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-381399
  • Xu@
  • 24 Feb 2016

I think this will be the most economical high end flagship of 2k16 ........and in terms of looks,performance, camera, user friendly ui this will be truly great.......just waiting for its launch in India.

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    • AnonD-493662
    • KiR
    • 24 Feb 2016

    AnonD-505661, 24 Feb 2016Above 142k ?? It is more than Samsung S7 score or might be... moreyes i saw it on youtube
    try to search the "intellect digest" channel
    his "first impression" video.

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      • AnonD-487038
      • wre
      • 24 Feb 2016

      AnonD-505661, 24 Feb 2016Above 142k ?? It is more than Samsung S7 score or might be... moremost likely because screen resolution
      antutu v6 now skewed to GPU performance, Soc with good GPU/smaller resolution will get decent boost in score.
      also, Vivo got over 160k IIRC, but it has 6GB ram

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        • AnonD-491490
        • ut$
        • 24 Feb 2016

        MI has a track record of not standing up to the level of other flagships in terms of camera, this one looks shows lot of improvements yet there's a good chance that it won't stand a chance against S7 and LG G5 but as for the price it works pretty good. And this is probably the best phone in black ever.

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

          I want it, really want it... the BLACK one, the Mi 5 Pro looks really gorgeous and cool

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            • elza2706
            • tht
            • 24 Feb 2016

            Gorilla glass???

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              • Anonymous
              • pWQ
              • 24 Feb 2016

              Eske Rahn, 24 Feb 2016This looks really promising. A lot of phone in a not way t... moreAnd for me the screen size is about 1" too small.

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

                AnonD-493662, 24 Feb 2016Antutu v6.0.4 on Xiaomi Mi5 score above 142k one thing abo... moreAbove 142k ??
                It is more than Samsung S7 score or might be the highest at the moment.
                How could it be, I mean with the very same chipset (SD 820) ?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • DGA
                  • 24 Feb 2016

                  pRo_lama, 24 Feb 2016LTE800 (band 20) ???Unfortunately not, so it has to be a pass for me :-(

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                    • AnonD-493662
                    • 61x
                    • 24 Feb 2016

                    Antutu v6.0.4 on Xiaomi Mi5 score above 142k
                    one thing about xiaomi they always put all the sensors,
                    even radio and infra red are available even on their budget phone

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                      • AnonD-493662
                      • 61x
                      • 24 Feb 2016

                      Eske Rahn, 24 Feb 2016Anything beyond about 65mm wide can not be one hand operate... moreafter spending few years with 5"
                      which decrease my eyes sight
                      i think im going for 6" next time :D

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                        • AnonD-493662
                        • 61x
                        • 24 Feb 2016

                        beautifull
                        with non protuding camera at the back, cheramic wow
                        but how durable is cheramic? at leat better than glass.
                        i wish they can put 4000mAh with 1080 (FHD), that will give better battery endurance.
                        cann't wait for the full review

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                          • Eske Rahn
                          • 3ii
                          • 24 Feb 2016

                          Anonymous, 24 Feb 2016PhBlet? Out of your mind much?Anything beyond about 65mm wide can not be one hand operated fully while holding it safely by most people - thus a phablet.

                          Sure some people got huge hands, but in general it rules out most Asians, most women and kids, and a large part of the rest of the world from one hand operation....

                          Do not misunderstand, I think that phablets are a great invention for those that prefers two hand operated devices and for those that got huge hands - but that is not all the world - even if it includes you.

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                            • Rayne
                            • RIF
                            • 24 Feb 2016

                            I'll try my best to get the based model when it arrives in my country

                              everything is perfect but one (unexpected) downside ...fingerprint sensor is not always on type.its strange since redmi note 3 have a always on type

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                                • Anonymous
                                • AIA
                                • 24 Feb 2016

                                Eske Rahn, 24 Feb 2016This looks really promising. A lot of phone in a not way t... morePhBlet? Out of your mind much?

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                                  • pRo_lama
                                  • mD1
                                  • 24 Feb 2016

                                  LTE800 (band 20) ???

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                                    • Eske Rahn
                                    • 3ii
                                    • 24 Feb 2016

                                    This looks really promising.
                                    A lot of phone in a not way too huge body.
                                    I would much prefer that it had been shrunken by a few percent. But it is a phablet pretty close to phone size....

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                                      • AnonD-259899
                                      • IVP
                                      • 24 Feb 2016

                                      Those camera samples look much better than the recent Moto series, some shots rival even recent flagships from LG and Samsung. Blur and softness are mostly towards the outer areas. Low light performance remains to be seen though.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • TW2
                                        • 24 Feb 2016

                                        Really good one.. Very cheap and affordable!!! Don't hate, appreciate