Xiaomi presented yesterday new flagship Mi 5. The test results of the new smartphone are impressive, but that’s not what we’re talking about now. In this article we will show the process of disassembling a new product that was presented less than 24 hours ago.

So, let's take a look at what the company has used inside its latest flagship smartphone.

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Disassembly process

1. First of all, you need to remove the tray for two SIM cards.

The Mi 5 doesn't have a removable back cover, so you'll have to use a suction cup to remove it.

Once you've removed the 3D ceramic back cover, you can start removing a few screws. These screws are covered with stickers, which means you will lose your official warranty once these stickers are removed.

Once the screws are removed, the plastic covers above and below the battery can be removed. The photo also shows where NFC is located in the smartphone.

The smartphone comes with a compact 3000 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery. You should be able to replace it without much hassle, but this will also void your warranty.

Upper PCB in the right places it is supported by a metal frame. The processor is covered with thermal paste and, as can be seen in the photo, the smartphone manufacturer did not make any additional movements to cool the processor.

It looks like Qualcomm has done a great job with the Snapdragon 820 in terms of heat dissipation efficiency.

The photo below shows the camera blocks. On the left is a 16 MP IMX298 sensor from Sony with 4-Axis image stabilization. On the right is a 4 MP sensor, UltraPixel is the front camera.

Down USB Type-C in Mi 5.

Close-up of Synaptics IC - touch controller.

Snapdragon 820 processor with 4 GB RAM module.

128GB flash memory that uses the latest UFS 2.0 standard, a faster as well as more efficient option than EMMC 5.0.

Somewhat unexpected, but that's all.

As you can see from the photos, all components in Mi 5 are optimally positioned, given the device's thickness of only 7.25 mm.

This official instructions for Xiaomi Mi5 64GB in Russian, which is suitable for Android 6.0. If you have updated your Xiaomi smartphone to a more recent version or “rolled back” to an earlier one, then you should try others detailed instructions instructions for use, which will be presented below. We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with quick instructions user in question-answer format.

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How to connect to a computer

Using a USB cable, connect your device to your PC. Select the desired option from those offered on the screen

Find the "Updater" application, click "Check for updates". Now you have Android 6.0 with the proprietary MIUI shell (mi-yu-ay)

We continue to configure the smartphone

How to reboot Mi5 64GB

Press the power button for a few seconds, select “Restart” or “Reboot”

How to insert a SIM card

You need to remove the slot (using a paperclip) and install a SIM of the format specified in the instructions

How to unlock bootloader

To unlock bootloader on Xiaomi Mi5 64GB, use this

How to insert a memory card

Remove the slot and place the card so that it fits (contacts down)

How to enter recovery

Update -> Reboot to Recovery Turn off the phone, hold down the POWER + VOLUME-/VOLUME+ buttons

How to recover a photo

Either via Mi Cloud or using Recuva for Windows

Open the curtain and tap on the flashlight

How to set a ringtone to a contact

Go to Contacts and select desired number, the “default melody” item will appear, click and scroll to the local item and click on the “other” item, there we already select the item that is needed.

Settings -> SIM cards and mobile networks-> Network type

Hold your finger on the desktop -> Add -> Click on the “Widgets” button

Settings -> Lock screen and fingerprint

How to download music

1. Via browser, just download;
2. via a computer using a USB cable;
3. via Bluetooth.

How to import contacts

1. Contacts -> Menu key -> Import from SIM
2. Settings -> Import and Export

How to change your keyboard language

Settings - Language and input

How to install a theme

Drop the mtz file to the memory card in the /MIUI/themes/ folder Then visit the “Themes” section and apply it Reboot

How to take a screenshot

MENU button + VOLUME - or release the curtain down and look for the Screenshot button there

Can't unlock from the lock screen

Press VOLUME UP + BACK

How to set a ringtone for an SMS message or change alert sounds?

Execute brief instructions By

How to disable or enable key vibration feedback?

Settings -> Additional settings(additional settings) -> Language & input (language & input) -> Android keyboard or Google keyboard -> Vibration response of keys.

MENU button does not work

In MIUIv6, the usual function of the MENU key has been removed. In general, now you need to hold down the “Menu” button, when pressed once, “Cleaning” will appear

How to find out what processor is on Mi5 64GB?

Why is the recorded video not saved?

The microphone is being used by another application. Most often this is the OK Google service, which uses a microphone in the background. You need to disable background running of the application.

Settings -> SIM cards and mobile networks -> Mobile Internet

Settings -> Display -> Brightness level

Settings -> Power -> Energy Saving

How to set up the Internet if the Internet does not work (for example, MTS, Beeline, Tele2, Life or Yota)

1. Contact your operator
2. Read the instructions for

How to add a contact to the blacklist or block a phone number?

Go to Settings -> For Developers -> USB Debugging

Open Settings->Display:: Auto-rotate screen -> uncheck

How to set a melody for an alarm clock?

"This instruction Recommended for use by experienced and knowledgeable users or specialists. This instruction will describe the process of flashing a smartphone; it is important to understand that during flashing all data on your smartphone will be deleted, we are also not responsible for possible damage that you may cause to your smartphone, you do all actions at your own peril and risk. "

DOWNLOADING SPECIAL SOFTWARE FOR FLASHING A SMARTPHONE

1. Using the link, download the program for flashing the MiFlash smartphone
2. Download the following programs Mi PC Suite and Android Studio, this software is used to correctly identify the smartphone in the system and to correctly launch the EDL mode (Russifier for mi pc suite, unpack files into the program folder with replacement)
3. Using the link, find Xiaomi Mi 5s Latest Global Stable Version Fastboot File Download from the list and download the firmware for Xiaomi smartphone Mi 5S

Download all these files and unzip. We will unzip the firmware to drive C on the computer, or to another place convenient for you, It is important that the path to the folder with the firmware does not contain Russian letters and spaces

PREPARING THE COMPUTER

Disabling driver signature verification

1. Open “Start”, and there is already “Settings”

2. Go to the “Update and Security” settings section

3. Go to the “Recovery” menu

4. After restarting the computer, we find ourselves in a menu in which we select “Diagnostics” in other versions of “Troubleshooting”

5. After restarting the computer, we find ourselves in a menu in which we select “Diagnostics” in other versions of “Troubleshooting”

6. Select “Advanced options”

7. Select “Download Options”

8. And click the “Restart” button

9. In the window that appears, select item 7; to select it, press the F7 key on the keyboard

After which the computer will reboot and you will be taken to your “desktop”.

Software installation

1. Install MiFlash

Open the folder unpacked from the archive and run the file MiFlashSetup.msi. In the window that opens, click “Next” and proceed to installation

Next, specify the folder where we want to install the program and click “Next” and in the next window also click “Next”

During installation, warning windows may appear, but we ignore them and click “Install this driver anyway”

When the installation is complete, click “Close”. We installed the MiFlash program

2. Installing Mi PC Suite

Run the file mipctoolexe-2.3.0.4071_RU_instal.exe from the unpacked archive

Click “Install” and the program will quickly install everything itself

Once the installation is complete, click “Run” (to check) and you can close it immediately

2. Android installation Studio

Run the file android-studio-ide-145.3537739-windows.exe from the unpacked archive
In the window that opens, click “Next”

Whether or not to create a folder in the start menu, stop at the choice you like and click “Install”

The installation of the program will begin, upon completion, click “Next”, and then “Finish”




You don’t have to uncheck the “Start Android Studio” question, and clicking “Finish” will open the program.

When you first start the program, it will ask: “do we want to import settings”, if there are settings from previous versions, mark the top position, if there are none, then the bottom

To install all components you will need active connection to the Internet, click “Finish” and the download will begin with automatic installation

When the installation is complete, click “Finish”

3. Setting up your computer to work with the command line

1. Let's configure the computer to run commands like adb and fastboot on the command line. To do this, go to the properties of your computer, then to "Advanced system settings"

2. "Advanced system settings"

3. On the "Advanced" Tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button
In "System Variables" look for the "Path" variable, click on it, and then on "Edit"

4. In the window that opens, click “Create”
A line will appear at the bottom where you need to insert the path to the "platform-tools" folder, which lies along the path (it may differ) "C:\Users\your_account_name_AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools"

After these operations, click "OK", thereby applying the changes

PREPARING THE PHONE

To flash the firmware, you need to put the phone in “EDL” mode

To flash the firmware, you need to fulfill a couple of conditions; to do this, with the phone turned on, go to the settings menu:

First we will enable developer mode.

Find the “About phone” item in the settings menu and open it

Now let's enable USB debugging mode

On home page in the settings menu, look for the "Advanced" item

Go to the "Advanced" item, and there we look for and click on the "For Developers" item

In the menu that opens, swipe to activate “Developer Mode” and below also activate “USB Debugging”

In the window that appears, click "Ok"

Put your phone in Fastboot mode

1. Turn off the phone
2. Switch the phone to “Fastboot” mode, to do this, press the “volume down” and “lock” keys simultaneously and hold until the bunny appears
3. And now we connect the phone in this mode to the computer (from the back) or laptop (to any USB connector)

Switch your phone to EDL mode

1. Launch the “Command Prompt” (Hold down the combination of the Win + R keys in the “Run” window that appears and write cmd)
2. In " Command line"write fastboot devices - to check the connected device
3. Then write fastboot oem edl - to start EDL mode, the phone screen should turn black

PHONE FIRMWARE

1. Launch the MiFlash program (from the folder where you previously installed it)
2. Then click on the “Refresh” button

3. Our device COM 10 should appear (the number may be different)

4. Click “Browse...” and specify the path to the folder where the firmware is located. Then place a marker in front of “Flash all”

5. After this, press the “Flash” button and the device will begin flashing

6. At the end of the firmware we will see the following:


The device has been updated!

EXITING FIRMWARE MODE AND TURNING ON THE SMARTPHONE

1. Disconnect the phone from USB cable
2. Press the lock button until the phone vibrates, after which the mi.com logo will appear on the screen and the phone will start up
3. After updating the firmware, the first startup of the phone may take a long time, about 5-10 minutes
4. When the phone turns on, you will only have to go through the “First turn on” procedure

On sale since 2016 (October);
Weight, dimensions: 168 g. , 154.6 x 77.7 x 8 mm. ;
Memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM;
Battery: Built-in 3800 mAh battery;
Screen 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio;
OS, GPU: Android 6.0 - 7.0; MIUI 10, Adreno 530;
Price: About 310 EUR (price at the start of sales);
Color: Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold.

Characteristics of Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus (MI 5s Plus)

Main processor, graphics, OS version

Built-in OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) - 7.0 (NOUGAT); MIUI 10.
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm).
Processor: Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x2.2 GHz Kryo).
GPU: Adreno 530.

General Settings

GPS: yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS.
Wireless networks: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, access point.
Bluetooth support: 4.2, A2DP, LE.
USB characteristics: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.
Radio: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

Instructions for Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus download pdf

Operating instructions in Russian for Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus. The file can be downloaded below - click on the "Download instructions" button and select the item corresponding to your OS, then click right click mouse on it and find in the menu “save link as...”. You can view the instructions in a standard browser or in the program Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download this program for free at Adobe.com. In modern mobile devices PDF readers are usually already installed. Download instructions xiaomi.pdf

Communication standards

2G: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE.
3G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2.
4G (LTE): LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500).
Data transfer speed: yes.

Browser, sensors, messengers

Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyroscopic sensor, contactless reading, compass, barometer.
Messengers: - Mode fast charging batteries (Quick Charge 3.0)


- Photo/video editor
- View documents.
Browser: HTML5.
Additionally: - Fast battery charging mode: 83% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- View documents.
Has an NFC sensor (near field communication): yes.

Availability of cameras

Main: Dual: 13 MP (f/2.0, 1/3", 1.12 Vµm) phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality.
Front: 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3" sensor size, 2Vµm pixel size, 1080p.
Add. Features: Geo-tagging, touch focusing, face detection, HDR, panorama mode.
Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, quality check.
Video recording with main camera: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps.
Selfie camera video recording: 1080p@30fps.
Front (selfie) camera: 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 2µm ()
Two main cameras: 13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3", 1.12µm, PDAF
13 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1/3", 1.12µm.

Display (type, protection, dimensions)

MIUI 8.0.
Display size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.6% screen to device ratio). Resolution - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density). IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, 16M colors. Protective coating: - MIUI 9.1.