Hugo Barra, VP of Xiaomi Global, promised Mi fans at Redmi Note 3 launch that Mi 5 was to arrive in India within a month. It seems Xiaomi has lived up to its promise. Xiaomi has started rolling out the invites for Mi 5 launch event which is scheduled for Thursday, March 31.
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The Mi 5 was first launched by Xiaomi at Mobile World Congress and China in two event at the same time. In its motherland Xiaomi has introduced Mi 5 in three variants – 32GB, a 3D glass back variant with 64 GB storage and a 128GB 3D ceramic body version.
Recently in an interview Xiaomi President Bin Lin had hinted that Mi 5 is likely to be priced between 20K to 27 K INR which is close to its China price. In terms of specification, Xiaomi Mi 5 32 GB variant is powered by a Snapdragon 820 ticking at 1.8GHz accompanied by a 3GB of RAM. On the other hand, the 64GB variant enthralls on 2.15GHz Snapdragon 820 along with 3Gigs of RAM. The Ceramic variant of Mi 5 comes features with 128GB ROM and 4 GB RAM, and houses Snapdragon 820 clocked higher at 2.15GHz under its hood.
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In the optics department, there is a 16-megapixel primary shooter with four-axis OIS technology, PDAF, and dual-tone LED flash, and 4K video recording capabilities. Upfront, it features a 4-megapixel ultrapixel selfie camera. The phone comes with 5.15-inch 1080p display and 3000mAh battery with quick charge 3.0 support. The home button is embedded with a fingerprint scanner. It features a dual-SIM slot and runs on MIUI 7 which is based on Android Marshmallow.
Key Specifications And Features of Xiaomi Mi 5:
| Model | Xiaomi Mi5 (32GB) | Xiaomi Mi5 (64GB) | Xiaomi Mi5 (128GB) ceramic edition |
| Display | 5.15 Inch, Full HD, 3D curved glass | 5.15 Inch, Full HD, 3D curved glass | 5.15 Inch, Full HD, 3D curved glass |
| Processor | 1.8GHz Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor, Adreno 530 | 2.15 GHz Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor, Adreno 530 | 2.15 GHz Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor, Adreno 530 |
| RAM | 3GB | 3GB | 4GB |
| Internal Storage | 32GB, UFS 2.0 type storage | 64GB, UFS 2.0 type storage | 128GB, UFS 2.0 type storage |
| Software | Android Marshmallow based MIUI 7 | Android Marshmallow based MIUI 7 | Android Marshmallow based MIUI 7 |
| Primary Camera | 16MP sensor, dual LED Flash, PDAF, F2.0 aperture lens | 16MP sensor, dual LED Flash, PDAF, F2.0 aperture lens | 16MP sensor, dual LED Flash, PDAF, F2.0 aperture lens |
| Secondary Camera | 4MP Front-Facing Camera, F2.0 aperture lens, 80 degree wide angle lens | 4MP Front-Facing Camera, F2.0 aperture lens, 80 degree wide angle lens | 4MP Front-Facing Camera, F2.0 aperture lens, 80 degree wide angle lens |
| Dimensions and Weight | 144.55×69.2×7.25mm and 129 Grams | 144.55×69.2×7.25mm and 129 Grams | 144.55×69.2×7.25mm and 139 Grams |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, fast charging | 3000 mAh, fast charging | 3000 mAh, Fast charging |
| Others | Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, NFC, USB OTG, USB Type C | Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, NFC, USB OTG, USB Type C | Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, NFC, USB OTG, USB Type C |
| Price | 1999 RBM (~21,000 INR) | 2299 RBM (~24000 INR) | 2699 RBM (~28,300 INR) |
