Yesterday, Meizu introduced a trio of smatphones with an interesting selection of chipsets. They are the Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus and Meizu 15 Lite. The top two models uses Samsung sourced Super AMOLED screens with 16:9 aspect ratio, which meets the trend of taller screens. They also sports dual cameras with OIS and 2x telephoto, while the “lite” versions sticks to just a single camera setup. See the full specifications of the Meizu 15, 15 Plus, and 15 Lite (M15) as well as their price and availability.
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Meizu 15 Plus Features
The Meizu 15 Plus is actually bigger than the Meizu 15, as it sports a 5.95 inches screen, an AMOLED panel with QHD resolution. With no notch or taller screen, the manufacturer cut the bezel down to just 1.175mm, which is actually the narrowest bezel in the world.
The Meizu 15 Plus is powered by an odd choice of chipset, the Exynos 8895 from last year’s Samsung Flagships. The chipset is coupled with a massive 6GB of RAM, and its internal storage is either 64GB or 128GB. It does not come with an additional SD card slot, this might be a downside.
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Looking at the camera department, the Meizu 15 Plus packs a 12MP + 20MP dual camera setup at the back. The brand made a claim that it is the best camera that it has used at the moment. It comes with both OIS and EIS stabilization. The main sensor is a f/2.3 inch and has large 1.55 µm pixels. It sits behind a lens with a f/1.8 aperture and 4-axis optical image stabilization along with EIS for extra stability. The second sensor has a 2x telephoto lens (Meizu promises 3x “lossless” zoom). The camera is said to feature multi-frame noise reduction and HDR alghorithm at Huawei P20 level. The selfie camera is a 20 MP shooter.
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The Meizu 15 Plus has a fingerprint reader that unlocks in just 0.08 secs, less than a blink of an eye. There’s also facial recognition by Sensetime, a Chinese AI startup with a whopping $3 billion valuation. The battery has 3,500 mAh capacity and can be charged back up quickly over the USB-C port thanks to the bundled 24 W charger (12V at 2A). The 15 Plus will be available in Black, Gray and Gold.
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Meizu 15 Plus Specifications
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, April |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 29th |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 153.8 x 78.3 x 7.3 mm (6.06 x 3.08 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.95 inches, 97.6 cm2 (~81.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~494 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – Flyme UI 7.0 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Exynos 8895 Octa |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
CAMERA | |
| Primary | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3″, 1.55 µm) + 20 MP (1/2.8″, 1.0 µm), 4-axis OIS, gyro-EIS, 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase and laser detection autofocus, six-LED dual-tone flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p |
| Secondary | 20 MP (f/2.0), 1080p |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS, QZSS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging: mCharge 4.0 (24W) – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – MP4/H.264 player – Document editor – Photo/video editor | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colors | Gray, Yakin, Ink |
| Price | About 480 EUR |
Meizu 15
The Meizu 15 also sports and AMOLED screen, but this is where similarities ends with the Plus version. It has 1080p resolution and measures 5.46 inches in diagonal, making this a more compact phone. Its chipset is a Snapdragon 660, and the RAM is cut back to 4GB while to storage options are still between 64GB and 128GB.
The camera department is the same as the Plus model – 12 MP + 20 MP one with 2x telephoto lens, plus the 20 MP selfie camera. Only here there is no EIS, only OIS. The battery on the Meizu 15 has 3,000 mAh capacity and the same 24W charger. Both the Meizu 15 and 15 Plus have 3.5mm headphone jacks. The phone will be available in White, Black, Blue, and Gold.
Meizu 15 Specifications
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, April |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 29th |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 143 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.63 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 152 g (5.36 oz) |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.46 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~79.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – Flyme UI 7.0 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
CAMERA | |
| Primary | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3″, 1.55 µm) + 20 MP (1/2.8″, 1.0 µm), 4-axis OIS, 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase and laser detection autofocus, six-LED dual-tone flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p |
| Secondary | 20 MP (f/2.0), 1080p |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging: mCharge 4.0 (24W) – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – MP4/H.264 player – Document editor – Photo/video editor | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colors | Ink, Yakin, Indigo, White |
| Price | About 400 EUR |
Meizu 15 and 15 Plus Price and Availability
The Meizu 15 and 15 Plus will be available for purchase as from April 29th 2018. The Meizu 15 Plus price starts at CNY3,000 and goes up to CNY3,300 for the Deluxe version (the one with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage).
The Meizu 15 Price starts at CNY2,500 for 64GB version and CNY2,800 for the 128GB version.
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Meizu 15 Lite
The Meizu 15 Lite or M15 is the “lite” model of the group. It is similar with the 15, as it sports a 5.46 inch screen with 1080 pixel resolution, but it has an LTPS LCD instead of OLED.
The chipset is also a Snapdragon 626, which is focused mainly on efficiency than speed with its eight Cortex-A53 cores. The good news about this phone is that you still get a 4GB of RAM and a 64GB internal storage for a more affordable price.
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The Meizu 15 Lite sports a single camera on the back, a 12MP sensor(1.4 µm pixels) and f/1.9 aperture. It boasts Dual Pixel autofocus, which is a surprise. The selfie camera is the same 20 MP shooter as on the other two models. The 3,000 mAh battery is charged over a slightly slower (but still pretty fast) version of mCharge that pushes 18 W (9V at 2A).
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Meizu 15 Lite Specifications
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, April |
| Status | Coming soon |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 143.6 x 72.4 x 7.5 mm (5.65 x 2.85 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.46 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~79.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – Flyme UI 7.0 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8953-Pro Snapdragon 626 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
CAMERA | |
| Primary | 12 MP (f/1.9, 1.4 µm), dual pixel phase detection autofocus, six-LED dual-tone flash |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary | 20 MP (f/2.0), 1080p |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging: 9V/2A 18W – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – MP4/H.264 player – Document editor – Photo/video editor | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Red |
