Honor X9a vs Meizu 21

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Meizu
Release date: January 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; November 2023, 2 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 425.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 69% of devices; 2.342.281 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 3,399.00 ($ 497.06)

Size: 6.67"; 6.55"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 393 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 1920 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 800 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 10 Bits panel, Dual Edge display, 3D 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: Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375); Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
CPU: 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver; 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: Qualcomm Adreno 619; Adreno 750
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.7
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.56 µm
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), 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
Sensor size: —; 1/1.4"

Dimensions: 73.9 mm 161.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 75.3 mm 156.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 175 g; 198 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy
Colors: Black Silver Green; Black White Purple Green
Usable surface: 89 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12; Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4
Google services: With 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 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 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), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, 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), n38 (2600), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: DTS / DTS X, Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones; Stereo Speakers