Ever since we saw the Meizu M1 Note phablet in December, we were eagerly waiting to see what’s the next big thing from the company. And now that wait is finally over!

After so many leaks and teasers, we finally have official details about the Meizu M1 Note Mini smartphone. The specs and the design are more or less similar to what we saw in those leaks.

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First lets talk about the M1 Note Mini’s design. The device looks like a compact version of its elder brother, the M1 Note. Like rumored, the phone does take its design inspiration from the iPhone 5C. So, it comes with a smooth unibody design. There is gorilla glass 3 protection on the display, which should resist scratches and other damages. Finally, like the M1 Note, it comes in a number of colors – six to be exact namely two shades of blue, white, yellow, green and pink.

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Coming to the specifications, once again they are in line with what earlier reports predicted. The phone will have a quad-core MT6732 64-bit processor based on Cortex’s A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz. There will be 1GB RAM on board with 8GB internal storage. And yes, the storage is expandable up to 128GB. This makes sure that the phone is better than any other models in the budget range. Meizu says that it will score about 30,000+ in the AnTuTu benchmark tests.

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On the front, there will be a 5-inch display with 1280 x 768 pixel resolution. This is surprising given that a recent GFXBench entry showed a 4.7-inch display. But this also makes the phone slightly bigger than the Redmi 2 model. However, even 5-inch is a compact size in this age of phablets and the 720p resolution will translate into a pixel density of about 300 ppi. For camera, there will be a 13MP rear sensor with f/2.0 aperture and single LED flash. On the front, there will be an 5MP shooter ideal for selfies. For connectivity, the phone supports 4G LTE, dual Band Wi-Fi and Glonass + GPS. A decent 2610 mAh battery will be inside to support these specifications.

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Meizu is directly targeting Xiaomi’s Redmi 2 for comparison and in most aspects the Meizu M1 Note Mini beats the Redmi 2. However, the highlight of the device is its price tag. The Meizu M1 Note Mini retails for the same price as the slower Redmi 2, which makes this phone a better option. So, in the coming weeks, you can purchase the Note Mini for just 699 Yuan i.e. ($112). Clearly, Meizu is taking things in the budget segment to the next level!

The company says that the device will be available for the said price from Meizu’s official website starting February 5, which is just a few days away.

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Check out some more photos of the device down below.

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Nowadays, its quite common for an upcoming smartphone to show off its internal specs on various benchmarking sites like AnTuTu and GFXBench. This is exactly what happened with the Meizu M1 Note Mini. Earlier today, the M1 Note Mini specs were spotted on the GFXBench revealing some of the internal configuration of the phone.

Unlike earlier predictions, which said that the phone will feature a 5-inch 1080p display, the M1 Note Mini will come with a 4.7-inch display with 1280 x 768 pixel resolution. Inside, a 64-bit 1.5GHz Mediatek MT6732 quad-core chipset based on ARM’s Cortex A53 architecture will power the device along with Mali-T760 GPU. There will be 1GB RAM onboard and 8GB internal storage. Also, the phone will run on Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. Unfortunately, the entry doesn’t reveal any details about the camera or the battery, so we’ll probably have to wait for the official release to get those details.

As you can see, the Meizu M1 Note specs are similar to the recently announced Xiaomi Redmi 2. Both the devices feature 4.7-inch 720p display with a 64-bit quad-core processor based on Cortex A53 architecture. Also, the RAM and the memory configurations are the same.

It looks like the Meizu M1 Note Mini takes some inspiration from the Redmi 2. However, there is one major difference. The Note Mini looks much better than the traditional look of the Redmi 2. We have already seen some leaked pictures of the upcoming device and they look way better than most other smartphones in its price range. So, if the Meizu manages to get the specifications right (we still don’t know what camera is used), then Meizu M1 Note Mini will definitely pose a threat to the Redmi 2 budget smartphone.

However, end of the day, the deciding factor will be its price tag. Meizu has not yet revealed any details about this, but given that the original M1 Note retails for somewhere around $160, it won’t be surprising if Meizu managed to sell this mini version for a lot less, somewhere around 699 Yuan or $112!

We don’t have to wait too long to get more details about this device as Meizu has kept a special event tomorrow evening for its unveiling.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Last month, Meizu officially announced the Meizu M1 Note in the market. Now, we are eagerly waiting for the second device in the lineup, the 5-inch Meizu M1 Note Mini. We have already seen some pictures of the device which looks similar to the iPhone 5C but today we have yet another leak which reveals the back design.

The leaked back cover of the upcoming Meizu M1 Note Mini is almost the same as the ones leaked last month. While the design is a lot similar to the M1 Note, the back cover on the new phone is reportedly made from different materials. There is a camera sensor on top with the single LED flash below it and the Meizu logo lies at the bottom.

As for the tech specs, the phone is said to come with a 5-inch 1080p display with MT6753 instead of MT6752 as earlier predicted. It will support CDMA20001X, EVDO Rev A, and FDD LTE/ TDD LTE networks. There will be 2GB RAM onboard and a 13MP + 5MP camera on the back and the front.

The company had teased a photo a few days back about the upcoming device. There were three different circles with another one in the middle. We thought that it meant three different launches in the Blue Charm brand on Jan 27. But looks like it means the upcoming phone will support the three main carriers in China namely the China Unicom, China Telecom and the China Mobile.

It is also said that a CDMA version of the Meizu M1 Note will be announced at the press event.

We are just two weeks away from the launch and we are sure that more leaks and pictures on the upcoming 5-inch Meizu M1 Note Mini will follow.

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