Meizu mblu 21 vs Meizu Note 8: Which is better?

Screen size

mblu 216.8"+12%

Note 86.0"

Technology

mblu 21

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Note 8

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

mblu 21

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Note 8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China

3G bands

mblu 21

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Note 8

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - China

4G bands

mblu 21

LTE

Resolution

mblu 21720 × 1640 px

Note 81080 × 2160 px+49%

Refresh rate

mblu 2190 Hz

Note 8—

Peak brightness

mblu 21—

Note 8—

Pixel density

mblu 21264 ppi

Note 8402 ppi+34%

CPU speed

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

Note 8Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)+11%

RAM

equal specs

mblu 214.0 GB

Note 84.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

mblu 2164 GB

Note 864 GB

Main camera

mblu 2113.0 MP+7.7%

Note 812.0 MP

Front camera

equal specs

mblu 218.0 MP

Note 88.0 MP

Battery

mblu 214,900 mAh+27%

Note 83,600 mAh

Wired charging

mblu 21—

Note 824 W

Weight

mblu 21—

Note 8168 g

Thickness

mblu 21—

Note 87.9 mm

IP rating

mblu 21—

Note 8—

Wi‑Fi

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

Note 8Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

mblu 215.0, A2DP+16%

Note 84.2, A2DP, LE

USB

mblu 21USB Type-C

Note 8microUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

mblu 21No

Note 8No

NFC

equal specs

mblu 21No

Note 8No

3.5mm jack

equal specs

mblu 21Yes

Note 8Yes

SD card

mblu 21Yes+100%

Note 8No

Stereo speakers

mblu 21—

Note 8—

Speed

mblu 21

HSPA, LTE

Note 8

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Announced

mblu 21

2024, November 27

Note 8

2018, October. Released 2018, November

Status

mblu 21

Available. Released 2024, November

Note 8

Discontinued

Dimensions

mblu 21

Note 8

153.6 x 75.5 x 7.9 mm (6.05 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)

Weight

mblu 21

Note 8

168 g (5.93 oz)

SIM

mblu 21

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

mblu 21

IPS LCD, 90Hz

Note 8

IPS LCD

Size

mblu 21

6.79 inches, 109.5 cm2

Note 8

6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

mblu 21

720 x 1640 pixels (~264 ppi density)

Note 8

1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)

mblu 21

Android 14

Note 8

Android 8.0 (Oreo), Flyme 7.3

Chipset

mblu 21

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

Note 8

Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)

CPU

mblu 21

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

Note 8

Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)

GPU

mblu 21

Mali-G57 MP1

Note 8

Adreno 506

Card slot

mblu 21

Unspecified

Note 8

Internal

mblu 21

64GB 4GB RAM

Note 8

64GB 4GB RAM

Other

mblu 21

Note 8

eMMC 5.1

Single

mblu 21

13 MP, AF auxiliary lens

Note 8

Features

mblu 21

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Note 8

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama

Video

mblu 21

Yes

Note 8

1080p@30fps

Dual

mblu 21

Note 8

12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF Auxiliary lens

Single

mblu 21

8 MP

Note 8

8 MP, f/2.0

Video

mblu 21

Yes

Note 8

Loudspeaker

mblu 21

Yes

Note 8

Yes

3.5mm jack

mblu 21

Unspecified

Note 8

Yes

WLAN

mblu 21

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

Note 8

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

Bluetooth

mblu 21

5.0, A2DP

Note 8

4.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

mblu 21

GPS

Note 8

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

mblu 21

Note 8

Radio

mblu 21

Note 8

USB

mblu 21

USB Type-C

Note 8

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

mblu 21

Fingerprint (side-mounted); unspecified sensors

Note 8

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

Type

mblu 21

4900 mAh

Note 8

Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable

Charging

mblu 21

Note 8

24W wired

Colors

mblu 21

Black, Blue, White

Note 8

Black, Blue, Red, Pink

Models

mblu 21

M2416

Note 8

Price

mblu 21

Note 8

About 200 EUR

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