Stefan Mileschin

Review: Striking the right balance

‘Member phones that didn’t blow up in your face? ‘Member mobile hardware that offered good value? ‘Member good industrial design that didn’t cost an arm and a leg? Fudzilla ‘members, and apparently, so does Chinese mobile giant Xiaomi.

The Mi5s is the company’s current 5.15-inch flagship and comes hot on the heels of the Mi5, which we reviewed a few months ago. But wait! It can’t be that different to a Mi5? After all, it’s just an “s” model, not a proper next-gen launch. Well, that’s not necessarily true, and while the “s” moniker usually means a refresh for Apple, in the Xiaomi universe it does not.

The Mi5s is not just a hardware update, it’s an all new phone that doesn’t even resemble the Mi5. Whereas the Mi5 featured a curved glass back, for the Mi5s the company went with a different industrial design. Cynics may say Xiaomi made a full circle and got back to copying Apple, as the Mi5s looks a lot more like an iPhone than a Mi5.

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