Xiaomi Mi5 - unpacking, benchmarks
The newest smartphone from Xiaomi is Mi5, the white version has 32 GB of memory (the glass version, yes, the simplest one) in my hands!
Specifications
For those who did not follow the novelty:
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 1.8 GHz, 4 cores
- Video: Adreno 530, frequency 510 MHz
- Screen: 5.15 inches 1920x1080, 428 PPI
- RAM: 3 GB LPDDR4
- Storage: 32 GB, UFS2.0
- Main camera: 16 megapixels, stabilization in 4 axes
- Front camera: 4 megapixels
- Cellular: 2 NanoSIM, support for TD-LTE (channels B38 ， B39 ， B40 ， B41)
- Wireless protocols: 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC
- Navigation: GPS, AGPS, Glonass, Beidou
- Battery: 3000 mAh
- Other features: the physical Home button, fingerprint scanner
- Case: metal frame, rounded glass on the back
- Dimensions: 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
- Weight: 129g
Options: manual, 2.5 A charger, USB-USB Type-C cable, warranty card, clip for opening the SIM compartment.
Unpacking and appearance
Appearance, only out of the box. 
Stickers with serial number and IMEI 
USB Type-C port, speaker holes, Home button. 
Cover cap for two NanoSIM 
IR ports and a headphone jack. 
Power button and volume rocker. 
It sits perfectly in my hand! 
By default, only Google Pinyin and Baidu keyboards are in the system, without the Russian language.Interface and Shell
Shell - MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0, is no different from MIUI on any other phone. By the way, on my Galaxy Note 3 I also use MIUI.
Benchmarks
The result of the benchmark from Antutu - 113539 parrots!
A1 SD BenchCamera test
Main camera
As many as 16 megapixels and a special stabilization system. About the quality of the latter will need to talk in a separate post. In short - it works, it’s difficult to make a blurry picture.
Xiaomi Mi5 
camera test Xiaomi Mi5 
camera test Xiaomi Mi5 camera test
Front-camera
Selfies are great!Chips Overview
The fingerprint scanner works well. To register a finger, you need about 12 touches. Unlocking is almost instant. Some were afraid that for activation it would be necessary to swipe your finger up and down - this is not at all true, just one touch is enough. True, if you hold your finger very straight all 12 times during registration, then when touching at an angle of 45 degrees or more, the finger may not be recognized. In general, it’s very comfortable to work.
Other
An unpleasant surprise was that for 30 minutes I couldn’t connect it via cable to a Windows 10 PC. The computer stubbornly said that “the device was not recognized”, restarting the computer and the phone did not help, and there was only one USB Type-C cable. In desperation, he tried to connect the phone to the MacBook, and he connected. After that, connected to Windows - everything began to work as it should. Hope it was a jamb of new firmware.
Conclusion
It sits well in the hand, especially after the Galaxy Note 3, the case is light but slippery - it is better to use a case. Appearance can be controversial: a colleague called him the "illegitimate son" of the iPhone and Samsung. The fingerprint scanner works great, the lock is removed quickly and without errors. There are no complaints about speed. The camera works especially nicely: unlike Mi4, everything happens just instantly. The performance decrease begins only in the Burst shot mode after 40-50 frames - the shooting speed is reduced due to buffer overflow. Otherwise, everything is fine.
The current version does not have Google Play and European languages, but after a presentation in Barcelona and hints on the Svyaznoy website, one can hope for an “international” version of the firmware.
Yes, the price can not but rejoice: the initial model costs 1999 yuan (~ US $ 305) in China.
- Slippery
- Marky, catches fingerprints
- Temporary problems with cable connection
- USB Type-C (not common)
+ Camera is very fast
+ Fast fingerprint scanner
+ USB Type-C (convenient!)
+ It works very fast
And do not forget to tell why iPhone is still better!