BLU Advance L4 vs Meizu Note 9

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Advance L4: 66 g lighter

    Advance L4:
    104 g
    Note 9:
    170 g
  • Width

    Advance L4: 9.2 mm narrower

    Advance L4:
    65.2 mm
    Note 9:
    74.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Advance L4: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Advance L4:
    4 in
    Note 9:
    6.2 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Advance L4:
    Single
    Note 9:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Note 9: 1.7 mm thinner

    Advance L4:
    10.4 mm
    Note 9:
    8.7 mm
  • Height

    Advance L4: 28.8 mm shorter

    Advance L4:
    124.3 mm
    Note 9:
    153.1 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Height:
    124.3 mm
    Width:
    65.2 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm +1.7 mm versus Note 9
  2. 2. Note 9

    Height:
    153.1 mm +28.8 mm versus Advance L4
    Width:
    74.4 mm +9.2 mm versus Advance L4
    Depth:
    8.7 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    104 g

  2. 2. Note 9

    170 g

    +66 g versus Advance L4

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Note 9

    Screen diagonal:
    6.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18.7:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    96.9 cm²

Note 9 has approximately 112.8% more rectangular screen area than Advance L4.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Advance L4: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

Note 9: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 6 GB RAM 64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Advance L4

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. Note 9

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. Note 9

    4000 mAh

    +2700 mAh versus Advance L4

Specifications

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1. Advance L42. Note 9

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124.3 Х 65.2 Х 10.4 mm
  • 153.1 Х 74.4 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 170 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 6.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 2244 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64/128 GB
  • 6 GB RAM 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); Flyme 7.2
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 96.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.2%
  • 84.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 48 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 48 MP
  • f/1.7
  • 1/2''
  • 0.8µm
  • PDAF -5 MP
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 612
Antutu 7 score *
  • 30215
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 2398
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 5973
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 213486
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 512
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1611
General specs
General specs — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Release date
  • 2018
  • September
  • 2019
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • White
  • Teal
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 50 USD
  • 200 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Advance L4, Note 9.
SpecificationAdvance L4Note 9
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For USA
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W (mCharge)