Meizu officially launches the MX5 smartphone

Meizu has officially launched the Meizu MX5 smartphone today, bringing a full metal body to their flagship device. Meizu continues with MediaTek providing the computing power for their smartphone with the MX5 getting the Helio X10 chip and it gets 3GB of memory. What is different this year is the change from an LCD display used in last year’s MX4 to a new Samsung AMOLED display. In a curious twist, while the screen may have a little more “pop” now, it actually has a lower resolution as it moves up to 5.5-inches in size, but only runs at 1080p resolution.

In terms of other hardware included in the device, Meizu stuck with the same Sony 20.7 MP camera as last year. However, they have added a laser auto-focus system to help users capture moments quickly. To go with the rear camera, Meizu included a 5MP front-facing camera. Meizu also packed in a 3,150mAh battery, slightly larger than last year’s MX4 battery, that comes with their mCharge fast-charging technology. According to Meizu, a 10-minute charge will fill 25% of the battery’s capacity while a 40 minute charge will get it up to 60%. Meizu also took the fingerprint sensor from the MX4Pro and added it to the MX5 for security purposes.

The Meizu MX5 will come with an upgraded operating system, Flyme 4.5, which Meizu says includes over 100 new features.

The Meizu MX5 will be available in dark gray, silver and champagne gold colors. Meizu uses a color injection technology for the magnesium alloy frame and all metal components so even trim pieces will match.

Meizu is offering the MX5 with three different internal storage sizes – 16 GB for ¥ 1799 ($290 USD), 32 GB for ¥ 1999 ($322 USD), and 64 GB for ¥ 2399 ($387 USD).

source: Meizu

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