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Xiaomi Mi 5 review – the cheapest Snapdragon 820

By Gogi Rana on April 5, 2016 75 Comments

The Xiaomi Mi 5 has finally been launched in the Indian markets for ₹24,999. This handset houses the snapdragon 820 quad core processor and is packed with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM. Indian customers were expecting a lower price but is it still worth the price?

Mi 5 Unboxing

Content : Mi 5, user manual, warranty card, data cable (USB Type C), travel charger fast charger 12V  – 1.5A. Earphone is not included.

Design

This handset has got a unique design. It’s  a combination of metal and 3D glass. The rear panel comes with a curved glass layer. Even the side are not completely flat in fact they are curved at an angle, this includes the buttons / SIM tray too.

Xiaomi Mi 5 review and unboxing

The design makes it more conformable to hold and operate. The second thing that one would notice is the handset weight with battery – it’s just 131 grams. Dimensions are 69.20 x 144.56 x 7.19(mm).

Xiaomi Mi 5 review

Power button and volume rocker is on the right side. SIM tray is on the left.  Audio jack, secondary mic and IR blaster is on the top. On the bottom side there is a primary microphone vent, USB Type C port and speaker out vent.

It’s a dual SIM handset – there are 2x nano SIM slots with 4G LTE and VoLTE support.

Xiaomi Mi 5 dual SIM tray

There is LED notification – you can choose from selected colours. Mi 5 is loaded with accelerometer, magnetic, light, proximity,  gyro, pressure and hall sensors.

Xiaomi Mi 5 design

Display

Xiaomi Mi 5 sports a 5.1 inch (sunlight) screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The front and the back comes with gorilla glass 4 protection. Colour reproduction, viewing angles and touch response are very good.

Xiaomi Mi 5 5.1 inch FHD screen

Memory, Storage and OS

The Mi 5 launched in India comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM. On the first boot you will get 1.5GB free RAM and about 21GB free internal storage space. There is no micro SD card slot.

Performance

The handset no doubt is very powerful. It houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 quad core chipset using Kryo architecture coupled clocked at 1.8GHz coupled with Adreno 530 GPU. Performance specially graphical / gaming is amazingly smooth. Handset does tend to heat up but battery temperature is well under control. Max temperature I encountered was 45 degrees when shooting videos / images outdoor under direct sunlight.

Benchmark

  • Quadrant – 36871.
  • Antutu (64 bit) – 106435 | 3D score – 39195
  • Antutu (64 bit) 2nd time – 108606 | 3D score – 42129
  • Nenamark 2 – 59.8fps
  • Internal storage Speed – Read (348MB/s), Write (121MB/s)
  • Multi Touch – 10 Point.

Gaming

it’s SD 820, asphalt 8 worked buttery smooth – check video review.

Camera

There is 16MP AF camera (Sony IMX298 sensor) on the back with dual tone LED flash and 4MP 2 micron camera on the front.  There is some issue with AF when recording videos in 4K resolution (I guess can be fixed – software issue).  Camera quality is above average.

Xiaomi Mi 5 16MP camera with 4 axis OIS

Another unique thing about the Mi 5 primary camera is that it comes with 4 axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation). I tried it with the Gimbal and the results were amazing. I used a 3 axis gimbal and a small vertical bounce was compensated by the 4 axis OIS on Mi 5 the result check below.

Xiaomi Mi 5 sample with Zhiyun Smooth-C 3 axis Stabilizer Gimbal

Rear Camera Sample

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample flowers
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera single flower

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample wall closeup
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample mid shot hydrant

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup hydrant nut closeup
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup leaf

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup fig
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup figs another angle

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup flowers
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup more flowers

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup thumb
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample logo

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample logo side view
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup tree

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample closeup tree 2
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample rope

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample long shot 1
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample long shot 2

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample ligt button
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample ligt buttons

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample close focus long blur
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample close blur long focus

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample indoor in room light
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample indoor in dark room with flash

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample indoor in dark room from a distance with flash
Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample streetlight

Xiaomi Mi 5 rear camera sample streetlight in HHT mode

Front Camera Sample

Xiaomi Mi 5 front camera sample 1
Xiaomi Mi 5 front camera sample 2

Xiaomi Mi 5 front camera sample 3
Xiaomi Mi 5 front camera sample long shot

Mi 5 4K sample

You can also check this sample with OIS and without the gimbal.

Others

No issues with 4G, WiFi, GPS, Infrared port, NFC and Bluetooth. You can use the Mi 5 as remote to remote control multiple devices. Sound is loud and clear, in call sound quality is also very good. I did not face any issues with network quality / signal.

There is touch ID based finger print sensor that doubles up as home button. The button size is smaller than when compared with other smartphones. Accuracy and detection speed is very good. When screen is off you will need to press the button to wake up the handset it will also scan finger instantly and on success it show up the home screen.

Xiaomi Mi 5 finger print sensor

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with 3000 mAh non-removable battery that does a decent job. You can expect about 4 to 5 hours of continuous moderate to heavy usage on a single charge. Handset supports fast charging – you will be able to charge the handset to full in just about 1 hour 40 minutes.

Battery Performance (time / battery % drop / battery temperature)

  • Running Benchmark app – 16 minutes / 6% / 38 degrees
  • Played Asphalt 8 – 20 minutes / 8% / 40 degrees
  • FHD (1080p) video playback with full brightness (WiFi /4G on) – 35 minutes / 12% / 37 degrees

Verdict

Indian users have huge expectations from Xiaomi especially when it comes to the price. For many the Mi 5 looks pricey. It is a very good handset, slim, light weight yet very powerful. It may be pricey but it definitely is the cheapest Snapdragon 820 powered available the market for now.

Definitely a very good buy if you can.

Xiaomi Mi 5 is available for ₹24,999.

Mi 5 Image Gallery

Xiaomi Mi 5 box pack
Xiaomi Mi 5 review and unboxing

Xiaomi Mi 5 16MP camera with 4 axis OIS
Xiaomi Mi 5 5.1 inch FHD screen

Xiaomi Mi 5 back panel
Xiaomi Mi 5 power and volume buttons

Xiaomi Mi 5 SIM tray
Xiaomi Mi 5 IR, mic and audio jack

Xiaomi Mi 5 mic, usb type C port and speaker out
Xiaomi Mi 5 design

Xiaomi Mi 5 finger print sensor
Xiaomi Mi 5 dual SIM tray

Xiaomi Mi 5 review

Xiaomi Mi 5 video review

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{ 75 Responses }

  1. Suyog

    March 31, 2017 at 10:37 am

    Got Android N update today on my Mi5.. Seems good.

    Reply
  2. Nithin Patil

    July 14, 2016 at 12:10 pm

    Hi Gogi – If you had options to choose from Oneplus 3 and Mi 5 for a person who is not a game freak and just loves the phone’s performance and looks and features, which one would you have chosen?

    Thanks,
    Nithin Patil

    Reply
    • Gogi Rana

      July 14, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Well in that case I would look for a cheaper option, I will go with Mi 5.

      Reply
      • Nithin Patil

        July 14, 2016 at 12:48 pm

        Thanks a lot, Gogi. Yes, Exchanging with my Mi 3 in Flipkart will cost nearly 20K which is a better buy I think.

        Do you think/feel the actual price of Mi 5 may get down in near future?

        Reply
  3. dearshakthi

    July 9, 2016 at 9:35 am

    Hi Gogi, Mi 5 Indian Version Fm Radio Support Yes or No ? Ple Answer Me

    Reply
    • Suyog

      March 31, 2017 at 10:37 am

      No

      Reply
  4. Arvind Rathore

    June 10, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Does it have 3G native video calling?

    Reply
  5. Shivam

    April 11, 2016 at 11:29 am

    When will the black color will be available @gogi sir ..
    I can wait till june for this phone ?

    Reply
    • Soumyabrata

      June 24, 2016 at 1:31 pm

      black color option is now available in flipkart.

      Reply
  6. Siddharth_K

    April 8, 2016 at 2:34 pm

    Would have definitely bought it if storage would have been 64gb, Xiaomi, why you impress as well as depress customers?!!

    Reply
    • Pramod

      April 13, 2016 at 12:22 am

      No 64 GB for India it seems. Also the price of 32 GB in India is on par with 64 GB version in China. All manufacturers seems to be short changing Indians

      Reply
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