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Meizu Unveils a Smartphone That Does Not Have Any Port, or a SIM Card Slot, or a Button, or Speaker Grill (phonedog.com)

Phone maker Meizu has announced a new phone called "Zero," which doesn't have a headphone jack, or a charging port, or a physical SIM card slot, or any buttons, or a speaker grill. From a report: It doesn't even come with a SIM card slot and buttons you'd usually see on a phone -- the only elements that disturb the surface of its all-display, 7.8mm-thick ceramic unibody are its 12MP and 20MP rear cameras and two pinholes. One is a microphone, while the other is for hard resets. To make up for the lack of ports, Meizu Zero will support Bluetooth 5.0 and a wireless USB connectivity that will reportedly be able to transfer files as fast as the USB 3.0 standard can.

Zero's 5.99-inch QHD OLED screen will act as some sort of a giant speaker and earpiece replacement. It does have a big enough bezel for a 20MP front camera, but its fingerprint reader is completely on-screen. The device, which is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor, relies on 18W wireless charging due to the lack of a charger port. And it may not have the usual physical buttons, but it does have pressure-sensing ones with haptic feedback on its borders.

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  1. The Ultimate by AmiMoJo · · Score: 5, Funny

    in impossible to repair, glued and welded shut non-user servicable hardware.

    Apple would be proud.

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    1. Re:The Ultimate by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yep. Meizu has certainly one-upped Apple here. I bet all those people who just bought a new iPhone are feeling pretty sick after reading this announcement.

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    2. Re:The Ultimate by cayenne8 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yep. Meizu has certainly one-upped Apple here. I bet all those people who just bought a new iPhone are feeling pretty sick after reading this announcement.

      I do have to admit, Meizu does appears now to be braver than Apple.

      Hell, with this phone, they may be bravest of all the companies!!!

      ;)

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  2. No 3,5 mm audio jack?!?!? by Freischutz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Meizu Unveils a Smartphone That Does Not Have Any Port

    No 3,5 mm audio jack?!?!? ... blasphemy ...SACRILEGE!!!!!

  3. Meizu. by jellomizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    The most courageous company of them all. They make Apple seem like that kid who hides in the corner and wets themselves.

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  4. Courage! by samwichse · · Score: 2, Funny

    The ultimate in courage!

  5. Re:It's all good by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's almost as if you didn't make it to the second sentence of the summary before posting.

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