Smartphone Xiaomi Mi 5

Up to 4 GB of RAM. 16 MP main camera with quad-axis optical stabilizer. Front camera with UltraPixel matrix. USB Type-C connector. Wi-Fi ac. Bluetooth 4.2. Fingerprint scanner.

Available in 3 versions: 32 GB (1.8 GHz processor, 3 GB RAM), 64 GB (2.15 GHz processor, 3 GB RAM), 128 GB (2.15 GHz processor, 4 GB RAM, ceramic back) ). There is no memory card slot.

This smartphone is the top model in the Xiaomi range, released at the beginning of 2016 and equipped accordingly. The “heart” of the device was the Snapdragon 820 chip; while the younger version of the smartphone, with 32 GB of internal memory, carries a 1.8 GHz CPU and 3 GB of RAM, in the middle (64 GB) the CPU frequency is increased to 2.15 GHz, and in the older (128 GB) also the amount of RAM increased to 4 GB. The screen of the Xiaomi MI-5 smartphone has a diagonal of 5.15 "and Full HD resolution. Of the communication capabilities, it is worth noting 2 nanoSIM slots, an NFC, an infrared port and a USB Type-C connector. The cameras are worth a special mention: the main one is 16 MP with optical stabilizer and frontal 4 megapixel with an UltraPixel matrix.

A smartphone with top specifications from the Chinese brand Xiaomi rightfully receives the laurels of the most affordable flagship in the modern mobile phone market.

Powerful hardware

The device has a powerful and performant filling, as well as a stylish design, which makes it very similar to representatives from A-brands. For example, at the heart of the smartphone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, paired with a top-end Adreno 530 graphics accelerator. Similar hardware is used in the flagship Sony Xperia X line or in the LG G5. The amount of RAM may vary depending on the configuration: versions with 32 GB and 64 GB of internal memory received 3 GB of RAM, and with a 128 GB drive — as much as 4 GB of “RAM”. Unfortunately, it is not possible to expand the memory capacity.

record holder

In the AnTuTu performance test, the smartphone breaks records — as of the first half of 2016, its maximum configuration takes first place on the podium of Android devices with a score of more than 130K points. This is a very serious power reserve for the future, allowing you to not worry about applications and games left in the background at all.

Cameras from Sony

The main photomodule is the creation of Sony — a 16-megapixel sensor from the Japanese brand has a high aperture ratio (f / 2.0) and is equipped with a 4-axis image stabilization system, which helps to make the picture clearer when shooting handheld in poor lighting conditions. In addition to photos, the camera does a good job of recording videos in resolutions up to 4K. The front camera has a 4-megapixel resolution and has larger pixels, which gives a head start in quality when there is a lack of light.

USB Type C

One of the features of the Chinese flagship can be called a double-sided USB Type C connector — Xiaomi engineers were not afraid to move away from the traditional microUSB, for which they deserve special praise. However not everyone considers this an advantage, because. this interface is still used by a small number of devices.

Long battery life

Xiaomi Mi-5 battery capacity is 3000 mAh. A similar volume is observed, for example, in the Samsung Galaxy S7. The brainchild of the Chinese industry outdoes the A-brand in terms of video viewing time on a single charge of video (25 hours versus 16 for Samsung), but loses in terms of browsing time on the Web via a Wi-Fi connection (8 hours versus 10). You won't have to charge the battery for a long time — the use of Quick Charge 3.0 technology fills the battery tanks in 80 minutes.