Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Meizu C9

Xiaomi Redmi 5a
xiaomi redmi 5a
Meizu C9
meizu c9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Meizu
Announced October 2017 December 2018
Status Available - October 2017 Available - December 2018
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
146.2 x 71.2 x 9.7 mm
(5.76 x 2.8 x 0.38 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface MIUI 9 Flyme UI
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Unisoc SC9832E [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Mali-820MP1 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IGZO IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.45 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1440 pixels (295 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 73.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4", 1.12µm [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -