SpecEagle review · Meizu

Meizu 20 review: A clean-software flagship with a 144 Hz panel and 80 W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·$520
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#20 of 20
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A clean-software value flagship.

Meizu 20 brings the SD8 Gen 2, a 144 Hz panel, an IMX766 OIS camera and 80 W charging at $520, wrapped in the fast, minimal Flyme 10 — strong value for fans of clean Android.

01Display

82/100

82/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2023 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeAMOLED, 144 Hz
Size6.55 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness1,300 nits

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP Sony IMX766, f/1.9, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro5 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

88/100

88/100 trails the 93-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2023 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired80 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2023 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • SD8 Gen 2 + 144 Hz at $520.
  • IMX766 OIS main camera.
  • Clean, fast Flyme 10.
  • 80 W charging.
What doesn't
  • No IP rating.
  • No wireless charging.
  • Weak 8 MP ultrawide.
  • Niche outside China.
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 12
$580 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 20-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .