When you think about a flagship phone, the first thing in your mind comes about spending Rs 50,000. Smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and LG G5 have further strengthened such concept. However, phones like OnePlus 3 and Xiaomi Redmi Mi 5 are trying to break a similar concept. Both these flagship phones are available at a price that is possible to consider buying.
If you are going to buy a phone immediately, then who should be trusted. If these two phones are compared, then which of these is better? We tell you about this in detail.
Look and design
Talking about the design, both phones are fantastic in appearance. OnePlus 3 is taken or Mi5, it will depend on the favorite of the build material. OnePlus 3 is a completely aluminum unibody phone while Mi5 is equipped with metal frames and glass rear panels. The Mi5 is slightly lighter. But OnePlus 3 is more solid and durable.
The build of Mi5 has some drawbacks, such as gaps on the edge on the rear panel. Looking at them, it seems that the rear panel can be removed which is not possible. We were more convinced by placing OnePlus 3 in our hands.
Winner- OnePlus 3
Display
Both phones have full-HD resolution displays, but there are some differences in them. The 5.5 -inch screen of OnePlus is slightly larger than the 5.15 -inch display of Mi 5. Because of this, the pixel density and sharpness on Mi5 is slightly higher. But this difference does not appear with open eyes. Both screen is equal in terms of sharpness.
The biggest difference is in screen technology of both devices. Xiaomi Mi 5 has an IPS LCD screen, while OnePlus 3 is equipped with AMOLED technology. This means that the Mi5 handset is more than the OnePlus 3 bright. Both displays have their own shortcomings and also. In such a situation, this match is left on par.
Winner – Tie
Software
Both smartphones are on Android Marshmallow framework, but there is a difference in their primary look. Oxygen OS has been used in OnePlus 3, which is a double -layer interface. This interface is equipped with app drawer and homescreen. And the impact of stock Android and Cyanogenmod is clearly visible on this. On the other hand, Xiaomi runs on Mi5 MIUI 7, which is a layer interface. The style and layout of this interface is slightly different.
You have many customization options in both systems, with the help of which it is possible to setup the phone according to your choice. Customization of Mi5 takes care of security while OnePlus 3 has taken care of the ease of use and light system. The software of MI5 based on MIUI is excellent in its point of view. But we liked Oxygen OS based OnePlus 3.
Winner-OnePlus 3
Fingerprint sensor
Xiaomi Mi 5 and OnePlus 3 have fingerprint sensors on the front panel. The sensors are integrated in the home button. The Mi5 has a physical home button that can be pressed downwards. OnePlus 3 has a touch sensitive capacitive button. Mi 5 does not register fingerprint in standby mode. It needs to be activated first. OnePlus 3 also unlock the phone by registering a print in standby mode. In addition to unlocking the phone in both the products, it is also possible for additional security function.
However, the sensor of OnePlus 3 is slightly faster. This is more accurate. This is the best fingerprint sensor handset among us smartphones. OnePlus 3 is far ahead in this department.
Winner – OnePlus 3
Camera
Both phones have 16 megapixel primary sensors. These can record videos with resolution of 4. The front cameras are slightly different. The OnePlus has an 8 -megapixel sensor with 1.4 micron pixels and a 4 megapix sensor with 2 μm pixels in Mi5. Both phones take great photos in good light. The deficiency exposes in low light.
Apart from this, there are some shortcomings in the camera app and software of both phones. Both phones are equipped with optical image stabilization and come with shooting features like HDR, Panorama and Slow Motion Video. The quality of selfie taken from both phones was good. In such a situation, we cannot convince which phone is better in terms of camera.
Winner – Tie
Performance
OnePlus 3 and Xiaomi Mi 5 have Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 820 chipset. However, the clock speed of the processor of OnePlus 3 is high. Both phones have used the LPDDR 4 version of RAM. The funny thing is that OnePlus 3 has 6 GB RAM which is double the Xiaomi Mi 5.
OnePlus 3 is ahead in terms of performance. The credit goes to the harmony of chipset, RAM and software. It is not that the Mi5 is weak from somewhere. But OnePlus looks more powerful.
Winner- OnePlus 3
Battery life and charging
Talking about the results of the video loop test, Xiaomi Mi5’s battery lasted for 13 hours 5 minutes. The battery of OnePlus 3 lasted up to 16 hours 45. In regular use, the phone battery will easily last for a day.
Battery life depends on how you are using the phone. The impact of more difficult task and continuously 4G connectivity will be more on OnePlus 3. Mi5’s battery will have a greater impact on the excessive use of the screen. In this way it is a match of equal.
Both phones have quick charging technology. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a Qualcomm Quick Charging Feature and OnePlus 3 has a dash charge. This technique of Qualcomm is checked and tested. In a way this technique is almost equal.
Winner
Our decision
After comparison it is clear that OnePlus 3 is the only winner. It is better in terms of fingerprint sensor with design, software and performance. Xiaomi Mi 5 was able to equal only in camera, screen quality and battery life. It did not overtake OnePlus 3 in any department. Apart from this, both do not support microSD cards. The inbuilt storage of OnePlus 3 is 64 GB while Mi5’s 32 GB. In this sense, both phones also have onePlus 3 better.
This is a thorn collision. It cannot be denied that the phone is a matter of personal choice. Xiaomi Mi 5 is better than OnePlus 3 in many cases. It is small and light. The screen is more bright. Under some circumstances, better battery can give life. Apart from this, it is cheaper by Rs 3,000 from OnePlus 3 handset. If these things are more important for you, then you will like Xiaomi Mi 5 more.
Both phones are available on online platforms. There is no need for registration to buy them. Be confident for one thing, you will not be harmed by buying any of these phones.
