Xiaomi Mi5 vs Google Nexus 6 32GB

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi5 vs Google Nexus 6 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Nexus 6 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Google Nexus 6 32GB the better performer.

Display: Google Nexus 6 32GB offers a screen size of 5.96 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 5.15 inches, making Google Nexus 6 32GB the larger display of the two. Google Nexus 6 32GB features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi5's IPS LCD, making Google Nexus 6 32GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Google Nexus 6 32GB offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 4 MP, while Google Nexus 6 32GB offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Nexus 6 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3220 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 3000 mAh, making Google Nexus 6 32GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi5 and Google Nexus 6 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi5 and Google Nexus 6 32GB both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Xiaomi Mi5

₹10,000

(Out of Stock)

Google Nexus 6 32GB

₹13,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

71%

Release Date

10 Jun, 2016

10 Dec, 2014

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 805
Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	(upto 2.7 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.15 inches (13.08 cm)	5.96 inches (15.14 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


4 MP	2 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3220 mAh
Quick Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Phone heats up occasionally
Camera is hit and miss
No expandable storage
Battery life is average

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(19,130 ratings)

4.3/5

(6,671 ratings)

Video

9 More Videos

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 10, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

MIUI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Processor

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Quad core, 2.7 GHz, Krait

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 420

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

5.96 inches (15.14 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

428 ppi

493 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %

74.03 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

144.5 mm

159.2 mm

Width

69.2 mm

82.9 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

10 mm

Weight

129 grams

184 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

4k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Optical Image stabilization Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Avg

Resolution

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3220 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 24 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

N/A

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

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) / 850(band 5)

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope