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Today we want to compare new smartphone Xiaomi Mi 5X and another flagship from the same
Chinese manufacturer – Xiaomi Mi6.
One of the main highlights of Xiaomi Mi 6 is its dual rear camera.
Also, it has glass and stainless steel design, and powerful hardware.
Some days ago Xiaomi launched more affordable or mini version of Xiaomi Mi 6 with official
name Xiaomi Mi 5X.
New smartphone also comes with dual rear camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel
where one lens is wide-angle, while the other is telephoto.
So, why people need to buy Xiaomi Mi6, if they can order more affordable Xiaomi Mi 5X?
We compare both smartphone, and try to answer this question.
Xiaomi Mi 6 uses glass and stainless steel sandwich design.
Also flagship has a limited edition, ceramic version.
The fingerprint scanner is located on the front panel under the home button.
New smartphone Xiaomi Mi 5X comes with a full metal design, and rear mounted fingerprint scanner.
The phone with its all metal body and dual rear cameras looks like iPhone 7 Plus
Everything from 2.5 D curved glass on the front to the antenna lines placement
on the back screams about iPhone.
The only visible difference is fingerprint scanner placement.
The smartphone will be available in three colours: black, gold, and rose gold (pink).
Xiaomi Mi 6 comes with 5.15-inch Full HD display.
Xiaomi Mi 5X, on the other hand,
comes with a larger 5.5-inch Full HD display with 450nit brightness.
Xiaomi Mi 5X will be the first phone with MIUI 9 out-of-the-box.
New user interface was announced together with smartphone, it will be available from August 11.
MIUI 9 update will bring main Android Nougat features, such as multi-window support.
Xiaomi Mi 6, meanwhile, runs Android 7.1 Nougat out-of-the-box with MIUI 8.2 on top.
It will be upgradable to MIUI 9 some days after release new software.
Xiaomi Mi 5X is powered by octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 with clock speed
2GHz, and graphics accelator Adreno 506.
Snapdragon 625 is the first 600-series chipset to be built on power-efficient 14nm process.
Its main features is improved thermal efficiency and power-saving.
Also, Xiaomi Mi 5X comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage,
which is further expandable up to 128GB via
a hybrid micro-SD card slot.
Xiaomi Mi 6, on the other hand, comes with
the mose powerful processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with clock speed 2.45GHz and graphics
Adreno 540.
This smartphone is equipped with 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of 128 GB of internal
memory, which is non-expandable.
Xiaomi Mi 6 in addition comes with a stereo
speaker, but doesn't offer 3.5mm audio jack.
Xiaomi includes dongle from USB Type-C to
3.5mm in the box, but remember you can't charge and listen to the music simultaneously.
Xiaomi Mi 6 comes with dual camera setup on the rear panel 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel
where one lens is wide-angle, while the other is telephoto.
Xiaomi Mi 6 offers 2X optic
zoom, and 10X digital zoom (just like iPhone 7 Plus).
It provides quality distant shots
and professional bokeh effects in portraits.
The dual camera system is assisted with 4-axis OIS
On the front panel, there is 8-megapixel camera.
Xiaomi Mi 5X has the same dual rear cameras 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel with wide-angle
lens and telephoto lens.
Although, Xiaomi didn't mention the sensors on-board, it said
that dual camera is the same, as used in Xiaomi Mi 6.
On the front Xiaomi Mi 5X
comes with 5-megapixel camera.
While Xiaomi Mi 5X is packed with 3080mAh battery, Xiaomi Mi 6 offers a bigger 3350mAh battery.
Now, Xiaomi Mi 5X is exclusive to China.
Its price is about $222.
New smartphone will be available in three colors: Black, Gold, and Rose Gold.
It will go on sale August 1
Xiaomi Mi 6, on the other hand, has been priced
at $325 for version with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal memory and $428 for model with
6GB RAM and 128GB storage.
By the way, flagship is available in limited ceramic edition for $440
So, as you can see, Xiaomi Mi 6 offers better performance, thanks to its flagship processor
Snapdragon 835 and 6GB of RAM.
In the rest, both smartphones are very similar.
Xiaomi Mi 5X has the same dual rear camera, and attractive design.
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