Xiaomi Black Shark Helo 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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Black Shark Helo:

  OLED

  Mi 5:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi 5: 61 g lighter

  Black Shark Helo:

  190 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Width

  Mi 5: 6 mm narrower

  Black Shark Helo:

  75.2 mm

  Mi 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Mi 5: 0.86 in smaller diagonal

  Black Shark Helo:

  6.01 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Black Shark Helo:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Mi 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Black Shark Helo:

  Dual

  Mi 5:

  Single

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. Black Shark Helo

   Height:

   160 mm +15.4 mm versus Mi 5

   Width:

   75.2 mm +6 mm versus Mi 5

   Depth:

   8.7 mm +1.4 mm versus Mi 5

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   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. Black Shark Helo

   Screen diagonal:

   6.01 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   93.2 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Black Shark Helo has approximately 27.5% 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.

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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