Meizu recently launched its latest smartphone —
Meizu Note 8 in China last month, which is an affordable alternative to the
company’s Meizu X8. The phone was announced in four color options — Dark, Gray
Blue, Smoke Purple, and Flame Red.
While the Black, Blue, and Purple color models went
on sale on 1st November, the Flame Red color is now all set to be available for
purchase from tomorrow. The smartphone has been priced at 1,298 Yuan in China,
which roughly converts to US$ 188.
It features a 6-inch Full HD+ display with 2160 x
1080 pixels screen resolution, 18:9 aspect ratio, 450-nits peak brightness, and
403ppi pixel density. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon 632 processor, clocked at 1.8GHz, coupled with Adreno 506 GPU and
4GB of RAM.
The phone packs 64GB internal storage with
expandable support of up to 256GB. Coming to the camera department, the device
features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel primary
camera sensor with dual PDAF and a 5-megapixel secondary camera sensor with
f/1.9 aperture.
On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel selfie
camera with f/2.0 aperture. For added security, it comes equipped with a facial
recognition technology-based unlock feature as well as a rear-mounted
fingerprint sensor. Connectivity options in the smartphone include 4G VoLTE,
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, and GPS/ GLONASS.
The phone runs on Android Oreo-based company’s own
Flyme OS custom interface with support for full-screen gesture support. It is
fuelled by a 3,600mAh battery with 18W fast charging (mCharge), which still
uses the micro USB port.
