Meizu just recently entered the flagship scene and with it has a list of what you’d call near high-end smartphones where the Meizu X8 belongs to. The smartphone comes with a powerful mid-range Qualcomm chipset with an equally impressive display. Speaking of display, well you cam say Meizu is late tontye game as this is the first time a smartphone of theirs is featuring the infamous notch. Let’s see some of the features that the smartphone touts.
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Meizu X8 Key Specs and Features
- 6.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 pixels
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 CPU with 4GB/6GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB built-in storage space, with no support for expansion
- Dual 12MP + 5MP rear camera and a 20MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint scanner (rear)
- 3, 210mAh non removable Li-ion battery
Design and Display
The smartphone has a nice mettalic body with a uniform design and a similar build to that of the Meizu V8 Pro. Seems like Meizu is about to adopt Xiaomi’s style of having a similar build on all their mid-range smartphones. The smartphone has a dual camera with dual LED flash on too and fingerprint scanner below. There are minimal bezel around the display and it looks like a modern smartphone that way.
As far as display is concerned, if it is not big then it’s not worth your while in most of these smartphones. That said, the Meizu sports a 6.2-inch screen with an iPhone X-esque type of notch on top of course. The screen is an LCD panel so it might not be as crisp as AMOLED types but with a resolution of 1080 X 2280 pixels you can still enjoy nice visuals.
Battery and Camera
When it comes to battery capacity, the Meizu X8 is just like every other average smartphone or maybe a little bit better. Inside is a 3, 210mAh battery which under normal circumstances should power the phone all day. Also there is fast charge and a USB Type-C port so you don’t have to worry about long hours of charging.
For the sake of the picture lovers, the smartphone comes with three cameras. As usual, the back camera has a pair with a main 12MP camera and an assisting 5MP depth sensor. Over to the notch, there is a 20MP camera tasked with taking selfies and also for face ID.
Hardware and Software
Behind the curtain, you’ve got a really powerful mid-range chipset running the show. It has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor with eight cores and an Adreno 616 GPU for crunching graphics. In addition, you can choose between 4GB and 6GB RAM with the former having 64GB internal storage while in the latter there is 128GB storage space. No MicroSD card slot on it so you’ve got to choose wisely. There is the Flyme UI modified Android 8.1 Oreo on the smartphone like you have in the rest.
Meizu X8 Pricing and Availability
The base model costs about 84, 000 Naira while the premium version goes for 110, 000 Naira depending on the deal and your location.
Meizu X8 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Meizu X8:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo
- Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
- GPU: Adreno 616
- Memory: 4GB/6GB RAM
- Colours: Black, Blue, White
- Dimension: 151.2 x 74.6 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 160g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2220 pixels (398 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 12MP + 5MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: 29MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB/128GB
- Memory Card Support: –
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE band 1 (2100), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900), 34 (2000), 38 (2600), 39 (1900), 40 (2300), 41 (2500) – China
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE-A Cat 15 800/150 Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-fi Direct, dual-band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 210mAh non removable Li-Ion battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
