Xiaomi rakes in big phone cash, acquires manufacturing rights for Meitu

The company is working its way up towards sales growth with international expansion and increased appeal of its flagship phones.

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Meitu T8 takes selfie excellence to the next level with 12MP dual pixel front cam and AI beautification

Officially unveiled and already up for grabs in China at the equivalent of $480, the Meitu T8 may well be the world's best ever smartphone for selfies.

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Selfie-obsessed Meitu seeks IPO in Hong Kong for up to $1 billion

Meitu is more than just a misspelling of “Meizu“. With its smartphones and applications all about you, yourself and your selfie, you might be wondering if there’s a feasible market to keep it running?Maybe. But it definitely wants a feasible market to head into. It has applied for an Initial Public Offering of shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange looking for a valuation from $500 million to ...

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Get 21 megapixels on both sides of the Meitu M6

Sure, there are phones out there that claim that they’re all about the selfie. But until now, many modern “camera-phones” have been focused on either one side or the other. But with Meitu, — you know, the company that wanted you to have it all with its V4 — it’s giving you everything it’s got ...

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Selfie lovers, rejoice: the Meitu V4 dons a 21MP front-facing camera

It was only a couple of years ago that a handful of little known Chinese device manufacturers defied the outcries of Android fans for longer battery life or better software support, instead focusing on improving duckfaces.In the meantime, 8MP front cams have become ubiquitous, and since most mobile consumers no longer bat an eye upon seeing certain mid-range products, especially in Asia, sporting dual 13MP snappers, Meitu thought it right to take things to the next level.That’s Meitu, mind you, not Meizu, so a ...

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