Saturday, April 2, 2016

Xiaomi Mi 5 : A Pre - Review !

The much awaited day for Xiaomi loyalists is here. A breed , similar to Apple users, Xiaomi users have predominantly stuck to the brand quite fiercely since its launch in India.

Unlike Apple which saw it going back on the technology line to launch an  smaller 4' iPhone SE phone for a 40,000 INR pricetag, Xiaomi has held strong to launch a really fast powerful phone and from the features , it certainly doesn't disappoint. They certainly have delivered and even beaten expectations

Price : 25K INR
To begin with ,this is by far their most expensive phones at a price tag of 24,999 . Can it see a price drop after 4-5 months ?
Most probably yes, probably to compete with the likes of Nexus 5X and OnePlusTwo (both of them started at 25000 and now selling it at 23,000)

The Mi4 during its launch was priced at 20-21K price tag and now retailing at just 15K in Flipkart. Though the sales of Mi4 hadnt taken off like its predecessor Mi3 , they are high chances that the Mi5 might definitely a big hit

So what do we get new for the extra 10K in the Mi5, when compared with the Mi4 ?

Storage : 32GB (non expandable)
 



Mi5 now sports a 32 GB internal memory compared to 16GB internal space in Mi4
Again, there is no external SD card slot, but to a large segment of the population, 32 GB should be more than sufficient. It however supports OTG Pen drives which can be used to access external storage data

Battery : With no surprise, Mi5 comes with a 3100 mah non-removable battery , that can easily last more than a day or two depending on heavy your usage is and can definitely not leave you stranded with no battery to spare at a crucial time

Processor & Speed : One of the key points of Xiaomi phones are their minimalistic interfaces and fast response times. With a Snapdragon 820 Processor and 3GB RAM, this is definitely gonna be way faster than its predecessors


Camera :  MI claims that it has a special 4axis  optical image stabilization and a next gen 16MP sensor with a sony camera . This is one of their key selling points for Mi5 ,but early product reviewers claim it may not be the case. Though the images may definitely be way sharper and better than other Mi Phones, it may not really give a run for its money when compared to the raw images shots of Nexus , OnePlus 2 or the Iphone 6s (This is a point not personally tested and only mentioning from general reviews of product testers yet)

Other Miscellaneous Features :
  • USB C connectivity
  • Quick charge option
  • Fingerprint Sensors
  • 3D Glass Body (No more cheap plastics)


Verdict : Can someone consider ditching that expensive 50K iPhone and go for the Mi5?

A definite Yes without a moment's notice !!



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