Meizu is one brand that is known for its innovativeness, so we were thrilled by a leaked product schedule said to be that of Meizu was spotted. The product schedule revealed the company would launch a total of six smartphones spread across the months of the year. So far, we have only seen one smartphone and from the schedule, we expect to see the next one in June. But the leaks just won’t stop coming, despite the scanty launch we expect this year.

The latest leak is that of a new Meizu smartphone which appeared on China’s Telecommunication regulatory agency’s (TENAA) website where it has been certified. The listing gave us a view of the device’s render from all four sides and also a rundown of the specifications of the device simply identified as Meizu M621C-S. The renders look very much like those of the  Meizu M5S which touched down last month and considering the model name it is listed with, the device will likely be the Meizu S.

On the listed specs, the Meizu smartphone is listed with a dimension of 153.6 x 75.6 x 8.15mm and weighs just 175g. It sports a 5.5-inch TFT display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device is listed as coming with 2GB, 3GB and 4GB RAM versions and would be powered by a 1.8GHz processor which would likely be a MediaTek Helio P25 chip. There is also three storage versions of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB respectively and all three can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD.

On the camera end, the Meizu phone packs a 13MP rear camera sensor with a round LED flash and upfront, there is a 5MP selfie shooter. The phone runs Android Marshmallow out-of-the-box and keeping the lights on is a 3920mAh battery which is appreciable. Connectivity options like Bluetooth, 3G, 2G, 4G, Wi-Fi and others are also listed.

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We can’t say if this smartphone is the same model that received 3C certification days back and was also granted radio transmission certificate last week but its appearance on TENAA may be an indication its launch is drawing closer. Whenever that happens, expect the device to be available in white, silver and blue colors.

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Meizu has been receiving a lot of attention lately centred around the use of a Qualcomm Snapdragon chips on its smartphones this year. But that has been shown to be a product that would launch towards the end of the year. Right now, two new Meizu smartphone models have appeared online after receiving 3C certification, showing some details.

The two models include the Meizu M741Y which had earlier appeared online when it received radio transmission approval and the M714A which we are meeting for the first time. As usual, the 3C certification page often reveals very scanty details and in this case, it shows the two Meizu models would come with 18W fast charge. The identity of the two models are still not clear but they are believed to be two versions of a particular model.

Specifically, the smartphones are touted to be versions of the Meizu S which is likely to drop next month. While one of the versions may run on YunOS, the other one may be Android-based. Also, the radio approval showed the model M714Y will have entire network support which is likely applicable to the M714A. Even though we think this may be the Meizu S, there are sources who say that Meizu will launch the Meizu E2 next month with a MediaTek Helio P25 processor onboard. So it’s possible this would be the Meizu E2.

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So it’s possible this would be the Meizu E2 equipped with the Helio P25 chip which MediaTek just announced recently. The Helio P25 is an upgrade over the P20 built on a 16nm manufacturing process. The chip is an Octa-core SoC which brings in a substantial increase in data transmission efficiency while also reducing heat and power consumption. We’re not sure how true this is.

Meizu sure seems to have a lot of surprises lined up for release this year and more details or rumours about their products are still coming out. The first Snapdragon-powered Meizu phone is said to likely pack a Snapdragon 625 chip which analyst Pan Jiutang believes is good enough. The analyst also thinks there may be other Snapdragon models but not likely any flagship SoC. The details keep getting more interesting. We’ll certainly serve you more details as they emerge.

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The device simply identified as M714Y appears to have gotten radio transmission approval with the various bands it features listed. Apart from the avalanche of radio frequencies listed on the approval sheet, no other useful detail of the phone in question is given. But it is unlikely this would be a Qualcomm chip-powered Meizu device because Meizu isn’t expected to use a Qualcomm chip just yet, despite its settlement with Qualcomm.

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However, if we want to dissect the model number M714Y, the letter “Y” at the end is an indication the device would run on YunOS so it is not likely a flagship, definitely not the Pro 7. The most likely smartphone is the little known Meizu S which appeared on the leaked product schedule as launching in June this year. The schedule indicates the Meizu S would pack a MediaTek Helio P25 chip which is an upgraded Helio P20 version, meaning it is a mid-range smartphone. We’ll wait and see how this pans out in the long run.

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Mediatek announced a new chip yesterday, the Helio P25, an upgrade to last year’s Helio P20 processor. Mediatek is selling the Helio P25 as the right processor for phones with dual-cameras which is one of the selling points they used for the P20.

The new chip is built on the same 16nm process as the Helio P20 and has the same number of cores. So what’s the big difference? Should you be on the lookout for Helio P25 phones and discard your current Helio P20 phone? We’ll advice you shouldn’t.

Chip manufacturers want to make money and in other to do so, they release new chips with small improvements in performance over the old ones.

Take the Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 821 processor for example. The Snapdragon 821 is better but only offers a 10% increase in performance over the Snapdragon 820. There is an increase in CPU and GPU clock speed, as well as a Snapdragon VR SDK which makes it compatible with Google Daydream. Though we have seen the latter can be pushed out in form of updates. An example is the ZTE Axon 7 which uses a Snapdragon 820 chip and is Daydream compatible when you upgrade to Nougat.

The Helio P25 on the other hand is not a flagship chip but it doesn’t bring much changes either. There is an upgraded CPU clock speed (2.5GHz as against the 2.3GHz in the P20) but there is no upgrade for the GPU. The support for dual-cameras is a feature that they advertised for the Helio P20 but decided not to ‘enable’.

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How many manufacturers will embrace the Helio P25 chip? Probably the same ones that used the Helio P20 which are Meizu (Meizu X), Elephone (Elephone P20) and UMI (Umi Plus E). There is a rumor that Meizu will launch a phone called the Meizu S in July which will sport the Helio P25 chip.

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