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Xiaomi Mi 5
Mi 4s| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 6.10 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Purple |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 419.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5, getting an 83.2 score against 73.7. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 5 has a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a greater pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 5 features just a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 9% bigger battery size. Xiaomi Mi 9 captures much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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