Meizu Note 21 vs realme 12x 5G

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; realme
Release date: October 2024, 1 years 7 months ago; April 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
AnTuTu: 239.300 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 415.854 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 6.72"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1604 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 392 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 630 cd/m², Peak brightness - 950 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; ARM Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung S5KJN1; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.64 µm
Sensor size: 1/2.76"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 77.4 mm 168.8 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model; 76.1 mm 165.6 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 215 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Splash resistant design
Colors: Black White Blue; Black Green
Usable surface: 84 %; 86 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 14 Upside-down cake RealmeUI 5.0 (Android 14)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 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 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); 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
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
USB: —; USB Type-C

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B20 (800), 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), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), 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)