Recently, the chipset war has been on a very large scale. You may have heard of Snapdragon 820, Helio X30, Kirin 950 or Samsung Exynos, … These chipset manufacturers always want to prove that they’re the best. However, Qualcomm seems to lose fans out there to Mediatek on the high end market. As Xiaomi Mi5 gets benchmark, many people guess that Snapdragon 820 will not be the choice on this handset anymore. Since Xiaomi Mi 5 scores more than 70k in the test, only a Helio X20 can help it reach that high. Therefore, Xiaomi Mi5will likely sport a Helio X20 instead of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820?

Even though we may have been expecting to see how Xiaomi Mi5 would perform as the first Snapdragon 820 device, the test may prove otherwise.

Xiaomi Mi 5 scores 73070 points on Antutu benchmark

To reach this high score, Xiaomi Mi5 specs have to be very powerful. Many suggest that it sports a Mediatek Helio X20, since only a Helio X20 can help a device reach more than 70k scores. So Xiaomi is abandoning Snapdragons too?

Xiaomi Mi5 might not sport a Snapdragon 820 like we have expected

Moreover, even Samsung, the biggest cooperator of Qualcomm, turned to use their own Exynos chipset. It seems luck is not on Qualcomm side thanks to the chipsets’ infamous heating issues.

About other Xiaomi Mi5 specs, it will have a 4GB RAM in addition with Helio X20 chipset. Xiaomi Mi5 display will be a 5.3’’ Quad HD with pixel density reaching 554 ppi. Its internal storage will vary from 16GB to 64Gb. Of course, a microSd slot is provided.

Moreover, this high end handset will sport high quality camera. Xiaomi Mi5 camera will be a 16MP sensor, with a 6MP front one.

Xiaomi Mi5 battery will have a capacity of around 3030mAh. It will run on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.

Another notable thing on this flagship is that it will feature a fingerprint scanner. Though this seems to be the norms nowadays, it helps us feel more secure that way.

Xiaomi Mi 5 design will feature the metal body like that on Mi Note, but with a glass back cover.

Xiaomi Mi 5 release date is not announced yet, so there is nothing confirmed at the moment. We will announce Xiaomi Mi 5 price in the Philippines and availability soon when there are more official info.