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Xiaomi Mi 5

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Released · Mar 01, 2016

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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
Resolution	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Technology	LCD
Screen-to-body	73.23 %
Peak brightness	600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	1 (Excellent)
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Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor	Quad-core
GPU	Adreno 530
RAM	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	128GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow), Xiaomi MI UI
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Battery
Capacity	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	3840x2160 (4K UHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front	4 MP

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB	Type-C
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
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(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Availability
Officially announced	Feb 24, 2016

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Processor	1800 MHz
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Differences from the main variant:
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	64GB

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Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

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8.5

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sechinov

Arena Apprentice

Not a bad smartphone

Edited: Aug 15, 2017, 10:22 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

A good middle class, it can be buggy, but without it anywhere in the modern world, mistakes happen to everyone. For little money a child can buy. There is a global firmware and androyd 7 A cover is required, since the glass is broken at the first drop.

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What I like

great display
Good battery
Great sound in the headphones.
Quick UI
Beautiful design
Good camera

What I don't like

Glass caseback not survive the fall
MIUI bag
Video camera focus bad

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preetmalhotra

Arena Apprentice

Xiaomi's latest is always the greatest!

Edited: May 24, 2016, 8:21 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

I do not know what benefits does a company/region can give a manufacturer. To all those people who neglect things made in China, please give one reason why similar hardware assembled in Korea, Taiwan or US is automatically better?

R 'n' D is what define quality and reliability and Xiaomi has earned it over time from the early days of MI3. Its no longer a 'yet another' Chinese brand and MI5 is no exception.

Simplicity of MIUI, reliability of R 'n' D and support of user forums is what you get when you choose a Xiaomi device.

MI5 overcomes the shortcomings of MI4 like fingerprint sensor. Stunning sexy looks and superb horse power with MIUI 7 on top of Android 6.0 has its own fluidicity. Grab whenever possible.

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What I like

Top notch Snapdragon 820.
32GB base-storage.
Dual-glass design.
No camera hump.
Ultrapixel level front camera.
Superb battery life. Getting a screen-on-time of 11 hours. PhoneArena tests show it lower than MI4, but I am happily getting better.
Most well-built 'value for money' device.

What I don't like

32GB version has a downclocked processor. You need to buy a 64 GB variant for full glory of SD820.
Aluminium 6061 Series was the one responsible for iPhone 6 Plus Bendgate. Got the hint?
16MP camera is do 'okay' stills at night. Better than most, but inferior than S7.

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