OPPO R9 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of OPPO R9 and Xiaomi MI 5s. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OPPO R9 vs. Xiaomi MI 5s Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 145.6 mm OPPO R9 has greater height than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Width 74.3 mm 70.3 mm OPPO R9 has greater width than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Depth 6.6 mm 8.25 mm OPPO R9 is narrower than OPPO R9.
Weight 145 g 145 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Gold Light grey
Body Material - Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Display Type - LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.15" OPPO R9 has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 428 ppi Xiaomi MI 5s has better pixel density than OPPO R9.
Max Brightness - 600 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Features - Night Display, Sunlight Display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.15 GHz Xiaomi MI 5s has higher clock speed than OPPO R9.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T860 MP2 Qualcomm ADRENO 530
MEMORY OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 3 GB OPPO R9 has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OPPO R9 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 Xiaomi MI 5s has better lens aperture than OPPO R9.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 4 Megapixel OPPO R9 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 5s.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Special Effects (Front) - Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Xiaomi MI 5s has face detection.
BATTERY AND CHARGING OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2850 mAh 3200 mAh Xiaomi MI 5s has larger battery capacity than OPPO R9.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Xiaomi MI 5s has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System ColorOS 3.0 (based on Android 5.1) -
User Interface - MIUI 8
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Xiaomi MI 5s has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264 VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264, HEVC, H.265, ASP
FEATURES OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation MU-MIMO technology
OTHERS OPPO R9 Xiaomi MI 5s
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
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