Meizu recently introduced the Helio P10 powered M1E smartphone running Alibaba's Android based YunOS. Now the Chinese smartphone maker has announced a pair of smartphone belonging to Blue Charm series dubbed U10 and U20 in China running Yun OS as well.
Both phones sport metal frames with Glass on both sides and has fingerprint scanner embedded into the mTouch 2.1 home button. They also have Hybrid dual-SIM slots, which means you can use the second slot either as SIM slot or microSD card.
The Meizu U10 features 5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display, octa-core processor, 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE and a 2760mAh battery.
The Meizu U20 comes with a bigger 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display, octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 5MP front camera, 4G LTE and 3260mAh battery.
Both the Meizu U10 and U20 will come in two variants – 2GB RAM w/ 16GB internal storage and 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage.
The Meizu U10 2GB RAM/16GB storage model is priced at CNY 999 ($150 | Rs. 10,000) and the 3GB RAM/32GB storage is priced CNY 1199 ($180 | Rs. 12,090). The Meizu M20 2GB RAM/16GB storage model is priced at CNY 1099 ($165 | Rs. 11,000), while the 3GB RAM/32GB storage model will cost CNY 1299 ($195 | Rs. 13,000). The Meizu U10 will be available in China from September 18 and the U20 will be available starting August 28.
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has
announced the Blue Charm Metal, the company's first smartphone that runs
on Alibaba's YunOS with Flyme UI on top. The handset has a unibody
custom metal alloy build which contains some cobalt, titanium and other rare metals in it, making it lighter and more durable.
The
Meizu Blue Charm Metal features 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
LTPS display with 2.5D curved glass and T2X-1 glass protection. Inside
there is a 2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core 64-bit processor with
PowerVR G6200 GPU and 2GB LPDDR3 RAM. It comes in two storage options-
16GB or 32GB. It has Hybrid dual SIM slot, the second SIM slot can be
used as microSD card slot if needed.
For
imaging, it is equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone
LED flash, 5P lenses, f/2.2 aperture and PDAF. On the front sits a
5-megapixel camera for clicking selfies and making video calls.
On
the connectivity front, it supports 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS. It is fueled by a 3140mAh battery.
Also on-board is a mTouch 2.1 fingerprint sensor from FCP integrated
into the home
button that can unlock the phone in 0.48 seconds and the mBack
touch-sensitive button offers different functions depending on how hard
you press it.
The
device measures 150.7 x 75.3 x 8.2mm, weighs 162g and even though the
body is made out of metal, it comes in a range of color options as well
including White, Gold, Grey, Blue and Pink colors.
The
Meizu Blue Charm Metal is priced at 1099 Yuan (Rs. 11,000 | $ 170) for
the 16GB variant and 1299 Yuan (Rs. 13,300 | $204) for the 32GB
variants. It will be available in China starting November 2.
