<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
Chinese:小米手机5	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Chinese	O
electronics	O
manufacturer	O
company	O
Xiaomi	O
for	O
its	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
line	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
a	O
5.15-inch	O
1080p	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
3,000	O
-mAh	O
battery	O
and	O
a	O
Sony	O
Exmor	B-Device
IMX	O
16-megapixel	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
version	O
has	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
)	O
with	O
32GB	O
of	O
storage	O
space	O
(	O
UFS2.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advanced	O
version	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
with	O
64GB	O
of	O
storage	O
space	O
(	O
UFS2.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premium	O
edition	O
has	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
128GB	O
of	O
storage	O
(	O
UFS	B-Device
2.0	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
528	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
4	I-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
coming	O
after	O
a	O
flood	O
of	O
flagship	O
phones	O
from	O
different	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
,	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
compatibility	O
of	O
the	O
processor	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
perfected	O
before	O
releasing	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
overheating	O
of	O
the	O
Snapdragon	O
810	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
not	O
work	O
smoothly	O
and	O
led	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
on	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
factory	O
system	O
(	O
UI	O
)	O
of	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
7	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
plays	O
very	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
other	O
Android	O
or	O
Apple	O
phones	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
phones	O
are	O
easier	O
to	O
install	O
custom	O
ROM	B-Device
and	O
can	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
SIM	O
network	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
a	O
powerful	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
updated	O
the	O
available	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
V9.1.1.0	O
with	O
unique	O
optimizations	O
including	O
a	O
notification	O
panel	O
that	O
can	O
respond	O
quickly	O
,	O
split-screen	O
or	O
multi-window	O
support	O
,	O
image	O
search	O
,	O
improved	O
performance	O
and	O
application	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2018	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
announced	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
10.2	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
updates	O
to	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
on	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	O
5	O
is	O
among	O
few	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
support	O
Apple	O
's	O
proprietary	O
"	O
AirPlay	O
"	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
144.6	O
x	O
69.2	O
x	O
7.3	O
mm	O
wide	O
and	O
2	O
mm	O
tall	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
hair	O
is	O
narrower	O
and	O
thinner	O
than	O
the	O
5.1	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	O
5	O
weighs	O
just	O
129g	O
-	O
23g	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
with	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
Mi	O
5	O
has	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
number	O
of	O
borders	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
,	O
China	O
's	O
leading	O
smartphone	B-Application
maker	O
,	O
has	O
endured	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
intense	O
pressure	O
from	O
Huawei	O
and	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Chinese	O
smartphone	B-Application
giants	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Vivo	O
and	O
Oppo	O
,	O
have	O
made	O
efforts	O
in	O
retail	O
to	O
stay	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
dilemma	O
,	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
just	O
a	O
sharp	O
tool	O
to	O
fight	O
a	O
battle	O
of	O
survival	O
and	O
keep	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
share	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
was	O
only	O
5%	O
,	O
far	O
less	O
than	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	I-Application
26%	O
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
12%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
is	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
maker	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
makes	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
headphones	B-Device
,	O
gaming	O
laptops	O
,	O
fitness	O
watches	O
,	O
smart	O
light	O
bulbs	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
if	O
people	O
are	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
they	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
its	O
ancillary	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
Xiaomi	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
original	O
marketing	O
model	O
and	O
gradually	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
global	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
entered	O
Latin	O
America	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
in	O
2017	O
through	O
Redmi	B-Application
4X	I-Application
sales	O
in	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
deemed	O
to	O
copy	O
the	O
iPhone	O
X	O
with	O
similar	O
facial	O
recognition	O
and	O
camera	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
good	O
reviews	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	O
5	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
,	O
most	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
capable	O
smartphones	B-Application
to	O
date	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
to	O
dwell	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snapdragon	O
820	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
very	O
bright	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
enhanced	O
16MP	O
snapper	O
with	O
4-axis	O
OIS	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
beefy	O
battery	O
are	O
all	O
an	O
excellent	O
complement	O
to	O
the	O
charismatic	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
allowed	O
for	O
native	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
and	O
USB	O
Type-C	O
support	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
7	I-Protocol
launcher	O
is	O
as	O
neat	O
as	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Application
Mi	I-Application
5	I-Application
has	O
no	O
competition	O
within	O
its	O
price	O
bracket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gadgets360	O
states	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Xiaomi	O
may	O
be	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
budget	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
Mi	O
5	O
it	O
has	O
shown	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
capable	O
of	O
building	O
a	O
competent	O
premium	O
device	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	O
5	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
effort	O
that	O
succeeds	O
in	O
giving	O
you	O
a	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
experience	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
that	O
we	O
consider	O
excellent	O
for	O
a	O
phone	O
of	O
this	O
quality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
has	O
yet	O
again	O
raised	O
the	O
bar	O
for	O
what	O
an	O
affordable	O
smartphone	B-Application
should	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
like	O
in	O
previous	O
years	O
,	O
rival	O
OEMs	O
will	O
certainly	O
need	O
to	O
up	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
topple	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
latest	O
flagship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	O
5	O
runs	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
own	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
skin	O
over	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
much	O
like	O
Meizu	O
's	O
Flyme	O
OS	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
cleaner	O
than	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
might	O
think	O
.	O
</s>
