Meizu 15, 15 Plus, and 15 lite unveiled

Seems like its Meizu’s turn to entice 2018 with their first set of offerings — The Meizu 15, 15 Plus, and 15 Lite. The new trio shatters the current smartphone trend and is equipped with a notchless 16:9 aspect ratio display.

First up, is the Meizu 15. The device is equipped with a 5.46-inch 16:9 FHD AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, Adreno 512 GPU, 4GB RAM, 64 or 128GB of internal storage, Flyme UI 7.0 based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and a 3,000mAh battery. As for the cameras, we have a dual 12MP + 20MP rear with PDAF and a 20MP front. What’s interesting to note is that the Meizu 15 makes use of a rear ring flash, consisting of 6 LEDs.

Next up, the beefier Meizu 15 Plus. The phone is powered by a 5.95-inch 16:9 QHD AMOLED display, Samsung’s previous Exynos 8995 flagship chip, Mali’s G71 MP20 GPU, 6GB of RAM, 64 or 128GB of internal storage, Flyme UI 7.0 based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and a 3,500mAh battery. For the cameras, we have the same setup as with the Meizu 15 — a dual 12MP + 20MP rear and a 20MP front.

Lastly, the Meizu 15 lite. Powering the device is a 5.46-inch 16:9 FHD LTPS IPS display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 626 octa-core processor, Adreno’s 506 GPU, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, Flym UI 7.0 based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and a 3,000mAh battery. For the cameras, we have a single 20MP rear with PDAF and a 12MP front.

Meizu 15 specs:
5.46-inch 16:9 Aspect ratio AMOLED display @ 1080 x 1920 pixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 2.2GHz Octa-core Processor
Adreno 512 GPU
4GB RAM
64/128GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD (Uses SIM 2 slot)
12MP f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS, 1.55um pixels + 20MP 2x telephoto dual rear cameras with ring flash
20MP front camera
Dual SIM (Nano-Hybrid, dual stand-by)
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual Band, 2.4GHz + 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Flym UI 7.0 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat)
3000mAh non-removable battery
Black, Gray, Gold

Meizu 15 Plus specs:
5.95-inch 16:9 Aspect ratio 2K AMOLED display @ 1440 x 2560 pixels
Samsung Exynos 8895 64-bit 10nm octa-core CPU
4 x ARM Cortex A53 1.7GHz + 4 x Exynos M1 2.3GHz
Mali G71 MP20 GPU
6GB RAM
64/128GB internal storage
non-expandable
12MP f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS and EIS, 1.55um pixels + 20MP 2x telephoto dual rear cameras with ring flash
20MP front camera
Dual SIM (Nano-Hybrid, dual stand-by)
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual Band, 2.4GHz + 5GHz)
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Flym UI 7.0 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat)
3500mAh non-removable battery
Black, Gray, Gold

Meizu 15 Lite specs:
5.46-inch 16:9 Aspect ratio LTPS IPS display @ 1080 x 1920 pixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 2.2GHz Octa-core Processor
Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
expandable up to 256GB via microSD (Uses SIM 2 slot)
20MP f/1.9 aperture, 1.4um pixels, and PDAF with ring flash
12MP front camera
Dual SIM (Nano-Hybrid, dual stand-by)
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
Flym UI 7.0 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat)
3000mAh non-removable battery
Black, Gray, Gold

The Meizu 15 starts at CNY 2,500 (~Php 20,674) for the 64GB variant and  CNY 2,800 (~Php 23,155) for the 128GB variant. The Meizu 15 Plus, on the other hand, starts at CNY 3,000 (~Php 24,809) up to CNY 3,300 (~Php 27,289) for the Deluxe version, the one with bigger storage. Both phones will be available come April 29. Pricing and availability for the Meizu 15 Lite are yet to be announced. The same with local availability.

source: GSMarena