A few images showing the Meizu Pro 5 running Ubuntu Touch have been spotted online, but it's a confirmation that a new phone from Meizu is getting Ubuntu.

Only one device from Meizu got Ubuntu, the MX4, and that one is not even available for sale right now. The online store for Europe has been closed and the device is not even listed on the official website. From what we can tell, either it was a limited edition or the Chinese company simply dropped the phone.

This is really unfortunate since the Meizu MX4 was the most powerful one that ran Ubuntu Touch. There is no phone available now with that power, so users are left hoping that another one, maybe from another company, will be launched this year. Neither Canonical or Meizu have issued any kind of statement regarding their partnership, so we can't say that it has been ended.

Meizu Pro 5 with Ubuntu looks great

Some information about a Meizu Pro 5 running Ubuntu Touch was posted by gizchina.it, and it's not the first time that it proved to be correct.

Unfortunately, they don't have any kind of information, so there are a couple of scenarios. The most probable one is that someone ported the operating system on a Meizu MX 5, so it has nothing to do with the Chinese company. The less probable scenario is that Meizu is preparing another release and "somehow" some images got loose on the Internet.

Meizu Pro 5 was launched back in September 2015, and it's powerful enough to compete with phones like Samsung Galaxy S6 or Note5.

Meizu Pro 5 has a 5.7-inch AMOLED screen, two quad-core processors that can work in tandem when needed, a 1.5 GHz Cortex A53 and 2.1 GHz Cortex A57, 3GB (or 4GB) of RAM, 32GB or 64GB storage space, a powerful 21MP camera, fingerprint reader, and fast-charge battery. These are just some of the overall qualities, but it's clear that it's more than capable of running Ubuntu with ease.