Xiaomi has unveiled its latest flagship Mi 5 smartphone — powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor — targeting 4G subscribers in India.
Mi 5 supports all India LTE bands. Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India are currently offering 4G services in select towns in India. Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to launch 4G in the next 6-9 months.
The price of Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone in India is Rs 24,999. Apple SE, which will be available for Rs 39,000 in India, also supports all LTE spectrum bands in the country.
Mi 5 features 3D glass body made from Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB flash memory.
Mi 5 boasts of curved edges that transition from glass to metal seamlessly with an almost bezel-less screen. It is weighing 129 gram and has a thickness of 7.25mm.
The latest smartphone from Xiaomi comes with 3000mAh battery and a front fingerprint sensor.
The 16MP camera has 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). Mi 5 comes with the Sony IMX298 sensor, which is also Xiaomi’s first camera featuring Deep Trench Isolation (DTI), a pixel-to-pixel isolation technology for cleaner color separation. Mi 5 also comes with a 2-micron pixel 4MP front camera for selfies.
Mi 5 boasts fast performance with an Antutu score of over 113,000, thanks to the latest Snapdragon 820 processor. It comes with the latest Adreno 530 GPU for better gaming experience. Mi 5 is also the first Xiaomi smartphone to ship with UFS 2.0 high-speed flash memory, which is designed to surpass the performance of eMMC 5.0 by up to 87 percent.
Mi 5 features vibrant display with 600-nit brightness, stemming from an increase to 16 LED lights behind its LCD display. The screen is also 17 percent more power efficient.
Mi 5 also supports full NFC functionality for both reading and writing, as well as Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
Indian 4G subscribers are looking for high-quality smartphones to access their high speed networks.