Xiaomi Mi5 Plus vs Asus Zenfone 3

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi5 Plus vs Asus Zenfone 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Mi5 Plus and Asus Zenfone 3 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Mi5 Plus offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Mi5 Plus the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Mi5 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Asus Zenfone 3's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Mi5 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 Plus offers 13 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 Plus offers 4 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi5 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 2650 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi5 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi5 Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Mi5 Plus the better option for storage.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Mi5 Plus has a rating of 1.

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Xiaomi Mi5 Plus
₹29,990
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₹22,999
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
17 Aug, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon
Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
16 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
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3500 mAh
2650 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 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
  • Smooth performance
  • Gorgeous design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Good cameras
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Very slippery
  • ZenUI is cluttered
  • Expensive compared to the competition
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

1/5
(1 rating)
4.3/5
(6,635 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
Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 506
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
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

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi
424 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
68.55 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
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

N/A
146.8 mm
162.98 mm

Width

N/A
73.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

N/A
7.6 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

N/A
144 grams
232 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm 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
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

4 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
2650 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
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
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 2 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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 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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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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