Google Pixel 8a vs Meizu 21 Pro
Google
Pixel 8a

Meizu
21 Pro
At a glance
- Brand
- Meizu
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years ago
- February 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
- CN¥ 4,999.00 ($ 731.12)
- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 2.340.736 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.79"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1368 x 3192 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Oled
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 393 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 21:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, On-cell, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², 6000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 3.3 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Adreno 750
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
- Omnivision OV50H
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 1.20 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
- 1/1.28"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 32 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
- Samsung S5KJD1
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- 0.70 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 5050 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 80.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- Wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging 10W
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 74.4 mm 165.0 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 208 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Black White Green Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- —
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Without Google Mobile services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- —
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers












