Meizu has just announced its latest budget smartphone, the Meizu M5, that is expected to rule the entry-level segment. Just by looking at its specs and pricing, we can say it looks quite impressive, but at first it will be available only in China, starting today.

It comes in Mint Green, Glacier White, Champanage Gold, Sapphire Blue and Matte Black colors and is priced at 699 Yuan or around $100 for the 2 GB RAM with 16 GB storage version and 899 Yuan or $130 for the 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage variant

The polycarbonate chassis houses a 5.2-inch 720p display with a home button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner. Under the hood is a 1.5 GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 processor and a 3,070 mAh battery. Above the display is a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also a hybrid SIM slot that lets you use the second slot as a microSD slot when required, as well as 4G LTE connectivity with VoLTE.

Meizu M5 specifications

5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display, 1000: 1 contrast ratio

Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU

2GB LPDDR3 RAM with 16GB (eMMC 5.0) storage / 3GB LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB (eMMC 5.0) storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Yun OS 5.1 with FlyMe 5.5

13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, 5P lens

5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 4P lens

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)

Dimensions: 147.28 × 72.8 × 8.15mm; Weight: 138g

4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS / GLONASS

3070mAh battery