Meizu PRO 6 Plus and Meizu M3X announced

Meizu has announced a pair of new smartphones at an event in China. The M3X (above right) is the latest in Meizu’s midrange lineup while the Pro 6 Plus (above left) is the Chinese company’s new flagship. Find out all the details below.

Beginning with the Meizu M3X, this handset features a metal unibody with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and Helio P20 16 nm processor. It comes in 3 GB or 4 GB RAM variants running Flyme OS software, based on Android Marshmallow, and packs a 3,200 mAh battery with fast charging.

The Meizu M3X will cost CNY 1,699 (~$247) for the 3 GB/32 GB model and CNY 1,999 (~290) for the 4 GB/64 GB version. Check out the rest of the specs below:

• 5.5-inch Full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) LCD display
• 2.3 GHz MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core processor with Mali T880 GPU
• 3 GB RAM with 32 GB internal storage / 4 GB RAM with 64 GB internal storage
• Flyme OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Dual SIM support
• 12 MP rear camera with dual tone LED flash, Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
• 5 MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
• Fingerprint scanner
• Dimensions: 153.8 x 76 x 7.4 mm;
• Weight: 165 g
• 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, USB Type-C
• 3,200 mAh battery with fast charging

The Pro 6 Plus is an upgraded version of Meizu’s Pro 6 phablet, featuring a 5.7-inch QHD display, 3D touch display and Exynos 8890 processor (the same found in the Galaxy S7). It features a Sony IMX386 sensor like the M3X but also provides a few additional camera features such as a dual-tone 10-LED ring flash, laser autofocus and 4-axis optical image stabilisation.

The 64 GB version comes in at CNY 2,999 (~$435) while the 128 GB variant – which also has higher processing power – arrives at CNY 3,299 (~$479). The vital specs include:

• 5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 3D Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
• 2 GHz (64 GB variant) / 2.3 GHz (128 GB variant) Exynos 8890 octa-core processor with Mali-T880 MP10 GPU
• 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64 GB / 128 GB (UFS 2.0) internal storage
• Flyme OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Dual SIM support
• 12 MP rear camera with dual-tone 10-LED ring flash, laser autofocus, 4-axis OIS, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
• 5 MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
• Fingerprint scanner, heart rate monitor
• Dimensions: 155.6 × 77.3 x 7.3 mm
• Weight: 158 g
• 4G VoLTE , WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB 3.1 Type-C, NFC
• 3400 mAh battery with fast charging

Both devices are up for pre-order right now at Meizu.com and will be released in China soon but there’s no word on an international release just yet.

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