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How to Fix Black Screen — Xiaomi Mi 5s
How to Fix Black Screen — Xiaomi Mi 5s
The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a 2016 Android 6.0 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) with 3GB | 4GB and 128GB | 64GB internal storage. It features a 5.2", IPS LCD, 1080.0x1920.0 display and is available in Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold.
The Mi 5s is equipped with a Li-Ion 3200 mAh, non-removable, a 12 MP, 4K@30fps, 1080p@120fps main camera, a 4 MP, 1080p@30fps front camera. The device uses a Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM configuration. It weighs 145 g.
A black screen on the Xiaomi Mi 5s can occur due to a drained battery, a software crash, or the screen becoming unresponsive. In most cases this can be resolved with a force restart or a short charging period without any data loss. Follow the steps below in order before considering a factory reset.
On your Xiaomi Mi 5s: charge for 30+ minutes with a different cable and charger
Hold Power for 15–20 seconds
If still black: hold Power + Volume Down for 10 seconds
Try holding Power + Volume Up to enter Recovery Mode
In Recovery: select 'Reboot system now'
If Recovery loads: wipe cache partition then reboot
Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data
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