Asian sophistication: Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Asus Zenfone 2 vs Meizu M1 Note specs comparison
Xiaomi took its strategy of launching great phones at cost to the extreme today, announcing the $200 Mi4i with a 5" 1080p dusplay, 64-bit Snapdragon, 13 MP camera, and a 3100 Li-Pol battery to boot. On top of that, the phone will be available as soon as next week with Android 5.0 Lollipop, and the latest MIUI 6 onboard, when it pops up for a flash sale at the grand Indian e-tailer Flipkart.
Even at this price-to-value ratio, the Mi 4i is not the only game in town, as Asus and Meizu outed great offerings before it, too. The Zenfone 2, for instance, which has two variations - with a 5" and a 5.5" display - offers similar specs for a similar price, and so does Meizu M1 Note, as you can see from the specs comparison table below. None of those two offer exactly the package that Xiaomi is touting, though, namely a thin and compact phone with a 5" 1080p display.
Other than that, the offerings seem pretty similar, at least on paper - they all sport 64-bit chipsets, with the MediaTek on the Meizu, and the Atom on the Asus tailored more for performance, while the Snapdragon in the Xiaomi Mi 4i oriented towards media consumption. There are 2 GB of RAM in the Xiaomi and the Meizu, while Asus offers a version of the Zenfone 2 with the whopping 4 GB of RAM, but it will cost you about $400, or almost twice the other two. When it comes to the rest of the specs, the phones are also pretty similar, with their 13 MP rear cameras and 5 MP selfie shooters, as well as batteries that peg or slightly cross the 3000 mAh barrier.
Thus, given that Xiaomi is also the more popular manufacturer, it's not hard to fathom why, if you are looking for a more manageable handset, the sales success might be on Xiaomi's side. In any case, what one can get for about $200 without subsidies these days, is pretty amazing, isn't it?
|
|
|
| Xiaomi Mi 4i | Asus ZenFone 2 | Meizu m1 note |
Design
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm |
6.00 x 3.04 x 0.43 inches 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm |
5.93 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 150.7 x 75.2 x 8.9 mm |
| Weight | ||
| 4.59 oz (130.0 g) | 6.00 oz (170.0 g) | 5.11 oz (145.0 g) |
| Materials | ||
| Back: Plastic | ||
| Features | ||
| Touch sensitive control keys | Touch sensitive control keys | |
| Keys | ||
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control | |
| Colors | ||
| Black, Pink, Yellow, Blue, White | Black, Gold, Gray, Red, White | Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, White |
Display
| Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5.0-inch | 5.5-inch | 5.5-inch |
| Resolution | ||
| 1920x1080px, 441 PPI | 1920x1080px, 403 PPI | 1920x1080px, 401 PPI |
| Technology | ||
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Screen-to-body | ||
| 71.67 % | 70.35 % | 73.64 % |
| Colors | ||
| 16 777 216 | ||
| Peak brightness | ||
| 450 cd/m2 (nit) | ||
| Features | ||
| Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
Hardware
| System chip | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 | Intel Atom Z3580 | MediaTek MT6752 |
| Processor | ||
| Octa-core 1700 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
Quad-core 2300 MHz |
Octa-core 1700 MHz |
| GPU | ||
| Adreno 405 | PowerVR G6430 | Mali-T760 MP2 |
| RAM | ||
| 2GB (LPDDR3) | 4GB (LPDDR3) | 2GB (LPDDR3) |
| Internal storage | ||
| 32GB | 64GB | 32GB |
| Storage expansion | ||
| microSDXC up to 64 GB | ||
| OS | ||
| Android (5.0 Lollipop), Xiaomi MI UI | Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop), ASUS Zen UI | Android |
Battery
| Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3120 mAh | 3000 mAh | 3140 mAh |
| Type | ||
| Li - Polymer | Li - Polymer | |
| Charging | ||
| Fast charging | ||
Camera
| Rear | ||
|---|---|---|
| Single camera | Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | ||
| 13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 | 13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 | 13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" |
| Flash | ||
| Dual LED | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Video recording | ||
| Yes | Yes Video calling |
Yes |
| Front | ||
| 5 MP | 5 MP | 5 MP |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| WLAN | ||
| 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct | 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
802.11 a,g,n,dual-band |
| USB | ||
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | microUSB, USB 2.0 | microUSB, USB 2.0 |
| Location | ||
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Sensors | ||
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) |
| Other | ||
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | ||
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
| Features | ||
| Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback |
| Screen mirroring | ||
| Wireless screen share | ||
| Additional microphone(s) | ||
| Yes | ||
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bands 3(1800), 7(2600) | Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) | |
| 4G (TDD) | ||
| Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) | Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) | |
| 3G | ||
| Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100) | Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) | |
| Data Speed | ||
| LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s) | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s | LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS |
| Dual SIM | ||
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SIM type | ||
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM | |
Phone Features
| Notifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | |
| Other features | ||
| Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording | Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date approved: Sep 08, 2015 FCC ID value: MSQZ00AD | ||
| Measured SAR | ||
| Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 0.87 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.87 W/kg |
||
Availability
| Officially announced | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2015 | Jan 05, 2015 | |
See the full
Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Asus ZenFone 2 vs Meizu m1 note specs comparison
or compare them to other phones using our
Phone Comparison tool
Popular stories
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed:
To help keep our community safe and free from spam, we apply temporary limits to newly created accounts: