Meitu has officially unveiled Meitu T8. The smartphone is enabled with artificial
intelligence (AI) for snapping amazing selfies. The Magical AI
Beautification (aka MTbeauty 2.0) on Meitu T8 can enhance selfies by detecting
the skin tone. The AI selfie feature can even improve the appearance of each
face individually in group photos.
The Magical AI Beautification can whiten the teeth
and remove the saggy appearance below the eyes. It can make the skin look
smoother and add make the face glow without making it artificial. The AI
feature also functions on real-time videos.
Meitu T8 is equipped with a f/1.8 aperture
12-megapixel selfie camera that relies on the same dual-pixel sensor technology
present on Samsung Galaxy S7. Hence, the selfie camera of Meitu T8 is capable
of snapping amazing selfies in low light environments. The frontal camera of
Meitu T8 has numerous features like optical image stabilization, phase detection
autofocus, fourth-generation dual graphics engine and independent ISP and noise
reduction.
On the rear side, it has a f/2.2 aperture Sony
IMX338 21-megapixel rear camera that comes with features like optical image
stabilization, autofocus, dual-color temperature flash and more. The Meitu T8 sports a hexagonal design like
Meitu M6 and comes with a full metallic chassis that measures 158 x 71.5 x 9.3
mm and weighs 170 grams.
It features a 5.2-inch AMOLED display that produces
a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. It is powered by MediaTek Helio
X20 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The native storage of the smartphone is 128 GB. It
runs MEIOS 3.5, a modified version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
Below the display of the phone is a round-shaped
Home button that includes a fingerprint scanner. The selfie-centric phone
houses a 3,580 mAh battery. Other features include USB Type-C port,
high-fidelity audio, Wi-Fi, and 4G VoLTE. The Meitu T8 comes in color choices
such as Rose Gold, Magic Orange, Sparkling Blue, Lime Treasure, and Phantom
Black.
Meitu T8 Phantom Black Special Edition version is
priced at 3,599 Yuan whereas its Standard Edition carries a pricing of 3,299
Yuan (US$ 479). It can be purchased exclusively through the official website of
Meitu from Feb. 21. From Feb. 22, it will be also available through
retailing partners such as Lynx, Suning, and Jingdong.
