Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus announced with bigger displays
In an official event in China, Chinese Xiaomi has launched two new smartphone in the Redmi series called the Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus. Both the device comes with a fingerprint scanner on the rear side. The Xiaomi Redmi 5 is priced at 799 yuan (around $120 for the 2GB RAM + 16GB internal storage variant, 899 yuan (around $135) for the 3GB RAM + 32GB internal storage options. The bigger Redmi 5 Plus is priced at 999 yuan (around $151) for the 3GB RAM + 32GB internal storage option and the Redmi 5 Plus with 4GB RAM + 64GB inbuilt storage variant is priced at 1299 yuan (around $195). Both the devices will be available with Black, Light Blue, Gold and Rose Gold color options and will be available for sale in China starting from December 12th.
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 72% NTSC Color Gamut, 1000: 1 Contrast Ratio and 1440 × 720 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU. It has two variants with 2GB RAM + 16GB internal storage and 3GB RAM + 32GB internal storage with both supporting expandable storage up to 128GB with microSD card slot. It runs on the Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9 and supports Hybrid Dual SIM.
It features a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. A 3300mAh battery is available for backing up and connectivity options includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS. It comes with a fingerprint sensor on the rear side and has an infrared sensor as well. It measures 151.8 × 72.8 × 7.7mm and weights 157 grams.
The bigger Redmi 5 Plus features a 5.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1000: 1 Contrast Ratio and 2160 × 1080 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU. It comes with 3GB of RAM + 32GB internal storage capacity, 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage with both variants supporting expandable storage up to 128GB with microSD card slot. It runs on the Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9 on top and supports Hybrid Dual SIMs.
It features a 12-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It is backed up by a 4000mAh battery and connectivity options includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor on the rear side and it also has an infrared sensor available. It measures 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05mm and weights 180 grams.
