Meizu 15 vs ZTE Blade III

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Blade III: 22 g lighter

    15:
    152 g
    Blade III:
    130 g
  • Width

    Blade III: 8.5 mm narrower

    15:
    72 mm
    Blade III:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Blade III: 1.46 in smaller diagonal

    15:
    5.46 in
    Blade III:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    15:
    Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
    Blade III:
    Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • Rear camera layout

    15:
    Dual
    Blade III:
    Single
  • Depth

    15: 2.7 mm thinner

    15:
    7.3 mm
    Blade III:
    10 mm

Physical size

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. 15

    Height:
    143 mm +20 mm versus Blade III
    Width:
    72 mm +8.5 mm versus Blade III
    Depth:
    7.3 mm
  2. 2. Blade III

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +2.7 mm versus 15

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 15

    152 g

    +22 g versus Blade III

  2. 2. Blade III

    130 g

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. 15

    Screen diagonal:
    5.46 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    82.2 cm²
  2. 2. Blade III

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

15 has approximately 80.5% more rectangular screen area than Blade III.

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.

15: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

Blade III: Original memory entry

4 GB (2.5 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. 15

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. Blade III

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 15

    3000 mAh

    +1400 mAh versus Blade III

  2. 2. Blade III

    1600 mAh

Specifications

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1. 152. Blade III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 72 Х 7.3 mm
  • 123 Х 63.5 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 152 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.46" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); Flyme 7
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 82.2 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 79.8%
  • 58.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 403 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.55 µm
  • 4-axis OIS
  • dual pixel PDAF & laser AF -20 MP
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.0 µm
  • AF
  • portraits only
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Six-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 20 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 512
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 134782
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1616
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 5938
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Release date
  • 2018
  • April
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Ink
  • Yakin
  • Indigo
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
  • 190 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for 15, Blade III.
Specification15Blade III
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging: mCharge 4.0 (24W)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input