Important weakness and goodness of XIAOMI MI 5 Android smartphone which use Android Marshmallow as factory default operating system. It have light weight for 5.15 inches smartphone as 129 grams with 3000 mAh battery, but do not expect to have all metal body. When we see at body, XIAOMI MI 5 use hardware home button like Samsung smartphone, the XIAOMI MI 5 home button located in front bellow LCD screen, it is also have fingerprint scanner sensor.
There are 3 options of XIAOMI MI 5 type base on country release with different specifications. Which have 32 GB ROM/3 GB RAM or 64 GB ROM/3 GB RAM or 128 GB ROM/4GB RAM for the very high specifications. All type have dual simcard slot, but XIAOMI MI 5 does not have simcard slot although some other smartphone use simcard 2 for replace simcard to external microSD.
Other Pros and Cons summary of XIAOMI MI 5:
- Camera is one good features at XIAOMI MI 5, main camera use 16 megapixel using Sony Images Sensor known as IMX298. This sensor will give good photo result for indoor or ourdoor, because it have aperture number f/2.0 to give more brighter result in low light. The main camera also have Xiaomi’s 4-axis optical image stabilization technology to give better result for moving object. How good XIAOMI MI 5 front camera? It use 4 megapixel resolutions with f/2.0 aperture lens number and the most important thing is it have wide angel lens for photo group.
- Weakness of XIAOMI MI 5 is not have external microSD simcard slot. If we see the smallest internal memory have 32 GB, it is more then enough to install several important applications and also use for save photo or movie.
- Home button of XIAOMI MI 5 is not touch button, so we have to be careful for hardware switch which can broken if touch too many or when the button switch is dirty because of dust.
- Some users maybe think that XIAOMI MI 5 non removable battery is other drawback, but they have to make sure the body of XIAOMI MI 5 keep slim, then the battery better if non removable.
- Advantages of XIAOMI MI 5 is have several sensor like fingerprint, barometer, gryo and some other more. Fingerprint sensor is very important for secure XIAOMI MI 5.
- Goodness of XIAOMI MI 5 also have several data transfer connectivity like Infra-Red, NFC, Bluetooth and of course wifi to use also for connection with access point or make XIAOMI MI 5 as wifi tether hotspot.
Main Specifications of XIAOMI MI 5 |
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| Product Name | XIAOMI MI 5 |
| Brand | Xiaomi |
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| 3G | Yes, Support 3G |
| 4G | Yes, Support 4G LTE |
| Multi Simcard Slots | Dual Sim card GSM-GSM |
| Network Simcard Type | Nano Sim Card |
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| Market Release | March 2016 |
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| Dimensions | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 inches |
| Weight | 129 grams |
| Color Options | Black, White, Gold, Ceramic |
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| Screen Size | 5.15 inches |
| Screen Type | IPS |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
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| Processor Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 |
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| GPU Type | Adreno 530 |
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| Operating System | Android Marshmallow version 6.0 |
| User Interface | MIUI 7.0 |
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| Main Camera Resolution | 16 megapixel |
| Main Camera Aperture | f/2.0 |
| Main Camera Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus |
| Main Camera Flash | Yes, dual-LED / dual tone flash |
| Main Camera Video | Max Record Video 2160p at 30fps |
| Front Camera Resolutions | 4 megapixel |
| Front Camera Aperture | f/2.0 |
| Front Camera Video | Max Record Video 1080p at 30fps |
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| Stereo / Mono | Sound Speaker |
| Audio Output | 3.5 mm Headphone Port |
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| Wireless | Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Hotspot Tether |
| Bluetooth | Yes, Bluetooth ver.4.2 with A2DP, LE |
| InfraRed (IR) | Yes, Infra-Red (IR) Ready |
| NFC | Yes, NFC Ready |
| GPS | Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS / BDS |
| USB Port | Yes, use Type-C 1.0 Reversible version |
| HDMI Port | Yes, using MHL for HDMI TV Out |
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| Battery Type | Li-Ion 3000 Capacity |
| Battery Placement | Non Removable Battery |
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| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, Fingerprint Sensor Sensor Ready |
| Accelerometer Sensor | Yes, Acceleremoter Sensor Ready |
| Gyro Sensor | Yes, Gyro Sensor Ready |
| Proximity Sensor | Yes, Proximity Sensor Ready |
| Compass Sensor | Yes, Compass Sensor Ready |
| Barometer Sensor | Yes, Barometer Sensor Ready |
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| Radio FM | Yes, Radio FM Hardware |
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Is It Worth to Buy XIAOMI MI 5 - Review Considerations
Xiaomi smartphone is very interesting to have, the high end specifications can make all applications run without trouble with Qualcomm processor. XIAOMI MI 5 is worth to buy for anyone who need light smartphone with Full HD 5.16 inches LCD screen. The Android Marshmallow is the first operating system which ready to use at this phone. The price of XIAOMI MI 5 is start from $300 until $400 depend on market location and XIAOMI MI 5 type.
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