While it prepares to launch the successor to the MX4 Pro smartphone in September as latest reports claim, Chinese company Meizu Technology Co. Ltd  recently unveiled another new handset as a successor to the recently released Meizu M1.

The Meizu M1 smartphone was unveiled earlier this year in January and was later launched in April. The Meizu M1 and M2 smartphones are the smaller versions of the Meizu M Note series.

The price of the new Meizu M2 was revealed a few days ago, ahead of its launch, via online Chinese retailer TMall. The phone costs almost US$100 when converted from the Chinese Yuan currency, according to a report by GSM Arena.

In terms of the specifications and features, Phone Arena reports that the M2 runs on the new Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system (OS) with the Flyme 4.5 skin on top. It sports a 5-inch LCD display screen with a 720p resolution (294pp). Similar to its predecessor, the phone features a polycarbonate unibody as well.

The new phone has a 13-megapixel camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Under the hood, it has a MediaTek MT6735 processor and a Mali T720 graphics processing unit.

In addition, the Meizu M2 packs 2GB RAM and up to 16GB built-in memory storage, which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD cards. Also, the phone is powered by a 2,450 mAh battery and comes in gray, white, blue and pink colors.

The battery, according to a report, enables users to browse the web up to 12 hours and make 2G calls up to 23 hours. When it is on stand-by, the phone could last up to 680 hours, according to Meizu. Also, Phone Arena reported that the Meizu M2 supports dual-SIM capabilities and 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity.