The smartphone is interesting primarily for its software, not “stuffing”.
The Ubuntu Edge smartphone, it seems, will remain an unrealized project, but the situation with the promotion of mobile Ubuntu is not so unfortunate, because the Cannonical company continues to find new partners among manufacturers. One of them — the Chinese company Meizu, which began today sale Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition, coming, as you can guess from the name, with Ubuntu Touch on Board.
Meizu PRO 5 ubuntu edition is equipped with AMOLED display of 5.7 inches that supports a resolution of up to 1080p, has 3 GB RAM and OCTA core processor Samsung Exynos 7420, which, by the way, is in the Galaxy S6. Internal memory smartphone 32 GB, two cameras – rear 21 megapixel front and 5. The battery is equipped with a frame element, and its capacity is 3050 mAh. Slightly disappointing lack of Convergence functions, allowing to use a smartphone / tablet on Ubuntu Touch instead of a home PC by simply connecting it to the monitor, but there’s nothing to be done — Meizu PRO 5 no MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) connector, allowing you to output to external displays. It is hoped that in the future Cannonical will try to rectify the situation and will release a smartphone with this option. Colors Meizu is also not good – bye Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition is available only in the case of Golden color. Price for the device is $ 370.
The smartphone is interesting primarily for its software, not “stuffing”. At the moment it is the most powerful smartphone on Ubuntu, but alas, not the new one — recently, the company Meizu introduced a new product Meizu Pro 6, which will run on the Android operating system. However, if Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition will be good enough to sell, there is every chance that there will be “six” with Ubuntu Touch.
