REVIEW: Meizu 16th Plus in 2023 - Symmetrical Design, Elegant UI Smartphone!

Revisited review of the understated, Meizu 16th+ series smartphone.
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Details:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Octa-Core
GPU: Adreno™ 630
6.5-inch 2160 x 1080 pixels super AMOLED display
8 GB RAM + 128 GB (UFS 2.1) ROM
12-megapixel + 20-megapixel telephoto cameras (Sony)
In-screen fingerprint scanner
Stereo Sound
Flyme UI 7.0

Almost 90% Screen to Body Ratio
The MEIZU 16th series stands out among full-screen mobile phones. The 1.43 mm left and right bezels represent a breakthrough by MEIZU. Adopts the width of the Samsung AMOLED screen at 40 mm. The 7 mm top bezel accommodates a hidden receiver, super-linear speaker and 20 MP camera. We’ve kept the display uninterrupted, without any cutouts or notches.

Powerful Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 clocks up to 2.8 GHz. Adreno 630 next-generation GPU and advanced 10 nm FinFET process, delivers superb performance and efficient power-consumption control.

"Lightning" transmission rate
The MEIZU 16th series uses UFS 2.1 flash memory for powerful read and write performance. It ensures a smooth and swift experience when loading, installing or running apps and during phone startup.

In-screen fingerprint recognition
The in-screen next-gen optical fingerprint module unlocks the phone in milliseconds. We’ve developed a new stacking solution for AMOLED screen and optical fingerprint, which enables this ultra-thin mobile phone to support in-screen fingerprint recognition.

Diverse gestures in Flyme UI
Are there any gestures more convenient than Super mBack? Of course. You can slide up to return, slide for longer to return to the desktop, and slide for longer and hold to display multitasking.

Stunning Photos
Sony's flagship sensor IMX380 equips MEIZU 16th series’ camera with an aperture of ƒ/1.8 and a large unit pixel area up to 1.55 μm. The sub-camera IMX350 enables the MEIZU 16th series to support bokeh and 3× lossless optical zoom. With support for four-axis OIS and ArcSoft multi-frame noise reduction, the 12 MP + 20 MP dual-camera combination delivers amazing performance, especially in dim light.

To ensure a better experience, the MEIZU 16th series adopts a custom front camera with optical design, making it the leader of mobile phones with 20 MP front cameras. The smart bokeh is the equivalent to dual cameras. The advanced ArcSoft beauty algorithm makes your selfies better match your facial features for great snaps.

AI scene recognition
The AI chip makes your camera a thinker as well as a snapper. It can recognize various scenes, including portraits, night scenes, texts, cats, dogs, fireworks, landscapes, and blue sky.

Stunning Haptics
As a dynamic element of the MEIZU 16th series, the mEngine touch engine has undergone a second-gen upgrade. It supports 10 system-level scenes. And our engineers have equipped mEngine with a high-voltage motor driver chip, enabling powerful instant acceleration and stopping. Flagship grade haptic vibration motor simulates touch feedback inspired by heartbeats and scroll wheels.

Alliance with light, 3D curved glass
Using nanoscale seven-layer vacuum evaporation technology, we’ve made the varied light reflect a unique shadow through custom textures. The glass back and metal central frame are well integrated.

New-generation dual speakers
With position, angle, and distance adjusted for thousands of times, the new-generation stereo speakers in the MEIZU 16th series now includes a larger diaphragm and new noise reduction algorithm.

Perfect Reception 2 × 2 MIMO Antennas
The MEIZU 16th series has a 2.4 GHz/5 GHz four-antenna system. No specific positions are required to ensure antenna reception. In addition to the 845 flagship RF system, we provide an independent signal amplifier, improving download speeds by 60%.

“Water” cooling for heat dissipation
The thickness of our custom copper cooling pipe is only 0.4 mm. When the phone temperature is above the critical value, the water vapor in the copper cooling pipe carries the heat away from the motherboard along the capillary structure. After the water vapor is cooled and liquefied, it starts to circulate again.

Other comparable flagships (same gen, SD845) include:
Samsung Galaxy S9 / Galaxy S9 Plus / Note 9
Sony Xperia XZ2 / XZ3
Xiaomi Mi 8 / Mi 8 Pro / Mi Mix 2S / Mi Mix 3 / Black Shark
Razer Phone 2
Google Pixel 3
Nokia 9 PureView
LG G7 ThinQ / LG V40
OnePlus 6 / OnePlus 6T
HTC U12+
Asus ROG
Vivo NEX S / Oppo Find X
Pocophone F1

Concurrent models:
Meizu 16X / Meizu 16Xs (midrange Snapdragon 710 CPU)

Newer successors include:
Meizu 16s / Meizu 16s Pro / Meizu 16T (Snapdragon 855)
Meizu 17 / Meizu 17 Pro (Snapdragon 865 5G)
Meizu 18 / Meizu 18 Pro / Meizu 18s / Meizu 18s Pro / Meizu 18x (Snapdragon 888 or Snapdragon 870)
‎Meizu 20 / Meizu 20 Classic / Meizu 20 Pro / Meizu 20 Infinity
(Snapdragon 8 Gen 2)
Meizu 21 / Meizu 21 Pro
(Snapdragon 8 Gen 3)