Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Meizu C9 vs Asus ZenFone Live (L2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Meizu Asus
Announced October 2017 December 2018 April 2019
Status Available - October 2017 Available - December 2018 Coming Soon - May 2019
Price Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Black, Blue Rocket Red, Cosmic Blue
Form Factor Candybar 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)
147.3 x 71.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.8 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D version
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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 Oreo (Go edition); ZenUI 5
User Interface MIUI 9 Flyme UI -
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Unisoc SC9832E Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Mali-820MP1 Adreno 308
Adreno 505
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IGZO IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.45 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (295 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (293 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.89% 73.84% 73.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 13 MP 8 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED 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
8 MP or 13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4", 1.12µm [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.4, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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