Meizu unveiled the M8 Note mid-range phone at an event today but that wasn’t all. It also announced two new color variants for the Meizu 16X upper mid-range phone and the Meizu V8 lower mid-range phone.

Before today, the Meizu 16X was available in three colors – Jet Black, Noble Gold, and a special Ceramic White variant. They have now been joined by two new colors – Cistern Purple and Teal Blue.

Both colors are available in 6GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB variants and will go on sale on November 11 on the official Meizu online store and Tmall.com.

The Meizu V8, on the other hand, was originally available in Black and Gold. It has also gotten two new color variants – blue and purple. The new variants will also be available for purchase on the same day as the Meizu 16X.

The Meizu 16X has a 6.0-inch Super AMOLED screen. It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner like the Meizu 16th and Meizu 16th Plus. There is a Snapdragon 710 processor under the hood. Its rear cameras are a 12MP f/1.8 sensor and a 20MP f2.6 sensor. A 20MP f./2.0 sensor sits in front for selfies. It packs a 3,100mAh battery and runs Android Oreo.

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The Meizu V8 has a 5.7-inch HD+ screen, a MediaTek MT6739 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It has a single 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. It also packs a 3200mAh battery and has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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While Xiaomi was holding its launch today, Meizu was also announcing a slate of new products. First, it took the wraps off the Meizu 16X which boasts an in-display fingerprint scanner and a Snapdragon 710 processor. It has now unveiled the Meizu V8 and Meizu V8 Pro which fall into the lower mid-range to mid-range categories.

Meizu V8

The Meizu V8 is a lower mid-range phone and the specs and material confirm that. It has a 2.5D glass covering the entire length of the front but there is no mention of any protection, while the back is polycarbonate.

The display is 5.7-inches with a 1440 x 720 resolution. Meizu says the screen offers up to 450 nits of brightness and has great outdoor visibility. The 18:9 aspect ratio of the display means this should have a smaller footprint. Based on the dimensions (148 x 73 x 8.4mm) the Meizu V8 is smaller than the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 which has a 5.5-inch 16:9 screen.

The Meizu V8 is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 processor clocked at 1.5GHz and has a PowerVR GE8100 GPU. It has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage which can be expanded by up to an additional 128GB via a MicroSD card slot.

There is a single 13MP f/2.2 sensor on the back of the device with a 5P lens and dual LED flash. Right beneath the rear camera setup sits a fingerprint scanner that supports Alipay and WeChat payments. The front camera is a 5MP f/1.9 sensor with AI beauty mode which takes decent pictures based on the sample photos provided.

The Meizu V8 packs a 3200mAh battery, has a MicroUSB port, Bluetooth 4.2, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Meizu has released the phone in just one color variant – black.

Meizu V8 Pro

The Meizu V8 Pro has the same screen and resolution as the Meizu V8 but a more sophisticated body. It ditches the polycarbonate body for full-metal with nano-injection molded antennas at the top and bottom of the phone.

It also comes with the more powerful Helio P22 processor with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. Unlike the V8, the Pro model has dual cameras on the back – a 12MP f/2.2 sensor paired with a 5MP f/2.2 secondary sensor for capturing depth of field details. The front camera is a 5MP f/1.9 sensor with AI beauty mode and support for AI face unlock. A fingerprint scanner is also positioned below the dual rear cameras.

It has a 3200mAh battery, a MicroUSB port, Bluetooth 5.0, an audio jack and dual-band Wi-Fi. It also comes in Black and Gold.

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Price and Availability

The Meizu V8 is priced at ¥799 (~$117) while the Meizu V8 Pro has a ¥1098 (~$160) price tag. It will go on sale on JD.com, Suning, Tmall, the official Meizu website, and physical Meizu stores on September 20 at 10 AM. However, registration begins today on online platforms.

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Meizu is expected to announce the Meizu 16X smartphone in this month. Apart from the 16X, the Chinese manufacturer is also working on some budget-friendly phones since M816Q and M813Q handsets were recently spotted at TENAA with modest specs. A tipster from China has shared some images of a new device called Meizu V8. The appearance of the device suggests that it could be a low-budget device. It is speculated that the newly spotted Meizu V8 may also debut in this month, probably alongside the Meizu 16X.

The front view of the alleged Meizu V8 handset suggests that it is equipped with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. It sports a symmetric design like the Meizu 16th flagship phone. Since antenna lines are not visible on the back panel, the handset seems to be equipped with a polycarbonate rear which hints that it is a budget-friendly smartphone. The appearance of the handset is same as the Meizu M813Q phone that was spotted at TENAA in the previous month.

The TENAA certification of the M813Q had revealed that it measures 147.58 x 72.68 x 8.1mm and it weighs 159 grams. The TENAA images show that the rear design of the Meizu 813Q is exactly as that of the alleged Meizu V8. The handset features a pill-shaped dual-tone LED flash, vertical dual camera setup and a fingerprint scanner. Hence, it appears that the Meizu M813Q may release in the market as Meizu V8.

It is fitted with a 5.7-inch LCD display that supports HD+ resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. The handset is fueled by an octa-core processor that clocks at 2.0 GHz. It is speculated that it could be powered by MediaTek Helio P60. The SoC is supported by 4 GB of RAM.

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The Meizu M813Q has an internal storage of 64 GB of RAM. There is a memory card slot on the phone that supports up to 128 GB of microSD card. The rear shell of the phone features 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera system. At the front is a 5-megapixel selfie camera. It is packed with a 3,000mAh battery. The handset is loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo OS flavored with Flyme OS.

At present, there is no information available on the pricing and launch date of Meizu V8.

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