As per the schedule, Meizu is planning to launch its flagship Meizu MX6 on 19th July 2016. This already is a very powerful device, however, rumors are abuzz for the much hyped “Pro” device from Meizu.

Recently, a device image surfaced on social media claiming to be the Pro 7. The leaked images only showed the back of the mobile, which bears a totally different design language than its predecessors. Until now Meizu devices have been heavily inspired by Apple , however, it seems, now they’ve shifted their inspiration source to Samsung.

This leaked image shows that Meizu Pro 7 features Samsung S 7 like rounded corners and glass body. This 3D technology has been successfully tested on S7 and it makes the device very comfortable to hold.

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The back of Meizu Pro 7 is minimalist in design and just has a camera, flash, and Meizu branding. We haven’t got any official confirmation from any Meizu officials yet regarding the authenticity of this leak. In case this stands out to be true, then we are looking at an extremely premium looking flagship device.

Additionally, we have the previous leaks that almost confirms the “Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge” like dual-curved screen.

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We are just one day away from the official event scheduled by Meizu but we are regularly getting new leaks about the upcoming Meizu Blue Charm devices. While the company hasn’t confirmed the existence of  such a brand as of yet, we expect tomorrow’s announcement to confirm and make it official.

Today, we have some interesting news about both the upcoming Blue Charm devices. In a set of pictures leaked earlier, there are two Meizu devices running an entirely different looking OS/ UI instead of the company’s Flame 4.0. One is larger than the other, which could be the Meizu Blue Charm Note and the other being the Meizu K52, the 4.6-inch model.

From the pictures, it looks like both the models are running a modified version of Jolla Sailfish OS. The icons at the bottom are similar to the ones seen on the Sailfish OS. Moreover, the overall interface too looks similar to Sailfish, which could mean that the new Meizu device may feature this instead of Android.

However, that is very unlikely and even if Meizu Blue Charm devices did have this UI, it would most probably be just a launcher and not an entirely new OS. Sailfish has been growing pretty steadily, but the app store and the overall operating system still has a long way to go to replace an OS like Android. Another possibility is that this can also be a different variant of the two devices, for those interested in having Jolla Sailfish, but even that does not sound practical. So, for now, we think that this is just a Sailfish launcher on top of Android 4.4 KitKat OS!

Lets recap the Meizu Blue Charm Note which hit TENAA around two days back.  It features a 5.5-inch 1080p resolution display, 64-bit MT6752 octa-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz; 2GB RAM, 16GB storage capacity; 13MP rear  + front 5MP front cameras, 3050 mAh battery and TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, and GSM network support. For more information on Meizu Blue Charm Note, check out our earlier post.

This is an interesting new piece of information but take it with a grain of salt. Meizu has been developing Flyme UI for quite some time now and there is no need for Meizu to abandon that in favor of an entirely new UI.

Luckily, we don’t have to wait too long to find out more about the upcoming Meizu Blue Charm devices as the company is expected to announce them both along with a number of other Blue Charm gadgets at the 23 December 2014 event.

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Today, Meizu and Alibaba announced that they will hold a launch event on October 21 in Beijing for new products that they have developed together. Meizu, a mobile internet enterprise, has made a lot of effort in developing its own smart devices, while Alibaba, a company that focuses on traditional internet services, has created great services and resources. With the two of them teaming up, it seems to us that mobile operating systems have become more important than ever.

Meizu races to the top as Alibaba introduces its apps to the masses

On July 25, 2012, Alibaba formally launched its smartphone cloud operating system, the YunOS. In just two years, they released the YunOS 3.0. For the last several days, news broke out that Meizu will release a Meizu MX4 phone that uses the YunOS 3.0. It should be no surprise what was on everyone’s mind once Meizu and Alibaba made their announcement.

According to their Weibo accounts, Alibaba and Meizu’s CEOs are still talking to each other regarding their collaboration. Meizu is trying to figure out how to make the YunOS 3.0 compatible with its own Flyme OS, while Alibaba is trying to figure out how to install the YunOS 3.0 into the Meizu MX4.

The writer feels that this partnership will be good for both companies. The biggest problem Meizu faces lies on whether or not they will be pushed from the top as the market continues to be flooded with rival devices. Although they have done a good job with the designs, their marketing has not been good enough. Their partnership with Alibaba may improve their marketing and product channels, as well as their customer services. In other words, it will make them more open.

Furthermore, Meizu has always wanted to break Google’s hold over them, so they decided to choose a non-Android platform like Ubuntu. Developing a new Flyme OS with the YunOS may decrease operational risks. Despite their partnership, however, we are certain that future Flyme upgrades will continue to use the same interface as now.

As for Alibaba, the YunOS’ problem is that it does not rely on enough famous Chinese brands to push their products. Even though we don’t know why they chose Meizu, considering how well known Meizu is, pushing the YunOS 3.0 on Meizu’s devices will introduce more people to Alibaba’s own apps.

Talks not going smoothly 

Looking back at the dialog between both companies, their cooperation has not been going smoothly. A while ago, a war of words blew up on Weibo between Meizu Vice-CEO, Li Nan, and Aliyun YunOS’s chief architect, Pan Aimin. Regarding this, Meizu CEO Huang Zhang said in his Weibo account that Meizu cellphones should use the Flyme. Both sides ended up debating which OS was better with everyone witnessing it.

The importance of Flyme for Meizu is pretty clear. They can get more users through their own OS. So, even though we don’t really know any specific details about their partnership, in the end, it will all go back to the Flyme OS with the YunOS as the secondary OS. This is what everyone will be concerned about before the launch.

Improvements in mobile smart operating systems 

We have already seen many ways in which smartphones have survived to this day, but looking back in their development, what is most essential is the combination of hardware (cellphone) and software (operating system). For example, Xiaomi and Smartisan start developing their operating systems before their actual cellphone hardware.

So, it is no exaggeration to say that the mobile OS is an integral part of the smartphone. Smartphones come and go very fast, especially Android phones which are replaced every two years. The same cannot be said for operating systems. When a cellphone company adopts an OS, they may be able to better introduce their services to more customers, which makes the OS have a lot of potential for attracting users. Perhaps, we may even see more collaborations like this between Meizu and Alibaba in the future.

In addition, the regular consumer does not care about their partnership or why they are collaborating. The only thing that they want is to get their hands on better products and a better OS. So, we want all these cellphone companies to show us what services and functions are worth trying out.

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