A new set of images posted on Elephone’s twitter page shows a phone with a bezel-less design similar to the Xiaomi Mi MIX. Now for those of you who have been following the manufacturer, the device definitely looks familiar. Yes, this device looks exactly like the Elephone S8 and it probably is.

The Elephone S8 has been in the news for over four months now but still hasn’t been released. These pictures are of a working prototype released to probably show that the phone has not been shelved.

Look at this! Have a Guess!(This is a prototype model) pic.twitter.com/jJofv2NtlX

— Elephone (@ElephoneMobile) April 11, 2017

Most of the specifications are still unknown but it is said to sport a 6” FHD display and a Helio X27 SoC. There is also a fingerprint scanner sitting on the lower bezel which is considerably larger than that of the Mi MIX. None of the images show the back of the device but previous reports say there is a dual camera setup at the back.

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Elephone will need more than a tri-bezelless display and dual cameras to show that it can take on the Xiaomi Mi MIX. First, it will have to release this device and make sure it is available for purchase and also ships in time. It will also have to work on after sales support.

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Last week there was news of a bezel-less phone in Meizu’s pipeline. The phone which is expected to be Meizu’s take on the Xiaomi Mi Mix even goes further and ditches the lower bezel completely. While the general assumption is that it is a stand alone phone not associated with any of the company’s current series, a new set of leaks is saying it is the Meizu Pro 7.

Meizu has not had a very good year in the high-end smartphone category which is majorly based on their current not-so-friendly relationship with Qualcomm, but if we are to believe that these new leaked images of a bezel-less Meizu Pro 7 posted by @Kjuma on Weibo are true, then things might be taking a different turn.

The leaked images say the Meizu Pro 7 will have a 5.62” Super AMOLED screen with a 1080 x 2160 resolution which is unusual for a regular phone but not so much for a bezel-less phone. It will be available in 2 variants: one with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage priced at ¥2699 ($396); and another with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage priced at  ¥3099 ($454).

Now you might be wondering how Meizu will fit a front facing camera on a phone with a bezel-less display, probably use a single sensor for the rear and front like the Honor 7i? Not at all.

Meizu has decided to use separate sensors for them. From the leaked images, the front 8MP camera appears to slide out of the top frame when needed while the rear camera camera sits in the middle of the phone with a LED flash below it.

The leak also shows the phone will feature an embedded fingerprint sensor which is most likely Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint technology. In addition to that, it will sport a newer version of Meizu’s fast charging technology (mCharge 4.0) which will charge the phone from 0 to 100% in 40 minutes. There is no mention of the battery capacity but the phone’s thickness is 6.5mm which is pretty thin by today’s standard so a 3000mAh battery might be the largest capacity they can fit inside the phone. It will also launch with Flyme OS 5.1.

We have not heard of Meizu working on a Nougat update for any of their phones as even quite a number of phones released by the company this year launched with Android Lollipop, so the best we might be getting is Android Marshmallow.

The Meizu Pro 7 is expected to be released on the 24th of December but will probably go on sale in 2017.

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Do note that none of the above information have been confirmed by Meizu yet, so we wouldn’t advise you to swallow it hook, line, and sinker.

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Xiaomi surprised everyone today, not with the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, but with a new concept smartphone, the Xiaomi Mix. While initially, we thought that this was just a concept device that we may never get to see in real life, the company soon revealed that the phone is real and will be up for sale as well.

Till now, we have seen a few amazing renders of this full screen (except for a small portion at the bottom) smartphone, but the company also seems to have showcased the device at the event location. We have got some hands on images of the Xiaomi Mix, and it looks like a great smartphone.

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We have already mentioned all of the specs and features of the Mix in detail, which you can check out from our launch article. To recap, the Mix comes with Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM, a huge 6.4-inch display and a 16MP rear camera.

Below, you can check out the Xiaomi Mix hands on images.

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