Unveiling Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus; The Specifications and Price Of This 6GB RAM Monster Will Wow You

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus was launched today Tuesday 27th September in Beijing with good Specifications and features including a massive 6GB RAM. The phone joins other spectacular android smartphones from Xiaomi to grace the phone industry as well as joining the prestigious league of 6GB RAM smartphones.

As usual, i will be reviewing the major features of this phone on this article including the specifications and price.

XIAOMI Mi 5s PLUS REVIEW

CAMERA
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a dual rear camera which is also known as primary or back camera with two 13-megapixel shooter equipped with phase detection, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps. One of the lens is for color shoot while the other is for black and white.
Meanwhile the front facing camera which can be also referred to as selfie or secondary camera comes with 4-Megapixel. The sensor used is that of Sony IMX 378

PLATFORM
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus runs android 6.0.1 Marshmallow straight from the box and could be ready for Android 7.0 Nougat OTA update later.

MEMORY
The device comes in two variants; the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant and the 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage variant which are expectedly priced differently.

BODY DESIGN & DISPLAY
The phone is beautifully designed with metal unibody and is available in four colour variants including Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and White. The Mi 5s Plus features a 5.7-inch full HD screen display size with resolution at 1080x1920 pixel and a brightness of 550 nits, and a NTSC 94 percent colour gamut.

PROCESSORS/CHIPSET
The Mi 5s Plus smartphones is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 SoC with clocking speed of 2.35GHz that will definitely make your phone faster than its peers.

SENSORS
The Mi 5s uses an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor at the back panel. Other sensors included on the phone are; accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, barometer, and magnetometer.

CONNECTIVITY
The available connectivity options on board include 4G LTE connectivity with 3x carrier aggregation support, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, and GPS/ A-GPS.

BATTERY
It uses 3800mAh non-removable battery capacity with support for fast charging which can charge the phone up to 83% in just 30 min.

XIAOMI Mi 5s Plus Price
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant costs CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 22,900) which is $343.5 USD, while the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant has been priced at CNY 2,599 (roughly Rs. 26,000). $390 USD
Both the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus will go on sale from Thursday via flash sales on JD.com and Mi.com.

XIAOMI Mi 5S PLUS SPECIFICATIONS

✔ NETWORK
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

✔ BODY
Dimensions 154.6 x 77.7 x 8 mm (6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold

✔ DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection To be confirmed
MIUI

✔ PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
CPU Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530

✔ MEMORY
Card slot No
Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

✔ CAMERA
Primary Dual 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Secondary 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3" sensor size, 2µm pixel size, 1080p

✔ MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

✔ CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No

✔ SENSORS
Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

✔ MISCELLANEOUS
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
(Quick Charge 3.0)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer

✔ BATTERY
Non-removable 3800 mAh battery
Fast battery charging: 83% in 30 min
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

✔ LAUNCH
Announced 2016, September 27
Status Exp. release Date 2016, October

✔ PRICE
4GB RAM/64GB variant price:
✔ In China, it costs CYN 2,299 Chinese Yuan
✔ In India, it costs Rs 22,900 Rupees
✔ In Kenya, it costs KES 35,000 Kenyan Shillings
✔ In Nigeria, it costs N104,615 Nigerian Naira
✔ Global price is $343.5 USD

6GB RAM/ 128GB s variant price
✔ In China, it costs CNY 2,599 Chinese Yuan
✔ In India, it costs Rs. 26,000 Rupees
✔ In Kenya, it costs KES 39,744 Kenyan Shillings
✔ In Nigeria, it costs N118,950 Nigerian Naira
✔ Global Price $390 USD