The Meizu m3s has
just been made official - a minor upgrade over the existing m3.
Much like the m3, the new model sports a 5-inch 720p display with 2.5D
glass. The company claims a 1000:1 contrast ratio and 380 nits of brightness.
Computing
power comes courtesy of a Mediatek MT6750 chipset (same as on the m3), its
octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU in a 4x1.5Gz + 4x1.0GHz configuration. The GPU is is a
Mali-T860 unit. There are two RAM/storage combinations, the base one being
2GB/16GB, while the higher-specced one comes with twice the storage and 3GB of
RAM. A microSD slot provides an option for expansion.
The camera
setup is not unlike the vanilla m3's, either - a 13MP primary shooter with an
f/2.2 aperture, dual-tone dual-LED flash and phase detection autofocus. On the
front a 5MP f2.0 snapper takes care of selfies.
The Meizu m3s' metal body measures 141.9 x 69.9
x 8.3mm (fractions of a millimeter larger than the m3) and weighs 138g. The 6
grams on top of the m3 are probably accounted for by the 3,020mAh battery -
150mAh more.
The m3s
comes with full Netcom support, which means it can work on all Chinese
networks. Connectivity includes 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0,
GPS and GLONASS. The phone boots Android 5.1 out of the box, with a Flyme OS
layer on top.
The base
model is priced at CNY 699 in China ($106), while the 32GB version is CNY 899
($136). Don't expect to be able to get it at those figures when and if it makes
it outside of China, though.
