Meizu 21 vs realme Neo7

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; realme
Release date: November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago; December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 3,399.00 ($ 497.06); CN¥ 2,099.00 ($ 306.95)
AnTuTu: 2.342.281 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices; 2.349.053 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.78"
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 px FHD+; 1264 x 2780 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 393 ppi High Density; 450 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, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 2160 Hz PWM, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Armor glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3; MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
CPU: 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520; 1xCortex X4 3,4GHZ + 3xCortex X4 2,85GHZ + 4xCortex A720 2GHZ
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 3.3 GHz; 3.25 GHz
GPU: Adreno 750; Immortalis-G720 MC12 1300MHz
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/ 1.9
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; Sony LYT-600
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; 1/1.95"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 240 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; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, 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

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 156.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 76.4 mm 162.6 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 213 g
Materials: Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy; Plastic
Colors: Black White Purple Green; Black Blue Silver
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 87 %; 89 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4; Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; Without Google Mobile services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 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 5.4
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), 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; 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); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

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), n28b (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)