It's time for the next meeting with a smartphone by Xiaomi, after I tested Mi4c, Redmi 3 и Redmi 3 Pro. Today I would like to share with you impressions from the use of models, which forced her to wait one and a half years. His eagerly awaited in 2015 year, but it went on sale only 2016 year. This is a new, flagship device Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi Mi5. Mi5 is the flagship, which aims to fight on equal terms with other leading devices, the more popular smartphone manufacturers. This is evidenced by the fact, that it was presented in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress, along with such devices, as the Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5, that is the absolute top model. But whether Mi5 smartphone will be able to compete with such strong competitors? This is what we try to find out in this review.
design, ergonomics and workmanship
Xiaomi Mi-5, which can be purchased by clicking on the following link: http://smartcom.kiev.ua/category-103-xiaomi, доступен в трех цветовых вариантах: white, gold and pink. In the box, in addition to the smartphone, we find a charger with the support of Qualcomm QuickCharge fast charging technology 3.0 (A plug-type network), cable has a USB type A-C, instructions and a needle to extract a tray for SIM-cards.
Cardboard packaging minimalistic, as well, as well as its contents. However, is a standard for Xiaomi, which is not used to make a set of any additional accessories (such as headphones), all designed to, to keep the price at an attractive level. a little sorry, что Xiaomi не захотела изменить подход к комплектации своего флагмана и не снабдила его хотя бы наушниками Piston, тем самым она хотя бы чем-то выделила его от устройств бюджетной серии Redmi. Because of this, it loses its attractiveness in the eyes of those users, who prefer choice with a maximum bundle.
Mi5, when it comes to smartphone size it is small and compact(judging by current trends, according to which smartphones are growing). When the amount of device: 144,55×69,2×7,25 mm, him 129 gram look amazing. After the phone out of the box, I immediately drew attention to the fact, что телефон легкий и хорошо сбалансированный. Making smartphone very thorough, and perfect. The design of the rigid, Nothing bends and retreats. Also, no backlash is nothing.
The back cover is made of glass Gorilla Glass 4, made in technology, call the company Xiaomi 3D Glass. It is made in a single color (but gold version, which has an interesting pattern) and has a curved edge. This solution is known from last year, when Xiaomi MiNote was also manufactured by the curved back cover edges, moreover it took over the production of Samsung Galaxy Note 5. На этом этапе следует отметить что многие пользователи ошибочно считают что это решение компания Xiaomi переняла это решение у Samsung, although it is not so. Yes, сперва оно появилось на Xiaomi MiNote а потом на Galaxy Note 5.
This time Xiaomi decided to go even further, и помимо искривления самого стекла решила мягко изогнуть металлическую рамку, So, that it was for curved glass. Effect? Smartphone perfectly in the hand. smartphone long, narrow and thin, so that seems to be more reliable and comfortable.
На задней стороне устройства вы найдете камеру, которая не выступает за габариты телефона, flash logo and Mi. Я часто сталкивался с отзывами в которых пользователи утверждают что смартфон является скользким. I do not know what is the level of personal hygiene, but as for me the glass is much less slippery, than the metal or plastic. How can it not strange to hear but the Nexus 5, plastic and metal Mi4c Redmi 3 slide much stronger. And in the case of glass clear resistance is felt, из-за чего смартфон сползает очень медленно по ладони. However, enough, each of these devices to turn the screen toward the palm, to make sure, the glass is less slippery material. The situation changes dramatically, if your hands are wet, or slightly fat, then I agree, that there is a fear of a smartphone with one hand control. Although the phone is designed to, basically, immediately allowed me to develop a good grip and there was no problem with the use of one hand phone.
end phone, this is a complete classic. On the right side are the power button and volume adjustment. The buttons are made of metal and have a good and pleasant click tangible. The only thing, what I have objections, a thin gap power button, in which you press, you can hear the distinctive sound of the rubbing of metal parts. In this case we are not talking about the poor-quality assembly, а об самой конструкции устройства и посадочного места кнопки. This means that the developers have something else to work.
On the left side is only the tray for two SIM-cards (nano). Unfortunately, Xiaomi decided to give up a very good solution, What is a hybrid slot for SIM-card, allowing to replace one of the SIM – memory card.
The upper edge conceals an additional microphone for noise reduction during video recording, Infrared and classic 3,5 mm jack for connecting headphones or other accessories. The fact that the company did not follow the trend in getting rid of the headphone jacks is a plus, as the supporters of traditional headphones will be more supportive of her choice than the Samsung flagship.
On the bottom we find a centrally located input USB Type C (with support for OTG) for charging and data exchange, and on the sides of the two bars, where the left side hides a microphone, and is under the right speaker.
The front part of the phone is completely covered with a layer of glass Gorilla Glass 4, под ним скрывается в частности 5,15-дюймовый экран, which takes about 73% square faceplate. Above him in the middle is the speaker for talking. Left speaker located approximation and light sensors, and the right camera for video calls. To the left of the sensors is color LED for notifications.
Под экраном находятся две сенсорные кнопки в виде освещенных точек (Default Left: Multitasking / menu, case: back). Using dots with illumination I feel really good solution, потому что пользователь зайдя в настройки может произвольно настраивать их функциональность. In this way, you can customize them to your liking, or habit, and if you want to have a back button on the right side, then you leave the default settings, and if left, the change and enjoy functionality.
The center button physical, but it is mounted fingerprint scanner, which means that with its help you can unlock your phone. It should be noted that the scanner is bright enough to cope with unlocking a smartphone. То что не нужно касаться к сенсорному экрану а лишь к сканеру отпечатков пальца мелочь а радует. Сам смартфон очень хороший и может понравиться. The smartphone is definitely draws the user's attention, and in particular those who use gadgets every day.
