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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  • Marduch
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  • 17 Mar 2016

WTF is the sound recordings in videos?? It´s the same bull*hit crap like MI4 :(((

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

    AnonD-259899, 17 Mar 2016That must be strong stuff you are smoking or you are just p... morei have only one question to MHanz what is necessity to apple to come up with the large 4.7 inch large which phone and brick of 5.5 inch phone++ lol ...

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      • AnonD-442781
      • JiT
      • 17 Mar 2016

      AnonD-442781, 17 Mar 2016How doest it work in the UK? You would still be able to mak... moreApparently it works as long as you're not on o2, where you may not get 4g.

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        • AnonD-442781
        • JiT
        • 17 Mar 2016

        How doest it work in the UK? You would still be able to make calls and everything right? What about 4g though?

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          • Christian
          • 0yx
          • 17 Mar 2016

          Couple of years ago in the android realm was Samsung VS HTC.
          How things change so fast?! This year will be Samsung vs Xiaomi.

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            • AnonD-473257
            • 6c6
            • 17 Mar 2016

            Mi5 3gb Ram, 32gb storage already sold in Indonesia around USD 495 (via online store), not too interested for 5" phone

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              • AnonD-418816
              • XQw
              • 17 Mar 2016

              yo, 17 Mar 2016because it is xiaomi! How dare this chinese phone get more... morebecause its giving same spec at half price

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                • johnong
                • tuf
                • 17 Mar 2016

                Impressive. But being a moderate user, the Mi 4S is actually sufficient for me. I just hope it's camera is as good although I will miss the IS a little. What got me is the better design (for my taste), back placement of fingerprint sensor and of course the lower price.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • tht
                  • 17 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-234961, 17 Mar 2016Really ? Is this all you can do in finding flaws to a phone... moreCan you feel the humor on it, buddy? It was intended for joke, like "curved design? Nooo"
                  I just tired with all retarded comments or bashing comments from trollers, its a sarcastic humor, Im not saying its ugly nor saying curved design is flaw.. And as I said bfore, mi5 is good, can you read? Why so serious?

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                    • ICE
                    • NHr
                    • 17 Mar 2016

                    I can't fault the Mi5, personally a removable battery would have been a bonus, but very impressed with all aspects of the phone that suit my needs perfectly.

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                      • ICE
                      • NHr
                      • 17 Mar 2016

                      AnonD-515550, 17 Mar 2016You guys should do a camera shoot out with all the recent f... moreWhy not use the photo compare tool?

                      Mi5 vs S7 vs Z5
                      http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=6948&idPhone2=7821&idPhone3=7536

                      Mi5 vs Note5 vs 950
                      http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=1&idPhone1=6948&idPhone2=7431&idPhone3=7262

                      The Mi5 is impressive, quite clean, but damn that 950 has outstanding edge-to-edge sharpness and very clean output.

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                        • Xyz
                        • 61U
                        • 17 Mar 2016

                        The audio output is one of the loudest and has one of the best quality sound. Well done xiaomi, and why not get into the home audio speakers for next year rather than getting into air purifiers and hover boards business. Well I personaly think home audio speakers matches your core business more... :)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • t7X
                          • 17 Mar 2016

                          ok next please review lg g5 and sony harakiri phone

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                            • AnonD-513451
                            • PxV
                            • 17 Mar 2016

                            I think you need to show the power of quick charge 3.0 of snapdragon 820 vs the others including exynos s7, and the older quick charge 2.0 in snapdragon 810/808/805/801

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                              • AnonD-259899
                              • IVF
                              • 17 Mar 2016

                              Anonymous, 17 Mar 2016so, i don't get yo....why are you here at gsmarena.com, don... moreThat must be strong stuff you are smoking or you are just plain ignorant. First I am not Asian, I am European but I share the choices of the Asian market. North American market is indeed a bunch of whiners with inflated egos that don't have much worth in them, just like you self. Asians are not all small in figure, Northern Chinese for example are tall people than southern Chinese and this is just one of many such examples to dismiss such nonsense. You are ignorant of the rest of the world :D You American? Would explain a lot.

                              Contrary to popular belief among the wildly uneducated, 6" phone isn't a brick at all in any part of the world, fits very easy in mens pant pockets let alone a womens hang bags. Funny you are the first to even mention it, maybe your pant pockets are small? Are you like under 4 foot? Just curious.

                              Oh and you do realize this site has more Indian visitors than anywhere else? 35.7% as it stands today on Alexa, while just 5.6% from USA. Even Pakistan is ahead of the USA (north America). If you didnt know India is part os Asia, so why don't you take that good advice and search for an American arena or North American arena or something hmm? Seems only fair since you suggested this lame idea lol

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                                • AnonD-500788
                                • Nug
                                • 17 Mar 2016

                                RishiGuru, 17 Mar 2016True. Xiaomi have provided an awesome phone to us in Mi 5. ... moreLol... Robbers indeed.

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                                  • AnonD-500788
                                  • Nug
                                  • 17 Mar 2016

                                  Anonymous, 17 Mar 2016that's right...if you are from China or India. rest of th... morePls tell me how u got the s7 for 300$, i'm very interested.

                                    AnonD-500788, 17 Mar 2016Forget it, it's a very very very much flagship killerTrue. Xiaomi have provided an awesome phone to us in Mi 5. At this price range Samsung, LG & Apple appears like robbers who want to steal our money by providing more or less the same specs & quality at 2x to 3x the price of Mi 5.

                                    Being an Indian, we are blessed by Chinese Gods to have the latest Xiaomi, Lenovo, LeTv/ LeEco & other Chinese branded flagship smartphones at rock bottom prices with full support for after sales service and warranty. Mi 5 is a must buy for me.

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                                      • AnonD-115981
                                      • utx
                                      • 17 Mar 2016

                                      [deleted post]If you're asking for a website where you can get mi5 then you can check www.honorbuy.com or oppomart website.

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                                        • AnonD-500788
                                        • Nug
                                        • 17 Mar 2016

                                        AnonD-515545, 17 Mar 2016Same here. It's good considering the price point but it isn... moreForget it, it's a very very very much flagship killer