Xiaomi made some bold hardware choices with the Xiaomi Mi5, but it doesn’t appear to have been enough to attract buyers in the number they needed, so an update is on the way. (UPDATE! Full Xiaomi Mi 5S specifications revealed.)
Xiaomi really did make some interesting choices for the Xiaomi Mi5. They made a phone with a new screen size (5.15-inch) just so they could offer more LED’s to give a brighter panel, but retained the much loathed black border design.
The original Mi5, which we saw first hand at MWC, came with a Snapdragon 820 chip, and very fast f1.8 rear camera, but of those of you wanting even better performance you might want to take a look and the purported specs of the Xiaomi Mi5S.
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According to these screenshots the new updated version of the Xiaomi flagship will get a chipset upgrade to a Snapdragon 821 running at 2.4Ghz and get up to 6GB of LPDDR4 1866Mhz RAM.
Storage options will reach 256GB meaning that the new phone will be able to handle even more media than the previous.
The rest of the hardware appears unchanged which means the Mi5S will get a 3490mAh battery, USB Type C, 16 mega-pixel F1.8 rear camera and 4 axis OIS.
Xiaomi are expected to release the Xiaomi Mi5S in the coming weeks, so watch out for that and also keep an eye on pricing of the current Mi5 which is set to drop in anticipation for the launch.
What Mi5s must incorporate is a better imaging solution, than it’s predecessor Mi5.
If Mi5s is to be more succesful, perhaps Xiaomi will look at a new class of Image sensors.
Flagship worthy camera similar to Samsung Galaxy S7 and excellent build quality. Then it will be awesome 🙂
Wasn’t mi5’s camera a 2.0 aperture? I kind of remember so because many here (myself included) said that it was a step back from the 1.8 on mi4…
However mi5s’ specs are not that difficult to imagine: sd821, up to 6gb of ram, dual camera and a 3000mah battery (or, since xiaomi likes to make it look bigger by being accurate, 3021.18243684 mah). Probably the black bezels will stay there, keeping a better design for mi6.
I remember 2.0 too
According to GSM Arena the camera on Xiaomi Mi5 is:
16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis)
http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_5-6948.php
“retained the much loathed black border design.”…. I’m reading this on an Mi5 and I had to both move it closer to my face and hold it awkwardly to see this border!
So it’s not really that bad -_-;
ia ctually find the white version doesnt look that bad, like this border is so narrow compared to all the current flagship phones…
i still went for a black version tho ^^
i find the gold one looks the worst with it
Gold versions look awful in general ?
However, on reviews and pics the black bezels look chunky as crap, don’t know if, seeing it in flesh, it’s a different thing
I have the black version. There is a border, but it is mostly covered by my hand when holding the phone, so you do not notice it under normal use.
I do not deny the border is there if you look, but under normal use you just won’t ever notice… so my issue was with the phrasing. It has a border, and it is perfectly fine 🙂
You must have the black version because in the white version it’s impossible not to see it. I have it on my Nextbit Robin too, it always annoys me.