It also appears that the NIUX could be the only non-Samsung hi-end smartphone powered by the Exynos 7420 this year. So far, only Meizu has been incorporating Exynos chipsets, while pretty much everyone else is either shopping from MTK and Qualcomm, or building their own thing behind closed doors (like Huawei, Xiaomi, and LG). The Meizu-Samsung partnership also stretches to AMOLED screens, yet another piece of technology that’s rarely seen on a non-Samsung device.
Understandably, the rest of what comprises the Meizu NIUX’s spec sheet are top-shelf components only. There’s a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 3 or 4 gigabytes of RAM, a 21MP rear cam, and a 5MP front cam in the mix, which means Meizu has been feeling quite ambitious lately! It’s not easy sourcing premium components if you aren’t a gargantuan like Apple and Samsung. And where hi-end gadgets circuitry goes, so does exemplary design.