Meizu m2 note goes official

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu at a press conference in Beijing, China announced the m2 note. It is a Dual-SIM phone that runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with Flyme UI 4.5 on top of Google’s operating system. The handset sports a polycarbonate rear panel with a matte texture and has a physical home button called mBack below the display.

The m2 note has a newly designer home button below the display called mBack. It has both mechanical and capacitive touch and can be configured to trigger specific function like tap to return or go back to homes screen. More features will be added to mBack in the future.

Meizu m2 note features 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IGZO (Sharp) fully laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Under the hood there is a 64-bit 1.3GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor paired with Mali-T720 MP2 GPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM. The m2 note comes with 16GB or 32GB internal storage. The device doesn't come with microSD card slot instead the microSD card users the first SIM slot.

Camera features include 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5P lenses, f/2.2 aperture and 5-megapixel front facing camera with OmniVision 5670 sensor, 4P lenses, F/2.0 aperture and 69-degree wide viewing angle.

Connectivity features include 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and GPS. A 3100mAh battery fuels the m2 note. It measures 150.9 x 75.2 x 8.7mm, weighs 149g and comes in Grey, Blue, Pink and White colors.

 The Meizu m2 note is priced at 799 Yuan ($130 | Rs. 8,000) for the 16GB model and 999 Yuan ($161 | Rs. 10,000) for the 32GB model. It will be available in China starting later today via official Meizu website and JD.com. In-store availability is scheduled for June 12.