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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | OnePlus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s has an overall score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 global score. The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a noticeably older and a little thicker device than the OnePlus 8 UW, but Xiaomi could make it lighter anyway. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 5s has 6.0 Marshmallow version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, it also counts with a lot brighter screen, a bigger display and a little higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution. The OnePlus 8 UW's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Xiaomi Mi 5s's one, they have exactly the same internal memory.
OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The OnePlus 8 UW features longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh. The OnePlus 8 UW shoots greater pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality, faster video frame rates and a larger camera aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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