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Xiaomi Mi 5
"gemini"

Device Details
- Released
- 2016
- SoC
- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
- RAM
- 3 GB LPDDR4 (Standard and Pro editions) / 4 GB LPDDR4 (Exclusive edition)
- CPU
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Quad-core
Kryo
2 x 1.8 GHz + 2 x 1.36 GHz (Standard edition) / 2 x 2.15 GHz + 2 x 1.6 GHz (Pro and Exclusive editions) - Architecture
- arm64
- GPU
- Adreno 530
- Network
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- 2G bands: 850 900 1800 1900 MHz GSM, 800 1900 MHz CDMA
- 3G bands: 850 900 1800 1900 MHz HSPA, 1900 2000 MHz TD-CDMA
- 4G bands: 850(B5) 1800(B3) 2100(B1) 2600(B7) MHz FDD-LTE
- Storage
- 32 GB UFS2.0 (Standard edition) / 64 GB UFS2.0 (Pro edition) / 128 GB UFS2.0 (Exclusive edition)
- Screen
- 1080x1920 (428 PPI)
IPS LCD - Device Tree
- android_device_xiaomi_gemini
- Bluetooth
- 4.2 with A2DP + aptX
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, DLNA, Hotspot
- Peripherals
- Dual SIM
- Fingerprint reader
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- Light sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Compass
- NFC
- IR blaster
- GPS
- Camera(s)
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No of Cameras: 2
- 16 MP, Dual LED (dual tone) flash
- 4 MP, No flash
- Dimensions
- 144.6 mm (5.69 in) (h)
69.2 mm (2.72 in) (w)
7.3 mm (0.29 in) (d) - Battery
- Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh
- Boot Modes
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Recovery :
With the device powered off, hold Volume Up + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the "MI" logo appears on the screen, then release. Download :
With the device powered off, hold Volume Down + Power. Keep holding both buttons until the word "FASTBOOT" appears on the screen, then release.
/e/ OS Information
- Maintainers
- /e/OS Build Team
- Versions
- Q
- Build Status
- dev
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