Meizu 21 vs realme GT5

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; realme
Release date: November 2023, 2 years 6 months ago; August 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 3,399.00 ($ 497.06); CN¥ 2,999.00 ($ 438.56)
AnTuTu: 2.342.281 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices; 1.753.869 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 92% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.74"
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 px FHD+; 1240 x 2772 px WQHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 393 ppi High Density; 451 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: 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; Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1400 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3; Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
CPU: 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520; 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 3.3 GHz; 3.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 750; Qualcomm Adreno 740
RAM: 8 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.7; ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; Sony IMX890
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; 1/1.56"
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 1920 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; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 156.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 75.4 mm 163.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 205 g
Materials: Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy; Plastic , Metal
Colors: Black White Purple Green; Silver Green
Water/dust resistance: IP54; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 88 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4; Android 13 Tiramisu RealmeUI 4.0 (Android 13)
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; Without Google Mobile services
Updates: —; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years

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 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; 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) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 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, Wi-Fi MiMO; 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: A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5); A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5), GPS (L1+L2+L5), QZSS (L1+L2+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)