Meizu 21 vs Xiaomi 11i

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; Xiaomi
Release date: November 2023, 2 years 7 months ago; January 2022, 4 years 5 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 3,399.00 ($ 497.06); —
AnTuTu: 2.342.281 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 95% of devices; 500.949 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 73% of devices

Size: 6.55"; 6.67"
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 px FHD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 393 ppi High Density; 399 ppi 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 700 cd/m², 4500000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3; MediaTek Dimensity 920
CPU: 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520; 2x Cortex A78 2.5 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 3.3 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: Adreno 750; Arm Mali-G68 MC4
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 200 Mpx; 108 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.7; ƒ/ 1.89
Sensor: Samsung ISOCELL HP3; Samsung S5KHM2
Pixel size: 0.56 µm; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"; 1/1.52"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 960 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Capacity: 4800 mAh; 4500 mAh
Type: Li-Ion; Li-Ion Polymer
Fast charge: Yes , 80.0W; Yes , 120.0W
Features: Reverse charging, Non-removable; Non-removable
Wireless charging: —; Comfort mode charging in 19 minutes < 38º, standard mode 15 minutes for full charging, QC3+ / PD2.0 / PD3.0

Dimensions: 75.3 mm 156.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model; 76.2 mm 163.6 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 198 g; 204 g
Materials: Polycarbonate , Aluminium alloy; Polycarbonate , Glass
Colors: Black White Purple Green; Black White Green Cyan Rose Gold
Water/dust resistance: IP54; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 86 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake FlyMe 10.4; Android 11 Red Velvet Cake MIUI V12 (Android 11)
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With 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 5.2 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, 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)
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); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

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), n28a (700), n40 (2300), 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), B8 (900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: Yes; Yes
Audio: Stereo Speakers; Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones