After months of speculation, the launch date of the Xiaomi Mi 5 has officially been confirmed as February 24. The date had been previously announced by the brand’s co-founder Liwan Jiang, via his Weibo account and has now been verified by Hugo Barra, the company’s VP, and Manu Jain, its India head, through their social media accounts.
There’s no word yet on when the Xiaomi Mi 5 will arrive on Indian shores. The post on Barra and Jain’s page is nearly identical, with a cryptic tagline stating the phone would be all a person could imagine and more. It also pointed out that the smartphone would be the manufacturer’s first release for the year 2016.
The build-up towards the Mi 5 has been immense, with a lot of expectations riding on the handset given that the brand hasn’t released a successor to its flagship series since July 2014. The phone has been the subject of numerous leaks over the past few months. The latest one claims to know the price details of the device.
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According to GizmoChina, there will be 4 versions of the Xiaomi phone up for grabs. One is set to sport an all-metal build and cost CNY 2199 (approx Rs 22500) for 32GB of ROM and 3GB of RAM. The other will be made out of the same material but contain 64GB of ROM and 4GB of RAM at CNY 2599 (roughly Rs 27000).
A neat look at the rumored specifications of the Xiaomi Mi 5:
– Display: 5.2-inch, QHD/FHD
– OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop-based MIUI 7
– Battery: 3600mAh
– CPU: quad-core Snapdragon 820
– GPU: Adreno 530
– Storage: 32GB/64GB
– RAM: 3GB/4GB
– Cameras: 16MP rear, 13MP front
The 2 remaining Mi 5 models may both flaunt 2.5D curved glass on the front and rear panel and offer up a QHD resolution. The 32GB of ROM and 4GB of RAM unit might sell at CNY 2799 (around Rs 29000), while the most expensive 64GB of ROM and 4GB of RAM variant could cost CNY 3099 (about Rs 32000).
We’ll keep you posted as and when the India launch date of the Xiaomi Mi 5 is announced by the company.