Affordable Meizu Blue Charm Metal w/ Fingerprint Scanner

The Meizu Blue Charm Metal is now official. It is an affordable all-metal (aluminum) smartphone with a fingerprint scanner. It packs a 5.5-inch LTPS LCD of 1080p Full HD resolution. It is powered by the octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 chipset with 2GB RAM and 16GB/32GB of expandable internal storage. Imaging-wise, there is a 13-MP primary camera with an f/2.2 aperture and dual-tone, dual-LED flash. A 5-MP front-facing camera with an f/2.0 aperture is also on board.

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The Blue Charm Metal's connectivity suite includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and LTE support. It runs Flyme 5.0, which is a heavily skinned version of Android Lollipop. A 3,140 mAh battery will keep its lights on. It will come in a variety of colors: white, gray, blue, gold, and pink. Initially available only in China, it will retail for about $173 for the entry level model. Want one?