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GSMArena team, 02 November 2016

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Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus review: Black & white

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  • User reviews
  • Mi 5s Plus

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, hardware overview
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. Software overview
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Telephony, pre-installed apps
  7. 7. Multimedia, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera
  9. 9. Conclusion
  10.  
  11. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus specification
  12. User opinions and reviews
  13. Review comments (46)

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Performance

The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus runs on the latest Snapdragon 821 chipset with 4GB of RAM. There is a more powerful Mi 5s Plus model with 6GB RAM and double the storage, too.

The Snapdragon 821 SoC improves on its predecessor with better power efficiency and higher performance. You can't have both at the same time though - the manufacturers can either opt for the slightly higher processor and GPU frequency for about 10% performance bump (as is the case with the Mi 5s Plus), or keep the original clocks in order to gain better battery life (as was with the Mi 5s).

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus review

So, Xiaomi chose speed for the Mi 5s Plus - it offers a more powerful quad-core Kryo processor with two cores ticking at 2.34GHz and two running at 2.19GHz. The Adreno 530 GPU is also clocked higher at the 652MHz frequency, about 5% higher than the same GPU inside the Snapdragon 820 chip.

A single Kryo core ticking at 2.19GHz shows quite the strength within the GeekBench 4 benchmark, 10% better than the 1.6GHz inside the Mi 5s, as promised. It bested the competition except for the A10 processor in the iPhone 7.

GeekBench 4 (single-core)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    3473
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    1854
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    1815
  • Huawei Honor 8
    1720
  • OnePlus 3
    1719
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    1682
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    1578

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.

The 10% bump on the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is once again clearly visible in the multi-core results, which means Qualcomm fully delivered on its 10% performance jump.

GeekBench 4 (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    5664
  • Huawei Honor 8
    5447
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    5245
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    4333
  • OnePlus 3
    4045
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    3987
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    3868

Moving on to Basemark OS II 2.0 to look at some numbers representing overall performance. Here the Mi 5s Plus topped all other Android devices, but trails behind the iPhone 7 Plus. Still, it's a winner in its category and clearly demonstrates the strength of the Snapdragon 821 and the freshly optimized MIUI 8.

Basemark OS 2.0

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    3796
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    2434
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    2378
  • OnePlus 3
    2365
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    2180
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    2151
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    2128
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    2099
  • Huawei Honor 8
    2099
  • LG G5
    2065
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    2050

The same goes for the other compound test - AnTuTu. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus did better than all the flagship droids out there and leads with a chubby margin.

AnTuTu 6

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    173110
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    155185
  • OnePlus 3
    141764
  • LG G5
    134541
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    132084
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    131758
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    131666
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    129229
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    124266
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    97392
  • Huawei Honor 8
    94892

On the graphics front, the Mi 5s Plus does an excellent job with Basemark X scores, beating all smartphones we've put through it so far, while coming on par with the Mi 5s. The Adreno 530 is indeed a mighty performer.

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    36240
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    36062
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    33110
  • OnePlus 3
    32715
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    32345
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    29548
  • LG G5
    29456
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    28480
  • Huawei Honor 8
    16592
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    15058

The GFX tests reveal that the Mi 5s Plus raw performance is on par, but often better, than the other Snapdragon 820/821 devices, and can be bested only by Apple's A10 GPU.

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    39
  • OnePlus 3
    31
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    31
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    30
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    30
  • LG G5
    30
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    29
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    28
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    26
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    10
  • Huawei Honor 8
    10

GFX 3.1 Car scene (offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Sony Xperia XZ
    20
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    18
  • OnePlus 3
    18
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    17
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    16
  • LG G5
    16
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    15
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    15
  • Huawei Honor 8
    6.3
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    6.2

The Mi 5s Plus has an advantage over some of its competitors such as the Galaxy S7 and the LG G5, because of its lower screen resolution. The Adreno 530 is a monster when displaying 1080p resolution, though still not monster enough to beat the iPhone 7 Plus (also 1080p).

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 7 Plus
    42
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    32
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    32
  • OnePlus 3
    30
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    29
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    26
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    15
  • LG G5
    15
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    15
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    11
  • Huawei Honor 8
    11

GFX 3.1 Car scene (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
    19
  • Sony Xperia XZ
    19
  • OnePlus 3
    18
  • Xiaomi Mi 5
    17
  • Xiaomi Mi 5s
    16
  • LG G5
    8.8
  • Samsung Galaxy S7
    7.9
  • Samsung Galaxy S7 edge
    7.8
  • Huawei Honor 8
    6.9
  • Huawei P9 Plus
    6.8

The Snapdragon 821 delivers the promised performance bump over its predecessor and the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus becomes among the first to adopt the latest flagship chipset by Qualcomm. It has great processing and graphic capabilities and no one should be worried for hiccups for the years to come.

The phablet succeeds in keeping it cool while under pressure, which means Xiaomi did a good job with the heat distribution, while Qualcomm did a good job keeping the temps down.

Xiaomi's Mi 5s Plus delivers flagship-grade performance and scores across all tests, games we ran, and a hiccup-free MIUI experience, and in the meantime, does not warm your hands. And with that our performance checklist is complete.

Next Page » 6. Telephony, pre-installed apps
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, hardware overview
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. Software overview
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Telephony, pre-installed apps
  7. 7. Multimedia, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera
  9. 9. Conclusion
  10.  
  11. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus specification
  12. User opinions and reviews
  13. Review comments (46)

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