By Matt Hanson
It looks like Ubuntu phones are a lot like buses; you wait ages for one to turn up, then two come along (almost) at once. After the launch of the low end, and rather unglamorous, BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, Canonical was at MWC 2015 promoting its second Ubuntu phone; the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition.
The Meizu MX4 can already be bought with Android installed, but Canonical has teamed up with the Chinese manufacturer to provide a version with its fledgling Ubuntu Phone mobile operating system installed, in a bid to provide a stylish Ubuntu handset. The functional BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition was pushed out to get it into the hands of app developers and Ubuntu fans (they do exist), while the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition is aimed at tempting early adopters and people who might not have heard of Ubuntu.
A release date and price havn’t been officially announced just yet, though I’ve been told Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu Phone) hopes to launch it in the next few months. As for price, I’ve been told to consider the price of the Android version as a clue, so we could be looking at around £255 (about …read more
Source: techradar.com – Phones
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