Recent reports have claimed that Meizu will be soon launching a new flagship phone called Meizu 16s Pro. It will be an advanced version of the Meizu 16s phone that was made official in April and it will be also arriving to replace the Meizu 16 Plus smartphone from last year. Recently, the Meizu M973Q phone was spotted at the database of National Radio Authority in China. The Meizu 16s has a model number of M971Q. Hence, it is believed that the newly spotted M973Q could be the Meizu 16s Pro. The same model number has appeared on the database of 3C authority of China.

The 3C listing of the Meizu M973Q has no information on its specifications. However, it reveals that the smartphone could be accompanied by a charger that supports up to 24W fast charging. The Meizu 16s also carries support for 24W rapid charging.

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At the beginning of July, Chinese retailer site Taobao had carried a listing of the unannounced Meizu 16s Pro smartphone. The listing had carried an image of the smartphone which resembled with the design of the Meizu 16s phone. Its front is fitted with a notch-less display that is surrounded by slim bezels. The very thin bezel at the top features a front-facing camera.

The Meizu 16s Pro’s image on Taobao had revealed that is equipped with a vertical triple camera unit. The Meizu 16s has a Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary lens and a 20-megapixel telephoto lens in its dual camera setup. Probably, the Meizu 16s Pro may feature the same camera sensors that are available on the 16s handset as well as an additional ultrawide flash. A ring-like LED flash is also present below the triple camera unit. The image also suggests that the phone could be equipped with an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

The Meizu 16s Pro could be a more powerful device than the Meizu 16s. Hence, it could be fueled by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset. Probably, the company may announce the smartphone by the end of this month. As of this writing, there is no official confirmation yet form Meizu on the existence of the handset.

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The Meizu 16s and Meizu 16s Plus are Meizu’s flagships for the year. Live photos of the latter have appeared online and they show what the front of the phone looks like.

Just like last year’s flagship –  the Meizu 16 Plus, the Meizu 16s Plus will not have a notch. It will also not have a punch hole in its display. Meizu is sticking to slim bezels and it claims this year’s model has a slightly thinner chin.

There is a slit for the speaker where the top bezel touches the phone’s frame and to its right is the selfie camera. Unfortunately, there are no photos of the back of the phone.

The Meizu 16s Plus is said to have a 6.76-inch AMOLED display – 0.26-inches larger than its predecessor’s. There should be a fingerprint scanner buried underneath the display.

The phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor and will have a 48MP primary camera with optical image stabilization. As seen in the images above, the Meizu 16s Plus will come in white and black color variants.

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The phone is expected to launch in the second quarter and will come along with a smaller non-plus model and a model targeted at gamers that will be called the Meizu 16T where T stands for Turbo.

(Sources: 1, 2 | Via)

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Meizu took to Weibo today to announce that it will have an event tomorrow, 23rd of January. They also shared a poster with a text that says “World’s 1st ……….” with the rest of the words after “1st” redacted.

A loose translation of the original post itself says “It’s time to show real technology” and also includes the hashtag #Meizu 16 Flagship mobile phone. This means whatever Meizu is unveiling tomorrow is related to the Meizu 16.

The blacked out text has gotten fans curious and since Meizu itself asked people to guess what it is, you can bet there are lots of predictions already.

However, someone was able to edit the poster to reveal the blacked out words and it says “World’s first holeless phone”. Going by this, we believe they mean the phone doesn’t have a notch or a punch hole. So what phone is it?

Since there is a hashtag for the Meizu 16 series, we believe it might be one of the upcoming flagships which include the Meizu 16T which is said to be a gaming phone or the Meizu 16s or Meizu 16s Plus. Irrespective of the one it is, we can be sure it won’t have a “hole”.

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Meizu did confirm it will launch three Snapdragon 855 phones later this year, specifically in the second quarter. However, there is nothing stopping them from announcing the phone(s) early but still scheduling availability for the second quarter.

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Meizu 16 series which includes Snapdragon 845 powered Meizu 16th and Meizu 16th Plus smartphones were introduced in China in August 2018. Meizu CEO Jack Wong who has been vocal about forthcoming smartphones has confirmed that apart from launching Snapdragon 855 chipset driven Meizu 16s and Meizu 16s Plus smartphones, the company will be also debuting the Meizu 16T gaming focused smartphone.

Last night, Wong confirmed on Weibo that apart from launching Meizu 16s and Meizu 16s Plus, there will be a new smartphone called Meizu 16G where “G” refers to “gaming.”  Some netizens responded by saying that the “16G” can easily confuse people to believe that it is a Meizu phone with 16 GB storage. Then, Wong deduced “16T” as the new for the gaming-centric smartphone. He added that the “T” in Meizu 16T refers to “Turbo.”

While the Meizu 16s and 16s Plus phones will be powered by Snapdragon 855, Wong confirmed that the Meizu 16T will be another phone powered by the same processor, but it will be carrying a relatively low price tag.

The Meizu 16s and 16s Plus will respectively feature 6.2-inch and 6.5-inch displays. The Meizu 16T will feature a notch-less screen, but its exact size is yet to be finalized. Meizu phones hope that it will have a 6.2-inch display. The handset will feature narrow bezels around the screen and it will be powered by 4,000 to 4,500mAh capacity battery. The handset will be priced between 2,000 Yuan (~$295) and 2,500 Yuan (~$369).

What about the appearance of the Meizu 16s series? Meizu phones have been always praised for launching phones with beautiful design. Recently, a fan-made render of the Meizu 16s had surfaced on Meizu community forum. Meizu CEO has claimed the appearance of the Meizu 16s won’t be very different from the fan-made render. However, there is no confirmation on whether the gaming-centric Meizu 16T will be also sporting the same design.

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There is no information available on the launch date of the Meizu 16s series and Meizu 16T. Probably, these phones are speculated to go official in May. The first phone from the Chinese manufacturer will be the Meizu Note 9 phone that is expected to launch with 48-megapixel camera and Snapdragon 675 chipset.

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