Xiaomi finally unveiled their latest budget smartphones with Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus which are the successor to last year launched Redmi 4 and Redmi 4 Pro.The Xiaomi Redmi 5 2GB+16GB has priced 799 Yuan (Rs.7,800/-), 3GB+32GB at 899 Yuan (Rs.8800/-) whereas the Redmi 5 Plus 3GB+32GB is priced at 999 Yuan (Rs.9800/-) and 4GB+64GB at 1299 Yuan (Rs.12,800/-). Both the devices will be available in China starting from Dec 12 at 12:00 PM Xiaomi mall, millet Lynx / JD.com / Suning flagship store, millet home, millet retail store.The Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus will be available in four colors with Blue, Gold, Rose Gold, and Black.
Both the Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus is made out of metal and weighs 157 grams and 180 grams respectively.Redmi 5 is 7.7 mm thick whereas Redmi 5 Plus is 8.05 mm thick.At the front, we have the new nearly bezel-less display with selfie camera, earpiece, and sensor on top of the display and nothing below the display.Now the capacitive buttons are replaced by on-screen navigation keys and there is fingerprint scanner placed below the rear camera.The power and volume rocker buttons are placed on the right of the device.The Xiaomi Redmi 5 and 5 Plus comes with a single rear camera with Dual LED flash.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 sports 5.7 inches Full View HD+ (1440*720p) display having an aspect ratio of 18:9.It is powered by SD450 chip clocked at 1.8 GHz coupled with 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB onboard storage which can be expanded via microSD card slot.
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 features a 12MP rear camera with an aperture of f/2.2, 1.25-micron pixel size PDAF, and LED flash.There is 5MP selfie camera with Soft-LED flash.The rear camera can shoot videos up to 1080p.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, Bluetooth 4.2, Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, micro USB port, 3.5 mm audio port and IR Blaster.All this is fueled by 3300 mAh battery and runs on Android 7.1.1 out of the box with MIUI 9.0.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus sports 5.99 inches Full View FHD+ (2160*1080p) display having an aspect ratio of 18:9.It is powered by SD625 chip clocked at 2.0 GHz coupled with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB onboard storage which can be expanded via microSD card slot.
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus features a 12MP rear camera with an aperture of, 1.25-micron pixel size PDAF, and LED flash.There is 5MP selfie camera and LED flash.The rear camera can shoot videos up to 1080p.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE and VoLTE support, 5G Wifi, Bluetooth 4.2, Wifi, A-GPS, GLONASS, micro USB port, 3.5 mm audio port and IR Blaster.All this is fueled by 4000 mAh battery and runs on Android 7.1.1 out of the box with MIUI 9.0.
As of now, there are no details regarding Indian launch and availability.
