Meizu has a rather interesting story. It grew immensely fast years ago, and the expectations were high. The company lost its way at one point, and stagnated. Then it got acquired by Geely, and is now trying to revive its previous status. Meizu has just announced its first phones after 1.5 years, the Meizu 20 flagships are official.
The last smartphones the company announced before these three are the Meizu 18x, 18s, and 18s Pro back in September 2021. Since then it has been radio silence from the company in terms of products.
The Meizu 20 flagships are now official, the company’s first phones in 1.5 years
Well, Meizu is now back with the Meizu 20, Meizu 20 Pro, and Meizu 20 Infinity. Alongside those three devices, the company also announced a new version of its Android-based UI, Flyme 10. Flyme Auto was also shown off.
The three phones do look quite similar. All three are made out of metal and glass, and have flat sides. The Meizu 20 Pro and Infinity have three cameras on the back, while the Meizu 20 has two. The ‘Infinity’ model has the thinnest bezels, but all three have rather thin bezels, and a centered display camera hole.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 fuels all three devices
There are some differences spec-wise, but let’s see what they have in common first. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC fuels all three phones. Qualcomm’s most powerful processor.
The devices also offer IP54 certification for water resistance, and UFS 4.0 flash storage. Well, other than the Meizu 20’s 128GB model, which comes with UFS 3.1 flash storage. We’ll talk about specific RAM + storage combos later on.
Stereo speakers are included on all three phones, and all three devices include a 32-megapixel selfie camera. You’ll also find an in-display fingerprint scanner on all three devices, but only the Meizu 20 and 20 Pro have an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
Flyme 10 is included on top of Android
All three phones include two SIM card slots, and Bluetooth 5.3. We’re not sure about the Android version that comes pre-installed, but Flyme 10 is included on top of it.
Let’s now talk about the differences, shall we? The vanilla model includes a 6.55-inch fullHD+ OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The Meizu 20 Pro has a 6.81-inch QHD+ (3200 x 1440) LTPO OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The Meizu 20 Infinity includes a 6.79-inch QHD+ LTPO OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
The smallest model has the dimmest display out of the three
The Meizu 20’s display has an 800 nits peak brightness, while the other two models go all the way up to 1,800 nits. All three displays are flat, by the way, while the ‘Infinity’ model has the thinnest bezels, 2.48mm on all sides.
All devices include 12GB of RAM, but their storage options are different. The Meizu 20 and 20 Pro come in 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB flavors. The ‘Infinity’ model is on offer with 256GB and 512GB of storage only.
A 50-megapixel main camera sits inside all three phones, but the specs seem to be a bit different. The Meizu 20 and 20 Pro have the same unit, with an f/1.9 aperture. The ‘Infinity’ model’s main camera has an f/1.8 aperture.
The Meizu 20 has a 16-megapixel ultrawide camera (122-degree FoV), and a 2-megapixel tertiary camera. The ‘Pro’ model includes a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (129-degree FoV), and a 50-megapixel telephoto unit. The Meizu 20 Infinity has a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera (122-degree FoV), and a 12-megapixel telephoto unit.
The charging speeds go up to 80W
The smallest model has a 4,700mAh battery and supports 67W wired charging (PD3 PPS, QC4+). The ‘Pro’ model includes a 5,000mAh battery, and supports 80W wired charging (PD3 PPS, QC4+), in addition to 50W wireless charging. The Meizu 20 Infinity includes a 4,800mAh unit, 65W wired, and 50W wireless charging (PD PPS, QC4).
The entire series launched in China only, at least for now. The Meizu 20 pricing starts at CNY2,999 ($436). The Meizu 20 Pro’s pricing starts at CNY3,999 ($582). The ‘Infinity’ model can be bought from CNY6,299 ($916). All three devices come in various different colors, as shown below.
2023-03-31 15:08:50