After being on the rumor-mill for the last few weeks, Xiaomi’s successor to its fan-favorite Redmi 4 series are now finally official – the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus.
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Both smartphones now come with not-really-bezel-less 18:9 screen display ratio, and absolutely bang-for-the-buck specs considering the prices these phones has, as well as in these colors: blue, gold, rose gold and black.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 specs
- Display: 5.7-inch, 18:9, HD+ (1440 x 720 pixels) display
- Chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
- RAM: 2 GB / 3 GB
- ROM: 16 GB / 32 GB
- Battery: 3,300 mAh with micro USB connector
- Rear camera: 12 MP rear camera with 1.25-micron pixels, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash
- Front camera: 5 MP front camera with soft-light selfie flash
- Dimensions: 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
- Weight: 157 grams
- Fingerprint scanner: yes
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus specs
- Display: 5.99-inch, 18:9, Full HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display
- Chip: Snapdragon 625
- RAM: 3 GB / 4 GB
- ROM: 32 GB / 64 GB
- Battery: 4,000 mAh with micro USB connector
- Rear camera: 12 MP rear camera with 1.25-micron pixels, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and LED flash
- Front camera: 5 MP front camera with soft-light selfie flash
- Dimensions: 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
- Weight: 180 grams
- Fingerprint scanner: yes
Pricing and Availability
Xiaomi’s Redmi series are geared for the budget-oriented humans, so the prices are here as follows:
Redmi 5
- 2GB RAM / 16GB ROM — ¥799 (~$120) / (~PhP6,120)
- 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM — ¥899 (~$135) / (~PhP6,885)
Redmi 5 Plus
- 3GB RAM / 32GB ROM — ¥999 (~$150) / (~PhP7,650)
- 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM — ¥1,299 (~$180) / (~PhP9,180)
In terms of availability, the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus are set to go on sale in China by December 12. No word about other markets availability so far since it was just unveiled moments ago.
