For readers who are considering buying the Xiaomi Mi-3 or the Nexus 5, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with a 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Nexus 5 comes with a 4.95 inch True HD IPS+ capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm dimensions and weighs 145 grams. The Nexus 5 comes with 137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm dimensions and weighs 130 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Xiaomi Mi-3 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Nexus 5 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices run on the Android platform. The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system whereas the Nexus 5 comes loaded with the KitKat operating system. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Xiaomi Mi-3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Nexus 5 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus, optical image stabilization and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery whereas the Nexus 5 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The Xiaomi Mi-3 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $599.95. The Nexus 5 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $569.95 and the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $679.95 in Australia.

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