Phone Comparison - Meizu MX quad-core vs Meizu MX2 vs Meizu MX3

general General Info

Manufacturer Meizu Meizu Meizu
Announced April 2012 November 2012 September 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black (front)/ white, green, blue, pink, violet (back) Black front & white back Black (front panel), several color options (back panel)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.3 x 63.3 x 10.3 mm
(4.78 x 2.49 x 0.41 in)
124.9 x 64.9 x 10.2 mm
(4.92 x 2.56 x 0.4 in)
139 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, MX5S Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5410
GPU Mali-400MP - PowerVR SGX 544MP3
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type ASV capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.4 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (288 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (343 ppi) 1080 x 1800 pixels (412 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.24% 69.27% 73.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, Wide Dynamic Mode Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, Wide Dynamic Mode Auto focus, 1.4 �m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection, WDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21.6 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21.6 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1800 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 429 h (2G)
Up to 393 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)