Smartphone Meizu 16X - advantages and disadvantages

The presentation of the Meizu 16X smartphone took place on September 19, 2018 in China. On this day, Meizu announced three of its new products: Meizu 16X, Meizu X8, Meizu M8. Models differ in technical characteristics, impeccable design and affordable price. Meizu Technology Co Ltd, in the production of devices, develops and applies the latest technology, uses various modern materials. Stable expansion of the range, increase in sales confirms the reliability and popularity of the brand. In the electronics market, Meizu occupies a worthy place as the best manufacturers.

Before choosing a smartphone, it is better to get complete information, on the basis of which it is easier to make a choice which model to buy. From this article you can find out the main characteristics, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the Meizu 16X device.

Overview of the appearance of the smartphone Meizu 16X

Equipment

The phone is in a small black box with the Meizu 16X logo, each item is carefully and neatly placed in its designated place. Everything is perfect, nothing to complain about. It can be seen that the designers have tried very hard. Unpacking:

• Smartphone;
• 24W adapter for fast charging mCharge 4.0;
• Cord (standard length) with reversible USB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 connector;
• Documentation;
• Silicone Case;
• Clip for dual sim (Nano-SIM) slot.

Appearance

The body of the Meizu 16X smartphone is made of durable aluminum alloy, which practically does not collect fingerprints. The white phone is additionally covered with ceramics. It looks spectacular, but there are no reviews of how such a surface will manifest itself in the future. The edges and corners of the smartphone have smooth rounding. Large screen with small indents on the sides, top and bottom. At the top is the front camera, sensors and speaker.

On the back of the phone is the main camera with two modules, flash and brand logo.

On the bottom edge there is a 3.5 mm audio input, a multimedia speaker and a charging input.

On the right side are the volume control and the lock button.

On the left side is a hybrid slot for two SIM-cards.

Phone dimensions are 151 x 73.5 x 7.5 mm, aspect ratio 18:9, weighs 154 g. The smartphone can be purchased in three colors: black, gold and white.

Main technical characteristics

Screen

The smartphone was equipped with a capacitive touch screen with a high-quality Super AMOLED matrix with a resolution of Full HD + 2160 × 1080 pixels in 16 million colors. Display diagonal 15.24 cm (6 inches). The screen is protected by durable glass with an oleophobic coating. The display produces a bright contrast picture with wide viewing angles. To view content in the sun or in the dark, just use the settings and set the parameters that are convenient for the eyes.

CPU

The smartphone is fully controlled by the 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 clocked at up to 2.2 GHz paired with the Adreno 616 graphics accelerator. This tandem guarantees high performance and low power consumption.

According to already published data, according to the AnTuTu benchmark, the hardware rating among high-quality chipsets was 167058 points. In the single-core test, 1851 points and in the multi-core test - 5558 points. The performance is impressive, the smartphone should quickly solve daily tasks and easily cope with heavy games.

autonomy

The capacity of the built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery is 3100 mAh.A productive power supply allows you to stay in touch and actively use the Internet throughout the day. Thanks to the mCharge 4.0 fast charging adapter, the phone charges up to 45% within 30 minutes.

Interface

The device was endowed with the latest version of the proprietary FLYME shell, based on Android 8.1. (Oreo). Simple, smart and user-friendly interface, has artificial intelligence One Mind Al 2.0. The phone remembers the settings, taste of the owner and works in this mode. The control function can be selected from three options: classic Google icons, touch sensor or using gestures. Swipe left and right, smooth switching between open applications. The bottom-up gesture controls the multitasking bar.

cameras

The Meizu 16X smartphone is equipped with the same cameras as its more expensive predecessor. The cameras have OIS optical image stabilization and artificial intelligence function. The device shoots video with a high-quality 4K image. The main camera uses hybrid autofocus. A handy function when shooting action scenes and macro photography. Focus is adjusted to the parameters of a moving object.

Specifications of the main camera

The rear camera consists of two modules developed by ArcSoft: Sony IMX380 12 megapixels, f/1.8 aperture and Sony IMX350 20 megapixels, f/2.6 aperture. Installed laser focus sensor, 6-LED dual-color flash.

The camera is equipped with many features: auto-HDR, bokeh mode, panoramic shooting and other effects. Sensors will recognize the gender, age of the subject and even turn off the flash when photographing a child so as not to scare the baby. The pictures are of professional quality.You can zoom in and out up to 3x without degrading the image quality.

How to take pictures in the sun:

How to photograph at night:

Front camera specifications

The front camera with autofocus and a 20 megapixel module, f / 2.0 aperture, takes pictures with support for the ArcSoft AI beauty algorithm, which determines gender, age, skin quality and corrects the image. The camera supports many different functions. In bokeh mode, you can take spectacular pictures with background blur. Good lighting is required to capture high-quality photographs with crisp detail. In the evening, the sharpness of the pictures suffers.

Sample photo:

Additional features

For games

The large, almost borderless display, the combination of processor, nimble graphics accelerator and 6 GB of RAM is ideal for active games with high-quality video and sound effects. The smartphone easily holds 60 frames per second at ultra-high graphics settings, almost does not heat up.

Sound

The smartphone has two speakers. Even in a noisy environment, it's hard not to hear the ringtone. In phone mode, subscribers communicate with each other without background noise. The speakers deliver high quality surround sound. There is no interference and distortion when listening to music in headphones at maximum volume.

Unlock

Phone privacy is designed to the highest standard. Unlocking occurs in 0.25 seconds on the Face Recognition 2.0 face or on the optical fingerprint scanner, which is built into the display. The area for fingerprinting is highlighted, it works 360 degrees. No problem detects wet fingerprints and even through thick glass. Most popular models will not detect the wearer's wet hands.

Wireless interfaces

The device supports wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac) dual-band, Direct, hotspot; Bluetooth version 5.0, the ability to use wireless headphones (LDAC).

Navigation systems - Dual GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou.

What is the price? Where is it profitable to buy?

In Russia, the Meizu 16X smartphone will be sold in two versions (6 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 internal memory) under the name Meizu 16. The manufacturer’s way of thinking is not entirely clear, perhaps by doing this he wants to emphasize the similarity of the device with an expensive model. So an almost flagship device, at least with its name, at the end of September 2018, can be bought on the manufacturer's website at a price: 6/64 GB - $ 305 (20,000 rubles), 6/128 GB - $ 350 (23,000 rubles). ).

At the end of October 2018, the smartphone will be sold in China in online and offline stores. Perhaps the novelty will please us with its presence in the month of October. Now it is difficult to name at what average price sales will open in Russia, but I want to believe that there will not be a significant increase in the cost of the device.

conclusions

The popularity of Meizu models is gaining momentum. The Meizu 16X smartphone presented at the presentation completes the flagship line and is an inexpensive copy of its predecessor Meizu 16. It differs from its counterpart in a weaker processor. Meizu 16X is in no way inferior to the top models from its series in terms of design and build quality. It has flagship cameras, wide functionality and high performance. The device will satisfy the selection criteria of many users.

The smartphone is missing: a slot for a memory card, radio and NFC. Chinese manufacturers ignore the contactless payment module, however, for some consumers, this feature of the phone may be a priority.

• Big screen;
• Functional;
• The fingerprint sensor is on the screen;
• Excellent optics from Sony;
• Quality sound;
• The presence of stabilization.

• No radio;
• There is no slot for an additional memory card;
• There is no NFC module.