Who is Best Mi Note Pro Vs Mi 5 ?

Hello MIUIers,


The launch of Mi 5 was definitely one of the most exciting news for all of us. I believe many are having Mi Note Pro and will be looking for an upgrade, as Mi Note Pro was announced almost 1 year before. Mi Note Pro was definitely a flagship of Mi in the last year and this year, the flagship title has been taken from Mi Note Pro and has been crowned to the Mi5. Lets take a quick look of both the phones specifications.

	Mi Note Pro	Mi 5 32GB	Mi 5 64GB	Mi 5 Pro(128GB)
Dimensions	155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm (6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)	144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)	144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)	144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm (5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
Weight	161 g	129 g	129 g	139 g
Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 3 back panel and 2.5 D glass front panel witd sides being made of metal	3D Glass back panel	3D Glass back panel	3D Ceramic back panel
SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Size	5.7 Inches, 74.4% screen-to-body ratio	5.15 inches, 73.1% screen-to-body ratio	5.15 inches, 73.1% screen-to-body ratio	5.15 inches, 73.1% screen-to-body ratio
Resolution	1,440 x 2,560 pixels, 515 ppi pixel density	1080 x 1920 pixels, 428 ppi pixel density	1080 x 1920 pixels, 428 ppi pixel density	1080 x 1920 pixels, 428 ppi pixel density
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU	Quad-core 1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57	Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & Dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & Dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & Dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 530 GPU 510 MHz	Adreno 530 GPU 624 MHz	Adreno 530 GPU 624 MHz
OS	Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) MIUI V7	Android OS v 6.0 (Marshmallow) MIUI V7	Android OS v 6.0 (Marshmallow) MIUI V7	Android OS v 6.0 (Marshmallow) MIUI V7
CardSlot	No	No	No	No
Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM	32 GB UFS 2.0,3 GB LPDDR4 RAM 1333 MHz Dual Channel	64 GB UFS 2.0, 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM 1866 MHz Dual Channel	128 GB UFS 2.0, 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM 1866 MHz Dual Channel
PrimaryCamera	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash	16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
SecondaryCamera	4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel size)	4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel size)	4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel size)	4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel size)
Video	2160p, 1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery

Even though, the screen size, dimensions are lot smaller than the Mi Note Pro, Mi 5 has vast improved features. The internals has been upgraded. The camera has been upgraded. For the first time, Xiaomi has implemented physical home button in its flagship which has the fingerprint scanner in it. After Mi 3, Xiaomi has added full feature NFC into its flagship Mi 5. The design of the Mi 5 is based on the seamless design of the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro in which transition from glass to metal is seamlessly made possible.  Various colour, storage, specification options to choose from. 

The most attractive thing of Mi 5 is that, the base model with Snapdragon 820 starts at 1999 Yuan, which is almost half of the price of other flagship phones from manufactures like Samsung, LG etc. So it fits in pocket for all most all categories of people. Also Mi Note Pro delivers true sound representation with a professional Hi-Fi System embedded in it. You can read more about Also the Mi Note source code has been released, on Mar 2nd 2016, and the source code of Mi Note Pro will also be released soon. This is surely a good news for the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro owners as more and more custom roms and more development will be made soon. . So Mi Note Pro users, would you consider upgrading to Mi 5? Or You will stick with your current Mi Note Pro? Reply with your views, opinions etc.

Source: GSMArena, Google, threads from Mi 5 Sub Forum ,miuiforum