Meizu launched its long-awaited M8C smartphone on May 25th this year. The Chinese consumer electronics company made the equally anticipated M6T 4G smartphone available to the public a few days later on May 30th.
Although the two Meizu-branded smartphones hit the store shelves in the same month, they are quite different from each other in terms of design, hardware and even carry different price tags. Let’s delve straight into the details.
Appearance & Design
The Meizu M8C smartphone is housed in a plastic body which is further enhanced with a 2.5D curved glass screen. The phone sports a big 5.45 inches HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels.
The M8C sports attractive rounded edges and houses a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back. Up front, it sports an 8-megapixel camera for selfies and face-to-face video chatting.
As far as dimensions are concerned, the M8C has a length of 146.4mm, a width of 70mm and its height is 8.5mm. The handset weighs in at 140 grams (with battery). You can choose from black, gold, red, and blue color options.
The Meizu M6T boasts a metal and polycarbonate body design, paired with rounded edges and an appealing 2.5D curved glass that gives the phone a premium cosmetic appearance. The device features a mammoth 5.7 inches HD+ display with a screen resolution of 1440×720 pixels.
On the photography front, the M6T sports a 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup with dual-LED flash on the back. Up front, the phone houses an 8-megapixel camera for selfie addicts.
The phone’s dimensions are 152.3 mm x 73 mm x 8.4 mm (LxWxH) and even with the battery, it weighs in at just 145 grams. The M6T is currently up for grabs in red, blue and champagne color versions.
Hardware & Performance
The M8C is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 processor and it uses a Qualcomm Adreno 308, 500 MHz GPU, under the hood. The device offers 2GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of expandable internal memory (up to 128GB with microSD card slot).
The hybrid dual-SIM smartphone runs FlyMe 7.0 based Android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system and is backed by a non-removable Lithium-Ion 3,070 mAh battery. Moreover, the M8C comes with 3 card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. It also has multiple sensors such as a proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light, and a fingerprint sensor.
The Meizu M6T smartphone packs a MediaTek MT6750 processor along with an ARM Mali-T860 MP2, 520MHz, 4-Cores GPU that breathes new life into your pictures and videos. The phone has 3GB/4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB ROM that can further be expanded up to 128GB using SIM 2 slot.
The hybrid dual-SIM smartphone runs FlyMe 7.0 based Android 8.0 Oreo operating system and draws its juices from a built-in 3,300 mAh Lithium-Ion battery. It comes with microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC card slots and several sensors including a proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light, fingerprint, compass, and a gyroscope sensor.
Price
While the Meizu M8C smartphone would set you back about $135, the Meizu M6T is currently available in shopping stores bearing a slightly lower price tag of about $125. You can check out the full comparison between the Meizu M8C and the Meizu M6T smartphones below.