Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition
The collaboration between Meizu and
Canonical (the company behind the Ubuntu operating system) is still going
strong. Following the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition from last year, today
the two have unveiled a new smartphone, the Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition.
This is the fifth handset launched in
the past twelve months running Ubuntu, according to Canonical. It's also the
highest-end Ubuntu phone to date.
Like the Android-running iteration of
the PRO 5, the Ubuntu Edition comes with a 5.7-inch 1080p AMOLED touchscreen, a
21 MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-tone LED flash, a 5
MP front camera, Samsung's Exynos 7420 chipset at the helm (with an octa-core
CPU clocked at up to 2.1 GHz), 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, and dual-SIM slots.
Ubuntu's official listing doesn't
mention the battery capacity, but since all of the other specs are 100%
identical to those of the Android version of the phone, we assume it will be a
3,050 mAh cell in this case too. 4G LTE should be supported as well.
The Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition will go
up for pre-order internationally at some point during MWC next week. Pricing
information hasn't been revealed yet.
