Meizu 21 vs Huawei nova 14

Product
Meizu 21
479 USD
Huawei nova 14
479 USD

Price
479 USD
479 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Meizu Mobiles
Huawei Mobiles
Model No
Meizu 21
TLR-AL00

Launch Date
2023, November 30
2025, May 19

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
156.7 x 75.3 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
161.7 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm (6.37 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
IP54, dust and splash resistant
Aluminosilicate glass IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Purple, Green, White
Black, White, Blue

Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 600 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1800 nits (peak)
OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 1100 nits (HBM)
Size
6.55 inches, 105.3 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 108.3 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)
1084 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

OS
Android 13, Flyme 10.5
HarmonyOS 5.0
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Kirin 8000 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz & 3x2.2 GHz & 4x1.84 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 750
Mali-G610 MP4

RAM
8GB/12GB
12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB UFS 4.0
256GB/512GB

Lens 1
200 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", Dual Pixel PDAF
Lens 2
13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
8K, 4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
50 MP, f/2.4, 1/2.5"
Features
HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
Yes
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

Capacity
4800 mAh, non-removable
5500 mAh
Charging
80W wired, PD3 PPS, QC4+
100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG