Meizu is all set to announce another version of the Meizu 16 with some mid-level specs at lower price. Meizu 16X is launching on September 19th, 2:30pm Beijing time (6:30 PM GMT) at an event in the Beijing Performing Arts Center. It is confirmed to come with IMX380+IMX350 dual Sony camera setup having ArcSoft technology pitching for better photo quality. It is the same camera module that is present in the already launched, Meizu 16 and Meizu 16 plus.
Today, Meizu took to Weibo to officially announce some of the specs and launching date of the Meizu 16X. It is the low end version of the Meizu 16, with Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC (confirmed by CEO, Jack Wong) onboard coupled with 6GB of RAM, while, the Meizu 16 carries Snapdragon 845 SoC onboard. Currently, it’s not clear, whether the device will come only in 6GB RAM variant or there will be some other variants too. It is also touted as “the best Snapdragon 710 model” by the Huang Zhang, founder of Meizu tech. The new ArcSoft technology in Meizu 16X will improve the image quality under low-light conditions with dual cameras. Further, it will improve the virtual optical zoom and depth-sensing camera capabilities for increased detailing in the images.
Apart from these, Meizu 16X carries fully metallic body with hidden antenna strip on the back along with rear camera and LED flash. Meizu has used the same Meizu 16 display of 6.0 inches with a resolution of 2160×1080 pixels having 18:9 aspect ratio. It will have battery with the total capacity of 3100mAh along with the fast charging technique. Meizu 16X will come in three different colors – black, ceramic white and matte gold. Couple of weeks ago, Meizu 16X appeared on AnTuTu benchmarks and TENAA, a certification agency in China, giving us details about its specs.
It is confirmed to launch on September 19, along with the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth edition on same date. The pricing is expected around 2,698 Yuan (~$394) for 6GB variant of Meizu 16X. Well, the confirmed pricing and availability details of the device are not yet available. We hope in the upcoming days, we will get to know about some more details about the Meizu 16X.
