General
Xiaomi Mi 5 can be considered a woorthy competitor for smarthphones such as iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S7 at half the price. It may not have some features like waterproof, MicroSD slot or removable battery but the performance is top notch.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is very thin at 7.5 mm and it quite light at 129 g. The smartphone feels great in hand, it has no camera bumps on the back it`s as flat as a pancake.
For the price of 363 €, Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with some incredible specs: 3 GB of RAM (4 GB if you buy the PRO edition), a Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.36 GHz Kryo CPU, a Adreno 530 GPU, 32 or 64 GB of storage (128 GB of storage for the PRO edition) and a 3000mAh battery to keep your Xiaomi Mi 5 powered for a day. You could call the battery life a down-side but it charges insanely fast due to the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is equpied with a 16MP Sony IMX298 primary camera that can capture 4K resolution videos and a 4 MP secondary camera which is not much but it gets the job done.
Xiaomi Mi 5 specs
- Color: Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
- Dimensions: 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm
- Weight: 129 g / 139 g (4.90 oz)
- CPU: Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.36 GHz Kryo – Standard edition
- RAM: 4 GB RAM – Pro edition
- GPU: Adreno 530
- Storage: 32 or 64 GB – Standard edition 128 GB – Pro edition
- Operating system: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
- Sensors: Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash primary camera and 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3″ sensor size, 2µm pixel size, 1080p@30fps secondary camera
- Display: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1080 x 1920 pixels, multitouch
- Micro SD: No slot
Connectivity
- Network: GSM / CDMA/ HSPA / EVDO / LTE
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- Bluetooth: v4.2, A2DP, LE
- Positioning: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Pros & Cons
- Pros: very good price-quality ratio, a lot of storage space, quick charge support
- Cons: no MicroSD slot
Conclusion
Xiaomi Mi 5 is a worthy competitor for the giants of the industry, at half the price it has incredibly fast performance, stylish design, awesome specs and great cameras.
