Xiaomi Mi5: probably the best smartphone 2016

The exhibition MWC 2016 in Barcelona Xiaomi showed new flagship - the long-awaited Xiaomi Mi5. Perhaps this time the company has surpassed not only the Samsung and LG, but also itself. In terms of price and quality - with an eye on the performance and build quality - competitors Mi5 is not, and hardly any will in the near future.

Novelty is equipped with 5.15-inch display with a resolution of Full HD and luminance 600 nits. It is worth noting that such a diagonal from the past is much more convenient than the popular 5.5 inches. Glass screen is protected with oleophobic coating. Perhaps the most welcome news was the use of Mi5 latest processor Snapdragon 820 (versions are available with frequencies 1.8 and 2.15 GHz) with a graphics accelerator Adreno 530: the single-chip "stone" is 100% faster than the previous solution with a number 810.

Furthermore, the new type of memory is equipped LPDDR4, which gives a 100 percent increase in memory capacity compared with previously used in smart phones LPDDR3. At the moment, it announced three versions of Xiaomi Mi5. The base is equipped with 3 GB and 32 GB permanent memory mainstream - 4 GB and 64 GB respectively. Top configuration offers 4 GB and 128 GB of memory. By the way, flash memory is non-standard, too: in the new UFS 2.0 Xiaomi modules used with data transfer rates up to 450 MB / s. The new standard is 87% faster eMMC 5.0, used in most smart phones.

Other toppings will allow novice compete with any modern smartphone. Thus, the main chamber 16 is represented Mi5 megapixel Sony IMX298 module with the phase of the optical auto focus and image stabilization. As used frontal module 4 megapixel. The battery on the 3000 mAh technology supports fast charging Quick Charge 3.0.

In terms of design and usability Xiaomi also did not disappoint: The unit is equipped with the key "Home" with built-in fingerprint scanner. In front and behind the smartphone is protected by glass. The frame is made of metal. Instead microUSB bored and the only major news wire interface has become the USB port Type-C. There are less and less popular, but no less popular NFC-module. Wireless interfaces are presented in complete: smartphone supports the latest 4G LTE-A standard for a data download speeds of up to 600 Mbit / s and the voice telephony VoLTE.

The company plans to release a smartphone in three colors: black, white and gold. Gold version will have exclusive texture on the back cover. Dimensions Xiaomi Mi5 make very comfortable 144,55 × 69,2 × 7,25 mm (here and here for this a non-standard screen size), and smartphone weight - only 129 grams. All this splendor, according to the manufacturer, is gaining in Antutu 140,000 parrots and clearly leads the market.

The cost of the gadget at these rates seem laughable (in fact, of course, just perfect). Version with a frequency of 1.8 GHz processor, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of permanent storage will cost the buyer in the Chinese market to 300 dollars. A more powerful version of the processor at a frequency of 2.15 GHz, the same amount of RAM and 64GB of ROM will cost $ 50 more expensive. Price Xiaomi Mi5 Plus masthead embodiment with ceramic back cover, a frequency of 2.15 GHz, increased up to 4GB of RAM and the inner drive 128 GB - about 415 dollars.

In these results the novelty is ready to argue with the benchmark - iPhone 6. At least, Antutu tests, cost and camera test show a clear advantage of the Chinese news. Xiaomi time ahead and the nearest competitor from China - Meizu Pro5 - both tests, and on the filling (primarily due to the presence of the camera and more powerful processor optical stabilization).

Compare with samsung S7 and the new flagship LG leave outside the scope of the article: I would like to hear the views of readers. Who will win?