Meizu 16 vs vivo NEX

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Comparing the Meizu 16 vs vivo NEX across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Meizu 16 and vivo NEX run at the same processing speed of 2.8 GHz.


Display: vivo NEX offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Meizu 16 offers 6 inches, making vivo NEX the larger display of the two. Both Meizu 16 and vivo NEX feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Meizu 16 and vivo NEX feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Meizu 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while vivo NEX offers 8 MP, making Meizu 16 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo NEX offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Meizu 16 offers 3010 mAh, making vivo NEX better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Meizu 16 and vivo NEX offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: vivo NEX receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Meizu 16 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo NEX receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Meizu 16 has a rating of 4.2.

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Meizu 16
Meizu 16
Meizu 16
Meizu 16
Meizu 16
Meizu 16
₹41,999
(Discontinued)
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vivo NEX
vivo NEX
vivo NEX
vivo NEX
vivo NEX
vivo NEX
₹47,989
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
79%

Release Date

11 Mar, 2019
21 Jul, 2018

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

Display
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2316 px (FHD+)

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

Front Camera
20 MP
8 MP

Battery
3010 mAh
4000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
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8.0/10
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Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • In-display fingerprint sensor works well
  • Good performance
  • Stunning, innovative design
  • Solid performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Good battery life

Cons

  • Flyme OS needs work
  • Cameras are hit and miss
  • No expandable storage
  • Motorised parts could break
  • No IP certification
  • Call quality not up to the mark

User Ratings

4.2/5
(78 ratings)
4.4/5
(2,266 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
5 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Flyme
Funtouch OS

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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 630

RAM

8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2316 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.3:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.33 %
86.47 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.24 %

Design

Height

150.5 mm
162 mm

Width

73.2 mm
77 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

152 grams
199 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

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/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera1/2.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3010 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 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) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.060 W/kg Body: 0.296 W/kg

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) 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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Newspoint UC Browser Amazon WPS Office Amazon Prime Video Phonepe
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