Xiaomi Mi 5S Review
A Chinese multinational company Xiaomi which changed the standard of normal people by manufacturing smartphones that was available in normal price range, released its another flagship smartphone named Xiaomi Mi 5S on 2016, October, the updated version of the previous Mi 5 and the predecessor of the Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus. And today we are reviewing the same device.
The Xiaomi Mi 5S is completely made up of a metal unibody, whereas, the Mi 5 was made up of a glass body. The rear panel also receives some design in it which makes the device look stylish. Furthermore, the device receives 2.5D curved corning gorilla glass at the front and the side bezels too are thin.
An earpiece is placed at the top bezel surrounded by a front facing camera at the right and sensors and notification LED light at the left. The device replaces capacitive home button with physical home button which also works as a fingerprint sensor. Furthermore, the capacitive recent app and back buttons supported by backlit, and these three buttons are placed below the screen.
The Mi 5S features a 3.5 mm headphone socket at the top. However, we can see that this device lacks an IR sensor. The device carries the USB Type-C port at the bottom followed by a primary mic and speaker grille on each side. We also can notice the main facing camera at the top-left corner on the back followed a dual-tone LED flashlight. Besides, the device acquires power and volume alteration keys on the right and the SIM cards tray on the left.
Furthermore, the Mi 5S comes with 5.15 inches IPS LCD screen and features 1080 x 1920 pixels full HD resolution with ~428 ppi pixels density. The screen produces vibrant and saturated color. The device possesses 2.5D curved glass which makes the viewing angle perfect. The device also acquires an ambient light sensor that makes the screen bright when using under light.
The Xiaomi operates Mi 5S with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and its own MIUI 8.0. The device is functioned with Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 chipset, Quad-Core (2 x 2.15 GHz Kyro and 2 x 1. 6 GHz Kyro) CPU, and Adreno 530 GPU. The device also possesses 64 GB of ROM and 3 GB of RAM. The device, however, like Mi 5 lacks a microSD card slot.
Moreover, the Mi 5S is equipped with 12 MP, f/2.0 aperture lens, phase detection autofocus, and dual-tone LED flashlight main camera. The main camera possesses features like 1/2.3″ sensor size, 1.55 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, and so on. The device, besides, carries 4 MP, f/2.0 aperture lens, 1/3″ sensor size and 2 µm pixel size front facing camera. The rear camera captures nice shots even on lowlight, and front facing camera also captures nice self-portraits. Moreover, the rear camera shoots 4K videos.
Further, the Mi 5S features powerful 3200 mAh non-removable battery. Moreover, the device also features fast charging functionality which can be noticed in maximum devices of Xiaomi. Talking about the battery, the battery gives good backup and can be used for 2 days without any problem. Besides, the device is available in four different colors; grey, silver, rose gold and gold.
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Xiaomi Mi 5S Price in Nepal : Rs. 49,000 (Around)
Xiaomi Mi 5S Specification
Display
| Size | 5.15 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Color Depth | 16M |
Processor
| CPU Speed | 2.15 GHz and 1.6 GHz |
| CPU Type | Quad-Core |
Camera
| Video Recording Resolution | (4K) 3840 x 2160p@30fps |
| Main Camera Resolution | 12.0 MP |
| Front Camera Resolution | 4.0 MP |
| Main Camera Auto-focus | Yes |
Memory
| RAM | 3 GB |
| ROM | 64 GB |
| External Memory | No |
Network/Bearer^
| Multi-Sim | Dual-SIM |
| Sim Size | Nano-SIM (4FF) |
| 2G Sim | 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GHz |
| 2G CDMA | NA |
| 3G CDMA | NA |
| 3G TD-CDMA | NA |
| 4G TDD LTE | NA |
Connectivity
| ANT+ | NA |
| USB Version | USB Type-C |
| Headphone | 3.5 mm Stereo |
| Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz), Yes |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v4.2 |
| MHL | NA |
| PC Sync | NA |
| Location | GPS, Glonass, Beidou |
| NFC | Yes |
Software
| Operating Software | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
Physical Information
| Color+ | Grey, Silver, Rose Gold and Gold |
| Form Factor | Touchscreen Bar |
| Dimension | 145.6 x 70.3 x 8.3 mm |
| Weight | 145 g |
| Water Resistant/Dust Proof | No |
Sensors
| Compass/Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity Sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient Light Sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | Yes |
| Temperature Sensor | No |
Battery
| Standard Battery Capacity | 3200 mAh |
| Removable | No |
Audio and Video
| Video Playing Format | NA |
| Video Playing Resolution | NA |
| Audio Playing Format | NA |
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