On April 23, Meizu officially released the modified flagship 16s. The Snapdragon 855 processor, Sony IMX586 main camera, UFS2.1 flash memory all meet the configuration required by the flagship phone. At the same time, this phone is also Meizu's first mass-produced phone to cancel the 3.5mm headphone jack, and does not include the Type-Ch to 3.5mm adapter. This approach has become the biggest complaint for everyone about this phone at the beginning of the release. Although Meizu also launched a HIFI interface priced at 169 yuan, it seems that most people don’t buy it.
official website product page screenshot
The problem is coming. Other mobile phones cancel the 3.5mm headphone jack and send an adapter to the other mobile phones. Why don’t Meizu 16s give it? Because the Meizu 16s typc-c port cannot output the analog signal , ordinary adapters and C-port headphones without the DAC chip cannot be used.
prompt to insert an unsupported audio device
So which interfaces or headphones can be used normally on Meizu 16s? The easiest way is to see if the adapter and headphones integrate a DAC conversion chip.
DAC is a digital analog converter (DAC) which converts digital signal into an analog signal (in the form of current, voltage or charge). In many digital systems (eg computers), signals are stored and transmitted digitally, while digital analog converters can convert such signals into analog signals, so that they can be recognized by outsiders (humans or other non-digital systems).
Meizu HIFI decoding headphones
Meizu EP2C
Meizu HIFI decoding headphones, indicating that the DAC chip is a Cirrus Logic CS43131 high-performance independent DAC chip, while the EP2C headphones released with Meizu 16Xs on May 30 did not specify the model of the integrated DAC chip.
Then a picture of it circulated online, including the list of adapters and headphones supported by Meizu 16s. I also went to the brand official website and e-commerce platform to verify that they were indeed built-in DAC chips.
Finally, it is emphasized that you must choose a built-in DAC chip for Meizu 16s to use adapters and wired headphones! Those without built-in chips must not be used normally.
