iQOO 12 5G vs Meizu 21

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Comparing the iQOO 12 5G vs Meizu 21 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both iQOO 12 5G and Meizu 21 run at the same processing speed of 3.3 GHz.


Display: iQOO 12 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Meizu 21 offers 6.55 inches, making iQOO 12 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 12 5G and Meizu 21 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Meizu 21 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 12 5G offers 50 MP, making Meizu 21 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Meizu 21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 12 5G offers 16 MP, making Meizu 21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Meizu 21 delivers longer battery life with None, while iQOO 12 5G delivers 14h 14m, making Meizu 21 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both iQOO 12 5G and Meizu 21 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Dec, 2023
10 Apr, 2024
08 Oct, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera
64 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4800 mAh
8000 mAh
120W Flash Charging
80W Fast Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.5/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Impressive build, IP64 rated
  • Gorgeous screen
  • Good cameras
  • Incredibly fast performance & charging speeds
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No wireless charging
  • Bloatware
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(2,535 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,073,660
AnTuTu Score
N/A
951,668
AnTuTu Score
14h 14m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 13, 2023
(Official)
N/A
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
Android v13
Android v17

OS Updates

4 Years
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Flyme
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520
Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750
Adreno 750
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

2,073,660
N/A
951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s
N/A
26.0 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
N/A
853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

48.0 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits
1800 nits
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits
1100 nits
1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz
1920 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi
393 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.61 %
89.06 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.43 %
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

163.22 mm
156.7 mm
162.56 mm

Width

75.88 mm
75.3 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.9 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

203.7 grams
198 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64
Yes Splash proof IP54
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size OV50H 1.2µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle22 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera
64 MP
f/2.57 Periscope Camera70 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera27 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Ring LED
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
16300 x 12300 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4800 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
N/A
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 50% in 10 minutes
Yes 80W Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse 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.

14h 14m
N/A
18h 49m

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

24m 19s
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.377 W/kg Body: 1.276 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v5.4
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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