Xiaomi MI 5 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 5 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi MI 5 vs. Apple iPhone 7 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A1784
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.55 mm 158.2 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus has greater height than Xiaomi MI 5.
Width 69.2 mm 77.9 mm Apple iPhone 7 Plus has greater width than Xiaomi MI 5.
Depth 7.25 mm 7.3 mm Xiaomi MI 5 is narrower than Xiaomi MI 5.
Weight 129 g 188 g Xiaomi MI 5 is lighter than Xiaomi MI 5.
Body Colour Pure white | Black Silver | Rose gold | Black | Gold | Jet black
Body Material Metal, Curved 3D glass 7000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 7 Plus is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index - 6.4 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg (body), 0.7 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 5.5" Apple iPhone 7 Plus has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 428 ppi 401 ppi Xiaomi MI 5 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Max Brightness 600 cd/m² 625 cd/m² Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI 5.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 1300:1 Xiaomi MI 5 has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Display Features Night Display Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Apple A10 Fusion - with M10 motion
Clock Speed 2.15 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core -
64-bit Architecture - Yes Apple iPhone 7 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
RAM 3 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7 Plus.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 5.
Lens Construction 6-element 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 4 Stop OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - Depth of field
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Body and face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Quad LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Deep Trench Isolation technology, 32s manual exposure, Dual ISP Image chips (2nd-gen) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Focus Pixels, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.8
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Capture depth information
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 4 Megapixel 7 Megapixel Apple iPhone 7 Plus has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Xiaomi MI 5 has better front lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 5.
Special Effects (Front) Real-time face beautification -
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Body and face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh -
Standby Time - 384 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 60 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 10
User Interface MIUI V7 -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V
FEATURES Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, Read Mode, MU-MIMO technology Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M10 motion coprocessor, HomeKit, Night Shift
OTHERS Xiaomi MI 5 Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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