Redmi 5 India Launch Date Expected as February 14 as Xiaomi Sends Media Invites

Feb 6, 2018
2 min read

HIGHLIGHTS

It will be the successor to last year's Xiaomi Redmi 4

We can expect the phone to start at around Rs. 8,000 in India

The phone is sold in China in four colour variants

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Xiaomi has sent out media invites for the launch of the company's first product in India for 2018. With a big '5' logo on the invite, it is almost certain that Xiaomi's latest budget smartphone, Redmi 5, is expected to be unveiled in India on February 14. We can expect the 2GB RAM/ 16GB storage, 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage, and the 4GB RAM/ 32GB storage variants to be sold in India. It is, however, currently not known whether the Redmi 5 Plus will also make an appearance at the event.

Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus specifications

The Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus are dual-SIM (Nano) smartphones that run MIUI 9 on top of Android Nougat. The Redmi 5 sports a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1440 pixels) display, while the Redmi 5 Plus sports a 5.99-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) - both with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. The former is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC, coupled with 2GB/ 3GB/ 4GB RAM and 16GB/ 32GB inbuilt storage. The Redmi 5 Plus is powered by a Snapdragon 625 SoC, coupled with 3GB/ 4GB and 32GB/ 64GB of inbuilt storage.

In terms of camera specifications, both phones bear the same 12-megapixel rear sensor with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF. On the front is a 5-megapixel camera with soft-light selfie flash. There is a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Micro-USB. Sensors on the phones include ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and accelerometer. There is a 3300mAh battery under the hood of the Redmi 5, and a 4000mAh battery in the Redmi 5 Plus