Meizu M5 Price in India Gets Slashed Two Days After Launch

Advertisement
By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 17 May 2017 18:13 IST
Highlights
  • The launch price was at Rs. 10,499
  • Meizu M5 has slashed the price just two days after launch
  • The smartphone sports a 13-megapixel camera

Two days after launching Meizu M5 in India, the company has now announced a Rs. 1,000 price cut for the smartphone. The price of the device at launch was Rs. 10,499, but it can now be grabbed from TatacCliq exclusively for Rs. 9,499.

At this new price point, the Meizu M5 offers 4G VoLTE support, a hybrid dual-SIM slot, a fingerprint sensor, an octa-core processor, and a 13-megapixel camera. Leon Zhang, South Asia Head, Meizu India said in a statement, “This significant move has come as our endeavour to further uplift the excitement of Meizu fans to own our products through further incentivizing them.”

As for specifications, the Meizu M5 runs Flyme OS 5.5 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and supports a hybrid dual-SIM slot (Nano+Nano) - allowing the second slot to be used as a microSD card (up to 128GB) storage expansion. It sports a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with a pixel density of 282ppi. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek MT6750 octa-core processor (4 x 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz Cortex-A53) with Mali T860 GP and 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. The smartphone offers 32GB of inbuilt storage as well.

Advertisement

The Meizu M5 sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash with PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, and 5P lens. There's an additional 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 4P Lens for selfies. The smartphone packs a 3070mAh battery, and it is rated to offer up to 66 hours of music playback, 37 hours of talk time, 9 hours of gaming, and 5 hours of photography.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS/ A-GPS support. Sensors on board include infrared, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and a magnetometer. The Meizu M5 measures 147.28x72.8x8mm and weighs 138 grams.

The Meizu M5 sports a polycarbonate body, with the power and volume buttons housed on the right edge. The 3.5mm audio jack, speakers, and the charging port are all housed at the bottom of the smartphone. The fingerprint sensor is housed underneath the Home Button and is claimed to read prints in under 0.2 seconds.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.
 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Comfortable to hold
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Bright display
  • Bad
  • No FM radio or VoLTE support
  • Average camera performance
  • Intermittent lag in UI and apps
  • Heats up quickly
 
KEY SPECS
Display 5.20-inch
Processor MediaTek MT6750
Front Camera 5-megapixel
Rear Camera 13-megapixel
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB
Battery Capacity 3070mAh
OS Android 6.0
Resolution 720x1280 pixels
NEWS

Catch the latest from the Consumer Electronics Show on Gadgets 360, at our CES 2026 hub.

Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. iQOO Z11 Turbo With 200-Megapixel Camera Arrives in China at This Price
  2. OTT Releases of the Week (Jan 12 - Jan 18): Taskaree, 120 Bahadur, and More
  3. Here's When the Motorola Signature Will Launch in India
  4. Best Deals on Xiaomi, Redmi Phones in Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026
  5. Realme P4 Power 5G Will be Launched in India Soon: See Expected Specs
  6. NASA Says the Year 2025 Almost Became Earth's Hottest Recorded Year Ever
  7. Oppo A6c Launched With 6,500mAh Battery, Snapdragon 685 SoC
  8. Lava Blaze Duo 3 Set to Launch in India Soon; Specifications Revealed
  9. Amazon Sale: Best Deals on Galaxy S25 Ultra and More Samsung Phones
  10. ChatGPT Will No Longer Be Available on WhatsApp
  1. NASA Says the Year 2025 Almost Became Earth's Hottest Recorded Year Ever
  2. Wicked: For Good OTT Release: Know When, Where to Watch the Musical Fantasy
  3. Paul McCartney: Man on the Run OTT Release: When, Where to Watch the Biographical Music Documentary
  4. Civilization VII Coming to iPhone, iPad as Part of Apple Arcade in February
  5. Anantha Streaming Now: Everything You Need to Know About the Tamil Spiritual Drama
  6. Him Is Streaming Online: Know Where to Watch Jordan Peele's Psychological Horror
  7. OpenAI’s Hardware Pivot: Rejecting Apple to Focus on Jony Ive-Designed AI Wearables
  8. iQOO Z11 Turbo Launched With 7,600mAh Battery, 200-Megapixel Camera: Price, Specifications
  9. Silent Truth Is Now Streaming: Know Where to Watch the Japanese Crime Mystery Online
  10. Google Photos App Could Soon Bring New Battery Saving Feature, Suggests APK Teardown
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.