Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus review: Black & white

02 November 2016
It's no secret the Xiaomi Mi 5s didn't turn out the Mi 5 update we've been hoping for, even though it did improve on a number of points such as build and camera quality. On the other hand, its bigger Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus sibling is looking way more promising and ticks all the necessary boxes required to helm the company's flagship title (assuming the Mi Mix is a one-off experiment).

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  • 09 Nov 2016

AnonD-587428, 08 Nov 2016And the Mi5s is only $340 with a better daytime/evening cam... moreAre you seeing the same shots as I am?

The Mate retains a lot of detail under all light conditions, while the Mi 5s Plus is definitely lacking in low light. Even in stereo mode, take a look at the white roof in the night shot: All the detail is gone.

I like Xiaomi, but their cameras are generally subpar, despite the specs.

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    • 08 Nov 2016

    Nick.B, 08 Nov 2016Dude the mate 9 is 800$ and the 5S Plus is 400$ do you get ... moreAnd the Mi5s is only $340 with a better daytime/evening cam than both. As it turns out those Mate 9 photos likely have filters applied to them and Huawei's Leica deal is just branding, perhaps input on filters. No Leica lenses though..

    But if a device could have top performance in all aspects it would be worth $800

      AnonD-587428, 03 Nov 2016That camera is terrible.. The night scene stereo photos wer... moreDude the mate 9 is 800$ and the 5S Plus is 400$ do you get my point ?

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        • Hma
        • 06 Nov 2016

        Mzma PIB, 05 Nov 2016I'm using Mi 5 lerr so I know what can or not...http://www.miui.com/zt/miui8/feature.html
        just translate chinese by google chrome,
        i 've got redmi 1, redmi 1s, redmi note 3g, 4g,,2,3 and 4
        redmi note ,note 4g, note 2 ,3 and 4 are using miui 8

          AnonD-602271, 05 Nov 2016you need to update to mini 8, redmi note 2 or higher phone... moreI'm using Mi 5 lerr so I know what can or not...

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            • Hma
            • 05 Nov 2016

            Mzma PIB, 05 Nov 2016Dont lie to people not good woorrr... Only 2 acc allowed &a... moreyou need to update to mini 8, redmi note 2 or higher phone, redmi note not support
            space 1 can divide whatsapp in two accounts,register with sms code by insert sim card in the mi phone or just enter the sms code is ok, space 2 need to register google account, install whatsapp, and register whatsapp account, total 3 whatsapps account, except whatsapp, other apps are worked, Line , wechat or games, but space 2 need to install games again, space 1 can divide apps

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              • Hma
              • 05 Nov 2016

              Mzma PIB, 05 Nov 2016Dont lie to people not good woorrr... Only 2 acc allowed &a... morewhatsapp need sim card only in register account, so you need not insert any sim card in the phone,you can get the sms code from other phone and enter manually,or change the sim card after register two whatsapps , after registered, just wifi is ok.

                AnonD-602271, 04 Nov 2016you can have 3 whatsapp account, main os can have two, and ... moreDont lie to people not good woorrr... Only 2 acc allowed & each acc need sim card. So where the 3rd sim card?

                I'm using it currently. How dual apps work with dual space!!! Here the truth, apps need sim card to work like wechat, whatsapp & etc.. This apps "ONLY ALLOW TO WORK AT 1 SPACE ONLY NOT AT BOTH SPACE".. mean user "MUST SELLECT EITHER USED IN 1ST/MAIN SPACE OR 2ND SPACE".. After user make the choice all apps data & setting will move to sellect space. Example:-

                1) Can set both Whatsapp 1 & 2 at space 1 or 2 ("OR" mean 1 space at time)
                2) Can set Whatsapp 1 at space 1 & Whatsapp 2 at space 2.

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                  • 05 Nov 2016

                  Shutter speed 32 sec!!!!!!!
                  It's not possible, is finally 1/2.
                  I'm mobile and 32 seconds is not true

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                    • 04 Nov 2016

                    AnonD-140582, 03 Nov 2016Dear Xiaomi lover.... I plan to buy Xiaomi Mi 5s plus.... ... moreyou can have 3 whatsapp account, main os can have two, and one for share os

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                      • 03 Nov 2016

                      LTE band 20 missing, one of the reason why I left this.

                        AnonD-587428, 03 Nov 2016That camera is terrible.. The night scene stereo photos wer... moreWhats one hell of a camera

                          thanks for awesome review!
                          I'm ordering my mi5s plus and nothing can stop me after this review

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                            • 03 Nov 2016

                            AnonD-140582, 03 Nov 2016Dear Xiaomi lover.... I plan to buy Xiaomi Mi 5s plus.... ... moreYup

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                              • 03 Nov 2016

                              AnonD-140582, 03 Nov 2016Dear Xiaomi lover.... I plan to buy Xiaomi Mi 5s plus.... ... moreYes, all of Xiaomi's phones which have Miui 8 and dual sim can do that.

                                Too few LTE bands even for mainland China (for example band 8).

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                                  • 03 Nov 2016

                                  Dear Xiaomi lover....
                                  I plan to buy Xiaomi Mi 5s plus.... since its a good phone and dual sim...

                                  I have question... please help me to answer my question... since, dual sim... is it possible to have 2 account of Whatsapp since i really need those two sims for personal and business matters...

                                  thanks for ur help...

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                                    • 03 Nov 2016

                                    J o m s, 03 Nov 2016"The four Kryo cores combined do great, as usual, but they ... moreAnd they also heats up more than octa core setup devices

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                                      • 03 Nov 2016

                                      J o m s, 03 Nov 2016"The four Kryo cores combined do great, as usual, but they ... moreGive me a single task where you feel SD82X is behind.
                                      I will tell you that SD821 the only device can perform the HDR+ function and EIS so fast in Google Pixel because of the DSP 680 inside SD821. not possible on other cpus

                                        "The four Kryo cores combined do great, as usual, but they can't compete with the combined power of the eight cores inside the Honor 8 (4xA53 + 4xA72) or the Galaxy S7 (4xMongoose + 4xA53), or the dual-core A10 Fusion CPU inside the iPhone 7."

                                        They can compete. Blame the low score to Geekbench with its worthless implementation of scoring system and it doesn't maximizes all cores up to 100%. It crippled the Android SoC down to 50% while maintaining the score of Apple A9 and A10.