Meizu mblu 21 vs Meizu MX5: Which is better?

Screen size

mblu 216.8"+19%

MX55.5"

Technology

mblu 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

MX5

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

mblu 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

MX5

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

3G bands

mblu 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

MX5

HSDPA

4G bands

mblu 21

LTE

Resolution

mblu 21720 × 1640 px

MX51080 × 1920 px+43%

Refresh rate

mblu 2190 Hz

MX5—

Peak brightness

mblu 21—

MX5—

Pixel density

mblu 21264 ppi

MX5401 ppi+34%

CPU speed

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

MX5Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53+27%

RAM

mblu 214.0 GB+25%

MX53.0 GB

Storage

mblu 2164 GB+75%

MX516 GB

Main camera

mblu 2113.0 MP+46%

MX57.0 MP

Front camera

mblu 218.0 MP+38%

MX55.0 MP

Battery

mblu 214,900 mAh+36%

MX53,150 mAh

Wired charging

mblu 21—

MX524 W

Weight

mblu 21—

MX5149 g

Thickness

mblu 21—

MX57.6 mm

IP rating

mblu 21—

MX5—

Wi‑Fi

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

MX5Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

mblu 215.0, A2DP+18%

MX54.1, A2DP, LE

USB

mblu 21USB Type-C

MX5microUSB 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

mblu 21No

MX5No

NFC

equal specs

mblu 21No

MX5No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

mblu 21Yes

MX5Yes

SD card

mblu 21Yes+100%

MX5No

Stereo speakers

mblu 21—

MX5—

Speed

mblu 21

HSPA, LTE

MX5

HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

GPRS

mblu 21

MX5

Yes

EDGE

mblu 21

MX5

Yes

Announced

mblu 21

2024, November 27

MX5

2015, June. Released 2015, July

Status

mblu 21

Available. Released 2024, November

MX5

Discontinued

Dimensions

mblu 21

MX5

149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (5.90 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)

Weight

mblu 21

MX5

149 g (5.26 oz)

SIM

mblu 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

MX5

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

mblu 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz

MX5

AMOLED

Size

mblu 21

6.79 inches, 109.5 cm2

MX5

5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

mblu 21

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

MX5

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

Protection

mblu 21

MX5

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

mblu 21

Android 14

MX5

Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), Flyme 4.5

Chipset

mblu 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

MX5

Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

CPU

mblu 21

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

MX5

Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

mblu 21

Mali-G57 MP1

MX5

PowerVR G6200

Card slot

mblu 21

Unspecified

MX5

Internal

mblu 21

64GB 4GB RAM

MX5

16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM

Other

mblu 21

MX5

eMMC 5.0

Single

mblu 21

13 MP, AF auxiliary lens

MX5

20.7 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.3", 1.2µm

Features

mblu 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

MX5

Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Video

mblu 21

Yes

MX5

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@100fps

Single

mblu 21

8 MP

MX5

5 MP, f/2.2

Video

mblu 21

Yes

MX5

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

mblu 21

Yes

MX5

Yes

3.5mm jack

mblu 21

Unspecified

MX5

Yes

WLAN

mblu 21

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

MX5

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

Bluetooth

mblu 21

5.0, A2DP

MX5

4.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning

mblu 21

GPS

MX5

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

mblu 21

MX5

Radio

mblu 21

MX5

USB

mblu 21

USB Type-C

MX5

microUSB 2.0, OTG

Sensors

mblu 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

MX5

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

Type

mblu 21

4900 mAh

MX5

Li-Ion 3150 mAh, non-removable

Charging

mblu 21

MX5

24W wired, 60% in 40 min

Colors

mblu 21

Black, Blue, White

MX5

Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver

Models

mblu 21

M2416

MX5

Price

mblu 21

MX5

About 210 EUR

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