Xiaomi Mi 5 hands-on: Xiaomi at MWC 2016

24 February, 2016
The MWC 2016 welcomed another much-hyped flagship. Xiaomi VP Hugo Bara was the one to introduce the Mi 5 alongside a beefed-up 64GB model and the exclusive ceramic version called the Mi 5 Pro.

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  • AnonD-125931
  • LJx
  • 25 Feb 2016

You mean 2014 phones are ok, 2016 are gimmicks? because 2015 was an awful year for phones, including the Snapdragon 810 , and the ram issue on the samsungs... i think this is a really good year in fact, all the phones are pretty solid, and SD820 looks like a beast and no heating issue at sight, by the way, this phone looks superb in paper!! , i use a mi note 2 and is a GREAT phone

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    • AnonD-507049
    • ut3
    • 25 Feb 2016

    LeEco Le Max Pro has much better spec at same price. what more it first SD 820 device to roll in market.

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      • Anonymous
      • uC4
      • 25 Feb 2016

      Please clarify, the most important issue, does it come with the panda case??? ;P

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        • AnonD-487038
        • wre
        • 25 Feb 2016

        Anonymous, 24 Feb 2016If Xiaomi launches Mi 5 with stock or near stock android th... moreor unlock bootloader and release kernel source

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          • notaspammer
          • yMa
          • 25 Feb 2016

          gee no wonder Samsung and LG in big trouble...I just searching cost of mi5 redminote 3 and redmi3 cost almost half of Samsung/lg phones with identical spec... and i heard all 3 of them will be available worldwide including United States.

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            • Standalone
            • MTa
            • 25 Feb 2016

            I wonder if screen glass is 2.5d.... love that.

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              • Fun9
              • PA7
              • 25 Feb 2016

              Just wanna say... GOOD JOB XIAOMI
              A nice phone

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                • Anonymous
                • X}n
                • 25 Feb 2016

                Why no micro sd?.. they just can't make it perfect

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4$e
                  • 25 Feb 2016

                  Way nicer than xperia, Samsung, LG outshines them like crazy

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                    • james
                    • nCc
                    • 24 Feb 2016

                    smartphones specs are gimmicky nowadays, I sm pretty sure this is not really an upgrade with the sd810 or the sd805. Antutu is just a number, a developer can adjust the results. Rest assured that you are safe as long as you are in the sd800 family. 2015 phones are good but 2016 they are just tech gimmicks.

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                      • smee
                      • SiN
                      • 24 Feb 2016

                      Anonymous, 24 Feb 2016Is Mi5 running Android Marshmallow? Because the UI don't lo... morexiaomi has its own ui called "miui" but behind the layer its marshmallow.

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                        • AnonD-422481
                        • BmZ
                        • 24 Feb 2016

                        But does the camera have manual controls?? Can I take long exposure shots? Change ISO? What's the maximum exposure time? How wide is the lens? ... Not a lot of information..

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                          • AnonD-507281
                          • ppS
                          • 24 Feb 2016

                          Anonymous, 24 Feb 2016If Xiaomi launches Mi 5 with stock or near stock android th... moreI want it to come out Asap. Im always keen on HonorBuy, to know more about its release date. Getting the 128Gigabyte version. So the ceramic finish, do we have to choose it, or is it standard with the Pro version, the 128Gb?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • uwm
                            • 24 Feb 2016

                            If Xiaomi launches Mi 5 with stock or near stock android then it will sell like hot cakes.

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                              • NmP
                              • 24 Feb 2016

                              AnonD-477406, 24 Feb 2016This phone looks pretty incredible, especially that black v... morethats the thing on the android side of cellphones every brand wants to measure dick$ with ur products. yeah xiami made a nice phone this time too bad samsungs galaxy s7 has to be dragged into the conversation when ever the words smartphone and android are mentioned.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • X{X
                                • 24 Feb 2016

                                Is Mi5 running Android Marshmallow? Because the UI don't look like so.

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                                  • rick
                                  • vGx
                                  • 24 Feb 2016

                                  For mi5 3gb ram and 34gb ROM

                                  Chipset: Snapdragon 820: Kryo CPU @ 1.8 GHz, Adreno 530 @ 510MHz, 3GB RAM @ 1333MHz

                                  Are the CPU and GPU just clocked Down or is it a whole different version of sd 820 than in the 64gb and the pro version.

                                  You know like it is with the SD 801 it has three versions AA, AB and AC .

                                  What about the lower frequency of ram I dont think its something we can clock up.

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                                    • AnonD-505661
                                    • t@g
                                    • 24 Feb 2016

                                    AnonD-381399, 24 Feb 2016I think this will be the most economical high end flagship ... moreSecond to that.
                                    Truly true.

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                                      • AnonD-505661
                                      • t@g
                                      • 24 Feb 2016

                                      AnonD-493662, 24 Feb 2016yes i saw it on youtube try to search the "intellect diges... moreThanks, bro.
                                      This Mi 5 is really amazing, performance wise.
                                      Oops, price wise, too.

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                                        • AnonD-477406
                                        • Qgx
                                        • 24 Feb 2016

                                        This phone looks pretty incredible, especially that black version. It looks way nicer than the new Samsung Galaxy S7 in my opinion. However, I still don't like glass backs (I'm wondering how the ceramic version differs in durability and feel) and I'm not hearing anything about a microSD card slot. Then again, if I got the 128 GB version I probably wouldn't even care. I just like the option even if I don't strictly need it. I hope Microsoft releases the Windows 10 Mobile ROM for this phone as soon as possible.