One of the most liked devices by GizChina readers is now on flash sale over at Gearbest, it’s the XiaoMi Mi5. If you’re interested in this still powerful and appealing phone, follow us through some of its main selling points before heading to get one!
The XiaoMi Mi5 is the company’s flagship from 2016 which is still a great purchase today as we haven’t seeing a huge upgrade between the older Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 and the new 835 chipset. The powerful processor is also paired with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
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The smartphone comes with a 5.15-inch display sporting Full HD resolution, a 16MP Sony IMX298 rear camera with 4-axis OIS, PDAF and DTI technology, and a 4MP selfie shooter with 2µm-big pixel. The Mi5 also features, an USB Type-C port, Full NFC support and Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging technology for its big 3000mAh capacity battery.
You can get the Xiaomi Mi5 over at Gearbest for $223.99 (use coupon Mi5CCCCY at checkout) for a limited time and with limited pieces. The smartphone is in its international version.
I wish we could use consistent terminology for global vs international. The Gearbest Mi 5 has the GLOBAL ROM, meaning multi-languages, OTA update and no Chinese apps unless you choose that as your language. This is different from a retailer created global ROM which generally blocks OTA updates. To me “international” means a greater number of LTE frequencies including those that work in the US. This Gearbest Mi 5 just has the usual Chinese 3 LTE bands – 1, 3 and 7.
I wish we could use consistent terminology for global vs international. The Gearbest Mi 5 has the GLOBAL ROM, meaning multi-languages, OTA update and no Chinese apps unless you choose that as your language. This is different from a retailer created global ROM which generally blocks OTA updates. To me “international” means a greater number of LTE frequencies including those that work in the US. This Gearbest Mi 5 just has the usual Chinese 3 LTE bands – 1, 3 and 7.