Meizu launches its third smartphone, m3, in a month

The new smartphone is available for pre-orders in China and the lower variant, which comes with 2B RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, has been priced at ₹6,000 (CNY 599). The top variant comes with 3GB RAM and 32 GB internal memory

The new m3 smartphone comes with a 5-inch display and a 13-megapixel camera

Chinese smartphone-maker Meizu, which also launched two smartphones this month -- Pro 6 and m3 Note, launched the m3 smartphone in China at a price of ₹8,000 (CNY 799) for the top variant.

The new smartphone is available for pre-orders in China and the lower variant, which comes with 2B RAM and 16 GB of internal storage, has been priced at ₹6,000 (CNY 599). The top variant comes with 3GB RAM and 32 GB internal memory.

The dual-SIM Meizu m3 runs the custom Flyme 5 OS, based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixel) display with a pixel density of 296ppi, and Schott Xensation cover glass for protection. The m3 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC (4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz, and 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1GHz), coupled with either 2GB or 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM.

The new device comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, LED flash, and phase detection autofocus (PDAF). The front camera unit has five-megapixels under its belt. Other features include, Bluetooth, WIFI, 4G support and GPS.