Meizu mblu 21 vs Meizu MX3: Which is better?

Screen size

mblu 216.8"+25%

MX35.1"

Technology

mblu 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

MX3

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

mblu 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

MX3

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

mblu 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

MX3

HSDPA 850 / 2100

4G bands

mblu 21

LTE

Resolution

mblu 21720 × 1640 px

MX31080 × 1800 px+39%

Refresh rate

mblu 2190 Hz

MX3—

Peak brightness

mblu 21—

MX3—

Pixel density

mblu 21264 ppi

MX3412 ppi+36%

CPU speed

equal specs

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

MX3Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)

RAM

mblu 214.0 GB+50%

MX32.0 GB

Storage

mblu 2164 GB+75%

MX316 GB

Main camera

mblu 2113.0 MP+38%

MX38.0 MP

Front camera

mblu 218.0 MP+75%

MX32.0 MP

Battery

mblu 214,900 mAh+51%

MX32,400 mAh

Wired charging

mblu 21—

MX3—

Weight

mblu 21—

MX3143 g

Thickness

mblu 21—

MX39.1 mm

IP rating

mblu 21—

MX3—

Wi‑Fi

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

MX3Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

mblu 215.0, A2DP+20%

MX34.0, A2DP

USB

mblu 21USB Type-C

MX3microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

5G support

equal specs

mblu 21No

MX3No

NFC

mblu 21No

MX3Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

mblu 21Yes

MX3Yes

SD card

mblu 21Yes+100%

MX3No

Stereo speakers

mblu 21—

MX3—

Speed

mblu 21

HSPA, LTE

MX3

HSPA

Announced

mblu 21

2024, November 27

MX3

2013, September. Released 2013, October

Status

mblu 21

Available. Released 2024, November

MX3

Discontinued

Dimensions

mblu 21

MX3

139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm (5.47 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)

Weight

mblu 21

MX3

143 g (5.04 oz)

SIM

mblu 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

MX3

Micro-SIM

Type

mblu 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz

MX3

IPS LCD

Size

mblu 21

6.79 inches, 109.5 cm2

MX3

5.1 inches, 74.0 cm2 (~74.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

mblu 21

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

MX3

1080 x 1800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~412 ppi density)

Protection

mblu 21

MX3

Corning Gorilla Glass

mblu 21

Android 14

MX3

Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), Flyme 3

Chipset

mblu 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

MX3

Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)

CPU

mblu 21

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

MX3

Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)

GPU

mblu 21

Mali-G57 MP1

MX3

PowerVR SGX544MP3

Card slot

mblu 21

Unspecified

MX3

Internal

mblu 21

64GB 4GB RAM

MX3

16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM

Other

mblu 21

MX3

eMMC 5.0

Single

mblu 21

13 MP, AF auxiliary lens

MX3

8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF

Features

mblu 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

MX3

LED flash

Video

mblu 21

Yes

MX3

1080p@30fps

Single

mblu 21

8 MP

MX3

2 MP

Video

mblu 21

Yes

MX3

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

mblu 21

Yes

MX3

Yes

3.5mm jack

mblu 21

Unspecified

MX3

Yes

WLAN

mblu 21

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

MX3

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

Bluetooth

mblu 21

5.0, A2DP

MX3

4.0, A2DP

Positioning

mblu 21

GPS

MX3

GPS, GLONASS

NFC

mblu 21

MX3

Yes

Radio

mblu 21

MX3

USB

mblu 21

USB Type-C

MX3

microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Sensors

mblu 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

MX3

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Type

mblu 21

4900 mAh

MX3

Li-Po 2400 mAh, non-removable

Stand-by

mblu 21

MX3

Up to 429 h (2G) / Up to 393 h (3G)

Talk time

mblu 21

MX3

Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)

Music play

mblu 21

MX3

Up to 40 h

Colors

mblu 21

Black, Blue, White

MX3

Black (front panel), several color options (back panel); white

Models

mblu 21

M2416

MX3

Price

mblu 21

MX3

About 370 EUR

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