Xiaomi Mi 5X review: The MIUI-running twin of the Mi A1, with a dual camera and metal build.
The MIUI-flavoured twin of the Mi A1.
Mi 5X used the same hardware as the Mi A1 but ran MIUI instead of Android One — Xiaomi's standard launch path in China. Same dual-camera and metal build, different software philosophy.
01Display
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.
03Performance
56/10056/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.
04Battery
66/10066/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.
05Build
64/10064/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.
06Value
72/100At 72/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 10 points above the cohort average.
- Dual 12 MP camera with 2× zoom.
- Aluminium unibody.
- Efficient Snapdragon 625.
- microSD + jack + IR blaster.
- MIUI ads.
- Mono speaker.
- 5 MP selfie.
- Slow 10 W charging.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .