The Meizu M3 Max is a

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designed and produced by the

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manufacturer

Meizu Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer based in Zhuhai, Guangdong. Founded in 2003 by Jack Wong, Meizu began as a manufacturer of MP3 players and later MP4 players. In 2008, Meizu moved its focus to smart ...

, which runs on

Flyme OS Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer based in Zhuhai, Guangdong. Founded in 2003 by Jack Wong, Meizu began as a manufacturer of MP3 players and later MP4 players. In 2008, Meizu moved its focus to smar ...

, Meizu's modified Android operating system. It is a current

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model of the M series. It was unveiled on September 5, 2016 in Beijing.

History

In August, rumors about a new phablet Meizu device appeared after the company released some teasers for a new device mentioning that it will be a device containing “Max” in the product name. At the same point, invitations containing a

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device for a Meizu launch event on September 5, 2016 had been sent out. On August 26, 2016, several leaked photos of the upcoming phablet device had been released.

Release

As announced, the M3 Max was released in Beijing on August 10, 2016.

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s for the M3 Max began after the launch event on August 10, 2016.

Features

Flyme

The Meizu M3 Max 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 M3 Max features a MediaTek Helio P10

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with an array of eight

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CPU cores, an ARM Mali-T860 MP2

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and 3 GB of

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. The M3 Max is available in four different colors (grey, silver, champagne gold and rose gold) and comes with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. The Meizu M3 Max has a full-metal body, which measures x x and weighs . It 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 M3 Max 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 M3 Max further extends this button by a

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called mTouch. The M3 Max features a fully laminated 6-inch

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multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display with a FHD resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels. The pixel density of the display is 296 ppi. 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 M3 Max 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.

References

External links

Official product page
Meizu {{Meizu, smartphones=yes, MP3=yes Phablets Android (operating system) devices Mobile phones introduced in 2016 M3 Max Discontinued smartphones