Xiaomi mi4s vs xiaomi mi5 [comparative]

We continue with our round of comparisons with the Xiaomi Mi5 as the main protagonist. This time we are going to compare it with another smartphone of the same brand and that has also been announced at the MWC in Barcelona, ​​we are of course talking about the Mi4S. Let's start our comparison Xiaomi Mi4s vs Xiaomi Mi5 .

Xiaomi Mi4s vs Xiaomi Mi5: design

Xiaomi have opted for aluminum to manufacture their new smartphones, both smartphones are built with a unibody chassis for a high quality finish and a much better feeling in the hand. Something that on the other hand has the drawback of not allowing the battery to be removed for replacement.

As for the Xiaomi Mi5, it has a weight of 129 grams and dimensions of 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm, meanwhile the Mi4S reaches 139.26 x 70.76 x 7.8 mm and a weight of 133 grams. It is incredible that the Chinese manufacturer has managed to build a terminal as light and without resorting to lighter materials such as plastic.

If we look at the appearance of the terminals we see that the Xiaomi Mi5 has a slight curvature at the edges of the back, very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, which will allow us to hold it in a more comfortable way and greatly improves its appearance. The Mi5 has a fingerprint sensor on its physical home button, located on the lower front.

The Xiaomi Mi4S is presented with a much more conservative but also excellent design. In this case we have a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Screen with maximum resolution

Two smartphones with two screens to envy, both based on IPS technology to achieve sensational image quality. We are facing two terminals with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution to offer sensational image quality while taking care of the autonomy and performance of your processor. On a 5-inch screen it is more than enough with Full HD since a higher resolution is almost negligible in terms of image quality but it is noticeable and quite a lot in battery consumption.

Hardware and battery

The interior of the Xiaomi Mi5 is governed by a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, the most advanced chip of the American firm and which consists of four Kryo cores at a maximum frequency of 2 GHz and the Adreno 530 GPU, a very powerful combination that It is Qualcomm's return to the use of its own design of the CPU cores that has given such good results in the recent past.

For its part, the Xiaomi Mi4S has a more modest Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor consisting of four Cortex A 53 cores at 1.44 GHz and two other Cortex A57 at 1.82 GHz. The set is completed with a very powerful Adreno 418 GPU that will allow us to enjoy all the games available without any problem . In short, a processor with a very remarkable power that will not wrinkle before any application.

Along with the processor, in the case of the Xiaomi Mi5 we will have options to choose between 3 GB or 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM and a storage to also choose between 32 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB. In the case of the Mi4S we find a single configuration with 3 GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 64 GB of storage.

We look at the battery and the Xiaomi Mi4S presents a slightly higher capacity with 3, 260 mAh compared to the 3, 000 mAh of the MI5. In both cases we will not be able to remove the battery, as has become increasingly common, although we should be able to get to the end of the day without problems.

Camera, software and connectivity

The optics of the Xiaomi Mi5 have been pampered in all its details so as not to disappoint even the most demanding users. The rear camera features a 16MP Sony IMX298 sensor with f / 2.0 aperture and DTI pixel isolation technology to improve photo quality in low light conditions by reducing noise and separating colors from different pixels with Greater precision. Its shutter is very fast to capture moving scenes with great clarity and sharpness. Finally, it has a 4-axis stabilizer to minimize movement in videos. The front camera has a 4MP sensor.

This smartphone is capable of recording video at 4K resolution and 30 fps on its rear camera while the front camera can record at 1080p and 30 fps resolution. Its operation is controlled by the advanced MIUI 7 operating system based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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In the case of the Mi4S we find a 13-megapixel main camera with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF autofocus . It also has a 5 megapixel front camera to satisfy selfie-takers and very useful for video conferencing. In this case we will settle for recording video at 1080p resolution and 30 fps. In this case we also have the MIUI 7 operating system although based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

As for connectivity, both have the most advanced technologies such as USB Type-C, Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPA, GLONASS, and infrared. The difference is found in that the Mi5 includes NFC unlike its little brother.

Availability and price

If you intend to get one of these two excellent smartphones you have to know that neither of them will officially reach the Spanish market. To buy it you will have to go to the main Chinese online stores that will arrive soon for starting prices of 250 euros in the case of the Mi4S and about 400 euros in the case of the Mi5.

	Xiaomi Mi5	Xiaomi Mi4S
screen	5.15-inch IPS	5 inch IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
Internal memory	32/64 / 128GB expandable up to 200GB	64GB expandable up to 128GB
OS	Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow MIUI	Android 5.1 Lollipop MIUI
Battery	3, 000 mAh	3, 260 mAh
Connectivity	USB 3.0 Type-C WiFi 802.11ac 4G LTE Bluetooth 4.2 GPS infrared NFC	USB 3.0 Type-C WiFi 802.11ac 4G LTE Bluetooth 4.2 GPS infrared
Rear camera	16MP sensor Autofocus Dual-tone LED flash 4K video recording and 30 fps	13MP sensor Autofocus Flash LED donle hue 1080p video recording and 30 fps
Frontal camera	4 MP	5 MP
Processor and GPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 4 Kryo cores Adreno 530 GPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 4 Cortex A53 cores + 2 Cortex A57 cores GPU Adreno 418
RAM	3/4 GB	3GB
Dimensions	144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm	139.26 x 70.76 x 7.8 mm