Xiaomi Mi 5 review: Form and function

16 March, 2016
It's been a while since we met the last of the Mi kind. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 4 went on sale back in the summer of 2014, it succeeded in staying relevant for over 20 months and surpassed the lifespan of many competitors. Xiaomi surely took the time to make the Mi 5 worthy of its name. And Xiaomi Mi 5 sets the bar even higher!

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  • AnonD-259899
  • M7r
  • 22 Mar 2016

AnonD-507068, 21 Mar 2016lol what do u think how much % of american people wanted th... moreLMAO so easy, like the majority of the whiners in that market? The moment it was launched apple had it's record sales in a long while. So happy with their midget sized phones.

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    • Cak Narto
    • tDT
    • 21 Mar 2016

    what about video calling over 3g?
    without skype, line etc.

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      • AnonD-507068
      • X}M
      • 21 Mar 2016

      AnonD-259899, 18 Mar 2016LOL you must be really naive, it is so funny to see you be ... morelol what do u think how much % of american people wanted the 4.7 ..

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        • GMF
        • tDT
        • 20 Mar 2016

        how about native video call?
        does it support or require 3rd party apps?

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          • AnonD-259759
          • uCj
          • 20 Mar 2016

          Anonymous, 20 Mar 2016How much is samsung 32gb cost on release? How much is MI5 6... moreOf course I aware about the cost differences between these 2 phones. What I mentioned previously are where the Mi5 fall short. As I can see, people are keep comparing these 2 for the camera performance and criticize Xiaomi for cheating them based on what they have advertised on their "4-axis OIS", I just find it ridiculous.

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            • AnonD-105412
            • HsL
            • 20 Mar 2016

            Can't wait to feel the gentle touch of this sexy beast. Overall one of the best smartphone till date. Don't forget nothing is perfect you just have to feel the best part and yeah India is all set to welcome this smartphone.

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              • AnonD-259759
              • uCj
              • 20 Mar 2016

              AnonD-515600, 19 Mar 2016Thermal throttling is way too better in mi5 than s7. Just s... moreMi5 not only excel in terms for termal control, the speakers performance is really outstanding compare to many flagship. It's loud anf crisps, S7 just simply no match in this territory.

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                • Anonymous
                • t@C
                • 20 Mar 2016

                AnonD-259759, 18 Mar 2016Few things to aware if you seriously consider this phone: ... moreHow much is samsung 32gb cost on release? How much is MI5 64GB on release?

                Anyway everyone has their one opinions

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                  • AnonD-515600
                  • uvi
                  • 19 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-259759, 18 Mar 2016Few things to aware if you seriously consider this phone: ... moreThermal throttling is way too better in mi5 than s7. Just search on youtube there's a video comparison between these phones. Yeah camera's a bit disappointing.

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                    • jLB
                    • 19 Mar 2016

                    AnonD-4254, 19 Mar 2016I like the review. Thank you GSMArena staff for the hard wo... moreIt's actually the exact same sensor than HTC used on their back camera, that's why everyone calls it ultrapixel

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vV5
                      • 19 Mar 2016

                      Anonymous, 18 Mar 2016sony more terrible Sony UI is very good. The MIUI is slower and many Chinese bloatware, the ram isnt good manage and will as slow as Samsung touchwiz after years.

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                        • XNw
                        • 19 Mar 2016

                        I like the review. Thank you GSMArena staff for the hard work. Thanks a lot.
                        Finally, a Mi flagship gets amazing audio output. Otherwise, I was stuck with a Redmi 2 for audio reasons only!

                        Camera seems amazing too, but isn't Ultrapixel a trademark of HTC?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • t7X
                          • 18 Mar 2016

                          Anonymous, 18 Mar 2016miui is terrible. bloated like lagsung and can't auto-sort ... moresony more terrible

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                            • Anonymous
                            • tx4
                            • 18 Mar 2016

                            miui is terrible. bloated like lagsung and can't auto-sort application icons alphabetically.

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                              • AnonD-259759
                              • uCj
                              • 18 Mar 2016

                              Few things to aware if you seriously consider this phone:

                              1. Mi5 OIS is crap compare to Samsung Flagship, video steadiness is too artificial and screwed up.(test it before you want to say I'm talking shit)
                              2. Low light photo/video taking is bullshit, and same level with Mate 8
                              3. If camera and selfie are your main things, Mi5 is not for you.

                              However, performance wise, temperature control, audio quality(in term of speaker/headphone), Mi5 is on par if not better than S7.

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                                • AnonD-500788
                                • Nuf
                                • 18 Mar 2016

                                Is it just me cus i happen to find the mi5 more beautiful than the s7 edge, despite the fact that I used to think that the s7 edge was the most beautiful phone around..

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                                  • AnonD-516060
                                  • utx
                                  • 18 Mar 2016

                                  What abt slo mo at 240fps???

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                                    • NHr
                                    • 18 Mar 2016

                                    AnonD-19464, 18 Mar 2016quick question: does it shoot RAW?No

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                                      • NHr
                                      • 18 Mar 2016

                                      sbr, 18 Mar 2016is the back gorilla glass 4?Yes it is, as per the key features section, you can also opt for the ceramic back :
                                      "›Gorilla Glass 4 (32, 64GB) or ceramic (128GB) rear panel"

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • U$0
                                        • 18 Mar 2016

                                        I Thank god that India gets this phone a must buy!!