Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Mi Max 3

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2016 September 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($245.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Gold, Pink, Black Gold, Matte Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1.1 Nougat Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface - Android One (Stock Android) MIUI 9
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630/ MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 506 -
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.5 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (345 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 70.63% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio N/A FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels Dual 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide-angle lens - 12MP, 1.25μm, f/2.2 aperture; Telephoto lens - 12MP, 1.0μm, f/2.6 aperture Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Yes Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3080 mAh 5500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -