Meizu's 10-core smartphone is too much like an iPhone for its own good

The Pro 6 isn't bad, but it would have been a lot easier to recommend if Meizu focused more on the user experience and less on replicating Apple.
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[@childamnerd]

The swipe feature on the home button actually is pretty nice

[@justinmaxon12]

exactly my thoughts

[@TravelingCyclone]

Blackberry did this years ago :)

[@tmichael6175]

+Matthias Verboven who cares idiot -_-

[@TheSkipAJ]

I can't believe how far they went for copying.. This is sad

[@TheSkipAJ]

True

[@danielm5633]

+welcome to africa rude boy broke people don't have $400

[@omy8443]

For all saying it is copying, of course it is. However it China this sells for 2300 RMB ($400US) while an IPhone goes for 5000-6000 RMB ($900-1000 US). This is the poor man's Iphone in China. While it is still a copy it is damn good copy for its price.

[@oOJakkeOo]

However that is an awesome idea instead of a back button! I hope Apple does that in the future.

[@tmichael6175]

apple doesn't have a back button well they kinna do at the top left of apps but that better than having three soft buttons at the bottom taking up part of the screen on android

[@oOJakkeOo]

Tyrel MiKel They have the back swipe which is extremely useful on a larger phone. But it isn't as fast or seamless as a back button so I would really like to see this swipe making its way to the home button!

[@Xenophene01]

Can China invent or design anything by themselves???

[@oddharsh]

+Xenophene01 nope

[@yuzch3931]

Surprisingly this phone is so dam popular in China

[@benjamindavidovichwaals2899]

why?

[@yuzch3931]

and also the brand is like holy shit the ad is everywhere

[@MrClassified12345]

How did the phone have Play Store? Was it installed manually or it came pre-installed, with the entire Google Services as well?

[@njames6002]

"small phone 5.2 inches"

[@meatwad74]

He sounds like Jim Carey in cable guy

[@Jack-hx8yz]

Looks like a galaxy S7 mixed with an iPhone 6S

[@yashkansal6014]

Even oppo does it

[@GD15555]

who needs it

[@jit43000]

My grandma does

[@v.e.s2884]

Copy cat junk 👎👎👎iPhone all day son

[@ramkilakshman]

Sixth

[@skaterboi65]

lmao bruh this is ridiculous

[@bilshaw8116]

chinese are shameless when it comes to making copies.

[@offdatgogo]

Can't blame Android for this one. That's on the manufacturer. I smell lawsuits.

[@Jezzrichjames]

+offdatgogo Likely, but the Chinese government might side with Meizu, because it's the Chinese manufacture

[@kommireddypavan]

go China. you are the Prometheus for making good things cheaper.

[@kommireddypavan]

+kefomomo yes, like value for money

[@baron8107]

+Kommireddy Pavan Slave labor has that effect on a product's price.

[@kommireddypavan]

+Scowler slave labor?!I have read about that in colonialism in my history books by Spain, Britain,usa, Portugal, Dutch(not to forget ancient Egypt, Rome,etc) may be north Korea that too they are paid in some form can you please provide me wikipedia or KZbin in China in 20th century link in your reply!

[@baron8107]

Kommireddy Pavan Wage-slaves and cheap materials, yes. How else would their products be so cheap? Same story with Mexico. Stop jabbering about history, we're talking about what's going on right now.

[@kommireddypavan]

+Scowler well right now Apple is robbing customers money off their pockets that too with slave labor added

[@Q974]

China stop copying

[@mcrazza]

NA Yeah, that's never gonna happen.

[@yuzch3931]

IKR and this phone is so popular in China like holy shit

[@Q974]

+Yuchen Liu Apple should sue those companies as they sue samsung

[@bubblas5536]

+NA Apple can't sue them because China has weird laws which allow people to steal others work (It's all just to increase sales).

[@bubblas5536]

+NA The weird laws in China mean that if you moved to China you could copy other companies. Also I don't think Apple is going to sue Samsung because Samsung has a partnership with Apple and Apple suing them could break the partnership

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

this is disgustingly identical to an iPhone it's ridiculous. I used to like meizu phones but this the last straw P.S. get rid of this reviewer his voice is aggravating

[@jit43000]

Sorry that it doesn't meet your seductive standards

[@fenixa2z936]

I wish Apple made a phone this size. The reg 6s is too small and the 6s Plus is way too big in my opinion.

[@Matthew28845]

Why would you even bother reviewing a shitty iPhone knockoff?

[@RodneyMorgan]

That's actually really nice

[@alvzcizzler]

An iPhone with Android, It's probably better than an iPhone.

[@irfanchaudhri]

Aren't the look of the antenna lines on the clone rumoured for the iPhone 7?

[@irfanchaudhri]

Aren't the look of the antenna lines on the clone rumoured for the iPhone 7?

[@kylereyes7354]

Still expensive for cheap phone just buy note 5 on ebay its only $470 brand new and number one smartphone of 2015.

[@Shaun-Vargas]

I wish tech was still made in The Americas.. these chinese can only copy and cheaply off another company that used to be in USA but now is Chinese also, China will be the death of humanity and will cost half the price

[@ruzzelladrian907]

Even though the skin and icons don't look anything like android at least it looks nice and elegant because OPPO's U.I. is damn hideous

[@jeddsimon1084]

Someone will get sued I think?

[@RyanSargent]

Not a chance. China see no problem with this.

[@jeddsimon1084]

+Ryan Sargent they really like to steal, like the design of the iPhone and an island from Philippines

[@kommireddypavan]

+Jedd Macasero yes I guess no one can do anything about it

[@desugun3267]

Welp at least it's much more original than the Blackview Ultra Plus

[@MeowJW]

Made in the same factory as the iphone, by the same people.

[@dsw86]

Chinese manufacturers doing what they do best

[@gauravshrestha7921]

this is copy but this looks more awesome than iphone 6s

[@ruzzelladrian907]

I would love this Meizu phone running pure android

[@c3vzn]

The icons are prettier than iOS though.

[@c3vzn]

Ryan lex RIP English.

[@lacarte2008]

That phone is prolly poppin in China lol

[@realtalkwithdre5400]

They should get sewed for that

[@RemofRenaissance]

Is that allowed???! Wow...

[@shell486]

Another one.

[@jerryldavis1823]

shit phone .why copy a stupid iPhone.

[@MetalNeo91]

+jerryl davis if they copy htc it will be great asf

[@jit43000]

Apple is a mainstream product, you would obviously create a product which is somewhat already familiar

[@jerryldavis1823]

Curry Man its OK to copy features like the 3d press and the software but why copy looks .there are so many ways to design a phone and give it different look .this is the problem with this phone its not original.

[@snyborg1]

+jerryl davis Meizu has had this design language since late 2013 with the mx3 with slight changes up until now. iphone went from the 5s to this design language with the iphone 6 in late 2014. If Meizu has stolen design from apple its from the iphone 3s

[@goodboi7266]

first!!!

[@MrMruperjoey]

D

[@mcrazza]

What resemblance???

[@TheSkipAJ]

+mcrazza ...

[@nouzenvlogs4220]

is this the iPhone 7 with ios 10

[@jit43000]

Correct

[@Jack-hx8yz]

No

[@jit43000]

JackPlaysOfficial You took it literally

[@tmichael6175]

+JackPlaysOfficial its a joke idiot