Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has launched its MX4 Ubuntu Edition in Europe now. Earlier the smartphone was launched in china last month.
Priced at EUR 299 (approximately Rs. 21,000 / $335), the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition will be available from June 25 through company’s website via an invitation-only system in the form of an interactive origami wall on Meizu’s website, said company.
“The wall will be filled with fun and interesting glimpses of the Meizu Ubuntu phone along with a number of invitations which will be randomly generated on a daily basis.”
The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition smartphone comes with Ubuntu Touch OS and has the same specifications as the Android version MX4 that was launched in September last year.
It sports 5.36-inch (1920 x 1152 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 15: 9 aspect ratio and 2.6mm slim bezels on the sides. The phone is powered by a 2.1 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6595 processor. There is a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front facing camera onboard. The handset is backed by 3100mAh battery.
Commenting on the launch, Cristian Parrino, VP Mobile at Canonical said,
Meizu pioneered the new wave of innovative Chinese manufacturers of high quality, high end devices who have mastered the user centric distribution model that is so popular in China. Their hunger for breaking down current ecosystem dynamics makes them a perfect partner for Ubuntu.
Li Nan, VP at Meizu said,
We’re proud to be partnering with Ubuntu on our first major smartphone launch in Europe, which is a huge milestone for us. Ubuntu is breaking down new barriers in mobile user experience and ecosystem development, and we’re excited to be a part of it.