, it looks incredible.
djjinx1 to Roger_Irrelevant
12 Jan 161#10
They still update this phone alot?
The OS is superb as well.
HAHA - it has "retina sound" gotta love marketing!
mynameisthehulk to chrisbass
12 Jan 163#8
It's so loud it melts your retina
anthony212
12 Jan 161#3
a Chinese phone that doesn't support extra storage?
chrisbass to anthony212
12 Jan 162#7
does seem odd, and only 16gb on board storage kinda kills this for me.
CBK
12 Jan 16#4
This phone will only work with 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz 4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz
peympeym
12 Jan 163#1
Original price 527.34 . Really? I hate sellers that cheat and lie like that.
At 146 it may well be a deal, or maybe not. But a seller can not claim this was a £500 plus phone. Sorry, but Cold for me
mynameisthehulk to peympeym
12 Jan 166#2
A bit odd to vote cold on a deal when Amazon do this all the time and nearly all of the 6 deals you have posted are from Amazon?
Here is an extract from the Techradar review, which indicates this is still a substantial saving :-
"Prices for the Meizu MX4 Pro are higher than the Chinese RRP but the MX4 Pro still offers great value for money, with the 16GB model currently available for $579 (around £380, AU$750). This price also includes shipping from Hong Kong and an international 12 month warranty."
Opening post
There is a very positive review on techradar here where it was given 4 stars at £380
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/meizu-mx4-pro-1285859/review
Model MEIZU MX4 Pro
Band 2G: GSM/GPRS/EDGE
(850/900/1800/1900MHz)
3G: WCDMA(850/900/1900/2100MHz)
4G: FDD-LTE(1800/2100/2600MHz)
Sim Card Single SIM card slot
Style Bar
Color White, Gray, Gold
Shell Material Plastic
System
OS Flyme 4.5
CPU Exynos 5430 processor Octa core, ARM® cortex®-A15™ 2.0GHz x 4 + ARM® cortex®-A7™ 1.5GHz x 4
GPU Mali T628 MP6/600MHz
ROM 16GB
RAM 3GB dual-channel LPDDR3 memory
Screen
Display Size 5.5 Inch
Type IPS Sharp/JDI Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 OGS Screen
Display technology NEGA negative LCD panel
Manufacturing
technology Single-glass fully laminated
Resolution 2560 x 1536 pixels (Better than normal 2K)
Brightness 450cd/m2 max brightness with 2048 levels of brilliance control
Support Format
Ringtones Type Polyphonic/MP3
Audio File Format FLAC, APE, AAC, MKA, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AMR
Video File Format MP4, 3GP, MOV, MKV, AVI, FLV, MPEG
Image File Format JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
E-book Format TXT/CHM/DOC/HTML
FM Radio Yes, earphone needed
Earphone Port 3.5mm
Card Extend Not Support
Data Transfer & Connectivity
Data transfer USB/Bluetooth
Mobile internet WAP/WiFi
General
Camera/Picture
Resolution Dual Cameras,
Front camera:
OV5693, 5 megapixels
4-element lens
Blue glass optical filter
F/2.2
84.4° wide angle lens
Face AE light boost technology FotoNation selfie enhancement algorithm
Rear Camera:
20.7 megapixels
Sony IMX220 Exmor RS series sensor
4x digital zoom, 300° panoramic lens
Blue glass IR filter
Sapphire crystal protective lens
5-element lens, F/2.2
30 photos per second, 0.3s AF motor Supports night-scene imaging
Language Simplified Chinese, Chinese Traditional, Francis, Magyar, Spanish, Italiano, eesti, Deutsch, Polski, English, etc (More details please refer to the screenshots)
Phonebook 500
Message SMS/MMS
Input Handwrite/Keypad
Positioning A-GPS, Inertial navigation, Digital compass GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BDS) SBAS (QZSS) WAAS EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN
WIFI 802.11 ac/n/g/b/a Wi-Fi, Supports dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz)
GPRS Supprot
WAP Supprot
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Supports BLE
Multi-Touch Yes
Sensor
Ambient Sensor Support
Gravity sensor Support
Hall Effect sensor Support
Infrared proximity sensor Support
Gyroscope Support
Ambient light sensor Support
touch sensitive Support
digital compass Support
Hi-Fi ESS ES9018K2M decoder, TI OPA1612 amplification chip, Patented passive filter technology, Ceramic film capacitor,High-precision low-temperature-drift resistor, Whole symmetrical circuit design
mTouch
Surface material Sapphire glass
Metal ring Stainless steel
Response speed 0.5s
Identification angle 360°
Sensor Capacitive touch sensor
Number of fingerprint modules Five
Dimensions 150.1*77*9.0mm
Weight 158g
Battery 3350mAh (Typical value) built-in
Other Features Bluetooth, Proximity Sensing, MP4, WIFI, Video Call, WAP, GPS, FM, Clock, Browser, E-mail, Camera, Gallary, Calendar, Calculator, MP3, etc
Package Included 1 x MEIZU MX4 Pro
1 x USB Cable
1 x Charger
1 x User Manual
Top comments
Here is an extract from the Techradar review, which indicates this is still a substantial saving :-
"Prices for the Meizu MX4 Pro are higher than the Chinese RRP but the MX4 Pro still offers great value for money, with the 16GB model currently available for $579 (around £380, AU$750). This price also includes shipping from Hong Kong and an international 12 month warranty."
Latest comments (50)
$130..... yes about £90.. never heard of the seller but can pay with paypal and it would appear credit card.
https://www.fastcardtech.com/Self-help-FAQ.html
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/301958333555?clk_rvr_id=1035789777660&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F710-53481-19255-0%252F1%253Ftoolid%253D10026%2526campid%253D5336676177%2526customid%253Dsky%2526type%253D3%2526ipn%253Dpsmain%2526kwid%253D902099%2526kw%253Dcb%2526mtid%253D839%2526icep_vectorid%253D229508%2526icep_item%253D301958333555%2526icep_ff3%253D2%2526srcrot%253D710-53481-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D1035789777660&clk_rvr_id=1035789777660&rmvSB=true&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F710-53481-19255-0%252F1%253Ftoolid%253D10026%2526campid%253D5336676177%2526customid%253Dsky%2526type%253D3%2526ipn%253Dpsmain%2526kwid%253D902099%2526kw%253Dcb%2526mtid%253D839%2526icep_vectorid%253D229508%2526icep_item%253D301958333555%2526icep_ff3%253D2%2526srcrot%253D710-53481-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D1035789777660&ul_noapp=true
Still around at same price from dx.com and their eu site.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meizu-MX4-Pro-16GB-Grey/dp/B00Q9K8IJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463256545&sr=8-1&keywords=meizu+mx4+pro
Edit: Kimovil now saying it's available for 128 quid on AliExpress (they weren't earlier) but with the TCB that's what I will be paying from Banggood and I they have a good reputation for CS amongst the Chinese sellers.
Thanks OP!
Does anyone know if you can root it and stick a stock Android ROM on it?
Trust me it is a superb phone, much better than motog or vodafone smartultra.
Only 16 Gb rom and plastic case and 3350mah is NOT a huge battery nowadays. No expandable storage will fill up quick. What is the point of having a fantastic camera if you dont have enough storage to put your apps and photos ?
I don't get it with mobile phone manufacturers , why does not someone bring a phone out with good spec in EVERY department ?
There is a plethora of phones to choose from and every one of them is lacking in one or more department !
It has one of the bests dac so yeah, retina sound is a funny name but not just marketing. Read reviews. It is good for someone who likes to spend hours on forums and optimeze it. Built in root is nice btw. No unlockable BL so no custom roms. Xposed could be installed btw and there is an app in the meizu store called flymetools. It is must have for customisation. Camera is superb, it is the same like in Xperia Z3 (Z4?) Heat added because lot for the money.
I've had xperias, Iphones, Blackberry's. By far the best. The removable battery is my only gripe.
For the price, it looks incredible.
The OS is superb as well.
https://meizufans.eu/forum/category/42/meizu-mx4-pro-firmware
At 146 it may well be a deal, or maybe not. But a seller can not claim this was a £500 plus phone. Sorry, but Cold for me
Here is an extract from the Techradar review, which indicates this is still a substantial saving :-
"Prices for the Meizu MX4 Pro are higher than the Chinese RRP but the MX4 Pro still offers great value for money, with the 16GB model currently available for $579 (around £380, AU$750). This price also includes shipping from Hong Kong and an international 12 month warranty."