Mi 5s Price in Jordan

Why consider it?

The Mi 5s launched in September 2016 with a Snapdragon 821, a 5.15-inch full-HD screen and an all-metal body, and its headline tricks were an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor sitting under the glass with no raised button and an unusually large 1/2.3-inch camera sensor. At ≈ 42 it is one of the cheapest ways into a phone that was once at the top — provided you treat it as exactly that.

Who it suits

A fit for someone who wants a genuinely pocketable handset for calls, messaging and the occasional photo, or a second line in a tough metal shell.

Who should look elsewhere

Not for video watchers or anyone who reads long content — 5.15 inches is cramped today — and not for heavy modern apps running on 3GB of RAM.

Performance, camera, display and battery — and the limits of the evidence

The official listing gives a Snapdragon 821 at 2.15GHz with Adreno 530 graphics at 624MHz across three configurations — 4+32, 3+64 and 4+128GB — using dual-channel LPDDR4 memory and UFS 2.0 storage. The variant recorded here is 3GB with 64GB, which matters more than it looks: Xiaomi restricts the pressure-sensitive display feature to the 4+128GB model alone. The panel is 5.15 inches at 1920x1080 and 428 ppi, rated 600 nits with 1500:1 contrast and 94.4% NTSC coverage, and its underlying technology is never named. The rear camera is a 12MP Sony IMX378 on a 1/2.3-inch sensor with 1.55-micron pixels, a six-element f/2.0 lens at an 80-degree angle, PDAF, a dual-tone flash and manual exposures up to 32 seconds; video tops out at 4K30 with 1080p at 120fps. The front camera is 4MP with 2-micron pixels at f/2.0. Battery is 3200mAh typical and 3100mAh minimum with third-generation quick charging over USB-C, and again no wattage appears anywhere. The body is full metal, 145g and 8.25mm thick. NFC is the full implementation with read, write, card emulation and peer-to-peer modes, though the transit and bank card tie-ins Xiaomi describes run through Mi Pay inside China. Wireless is Bluetooth 4.2 and 802.11ac with MU-MIMO, on 4G networks only.

Alternatives worth comparing

• iPhone 7 — The same money at ≈ 42; an A10 Fusion chip and iOS instead of 2016-era Android, on a similar 4.7-inch frame, but with a 1960mAh battery against 3200mAh here. (42 JOD · estimate)
• Galaxy S8 — Dearer by ≈ 3 at ≈ 45; a 2017 phone with a much roomier 5.8-inch screen and an Exynos 8895, in exchange for a smaller 3000mAh battery and, like this one, a single 12MP rear camera. (45 JOD · estimate)

Strengths and trade-offs in detail ›

Verdict — conditional on your needs and the documented price above

Worth buying if you want a small, solidly built phone for the least money and its job is calls and messages. If it is meant to be your only device, the limit is not the chip but the room: 5.15 inches and 3GB of RAM run out of headroom against 2026 apps well before the battery becomes the problem.

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We have not tested this phone hands-on: the analysis above is built from the manufacturer's published specifications and from the price and price status in our record — not from camera or battery measurements we ran, and not from user reviews. Sources: Xiaomi China — Mi 5s official spec table (小米5s 参数) · Xiaomi Global — Mi 5s product page (English) · Text updated: 2026-09-14