The Meizu Pro 5 had just been made official in September with a 5.7-inch 1080x1920 Super AMOLED display and Samsung's Exynos 7420 chipset under the hood. Now, there are reports indicating that the company will soon release a diet version of the handset known as the Meizu Pro 5 Mini.

As its name implies, the Meizu Pro 5 Mini sports a smaller 4.7-inch Full HD display and is powered by Mediatek's 10-core Helio X20 chipset. There's 3GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB native storage with no support for micro-SD expansion. All these internal specs are stored inside a glossy metal body, per Phone Radar.

The camera combo of the Meizu Pro 5 includes a 21-megapixel back camera and a five-megapixel front-facing unit. Battery capacity wasn't mentioned, although an unnamed version of the Android OS is said to boot up the device.

The ambiguity could also mean the new handset might eventually run on the Flyme 5.0, Meizu's latest Android-based mobile operating system.

Just last week, the brand-new firmware was made available to the Meizu MX5. The rollout insinuated that all subsequent Meizu smartphones will boot the Flyme 5.0 OS straight out the box. Thanks to GizChina, here are some of change logs of the new OS.

  • Split-screen mode
  • New UI functionality for longer presses
  • Auto-arrange icons by shaking the desktop
  • Improved drop-down notification bar lay-out
  • New music lock screen that can directly display covers and lyrics.
  • More powerful Smart SMS service menu
  • Better battery life optimization
  • Overall stability and performance improvements

There are also performance enhancements to Search, Browser, Mail, Gallery, App Store, Game Center, Clock, Calendar and Weather. Even the Calculator feature has been improved with smarter conversion capabilities.

Going back to the Meizu Pro 5 Mini, its 32GB version is said to retail for CNY 1,999 or $315 while the 64GB version carries a CNY 2,499 price tag or $395. This report should be taken with a wee bit of salt as Meizu has yet to officially confirm the new handset.

As for its bigger sibling, Mobipicker pointed out that the release date of the Meizu Pro 5 was actually six days behind schedule. The delay had something to do with the smartphone's NFC back cover.

Meizu immediately announced that it would compensate customers, who have already pre-purchased the device. All were given free accident insurance for the device valued at $31. Those who bought the 32GB version received a free $20 headset. Meanwhile, those who went with the 64GB version got the same headset and Flyme coupons.

In totality, Meizu doled out $1.5 million as compensation for the delay.