Xiaomi Mi 5 Review

Following the trend of manufacturing and marketing smartphones, Xiaomi released it’s another flagship smartphone, Xiaomi Mi 5 on 2016, April, the successor of the Mi 4 that was launched on 2014, August. Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 by adding the features that were lacked in its predecessor. Also, the device was the predecessor of the Xiaomi Mi 5S and 5S Plus. And today we will review the same device.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 is completely made up of a metal and glass, however, its predecessor was made up of a plastic. The sides are made up of a metal and have got an angular curve which makes the device looks premium. Further, the rear as well as front of the device is made up of corning gorilla glass 4. And the rear panel also receives curves on both sides which makes it classier.

The device features an earpiece at the top bezel surrounded by a front facing camera at the right and sensors and notification LED light at the left. And, changing the trend of capacitive touch keys, the Mi 5 receives a physical home button, which also works as a fingerprint sensor. Besides, the device also features a single dotted capacitive recent and back button which lights up when pressed.

The Mi 5, just like other smartphones of Xiaomi, equips a 3.5 mm headphone socket, an IR sensor and secondary mic at the top part. Besides, the USB Type-C port is visible at the bottom followed by a primary mic and speaker grille on each side. The main facing camera is placed at the top-left corner on the back followed a dual-tone LED flashlight. The power key, volume keys and the SIM cards slots can be found at the right hand and left hand side respectively.

Furthermore, the Mi 5 is built with 5.15 inches IPS LCD screen that features 1080 x 1920 pixels full HD resolution with ~428 ppi pixels density. The color production of the screen is vibrant and saturated. The viewing angles are also good and the blacks are also perfect. Further, the device features an ambient light sensor which automatically adjusts screen brightness according to the environment.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and yes, it is upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat. The device is featured with Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 chipset, Quad-Core (2 x 1.8 GHz Kyro and 2 x 1.36 GHz Kyro) CPU, and Adreno 530 GPU. The device also possesses 32 GB of ROM and 3 GB of RAM. However, the device lacks a microSD card slot.

Moreover, the Mi 5 is furnished with 16 MP, f/2.0 aperture lens, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis) and dual-tone LED flashlight main camera. The main camera comes with various features like 1/2.8″ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, and so on. The device, further, features 4 MP, f/2.0 aperture lens, 1/3″ sensor size and 2 µm pixel size front facing camera. The cameras help you to capture good photos at daytime. Similarly, the rear camera also is capable of shooting 4K videos at 2160p@30fps.

Further, the Mi 5 is equipped with powerful 3000 mAh non-removable battery. The battery is strong like other smartphones of Xiaomi. The backup of the battery is good as it allows the users to use the device for 2 days with the full charge. Moreover, the device is available in black, white and gold colors.

Xiaomi Mi 5 Price in Nepal : Rs. 40,000 (Around)

Xiaomi Mi 5 Specification

Display

Size	5.15 inches
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels
Color Depth	16M

Processor

CPU Speed	1.8 GHz, 1.36 GHz
CPU Type	Quad-Core

Camera

Video Recording Resolution	(4K) 3840 x 2160 pixels
Main Camera Resolution	16.0 MP
Front Camera Resolution	4.0 MP
Main Camera Auto-focus	Yes

Memory

RAM	3 GB
ROM	32 GB
External Memory	No

Network/Bearer^

Multi-Sim	Dual-SIM
Sim Size	Nano-SIM (4FF)
2G Sim	850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
2G CDMA	NA
3G CDMA	NA
3G TD-CDMA	NA
4G TDD LTE	B38 / B39 / B40 / B41

Connectivity

ANT+	NA
USB Version	USB Type-C
Headphone	3.5 mm Stereo
Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct	802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz), Yes
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.2
MHL	NA
PC Sync	NA
Location	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC	NA

Software

Operating Software

Android 6.0 Marshmallow (Upgradable To Android 7.0 Nougat)

Physical Information

Color+	Black, White and Gold
Form Factor	Touchscreen Bar
Dimension	144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm
Weight	129 g
Water Resistant/Dust Proof	No

Sensors

Compass/Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light Sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	Yes
Temperature Sensor	NA

Battery

Standard Battery Capacity	3000 mAh
Removable	No

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format	MP4, M4V, MKV, XVID
Video Playing Resolution	4K 3840 x 2160 pixels
Audio Playing Format	WAV, AAC, MP3, AMR, FLAC, APE, DSD