After rumours this morning that the Xiaomi Mi5 could support all LTE networks across the EU and US, Xiaomi have updated their Chinese website to show that the real supported bands aren’t as impressive.
Earlier today there was a rumour, fuelled by the MIUI forums, that the Xiaomi Mi5 could offer support of 18 LTE networks, but this has since been proven as false.
Since the rumour the official specifications page of the Xiaomi Mi5 has been updated on the Chinese website to include only FDD-LTE bands 1/3/7.
This is not to say that their won’t be other LTE support once the Indian version of the Xiaomi Mi5 launches, plus Hugo Barra also mentioned that other ‘global markets’ will get the flagship Mi5 later in the year too.
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However, if you are ordering the Xiaomi Mi5 from China when it launches on 1st March make sure that the bands work with your carrier in your country.
Chinese Xiaomi Mi5 supported bands
- FDD-LTE (band B1, B3, B7)
- TD-LTE (band B38, B39, B40, B41)
- TD-SCDMA (band B34, B39)
- WCDMA (bands B1, B2, B5, B8)
- GSM (band B2, B3 , B5, B8)
- CDMA1X / EVDO? (band BC0)
The rest of the Xiaomi Mi5 specs can be seen over on the official Xiaomi website here.
I had a feeling this was coming which is why I didn’t want to believe any of the hype. There could be global models coming with more support so we will have to wait and see. I would like to hear Hugo say something about it either way.
Honestly I don’t think we’ll see a different phone with more bands.
I highly doubt we will but you never know. The international markets they will sell in (besides the usual) are: Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines and Thailand. All of those use 1, 3 or 7. Unless they have some surprise announcement to sell in North/Central America (Mexico perhaps) or Europe we won’t see any additional bands.
But why in general is there no modem that supports all possible bands that exist world wide?
Most modem’s do support every band. They need separate antennae for different network frequencies though. Reasons they don’t include everyone usually has to do with costs to operate on certain networks. If they aren’t selling officially in that country or sales aren’t strong in that country, often times the costs aren’t justified.
Well you have blu, huawei, ZTE, Mottola, freetel, oneplus, and other companies fighting it out for the mid-high end phone market. It might be too late when xiaomi comes
If and when Xiaomi enters the US/Europe market they will be one of the top phones sold.
Huawei is being pretty ambitious. If Google’s project Ara ever comes to market I think it would really disrupt the smartphone industry.
Doesn’t blu just buy Chinese phones and rebrand them? Got my sister the Vivo 5 XL and it’s actually pretty impressive for the $100 Sale price. Usb type c, display is good even if it’s only 720p,I love how you can draw different shapes to launch different apps. It’s got some other nice software additions. The camera is absolutely terrible but besides that it’s a good phone. It replaced her idol 3 which got water damaged.
But some of their phones make no sense to buy, they have the Vivo 5 with a more premium design but it’s still 720p yet has usb type c.
Most of Blu’s phones are rebranded Gionee’s. But they also use other OEM’s from China. Alcatel is rebranded TCL’s.
Project Ara begins testing this year. It’s viability in the smartphone market is limited unless it is widely adopted by smartphone component makers.
I disagree the high end already belongs to Samsung and Apple. And once the general consumer sees their phones and software which are heavily inspired by Apple and their CEO dressing the same as Steve jobs they will never take their products seriously. Just having high end phones for cheap online doesn’t guarantee sales just ask Asus and oneplus. People like going to their carrier where they see phones on display, they can play with them a little and then choose.
Asus and One Plus have done very well for themselves with the Zenfone 2 and OPO. Bad example.
They didn’t even make a dent in the US market they are prefect example since they are the most known
They didn’t make a dent in the US market because consumers are just getting weaned off the Carrier subsidy plans as Balco says. In the next 24 months that will change drastically with Asus, OPO, Huawei and ZTE leading the way. Xiaomi will be a welcome addition if only to destroy Apple’s extortionate pricing structure.
The only one that really cares so much about the Apple inspiration is Apple fans and the pro Apple Media, the rest just want good phones for good prices. People are already excited by the Mi5 that isn’t available in the US. Long time tech journalists that completely ignore Chinese phones are blushing over it. Once people realize that they don’t have to pay $6-700 for a flagship phone, especially now that subsidization has ended, they will be lining up to buy phones like this. Look at Huawei and the success it is having with the Honor 5X. Look at the success Nexus and Moto have had.
Who says Xiaomi’s won’t be sold in carrier stores? They are in other countries. When they do enter the US they will most likely team up with Tmobile, who will have all their US models on full display and in commercials. Best Buy will be lining up to get ahold of them for their stores.
The reason why Xiaomi is so cheap is because they don’t pay for the patents, they avoid the carrier markup and almost no marketing. Not to mention Apple would bury them in lawsuits. If consumers would only care for the “bang for the buck” then Asus and oneplus would actually be among the 5 selling OEMs in the States or Europe.
And why do the US and Europe have to be the litmus test? China has 1.2 billion mobile handsets in use, India has 1 billion.The US has a whopping 300 million. The Zenfone2 and OP2 are number 5 and 10 respectively on GSMArena’s (Indian site) popularity chart. Right now I’d rather be popular in the second largest phone market in the world than the saturated western markets. Marketing and the Carrier nanny system has brainwashed the US consumer into believing Crapple and Samdung are the best phones. We know better and the US consumer will soon realize that their $700 phone is no better than the multiple sub $400 phones that will flood the market.
Well, their “700$ phone” atleast has their LTE bands and language support…
My $300 Zenfone 2 has worldwide lte and dual-sim, dual-active and is just as fast and smoother than most $700 phones.
If Apple “would burry them in lawsuits” why haven’t they already? Apple and Xioami coexist and compete in several markets already, why has Apple never filed suit against them? Apple has sued plenty of other companies in foreign markets, why are the ignoring Xiaomi? The reason that hasn’t happened? Xiaomi either doesn’t use any of Apple’s patents or they use them with permission.
Asus and Oneplus are sold in the US but neither has done any real marketing in the US. If OnePlus partnered with an American carrier like Tmobile or ATT and was offered in stores like Best Buy their sales would be 10x what they are now.
Well, No problem for me, In Switzerland I can get my LTE with the Mi supported bands. But you will see a rage-wave from great-germany coming up..
It’s not a huge problem for me as I still use 3G on my MX5 and the speeds are pretty good for what I do. It’s more convenience than anything else and I travel internationally for work so having bands 1,3 and 7 is actually a plus for me.
i get such huge download speeds on 3g here in germany on my mi4 with low latency and websits + videos open really quick..well i guess if there is only like 4g a no 3g in your region you would prefer that but i dont see the need for 4g if you got good 3g speeds. atleast ina few years that problem will be solved as most companys do everything right now to build up the 5g network for the future. atleast in germany as well
A sales rep at Gionee told me during MWC the S8 would have full LTE support for US and Europe (including the all important Band 20’s and 17).
maybe if there will be a cheaper version it could be the phone for me because except for the processor it really covers all my needs . and i think it will be fluent enough in day to day use ^^ but wont buy it untill the price drops in a few months ^^
Wait until Blu rebrands it, they usually sell the Gionee S models for around $199.
but dont they also put different software on it like mroe stock? not sure tho … i think i’ve seen that in the past, but when i saw their rom it looked kinda nice..gionee’s that is.
Sometime Blu will change the ROM up, there is no method to it. Sometimes they use Gionee’s Amigo (they call it something different), other times they use Stock android with their own launcher or menus.
nvm about my previous comment it seems like it is not the case. sorry ^^ yeah just gonna wait :3
limited camera and network, Probably the Best of 2016 ? sd810 vs sd820 what difference does in the hand of Xiaomi? only games fps ? but old 810 play any game too…
Camera should be one of the best on the market and support for the three most popular lte bands in the world.
Any particular camera app you recommend for it ?
My favorite camera app these days is Open Camera, I like the level of control it gives with zero advertisements and nothing hidden behind a paywall.
Thanks for the tip. If I get the Mi 5 I’ll be sure to check it out.
hardware with latest technology but with noob software camera. shame no 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps. Camera is not only photo.
Camera is not only for video either. Depends on your needs.
lg g2 up 60fps what the problem with xiaomi high-end series ? 150k antutu and bla bla… so let’s separate the men from the boys.
For you 60fps is important, for me it is a useless feature. 60fps bla bla.
would this small way of thinking that a Xiaomi mi5 will be compared only lg g2, with significant defeat.
-what you with a mi5 that would not do with g2?
Take full advantage of 64 bit Android.
lol
You asked for one thing I have you one thing.
He is taking full advantage of 64 bit Android 5.1
Well, lets face it:
No matter what Xiaomi is missing/lacking, it is without a questions unimportant/unrelevant for you…
On the other side everything they got (no matter how useless) is absolutely essential is for you…
It is like the blind Apple-fanboys who said small screen sizes are the very best in existance for years and bought an iPhone 6+ the next day Apple released it xD
And Let’s face it no matter what Xiaomi does you are going to be here talking crap about them.
Whatever you say Mi-Sheep
I had a feeling this was coming which is why I didn’t want to believe any of the hype. There could be global models coming with more support so we will have to wait and see. I would like to hear Hugo say something about it either way.
Honestly I don’t think we’ll see a different phone with more bands.
I highly doubt we will but you never know. The international markets they will sell in (besides the usual) are: Indonesia, Brazil, Philippines and Thailand. All of those use 1, 3 or 7. Unless they have some surprise announcement to sell in North/Central America (Mexico perhaps) or Europe we won’t see any additional bands.
But why in general is there no modem that supports all possible bands that exist world wide?
Most modem’s do support every band. They need separate antennae for different network frequencies though. Reasons they don’t include everyone usually has to do with costs to operate on certain networks. If they aren’t selling officially in that country or sales aren’t strong in that country, often times the costs aren’t justified.
Well you have blu, huawei, ZTE, Mottola, freetel, oneplus, and other companies fighting it out for the mid-high end phone market. It might be too late when xiaomi comes
If and when Xiaomi enters the US/Europe market they will be one of the top phones sold.
I am big fan of what Blu is doing but they aren’t even close to being a competitor.
Huawei is being pretty ambitious. If Google’s project Ara ever comes to market I think it would really disrupt the smartphone industry.
Doesn’t blu just buy Chinese phones and rebrand them? Got my sister the Vivo 5 XL and it’s actually pretty impressive for the $100 Sale price. Usb type c, display is good even if it’s only 720p,I love how you can draw different shapes to launch different apps. It’s got some other nice software additions. The camera is absolutely terrible but besides that it’s a good phone. It replaced her idol 3 which got water damaged.
But some of their phones make no sense to buy, they have the Vivo 5 with a more premium design but it’s still 720p yet has usb type c.
Most of Blu’s phones are rebranded Gionee’s. But they also use other OEM’s from China. Alcatel is rebranded TCL’s.
Project Ara begins testing this year. It’s viability in the smartphone market is limited unless it is widely adopted by smartphone component makers. Which I have a feeling it won’t be. They would rather you be forced to upgrade your entire phone every year, everyone makes more money that way.
Asus and One Plus have done very well for themselves with the Zenfone 2 and OPO. Bad example.
The only one that really cares so much about the Apple inspiration is Apple fans and the pro Apple Media, the rest just want good phones for good prices. People are already excited by the Mi5 that isn’t available in the US. Long time tech journalists that completely ignore Chinese phones are blushing over it. Once people realize that they don’t have to pay $6-700 for a flagship phone, especially now that subsidization has ended, they will be lining up to buy phones like this. Look at Huawei and the success it is having with the Honor 5X. Look at the success Nexus and Moto have had.
Who says Xiaomi’s won’t be sold in carrier stores? They are in other countries. When they do enter the US they will most likely team up with Tmobile, who will have all their US models on full display and in commercials. Best Buy will be lining up to get ahold of them for their stores.
They didn’t make a dent in the US market because consumers are just getting weaned off the Carrier subsidy plans as Balco says. In the next 24 months that will change drastically with Asus, OPO, Huawei and ZTE leading the way. Xiaomi will be a welcome addition if only to destroy Apple’s extortionate pricing structure.
And why do the US and Europe have to be the litmus test? China has 1.2 billion mobile handsets in use, India has 1 billion.The US has a whopping 300 million. The Zenfone2 and OP2 are number 5 and 10 respectively on GSMArena’s (Indian site) popularity chart. Right now I’d rather be popular in the second largest phone market in the world than the saturated western markets. Marketing and the Carrier nanny system has brainwashed the US consumer into believing Crapple and Samdung are the best phones. We know better and the US consumer will soon realize that their $700 phone is no better than the multiple sub $400 phones that will flood the market.
If Apple “would burry them in lawsuits” why haven’t they already? Apple and Xioami coexist and compete in several markets already, why has Apple never filed suit against them? Apple has sued plenty of other companies in foreign markets, why are the ignoring Xiaomi? The reason that hasn’t happened? Xiaomi either doesn’t use any of Apple’s patents or they use them with permission.
Asus and Oneplus are sold in the US but neither has done any real marketing in the US. If OnePlus partnered with an American carrier like Tmobile or ATT and was offered in stores like Best Buy their sales would be 10x what they are now.
Well, their “700$ phone” atleast has their LTE bands and language support…
My $300 Zenfone 2 has worldwide lte and dual-sim, dual-active and is just as fast and smoother than most $700 phones.
Well, No problem for me, In Switzerland I can get my LTE with the Mi supported bands. But you will see a rage-wave from great-germany coming up..
It’s not a huge problem for me as I still use 3G on my MX5 and the speeds are pretty good for what I do. It’s more convenience than anything else and I travel internationally for work so having bands 1,3 and 7 is actually a plus for me.
i get such huge download speeds on 3g here in germany on my mi4 with low latency and websits + videos open really quick..well i guess if there is only like 4g a no 3g in your region you would prefer that but i dont see the need for 4g if you got good 3g speeds. atleast ina few years that problem will be solved as most companys do everything right now to build up the 5g network for the future. atleast in germany as well
A sales rep at Gionee told me during MWC the S8 would have full LTE support for US and Europe (including the all important Band 20’s and 17). Nothing official from Gionee themselves yet though.
maybe if there will be a cheaper version it could be the phone for me because except for the processor it really covers all my needs . and i think it will be fluent enough in day to day use ^^ but wont buy it untill the price drops in a few months ^^
Wait until Blu rebrands it, they usually sell the Gionee S models for around $199.
but dont they also put different software on it like mroe stock? not sure tho … i think i’ve seen that in the past, but when i saw their rom it looked kinda nice..gionee’s that is.
nvm about my previous comment it seems like it is not the case. sorry ^^ yeah just gonna wait :3
Sometime Blu will change the ROM up, there is no method to it. Sometimes they use Gionee’s Amigo (they call it something different), other times they use Stock android with their own launcher or menus.
limited camera and network, Probably the Best of 2016 ? sd810 vs sd820 what difference does in the hand of Xiaomi? only games fps ? but old 810 play any game too…
Camera should be one of the best on the market and support for the three most popular lte bands in the world.
Any particular camera app you recommend for it ?
My favorite camera app these days is Open Camera, I like the level of control it gives with zero advertisements and nothing hidden behind a paywall.
Thanks for the tip. If I get the Mi 5 I’ll be sure to check it out.
hardware with latest technology but with noob software camera. shame no 1080p @ 60/120/240 fps. Camera is not only photo.
Camera is not only for video either. Depends on your needs.
lg g2 up 60fps what the problem with xiaomi high-end series ? 150k antutu and bla bla… so let’s separate the men from the boys.
For you 60fps is important, for me it is a useless feature. 60fps bla bla.
would this small way of thinking that a Xiaomi mi5 will be compared only lg g2, with significant defeat.
-what you with a mi5 that would not do with g2?
Well, lets face it:
No matter what Xiaomi is missing/lacking, it is without a questions unimportant/unrelevant for you…
On the other side everything they got (no matter how useless/trivial) is absolutely essential and perfect for you…
It is like the blind Apple-fanboys who said small screen sizes are the very best in existance for years and bought an iPhone 6+ the next day Apple released it xD
And Let’s face it no matter what Xiaomi does you are going to be here talking crap about them.
Whatever you say Mi-Sheep
Take full advantage of 64 bit Android.
He is taking full advantage of 64 bit Android 5.1
lol
You asked for one thing I have you one thing.
So sad that there is not LTE band 20…
thats exactly was i was thinking aswell. such a shame
Yeah, so expensive phone and still no EU Band 20 (800 MHz)… This is bad, I don’t know what are they thinking, the Xiaomi phones have good selling in Europe…
It will still work in some parts of Europe
So sad that there is not LTE band 20…
thats exactly was i was thinking aswell. such a shame
Yeah, so expensive phone and still no EU Band 20 (800 MHz)… This is bad, I don’t know what are they thinking, the Xiaomi phones have good selling in Europe…
It will still work in some parts of Europe
All 4G LTE modems are capable of driving an antenna in any band. It is the firmware and the antenna itself that determine the market.
WOW! SURPRISE SURPRISE!
Next you tell us the is no multilanuage and no open bootloader, right? xD
All 4G LTE modems are capable of driving an antenna in any band. It is the firmware and the antenna itself that determine the market.
WOW! SURPRISE SURPRISE!
Next you tell us the is no multilanuage and no open bootloader, right? xD
Hauwei is smarter than Xiaomi because the p9 will bring all the LTE bands. Hauwei deserves the first place in China mobile industry, xiaomi used to be good but it’s no more so!
Hauwei is smarter than Xiaomi because the p9 will bring all the LTE bands. Hauwei deserves the first place in China mobile industry, xiaomi used to be good but it’s no more so!