Review: Xiaomi Mi5s

A reasonable upgrade: Xiaomi Mi5s smartphone, the improved version of Mi5, was presented in September.

The first impression of Xiaomi Mi5s is favourable, thanks to its glamorous appearance. Read below to know more about this smartphone.

PROS:

√ seamless and cohesive appearance

√ fast and fluid screen

√ small size for carrying with easily -- only 145 g (5.11 oz) and 145.6 x 70.3 x 8.3 mm (5.73 x 2.77 x 0.33 in)

√ quick and detailed camera

√ pretty nice sound performance, good for listening to music

√ video is really fluent

√ super cheap compared with other phones like Samsung Galaxy S7, etc.

CONS:

×  no very fast Home button

×  no support for external memory

×  no mature ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, just sensor

Key Features:

OS: MIUI 8 (Android 6.0)

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

CPU: quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU: Adreno 530

Ultrasonic fingerprint scanner

Storage: 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM

Camera: 12.0MP rear camera with PDAF and dual-tone flash light, 4.0MP with f/2.0 aperture front camera

Image sensor: SONY IMX378

USB: Micro USB type-C

Screen size: 5.15 inch

Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FHD)

Supports dual SIM and dual standby

Supports multi language

Xiaomi Mi5s is compact and simple to use. You can take brilliant and detailed photos in good lighting and enjoy its long battery life. Some users may be disappointed that there is no OIS like on the Xiaomi Mi5, but MI5s highlight is its ultrasonic fingerprint scanner button-free design.

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