Meizu’s latest flagship phone is actually cheaper than its last one

September 18, 2025

Almost two years after the launch of the Meizu 21, its successor—the Meizu 22—is finally official as well. This flagship phone not only brings a bunch of upgrades, but it’s also more affordable than the Meizu 21. In this article, we will look at everything the Meizu 22 has to offer, alongside its expected price in Nepal.

Meizu 22 Overview

Design and display

The first thing that’s immediately noticeable with the Meizu 22 is that it now has a different camera module. So while the Meizu 21 has a vertical camera layout like on Samsung’s Galaxy S25, they now sit inside a squarish module similar to the Xiaomi 15 Pro. The phone is available in three colors: black, white, and pink, and it’s also IP66/IP68 dust and water-resistant.

The display size has been reduced from 6.55 inches to 6.3 inches this time. But the company did upgrade it to an LTPO OLED panel on the Meizu 22. Its full-screen brightness has also gone up from 1,100 nits to 1,800 nits, whereas the Meizu 22 boasts an impressive 6,000 nits of HDR brightness as well.

Other than this, you get a 120Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 colors, an ultrasonic fingerprint reader, a 1.5K resolution, DC dimming, and super-thin bezels on all four sides. With an impressive 94.6% screen-to-body ratio on the Meizu 22’s display.

Performance and battery

The Meizu 22 is now powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset and boots on Flyme AIOS 2 based on Android 15. Which is actually a slight downgrade over Meizu 21’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, especially in terms of GPU. Additionally, you can pair it with either 12/16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage.

But at least the battery has received some upgrade, since the Meizu 22 now has a 5,510 mAh unit compared to 4,800 mAh on the Meizu 21. It still supports 80W wired charging, although the Meizu 22 has also gained 66W wireless and 10W reverse wireless charging ability now.

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Camera and rest

Likewise, the camera side of things also sees some notable upgrades this time. The Meizu 22 now has a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and OIS, a 50MP ultrawide camera, and a 50MP front camera. To compare, the Meizu 21 didn’t have a zoom lens at all, and instead featured a 13MP ultrawide, a 5MP depth sensor, and a 32MP selfie unit.

Meizu has downgraded the primary camera’s resolution from 200MP to 50MP here, and it also misses out on 8K recording now, but overall, we’re pretty happy with what we’re seeing on the Meizu 22’s cameras.

As you can see from the image above, the Meizu 22 has a distinct red button right below the power button. Meizu calls this the “AI button”, and it’s similar to the Action button on iPhones. With this, you can launch different apps and shortcuts, trigger Meizu’s “Aicy” assistant to ask any questions, and more.

Last but not least, the Meizu 22 has Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and NFC connectivity. And yes, it also brings that classic RGB LED notification light in the camera module.

Meizu 22 Specifications:

Design, build: 152 x 71 x 8.2 mm, 190 gm, IP66 + IP68 rating
Display: 6.3-inch LTPO OLED screen, 1.5K resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4nm mobile platform)
Memory: 12/16GB RAM, 256/512GB/1TB storage (fixed)
Software & UI: Flyme AIOS 2 on top of Android 15
Rear Camera: Triple (50MP main, 50MP ultrawide, 50MP 3x telephoto)
Front Camera: 50MP sensor (hole-punch)
Security: Fingerprint sensor (ultrasonic in-display)
Connectivity: Dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 7 (dual-band), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS / Glonass / Galileo / BDS / QZSS / NavIC, USB-C, NFC, 4G LTE, 5G
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass
Battery: 5,510 mAh with 80W charging (80W power adapter provided)

Meizu 22 Price in Nepal and Availability

So as I mentioned in the beginning, the Meizu 22 is actually more affordable than its predecessor. It starts at CNY 2,999 (~USD 422 / INR 37,200) in China for the 12/256GB model, down from CNY 3,399 (~USD 478/ INR 42,170) for the Meizu 21’s 8/256GB variant.

We’ve recently learned that Meizu is making a comeback in Nepal with Teletalk as its official distributor, so hopefully this phone lands in Nepal as well. As such, we expect the price of the Meizu 22 in Nepal to start at around NPR 68,999 if and when it launches here.