Meizu M5 Note vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 06, 2016	Sep 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$218

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 153.6 x 75.8 x 8.1 mm	6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.69% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
	IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 403 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/16GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (CMOS image sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 50 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 20	1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	3GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$130

Memory	3GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$145