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Xiaomi Mi 5
Mi 4s| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.22 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 419.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | P-OLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5, getting an 80 score against 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a better looking screen than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a greater pixels density. The Google Pixel 3's storage to store more apps and games is just as good as Xiaomi Mi 5's one, they have equal internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 has a bit more powerful processor than Google Pixel 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Google Pixel 3 captures much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5, although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera, they both have the same aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 has longer battery performance than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity against 2915mAh.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Google Pixel 3 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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