Xiaomi Mi 5S vs Apple iPhone 6 16GB

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi 5S vs Apple iPhone 6 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi 5S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB runs at 1.4 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi 5S the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi 5S offers a screen size of 5.15 inches, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making Xiaomi Mi 5S the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi 5S and Apple iPhone 6 16GB feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi 5S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 5S better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi 5S offers a higher front camera resolution with 4 MP, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 5S better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi 5S offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 1810 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi 5S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi 5S offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 6 16GB offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Mi 5S the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

05 Oct, 2016
17 Oct, 2014
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 821
Apple A8
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
4 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3200 mAh
1810 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Impeccable construction
  • sexy looks
  • Stellar display
  • Handles intensive tasks and games with ease
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Plastic antenna lines at the back are ugly
  • Protruding camera lens can get scratched easily
  • Average battery life
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(146,716 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 17, 2014
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
iOS v8
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Apple A8 APL1011
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cyclone
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
PowerVR GX6450
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
1 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.15 inches  (13.08 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

428 ppi
326 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.27 %
65.66 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

145.6 mm
138.1 mm
162.98 mm

Width

70.3 mm
67 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
6.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

145 grams
129 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX378 Exmor-R CMOS image sensor 1.55µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.5µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
1.2 MP
Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh
1810 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
iBooks iTunes Store App Store FaceTime Passbook iMovie Pages Keynote iTunes U
N/A

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