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- Ubuntu OS Scopes system is great
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- Lack of apps
Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition
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We can't fault the Meizu Pro 5's build, but Ubuntu OS on mobile lags way behind Android, iOS and even Windows Phone. This is not a handset for the mass...
By V3.co.uk onA great concept that still needs work.
By TrustedReviews onWhat is the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition? The Meizu Pro 5 is the latest flagship smartphone to run on Canonical's Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu is designed to work across all device types – including mobile, tablets, convertibles and desktops – using a...
By Trusted Reviews onDespite Nokia ex-CEO Stephen Elop's boasts, the smartphone market has indeed become a two-horse race between Android and iOS. Of course, just because those two have pretty much cornered the mobile market doesn't mean there is no room for others,...
By SlashGear onCanonical's Meizu line of smartphones may not mean a lot to UK readers, but the Pro 5 should help to raise its profile. Unlike its competitors the Meizu Pro 5 runs the Ubuntu operating system. This approach means it relies less on apps and more on an...
By V3.co.uk onA quick phone with a superb camera, let down by a challenging operating system that's short on apps. Remember, there is an Android model if you...
By makeuseof.com onThe Meizu Pro 5 has an excellent price to spec ratio, but the Ubuntu operating system is no where near ready for the big...
By TechRadar onWhile we're impressed with the spec and build of the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu edition, we're not quite sold on the Ubuntu operating system - not just yet, anyway. We only had a limited time with the smartphone at MWC 2016 and with any new operating system,...
By PC Advisor onDesign There's no denying that the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition looks uncannily similar to the iPhone 6S Plus . There's the same brushed aluminium backplate, near-identical tapered edges and even the Apple-like antenna lines decorating the rear. There's...
By The Inquirer onund AusblickCanonical hat viel Kritik für seine für den Laien oft nicht nachvollziehbare Entwicklungsstrategie mit hauseigenen Komponenten wie unter anderem Unity, dem Display-Server Mir und dem Paketmanagement Snappy einstecken müssen. Mit dem...
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