Meizu Zero Is the World’s First Smartphone Without USB Port, Buttons, Speaker Grille & SIM slot

Meizu Zero is the world's first holeless smartphone, that is, no USB port, SIM slot, speaker grille nor buttons. Find out more here.

Adekunle Diamond

January 24, 2019

The world is changing. Toddlers are now adolescents. Adolescents are now youths. The youths are now fully grown adults with children. Also, the phone niche is evolving constantly. When the world is still adjusting to the notch trend and the others, something new just surfaced – a holeless phone called Meizu Zero.

Zero in the sense that USB port is not found, physical buttons are absent, speaker grille is absent, and there’s also no SIM slot available. Wow!

As mind blowing as it is, it’s still technology, and we’ll break it down for you as we forge ahead.

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Meizu Zero Quick Review

To start with, there are no volume rocker nor power button on the phone. For this purpose, touch capacitive panels are placed on the sides of the smartphone. These pressure sensitive panels are similar to what HTC did in the HTC U12+, the squeezable smartphone. Meizu created a problem, now they’ve solved it.

For the USB port absence, your most likely guess is Wireless Charging technology, and that’s the exact thing that was done to the device. It charges wirelessly with 18W Charging tech. Hence, there’s a follow-come charging mat in the phone’s package.

Your next concern will be about data transfers. The only little challenge is that such transfers can only be done via mobile networks and Wi-Fi. So, Xender, Flash Share and the rest will come in handy.

No speaker grille does not mean no speaker at all. A piezoelectric transducer that lies under the display is what projects sound externally. There’s no 3.5mm audio jack on the device. Knowing fully well that USB port is also not present, it means USB-C audio can’t be used either. Therefore, only wireless headphones can be used.

The total removal of SIM card slot allows room for utilisation of an eSIM. An eSIM is also called an Embedded SIM, mostly about 6mm that comes pre-installed on the device. With the eSIM aboard, you aren’t confined to one SIM operator either do you have to worry about physical SIM cards.

In other aspects, you have 5.99-inch AMOLED screen, Android 9.0 Pie OS, in-display fingerprint scanner, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 12MP + 20MP rear cameras and 20MP selfie camera.

Meizu Zero Key Specs

Here are the Meizu Zero key specifications…

KEY SPECS
Display	5.98-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2340 pixels
OS	Android 9.0 Pie OS (Flyme UI)
Processor	Octa-core 2.8GHz Qualcomm Processor
Storage	64GB / 128GB ROM + 4GB/6GB RAM
Camera	12MP + 20MP Rear/20MP Front (With LED light)
Battery	N/A
Price	₦170,000 – ₦180,000
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Meizu Zero Photos

Meizu Zero

Meizu Zero Price and Availability

The Meizu Zero launched in January 2019, it is available in colours Black, White. You can order the phone from any of the online shopping markets using the links below.

Meizu Zero retails at $500 (₦170,000 – ₦180,000 in Nigeria). (CLICK TO BUY MEIZU ZERO).

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Meizu Zero Full Specifications and Features

General Features

Platform: Android 9.0 Pie OS
Processor: Octa-ore 2.8 GHz Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU: Adreno 630
Memory: 4GB/6GB
Colours: Black, White
Dimension: –
Weight: –
SIM Type: eSIM

Display

Display: 5.99-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2340 pixels (430PPI)
Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass

Camera

Rear Camera: Dual 12MP + 20MP camera, [email protected], [email protected]
Rear Camera Features: Phase detection autofocus, 4-axis OIS, laser AF, Six-LED (dual tone) flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Front Camera: 20MP camera, 1080p [email protected]

Storage

Built-in Storage: 64GB/128GB
Memory Card Support: –
Bundled Cloud Storage: –

Network Support

2G GSM: Yes
2G CDMA 1X: –
3G WCDMA: Yes
3G CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

Internet & Connectivity

GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
HSPA+: 5.76/42.2Mbps
CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Yes
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC: Yes
Infrared Blaster: –
USB Port: –

Messaging

SMS/MMS: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push Emails: Yes
Email Protocol: –

Entertainment

Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
Video Player: Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
FM Radio: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm Jack: –

Navigation

Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Maps: Yes

Sensors & Control

Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: Yes
Barometer: –
SpO2: –
Pedometer: –
Heart Rate Monitor: –
Gyroscope: Yes
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (under display)
Iris Scanner: Yes
Face Unlock: Yes
Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
Voice Control: Yes

Other Features

Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
Wireless Charging: Yes
Built-in Mobile Payment: –
Water Resistant: Yes
Dust Resistant: Yes
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: Yes

Battery

Battery: –
Fast Wireless Charging: Yes

Where to buy Meizu Zero

CLICK HERE TO BUY MEIZU ZERO in Nigeria.