Ceramic resonator and quartz resonator is the difference between the accuracy and temperature stability, the quartz crystal crystal ceramic than the high precision, good temperature stability. The accuracy of the quartz crystal can be reached after the decimal point of six digits, the unit with ppm (parts per million) to show that, for example, you use 4M, 11.0592M quartz crystal error is usually less than +/- 30ppm, Its accuracy in between one million copies of 30.
The accuracy of the ceramic resonator can only be satisfied with the three decimal places, with khz to show that, for example, 4MHz ceramic resonator its accuracy is usually done +/- 750kHz.
From the technical parameters, the quartz resonator can replace the ceramic resonator, but the ceramic resonator is not necessarily able to replace the quartz resonator, ceramic resonators and more in the TV remote control, toys and other products are not demanding high precision products, and In the instrumentation, communications, communications and other consumer electronic products to request the accuracy of the local need for quartz resonators.
The same frequency points their quotes and packaging (plug-in and patch) have a great connection, with DIP or the same SMD package, the ceramic resonator is much lower than the quartz resonator. The same frequency comparison, if the lowest price of quartz resonator is 0.4 yuan, that ceramic can be 0.04 yuan,
They are a lot different.