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Unlock a Meizu Phone — IMEI Checks, Carrier Unlocks and Codes

Meizu handsets are locked by the carrier that sold them or by a code derived from the IMEI. This page lists the 84 models our device register recognises, explains how Meizu locks a handset, and links the checks and unlocks that apply to it.

Before you pay anyone. Run the $0.03 SIM lock check and the carrier check. They tell you whether the phone is locked, which operator owns the IMEI, and therefore which unlock tier — if any — applies.

How Meizu devices are locked

Most handsets from this brand are either code-locked (the phone prompts for a network code when a foreign SIM is inserted) or released by the carrier that sold them. Which one applies depends on the model year and on whether it was sold through an operator — the IMEI check tells you before you pay for anything.

The practical consequence is the same for every family: the phone works, and it refuses to activate on a SIM from another network until the record against the IMEI changes. Wi-Fi keeps working, so the device looks healthy right up to the moment the new SIM goes in.

Meizu models in the register

Model in the TAC register	TACs
M2	17
meilan Note5	16
m3 note	16
MX5	12
Blue Charm Note 2	11
meilan Note6	10
M1 Metal	10
MX6	9
M2 Note	9
m3	8
PRO 7	8
meilan 5	7
meilan 5s	7
M1 Note	7
meilan E	6
meilan 6	6
M6 Note	6
Pro 6	6
meilan 3s	5
meilan S6	5
M3s	5
M1	5
MX4	5
M6T	4
M8	4
meilan note 3	4
M6	4
M5 Note	4
PRO 7 Plus	4
meilan MAX	4
U10	4
Pro 5	4
M8c Lite	4
16s	4
16th	4
meilan E2	3
M5s	3
X8	3
note9	3
M10	3
15 Plus	3
ML U20	3
Note8	3
M8c	3
PRO 6 Plus	3
16T	3
16Xs	3
MX4 Pro	3
16s Pro	3
M8 lite	2
PRO 6s	2
meilan A5	2
M5c	2
meilan X	2
M5	2
15 Lite	2
V8	2
meilan E3	2
Mblu 21	2
M3E	2
M6s	2
16X	2
17 pro	2
meilanU10	1
U20	1
meilanU20	1
meilan 6T	1
meilan 8	1
C9	1
M15	1
meilan A8	1
M2361	1
M031	1
M032	1
M040	1
U30	1
meilan 3	1
M353	1
E2	1
16/16X	1

84 model names on file. The count is how many TAC ranges the register holds for that name — it is a rough popularity signal, not a sales figure.

What to check first

Identify the device. The free TAC lookup turns the first eight digits of the IMEI into a model and launch date.
Confirm the lock and the carrier. A SIM lock check and a carrier check cost about six cents together and decide everything that follows.
Check the blacklist. A reported IMEI cannot be unlocked into service, on any brand.
Only then order. Pick the tier that matches the reported carrier, not the tier that matches the brand on the box.

Guides that apply to Meizu

iPhone SIM errorsUnlock codes by brandAndroid warranty checksCarrier identification

Model names and TAC counts come from the GSMA TAC register we query for /tac. Last updated 2026-10-28.