Xiaomi Mi 5s review: Ever changing
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- Harry
- pKf
- 26 Oct 2016
I looked forward to read this review. I have few questions: 1) Is the speaker and headphones' audio quality improvable by firmware updates?
2) Does Xiaomi truly improve camera's performance with their updates?
3) If I will load Pixel ROM, will I see improvement with the camera (as they share the same sensor)?
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- riflo
- 0we
- 26 Oct 2016
AnonD-546059, 25 Oct 2016The REDMI 3S PRIME is only 0.2 mm thicker than the MI 5S bu... morethats because redmi 3s use shit for soc not snapdragon 821
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- AnonD-602662
- F3T
- 26 Oct 2016
AnonD-602065, 25 Oct 2016"Seamlessly hidden in the body of the phone, a 3D sensor pe... moreWhich site?
http://www.mi.com/mi5s/specs/
Nowhere mentioning Gorilla Glass 4 unfortunately.
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- Tır
- nUW
- 26 Oct 2016
Woww. Someone said earlier that the idea of underclocked SD821 is to get better battery.. plus this one has 200mah more battery than mi5 and it gets only 84h battery rating while mi5 92!?!?! Wtf? Funny facts or not? :D and I've been waiting for bigger battery so long ohh
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- AnonD-468436
- amF
- 26 Oct 2016
Nick.B, 26 Oct 2016source?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrUkySM8zGY
and other chinese sites you can search
imx258 dual sensor is the cheapest dual sensor available and it has no chance against imx378.
p9 has imx286 for example.
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- Nick.B
- mDu
- 26 Oct 2016
AnonD-287672, 25 Oct 2016It's a little disappointing. Xiaomi is slowly following sui... moreWho on Earth uses IR blaster anyways. They realised that. Samsung also ralised it after S6
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- Nick.B
- mDu
- 26 Oct 2016
ME, 25 Oct 2016Any site that will try to force me to turn ad block off it ... morenever happened here. you must have browser issues or virus or something like that
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- Nick.B
- mDu
- 26 Oct 2016
AnonD-468436, 25 Oct 2016unfortunately mi5s low light performance is better than mi5s+source?
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- Nick.B
- mDu
- 26 Oct 2016
Ritzie, 25 Oct 2016I think they held back on implementing proper flagship hard... morewrong because mi5s is much cheaper than note 2. Different price categories. So no compromises on both devices. You pay what you get. Simple as that.
Btw for me (prev owner of s7edge) the mi5s plus is s7edge killer for exactly half the price. That's 50% cheaper for god sa*e. Keep the brilliant work Xiami and regarts for your second place in world sales.
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- Anonymous
- MrU
- 26 Oct 2016
Not recommended as an upgrade from Mi 5 - oh, really?
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- AnonD-294887
- p1h
- 25 Oct 2016
The review comes too late for me, but I'm glad I made the right decision. The Mi5s does not feel like an upgrade for me. The only positive thing is the more durable build.
I'll stick with my glass cannon, aka Mi5. Why? OIS, better battery life, and most important, better sound quality. I mean, seriously, it's a frigging flagship and it has a noise floor of -84db?
Like, really? I had the Xperia M2 which had lower noise floor than Mi5s, and it was still distinctly present on quiet music passages, or when no music was running at all. That's the biggest fail in Mi5s for me, as I listen to music daily and for long periods of time.
Sure, many people just listen to dynamically compressed music that simply has no quiet passages, but that's not what I mostly listen to.
The camera on the Mi5s is better, especially in low light conditions, but the lack of OIS just kills it. Overall, it seems they sacrificed too much to get the metal build and still meet the price bracket. Had they kept all the nice stuff from the Mi5 and added the metal build, I wouldn't have minded paying a bit more for it. But like this? Nah. Glass cannon it is.
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- smashd
- EDt
- 25 Oct 2016
ok great phone all you need is stock OS with monthly security updates and google camera app
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- Dirk
- pMa
- 25 Oct 2016
It yet has to be seen if this time they offer a version with LTE Band 20 support
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- AnonD-468436
- srA
- 25 Oct 2016
Alex, 25 Oct 2016Can we please get a review of the plus version as well? I w... moreunfortunately mi5s low light performance is better than mi5s+
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- Lead2XL
- q}j
- 25 Oct 2016
I love the Xiaomi Mi 5, best phone I have ever owned. I pay close attention to bulk, having tried several phone sizes up to the 6 inch Huawei Mate 7. The Mi 5 is the perfect size and weight for my smallish hands. From that point of view, the Mi 5S is a step backward - a bit wider, taller and heavier. Battery life is my other main criterion and again, the Mi 5 is better than the 5S. So, no upgrade here for me. Unfortunately, OEM's are hooked on adding bells and whistles that are often gimmicks that appeal to a minority but take away from solid basics so I am doubtful that the upcoming Mi 6 will meet my criteria and be superior to the Mi 5. Waiting to see.
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- AnonD-468436
- srA
- 25 Oct 2016
it uses very high iso in dark situations in both photo and video
compare it with nexus 6p in photo compare tool ! 2000 against 743
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=7260&idPhone2=7588&idPhone3=7821
same story for video recording...
adding ois was good for extra 10 15 $
- Kaloyan
- 3FJ
- 25 Oct 2016
Alex, 25 Oct 2016Can we please get a review of the plus version as well? I w... moreYes, of course, the 5s Plus is here and the review is in the pipeline.
And there is no Gorilla Glass 4 on the Mi 5s, it's not mentioned anywhere on the official sites. Even better, MIUI team member has confirmed there is no Gorilla Glass on the Mi 5s.
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- AnonD-602132
- M00
- 25 Oct 2016
MIUI 8 is probably the reason why Mi 5s got a worse endurance rating than Mi 5, even though it has +200mAh larger battery. A lot of users are reporting battery issues on their Mi 5 after an upgrade: http://www.gsmarena.com/newscomm-20107.php
Should be fixed in future updates.
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- Alex
- B{U
- 25 Oct 2016
Can we please get a review of the plus version as well? I would really like to see if the dual camera setup improves low light photos
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- ME
- n%g
- 25 Oct 2016
Any site that will try to force me to turn ad block off it will be the last time I visit the page... bye.