Meizu MX5 and Huawei Honor 7, both are the newest smartphones of their manufacturers and launched on the same day. Therefore, they cannot avoid a comparison in terms of specs, design and prices.

Before going into differences between Huawei Honor 7 and Meizu MX5, we would like to say something about what they have in common. Firstly, they debuted on the same day, June 30, 2015. Secondly, they are flagship phones representing their well-known brands in China, Huawei and Meizu. Last but not least, they are all FHD and 3GB RAM devices. Though 3GB is not as strong as the most powerful 4GB nowadays, it still can promise you good performances.

Now we would like to take a closer look at some main differences between Meizu MX5 and Huawei Honor 7:

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7: Design

As we can see, both Meizu MX5 and Huawei Honor 7 own full-alloy bodies, yet MX5 has a bit more rounded corners than its peer. Owning a smaller screen, the Honor 7 is also smaller in dimensions: 143.2 x 71.9 mm vs 149.9 x 74.7 mm of MX5. However, it does not make Honor 7 slimmer than MX5. In fact, Honor 7 is thin at 8.5 mm while the MX5 measures just 7.6 mm. Moreover, MX5 is even lighter than the Honor 7: 149 grams vs 157 grams, respectively. Apart from those things, the color options are not very different.

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7: Specs

	Huawei Honor 7	Meizu MX5
Dimensions	143.2 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm	149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
Weight	157 g	149 g
Size	5.2-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	5.5-inch, 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, Flyme 4.5
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 935, Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53	Mediatek MT6795, Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Card slot	Up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	No
Storage	16/64 GB	16/32/64 GB
RAM	3 GB	3 GB
Camera	Rear: 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash	Rear: 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Front: 8 MP	Front: 5 MP, 1080p@30fps
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh	Non-removable Li-Ion 3150 mAh
Colors	Black, White, Gold	Gray, Gold, Silver, Black

Looking at the specs table, we notice that both devices are quite different from each other when it comes to their key features:

Display

As we have mentioned above, Huawei Honor 7 has a smaller screen, 5.2-inches to be specific, while MX5 goes with 5.5 inches. Despite the same FHD display, Honor 7 comes with a higher pixel density: 424ppi vs 401ppi of MX5. Yet, it does not turn out that this Meizu phone will lose to Huawei, for MX5 features a AMOLED panel, which will help render colors better than the IPS panel display on the Honor friend.

Fingerprint scanner

The Honor 7 has a rear fingerprint scanner placed on the back, similar to that of Huawei Mate 7. Meanwhile, MX5 comes with a fingerprint sensor too but not on the back; it’s built in the home button which Meizu company calls the mTouch reader. So, in general, some people find it more convenient when using the scanner on the front surface because they will be able to unlock the phone lying on a table without picking it up and turn. Well, how about you? Which one would you prefer? Front or back?

Cameras

First, we have to say that they both have a great combo of camera, up to 20MP or even more for the rear cam and 5MP or more for the front-facing shooter. Of course, MX5’s main cam is a bit better than Honor 7’s (20.7MP vs 20MP, respectively). Nonetheless, Honor 7 boasts a brighter lens with f/2.0 aperture, protected by sapphire glass compared to the MX5’s f/2.2 lens, protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3. On the other hand, the MX5 comes with a faster laser auto-focus than the phase detection auto-focus technology found in Honor 7.

For those who love taking selfies, perhaps Honor 7 would be a better choice since it has a more powerful 8-megapixel selfie snapper; MX5 has only 5-megapixel sensor.

Battery

In terms of cell, there is a very slight difference: 3100mAh for Honor and 3150mAh for MX5. Tehy two come with support for fast charging tech.

Meizu MX5 vs Huawei Honor 7: Prices

Meizu MX5 is going on sale with three variants as the following: 1,800 Yuan (RM1,098) for 16GB, 1,999 Yuan (RM1,219) for 32GB, and 2,399 Yuan (RM1,463) for 64GB.

Huawei Honor 7 is also available in three variants: single SIM and 16GB priced at 1,999 Yuan (RM1,219), dual SIM and 16GB at 2,199 Yuan (RM1,341), and dual SIM and 64GB at 2,499 Yuan (RM1,524).

Overall, it is easy to see that Huawei Honor 7 is a bit more expensive than the Meizu MX5.

Conclusion: 

No matter how different they are, we want to welcome both of them to be on-board. They are the newest ones up to now, coming with pretty good specs, designs and prices.