Meizu Note 16 vs Poco C81

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; POCO
Release date: May 2025, 1 years 1 months ago; April 2026, 2 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 799.00 ($ 117.10); ₹ 10,999.00 ($ 116.70)
AnTuTu: 402.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 66% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.9"
Resolution: 1080 x 2640 px QHD; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 421 ppi Very high density; 254 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T765 (T8200); Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 2x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex A76+6x 2.1 GHz ARM Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 2.0
Flash: LED; 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, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.8 mm 167.5 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model; 79.5 mm 171.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 217 g; 208 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Red; Black Gold Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP65; Splash resistant
Usable surface: 83 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 15 Flyme AIOS 2; Android 16 Android 16
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years

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
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; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)