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Meizu makes a comeback in India with its flagship, Meizu 16th, and two budget smartphones
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu is making a comeback in the India market after being in a limbo of sorts since last year.
Founded in 2003, the company launched its first smartphone in India in 2015 – around the time when several Chinese smartphone makers descended into the market to claim a share of the huge and growing pie. Of course, only a few survived.
In a press conference in New Delhi today, Meizu launched three new devices and announced its plans to make a comeback into the Indian market.
Meizu 16th
The company wants to lead its comeback story with its flagship smartphone, the awkwardly named Meizu 16th (yes, there’s a ‘th’ in the name!).
The 16th sports a 6-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display and packs in top-of-the-line specifications with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, Adreno 630 GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage.
In the camera department, it has a 12MP (f/1.8 aperture) + 20MP (f/2.6 aperture) dual camera at the back and a 20MP front-facing camera with a f/2.0 aperture.
The Meizu 16th is priced at ₹39,999 ($567) and will be soon available on Amazon.in exclusively.
| Meizu 16th | |
|---|---|
Display | 6.0-inch Full HD+ (2160 x 1080) Super AMOLED 402ppi |
SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (4 Kryo Gold + 4 Kryo Silver) |
GPU | Adreno 630 |
RAM | 8GB |
Storage | 128GB |
Cameras | Rear camera: 12MP + 20MP Sony IMX380 + IMX350 f/1.8 + f/2.6 wide aperture blurring OIS 6-LED round flash Front camera: 20MP f/2.0 wide aperture 5P lens AI face recognition unlocking |
Battery | 3010mAh |
IP rating | None |
Sensors | Transverse linear motor, Pressure sensor, Hall magnetic sensor, Gravity sensor, Infrared proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Digital compass, Touch sensor |
Network | 4G FDD-LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20 4G TDD-LTE: B40 3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 2G GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8 CDMA: BC0 |
Connectivity | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless network 2x2MIMO, support 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0, support BLE |
SIM | Dual nano sim card dual standby |
Software | Android 8.1 Oreo with Flyme 7.1.1 |
Dimensions and weight | 150. 5mm x 73.2mm x 7.3mm 152g |
Colors | Midnight Black, Moonlight White |
Meizu M6T
The Meizu M6T is a more affordable smartphone from Meizu. Powered by the MediaTek MT6750 processor, the M6T packs in 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable with a microSD card.
The M6T is priced at ₹7,999 ($113) and will be available soon on Amazon.in.
| Meizu M6T | |
|---|---|
Display | 5.7-inch LTPS LCD HD+ (1440 x 720) 18:9 aspect ratio 282ppi |
SoC | MT6750 4 x A53 1.5GHz + 4 x A53 1.0GHz |
GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 |
RAM | 3GB |
Storage | 32GB Expandable up to 128GB with microSD card |
Cameras | Rear camera: 13MP + 2MP ƒ/2.2 + f/2.8 aperture 5-element lens + 3-element lens 1.12um pixel size Front camera: 8MP 1.12um pixel size 4-element lens ƒ/2.0 aperture |
Battery | 3300mAh |
Sensors | Fingerprint sensor, Gravity sensor, Infrared proximity sensor, digital gyroscope, ambient light sensor, Touch sensor, digital compass |
Network | 4G FDD-LTE: B1/3/5/7/8/20 4G TD-LTE: B40 3G WCDMA: B1/2/5/8 3G CDMA: BC0 2G GSM: B2/3/5/8 |
Connectivity | 2.4G/5G WIFI 802.11a/b/g/n Bluetooth 4.1 |
SIM | Dual nano sim card dual standby |
Software | Flyme 6 |
Dimensions and weight | 152.3mm x 73mm x 8.4mm 145g |
Colors | Black, Gold |
Meizu C9
The Meizu C9 is company’s budget offering, powered by a UNISOC (formerly Spreadtrum) processor. There’s a modest specifications sheet, as one would expect from an entry-level smartphone.
Priced at ₹5,999 ($85), the Meizu C9 will be available for ₹4,999 for a limited period. The phone will be exclusively available on Amazon.in starting today.
| Meizu C9 | |
|---|---|
Display | 5.45-inch LCD HD+ (1440 x 720) 282ppi |
SoC | UNISOC SC9832E 4*A53 @ 1.3GHz |
GPU | MaliT820 MP1 |
RAM | 2GB |
Storage | 16GB Expandable up to 128Gb with microSD card |
Cameras | Rear camera: 13MP 1.12um pixel size 5-element lens ƒ/2.2 aperture AF Front camera: 8MP 1.12um pixel size 4-element lens ƒ/2.2 aperture FF |
Battery | 3000mAh |
Sensors | Gravity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Range sensor, digital compass |
Network | 4G FDD-LTE: B1/2/3/5/8 4G TD-LTE: B40 3G WCDMA: B1/2/5/8 2G GSM: B2/3/5/8 |
SIM | Dual nano sim card dual standby |
Software | Android 8.1 Oreo |
Dimensions and weight | 146.2mm x 71.2mm x 9.7mm 150g |
Colors | Black, Rose Gold |
Meizu made some pretty good devices that were launched in India in the company’s first innings in the market but didn’t find huge success.
Could these new smartphones, including the very interesting Meizu 16th, change its fortunes in the region? Let us know what you think of the new Meizu smartphones in the comments.