Xiaomi MI 5s Plus vs. Google Pixel 4 XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 5s Plus and Google Pixel 4 XL. 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 5s Plus vs. Google Pixel 4 XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G020P
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.6 mm 160.4 mm Google Pixel 4 XL has greater height than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Width 77.7 mm 75.1 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has greater width than Google Pixel 4 XL.
Depth 7.95 mm 8.2 mm Xiaomi MI 5s Plus is narrower than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Weight 168 g 193 g Xiaomi MI 5s Plus is lighter than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Body Colour High gloss dark grey Oh So Orange | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material Metal Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 1.39 W/kg (body), 1.41 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.3" Google Pixel 4 XL has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 4 XL has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 386 ppi 537 ppi Google Pixel 4 XL has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Max Brightness 550 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 100000:1 Google Pixel 4 XL has better display contrast ratio than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL has HDR.
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment Always-on display, True black level, Ambient EQ, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 2.84 GHz Google Pixel 4 XL has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Google Pixel 4 XL has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 4 XL.
Sensor Type RGB CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.7
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 4 XL has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects Live Filters -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, group selfi mode Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Google Pixel 4 XL has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) Monochrome CMOS -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 52 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 4 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 4 XL has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s Plus.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - NIR flood emitter, NIR dot projector, 2 NIR cameras
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 3700 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s Plus has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 4 XL.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
User Interface MIUI 8 -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency - 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 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP -
FEATURES Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features MU-MIMO technology MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Neural Network Processing Unit, Quick gestures, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Neural Core, 3 years of security and OS updates
OTHERS Xiaomi MI 5s Plus Google Pixel 4 XL
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, 18W USB-C power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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