With possible teasers of the main flagship
from Xiaomi signaling its entrance onto our shores, it’s time to take a look at
Xiaomi’s next flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 5.
Launched during the Mobile World Congress
(Barcelona) earlier this year. It took them some time to finally possibly
bringing the device here.
Among all of the launched smartphones this
year, the Mi 5 was one of the earliest to sport the latest Snapdragon 820 from
Qualcomm. A quad-core high performance processor found also in the LG G5 and
S7/Edge. Consumers have the option of having the 3GB RAM or 4GB RAM. Keep in
mind that the 3GB models are only paired with storage of 32 and 64 GB.
The 4GB RAM is considered as the Pro
edition, comes along with 128GB of internal storage.
The internal storage is now using UFC 2.0
that promises higher write and read speeds (almost double that of the standard
eMMC 5.0)
The Mi 5 is has a 5.15-inch Full HD screen
that doesn’t feel big as it has very thin bezels at its sides. What’s even more
impressive is the fact that the smartphone now has a Premium 3D glass body that
curves at the back making for quite an ergonomic hold. All these glass are
coated with Gorilla Glass 4 which is said to be even more durable against drops
and impacts. At the bottom front, you can see a fingerprint sensor
embedded into the home button. Having tested the Redmi Note 3’s sensor, I can
imagine this one being as fast if not even faster. (Apparently you can also opt
for a light marble back instead of the glass body).
Some of these designs seems awfully
similar, the back curves and looks like an S7 while the camera placement mimics
that of the iPhone. Not that it looks bad, it actually looks stunning.
The camera is improved as well. It’s a 16MP
Sony IMX298 shooter that is now equipped with 4-axis OIS, one more than the
average. Expect more stable 4K recordings and better low-light photos. Best of
all, the lens is now made of Sapphire, making it extremely tough to be
scratched. The front camera on the other hand is a 4MP lens with a big micron
that should allow more light to be captured for your selfies.
Juice is provided by a large Li-Po 3000 mAh
non-removable battery.
Eventhough it's not the best, the Mi 5 did reasonably good in DxoMark's camera test with a score of DxoMark (79/100)
Other features found in the Mi 5 are NFC, Dual
nano-sim, Wifi AC standard, Quick Charge 3.0, Voice over LTE (VoLTE). It also
supports the latest 4G+/LTE Advanced that has theoretical download speeds of up
to 600Mbps (now it all comes down to our telcos to set up the infrastructure).
The device weighs in at only 129grams btw!
The price has been confirmed to be at RM1548 for the base model.
Source: Xiaomi India, TNW, Lowyat.net, Xiaomi Malaysia
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