Xiaomi Mi 5c vs Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 5c

Xiaomi Mi 5c

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Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

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Xiaomi Mi 5c or Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 5c Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus
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Release date 2017, February 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.74 in 154.6 x 77.7 x 8 mm | 6.09 x 6.09 x 3.06 in
Weight 135 g | 4.76 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2860 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh,  Non-removable
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.15" in 5.7" in
Screen area 73.1 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.6% 74.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 386 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-13 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 2µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat); MIUI 8 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); MIUI 10
Chipset - Xiaomi Surge S1 - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x2.2 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T860MP4 Adreno 530
External memory No No
Internal memory 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 344
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 723
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 598
GeekBench 5 Single Core 144 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 657 820
GeekBench 4 Single Core 726 1776
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2780 4020
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1966 6912

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- For China

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