Screen size
9 Lite5.7"
Play20CWinner: 6.8"+17%
Quick verdict
9 Lite and Play20C are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
9 Lite
7
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Play20C
7
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9 Lite
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Play20C
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
9 Lite
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2, GSM 900 / 1800 - India
Play20C
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9 Lite
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global, HSDPA 900 / 2100 - India
Play20C
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
9 Lite
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - Global, 1, 3, 5, 40, 41 - India
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Play20C
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
9 Lite
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Play20C
HSPA, LTE
Announced
9 Lite
2017, December. Released 2017, December
Play20C
2026, October 06
Status
9 Lite
Discontinued
Play20C
Available. Released 2026, October 06
Dimensions
9 Lite
151 x 71.9 x 7.6 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
Play20C
168.3 x 78.5 x 8.7 mm (6.63 x 3.09 x 0.34 in)
Weight
9 Lite
149 g (5.26 oz)
Play20C
214 g (7.55 oz)
Build
9 Lite
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Play20C
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
9 Lite
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Play20C
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
9 Lite
IPS LCD
Play20C
TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Size
9 Lite
5.65 inches, 82.0 cm2 (~75.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Play20C
6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9 Lite
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Play20C
720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection
9 Lite
-
Play20C
Aluminosilicate glass
Other
9 Lite
-
Play20C
2 inches rear display
OS
9 Lite
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Play20C
Android 16 (Go edition)
Chipset
9 Lite
Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Play20C
Unisoc T610 (12 nm)
CPU
9 Lite
Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Play20C
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
9 Lite
Mali-T830 MP2
Play20C
Mali-G52 MP2
Card slot
9 Lite
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Play20C
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9 Lite
32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
Play20C
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Other
9 Lite
eMMC 5.1
Play20C
-
Dual
9 Lite
13 MP, PDAF Auxiliary lens
Play20C
-
Features
9 Lite
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Play20C
LED flash
Video
9 Lite
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Single
9 Lite
-
Play20C
13 MP
Dual
9 Lite
13 MP 2 MP, depth sensor
Play20C
-
Video
9 Lite
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Single
9 Lite
-
Play20C
5 MP
Loudspeaker
9 Lite
Yes
Play20C
Yes
3.5mm jack
9 Lite
Yes
Play20C
Yes
WLAN
9 Lite
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Play20C
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
9 Lite
4.2, A2DP, LE
Play20C
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
9 Lite
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Play20C
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
9 Lite
Yes (market/region dependent)
Play20C
No
Radio
9 Lite
FM radio
Play20C
Unspecified
USB
9 Lite
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Play20C
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
9 Lite
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Play20C
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
9 Lite
Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Play20C
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging
9 Lite
-
Play20C
15W wired
Colors
9 Lite
Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Glacier Gray, Navy, Seagull Gray, Magic Nightfall, Pearl White
Play20C
Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold
Models
9 Lite
LLD-AL00, LLD-AL10, LLD-TL10, LLD-L31, LLD-L21, LLD-L11
Play20C
-
Price
9 Lite
About 190 EUR
Play20C
About 100 EUR