Xiaomi presents the Mi 5 at the MWC

Xiaomi has placed in an exceptional position by becoming one of the companies that has grown the most in the past years. A different way to launch your devices with those flash sales and well-selected terminals with a series of key features in the hardware to add with a great design and a very affordable price. Xiaomi has known how to stand out from the other manufacturers and right now it is being imitated by many other manufacturers who use the same forms to reach thousands of users around the world. While we hope that at some point it will expand internationally, today we are content merely with the presentation of the Xiaomi Mi 5.

Xiaomi has just come to the fore to present the Xiaomi Mi 5 at the first media event held by this Chinese manufacturer in Europe, precisely at the Mobile World Congress. This one has a 5,15 inch 1080p screenIt works under Snapdragon 820 quad-core chip and has MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Other of its most important features are its 16 megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase detection autofocus (PDAF), DTI technology, Spectra image processor, 4-axis optical image stabilization (OIS), recording 4K video and a 4 megapixel front camera with 2 micron pixel size.

Xiaomi goes all-in on performance

In the presentation of the Xiaomi we have seen Hugo Barra appear on a "hover board" before the public present to introduce us to certain figures that must be mentioned, such as those 70 million smartphones sold in 2015 and what it is like to be the largest manufacturer of smartphones in China by narrowly surpassing Huawei. Barra has been presenting the phones to blame for this as well as the Redmi Note 3.

A fast phone as Barra says due to its Snapdragon 820 chip, its 4 GB RAM and 128GB Flash memory storage. Insanely fast as Xioami herself says with obvious advantages by taking advantage of that Qualcomm chip and as indicated in one of the presentations shared here. They well emphasize the amazing technology of the Snapdragon 820 with performance that is twice the 810 and has a 50% improvement in energy efficiency. In the GPU we find another of its greatest virtues with 40% higher performance and improved energy consumption. The image below demonstrates how this graph is a far cry from the previous generation.

Another of its virtues to obtain this performance is the inclusion of the new generation UFS 2.0, which ultimately leads to a memory 87% faster than eMMC 5.0. The new generation in the memories that will be the standard and that will be available in the new Xiaomi Mi 5.

His design

The design is where Xiaomi surprises us in the Mi 5 with that curved back on both sides that reminds us of the edge version of the Galaxy S6 and S7, although in this one on the front. Another of its important points is the inclusion of the home button and that the source of inspiration for the exclusive design of the Mi 5 is to be based on the lines of the Mi Note. What has been sought is that the sensations when having it in hand are the best when it is taken.

A 3D body in ceramic and that has a special capacity for endurance and a special grip thanks to a texture that gives the impression to the touch as if it were marble. The reasons for not finding so many phones with ceramic is because it is more expensive, but this is where Xiaomi has sought to offer this material in its impressive Mi 5, as they have indicated in the manufacturing process.

The camera on another level

The camera is another component of which Xiaomi are well satisfied for its quality in low light circumstances and the shots taken under normal circumstances as shown in the examples.

OIS have taken it to another level as Barra says in the presentation. Mi 5 introduces 4-axis for transverse stabilization image correction and photo correction in low light conditions. This 4-axis allows you to see the sensor in motion when you pick up your phone to take a picture.

The sensor is the 298MP Sony IMX16 and that includes for the first time the DTI technology for better greens and reds. The high performance image processor is Spectra that allows improvement in color and in low light circumstances, without letting 4K recording pass in the video.

The front camera is the same as in the 4MP Mi Note and 2um in pixels to take the best selfie photos so popular in our time. A special camera in a phone that will not leave anyone indifferent.

A Xiaomi to be a success

Another of its novelties is the fingerprint sensor which is on the front. Barra indicates that the most difficult thing is to find the perfect space for the location of this very special sensor for certain important actions such as blocking or payments. It features USB Type-C and a 3.000 mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 that will offer 2 hours of talk time with just five minutes of charging.

Xiaomi Mi 5 specifications

5,15-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) QHD display, 95% NTSC gamut, 600 nits
Snapdragon 820 64-bit quad-core chip
Adreno GPU 530
3 GB LPDDR4 RAM / 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 128GB internal storage
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 7
dual Sim
16 megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX298, PDAF, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording
4 MP front camera with 2um
Fingerprint scanner, infrared sensor
Dimensions: 144,55 x 69,2 x 7,25mm
Weight: 129 grams
4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n / ac dual-band (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
3.000 mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0