Meizu Note 21 vs TCL 605

At a glance

Brand: Meizu; TCL
Release date: October 2024, 1 years 8 months ago; May 2025, 1 years 1 months ago
AnTuTu: 239.300 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 245.076 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices

Size: 6.74"; 6.7"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 262 ppi Medium 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, Brightnes 480 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Helio G81 (MT6769)
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.7 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; ARM Mali-G52 MC2
RAM: 8 GB; 4 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; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: 1/2.76"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 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, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Front Flash

Dimensions: 77.4 mm 168.8 mm 9.1 mm Print 3D Model; 76.2 mm 165.6 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 215 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue; Black White Blue Gray
Usable surface: 84 %; 84 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP54
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 Android 15
Google services: With 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 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy)
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, 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), B5 (850), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B68 (700)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)