Meizu 21 Pro vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; Tecno
Release date: February 2024, 2 years 4 months ago; July 2025, 11 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 4,999.00 ($ 731.12); —
AnTuTu: 2.340.736 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices; 410.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices

Size: 6.79"; 6.78"
Resolution: 1368 x 3192 px FHD+; 1225 x 2720 px QHD
Type: Oled; AMOLED
Density: 393 ppi High Density; 440 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: 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); Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3; MediaTek Helio G100
CPU: 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520; 2x2.2GHz Cortex A76 + 6x2GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 3.3 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 750; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 12 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Omnivision OV50H; —
Pixel size: 1.20 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.28"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash

Capacity: 5050 mAh; 5200 mAh
Type: Li-Ion; Li-Polymer
Fast charge: Yes , 80.0W; Yes , 45.0W
Wireless charging: Wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging 10W; —
Features: Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable; Reverse charging, Non-removable

Dimensions: 74.4 mm 165.0 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model; 75.9 mm 163.7 mm 6.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 208 g; 170 g
Materials: Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy , Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Green Cyan; Black Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP68; IP64
Usable surface: 87 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4; Android 15 Android 15
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 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3
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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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
USB: USB Type-C; 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, Beidou, Galileo

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