Another price drop for the Mi5 this is a lot of phone for 182 quid no BAND 20 support before SAM comments
Main Features:
Display: 5.15 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel, 428 PPI
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64bit Quad Core
GPU: Adreno 530
System: MIUI 8
RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM
Rear Camera: Sony IMX298 sensor, 16MP 4-axis OIS camera, with PDAF and DTI technology
Front Camera: 2µm-pixel 4MP camera
Front Fingerprint Sensor
By pushing fingerprint sensor area, you can unlock your phone and enter into your app, safe and considerate design to protect your privacy and account security
Type-C:
USB Type-C adopts thinner design with stronger power transmission and faster charging speed. Its advantage is the two-sides available design, which makes you use it as you please
Full feature NFC:
In addition to swiping your phone to make payments, full-feature NFC makes life easy with bus or subway transactions and recharges.
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£175.04 with discount code: MI564G 3% Quidco cashback (for new customers) - Crossbow
Top comments
Inquisitor
12 May 174#2
I have this in gold and bought it at this price maybe Christmas time? Should have dropped by now right..?
The phone itself is pretty good. However there are a few software bugs which is very tedious-
* battery save app is great but has issues with alarm clock apps and turns them off. Also it doesn't refresh GPS as often with this same bug, ok for Google maps etc, not ok for itracks (real time speed tracking).
* rooting isn't the most straightforward and support isn't quite there on the forums,
* fingerprint doesn't work very well in horizontal position.
All comments (40)
HammadKhalil
12 May 17#1
great phone for those who are not on 02 . but it is only 1 band of 4G they cannot access ?
Inquisitor
12 May 174#2
I have this in gold and bought it at this price maybe Christmas time? Should have dropped by now right..?
The phone itself is pretty good. However there are a few software bugs which is very tedious-
* battery save app is great but has issues with alarm clock apps and turns them off. Also it doesn't refresh GPS as often with this same bug, ok for Google maps etc, not ok for itracks (real time speed tracking).
* rooting isn't the most straightforward and support isn't quite there on the forums,
* fingerprint doesn't work very well in horizontal position.
muise
12 May 17#3
I have this phone and it is great. the battery saver App did cause me some problems to begin with but once you found all the options it is actually excellent as you can control which apps can do what in the background, you can exclude the clock from any restrictions which will let it work normally. the only thing I find annoying is that the 4g where I work appears to be band 20 because my connection is crap and almost unusable there, everywhere else is ok. I'm on Vodafone but will be changing to 3 in the hope that that's better
dolanduck
12 May 17#4
My fingerprint is fine, how weird. I have heard that there are 2 models, a lesser LGD model and a better JDI model and both use very different drivers.
timscott38
12 May 172#5
Code MI564G brings it down to £175.04, pay in dollars with a special credit card that has a perfect exchange rate / no foreign transaction fee and it could be as low as £169. Credit to kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-xiaomi-mi5-64gb
JonBetts2004
12 May 171#6
I would probably bite if it came down to £150. Generally happy with my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 though.
Think they are the same in the gearbest description it says The ROM on this Phone supports OTA and is multi language. It is original and international ROM and the bangood says This Xiaomi Mi5 comes with Official Global ROM + OTA Upgrade. if unsure ask them
Haighy
12 May 17#10
Had mine a month. Love it. Very fast and does everything I want. Still exploring some of the facilities. The camera takes good pics
BUCKUM2 to Haighy
12 May 17#12
Did you buy it off gearbest if yes what is the miui 8 version if you dont mind checking thanks
audin
12 May 171#11
How does this compare to the Redmi Note 4?
Adam_90
12 May 17#13
I'm torn between the mi5, mi5s or the note 4...
BUCKUM2
12 May 17#14
what note 4 are you on about if you mean the xiaomi redmi note 4 this is in a different league but no band 20 so no 4g on O2 ,tesco etc this time last year this was xiaomi flagship
audin
12 May 172#15
Redmi. In real terms what is the benefit of paying more for the Mi5?
Ash265
12 May 17#16
Very tempted but already bought Mi5 Pro for £250 from Geekbuying. Voted Hot
BUCKUM2
12 May 171#17
It is a much faster phone antutu scores 136,000 note 4 73,000 better graphics processor so excellent for gaming much better camera screen is 5.15 inch note is 5.5 inch the note 4 can use sd card upto 128gb no sd card on Mi5 they are both excellent phones depends on what u want it for
Adam_90 to BUCKUM2
12 May 17#20
Thanks. Both seem brilliant options. Still undecided between the Mi5 & the Redmi Note 4. Worried that 5.5" may be too big for a phone!
MDL199 to BUCKUM2
12 May 171#38
This phone scores better in benchmark scores but in real world usage the Note 4 is faultless and never slows down for anything.
The Note 4 Global edition having official firmware and band 20 is an absolutely massive plus in my opinion.
masai
12 May 17#18
Bought mine from gearbeast 2 weeks ago for £198 or there abouts. Paid extra £1 something for quicker delivery. Arrived from China via Yodel in 7 working days from ordering.
The phone came with official global rom and have since upgraded OTA to 8.2 which has latest version of android. There is no uk locale setting which is abit strange and there are loads of european countries missing. I changed mine to India and got the updates straight away although the download is painfully slow.
All in all very happy with the phone, it seems abit light to hold and is very slipperly but performs beautifully and the screen quality really stands out.
BUCKUM2 to masai
12 May 17#19
did you have to pay any customs on it what did they put value of it and was it standard shipping 5-10 days at 1.20 you used
mr.zoli
12 May 171#21
I have a redmi note 4 and it's absolutely amazing, beats my old LG 4 by miles both quality and performance. I guess this one is even better so fantastic deal!
audin to mr.zoli
12 May 17#23
I'm still umming and arring about swapping my G4 for a Note 4, can't make my mind up!
audin
12 May 171#22
The wife's got a Redmi Note 4 and she doesn't find it too big. Nice size IMO.
Thanks for that! Current phone is Sony Xperia Z3. Had it for over 2.5 years now so think it's time for a change.
Crossbow
12 May 17#27
If that's the LG G4, the camera on the Note 4 (assuming it's the Xiaomi, not Samsung) is nowhere near as good. Or, does this not bother you?
nokiae71
12 May 17#28
I bought the note 4 for my teenage lad who is difficult to please. He had a G4 but loves the Note 4 as it performs well but loves the fact that the battery lasts longer than the G4. I like the screen size as well 5.5" very useful.
nokiae71
12 May 17#29
what's the difference between the Mi5 and the Mi5s?
Let us know if you need to discuss any of the specs.
BUCKUM2 to nokiae71
12 May 17#31
The Mi5 has a snapdragon 820 soc and adreno 530 gpu the Mi5s has a slightly faster soc snapdragon 821 with adreno 530 gpu these are both 5.15 inch phones then there's th Mi5s plus which is the same as Mi5s but 5.7 inch and has dual camera also i believe the Mi5 has a glass back while the Mi5s have metal backs
Boopop
12 May 17#32
Tempted...currently on a OnePlus One that's beginning to give up on life...randomly switches off every week or so and the battery's shot. But I'd prefer something the size of the Z5 compact with modern hardware...bleh :disappointed:
audin
12 May 17#33
That's the only thing stopping me, I love the camera on the G4 and I use it a lot. Not sure I could bring myself to part with it.
Dayksa
12 May 171#34
Thanks, been looking for something to replace my Xperia Z3C, 16gb internal memory is not enough, even with apps set to install on SD card it is still constantly full, plus the battery life seems to be dropping with every update.
Got it for £172.53 using the code and paying via paypal using a Curve card.
masai
12 May 171#35
No.
Don't know, didnt look.
Yes.
robertfrancis1975
12 May 17#36
I like that the camera has OIS. I don't think many do for this price. Even my nearly 4 year old LG G2 has OIS and an excellent camera.
Adam_90
12 May 17#37
Still undecided between this and the Note 4 aahhh
MDL199 to Adam_90
12 May 171#39
Review for the Redmi Note 4 global edition - it is reviewed here as the Redmi Note 4x they are the exact same phone.
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Opening post
Main Features:
Display: 5.15 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel, 428 PPI
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64bit Quad Core
GPU: Adreno 530
System: MIUI 8
RAM + ROM: 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM
Rear Camera: Sony IMX298 sensor, 16MP 4-axis OIS camera, with PDAF and DTI technology
Front Camera: 2µm-pixel 4MP camera
Front Fingerprint Sensor
By pushing fingerprint sensor area, you can unlock your phone and enter into your app, safe and considerate design to protect your privacy and account security
Type-C:
USB Type-C adopts thinner design with stronger power transmission and faster charging speed. Its advantage is the two-sides available design, which makes you use it as you please
Full feature NFC:
In addition to swiping your phone to make payments, full-feature NFC makes life easy with bus or subway transactions and recharges.
---------------------------------
£175.04 with discount code: MI564G
3% Quidco cashback (for new customers)
- Crossbow
Top comments
The phone itself is pretty good. However there are a few software bugs which is very tedious-
* battery save app is great but has issues with alarm clock apps and turns them off. Also it doesn't refresh GPS as often with this same bug, ok for Google maps etc, not ok for itracks (real time speed tracking).
* rooting isn't the most straightforward and support isn't quite there on the forums,
* fingerprint doesn't work very well in horizontal position.
All comments (40)
The phone itself is pretty good. However there are a few software bugs which is very tedious-
* battery save app is great but has issues with alarm clock apps and turns them off. Also it doesn't refresh GPS as often with this same bug, ok for Google maps etc, not ok for itracks (real time speed tracking).
* rooting isn't the most straightforward and support isn't quite there on the forums,
* fingerprint doesn't work very well in horizontal position.
With coupons from the newsletter plus quidco, the one on banggood could come down to around £165
The Note 4 Global edition having official firmware and band 20 is an absolutely massive plus in my opinion.
The phone came with official global rom and have since upgraded OTA to 8.2 which has latest version of android. There is no uk locale setting which is abit strange and there are loads of european countries missing. I changed mine to India and got the updates straight away although the download is painfully slow.
All in all very happy with the phone, it seems abit light to hold and is very slipperly but performs beautifully and the screen quality really stands out.
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?&&idPhone1=6948&idPhone2=7260&idPhone3=8350
Let us know if you need to discuss any of the specs.
Got it for £172.53 using the code and paying via paypal using a Curve card.
Don't know, didnt look.
Yes.
https://youtu.be/P5lbTeCo-SI