Worth buying Mi %5 Plus?

[maltinbay]

Hi,
I want to buy a new Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus and have some questions.

Is screen have a gorilla glass or equivalant screen protection?
Have you got scratches easly after long use?

Are AOSP ROMs work good?
I had a Nexus 5X, and it was dead of BLOD. I like light ROMS, but ROMs will work good on xiomi?

Is the phone durable?
I will buy Mi 5s Plus from off-market, means it will not have proper warranty.

And how it feels?
Do you suggest buying it?

Thank you so so much.

 

[flipp0]

I bought mine in January and still no major scratches on the screen. I do not use a screen protector. However, the back of the phone easily get scratches. The phone is pretty durable as I have dropped it many times without any damage.

Pros:
Mi 5S Plus feel very good in the hand thanks to the rounded edges and light weight.
The screen has excellent brightness and is very crisp The best IPS-screen I have ever used.
Battery life is great. You easily get 7-8 hours SOT during on day.
Very fast performance.

Cons:
The camera is not that good. Not much better than on a budget phone (e.g. Redmi Note 4X). Dual camera is a gimmick.
Me and many other 5S Plus users have problems with the touchscreen when using horizontal sliders, for instance in spotify, netflix.

Verdict:
If a good camera is not a main priority for you I can easily recommend Mi 5S Plus.

 

[zipeee2]

Agreed with above. I had a nexus 5x. Still works, but battery life is bad on it. Only thing I miss about it is the better camera, and the fact the speaker faced forward rather than down. Otherwise, everything I like about this phone is better. Works well with custom firmware; can't stand miui. You have to wait for Xiaomi to accept bootloader unlock request which is annoying too.

 

[udaan]

>Me and many other 5S Plus users have problems with the touchscreen when using horizontal sliders, for instance in spotify, netflix.

I don't have a problem with this. But I don't use both of the apps you mentioned, but it works good on youtube, MxPlayer etc.

 

[flipp0]

I have to revise my opinion regarding the camera. I have used the google camera 2.2 hdr+ during the last week and 5S Plus now takes very good photos in both daylight and low-light. A notch below the best camera phones of course, but still very good I would say.

 

[datCalata]

I have a N5x, do you recommend this phone for Aosp roms? How's battery life?

 

[maltinbay]

Actually, i have dropped my phone on concreate, and its screen broken just after 1 week after purchasing

I just tried for 1 week, and i like it. Even i used on stock ROM, i was waiting for miui unlock permissions to try custom Roms.

I recommend it, really good device, but is screen a bit fragile