Lenovo ZUK Edge vs Xiaomi MI5S Plus Design, Antutu, Camera, Battery Review

Lenovo released its flagship smartphone Lenovo ZUK Edge on December 20 at 2,299 yuan over, in the similar price smartphone, such as Xiaomi MI5S Plus, Huawei Honor 8, Oneplus 3 and other hot competitive smartphones. We will compare ZUK Edge with Xiaomi MI5s plus to see which one should be chosen first.

Compare ZUK Edge VS Xiaomi MI5S Plus Specs

According to specs comparison, ZUK Edge and Xiaomi MI5S Plus are similar in the specs,  they both are powered by Snapdragon 821 processor, RAM 4GB/6GB, ROM 64GB, and they have similar price and network frequency. The main difference is in screen size, camera, battery, OS, etc.

In versions, Xiaomi MI5S Plus has been divided into standard version and advanced version, Xiaomi MI5S Plus standard version has RAM 4GB ROM 64GB internal storage at 2,299 yuan, $383, Xiaomi mi5s plus advanced version has RAM 6GB ROM 128GB internal storage at 2,599 yuan, $433. ZUK Edge also has two versions, ZUK Edge flashship version has RAM 4GB ROM 64GB internal storage at 2,299 yuan, $383, and RAM 6GB ROM 64GB version at 2,499 yuan, $416. By the way, you can read the Xiaomi MI MIX VS Lenovo ZUK Edge review here.

From different versions, ZUK Edge 4GB version sells at the same as Xiaomi MI5S Plus standard version. So we will compare this two models in terms of design, performance, camera, OS, battery, etc.

Design

In design, ZUK Edge and Xiaomi MI5S Plus adopt different material, the former uses glass body, and the latter uses metal unibody. Both have their own style.

ZUK Edge continues the design of ZUK Z2 Pro dual glass and alloy metal frame design, although it has 5.5 inch large screen, 84.6% screen to body ratio, The front design actually only has 5 inch size, it comes with 2.5D curved glass screen, and under the screen, it is first time to use fingerprint scanner on physical home button.

Xiaomi MI5S Plus is equipped with 2.5D curved screen and narrow bezel design, under the screen are the traditional three virtual buttons, the port of the receiver on the top has not adopted symmetrical design.

ZUK Edge has simple and flat glass design on its back with two colors, Black and White.There is LED light under the back camera, and heart rate sensor to monitor users’ heart rate, and other functions.

Xiaomi MI5S Plus uses three step design with metal back cover, equipped wih dual rear camera, there is a fingerprint scanner under the back camera with 3D curved design around the edges, but the visual effect is not as simple as ZUK Edge.

Therefore, in terms of design, ZUK Edge looks much simpler than Xiaomi MI5S Plus in the front and back design with better visual effect. Although ZUK Edge with glass body is relatively not so strong, it can provide better user experience with a back cover.

Screen and Performance

In screen, ZUK Edge adopts 5.5 inch 1080P screen from Tianma, but Xiaomi MI5S plus with 5.7 inch 1080P screen, so Xiaomi MI5S Plus looks larger, and Sharp screen is better than Tianma screen, so in terms of screen experience, Xiaomi MI5S Plus screen is more outstanding.

As for performance, ZUK Edge and Xiaomi MI5S Plus both are powered by Snapdragon 821 processor, RAM 4GB ROM 64GB internal storage, although they belong to same level in their performance. Let’s two smartphones antutu test.

ZUK Edge Antutu

Xiaomi MI5S Plus Antutu

Due to different optimization, even if they both have similar processor and internal storage, but they have difference in Antutu test, the gap belongs in 10K, Both are in flagship level.

Therefore, in terms of screen and performance, Xiaomi MI5S Plus is better in screen, but in performance ZUK Edge is a little better.

Camera, OS, Battery

In camera, ZUK Edge uses 8MP front camera and 13MP back camera, the main camera is equipped with Samsung sensor, which belongs to mid-range level, but Xiaomi MI5S comes with front 4MP camera and dual 13MP back camera with Sony new sensor, the camera performance belongs to over mid-range level.

Therefore, in terms of camera experience, Xiaomi MI5S Plus is better than ZUK Edge.

In OS, ZUK Edge and Xiaomi MI5S plus runs their own system, ZUI 3.0 and MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 OS. In terms of OS, MIUI OS is more mature with better experience.

As for the battery, Xiaomi MI5S Plus is built in 3,800mAh battery, compared with ZUK Edge with 3,100mAh battery, they have similar screen to support QC3.0, so the battery of Xiaomi MI5S plus is better than ZUK Edge.

According to comparison, ZUK Edge is better in design and heart rate, but Xiaomi MI5s plus is better in camera, OS, screen, etc. Therefore, it’s up to you in terms of your needs.