Meizu Note 21

The Meizu Note 21 follows a conventional smartphone form factor — it is neither foldable nor built to rugged standards, and it carries no water resistance rating, meaning it offers no certified protection against moisture or dust exposure.

The Meizu Note 21 features a 6.74″ LCD IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1600 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi, delivering a standard HD visual experience across its large panel. The display runs at a 90Hz refresh rate, contributing to smoother scrolling and general interaction. It does not include branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, or support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no secondary screen present.

The Meizu Note 21 is driven by the Unisoc T606 chipset, built on a 12nm process with an octa-core CPU running all cores at 1.6 GHz across two clusters, supported by big.LITTLE and HMP technologies for workload distribution across 8 threads. It comes with 8GB of DDR4 RAM at 1600 MHz and 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with a maximum supported memory capacity of 14GB and a peak memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s. Graphics are handled by the Mali G57 MP1 GPU with a single execution unit, 64 shading units, and a clock speed of 650 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The SoC includes integrated LTE and TrustZone security, with a TDP of 10W. Benchmark results place it at 239,300 on AnTuTu, 1,391 multi-core and 371 single-core on Geekbench 6, and a PassMark score of 2,663, with cache configuration consisting of 128 KB L1, 2 MB L2, and 1 MB L3.

The Meizu Note 21 features a dual-lens rear camera system with 50 MP and 2 MP sensors, built around a CMOS sensor without back-illumination. Focusing is handled through phase-detection autofocus for stills and continuous autofocus during video recording, while touch autofocus is also supported; laser autofocus is not present. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. The camera includes HDR mode, burst shooting, and in-camera panorama, but does not support slow-motion recording, timelapse, RAW capture, 360-degree panorama, optical zoom, or HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording. A single LED flash is fitted at the rear — there is no dual-tone or RGB flash. On the front, an 8 MP single-lens camera handles selfies without a dedicated flash, and it is positioned conventionally rather than under the display.

The Meizu Note 21 runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking — though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. On the personalization side, the OS supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. Usability features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, Live Text, sharing intents, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. On-device machine learning is supported, alongside offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user support, device tracking, battery health monitoring, and an extra dim display mode. Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not included, and OS updates do not come directly from the vendor.

The Meizu Note 21 houses a 6000 mAh rechargeable battery with a built-in level indicator, and supports fast charging at 18W via cable — a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is not supported, and the battery is not removable.

The Meizu Note 21 has a limited audio feature set — it does not include stereo speakers, a built-in radio, or any high-resolution Bluetooth audio codec support, with aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC all absent.

The Meizu Note 21 supports Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3, and USB Type-C, operating on a single SIM with a cellular module and maximum download and upload speeds of 300 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s respectively. Location is covered by GPS with Galileo support, and an accelerometer is present, though a gyroscope, compass, and barometer are all absent. The device does not support 5G, NFC, DLNA, ANT+, HDMI output, or infrared. Security relies on a fingerprint scanner, as 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not included. Features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, a heart rate monitor, motion tracking, optical tracking, a built-in projector, and a stylus are also not part of the package.

The Meizu Note 21 includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.