Update: As earlier reported, Meizu today launched its latest flagship ‘Meizu MX5’ at an event in China. The device comes with a full metal body featuring an oval shaped home button integrated with a fingerprint scanner. Regarding the fingerprint scanner, the company says the MX5’s mTouch2.0 sensor makes identification faster such that the whole process takes only 0.48 seconds.
The device sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920×1080) Super AMOLED display with a pixel density of 401ppi. It is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 octa-core processor clocked at 2.2GHz coupled with PowerVR G5200 GPU and 3GB of RAM.
The rear camera on the device is of 20.7MP with Sony IMX220 Exmor R sensor with dual LED flash and laser autofocus. Meizu claims that laser focus help the camera to focus in less than 0.2 seconds. It also has a 5MP front-facing camera for better selfies. It has a battery of 3,150mAh that can be charged from 0% to 50% in just 30 minutes.
There are three variants of internal storages 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB; there is also a microSD card slot for storage expansion. With all these specifications, the device measures only 7.6mm thick and weighs 149 grams. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop based Flyme UI. The devices are available in the colours- White, Gray and Gold. The company priced the 16GB variant at ¥1799 (₹18,446), 32GB variant at ¥1999 (₹20,515) and 64GB variant at ¥2399 (₹34,620). Meizu announced that the devices would be on sale from 5th July, and there is no information about the launch of the device outside their home country.
Earlier: New Renders of Meizu’s MX5 Smartphone appears Online
Since last weeks, a number of leaks have given us a good look at Chinese manufacturer Oppo’s MX5 smartphone. The MX5 is expected to launch on June 30th, the company has already scheduled an event and sent out invites. Now, some new set of MX5 renders has surfaced online. These renders are made based on the leaked specs we’ve seen thus far, and this may be the final design of the device or at least similar to it.
The Meizu MX5 is expected to sport a 5.5-inch 1080p (1920 x 1080) display along with 3GB of RAM and various internal storage options. The device will be made out of metal, and it will be powered by MediaTek’s MT6795T octa core processor. A 20 MP rear camera is on board, employing a Sony sensor, and a 3150mAh battery will reportedly keep the lights on. The MX5 will support 4G LTE connectivity, will measure 146 x 74.6 x 7.9mm and weight 147 grams.
Earlier: Meizu MX5 leaked photos Reveal mCharge fast-charge Feature
Recently, the pictures of the Meizu MX5 brochures containing information regarding MX5’s features appeared in the Chinese Weibo. The pictures revealed the features of the phone including Flyme system, and mCharge fast charge technology.
The mCharge is fast charging tech which will make it possible to charge up Meizu MX5 up to 25% in 10 minutes of charging, and to 60% in 40 minutes of charging time. In fact, Meizu MX5 will support 9V, 12V high-voltage fast charging function.
According to benchmarks, Meizu MX5 will sport a 5.5-inch 1080p (1920 x 1080) display along with 3GB of RAM and various internal storage options. The device will be made out of metal, and it will be powered by MediaTek’s MT6795T octa core processor. A 20 MP rear camera is on board, employing a Sony sensor, and a 3150mAh battery will reportedly keep the lights on. The MX5 will support 4G LTE connectivity, will measure 146 x 74.6 x 7.9mm and weight 147 grams.
Earlier: Meizu MX5 Metal Body, Fingerprint Scanner leaked in new Images
A number of new images of alleged MX5 have leaked, showing the metal housing of the device. This confirms earlier reports that the MX5 would feature an all-metal build. In the images, we can also see that there is a cutout for an oval shaped home button. This implies the fact that the MX5 will boast a fingerprint scanner.
The Meizu MX5 is expected to feature a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920, the MediaTek MT-6795T SoC containing a true octa-core CPU and the PowerVR G6200 GPU coupled with 3GB of RAM is inside. The other specs include 128GB capacity microSD slot, A 20MP rear camera is on board, employing a Sony sensor, and a 3150mAh battery. Meizu will reportedly price the MX5 at $290.
Earlier: Meizu sends out invite for June 30; likely to launch “Metal Body” MX5
The Meizu has released a teaser confirming an event in Beijing on June 30th, during which they are expected to announce their new flagship, the Meizu MX5. The teaser that contains the date also goes on to hint at the build of the Meizu MX5 being a full metal body cleverly using the “Full Metal Jacket” movie theme.
The MX5 is expected to feature a 5.5-inch FHD display, physical home button, 20 megapixel main camera, 3GB RAM and Mediatek chipset. Android 5.0 Lollipop will come pre-installed on the Meizu MX5 with the company’s Flyme UI installed on top of it. The MX5 will support 4G LTE connectivity, will measure 146 x 74.6 x 7.9mm and weight 147 grams.
Earlier: Images of the alleged Meizu MX5 Metallic Back Cover appears online
The Meizu MX5, the successor to Meizu MX4 flagship smartphone of 2014 is all set launch soon. Last week, the smartphone appeared in a number of live images, as well as it passes through the TENAA. Now, some new photos of the alleged Meizu MX5 have surfaced online, showing the rear alloy panel of the new phone. In the leaked images, the rounded corners, a rear-facing camera and a dual LED flash slots can also be seen.
The MX5 is expected to launch on 30th June and will again feature that ‘new’ physical home button but this time around with built-in fingerprint scanner. The rumoured specs of Meizu MX5 include 5.5” 1080p AMOLED display, Mediatek MT6793 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable memory, and 20MP camera. The handset will run FlymeOS 4.5 on top of Android Lollipop.
Earlier: Images of the alleged Meizu MX5 Leaked; shows Nearly Bezel-less Metal Body
A number of images have leaked today allegedly showing off the Meizu MX5, the successor of MX4 smartphone. The MX4, MX4 Pro and M1 Note were announced last year. According to the latest leaks, the Meizu MX5 might sport a physical home button much like the MX4 Pro which launched last year.
According to the leaks, Meizu MX5 will have one of the thinnest bezels around. ZTE’s Nubia Z9 did really great in that aspect, and it seems like this China-based company is looking to follow ZTE’s lead and introduced some really great looking devices this year. The MX5 is expected to feature 3 or 4GB of RAM, and Android Lollipop will come pre-installed on this handset with the company’s Flyme UI on top of it.
The company has announced the M1 Note’s successor M2 Note at their event in Beijing, today. It has a 5.5-inch FullHD display. It is equipped with the updated version to Mediatek’s midrange MT6752 chipset. The m2 note comes with a 13MP primary camera which uses a Samsung-made CMOS sensor. It’s housed behind a five-element f/2.2 lens, protected by Gorilla Glass 3. On the front you get a 5MP snapper with a 69° f/2.0 lens.
