Meizu isn’t having its ideal run of form in the
jam-packed Chinese smartphone market lately. The company underwent some big
personnel changes and also closed some retail stores in the country. However,
the handset maker just debuted its flagship Meizu 16s Pro in the country
recently. The rumour mill rarely takes a breather though as we now already has
a Meizu 17th render now making the rounds.
Take a look at the image above. It shows a design
reminiscent of the current Meizu flagships. Only, the difference is the curved
screen this time around. That’s understandable as most Chines OEMs will be
jumping on the Vivo Waterfall Screen bandwagon soon. Hence, the Meizu 17 is
also likely to adopt the curved display if not the waterfall screen. At the back, there are fewer surprises as
there’s a 48MP sensor stacked alongside two other lenses. Two of the classic
colour variants are shown and the renders are very believable at this point as
there aren’t any over the top changes. There is no headphone jack though as it
also isn’t present in the Meizu 16s either.
Meizu has gone two years without a major upgrade to
its flagship design and the Meizu 17 could be the next version to introduce
that big change. The Meizu 16s, which we reviewed this year, was launched just
in April so we don’t expect a launch very soon. But stay tuned as we’ll keep
you updated on the latest regarding the company.
