Meizu unveiled the 16X yesterday, along with the
affordable duo V8 and V8 Pro. A fourth smartphone called Meizu X8 is a mixture
of neat specs and low cost and somehow went under the radar. One of the reasons
is probably it is the first phone of the company with the infamous notch, even
if the cutout was skipped in two previous flagship series from earlier this
year.
The phone has a 6.2” screen with Full HD+ resolution
(2,220 x 1,080 pixels). There is a Snapdragon 710 chipset on the inside with an
octa-core CPU up to 2.2 GHz. The memory combinations are 4/64 GB, 6/64 GB,
6/128 GB.
Meizu X8 comes with a simple dual camera setup on
the back - 12 MP f/1.9 is the primary sensor, while the secondary is there to
enable Portrait Mode and has a 5 MP sensor. The selfie shooter is a regular 20
MP cam with f/2.0 aperture. Everyone is into Face Unlock now and Meizu follows
suit - the X8 feature is called Face AE.
The face recognition feature is part of the
AI-infused Flyme OS, based on Android Oreo. There is a 3,210 mAh battery with
USB-C port positioned on the bottom, next to the speaker. The 3.5 mm jack is
also present, but Meizu put it on the top.
The Meizu X8 comes in Blue, Black, and White. The
4/64 GB version costs CNY 1,598 (US$ 230), the 6/64 GB is CNY 1,798 (US$ 262), while
the most powerful 6/128 GB variant is CNY 1,998 (US$ 290). The phone is already
available for pre-order on Meizu’s website.
