Meizu M3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 06, 2016	Apr 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$150

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 153.6 x 75.5 x 8.2 mm	6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches 162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, White	Forest green, Polar white, Midnight gray

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.41% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.52% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh	5020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 43min

Gaming

7h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$129

with 128GB storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

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