Meizu M3X Smartphone with the Latest Flyme 6 OS Launched in China

Meizu is rumored to launch a bunch of devices at it launch event held today in China. But, the company came with the all new Meizu M3X (a.k.a Meizu X) sporting 2.5D glass on the front and back. While the affordable Meizu M5 Note and M5 Note metal will be launched on December 6th. Meizu’s in-house Flyme OS is said to have more than 50 million users globally. In the first half of 2016, the company released the Flyme 5 OS which is now upgraded to Flyme 6. The new interface in the Flyme 6 OS uses new color schemes and has 200 new animations. The animations in the UI are said to be optimized to work fluently without consuming much power.

By using the advanced algorithm, the new OS comes with improved security features. The mobile payments are integrated into the UI for a better experience. The company also collaborate with another Chinese company called Sogou for improving the speech recognition technology. Meizu also announced its own artificial intelligence engine called One Mind which powered the Flyme 6 OS. With the Phone Finder options, the user can remotely locate the lost device. Below is the list of Meizu devices to receive the Flyme 6 OS.

• Meizu Pro 6S
• Meizu Pro 6
• Meizu Pro 5
• Meizu MX6
• Meizu MX5
• Meizu MX4 Pro
• Meizu MX4
• Meizu U20
• MeizuU10
• Meizu M5
• Meizu M3
• Meizu M3 Max
• Meizu M3E
• Meizu M3S
• Meizu M3 Note
• Meizu M2
• Meizu M1 Note

Talking about the Meizu M3X, it is the first smartphone in the new X series from Meizu. Earlier this year, the company introduced the new E and Max series by launching Meizu M3E and M3 Max smartphones. The device comes with a glossy body with a metal frame around it. The 5.5-inch In-cell display on the front comes with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution and a pixel density of 403 ppi. Under the hood is the new 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core processor with eight Cortex A53 cores. This processor is manufactured using TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process. The Meizu M3X will be available in two variants with 3GB and 4GB of RAM.

With the usage of LPDDR4X RAM, the device is said to consume 17% less power when compared to LPDDR4 RAM. The 3GB RAM variant includes 32GB of internal storage, the 4GB RAM variant features doubled 64GB of storage. On the front of the device is the mBack home button with embedded fingerprint sensor. The mTouch sensor is said to unlock the device in just 0.2 seconds. It can be used for authenticating AliPay and WeChat mobile payment. In the camera department, there is a 12MP sony IMX386 rear camera sensor with PDAF, 6P lens, F/2.0 aperture, and dual tone LED flash. On the front is a 5MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture and 5P lens.

It supports dual SIM dual standby and offers 4G LTE connectivity along with 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, A-GPS, and USB Type- C port. The M3X measures 153.8 x 76 x 7.4 mm and weighs 165 grams.  It comes in White, Black, Gold, and Blue color options. The 3GB RAM variant of the Meizu M3X is priced at 1699 Yuan (approx $247 / Rs. 16,900) while the 4GB RAM variant costs 1999 Yuan (approx $290 / Rs. 19,900). The device will be available for registration starting today and sale starts from December 8th. Just like many other Chinese launch events, there is no information about the availability of the device in the foreign markets.