BLU C5L vs Meizu M5s

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    M5s: 10 g lighter

    C5L:
    153 g
    M5s:
    143 g
  • Screen diagonal

    C5L: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    C5L:
    5 in
    M5s:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    M5s: 1.9 mm thinner

    C5L:
    10.3 mm
    M5s:
    8.4 mm
  • Height

    C5L: 3.9 mm shorter

    C5L:
    144.3 mm
    M5s:
    148.2 mm
  • Release year

    C5L:
    2019
    M5s:
    2017

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. C5L

    Height:
    144.3 mm
    Width:
    72.5 mm
    Depth:
    10.3 mm +1.9 mm versus M5s
  2. 2. M5s

    Height:
    148.2 mm +3.9 mm versus C5L
    Width:
    72.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. C5L

    153 g

    +10 g versus M5s

  2. 2. M5s

    143 g

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. C5L

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. M5s

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

M5s has approximately 8.2% more rectangular screen area than C5L.

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.

Recorded RAM for C5L, M5s, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageC5LM5s
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 3 GB RAM
32 GB Not recorded 3 GB RAM

Practical features

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

1. C5L

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

2. M5s

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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. C5L

    2000 mAh

  2. 2. M5s

    3000 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus C5L

Specifications

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1. C5L2. M5s

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144.3 Х 72.5 Х 10.3 mm
  • 148.2 Х 72.5 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 153 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16/32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Flyme 5.2
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Touchscreen
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Type IPS L
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.9%
  • 69.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 282 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-T720MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 45128
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 616
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2184
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1577
General specs
General specs — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Release date
  • 2019
  • February
  • 2017
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Champanage Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Stay Gray
  • Moonlight Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 USD
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - C0050UU HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C0050LL -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700) - C0050UU LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 28(700) - C0050LL
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 / 2600
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for C5L, M5s.
SpecificationC5LM5s
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro (digital)
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging