Honor Play 9C vs Meizu 21

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Meizu
Release date: September 2024, 1 years 9 months ago; November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu: 442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices; 2.342.281 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 3,399.00 ($ 497.06)

Size: 6.56"; 6.55"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: TFT LCD (IPS); AMOLED
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 393 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 750 cd/m², DC dimming, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, On-cell, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1800 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², 6000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 6100+; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 3.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2; Adreno 750
RAM: 6 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.7
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), 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; 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
Sensor: —; Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Pixel size: —; 0.56 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.4"

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 75.3 mm 156.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 198 g
Materials: Glass; Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Purple Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP54
Usable surface: 83 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); 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); 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); 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; 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, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), 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), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)