Screen size
9N (9i)5.8"
Play20CWinner: 6.8"+14%
Quick verdict
Play20C leads the measured specs 7-6.
Measured wins
9N (9i)
6
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Play20C
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
9N (9i)
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Play20C
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
9N (9i)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
Play20C
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9N (9i)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - China, HSDPA 900 / 2100 - India
Play20C
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
9N (9i)
1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China, 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
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Play20C
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
9N (9i)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Play20C
HSPA, LTE
Announced
9N (9i)
2018, July. Released 2018, July
Play20C
2026, October 06
Status
9N (9i)
Discontinued
Play20C
Available. Released 2026, October 06
Dimensions
9N (9i)
149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 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
9N (9i)
152 g (5.36 oz)
Play20C
214 g (7.55 oz)
SIM
9N (9i)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Play20C
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
9N (9i)
-
Play20C
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
9N (9i)
IPS LCD
Play20C
TFT LCD, 90Hz, 600 nits
Size
9N (9i)
5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Play20C
6.78 inches, 112.1 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9N (9i)
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Play20C
720 x 1576 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection
9N (9i)
-
Play20C
Aluminosilicate glass
Other
9N (9i)
-
Play20C
2 inches rear display
OS
9N (9i)
Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8
Play20C
Android 16 (Go edition)
Chipset
9N (9i)
Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Play20C
Unisoc T610 (12 nm)
CPU
9N (9i)
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
9N (9i)
Mali-T830 MP2
Play20C
Mali-G52 MP2
Card slot
9N (9i)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Play20C
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9N (9i)
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Play20C
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Other
9N (9i)
eMMC 5.1
Play20C
-
Dual
9N (9i)
13 MP, PDAF Auxiliary lens
Play20C
-
Features
9N (9i)
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Play20C
LED flash
Video
9N (9i)
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Single
9N (9i)
-
Play20C
13 MP
Single
9N (9i)
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Play20C
5 MP
Video
9N (9i)
1080p@30fps
Play20C
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
9N (9i)
Yes
Play20C
Yes
3.5mm jack
9N (9i)
Yes
Play20C
Yes
WLAN
9N (9i)
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Play20C
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
9N (9i)
4.2, A2DP, LE
Play20C
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
9N (9i)
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Play20C
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
9N (9i)
No
Play20C
No
Radio
9N (9i)
FM radio
Play20C
Unspecified
USB
9N (9i)
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Play20C
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
9N (9i)
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Play20C
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
9N (9i)
Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Play20C
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging
9N (9i)
-
Play20C
15W wired
Colors
9N (9i)
Lavender Purple, Robin Egg Blue, Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black
Play20C
Forest Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Gold
Models
9N (9i)
LLD-AL20, LLD-AL30
Play20C
-
Price
9N (9i)
About 220 EUR
Play20C
About 100 EUR