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| Global Score | |
| 56 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Meizu |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-07-17 | 2016-04-11 |
| 6.50 x 3.25 x 0.40 inches | 6.05 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.87 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 159.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 258 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 7.74 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Meizu M3 Note has a score of 61.1, which is just a bit better than the ZTE Max+'s 56 global score. Even when the Meizu M3 Note and the ZTE Max+ were released with only 9 months difference, the Meizu M3 Note is lighter and a lot thinner. The Meizu M3 Note has a bit better display than ZTE Max+, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a much higher pixels number per inch of display.
The Meizu M3 Note features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than ZTE Max+, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 16 GB more internal storage. The Meizu M3 Note has a quite superior performance than ZTE Max+, because it has 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Meizu M3 Note features superior battery lifetime than ZTE Max+, because it has a 21% bigger battery capacity. Meizu M3 Note features a lot better camera than ZTE Max+, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Meizu M3 Note also has a way more megapixels back facing camera.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Meizu M3 Note is also the cheapest.
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