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Meizu C9 To Go on Sale In India On December 5

Chinese electronics manufacturer, Meizu announced that they will launch their high-end Meizu 16 smartphone in India on December 5. In a recently shared tweet, the company has notified that along with Meizu 16, they will also launch the budget Meizu C9 smartphone. The Meizu 9 will be exclusively available on Amazon.in and will go on sale from December 5.

Design And Specs

The Meizu C9 has a glass front and plastic rear build. It weighs 150 grams and measures 146.2 x 71.2 x 9.7mm. The front of the device accommodates the 5.45-inch HD+ display which has a pixel density of 282 ppi and a resolution of 1440 x 720 px. The left and right bezels around the display are negligible while the top and bottom bezels are quite wide. The top bezel houses the earpiece and the 8 MP front-facing selfie camera. Talking about the sides, the left side of the handset is occupied by the power button and volume rockers while the bottom houses the loudspeaker, 3.5 mm audio jack and the USB port.

The rear of the Meizu C9 harbors the 13 MP camera along with LED flash and the company branding. It features the 1.3 GHz Quad Core SC9832E processor with Mali-T720 GPU. The smartphone packs a 3,000 mAh Lithium Ion battery and runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone gets Dual SIM slots with 4G support, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and GPS. It also has a bunch of sensors which include the gravity sensor, ambient light sensor, and a range sensor.

Price, Colours And Storage Variants

The Meizu C9 is available in two color options which are Blue and Black. In terms of memory and storage, the smartphone is available in a 2 GB RAM + 16 GB ROM variant. Furthermore, it also supports memory expandability upto 128 GB via microSD. The India price is currently is unavailable but it is expected to have a similar price as the Indonesian variant. The Meizu C9 is already available in Indonesia and costs Rp. 999,000 (around Rs 4,900).

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To summarise, the upcoming smartphone is targetted towards the budget market and it will compete against devices like the Redmi 6A.

December 4, 2018
Top 5 Upcoming Smartphones : December Edition

The year 2018 has been a big one for smartphones. Companies from all over the globe are trying to take a piece out of this ever-growing market. The year is about to end but a lot of devices are yet to be launched. Here is a list of highly anticipated smartphones which are expected to launch in the month of December.

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2

The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 was launched earlier this year. Now the company has announced that its successor Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2, will launch on December 11th. The company has been sharing a lot of tweets which reveal some key features of the upcoming device. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will have a mammoth 5,000 mAh battery, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and Gorilla Glass 6 protection. It will also have a wide notch at the top of the display which will house the front-facing camera. If the company can carry forward the aggressive pricing from its predecessor, the ZenFone Max Pro M2 will also be a sensational hit in the Indian market.

Vivo Nex S2

Vivo launched the Nex S smartphone earlier this year and now the company is about to launch its successor, the Nex S2. According to previous leaks, the smartphone will have unorthodox features like dual displays and a triple camera module. The front of the device has an edge-to-edge display and an additional smaller sized display on the rear. Like its predecessor, it is also expected to have an in-display fingerprint sensor. To sum up, all the doubts and rumors surrounding the device will be cleared up as the company officially announces it on December 11th.

Nokia X7

The Nokia X7 aka Nokia 8.1 has already been launched in China. Latest tweets from Nokia India indicate that the device will launch soon in India as well. The Nokia 8.1 has a 6.18 inch Notch display with a pixel density of 403 ppi. The smartphone features the Octa-Core Snapdragon 710 SoC and is powered by a 3,500 mAh battery which supports 18W fast charging. For security, it also has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The Nokia 8.1 has dual 12 MP + 13 MP rear cameras and a single 20 MP front-facing camera. Except for a few India specific changes, the smartphone is expected to carry most features from its Chinese counterpart. However, all details regarding price and specifications will be cleared at its time of launch which is set for the 10th of December.

Meizu 16

Meizu is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer which is about to launch its first smartphone in India. The company will launch its high-end Meizu 16 smartphone in the country on 5th December. The smartphone has a 6-inch Super AMOLED display with a 2160 x 1080 px display. Under the hood, the smartphone features the Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 CPU and Adreno 630 GPU. For photography, the Meizu 16 gets 20 MP front-facing camera and a dual 12 MP + 20 MP rear cameras along with a 6 LED Ring flash. It packs a 3010 mAh battery which supports fast charging at 24 watts.

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Google Pixel 3 Lite

The Google Pixel 3 Lite aka Sargo has been continuously making rounds of the internet. According to reports, it is a low specced variant of the previously launched Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL. In terms of looks, it has a similar design language as the Pixel 3. It has thin right and left bezels while the top and bottom bezels are quite prominent. The leak suggests that the smartphone packs the Octa Core Snapdragon 710 SoC and is powered by a 2,916 mAh battery. Surprisingly, it also has a 3.5 mm jack which the elder siblings miss out on. The device is expected to be a sub $ 500 smartphone and if it gets the same camera as the Pixel 3, it will definitely turn a lot of heads. Although Google has not officially announced its launch date, it is expected to launch before this year ends.

December 3, 2018
Meizu Set To Launch The Meizu 16 In India

Established in 2003, and headquartered in Zhuhai, China, Meizu is a smartphone manufacturer that produces high end and mid range smartphones. Over the years, they have made their presence felt in various international markets. They have now set their eyes on India. India is an extremely important sphere as it is still a growing market with regard to smartphones. Meizu is all set to launch the Meizu 16 in India. The launch date is set for December 5. The company’s Indian profile on a well known social networking site has posted teasers for the same but has not shared any more details as of now.

Phone Specifications

The phone features a 6 inch Samsung AMOLED custom full screen with 1.38 mm bezels. The screen resolution of the phone is 2160 x 1080 pixels. The Meizu 16 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset with 6 GB of RAM. There might be more memory options available as well for the Indian market. But it is only available in 6 GB + 64 GB and 6 GB + 128 GB versions as of now.

The phone has a 20 MP front camera along with 12 MP + 20 MP rear camera. The cameras have a 3× lossless zoom mode that is supposed to provide images without any loss in quality with upto 3x zoom. Other camera features include Intelligent bokeh mode, ArcSoft beautification algorithm, Adaptive skin beauty technology and Face AE (automatic enhancement). It also has a ring 6-LED flash light for low light photography.

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The Chinese version features a Hexagon 685 AI processing chip but that may also change when it comes to the Indian market. The Meizu 16 also has security features such as an in-display fingerprint sensor and facial recognition unlocking 2.0. It also boasts of a 2nd-generation optical fingerprint sensor. The custom ultra-narrow left and right bezels make the phone look great. On the battery front, the phone has a decent 3100 mAh battery. The phone has support for Bluetooth 5.0. It weighs a meagre 154 grams. There are two other phones in the Meizu 16 family that differ in screen and battery size.

November 30, 2018