Xiaomi MI Mix vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Xiaomi MI Mix and Fairphone 5. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi MI Mix vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.8 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Width 81.9 mm 75.83 mm Xiaomi MI Mix has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 7.9 mm 9.6 mm Xiaomi MI Mix is narrower than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Weight 209 g 212 g Xiaomi MI Mix is lighter than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Body Colour Black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material Ceramic 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.4" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2040 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 362 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² 880 cd/m² Fairphone 5 has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Fairphone 5 has better colour depth than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Contrast Ratio 1300:1 1000000:1 Fairphone 5 has better display contrast ratio than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi MI Mix has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.88 Fairphone 5 has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI Mix has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 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 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Colour Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Special Effects (Front) Smart beauty -
Camera Modes (Front) Real time beauty mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI Mix has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4400 mAh 4200 mAh Xiaomi MI Mix has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 5.
Standby Time 256 hours 459 hours Fairphone 5 has longer standby time than Xiaomi MI Mix.
Talk Time - 2280 minutes
Run Time Details Standby: up to 256 hrs Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP, HID -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), DSD, AMR-WB, AMR-NB AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265 -
FEATURES Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MU-MIMO technology, Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Xiaomi MI Mix Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, leather case, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable -
Compliant Standards - IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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