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Xiaomi Mi 5

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Released · Mar 01, 2016

5.2-inch · 1920x1080px

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Availability
Officially announced	Feb 24, 2016

Design
Dimensions	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 inches 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
Weight	4.90 oz / 139.0 g
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, White

Display
Size	5.2-inch, 73.23% screen-to-body
Type	LCD, 600 nits
Resolution	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor	Quad-core
GPU	Adreno 530
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow)
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Battery
Type	3000 mAh
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	4K UHD, 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front	4 MP

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval
Measured SAR	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg

Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Snapdragon 820
Processor	1800 MHz
Memory	3GB/32GB

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	3GB/64GB

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