Meizu Note 21 Pro vs realme C85

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; realme
Release date: October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago; December 2025, 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 416.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.8"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 720 x 1520 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 395 ppi High Density; 264 ppi Medium 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 700 cd/m², Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 83% NTSC, Color LED Notifications, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789); MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung GW3; Sony IMX852
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.97"; —
Flash: LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 76.6 mm 168.5 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model; 77.9 mm 166.0 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 199 g; 215 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Cyan; Blue Violet
Usable surface: 86 %; 85 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP54 , IP69 , Splash resistant , MIL-STD-810H
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 45 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 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); 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, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

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