Meitu is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer whose name sounds like that of fellow manufacturer, Meizu. But the latter has been around longer than Meitu and apart from phones, Meitu also makes selfie apps. I am sure you remember the controversial selfie app that was in the news back in January.

Meitu has released two new smartphones today, the M8 and an upgraded Meitu T8.

Meitu M8 Design

The Meitu M8 has the same hexagonal design as other Meitu phones. There is a large home button that greatly reminds us of the iPhone. The back and front are covered in glass and there is a middle frame that goes around it.

Meitu M8 Specs

Since Meitu is also a selfie app making company, you wouldn’t be wrong to expect that their imaging technology will make its way to their phones. And the M8 doesn’t disappoint. The front facing camera is a Sony IMX362 dual pixel self-timer camera. The camera has PDAF, OIS, and uses Meitu’s 4th-gen dual imaging tchnology. The rear camera is a 21MP Sony IMX230 sensor with a LED flash flanking it on each side.

Meitu says the M8 also comes with a built-in artificial intelligence system that helps take better selfies. When taking selfies, most phones can only detect age, gender, and a few facial features. The Meitu M8 takes things further by detecting hair color, skin color, and a number of other features.

The Meitu M8 has a 5.2-inch FHD display, 4GB of RAM, and a Helio X20 processor. There is 64GB of built-in storage, a 3000mAh battery with 9V 2A fast charge support, a dedicated HiFi audio chip, and a USB Type-C port.The Meitu M8 runs MEIOS 3.6 based on Android Marshmallow.

Meitu M8 Price

The phone is available in blue, red, white and pink alongside a special Hello Kitty Edition, and a Sailor Moon Pretty Soldier Edition. There is also the option to personally customize your phone.

The standard variant is priced at ¥2599 (~$376), the Hello Kitty Special Edition is ¥2799 ($405), the customized edition will set you back ¥2899 (~$420), and the Pretty Soldier Limited Edition with just 10,000 units will sell for ¥2999 (~$435).

Registration for the Meitu M8 will begin today and sales will commence on Friday, May 12 at noon on the official website. It will then be available for purchase on Jingdong and Suning at 8 pm on the same day.

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Meitu T8 

The new Meitu T8 is an upgrade to the 3 months old Meitu T8. The only major difference is the upgraded AI assistant and software version on the phone. Meitu has also added a new Aurora Green color option to the already available five. The phone still retains its 5.2-inch AMOLED display, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and Helio X20 processor. The rear camera is a 21MP Sony IMX338 senor and there is a 3580mAh battery with 9V 2A fast charging technology.

Meitu is not calling this a pro version, so chances are that whoever is buying the new Meitu T8 will be getting the newer variant at the same price as the first version.

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Meitu has officially unveiled its new selfie-centric smartphone, the Meitu T8. The smartphone is enabled with artificial intelligence (AI) for snapping amazing selfies.

Meitu T8 Specifications, Features

Apart determining the age and gender, the Magical AI Beautification (aka MTbeauty 2.0) on Meitu T8 can enhance selfies by detecting the skin tone. The AI selfie feature can even improve the appearance of each face individually in group photos.

The Magical AI Beautification can whiten the teeth and remove the saggy appearance below the eyes. It can make the skin look smoother and add make the face glow without making it artificial. The AI feature also functions on real-time videos.

Meitu T8 is equipped with a f/1.8 aperture 12-megapixel selfie camera that relies on the same dual-pixel sensor technology present on Samsung Galaxy S7. Hence, the selfie camera of Meitu T8 is capable of snapping amazing selfies in low light environments. The frontal camera of Meitu T8 has numerous features like optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus, fourth-generation dual graphics engine and independent ISP and noise reduction.

On the rear side, it has a f/2.2 aperture Sony IMX338 21-megapixel rear camera that comes with features like optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-color temperature flash and more.  The Meitu T8 sports a hexagonal design like Meitu M6 and comes with a full metallic chassis that measures 158 x 71.5 x 9.3 mm and weighs 170 grams.

The design of the T8 and its amazing photography capabilities are mainly aimed towards girls who love snapping selfies. Here are some snapshots from the Meitu T8 launch event.

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It features a 5.2-inch AMOLED display that produces a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. It is powered by MediaTek Helio X20 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The native storage of the smartphone is 128 GB. It runs MEIOS 3.5, a modified version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

Below the display of the phone is a round-shaped Home button that includes a fingerprint scanner. The selfie-centric phone houses a 3,580 mAh battery. Other features include USB Type-C port, high-fidelity audio, Wi-Fi, and 4G VoLTE. The Meitu T8 comes in color choices such as Rose Gold, Magic Orange, Sparkling Blue, Lime Treasure, and Phantom Black.

Meitu T8 Pricing, Availability

Meitu T8 Phantom Black Special Edition version is priced at 3,599 Yuan whereas its Standard Edition carries a pricing of 3,299 Yuan ($479). It can be purchased exclusively through the official website of Meitu from Feb. 21. ($523). From Feb. 22, it will be also available through retailing partners such as Lynx, Suning, and Jingdong.

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