Product
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC3 18W wired, QC3
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4070 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in) 156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Infrared port Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Launch
Announced 2016, February. Released 2016, April 2016, October. Released 2016, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Single 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.12µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS 22.5 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.6", 1.0µm, PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro) 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.0 -
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic Black, Gold, Silver
Models 2015105 2015213
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     0.78 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China -
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB Noise-94.4dB / Crosstalk -91.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h Endurance rating 92h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 66800 (nominal), 3.228 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB Voice 63dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180Basemark X: 33110 GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard editionQuad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 530
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), MIUI 8.2
Selfie camera
Single 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm 8 MP, f/2.0, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  - 24-bit/192kHz audio