Meizu m1 note With 5.5-Inch Display, Octa-Core SoC Launched in India

Meizu, the Chinese handset manufacturer, as expected on Monday announced the launch of its m1 note smartphone for the Indian market. The company alongside also confirmed that Meizu m1 note will be available exclusively via Amazon India at 2pm IST starting Wednesday.

Unlike Xiaomi or Huawei’s Honor brand that have used flash sale model for selling handsets, Meizu has decided to stick with normal sale model for its m1 note smartphone in India. The company in a tweet confirmed that the m1 note will be available in open sale; though it has not yet revealed pricing for the handset until now.

The dual-SIM Meizu m1 note features a 5.5-inch (1080×1920 pixels) IGZO (Sharp) display and also sports Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core (Cortex-A53) MediaTek MT6752 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM, and a Mali T760 MP2 GPU. The smartphone runs Android 4.4 KitKat-based Flyme OS. The company on its website touts that the m1 note sports magnesium-alloy chassis that can offer solid and reliable build.

It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with a five-element f/2.2 lens, Blue glass IR filter, and LED flash, and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Connectivity options on the handset include LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity options are on board.

The Meizu m1 note bears a non-removable 3140mAh battery, a dual-microphone setup, measures 150.7×75.2×8.9mm, and weighs 145 grams. It comes in 16GB and 32GB inbuilt storage variants. It features gravity sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, ambient light sensor, and digital compass. The smartphone will be available in White, Blue, Yellow, Green, and Pink colours.

Last month, Meizu announced that it sold more than 2 million smartphones in March, following up on its earlier announcements that it had sold 1.5 million and 1 million units in January and December respectively.