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Xiaomi Mi 5 Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
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3.6 out of 5
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45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
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37 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
RAM memory3 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
6 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR GE8320ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.5 in6.3 in5.15 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1600 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • PLS TFT
  • TFT
AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
521.0 ppi428.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.8"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
2x
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialAluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.46 in6.4 in5.69 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.94 in2.72 in
Depth0.29 in0.35 in0.34 in0.29 in
Weight6.63 oz7.23 oz6.88 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
5.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
A2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBCSBC
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
VoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh5000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
220.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h57.0 h22.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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