Meizu 22 vs Apple iPhone 16e
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.3-inch Meizu 22 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on September 16, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16e, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Meizu 22
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1505 mAh larger battery capacity: 5510 vs 4005 mAh
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2454K versus 1612K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 25W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16e
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3281 and 2118 points
- Weighs 23 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2670 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 465 ppi | 457 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 10 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152 mm (5.98 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 71 mm (2.8 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Pink | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.79/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Apple A18 |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | 4 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~1907 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 18446 | 24041 |
| Single-core score | 2118 | 3281 |
| Multi-core score | 6903 | 8035 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 692050 | 485100 |
| GPU | 827992 | 445832 |
| Memory | 417724 | 185536 |
| UX | 517120 | 496320 |
| Total score | 2454886 | 1612788 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1684 | 1226 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 1 | 30 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 2 | 26 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | 22 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6943 | 5507 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 25270 | - |
| Video editing | 7018 | - |
| Photo editing | 56200 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11731 | - |
| Writing score | 30559 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#153rd place)
Recent User Tests
Meizu 22
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 16e
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-11 (Matviy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1600106 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (iPhone user) | AnTuTu 11 | 1591246 |
| 📘 2026-02-10 (Virtuose) | AnTuTu 11 | 1721718 |
| 📘 2026-01-14 (Glib) | AnTuTu 11 | 1656396 |
| 📘 2026-01-13 (киря) | AnTuTu 11 | 1612788 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Flyme AIOS 2 | - |
| OS size | - | 24 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5510 mAh | 4005 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:59 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:01 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:04 hr |
| Standby | - | 127 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#112th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 72 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | February 2025 |
| Release date | September 2025 | February 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $640 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Meizu 22:
- USB 3.2 with DisplayPort support is available only on the 1TB model.
Notes on iPhone 16e:
- The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Meizu 22. But if the performance, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 16e.
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