The Meizu Zero was announced last year as the world’s first phone with a “hole-less” design. It did not have a charging port, speaker grille, SIM tray, and even physical buttons. Meizu settled for alternatives such as wireless charging, sound-on-display technology for audio, an eSIM, and virtual buttons that provided haptic feedback via a linear motor. The device was listed on Indiegogo for crowdfunding but failed to meet its $100,000 goal.
Today, Meizu has announced that the Meizu Zero was the recipient of iF’s 2020 Gold Award. The 2020 iF Design Awards had a total of 7298 finalists from 56 different countries. The Meizu Zero and the Google Pixel 4 were the only two mobile phones that received a Gold Award of the 46 mobile phones that were given an award for design.
The Meizu Zero will never be mass-produced but Meizu will adopt some of its features for its future devices. Last year, it was reported that the Meizu 17 will be based on the Meizu Zero.
The Meizu Zero launched with a 5.99-inch OLED display and a ceramic unibody. It had a Snapdragon 845 processor but there were no details about the RAM and storage. It supported 18W wireless fast charge, had an IP68 rating and could survive immersion in water for 2 hours and 30 minutes. It also had dual rear cameras (12MP + 20MP) and a 20MP selfie camera.
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