Meziu 16, Meziu 2018 flagship smartphone is finally launched to the market and I immediately write a quick review for it. First of all you should note that the launch date for the smartphone is August 8. The phone was also rumored for a while before it was launched.
External Features of the Meziu 16
The Meziu 16 front view has a chin camera and the micro speaker is placed at the tip of the edge as you can see from the photo. The screen will use super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels with a screen size of 6.5-inch.
The fingerprint scanner is also placed on the screen instead of a rear mounted type.
For the rear view, dual rear cameras can be noticed immediately along with a flashlight. The Meziu brand name is below the camera. The dual SIM stray as well as the volume buttons and the Sleep/Wake button is positioned at the right side of the Meziu 16 as you will notice in the first photo. The Meziu flagship will not use an external memory drive.
Internal Features of the Meziu 16
Internally, the non-removeable battery of he Meziu 16 can be quickly sited. Other internal feature you can find includes the chipset and other chips and panels in it. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Qualcomm 2018 flagship chipset is at the internal core of the flagship smartphone. Utilising, an octa core processor clocking at 2.8 GHz. The RAM will vary. There will be 6GB and 8GB of RAM. For 128 GB internal storage (ROM) a variation of 6GB and 8GB is available, depending on the market while a the 256 GB ROM goes with 8GB RAM. There wouldn't be any external storage space, reason unknown. However with such massive space, you may not need another memory until the next flagship is launch next year.
Key Specifications of Meziu 16
• Color Black, White
• Dimension 160.4 x 78.2 x 7.3 (mm)
• Weigh 182 gram
• Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 aspect ratio (approximately 374 ppi density)
• Screen size 6.5” and 86 percent screen to body ratio
• Selfie Camera 20 MP, f/2.0 aperture
• Rear Camera Dual Camera
1st camera: 12 MP, f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS, laser AF.
Second camera: 20 MP, f/1.8, AF
1st camera: 12 MP, f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS, laser AF.
Second camera: 20 MP, f/1.8, AF
• Battery Size Li-Ion 3570 mAh battery capacity, Non-removable
• Operating System Flyme UI base on Android 8.1 (Oreo).
• AI Google Assistant
• System on Chips Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
• CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
• GPU Adreno 630
• RAM 6/8 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM
• ROM 128 GB or 256 GB
• External storage NO
• Connectivity USB Type C, Earphone, dual sims (Nano or dual standby), Bluetooth 5.0, and WiFi.
• Network 4G/3G/2G/GPRS/EDGE
• Sensor Fingerprint, gyro, accelerometer, proximity and compass
• Security Fingerprint (in-display)
• Location A-GPS, GLONASS , BDS, GALILEO, SBAS, QZSS
Camera, Battery Size and Screen Size
The Meziu 16 has an impressive selfie camera. As stated in the key specifications, 20 Mega Pixel shooter is available for taking selfies. The wide aperture of f/2.0 will enable clearer view as well as allow for group photographs. The selfie camera can also takes video of up to 1080p@30fps. The rear view, on the other hand, have two cameras. The first camera is 12 MP. It has an aperture of f/1.8. The other features in the camera app includes: 4-axis OIS, laser AF. The the second camera is 20MP with same aperture. 2160p@30fps and 1080p@30fps are enabled for the video quality. The rear camera has gyro-EIS capability. More features of the camera application includes HDR and panorama. The flashlight for the rear camera has Six-LED dual-tone flash.
Moving forward to the battery, a Li-Ion 3570 mAh capacity, Non-removable battery is in the Meziu 16 device. The flagship has an incredible size of 6.5" with 86 percent screen to body ratio. The tiny bezels are also noticeable while Meziu try as much as possible to avoid notch on the front view.
As you can see from the quick review, the Meziu 16 is a flagship smartphone. It has all necessary features that are in most flagship phones. For better performance, Meziu use a flagship system on chip of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with an Octa core processor clocking at 2.8 GHz. The 3570 battery strength will also improves its performance allowing for more usage and less charging time.
Another reason you may consider is the the screen size. If you really need a bigger screen, probably for games and videos then the Meziu 16 may be just your right choice. In the scale of 1 to 10, the Meziu 16 is be ranked as number 8. So, you may consider the Meziu 16 as a choice especially if you live in Asia.