Meizu 21 vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

156.7 mm

159.3 mm
Width

75.3 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

198 g

173 g
Waterproof

IP54

-
Dust proof

IP54

-
Colors

Black, Green, Purple, White

Black, Green, Pink

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.55 inches

6.55 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

393 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 600 nits (typ), 1100 nits (HBM), 1800 nits (peak)

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 950 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670
CPU(second)

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 670
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G
GPU

Adreno 740

Adreno 642L
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

6, 8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.2

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 200 MP, f/1.7 , 22 mm

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.4 , 122˚ , 15 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 27 mm

(macro) , 2 MP, 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera video

8K, 4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

Ring-LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, DarkVision, pure fusion, live photo, super night view 5.0

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, HDR10 video recording

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.4

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.8" , 0.8 µm
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.4

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

Yes

Yes