Meizu 16 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Meizu 16

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Meizu 16 or Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Meizu 16 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
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Release date 2018, August 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.5 x 73.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.93 x 5.93 x 2.88 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 152 g | 5.36 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Black, White Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 3010 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.99" in
Screen area 92.9 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
-20 MP, f/2.6, 1/2.6'', 1.0µm, AF
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Six-LED dual-tone flash, Auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo); Flyme UI Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 206137 98407
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1788 866
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5192 4261

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging: mCharge 4.0 (24W)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Meizu 16th in India

- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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