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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  • 18 Mar 2016

is the back gorilla glass 4?

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    • ez
    • 0mV
    • 18 Mar 2016

    Does it has manual mode and how much is the max exposure time?

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      • Anonymous
      • L5n
      • 18 Mar 2016

      Excellent Hardware, Bug software? Come on!!!. WTF with QC on software.

        ssbatman21, 18 Mar 2016A bit worried about its low light performance.... Although... moreBetter lowlight is gonna come from larger apertures and bigger pixels. The only thing we can do about that now is to use the largest mobile sensors available and putting them on 8 to 12MP camera systems. Above that, and you're gonna need special sensors like LG uses to make the colors come out right.

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          • Mayank
          • Xu4
          • 18 Mar 2016

          Why does the 32Gb underclocked Variant exists? And also the home button Looks Very Ugly. They should have made it like the S7 or the iPhone type.

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            • AnonD-473257
            • 6c6
            • 18 Mar 2016

            ERWIN ANG, 17 Mar 2016cant wait for the battle review comparison between sammy an... moreThis comparison show the camera quality and speed
            https://youtu.be/OkQ1UB9Up5g
            https://youtu.be/bfdbmIgYPz8

              A bit worried about its low light performance....
              Although i hav used mi4 and i can say that auto mode was terrible in low light but manual mode was amazing.....
              Lets see how mi5 does it....
              Expecting raw shooting capabilities as well

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                • AnonD-19464
                • r2U
                • 18 Mar 2016

                quick question: does it shoot RAW?

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                  • AnonD-473257
                  • 61E
                  • 18 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-486000, 18 Mar 2016lol, where the online store sell it ? it china Black Market... moreOriginal Xiaomi Mi5 Pro M5 Mobile Phone Snapdragon 820 4GB RAM 128GB ROM 5.15" 1920x1080 16MP Fingerprint ID NFC Quick Charge
                  http://s.aliexpress.com/IvQvmyqe

                  https://www.tokopedia.com/raffstore/xiaomi-mi-5-64gb3gb

                  Xiaomi Mi5 White 32 GB via @bukalapak https://www.bukalapak.com/p/handphone/hp-smartphone/14ubox-jual-xiaomi-mi5-white-32-gb?utm_source=apps

                  Import directly from China, pay taxes, its not black market, because pay tax

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                    • AnonD-259759
                    • IVE
                    • 18 Mar 2016

                    Now every importer in Malaysia is charging 25 to 30% extra from this phone.
                    Damn you XiaoMi for being so slow.

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                      • AnonD-437618
                      • 6XU
                      • 18 Mar 2016

                      After seeing the Compare Tool, it has one of the most miserable low light cameras.

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                        • uZ9
                        • 18 Mar 2016

                        Very impressive benchmarks from a US$400~ flagship phone. Even in direct competition with the more expensive Samsung S7 (US$600-700) and Sony Z5 (US$500-600).

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                          • 18 Mar 2016

                          AnonD-486000, 18 Mar 2016lol, where the online store sell it ? it china Black Market... moreyupz, indonesia's mi.com still stuck on mi4i and redmi 2.
                          can only get latest phones from 3rd party seller / gray market
                          Indonesia won't import most of newer phone because TKDN regulation. except samsung, samsung manufacture their phone in indonesia.

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                            • rbX
                            • 18 Mar 2016

                            I'd love to grab one of these and put Windows 10 Mobile on it haha. Seems like a truly great phone, especially for the price. Well done Xiaomi, you've set the bar for Huawei once again.

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                              • M7r
                              • 18 Mar 2016

                              AnonD-507068, 17 Mar 2016i have only one question to MHanz what is necessity to appl... moreLOL you must be really naive, it is so funny to see you be so happy thinking you got one up over someone when you haven't understood the matter well yourself, this is simple the 4.7" is aimed at the entitled whiner north american market while the 5.5 is targeted at the Asian market which doesn't care that much about apple as they would like to. It hasn't helped them that much, their stuff is overpriced and featureless compared to stuff like Note series and other phablets that are cheaper. Read the news about apple sales slowing down? Imagination technologies has planned to downsize to cut its losses being too dependent on Apple for their business ;)

                              No innovation is making even the zealots jump ship to Android? I think so!

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                                • tZX
                                • 18 Mar 2016

                                AnonD-473257, 17 Mar 2016Mi5 3gb Ram, 32gb storage already sold in Indonesia around ... morelol, where the online store sell it ? it china Black Market phone , not official. mi.com

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                                  • 6c6
                                  • 18 Mar 2016

                                  Christian, 17 Mar 2016Couple of years ago in the android realm was Samsung VS HTC... morein Asia maybe, outside Asia dream on

                                    aceofgenerations, 17 Mar 2016So many aspects of the phone feel somewhat copied off anoth... moreBut none of it is copied(except the software ~ iOS). Xiaomi was the one that came with the 3D back glass and 2.5D front glass solution with the Mi Note. This time they improved by curving the metal too. Almost all new phones are coming with a bezel less display look. Every phone has a finger print scanner now. I dont see what else is copied. Enlighten me.

                                      So many aspects of the phone feel somewhat copied off another manufacturer...

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                                        • ERWIN ANG
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                                        • 17 Mar 2016

                                        cant wait for the battle review comparison between sammy and xiaomi. then the war begins... xixixi.... and i enjoy to read the war of comments here... must be very exciting.

                                        pls make it come true.... Mi5 vs S7 ...then Mi5 pro vs S7edge... then Camera battle... oooh cant wait ... want to see the war of fan bois