BlackBerry Aurora vs Meizu 16s

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Aurora:

  LCD

  16s:

  OLED

• Weight

  16s: 13 g lighter

  Aurora:

  178 g

  16s:

  165 g

• Width

  16s: 3.4 mm narrower

  Aurora:

  76.8 mm

  16s:

  73.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aurora: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Aurora:

  5.5 in

  16s:

  6.2 in

• Chipset

  Aurora:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

  16s:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Aurora:

  Single

  16s:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aurora

   Height:

   152 mm

   Width:

   76.8 mm +3.4 mm versus 16s

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +0.9 mm versus 16s

2. 2. 16s

   Height:

   151.9 mm

   Width:

   73.4 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aurora

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. 16s

   Screen diagonal:

   6.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.6 cm²

16s has approximately 17% more rectangular screen area than Aurora.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.