Meizu 16 vs Xiaomi Mi 8

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Comparing the Meizu 16 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Meizu 16 and Xiaomi Mi 8 run at the same processing speed of 2.8 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Mi 8 offers a screen size of 6.21 inches, while Meizu 16 offers 6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi 8 the larger display of the two. Meizu 16 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi 8's AMOLED, making Meizu 16 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Meizu 16 and Xiaomi Mi 8 feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Meizu 16 and Xiaomi Mi 8 feature a 20 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Meizu 16 offers 3010 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi 8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Meizu 16 offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Mi 8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Meizu 16 has a rating of 4.2.

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Meizu 16
₹41,999
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi 8
₹28,490
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
80%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2019
10 Jul, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 845
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2248 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
20 MP

Battery

3010 mAh
3400 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • In-display fingerprint sensor works well
  • Good performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Flyme OS needs work
  • Cameras are hit and miss
  • No expandable storage
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(78 ratings)
4.5/5
(2 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Flyme
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 630

RAM

8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2248 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
18.7:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.33 %
83.77 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch

Design

Height

150.5 mm
154.9 mm

Width

73.2 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

152 grams
175 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.3" sensor size IMX380 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.55µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1/2.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3010 mAh
3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v4.0

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope