Blackview Shark 8 vs Meizu Note 21

At a glance

Brand: Blackview; Meizu
Release date: October 2023, 2 years 7 months ago; October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 420.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 239.300 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.74"
Resolution: 1080 x 2460 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 396 ppi High Density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, 580 cd/m² peak brightness, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789); Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.69; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung GW3; Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.97"; 1/2.76"
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash; 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

Dimensions: 76.6 mm 168.5 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 77.4 mm 168.8 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 215 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Blue Gold Gray; Black White Blue
Water/dust resistance: IP53; —
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 126 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 84 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

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

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300); 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), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850)