TP-LINK Neffos C5 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

TP-LINK Neffos C5 Plus

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

21 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic

Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual SIM stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

146.7 mm

157.5 mm
Width

72 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

10.15 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

150 g

173 g
Colors

Gray, Gold, Red, Blue

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

5 MP

48 MP, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 0.8 µm, 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes