Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Meizu 21 Note

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Meizu 21 Note across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.78 GHz, while Meizu 21 Note runs at 3.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Meizu 21 Note offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 6.7 inches, making Meizu 21 Note the larger display of the two. Meizu 21 Note features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Meizu 21 Note the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Meizu 21 Note offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Meizu 21 Note better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Meizu 21 Note offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Meizu 21 Note better for front camera photography.

Battery: Meizu 21 Note offers a higher battery capacity with 5500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 4441 mAh, making Meizu 21 Note better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Meizu 21 Note offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

₹159,900

@ Croma

Meizu 21 Note

₹29,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

N/A

14 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Apple A17 Pro	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	LTPO OLED	AMOLED
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
4441 mAh	5500 mAh	6600 mAh
20W Fast Charging	65W Super Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
NVMe	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

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N/A

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Slightly smaller & lighter
Smooth performance
Excellent cameras & pro features
Type-C finally

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Action button performs 1 task
Slow charging
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,226 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,545,034 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹159,900

@ Croma

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Flyme OS

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A17 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A715 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 740

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,545,034

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

43.2 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LTPO OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.65 %

88.88 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.55 %

94.49 %

Display Colour

N/A

Design

Height

159.9 mm

162.39 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.7 mm

76.89 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.20 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

221 grams

205 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP65

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
+ 13 MP
Dual Primary Cameras

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

7680x4320 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

16 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

4441 mAh

5500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 65W Super Charging v4.0

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: MP4

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Android Market World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

Compare Prices

₹159,900

@ Croma

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon