Apple iPhone 15 vs Meizu Note 21

At a glance

Brand: Apple; Meizu
Release date: September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago; October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
Launch price: € 959.00 ($ 1,122.77); —
AnTuTu: 1.470.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 90% of devices; 239.300 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.1"; 6.74"
Resolution: 1179 x 2556 px QHD; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: Oled Super Retina XDR; LCD IPS
Density: 461 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 60Hz refresh rate, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², 2000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10, DCI-P3, True Tone display, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Ceramic Shield, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless, Haptic Touch; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Apple A16 Bionic APL1W10; Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 2x3.46 GHz Everest +4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Hexa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 3.46 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: 5 cores Apple GPU 1398 MHz; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.6; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX904; Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; 1/2.76"
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Cinematic Mode, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual PDAF, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode; Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 3349 mAh; 6000 mAh
Type: Li-Ion; Li-Polymer
Fast charge: Yes , 20.0W; Yes , 18.0W
Wireless charging: 15W MagSafe Wireless Charging, 7.5W Qi Wireless Charging, Battery capacity rumored; —
Charge cycles: 1000 cycles; —
Runtime: ~ 34h; —
Features: Wireless charging, Non-removable; Non-removable

Dimensions: 71.6 mm 147.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model; 77.4 mm 168.8 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 171 g; 215 g
Materials: Glass , Corning Gorilla Glass; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Yellow Pink Green; Black White Blue
Water/dust resistance: IP68; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 86 %; 84 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2400), n66 (1700), n70 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B53 (TDD 2400), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850)

Fingerprint: No; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; —
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Barometer: Yes; —
Cooling system: Yes; No
Audio: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS / DTS X, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones; —