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An Apple iPhone 6 clone, the Meizu MX5 was launched in India recently priced at Rs 19,999 – the smartphone is beautifully crafted. (This price is for the 16 GB storage variant; there are slightly more expensive 32 GB and 64 GB options too.) Meizu is the first smartphone brand in the country to offer a doorstep servicing facility, but what you don’t get, as of now, is the assurance of a manufacturer whose products can be easily repaired if the need arises.
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1. Meizu MX5 smartphone: What attracts attention is the “home button” at the bottom of the screen, which incorporates a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint feature and the home button are connected through a stainless steel plate on the support board behind the screen. Meizu claims the fingerprint button can withstand 300,000 presses without any problems.
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2. Meizu MX5 smartphone: The screen is bright and clear; it remains so under almost any kind of light conditions. It is actually the high-end AMOLED—which stands for Active Matrix OLED—display from Samsung and comes with amazing specifications such as 350 candela per square metre maximum brightness and an infinite contrast range. The screen produces vivid pictures and even the text is displayed clearly.
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3. Meizu MX5 smartphone: The processor is Mediatek Helio X10 and the RAM is 3 GB. The Helio X10 is known for its finely balanced power consumption, which makes the MX5 run smoothly and save power at the same time. However, on long usage—such as voice calls over 30 minutes, playing games, using multiple applications—the MX5 starts heating up. At times, it can be annoying. While the battery is 3150 mAH, there are so many functions and features in the phone that the battery doesn’t last more than a day.
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4. Meizu MX5 smartphone: The device supports dual-SIM with dual-standby. The primary 4G SIM-card provides you with high-speed internet, while the second SIM-card provides you with 2G voice calls. So it is essentially two phones in one.
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5. Meizu MX5 smartphone: The camera is one of the best in business. Hold your breath, it is 20.7-megapixels. A unique feature about the camera is its laser-aided focusing technology, which results in outstanding photos. In fact, the MX5 clicks good photos even in low light conditions and in motion. The front camera is 5-megapixels. Video recording is fun too.
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