Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched its flagship phone Mi 5 in India on today at a price of Rs.24,999. This comes four week after company vice president for global Hugo Barra confirmed that it was coming to India in April. Xioami Mi 5 will go on sale in India from April 6. It will be available on Mi.com.
The flagship device comes in options of 32GB and 64GB storage and features a 5.1-inch full HD display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Inside the sleek 7.3mm unibody is the top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB RAM and a 3,000mAh battery with support for fast charge (Quick Charge 3.0). Weighing 128 grams, the phone has a 3D glass body and features a fingerprint sensor on the home button. Other features include infrared, NFC, 4G+, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth and is the first device from Xioami in India to use USB Type-C port. Moreover, it is also the company’s first device running MiUi 7.0 interface based on Android 6.0. Note that there is no microSD slot for storage expansion.
The Mi 5 comes with a Sony IMX298 16 megapixel sensor with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, OIS, and 4K video recording. It sports a 4 megapixel front camera with 2um pixel size. It has a 3000 mAh battery with Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 technology.
In a bid to offer more user security and ease of use, Xiaomi has also added a front fingerprint sensor to the Mi 5. The Mi 5 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Xiaomi’s newest MIUI7 layer atop.
Other specifications include 4G LTE with VoLTE support and dual SIM support. The Mi 5 comes in white, black, and gold colour options.
The Mi 5 comes with Mi Protect plan that gives one year protection to the device against accidental damage for an additional Rs.499.
