The Meizu M3E (also known as Meizu E in China) is a

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designed and produced by the

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manufacturer

Meizu ‌Meizu (sometimes stylized in all caps) (Chinese name: 星纪魅族集团) ‌ is a technology company registered in Zhuhai, China. Its predecessor, Meizu Technology, was founded by Huang Zhang in 2003 and was famous for its MP3 player and s ...

, which runs on

Flyme OS ‌Meizu (sometimes stylized in all caps) (Chinese name: 星纪魅族集团) ‌ is a technology company registered in Zhuhai, China. Its predecessor, Meizu Technology, was founded by Huang Zhang in 2003 and was famous for its MP3 player and s ...

, Meizu's modified

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operating system. It is a current model of the M series. It was unveiled on August 10, 2016, in Beijing.

History

In July 2016, rumors about a new mid-range Meizu device appeared after several leaked pictures and specifications had been leaked on social media. According to these rumors, the new device was supposed to be called “M1E” and feature a

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Helio P10

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with a Mali T-860

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. On August 2, 2016, a launch event for the new device for August 10, 2016, was officially announced.

Release

As announced, the M3E was released in Beijing on August 10, 2016.

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s for the M3E began after the launch event on August 10, 2016.

Features

Flyme

The Meizu M3E was released with an updated version of

, a modified operating system based on

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. It features an alternative, flat design and improved one-handed usability.

Hardware and design

The Meizu M3E features a MediaTek Helio P10

with an array of eight

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cores and an ARM Mali-T860 MP2

. The M3E comes with 3 GB of

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and 32 GB of internal storage. It reaches a score of 47397 points on the

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benchmark. The Meizu M3E is available in five different colors (grey, silver, champagne gold, rose gold and blue). It has a full-metal body, which measures x x and weighs . The Meizu M3E has a slate form factor, being rectangular with rounded corners and has only one central physical button at the front. Unlike most other Android smartphones, the M3E doesn't have capacitive buttons nor on-screen buttons; the functionality of these keys is implemented using a technology called mBack, which makes use of gestures with the physical button. The M3E further extends this button by a

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called mTouch. The Meizu M3E features a fully laminated 5.5-inch IPS

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display with 1080x1920 pixels (

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) resolution and 403 ppi

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. In addition to the touchscreen input and the front key, the device has volume/zoom control buttons and the power/lock button on the right side, a 3.5mm TRS audio jack on the top and a microUSB (Micro-B type) port on the bottom for charging and connectivity. The Meizu M3E has two cameras. The rear camera has a resolution of 13 MP, a ƒ/2.2 aperture, a 5-element lens, phase-detection autofocus and an LED flash. The front camera has a resolution of 5 MP, a ƒ/2.0 aperture and a 4-element lens.

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* * {{Meizu, smartphones=yes, MP3=yes Android (operating system) devices Mobile phones introduced in 2016 M3E Discontinued smartphones