Specs Comparison: Xiaomi RedMi 2 vs Meizu M1

Slowly, a handful of Chinese brands have emerged and are offering tempting handsets that offer great value for your money. The two contenders from our usual specs match-up both hail from China and are poised to appeal to the budget market with their recent launches. We pit Xiaomi‘s Redmi 2 against the freshly-announced Meizu M1, with both having the same price point. See how these contenders fare in this toe-to-toe comparison.

The Xiaomi RedMi 2 featured here is the initial release and not the recently-introduced variant with 2GB RAM and 16GB of storage.

Xiaomi RedMi 2Meizu M1
4.7-inch HD IPS OGS display (1280 x 720)5-inch HD display (1280 x 768)
312ppi299ppi
AGC Dragontrail GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3
64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6732 quad-core processor
Adreno 306 GPUMali-T760 MP2 GPU
1GB RAM1GB RAM
8GB internal storage8GB internal storage
with expansion slot up to 64GB via microSDwith expansion slot up to 128GB via microSD
8MP rear camera with LED flash 13MP rear camera with LED flash
2MP front camera5MP front camera
4G/LTE4G TD-LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, A-GPSGPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
USB OTGnot supported
2,200mAh battery2,610mAh battery
Android 4.4 KitKatAndroid 4.4 KitKat with Flyme 4 OS
134 x 67.2 x 9.2mm140.2 x 72.1 x 8.9mm
132 grams128 grams
CNY699 (approx. Php4,900)CNY699 (approx. Php4,900)

RedMi 2’s Advantage:

  • Higher pixel count
  • Better processing internals
  • USB OTG

M1’s Advantage:

  • Bigger display
  • Expansion slot up to 128GB
  • 13MP rear camera
  • 5MP front camera
  • 2610mAh battery
  • Thinner
  • Lighter

Equal in:

  • RAM
  • Internal storage
  • Price

The Meizu M1 proved to have more advantage over the Xiaomi RedMi 2 on paper, although the latter runs on better processing internals both in the CPU and GPU department. Both priced in China at CNY 699 or around Php5K, which would you spend your hard-earned cash on if given the choice?

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