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Xiaomi Mi 5

Xiaomi Mi 5
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  • Released 2016, April
    129g / 139g (Ceramic), 7.3mm thickness
    Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0, MIUI 10
    32GB/64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
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  • 5.15"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 3/4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 820
  • 3000mAh
    Li-Po
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Pro and Prime editions are China exclusive

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2016, February. Released 2016, April
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
GPU Adreno 530
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro)
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie camera Single 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 18W
Quick Charge 3.0
Misc Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
Models 2015105
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
Price About 240 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180
Basemark X: 33110
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 92h

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  • TopSpy
  • KxY
  • 01 Mar 2022

Me too. Mine is DotOS instead of PE. The rom just look beautiful.

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  • Anonymous
  • rKv
  • 09 Jan 2022

did you find any solution

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  • trix07
  • Kxc
  • 27 Dec 2021

PixelExperience ROM really saves this phone from being obsolete. Well, some extra features from MIUI might be unavailable here, but I'm willing to sacrifice that to become more 'lightweight' and smoother performance.

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