The Chinese Consumer Electronics manufacturing brand Meizu is the 11th largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Meizu phones are known for their flagship-grade features on a mid-range budget. Recently, the Meizu 20 became officially available globally. Let’s find out the key features, pros, cons, and price of Meizu 20 in Bangladesh.  Key Specs of Meizu 20   Design and Build Quality  Meizu 20 with its design would lead anyone to confuse it with the Samsung Galaxy S series. It has the same chamfered edges, flat design structure, aluminum frame, and glass front and back. The camera system is also vertically placed completing the replicative look.  Dimension-wise, the Meizu 20 comes in at 157.93 mm by 73.5 mm by 7.99 mm, weighing 190 g. The weight remains under 200 g mainly due to a smaller battery capacity on the Meizu 20.  Read more: Walton Walpad 10H Pro Review: Budget-friendly Tablet with Decent Performance The choice of ports and buttons is as usual. There’s no headphone jack or an external micro SDXC on the 20. The fingerprint scanner is an in-display type with Meizu claiming 0.075 seconds response on the Ultrasonic mTouch 2.0 sensor. A secondary noise cancellation is positioned at the top with the sim tray at the bottom.  The Meizu 20 comes in gray, green, pink, yellow, and a colorway called Monologue. As for protection, the device is IP54 dust and splash-resistant. The Display  The display on the Meizu 20 is a 6.55-inch OLED panel with a 144 Hz refresh rate and 1B colors. The resolution of the panel comes in at 1080 by 2400 pixels with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 402 ppi density. The near-symmetrical bezel on all sides means the Meizu 20 has a screen-to-body ratio of 89.2%). The high contrast ratio of 5000000:1 combined with 500 nits of typical and 800 nits of peak brightness makes for a pleasing viewing experience both indoors and outdoors.  On day-to-day use, the device maintains the 144 Hz speed. Touch response is smooth and media consumption is also great.  Read more: realme C65 5G Review: Is This Budget-friendly Phone Worth Buying? At this price point, the display of the Meizu 20 is easily on par with the Honor 50, and Realme 11 Pro while slightly falling short of the recently launched Motorola Edge 50. Surprisingly enough, the 20 has a better refresh rate and pixel count than the latest Meizu 21.  Overall, it’s a great display that’s worth every buck.  The Camera  There’s a triple camera setup on the Meizu 20 with the main sensor being a 50 MP f/1.9 aperture and 24 mm lens. The main sensor is equipped with PDAF and OIS. The second sensor is a 16 MP f/2.4 16 mm 122 degrees ultrawide shooter. And lastly, there’s also a 5 MP f/2.4 depth sensor. The front camera is a 32 MP f/2.5 wide-angle shooter.  The camera performance of the Meizu 20 is impressive. Pictures taken outdoors had a decent dynamic range with great details. The color reproduction is also vibrant and it didn’t oversaturate the content. The nighttime images also produced similar results albeit with a bit of exposure issues. The wide-angle camera is also nearly on par with the main one in terms of details and contrast.  Read more: Motorola Moto G24 Power Review: A Competent Smartphone within BDT 13000 The front camera produced characteristic beautified pictures which are common in most Chinese smartphones. But it also had good details and contrast balance.  The Meizu 20 can shoot up to 8K at 30 fps. but users will get the best result at 4K at 30 fps where both OIS and gyro-EIS kick in.  While the megapixel count isn’t a definitive metric, the Honor 50 (108 MP) and the Realme 11 Pro (100 MP) both have better sensors. The former even comes with a quad-camera system.  Processor and Performance  The processor on the Meizu 20 is Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 based on 4 Nm architecture. It has an octa-core chip design of 1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 with Adreno 740 GPU.  In terms of performance, the 8 Gen 2 still holds up compared to today’s flagships.  Read more: Haylou RS5 Review: A Budget-friendly Smartwatch with Health Monitoring Features Meizu 20 sports 12 GB of RAM. Its storage capacity ranges from 128 to 500 GB. Depending on internal storage the phone has three variants 12/128 GB, 12/256 GB, and 12/500 GB.  You’re looking at a score of 1532713 in Antutu 10 and 1991 (single core) and 5299 (multi-core) on Geekbench 6.  The processor can run all the leading game titles with ease. PUBG can be played at HDR Extreme setup. However, we found that it works best at Smooth Extreme Plus settings. There’s a constant frame rate between 50 to 60 fps. Titles like Genshin Impact and Asphalt 9 also worked smoothly.  The only noticeable gripe here would be the heating. Meizu claims to have a dedicated cooling system for the processor but the heating is very much apparent. However, gamers will not experience much throttling issues due to the heat.  Read more: vivo V30 Lite Review: Know the Pros and Cons Meizu 20 easily trumps the Honor 50 (Snapdragon 778G), Realme 11 Pro (Dimensity 7050), and Motorola Edge 50 (Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) in terms of performance.  Software  Meizu 20 came with Android 13 out of the box when it launched. Now users will get the Android 14 as the brand has already updated to the latest firmware. It is running a custom Flyme OS which looks more or less the same as MIUI. Bloatware issues are as apparent as ever on the Meizu 20. And for the record, users can download Playstore from third-party sites to avail of Google services.  Battery and Charge Time  The battery on the Meizu 20 is relatively small at 4700 mAh. Meizu has included an 80W charger on the box of the 20. However, the device supports up to 67W wired charging with Meizu’s proprietary Super mCharge technology. Even with 144 Hz, expect to get around one whole day's worth of battery on a full charge.  Read more: WGP 10400mAh Mini UPS Review: Revamp of a Reliable Backup Device Pros and Cons of Meizu 20  Pros:  - 144 Hz high refresh rate OLED panel - 67W wired fast charging - Flat screen design - Great camera performance - Above-par video quality with up to 8K support- UFS 4.0 storage (for 256 GB and above storage variants)- Stereo speakers - Ring LED flashlight - Great for gaming and multitasking - IP54 rating. Read more: realme P1 5G Review: New Mid-Range Line-up Cons:  - No headphone jack - No micro SDXC support - No wireless charging support - No reverse charging support - No optical zoom lens  The Price of Meizu 20  Meizu 20 is available in Bangladesh at around BDT 47, 000. The price may vary depending on the seller.  Verdict  Meizu 20 offers reliable performance backed up with powerful RAM, a rapid processor, a great camera, and a fast display. However, its noticeable drawbacks include heating issues. The provisions of wireless and rapid charging supports could make it a better deal. Other than that, the Meizu 20 can be a great mid-range phone for anyone looking for a hardcore daily driver.  Read more: Portable AC Buyer’s Guide for 2024: Everything You Need to Know

Launching the P Series, realme introduced their new mid-range smartphone lineup with 5G support. Since last year there have been rumors about the launch of a fresh mid-range line-up. Finally, the P1 and P1 Pro had their global release on 15th April 2024 in India. The P1 brings the familiar realme DNA with some impressive choices. Let's take a detailed look at the features, pros, cons, and price of the realme P1 5G.  Key Specs of the realme P1 5G   Design and Build Quality: A Smartphone with the Looks  At first glance, the P1 seems different from the common materialistic design of most realme smartphones. The phone is made from plastic with a circular camera housing on the back. The back itself has an abstract feather texture giving it a distinct and premium look. The two color options are called Peacock Green and Phoenix Red.  Dimension-wise, the P1 comes in at 162.95 mm by 75.45 mm by 7.97 mm with 188 g physical weight. Surprisingly, the P1 kept the headphone jack which isn’t all that available in mid-range smartphones anymore. Although the top position might not appeal to everyone.  Read more: Portable AC Buyer’s Guide for 2024: Everything You Need to Know realme skipped on the micro SDXC with the P1 as users will have options of either 128 GB or 256 GB of internal storage. Ports and buttons are all in their usual space including the dual nano-sim port.  The P1 is also IP54 dust and splash-resistant which is a pleasant addition at this price point. Overall, the build quality of the P1 is spectacular. The Display: 120 Hz AMOLED Panel  The P1 5G features a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate, 600 nits of HBM, and 1200 nits of peak brightness. The resolution comes in at 1080 by 2400 pixels with 395 ppi density. There’s a slight chin at the bottom of the panel despite which the P1 boasts a 92.65% screen-to-body ratio. In terms of protection, there’s a secondary 0.68 mm unrated tempered glass protecting the front panel on the P1. The user experience on the panel is pretty good. There's Widevine L1 support for HDR content. The contrast ratio comes in at 5,000,000：1 with 16.7 M colors and 100% P3 color gamut support.  Read more: Xinji Cobee CA1 Review: Waterproof Smartwatch to Monitor Health and Fitness The only caveat is that the display stutters with prolonged 4K content streaming. 4K 60 fps content on YouTube started to drop frames here and there after 5 or so minutes of streaming. It could be a processor issue that would require optimization fixes.  The Camera: 50 MP main and 2 MP Depth Sensor  If there were two words to summarize the camera performance of the P1, it would be warm tones and soft images. The main camera on the device is a 50 MP f/1.8 5P lens with 77 degrees FOV and 27 mm focal length. The secondary 2 MP camera has an f/2.4 aperture, 88.8 degrees FOV, and a 22 mm focal length.  The front camera is a 16 MP shooter with f/2.45 aperture, 82.6 degrees field of view, and 1/3 sensor size.  Read more: Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 Review: A New Contender in Performance-oriented Smartphones Pictures taken in daylight had a distinctly warm tone to them. It aided in color burst but at times it looked artificial rather than natural. The dynamic range isn’t also that great with clear room for improvements. The situation isn’t all that great in low light as well. Images taken in artificial light or low light showed consistent softness giving it an oil paint-like processing. The night mode is the only saving grace but that too couldn’t keep off the grains from the images. The story is also the same with the front camera with overall soft images in every lighting condition.  The videography on the P1 is rated at a maximum of 4K at 30 fps without EIS stabilization. Footage at 1080P at 30 fps produces usable output as the EIS becomes available at this resolution.  Read more: Motorola Moto G34 Review: A Budget-friendly 5G Phone with Powerful Processor