Meizu just introduced the Meizu 16 and 16 Plus, successors of 15 and 15 Plus that were introduced back in April, as it had promised. The Meizu 16 and 16 Plus pack a 6-inch and 6.5-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio displays from Samsung with 91.18% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 1.43mm side bezels and 5.74mm chin, are powered by Snapdragon 845 with up to 8GB of RAM, custom copper cooling tube and feature an in-display fingerprint sensor that has 99.12% high recognition rate.
Both the phones have retained the cameras from the predecessor. These have a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture along with a 20-megapixel secondary telephoto lens with Sony IMX350 sensor for portrait shots and 3x loss-less zoom and a 20-megapixel front facing camera with AI beauty recognition and Face unlock. Both these have a 3D glass back with ceramic texture, and pack a 3010mAh and 3500mAh battery, respectively with 24W mCharge flash charge.
Meizu 16 specifications
- 6-inch ( 1080 × 2160 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 10000 : 1 aspect ratio, 430cd/m2 (typical) brightness, 402 PPI
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal memory, 8GB RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal memory
- Dual SIM
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Flyme OS
- 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1/2.3″ Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, Four-axis OIS, PDAF, Laser auto-focus, secondary 20MP telephoto lens, Sony IMX350 sensor, f/2.6 aperture, 6-LED ring LED flash
- 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, AI face unlock
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers
- Dimensions: 150.5×73.2×7.3mm ; Weight: 152g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 3010mAh (typical) / 2950mAh (minimum) battery with mCharge fast charging
Meizu 16 Plus specifications
- 6.5-inch ( 1080 × 2160 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display with 10000 : 1 aspect ratio, 430cd/m2 (typical) brightness, 374 PPI
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal memory, 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.1) internal memory
- Dual SIM
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Flyme OS
- 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1/2.3″ Sony IMX380 sensor, 1.55μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, Four-axis OIS, PDAF, Laser auto-focus, secondary 20MP telephoto lens, Sony IMX350 sensor, f/2.6 aperture, 6-LED ring LED flash
- 20MP front-facing camera with with f/2.0 aperture, AI face unlock
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers
- Dimensions: 160.4×78.2×7.3mm; Weight: 182g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 3640mAh (typical) / 3570mAh (minimum) battery with mCharge fast charging
Pricing and availability
- Meizu 16 – 6GB + 64GB – 2698 yuan (US$ 395 / ₹ 27,140 approx.)
- Meizu 16 – 6GB + 128GB – 2998 yuan (US$ 439 / ₹ 30,150 approx.)
- Meizu 16 – 8GB + 128GB – 3298 yuan (US$ 483 / ₹ 33,170 approx.)
- Meizu 16 Plus – 6GB + 128GB – 3198 yuan (US$ 468 / ₹ 32,165 approx.)
- Meizu 16 Plus – 8GB + 128GB – 3498 yuan (US$ 512 / ₹ 35,180 approx.)
- Meizu 16 Plus – 8GB + 256GB – 3998 yuan (US$ 585 / ₹ 40,210 approx.)
Meizu 16 and 16 Plus these are available for order in China from today and will go on sale from August 16th and 20th, respectively.