Xiaomi’s has launched its much awaited flagship smartphone Mi 5 keeping the promise Hugo Barra made during the Redmi Note 3 launch event earlier in the month. Barra and his team has announced that the lowest of the three variant (32GB Storage, 3GB RAM) will be available in India for 24,999 INR. Unfortunately, that is the only variant Xiaomi will be bringing to India. The first flash sale will be held at Mi.com on 6th April, 2016.
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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.
In terms of specification and features, Mi 5 sports a 5.15-inch full HD IPS display with 428ppi pixel density and 73.1 percent screen-to-body ratio. The phone is powered by top of the line Snapdragon 820 ticking at 1.8 or 2.15 (depending on the variant). It comes fitted with Adreno 530 GPU and 3GB LPDDR4 RAM for better gaming and multi-tasking experience.
For photography enthusiasts, mi 5 features a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX298 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording support, DTI pixel isolation technology, and Spectra image processor. Upfront, it flaunts a 4MP selfie shooter has large 2 micrometer pixel size to capture more light for indoor selfies.
The 3000 mAh battery under the hood supports Quick Charge 3.0. Other features include 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C port. Take a look at complete set of hardware specifications below.
Key Specifications And Features of Xiaomi Mi5:
| 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, NGC, USB OTG, USB Type C | Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, NGC, USB OTG, USB Type C | Dual SIM, 4G LTE and VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, NGC, USB OTG, USB Type C |
| Price | 1999 RBM (~21,000 INR) | 2299 RBM (~24000 INR) | 2699 RBM (~28,300 INR) |
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