Meizu M3x vs Meizu mblu 21: Which is better?

Screen size

M3x5.5"

mblu 216.8"+19%

Technology

M3x

GSM / HSPA / LTE

mblu 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

M3x

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

mblu 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

M3x

HSDPA

mblu 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Resolution

M3x1080 × 1920 px+43%

mblu 21720 × 1640 px

Refresh rate

M3x—

mblu 2190 Hz

Peak brightness

M3x—

mblu 21—

Pixel density

M3x401 ppi+34%

mblu 21264 ppi

CPU speed

M3xOcta-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)+30%

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

RAM

M3x3.0 GB

mblu 214.0 GB+25%

Storage

M3x32 GB

mblu 2164 GB+50%

Main camera

M3x12.0 MP

mblu 2113.0 MP+7.7%

Front camera

M3x5.0 MP

mblu 218.0 MP+38%

Battery

M3x3,200 mAh

mblu 214,900 mAh+35%

Wired charging

M3x24 W

mblu 21—

Weight

M3x165 g

mblu 21—

Thickness

M3x7.4 mm

mblu 21—

IP rating

M3x—

mblu 21—

Wi‑Fi

M3xWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

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

Bluetooth

M3x4.1, A2DP, LE

mblu 215.0, A2DP+18%

USB

M3xUSB Type-C

mblu 21USB Type-C

5G support

equal specs

M3xNo

mblu 21No

NFC

equal specs

M3xNo

mblu 21No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

M3xYes

mblu 21Yes

SD card

equal specs

M3xYes

mblu 21Yes

Stereo speakers

M3x—

mblu 21—

Speed

M3x

HSPA, LTE

mblu 21

HSPA, LTE

GPRS

M3x

Yes

mblu 21

EDGE

M3x

Yes

mblu 21

Announced

M3x

2016, November. Released 2016, December

mblu 21

2024, November 27

Status

M3x

Discontinued

mblu 21

Available. Released 2024, November

Dimensions

M3x

153.8 x 76 x 7.4 mm (6.06 x 2.99 x 0.29 in)

mblu 21

Weight

M3x

165 g (5.82 oz)

mblu 21

SIM

M3x

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

mblu 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

M3x

IPS LCD

mblu 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Size

M3x

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.3% screen-to-body ratio)

mblu 21

6.79 inches, 109.5 cm2

Resolution

M3x

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

mblu 21

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

M3x

Android 6 (Marshmallow), Flyme 6

mblu 21

Android 14

Chipset

M3x

Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)

mblu 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

CPU

M3x

Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)

mblu 21

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

GPU

M3x

Mali-T880MP2

mblu 21

Mali-G57 MP1

Card slot

M3x

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

mblu 21

Unspecified

Internal

M3x

32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

mblu 21

64GB 4GB RAM

Single

M3x

12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF

mblu 21

13 MP, AF auxiliary lens

Features

M3x

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

mblu 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

M3x

1080p@30fps

mblu 21

Yes

Single

M3x

5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.4µm

mblu 21

8 MP

Video

M3x

1080p@30fps

mblu 21

Yes

Loudspeaker

M3x

Yes

mblu 21

Yes

3.5mm jack

M3x

Yes

mblu 21

Unspecified

WLAN

M3x

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

mblu 21

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

Bluetooth

M3x

4.1, A2DP, LE

mblu 21

5.0, A2DP

Positioning

M3x

GPS, GLONASS

mblu 21

GPS

NFC

M3x

mblu 21

Radio

M3x

mblu 21

USB

M3x

USB Type-C

mblu 21

USB Type-C

Sensors

M3x

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

mblu 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Type

M3x

Li-Ion 3200 mAh, non-removable

mblu 21

4900 mAh

Charging

M3x

24W wired

mblu 21

Colors

M3x

Blue, Gold, Black, Silver

mblu 21

Black, Blue, White

Models

M3x

mblu 21

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Specifications Comparison

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Build

Connectivity

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Performance

Cameras

Battery

Build

Connectivity

Launch

Body

Display

Platform

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Sound

Comms

Features

Battery

Misc