Product
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi 5
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC3 18W wired, QC3
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in) 152.6 x 74 x 7.6 mm (6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 129 g / 139 g (Ceramic) (4.90 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Size 5.15 inches, 73.1 cm2 (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
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 2017, September. Released 2017, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual - 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.6, 52mm (telephoto), AF, 2x optical zoom
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 -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 4K@30fps, 720p@120fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM (Standard), 64GB 3GB RAM (Prime), 128GB 4GB RAM (Pro) 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.0 eMMC 5.1
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Ceramic Black, Blue
Models 2015105 MCE8
SAR 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)     0.50 W/kg (head)     1.54 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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -95.3dB / Crosstalk -95.4dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: 1227:1 (nominal), 3.240 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 74dB -
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2180Basemark X: 33110 -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (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 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 512
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), MIUI 10 Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9, MIUI 12
Selfie camera
Single 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
  - 24-bit/192kHz audio