Meizu MX5 with 7.6mm metal-jacket, Helio X10 SoC gets official

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu at its global event in China unveiled its latest flagship dubbed Meizu MX5. It sports an all-metal body with magnesium alloy frame, weighs 149g and is 7.6mm thick.

Meizu's MX5 has a mBack touch-sensitive home button that offers different functions based on press. There is a new fingerprint scanning system dubbed mTouch 2.0 integrated into the oval shaped Home button.

The Meizu MX5 features 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by 2.2GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) 64-bit processor aided by PowerVR G6200 GPU and 3GB RAM. The phone comes in three different storage options 16/32/64GB and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Flyme OS 4.5 on top.

For photography, the Meizu MX5 offers 20.7-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flash, Laser Auto focus, Sony IMX220 Exmor RS BSI sensor, 6P lenses, f/2.0 aperture and 4K video recording. On the front there is 5-megapixel shooter with f/2.0 aperture.

Connectivity options include dual-SIM support (nano-SIM cards), 4G LTE (TD-LTE / LTE-FDD), 3G HSPA+ , WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS. It is fueled by 3150mAh battery that features mChrage quick charge technology. The brand claims that with a supported charger, mCharge can recharge the MX5 up to 25 percent within 10 minutes, and up to 60 percent within 40 minutes. It comes in Grey, Cold and Silver colors.

The Meizu MX5 will be initially released in China. It is now available for pre-orders and will go on sale starting July 5. Pricing details are as follows-

16GB - 1799 CYN (Rs. 18,500 | US$ 290)
32GB - 1999 CYN (Rs. 20,000 | US$ 320)
64GB - 2399 CYN (Rs. 25,000 | US$ 385)

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