Meizu Note 21 Pro vs realme 16 Pro 5G

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; realme
Release date: October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago; January 2026, 5 months ago
AnTuTu: 416.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices; 675.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 77% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.8"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 1272 x 2772 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 460 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 550 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, 2.5D curved glass screen, Dual Edge display, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-144 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6500 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789); MediaTek Dimensity 7300
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.5 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; Arm Mali-G615 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 200 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung GW3; —
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.97"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 60 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Scene mode, Self-timer; Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual 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, Night Mode

Dimensions: 76.6 mm 168.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model; 77.6 mm 162.6 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 199 g; 192 g
Materials: Plastic; Polycarbonate
Colors: Black White Cyan; Black Gold Pale Pink
Usable surface: 86 %; 91 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); 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; 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: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: 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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; —
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Compass: Yes; —
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones; Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones