The Meizu M5 will compete against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and Lenovo K6 Power.
Meizu’s latest smartphone – the Meizu M5 – has launched in India and is priced at Rs 10,499. It would be a Tatacliq exclusive. The company had launched the smartphone in China a few months ago. In India, only the 3GB RAM / 32GB storage version would be available, unlike in China where the company also offers a 2GB / 16GB version.
“We had launched M5 in China market a few months ago and within a short span of time, this particular model bought various accolades for Meizu’s M series. This overwhelming response further inspired us to introduce this device in Indian market which evidently is one of the key markets for Meizu,” Leon Zhang, Meizu Marketing Head, South Asia commented on the launch.
Meizu M5 specifications and features
The Meizu M5 comes with a 5.2-inch HD display with 2.5D glass on top. It has polycarbonate plastic unibody with anodized metal frame. It runs Android Marshmallow-based Flyme 5 OS. It is powered by MediaTek MT6750 octa-core processor and 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. It comes with 32GB of storage onboard along with microSD support up to 128GB. ALSO READ: Micromax Evok Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs Lenovo K6 Power
For photography, the smartphone comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash with PDAF, 5P lens and f/2.2 aperture. It also comes with a 5-megapixel front facing camera with f2/.0 aperture. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, dual-SIM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 among others. It is powered by a 3,070mAh battery. It also comes with Meizu’s mTouch fingerprint scanner, which can store up to five unique fingerprints.
Looking at the price point and specs on offer, the Meizu M5 will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and Lenovo K6 Power.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is available at a starting price of Rs 9,999. The 3GB of RAM with 32GB of onboard storage is priced at Rs 10,999. There’s also a 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage variant, which is priced higher at Rs 12,999. The Redmi Note 4 comes with 5.5-inch full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front cameras, fingerprint scanner, and 4,100mAh battery.
The Lenovo K6 Power, on the other hand, is priced at Rs 9,999, and is available in singular variant. It comes with a relatively smaller 5-inch full HD display, Snapdragon 430 processor, 13-megapixel rear and 8-megapixel front cameras, fingerprint scanner, and 4,000mAh battery. ALSO READ: Moto G5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs Lenovo K6 Power vs Vivo Y55s