Xiaomi has confirmed that the next generation Redmi Note or the Redmi Note 5A will be revealed in its full glory on August 21st. To begin with, the successor of Redmi Note 4 will be presented in China.
This week the phones received its TENNA certification, and it is believed that there will be two variants in the upcoming Redmi Note 5 series (which is hardly surprising going by the previous trends).
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According to TENNA reports, there isn’t much difference in Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 4 design. It has been given the same unibody design with curved edges and two antenna lines carved at the back of the phone. It looks like only the high-end variant of Note 5 series will feature an embedded fingerprint scanner on the rear.
Other than that both variants will sport the same screen size, screen resolution, and battery capacity. It’s been reported that there will be a 5.5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. There is no word on battery capacity yet. Also, both devices will run Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box with MIUI 9 on top.
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At the spec front, both variants vary from each other and if leaks are anything to go by then the Redmi Note 5A will be powered by Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 integrated with Adreno 308 GPU, paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that is expandable by a microSD card. On the other hand, Redmi Note 5A Pro will come in Octa-Core Snapdragon chipset with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable internal storage.
For photography, the Redmi Note 5’s upper variant phone will sport a 16-megapixel primary camera and a 13-megapixel front camera, whereas their entry level phone will feature 13-megapixel sensor at the back and a 5-megapixel front snapper.
What price we may expect for the new Redmi Note 5 series? Earlier leaks also revealed that Xiaomi may price its two products at 1,200 Yuan, roughly to 11,500 INR, and 999 Yaun, roughly to 9,570 INR, respectively.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A and 5A Pro/Prime Expected Features and Specifications
| Model | Redmi Note 5A | Redmi Note 5A Pro |
| Display | 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display | 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display |
| Processor | 1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU | 1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU |
| RAM | 2GB RAM | 3GB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB hybrid microSD | 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB hybrid microSD |
| Software | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9 | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9 |
| Primary Camera | 13MP rear camera with LED Flash | 16MP rear camera with LED Flash |
| Secondary Camera | 5MP front-facing camera Infrared sensor | 13MP selfie camer with LED flash |
| Battery | 3000mAh battery | 3,000 mAh |
| Others | 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS | 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor |
| Price | To be announced | To be announced |
