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Google Pixel 3 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Xiaomi Mi 5

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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.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDPixel 3: OLED · Mi 5: LCD
  • WeightMi 5: 19 g lighterMi 5: 129 g · Pixel 3: 148 g
  • WidthPixel 3: 1 mm narrowerPixel 3: 68.2 mm · Mi 5: 69.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalMi 5: 0.35 in smaller diagonalMi 5: 5.15 in · Pixel 3: 5.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) / Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)Pixel 3: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · Mi 5: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
  • DepthMi 5: 0.6 mm thinnerMi 5: 7.3 mm · Pixel 3: 7.9 mm

Physical size

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.

Front
Pixel 3: 145.6 × 68.2 mm 1 Mi 5: 144.6 × 69.2 mm 2
Side
Pixel 3: 145.6 × 7.9 mm 1 Mi 5: 144.6 × 7.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Pixel 3
    Height
    145.6 mm
    Width
    68.2 mm
    Depth
    7.9 mm+0.6 mm versus Mi 5
    Weight
    148 g
  2. 2. Mi 5
    Height
    144.6 mm
    Width
    69.2 mm+1 mm versus Pixel 3
    Depth
    7.3 mm
    Weight
    129 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Pixel 3148 g

    +19 g versus Mi 5

  2. 2. Mi 5129 g

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.

Screen size
Pixel 3: 5.5 in, 18:9, About 78.1 cm² rectangular area 1 Mi 5: 5.15 in, 16:9, About 73.1 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Pixel 3 5.5 in · 18:9 About 78.1 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Mi 5 5.15 in · 16:9 About 73.1 cm² rectangular area

Pixel 3 has approximately 6.8% more rectangular screen area than Mi 5.

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.

Pixel 3: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

Mi 5: Original memory entry

128 GB · 4 GB RAM - Pro edition64 GB · 3 GB RAM - Prime edition32 GB · 3 GB RAM - Standard

Practical features

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

1. Pixel 3

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
No

2. Mi 5

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Pixel 32915 mAh
  2. 2. Mi 53000 mAh

    +85 mAh versus Pixel 3

Specifications

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1. Pixel 32. Mi 5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.6 Х 68.2 Х 7.9 mm
  • 144.6 Х 69.2 Х 7.3 mm
Weight
  • 148 g
  • 129 g
Technology
  • P-OLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 5.15" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2160 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 128 GB
  • 4 GB RAM - Pro edition64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM - Prime edition32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM - Standard
Memory card support
  • No
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2915 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 76.7 cm2
  • 73.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 77.2%
  • 73.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 443 PPI
  • 428 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Rear camera, main
  • 12.2 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12.2 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • OIS
  • dual pixel PDAF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.12µm
  • 4-axis OIS
  • PDAF
Functions
  • Auto-HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Dual
  • 4 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 28mm (wide)
  • PDAF 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 19mm (ultrawide)
  • no AF
  • 4 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • 2µm
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 102
Unknown
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 99
Unknown
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 83
Unknown
DxOMark Selfie ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 92
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
  • Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) Standard edition -Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Prime & Pro edition
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 630
  • Adreno 530
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 275832
  • 136258
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 2244
  • 1606
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 7771
  • 3694
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 13217
  • 6540
GeekBench 4 BatteryLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1865
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 476
  • 306
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1871
  • 780
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Release date
  • 2018
  • October
  • 2016
  • February
Colors
  • Clearly White
  • Just Black
  • Not Pink
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Ceramic
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 850 EUR
  • 240 EUR
Body build
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
  • aluminum frame
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4)
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM card & eSIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 42(3500)
  • 46
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 71(600)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100)
  • 41(2500) - China
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX HD
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPixel 3Mi 5
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - Pro and Prime editions are China exclusive