The Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 5 goes on sale in China today, November 10, on JD.com, after pre-orders opened on November 4. The list price is 1,176 yuan (about $165). In eligible regions the national subsidy brings it down to around 999.6 yuan. Xiaomi hasn’t said anything about a global launch.
Price compared with the 5C and 5 Max
It costs more than the Smart Door Lock 5C, which sells for under 700 yuan, and far less than the 3,529 yuan Smart Lock 5 Max. The main upgrade over the 5C is an automatic lock body that relocks the door when it closes.
Design and safety
The finish is starry black, and the front panel is wear-resistant. The outdoor unit measures 400 x 76 x 21 mm, the indoor unit 400 x 76 x 26 mm, and the whole lock weighs 3.37 kg. An anti-pinch baffle sits on the inside of the front panel to protect fingers when someone pushes or pulls the door. The interior panel carries a separate deadbolt.
Xiaomi Smart Door Lock 5 Unlocking methods
Inside is a quiet, fully automatic lock body with a direct-insertion C-grade cylinder. Xiaomi quotes a fingerprint read time of 0.7 seconds or less and a recognition rate of 99.53% or higher. If you’d rather skip the fingerprint, you can use a fixed password, virtual password, one-time password, NFC card, Bluetooth, or a mechanical key.
Connectivity and alarms
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 let you check the lock from the Xiaomi Home app. You can send visitors a temporary key through a WeChat mini-program. The lock sounds an alarm if the door is left ajar, the panel is pried, someone fails authentication repeatedly, or a duress fingerprint is used.
Battery and emergency power
The lock runs on eight AA batteries, which Xiaomi says last about a year. When the batteries die, press the emergency start button and unlock with a fingerprint or password. If they are completely drained, a power bank plugged into the USB-C port at the bottom of the panel will power it temporarily.
