Xiaomi Redmi 5/Redmi Note 5 Launch Scheduled in India

Xiaomi Redmi 5, Redmi 5 Plus or Redmi Note 5?

Xiaomi India has finally announced the launch of their first product of 2018 in India on February 14th. Xiaomi has sent out invites with number ‘5’ along with the date, it could be the Xiaomi Redmi 5 series which was introduced in China back in December 2017. There could be a possibility that Xiaomi might also surprise everyone with the Redmi Note 5.

Xiaomi Redmi 5

The rumours said that the Redmi 5 Plus which was launched in China might be launched globally as the Redmi Note 5, but the recent rumours confirmed that the company will have an Explorer mission 2018 before they launch the Redmi Note 5 in India. There have been no program dates till now. This takes us back to Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus which was launched in Malaysia recently and was priced around Rs. 11,000. Taking a step ahead Xiaomi is might be launching both the devices in India but pricing would play a key role.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Specifications

•5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1000: 1 Contrast Ratio
•2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
•3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
•Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
•Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
•12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF
•5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
•Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
•Dimensions: 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05mm; Weight: 180g
•4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
•4000mAh (typcial) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery

Xiaomi Redmi 5 specifications

•5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 72% NTSC Color Gamut, 1000: 1 Contrast Ratio
•1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
•2GB RAM with 16GB storage, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
•Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
•Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
•12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF
•5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
•Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
•Dimensions: 151.8 × 72.8 × 7.7mm; Weight: 157g
•4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
•3300mAh (typical) / 3200mAh (minimum) battery

Both the smartphone have a pretty good spec on paper and look stunning. It is expected to be in the price bracket of below Rs. 12,000. We will have to wait until February 14th to find out what would be Xiaomi first device for India in 2018. Stay tuned for more updates.

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About Siddharth Naik 174 Articles
He holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science and now is pursuing a Master's Degree (Indian Expat in Deutschland) and having extensive experience in the software and technology domain. He believes in Giving the community the most advanced cutting-edge technology updates and solutions in its subtle form.

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