Meizu Note 16 Pro vs Ulefone Armor 21

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; Ulefone
Release date: May 2025, 1 years 1 months ago; May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 1,499.00 ($ 219.56); —
AnTuTu: 810.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices; 411.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.58"
Resolution: 1224 x 2724 px QHD; 1080 x 2408 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 440 ppi Very high density; 367 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic coating

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen3; MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
CPU: 1x2.5GHz Cortex A720 +3x2.4GHz Cortex A720 +4x1.8GHz Cortex A520; 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.5 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 810 480MHz; Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 64 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.9
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Digital zoom, 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
Sensor: —; Sony IMX686 Exmor RS
Pixel size: —; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.7"

Dimensions: 76.2 mm 163.8 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model; 81.6 mm 176.0 mm 18.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 197 g; 400 g
Materials: Plastic; Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Cyan; Black
Water/dust resistance: IP68; IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
Usable surface: 88 %; 77 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 15 Flyme AIOS 2; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
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 5.0 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)
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 , 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: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2); 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); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B20 (800), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)