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Xiaomi Mi 5

Xiaomi Mi 5
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  • Released 2016, April
    129g / 139g (Ceramic), 7.3mm thickness
    Android 6.0, up to Android 8.0, MIUI 10
    32GB/64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
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  • 5.15"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    2160p
  • 3/4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 820
  • 3000mAh
    18W
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Pro and Prime editions are China exclusive

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2016, February. Released 2016, April
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
GPU Adreno 530
Memory Card slot No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro)
 UFS 2.0
Main Camera Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie camera Single 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C
Features Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC3
Misc Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
Models 2015105
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
Price About 240 EUR
Our Tests Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180
Basemark X: 33110
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 92h

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Xiaomi Mi 5 - user opinions and reviews

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  • PAr
  • 12 Jan 2026

This phone have a custom rom android 15. Lineage os and LMODroid. I use lineage os and the dev still updating the rom. Even security android patch is on january 2026. Thank you dev, still making this device alive

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  • CGY
  • 02 Nov 2025

Please where can I get the battery?

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  • spD
  • 15 Oct 2025

best xiaomi phone ever.

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