alcatel Idol Mini vs Xiaomi Mi 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 33 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Width

  Idol Mini: 7.2 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  Mi 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol Mini: 0.85 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Idol Mini:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  Mi 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Mi 5: 0.6 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  Mi 5:

  7.3 mm

• Height

  Idol Mini: 17.5 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  Mi 5:

  144.6 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +0.6 mm versus Mi 5

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm +17.5 mm versus Idol Mini

   Width:

   69.2 mm +7.2 mm versus Idol Mini

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Mi 5 has approximately 43.4% more rectangular screen area than Idol Mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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