Honor Play 9C vs Meizu 21 Pro

Honor Play 9C
Honor
Play 9C
Meizu 21 Pro
Meizu
21 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Meizu
Release date
September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago
February 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu
442.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
2.340.736 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 4,999.00 ($ 731.12)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.79"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1368 x 3192 px FHD+
Type
TFT LCD (IPS)
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
393 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
21:9
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, 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
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
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.9
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
Omnivision OV50H
Pixel size
1.20 µm
Sensor size
1/1.28"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.4
Sensor
Samsung S5KJD1
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
5200 mAh
5050 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 80.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
Wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging 10W

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
No
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.0

Body

Dimensions
75.3 mm 163.6 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
74.4 mm 165.0 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
208 g
Materials
Glass
Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black Blue
Black White Green Cyan
Water/dust resistance
IP54
IP68
Usable surface
83 %
87 %

Software

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

Connectivity

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)

Networks

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), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
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), 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), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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