22/07/2017
Upcoming XIAOMI REDMI 5, Best Budget Phone of 2017.
The new Xiaomi Redmi 5 is expected to come in two variants one supporting a Snapdragon 625 chip (with Adreno 506 GPU) and one with a Snapdragon 630 processor (with Adreno 508 GPU) and in a number of memory configurations.
The device is tipped to support a 5-inch, Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) curved glass display and would run MIUI 9, based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat, out of the box. On the rear is said to be a 16 MP camera with a dual-tone LED flash and phase detection autofocus, while the front camera is believed to come in at 5 MP.
As for the Redmi 5 battery, the current rumors suggest it will have a 3,680 mAh capacity, while the handset would also come with a fingerprint scanner and microSD card slot for up to an additional 128 GB of storage.
Meanwhile, these are the suspected prices and memory configurations:
Snapdragon 625 version
3 GB RAM + 16 GB storage version start at 859 yuan (~$125 / Rs. 13,152)
3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage version of it is said to cost 1039 yuan (~$155 / Rs. 16,308)
Snapdragon 630 version
3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage, 1099 yuan (~$160 / Rs. 16,834)
4 GB RAM + 32 GB storage 1199 yuan (~$175 / Rs. 18,412)
4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage 1299 yuan (~$190 / Rs. 19,990)
Finally, the Redmi 5 is anticipated to arrive in Q3 2017.