Meizu recently announced the Meizu M1 Note, the first device in its Blue Charm lineup last week. The phone came with impressive specs with an iPhone 5C like design at a very affordable price tag. While the M1 Note went out of stock for pre-order on its officially website within hours after the the company started accepting orders, those who missed the chance can now pre-order it online via Oppomart.

Although the website is named Oppomart, you can practically buy any device of Chinese make from this e-commerce website. The Meizu M1 Note was spotted listed on this website earlier today for a price tag of $249. While this is more than the actual $160 price tag of the M1 Note, we often see resellers charge a premium price for a hot product, especially when it is very hard to purchase. As a result, even at $249, if someone really wants to buy the device, the M1 Note still turns out to be a very capable phone at this price.

Once you place an order for the phone, Oppomart will start shipping your product one week from now. We expect very high demand for this new Meizu device, hence make sure you hurry up your order. The Meizu M1 Note is available in five different colors namely Blue, Green, White, Yellow and Pink.

Coming to the specifications, the Meizu M1 Note will sport a 5.5-inch Full HD 1080p display and will be powered by the 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MT6752 processor with 2GB RAM. There will be 16GB on board storage which unfortunately will not be expandable. At the back will be a 13MP camera sensor capable of recording 1080p videos and slo-mo videos at 120fps. While up front, there will be a 5MP shooter. The phone will support features such as dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS + Glonass navigation and 4G LTE. Finally, a 3140 mAh battery will power all these features, which is quite decent for a device of this size.

Head over to the oppomart website to pre-order the all new Meizu M1 Note.

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Meizu Blue Charm brand is official. We have literally waited for weeks for this launch! It started with two leaked Meizu devices early December and later on, after some investigation we realized that the Blue Charm brand is much bigger than we realized. Today, the company has finally unveiled the brand and its time to look at the pick of the announcements, the Meizu Blue Charm Note.

The phone features a unibody design with practically no connection gap. Its 8.9 mm thin and weighs just about 148 grams. The body is made of the same material as the iPhone 5C. Meizu claims that the overall structure of the phone with its gentle curve at the back helps it better fit in the user’s palms.

Most of the specifications of the device is the same as we predicted. So, the Meizu M1 Blue Charm Note comes with a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p resolution display. Inside, there is a 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core Mediatek MT6752 processor with 2GB RAM and 16/ 32GB internal storage options (no MicroSD expansion slot) . At the back, there is a 13MP camera capable of recording 1080p videos as well as slo-mo videos at 120fps. Up front there is a 5MP shooter. Connectivity options include dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS + Glonass navigation and 4G LTE support. Inside, there is a 3,140 mAh battery which should be enough to power the device for an entire day.

Unlike a rumor which said that the phone may ditch Flyme UI in favor of a new Jolla Sailfish like launcher, the company today confirmed that the Blue Charm Note will come with Meizu’s traditional Fyme 4.1 UI running on top of Android 4.4 KitKat.

The 16GB model is priced at 999 Yuan which comes to around $160, while the 32GB model is priced at 1299 Yuan which comes to around $208. Like we expected, the Meizu Blue Charm Note turned out to be good. While the pricing is slightly on the higher side as compared to competitors like Xiaomi Redmi Note, the overall specifications is much better then the Xiaomi device, which definitely gives this phone an edge over others. The 16GB model is especially a steal!

The 64-bit processor with 2GB RAM, LTE support and the large 5.5-inch display with 1080p resolution makes this phone a beast in its price range. Moreover, Meizu has built up a reputation of being a quality focused manufacturer and is considered among the likes of Xiaomi. So, the Meizu Blue Charm Note will definitely pose a threat to other mid-range phones currently available in the market.

The device will be available in 5 bright colors — green, blue, white, yellow and pink. Meizu’s online store as well as JD.com will start accepting pre-orders from 5 PM today and will start selling the device from December 30.

Here’s the official intro video of the Meizu Blue Charm Note!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SzxK_Ug1Go

Meanwhile, we have added a number of pictures of the new Blue Charm Note below. Enjoy!

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Back when Meizu announced the MX4 flagship, the company said that it had three more products for 2014. A few weeks later, we saw the MX4 Pro, which essentially means we will see two more devices from the company this December.

One of the these two could be the long rumored Meizu Blue Charm Note. Today, we have a leaked image of the alleged device. As you can see in the picture above, this Orange colored Meizu handset is most likely the Blue Charm Note. It resembles the images that we saw back in March, except for the color (the earlier phone leaked was blue in color, hence the name). At that time, it was said that the device would come in a number of different colors and will target younger generations.

If you look closely, you see that the phone has taken some design inspiration form iPhone 5C. The glossy plastic back and the round corners resemble the 5C to some extent. Of course, this looks much bigger and wider than the Apple device but still you can see some similarities.

Apart from the picture, we don’t have much details. However, judging from the earlier rumors the Blue Charm Note will be a direct competitor to Xiaomi’s Redmi Note. So, we expect similar specifications and pricing on the upcoming Meizu device.

Here’s a list of possible specifications:

• 5.5 inch 1080p display
• MT6752 64-bit Octa Core SoC
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB ROM

The white colored device that you see in the picture besides the Orange Meizu phone could be the recently leaked Meizu K52. The device is much smaller in size and is rumored to feature a 4.6 inch display. It is also said that the K52 will have an aspect ratio of 15:9 while the Blue Charm Note will have an aspect ratio of 16:9.

If Meizu was to keep its promise, then we may see both these device within the next two weeks. However, when the company said by the end of the year, they could have meant the Chinese new year, which means they still have two months to release them.

Anyways, one things for sure, Meizu is cooking something for the masses. If the alleged Blue Charm Note turns out to be even nearly as good as the Redmi Note, then we have one more affordable option to choose.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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