Xiaomi Mi 5 Launched in India at Rs 24,999

Xiaomi has launched itsflagship model in India, the Mi 5 at Rs. 24,999. The device will be available on its website Mi.com from April 6 via its first flash sale. 

The flagship model features a dual-SIM (Nano + Nano) and a 5.15 inch Full HD (1080x1920 pixels)screen with curved 3D Ceramic glass, and a pixel density of 428ppi. It sports a 16-megapixel Sony IMX298 camera sensor with PDAF and LED flash. It also sports 4-axis OIS (optical image stabilisation) and sapphire glass protection lens and supports 4K video recording. It has a 4 UltraPixel front camera, with 2-micron pixels. 

The Mi 5 ships with MIUI 7 which is based on Android Marshmallow. Both cameras feature an f/2.0 aperture. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU coupled 3 GB of RAM. 

The Mi 5 packs a 3000mAh battery and supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. It has a USB Type-C port. In terms of connectivity it includes VoLTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/ac, 4G, Bluetooth 4.2, Glonass, and NFC.

Xiaomi launches Mi5 smartphone at RMB 1999

Xiaomi has announced the launch of its flagship device, Mi 5 at the Mobile World Congress and in Beijing.The Mi5 is priced at RMB 1999 (Rs 20000 approx) for 32GB variant.

Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone features 3D glass and supports supports 4G+ network (Cat 12) and VoLTE. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset and supports up to 4GB RAM and 128 GB storage. 

The Xiaomi Mi5 features a 5.15 inch full HD display. It weighs 129 gm and has 3000 mAh battery and a front fingerprint sensor. It sports a 16MP rear camera and a 4MP front facing camera. It can also shoot 4K videos as well.

It comes with two nano SIM cards. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with AGPS, NFC. The Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow along with the MIUI 7 OS.

The company will start selling on 1 March onwards in China.