Xiaomi on Wednesday unveiled its new Mi TV 4A line-up in India and the official product unveiling took place via an online live stream. Just before the end of the live stream, they teased a smartphone launching on March 14. The teaser video shows a camera bump on the smartphone that resembles the one on the Redmi 5. To recall, Xiaomi launched Redmi 5 back in December last year in the Chinese market along with Redmi 5 Plus. While the Redmi 5 Plus is rebranded as Redmi Note 5 and is already available in India, so the Redmi 5 could complete Xiaomi’s latest budget Redmi series smartphones in the Indian market.
Apart from the video teaser, just today, Xiaomi-Global VP, Manu Kumar Jain also announced the new Xiaomi smartphone launch on March 14. He wrote, “#CompactPowerhouse is launching on 14th March! Slim, sleek and compact! Yet a true super power house! Guess what this is?” So, going by this it could be a new phone with bigger battery and compact design.
Slim, sleek and compact! Yet a true super power house! Guess what this is? 🤔 RT if you are excited 😎 pic.twitter.com/kusimWUC2B — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) March 8, 2018
Xiaomi Redmi 5 specifications
Redmi 5 sports a 5.7-inch HD+ (720×1440 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and 282ppi pixel density. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC, coupled with 2GB/ 3GB/ 4GB of RAM and 16GB/ 32GB of inbuilt storage. The dual-SIM phone runs MIUI 9 on top of Android Nougat.
In the camera department, the phone comes with a 12MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash. On the front, there is a 5MP selfie camera with a “soft-light” flash module and Xiaomi’s proprietary Beautify 3.0. There is a 3300mAh battery powering the Redmi 5. There are possibilities that this new phone could be the Redmi 5, successor to last year’s Redmi 4. However, this might come with a bigger battery. Further, it could be priced around Rs. 7,999 considering the Redmi Note 5 price in India that starts at Rs. 9,999.
