The Chinese manufacturer Meizu has announced two new high-end mobiles in its country: Los Meizu 18 y Meizu 18 Pro. Both with the latest in Qualcomm processors (snapdragon 888), with an elegant design, specialized in photography and loaded with features. All at a not too exaggerated price.
It is not that Meizu is too well known outside its borders since the brand has been losing weight with it rise of colossi like Xiaomi, Vivo or OPPO. The brand maintains the Spanish page, but it has been a long time since it brought its devices to the country; hence we do not expect to see the new models either: the Meizu 18 and Meizu 18 Pro. It’s a shame, they offer enough appeal according to their specifications.
Meizu 18 and Meizu 18 Pro data sheet
|
Meizu 18 |
Meizu 18 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
SCREEN |
6.2-inch curved Super AMOLED |
6.7-inch curved Super AMOLED |
|
PROCESSOR |
Snapdragon 888 |
Snapdragon 888 |
|
Versions |
8/128 GB |
8/128 GB |
|
REAR CAMERA |
64 megapíxeles Sony IMX682 f/1.6 |
50 megapíxeles Samsung S5KGN1 f/1.9 |
|
FRONT CAMERA |
20 megapixels f / 2.2 |
44 megapixels f / 2.4 |
|
DRUMS |
4.000 mAh |
4.500 mAh |
|
OPERATING SYSTEM |
Flyme 9 |
Flyme 9 |
|
Connectivity |
5G SA/NSA Bluetooth 5.2 |
5G SA/NSA Bluetooth 5.2 |
|
OTHERS |
Ultrasonic fingerprint reader under the screen |
Ultrasonic fingerprint reader under the screen |
|
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT |
152,4 x 69,2 x 8,18 mm |
162,5 x 73 x 8,1 mm |
|
PRICE |
601.52 euros to change (8/256 GB) |
From 639.92 euros to change (8/128 GB) |
Powerful and high-performance
Meizu 18 Pro The new Meizu mobiles aim at the top of the range, not in vain do they reveal their aspirations with the chosen SoC: a Snapdragon 888. Powerful for any task, and capable of swallowing graphics even in the most powerful games, the processor is go accompanied by enough RAM (8/12 GB) and storage (128/256 GB). Both components are fast: LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1, respectively.
The Meizu 18 and Meizu 18 Pro bet on a curved Super AMOLED panel with high resolution (1,440 x 3,200 pixels) that is cut out by an upper hole for the front camera (20 megapixels on the Meizu 18 and 44 megapixels on the Meizu 18 Pro). The characteristics are quite similar in terms of the screen except for the dimensions: 6.2 and 6.7 inches.
Meizu 18 The rear photographic module is rectangular with multiple cameras: three and four. In the case of the Meizu 18, it bets on a 64 megapixel main sensor, a 16 wide angle and an 8 megapixel telephoto. For its part, the Meizu 18 Pro boasts the new 50-megapixel Samsung S5KGN1 sensor as the main one; to which are added a 32 megapixel wide angle, an 8 megapixel telephoto and a ToF camera. On both phones the wide-angle camera doubles as a macro camera.
Meizu 18 Pro Both models have under-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, they offer dual speakers, NFC, USB C and, as required with the Snapdragon 888, 5G is available as well. In terms of battery, the Meizu 18 has 4.000 mAh (36W fast charge) and and the Meizu 18 Pro from 4.500 mAh (fast charge). Only the Pro has wireless charging (up to 40W).
Price and availability of the Meizu 18 and Meizu 18 Pro
Meizu 18 Both models will stay in China, at least for now. They are already available in the manufacturer’s store at the following prices (at the moment only the cost of a variant of the Meizu 18 is known):
- Meizu 18 8/256 GB: 601.52 euros to change (4,699 yuan).
- Meizu pro 8/128 GB: 639.92 euros at the exchange rate (4,999 yuan).
- Meizu pro 8/256 GB: 703.93 euros to change (5,499 yuan).
- Meizu pro 12/256 GB: 767.93 euros at the exchange rate (5,999 yuan).