Meizu has launched its latest affordable smartphone M5 Note in China. Meizu M5 was recently launched and M5 Note is a large screen variant of the device. The company has announced its M3 series with Meizu M3, M3 Note and M3S devices early this year. M5 series has followed in less than six months.
M5 Note is packed with excellent features like metal unibody, 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, Bluetooth, GPS, 4G with VoLTE,Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in 0.2 seconds, f/2.2 aperture, dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 4P Lens, Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Flyme OS 6.0.
It has Meizu’s mBack fingerprint sensor fixed in the home button which can unlock the phone in 0.2 seconds and can be used for payments like Alipay. The phone has 4000mAh battery which supports 18W mCharge fast charging that can charge the device in 90 minutes. This device is available in three RAM bundles 3GB RAM/16GB storage, 3GB RAM/32GB storage, 4GB RAM/64GB storage and an expandable memory of 128GB via microSD card slot. It has a hybrid dual-SIM slot.
Pricing of the decices are :- 899 yuan( US$ 130/ Rs. 8,880 approx.) for 3GB RAM with 16GB storage version, 999 yuan (US$ 145 / Rs. 9,870 approx.) for 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs 1499 yuan (US$ 218 / Rs. 14,810 approx.).
Let us hope this phone gets a good market.
Specification Table
| Measurement | 153.60*75.80*8.15 |
| Weight | 175g |
| SIM | Dual hybrid slot |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and Flyme 6.0 |
| Camera | 5MP front camera with 4P lens and 13MP rear camera with PDAF and dual-tone LED flash |
| Battery | Non-removable 4000mAh with 18W mCharge |
| Processor | Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor |
| Display | 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display |
| RAM/ROM | 3GB RAM/16GB storage, 3GB RAM/32GB storage, 4GB RAM/64GB storage and an expandable memory of 128GB via microSD card slot |
| Sensors | Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, 4G with VoLTE |
| FM support | No |
| Headphone jack | 3.5mm |
| Colors | Grey, Silver, Blue, Gold |