Meizu, the Chinese client electronics model, has formally introduced its exit from the Android smartphone enterprise. The firm launched the Meizu 21 in China in November 2023, and it’d now turn into its final conventional telephone to hit the market. The model additionally revealed that it’s going to now be focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and growing each software program and {hardware} options across the rising expertise. Notably, that is the second time Meizu is exiting a longtime enterprise, with the primary coming in 2007 when it moved away from manufacturing MP3 units.
The info first got here from a Weibo publish by Li Nan, the previous advertising and marketing director of Meizu, and was later confirmed by the corporate through a video on its web site. During the announcement, firm CEO Ziyu Shen acknowledged that adjustments in the smartphone market have been the principle cause behind the pivot. He famous that customers now take a median of 51 months or a little bit over 4 years to improve a smartphone.
Additionally, he highlighted that rival firms have additionally contributed to the added competitors, as now lots of them supply comparable efficiency in smoothness, pictures, and software program expertise. He added, that now the Chinese model needed to go “All in [on] AI”. It will now focus on terminal AI units and can supply options each in phrases of {hardware} in addition to software program.
Going ahead, Meizu will modify its Flyme OS for smartphones into an working system for AI units. It may also develop a brand new cellular OS that may focus on AI options, and allow smartphones to combine AI. Shen additionally referenced units reminiscent of Humane’s AI Pin and Rabbit R1, hinting that it’d strive its fingers on totally different kind elements. Additionally, the announcement revealed that the Chinese client tech model would possibly unveil its first AI {hardware} later this 12 months. No particulars have been shared on what it is perhaps.
Meizu additional acknowledged that the prevailing smartphones in China will proceed to be supported, and the offline retail shops may also stay unaffected. It just isn’t positive whether or not the smartphones in the worldwide market may also be supported or not. This makes the Meizu 21 the final smartphone by the corporate, as it’s not recognized whether or not it’ll ever return to work on the speculated Meizu 21 Pro, or Meizu 22 sequence.
