Meizu M5, Unveiled With 3GB RAM And 13MP Camera

By Mara Anton

Posted on October 31, 2016

October 31st doesn’t mark just Halloween this year. It’s also the day Meizu announced its latest mid-ranger, M5 #mobilemagic

If you’re wondering what happened to M4, the answer is… we don’t know. The company decided to skip it altogether and go from M3 to M5 in a blink of an eye. Anyway, what’s in a name?, like Shakespeare used to say. What we care about are specs and design. Meizu M5 comes with a polycarbonate body, in five different colors. You’ll notice a bigger screen but not necessarily greater resolution, just a 5.2 inch 720p display.

Under the hood awaits 3GB of RAM with 32GB expandable internal storage or 2GB of RAM with 16GB memory. You can also count on a pretty decent rear camera, capable of taking 13MP photos at f/2.2 aperture, in 0.2 seconds! You’ll also be helped in your artistic pursuits by a dual-LED and dual tone flash.

As a dual-SIM handset, Meizu M5 allows you to insert 2 SIM cards or use one of the slots to expand the internal storage. Other specs include:

• MT6750 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz
• YunOS 5.1 in China/Android and Flyme OS internationally
• mBack physical home key which is a capacitive back button and fingerprint scanner in the same time
• 3,070mAh battery
• colors: Blue, Champagne Gold, Matte Black, Mint Green and White

Beside releasing a crowd-pleaser, Meizu has also placed M5 in the “very affordable smartphones” category. In China, at least, the 2GB RAM version will cost 699 Yuan ($103) and the 3GB RAM one will sell for  899 Yuan ($132). Prices should increase in international markets, though.

Meizu M5, Unveiled With 3GB RAM And 13MP Camera