And though the design of all the variants of the device share a similar design — a bit like a reverse Samsung S7 Edge, curved back and a flat front — the 32GB and the 64GB variants have a glass back, while the top-of-the-line model, the 128GB Mi 5 Pro has a ceramic back. The Mi 5 Pro also has 4GB of RAM, while the cheaper versions come with 3GB of memory.
Other highlights include the camera’s 4-axis optical image stabilization — best in the business, Barra says — NFC support, Quick Charge 3.0 technology (offering 20% faster charging than the last generation of the tech), and a front fingerprint sensor that doubles as the home button, very similar in size and shape to the ones in Samsung. The phone weighs 129 grams, and the variant I’ve tried out — the 64GB, glass back one — felt really light in the hand. The phone has extremely thin bezels, and the display is very visible in direct light conditions, thanks to Xiaomi’s Sunlight Display tech, which adjusts contrast for each pixel in real time. Overall, while it still lags behind Samsung’s new offerings in terms of the "wow" factor, it definitely looks and feels like a premium phone.
Barra said the Mi 5 is “likely” to be the first Snapdragon 820 phone you can actually buy — it’ll be available March 1 in China, with other markets coming soon. For comparison, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, which also have a Snapdragon 820 processor, will be available for pre-order on March 11.
Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Xiaomi Mi5 – Specs comparison
Samsung Galaxy S7has a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with Quad HD resolution. It is powered by 64-bit Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 octa-core processor and 4GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a 12-megapixel Sony IMX260 rear-facing camera alongside a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. This 4G LTE smartphone is running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and comes with a 3,000mAh non-removable battery. The internal storage options of Galaxy S7 are 32GB and 64GB while the Korean company brings back the microSD slot as well. The fingerprint sensor of Galaxy S7 is embedded on the home button, as usual.
Xiaomi Mi5
has a 5.15-inch Nega display with FHD resolution. It is powered by 64-bit Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 octa-core processor and also the first smartphone from Xiaomi to has a fingerprint sensor that embedded on home button. Mi5 has a 16-megapixel Sony IMX298 rear-facing camera alongside a 4-megapixel front-facing camera. This 4G LTE smartphone is running on MIUI and comes with a 3,000mAh non-removable battery. Xiaomi Mi5 is available in 3 models – Standard Model, Pro Model and Ultimate Model. The Xiaomi Mi5 Standard Model features 3GB RAM+32GB of internal storage and the Pro Model features 3GB RAM+64GB of internal storage. The Ultimate Model or Elite Model features 3D ceramic body, ceramic fingerprint sensor, 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage
