Meizu 15 and 15 Plus with Super AMOLED displays, 12MP + 20MP dual rear cameras and Meizu 15 Lite announced


Meizu just announced 15, 15 Plus and 15 Lite smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. The Meizu 15 has a 5.46-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display from Samsung with 1.175mm ultra-narrow frame and the 15 Plus has a 5.95-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display from Samsung with 84.4% screen-to-body ratio. Both the phones have a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture along with a 20-megapixel secondary telephoto lens with Sony IMX350 sensor for portrait shots and 3x loss-less zoom and a 20-megapixel front facing camera with AI beauty recognition and Face unlock. 

These have front-mounted fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in just 0.08 seconds and the built-in mEngine offer more real and delicate vibration effect.  The small home button has pressure sensor chip, which combined with mEngine can simulate the feel of the physical buttons, says the company. The phones pack a 3000mAh and 3500mAh battery, respectively with 24W mCharge flash charge.

Meizu 15 specifications

  • 5.46-inch (1080 × 1920 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display, 10000 : 1 contrast ratio
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
  • 4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB internal memory
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with Flyme OS 7
  • 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1/2.3″ Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, Four-axis OIS, PDAF, Laser auto-focus, secondary 20MP telephoto lens, Sony IMX350 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6-LED ring LED flash
  • 20MP front-facing camera
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
  • Dimensions: 143×72.7×7.25 mm ; Weight: 152g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh battery with mCharge fast charging

Meizu 15 Plus specifications

  • 5.95-inch (1440×2560 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display, DCI P3 color gamut, 10000 : 1 contrast ratio
  • 2.5GHz Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
  • 6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB internal memory
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with Flyme OS 7
  • 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1/2.3″ Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, Four-axis OIS, PDAF, Laser auto-focus, secondary 20MP telephoto lens, Sony IMX350 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6-LED ring LED flash
  • 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
  • Dimensions: 153.8×78.25×7.25mm; Weight: 178g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 3500mAh battery with mCharge fast charging

Meizu 15 Lite specifications

  • 5.46-inch (1080 × 1920 pixels) Full HD IPS display with 1300:1 contrast ratio
  • 2.2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 4GB RAM with 64GB internal memory
  • Dual SIM
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with Flyme OS 7
  • 12MP rear camera with 6-LED ring LED flash, Sony IMX362 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.9 aperture, Dual PD focus
  • 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 143.62×72.38×7.45mm ; Weight: 145g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz),  Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
  • 3000mAh battery with mCharge fast charging

Pricing and availability

  • Meizu 15 – White, Black, Gold and Blue colors – 2499 yuan (US$ 396 / Rs. 26,307 approx.) for 64GB and  2799 yuan (US$ 444 / Rs. 29,465 approx.)  for 128GB
  • Meizu 15 Plus – White, Black and Gold  colors – 2999 yuan (US$ 476 / Rs. 31,570 approx.)  for 64GB and 3299 yuan (US$ 524 / Rs. 34,730 approx.)  for 128GB.
  • Meizu 15 Lite – Black, Gold and Red colors – 1699 yuan (US$ 270 / Rs. 17,885 approx.)

All the phones will be available for order starting today and will go on sale in China from April 29th.

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