Xiaomi shows off upcoming Redmi 5
Xiaomi is preparing to announce the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5
Plus smartphones in China on Thursday, and director of product
management Donovan Sung has just shown them off in a set of tweeted
photos. There aren't any details on pricing or specs yet, but we can see
that both phones have slim bezels and roughly 18:9 screens, in line
with many high-end devices released this year.
The difference is that you can expect the Redmi 5 phones
to be pretty cheap. Though it isn't the company's flagship line, the
Redmi series is very important to Xiaomi, particularly in India. The
Redmi 4 and Redmi Note 4 were the two most popular phones in the country, according to recent IDC figures, and have helped Xiaomi catch up with Samsung to claim the title of India's number one smartphone brand.
We don't know how much the Redmi 5 will cost yet, but
Redmi 4 pricing starts at 6,999 rupees in India, or about $108. That
gets you a phone with a metal build, a fingerprint sensor, a 5-inch 720p
display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor, a 13-megapixel camera,
and a 4,100mAh battery. Xiaomi recently launched an even cheaper phone,
the Redmi 5A, which sells for 4,999 rupees ($78) with a 3,000mAh battery
and Snapdragon 425 processor.
Check out this. If Xiaomi can keep its successful retail strategy up and its Redmi pricing down, these new phones could be a big hit. Stay tuned for coverage when they're revealed in full on December 7th.
In his Twitter post, Sung says, "Is everyone ready for the all-new Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus? We're launching these two new devices in China on Thursday Dec 7. Giving everyone a sneak preview!" As we mentioned, the images shared by Sung show the smartphones from all angles, and we can see a taller than usual 18:9 display, the lack of hardware capacitive buttons for navigation, and the presence of a rear fingerprint sensor below the flash module.
Once again, as we mentioned, alongside the launch announcement last week, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 was reportedly spotted on the site of Chinese telecommunications certification authority, TENAA. The smartphone is listed to sport a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1440 pixels) 18:9 display, and like other bezel-less display, we can expect a much smaller phone form factor in relation to display size compared to what we see on traditional 16:9 displays.
The TENAA listing also shows what's thought to be the Redmi 5 to run on a 1.8GHz octa-core SoC, which is speculated to either be the Snapdragon 450 or Snapdragon 625 - this latter seems less likely, as the Redmi 4 sported a Snapdragon 435 SoC and the company can be expected to follow through with another Snapdragon 400-Series processor.
The
purported Redmi 5 listing on TENAA mentions three RAM options - 2GB,
3GB, and 4GB - as well as three storage options - 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB -
which can be expected to correspond in individual SKUs. Storage is said
to be expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). The smartphone is
listed with a 3200mAh battery - significantly smaller than the Redmi 4's
4100mAh offering. It is said to sport 12-megapixel rear camera and a
5-megapixel front camera. Dimensions are listed as 151.8x72.8x7.7mm, and
a weight of 157 grams. The smartphone is listed to run Android 7.1.2,
tipping an MIUI 9 build out-of-the-box. The fingerprint scanner can be
seen on the rear panel.The Redmi 5 Plus on the other hand, based on previous leaks, can be expected to sport a Snapdragon 625 or Snapdragon 630 SoC, different RAM and storage variants, and a larger 4000mAh battery. We don't have long to wait however before the December 7 launch, when Xiaomi can be expected to reveal everything about the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus.
Slashleaks also corroborates the Redmi 5 listing, with its own matching leaked renders and specifications. It adds a CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 13,600) price, and claims the first sale will be on December 10.
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