At the beginning of July a mysterious Meizu
smartphone with a model number M816Q got certified and we assumed it was the
Meizu X8. According to the latest listing at TENAA, this is likely an
ultra-cheap phone from the M-series and will probably be called Meizu M8 Lite,
an even more affordable option than the Meizu M8c that goes for around € 140.
The new Meizu will have a chipset with CPU frequency
at 1.3 GHz. It could be either the MediaTek MT6737 SoC with a quad-core
Cortex-A53 cluster or the Snapdragon 212 with four Cortex-A7 cores. RAM is
listed as 3 GB, while storage is 32 GB, but microSD will be on board for up to
128 more gigs.
The phone will arrive with a single 13 MP camera on
the back, coupled with a dual-tone LED flash and a fingerprint scanner below.
The selfie snapper is 5 MP and sits in the forehead. This phone will stay away
from the notch - it is listed with tall HD+ resolution with 18:9 ratio and a
5.7” diagonal of the LCD panel.
The battery is listed as 3,100 mAh and will be
sealed in the 148.1 x 73 x 8.44 mm body with a 145 grams weight. The phone will
be available in either Black or White, but actual prices and availability are
yet to be issued by Meizu.
