Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | OnePlus |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-03 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.13 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Red and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
OnePlus 6 has a score of 73.3, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 5c's global score of 72.4. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the OnePlus 6 has older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat. OnePlus 6's body is newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c's, although it is a little thicker and much heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c features a slightly better display than OnePlus 6, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen. The OnePlus 6 has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has more internal memory.
The OnePlus 6 has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 6 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. OnePlus 6 features a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3300mAh battery size. OnePlus 6 features a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same video definition, the OnePlus 6 also has a lot larger camera aperture, a lot better 16 MP resolution back-facing camera and better video frame rate.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, OnePlus 6 is also cheap compared to the Xiaomi Mi 5c, making this phone an easy choice.
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