Meizu 21 Note vs ZTE Blade A53

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; ZTE
Release date: May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,499.00 ($ 365.45); —
AnTuTu: 1.749.692 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices; 112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Size: 6.79"; 6.52"
Resolution: 1264 x 2780 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: Oled Tianma U8; LCD IPS
Density: 450 ppi Very high density; 269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, On-cell, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 5000 cd/m², 8000000:1 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); Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2; Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU: 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510; 4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 28 nm
Frequency: 3.2 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 740; PowerVR GE8322
RAM: 8 GB; 2 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 8 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.69; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung GN5; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.57"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, 8K 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), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode; Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Dimensions: 76.9 mm 162.4 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 205 g; 198 g
Materials: Polycarbonate , Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White; Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP65; —
Usable surface: 89 %; 82 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4; Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Google services: Without 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 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; —
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), 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), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)