Meizu Blue 20 vs Meizu Note 21: Which is better?

Screen size

Blue 206.5"

Note 216.7"+3.3%

Technology

Blue 20

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Note 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Blue 20

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Note 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Blue 20

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Note 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Blue 20

LTE

Resolution

Blue 201080 × 2400 px+56%

Note 21720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

Blue 2090 Hz

Note 2190 Hz

Peak brightness

Blue 20—

Note 21450 nits

Pixel density

Blue 20404 ppi+36%

Note 21260 ppi

CPU speed

Blue 20Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.1 GHz Cortex-A55)+30%

Note 21Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Blue 206.0 GB

Note 218.0 GB+25%

Storage

Blue 20128 GB

Note 21256 GB+50%

Main camera

Blue 2013.0 MP

Note 2150.0 MP+74%

Front camera

equal specs

Blue 208.0 MP

Note 218.0 MP

Battery

Blue 205,010 mAh

Note 216,000 mAh+17%

Wired charging

Blue 20—

Note 2118 W

Weight

Blue 20—

Note 21—

Thickness

Blue 208.3 mm

Note 21—

IP rating

Blue 20—

Note 21—

Wi‑Fi

Blue 20Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 21Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Blue 205.0, A2DP

Note 215.3, A2DP+5.7%

USB

Blue 20USB Type-C

Note 21USB Type-C

5G support

Blue 20Yes+100%

Note 21No

NFC

Blue 20Yes+100%

Note 21No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Blue 20Yes

Note 21Yes

SD card

equal specs

Blue 20Yes

Note 21Yes

Stereo speakers

Blue 20Yes

Note 21—

5G bands

Blue 20

SA/NSA

Note 21

Speed

Blue 20

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Note 21

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Blue 20

2024, July 17

Note 21

2024, September 13

Status

Blue 20

Available. Released 2024, July

Note 21

Available. Released 2024, October

Dimensions

Blue 20

8.3 mm thickness

Note 21

Weight

Blue 20

Note 21

SIM

Blue 20

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

Blue 20

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Note 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits

Size

Blue 20

6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2

Note 21

6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2

Resolution

Blue 20

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~404 ppi density)

Note 21

720 x 1600 pixels*, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

Other

Blue 20

Note 21

* display resolution is not officially specified

Blue 20

Flyme AIOS

Note 21

Flyme OS

Chipset

Blue 20

Unisoc T765 (6 nm)

Note 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

CPU

Blue 20

Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.1 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 21

Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Blue 20

Mali-G57 MC2

Note 21

Mali-G57 MP1

Card slot

Blue 20

microSDXC

Note 21

microSDXC

Internal

Blue 20

128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Note 21

256GB 8GB RAM

Dual

Blue 20

13 MP, AF (interpolated to 50 MP) Secondary unspecified camera

Note 21

50 MP, AF 2 MP

Features

Blue 20

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Note 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

Blue 20

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Note 21

Yes

Single

Blue 20

5 MP (interpolated to 8 MP)

Note 21

8 MP

Video

Blue 20

1080p@30fps

Note 21

Yes

Loudspeaker

Blue 20

Yes, with stereo speakers

Note 21

Yes

3.5mm jack

Blue 20

Yes

Note 21

Yes

WLAN

Blue 20

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 21

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

Blue 20

5.0, A2DP

Note 21

5.3, A2DP

Positioning

Blue 20

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Note 21

GPS

NFC

Blue 20

Unspecified

Note 21

Radio

Blue 20

Note 21

USB

Blue 20

USB Type-C

Note 21

USB Type-C

Sensors

Blue 20

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Note 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Type

Blue 20

5010 mAh

Note 21

6000 mAh

Charging

Blue 20

Note 21

18W wired

Colors

Blue 20

Black, White, Purple

Note 21

Ivory, Diamond Black, Gulf Blue

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Blue 20

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