Sigh...I suspect you also probably complain when phone manufacturers make phones thinner and lighter at the expense of battery capacity. Pick a position!
My position on battery is and always was pretty clear: I'll take whatever provides enough charge for 7 or more days of use. My point is something completely different though: One of the USP of the Mi5 was how light it is -- also compared to the competition. The Mi5s is being advertised (and presented by AT) as being an all-around slight improvement to the Mi5, however is it both bulkier and much heavier which is a clear anti-improvement.
I think the battery is Non User Replaceable. Its still replaceable but you must opened the back case with screw. Little Glued but still can be jack up not as hard as iPhone 5.
The fingerprint goes back behind huh? the fingerprint mi 5s plus goes back behind the back case, like redmi note 3 pro
Correction: The lower-binned Snapdragon 821 in the Mi 5s has the same peak frequency as the Snapdragon 820 for the performance cluster (2.15GHz), but its power cluster goes up to 2.0GHz instead of 1.59GHz like the 820.
Surprised these are shipping with Android 6. Android 7 made a huge difference to the battery life and performance of my Nexus 5X. I wouldn't buy a new phone which isn't using it.
Thanks for you continuing coverage of high end but affordable Chinese phones. Some will not work or be available for sale in the USA but those of us in Europe and Asia depend on these anandtech.com phone reviews -- and there are quite a few of us in Asia, Europe and Africa!
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shabby - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Could of swore all signs pointed to a fingerprint reader under the screen.jjj - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
The 5S has the SoC at up to 2.15GHz and the GPU at 624MHz so very SD820 like.The 5S 4GB also has pressure touch. The Plus has IR blaster.
Dimensions and most specs (use Google Translate):
http://www.mi.com/mi5s/
http://www.mi.com/mi5splus/
Daniel Egger - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
WTH? It's heavier AND bulkier than the predecessor and that all for a measly 200mAh battery bump?YYN - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
It could also be a new sub-frame, since the Mi 5 is really easy to bend and break.vaporcobra - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Sigh...I suspect you also probably complain when phone manufacturers make phones thinner and lighter at the expense of battery capacity. Pick a position!Daniel Egger - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
My position on battery is and always was pretty clear: I'll take whatever provides enough charge for 7 or more days of use. My point is something completely different though: One of the USP of the Mi5 was how light it is -- also compared to the competition. The Mi5s is being advertised (and presented by AT) as being an all-around slight improvement to the Mi5, however is it both bulkier and much heavier which is a clear anti-improvement.Shadow7037932 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
What are you? A wimp? Can't handle a few grams in increased weight?negusp - Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - link
savageRo_Ja - Thursday, September 29, 2016 - link
My Huawei Y6 Pro is even heavier than these and you complain about a few grams eh?SquarePeg - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
Sadly like most of the better Chinese phones no support for US LTE bands.http://willmyphonework.net/
realbabilu - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
It supported by Qualcomm chip inside mi 5. But it locked by xiaomi firmware. To open it you must hack your phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-5/how-to/mi5-mi...LiviuTM - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
It's not only about firmware. Antennas matter too; it probably doesn't have antennas for those bands, so the performance will be pretty poor.realbabilu - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - link
I think the battery is Non User Replaceable. Its still replaceable but you must opened the back case with screw. Little Glued but still can be jack up not as hard as iPhone 5.The fingerprint goes back behind huh? the fingerprint mi 5s plus goes back behind the back case, like redmi note 3 pro
DanNeely - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Is the 5s using an 820 or an 821? Says the latter but has stats for the former.Matt Humrick - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
The Mi 5s uses the Snapdragon 821 but it's clocked like the 820, according to Xiaomi.amdwilliam1985 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
That's an interesting move, maybe someone can do an efficiency and battery life comparison of 821(at 820 speed) vs 820.Matt Humrick - Thursday, September 29, 2016 - link
Correction: The lower-binned Snapdragon 821 in the Mi 5s has the same peak frequency as the Snapdragon 820 for the performance cluster (2.15GHz), but its power cluster goes up to 2.0GHz instead of 1.59GHz like the 820.markiz - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Ordered OP3 after the announcement.OLED, officially present in Europe, same price, supports all 4G bands.
Kinda disappointed. I thought Redmi Pro was a sign they are moving to OLED :'(
Meteor2 - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Surprised these are shipping with Android 6. Android 7 made a huge difference to the battery life and performance of my Nexus 5X. I wouldn't buy a new phone which isn't using it.Da Kat - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
Wow, with THOSE specs, it should totally kick butt in performance, and at just under $400.khanikun - Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - link
That price confused me, since I saw the Japanese Yen symbol. I didn't know the Chinese Yuan used the same symbol.Archipelago - Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - link
Thanks for you continuing coverage of high end but affordable Chinese phones. Some will not work or be available for sale in the USA but those of us in Europe and Asia depend on these anandtech.com phone reviews -- and there are quite a few of us in Asia, Europe and Africa!