Did you hear about the Meizu Zero?
Chillingly described as holeless, the gadget has made headlines for, uh, having no holes.
This means no headphone jack, no speaker grills, and no slot for a SIM card.
Yes and sort of.
So, is the Meizu Zero possible?
On the press release I received there wasnt even a launch date, which immediately made me suspicious.
But instead of just rinsing the equipment for 500 words, I decided to ask a proper expert.
He told me that that the Meizu Zero is definitely feasible.
More fool me, I guess.
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This means that the Meizu Zero holeless (ugh) phone isnt doing anythingtooout there.
This isnt to say there arent serious problems with the phone though.
Gleeson pointed out that eSIM adoption is pretty terrible, particularly in China, which is Meizus main market.
Because eSIM isnt supported by any of the operators.
I mean, if Apple are struggling to make eSIM happen, what chance does Meizu have?
And… could that screen speaker actually work?
Gleeson said that hed like to see a teardown before he passed final judgement on the tech.
Still, there are some clear issues.
To be fair to Meizu, this is something it couldve worked on behind the scenes and perfected.
But, somehow, I kinda doubt it.
My gut reaction was yes, a million times yes.
I thought this could happen in five or so years, but Gleeson was less certain.
Could you imagine how many thinkpieces and petitions would be launched if Apple got rid of speaker holes?
Or a slot for a charging cable?
This last point is of particular interest.
This means five years is far too soon for Apple to release a machine like this.
It might happen one day, but its a way off.
Whatdoesthe Meizu Zero say about the future of phones then?
Its less about the far-off technological implications and more about how companies approach their publicity.
Globally,phone sales are slowing, which means manufacturers have to do more to stand out.
In some cases, its already happening just think aboutthe bizarre Doogee modular phoneor evenSamsungs foldable machine.
Sum this up for me, bud
Of course.
Weve all got that to look forward to.
Oh, and one final thing, lets stop calling this throw in of design holeless?
Gleeson suggested fully encased, while I enjoy my editors suggestion of calling them slablets.
You be the judge.
