Meizu M5c vs Meizu mblu 21: Which is better?

Screen size

M5c5.0"

mblu 216.8"+26%

Technology

M5c

GSM / HSPA / LTE

mblu 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

M5c

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

mblu 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

M5c

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

mblu 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

M5c

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40

Resolution

M5c720 × 1280 px

mblu 21720 × 1640 px+22%

Refresh rate

M5c—

mblu 2190 Hz

Peak brightness

M5c—

mblu 21—

Pixel density

M5c294 ppi+10%

mblu 21264 ppi

CPU speed

M5cQuad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53

mblu 21Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)+19%

RAM

M5c2.0 GB

mblu 214.0 GB+50%

Storage

M5c16 GB

mblu 2164 GB+75%

Main camera

M5c8.0 MP

mblu 2113.0 MP+38%

Front camera

M5c5.0 MP

mblu 218.0 MP+38%

Battery

M5c3,000 mAh

mblu 214,900 mAh+39%

Wired charging

M5c—

mblu 21—

Weight

M5c135 g

mblu 21—

Thickness

M5c8.3 mm

mblu 21—

IP rating

M5c—

mblu 21—

Wi‑Fi

M5cWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

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

Bluetooth

M5c4.1, A2DP, LE

mblu 215.0, A2DP+18%

USB

M5cmicroUSB 2.0, OTG

mblu 21USB Type-C

5G support

equal specs

M5cNo

mblu 21No

NFC

equal specs

M5cNo

mblu 21No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

M5cYes

mblu 21Yes

SD card

equal specs

M5cYes

mblu 21Yes

Stereo speakers

M5c—

mblu 21—

Speed

M5c

HSPA, LTE

mblu 21

HSPA, LTE

Announced

M5c

2017, May. Released 2017, June

mblu 21

2024, November 27

Status

M5c

Discontinued

mblu 21

Available. Released 2024, November

Dimensions

M5c

144 x 70.5 x 8.3 mm (5.67 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)

mblu 21

Weight

M5c

135 g (4.76 oz)

mblu 21

SIM

M5c

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

mblu 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

M5c

IPS LCD

mblu 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Size

M5c

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio)

mblu 21

6.79 inches, 109.5 cm2

Resolution

M5c

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

mblu 21

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

M5c

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Flyme 6

mblu 21

Android 14

Chipset

M5c

Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)

mblu 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

CPU

M5c

Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53

mblu 21

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

GPU

M5c

Mali-T720MP1

mblu 21

Mali-G57 MP1

Card slot

M5c

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

mblu 21

Unspecified

Internal

M5c

16GB 2GB RAM

mblu 21

64GB 4GB RAM

Other

M5c

eMMC 5.0

mblu 21

Single

M5c

8 MP, f/2.0, AF

mblu 21

13 MP, AF auxiliary lens

Features

M5c

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama

mblu 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

M5c

720p@30fps

mblu 21

Yes

Single

M5c

5 MP, f/2.2

mblu 21

8 MP

Video

M5c

mblu 21

Yes

Loudspeaker

M5c

Yes

mblu 21

Yes

3.5mm jack

M5c

Yes

mblu 21

Unspecified

WLAN

M5c

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

mblu 21

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

Bluetooth

M5c

4.1, A2DP, LE

mblu 21

5.0, A2DP

Positioning

M5c

GPS, GLONASS

mblu 21

GPS

NFC

M5c

mblu 21

Radio

M5c

mblu 21

USB

M5c

microUSB 2.0, OTG

mblu 21

USB Type-C

Sensors

M5c

Accelerometer, gyro (digital), proximity, compass

mblu 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Type

M5c

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

mblu 21

4900 mAh

Colors

M5c

Black, Blue, Red, Gold, Pink

mblu 21

Black, Blue, White

Models

M5c

M5c, MZ-M5c

mblu 21

M2416

Price

M5c

About 140 EUR

mblu 21

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