Sony Xperia L1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia L1 Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Released · May 11, 2017
Released · Aug 12, 2020
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
2GB · 32GB
2620 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
164.9 x 77 x 9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, White Midnight Gray, Sunrise Orange, Twilight Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
74.78 % 81.15 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6737T (28 nm) MediaTek Helio G35 MT6765G (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1450 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9 GB 32GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (10), MIUI 12 UI

Battery

Capacity
2620 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 26, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-10720X
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.66 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
Power adapter/5V2A Charger/ Micro-USB cable / SIM eject tool / Warranty card / User guide

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 20, 2017 Jun 30, 2020

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM Yes
With 3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 64GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
With NFC enabled
Other NFC
With 3GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and NFC enabled
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 64GB
Other NFC
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