In terms of design, the new Redmi 5 phones flaunt rounded corners and abandon off-screen capacitive buttons to accommodate the new near bezel-less screens. Otherwise, they largely resemble previous Xiaomi phones and feature an aluminum build. Speaking of screens, the smaller Redmi 5 comes with a 5.7-inch HD+ panel, while the Redmi 5 Plus comes with a larger Full HD+ display. Both of them are LCD and carry an aspect ratio of 18:9.
Under the hood, the Redmi 5 is powered by a Snapdragon 450 chipset coupled with either 2 or 3GB of RAM. The Redmi 5 Plus, on the other hand, runs on Xiaomi’s sacrosanct Snapdragon 625 processor with 3 or 4GB of RAM. Moreover, the Redmi 5 comes with a 3300mAh battery and the Redmi 5 Plus houses a 4000mAh pack. Both of them feature a rather disappointing and dated Micro USB port on the bottom. The camera arrangement includes a single unspecified 12-megapixel camera sensor with 1.25-micron pixels and a front-facing selfie flash. Both of them ship with the company’s own MIUI9 out of the box.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus Price and Availability
There are three color options to choose from — blue, pink, gold, and black. The Xiaomi Redmi 5 is priced at 799 yuan (~$120) for the 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage variant and 899 yuan (~$135) for 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The 5 Plus starts at 999 yuan (~$150) for the 3GB+32GB model and 1299 yuan (~$180) for the 4GB/64GB variant. Both of them will be available in China starting from December 12th. Details about global availability have not been revealed yet. It’s worth noting, however, Xiaomi recently launched the new Redmi 5A in India.
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Specifications
5.7-inch 18:9 HD+ LCD display Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor 2/3GB RAM, 16/32GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB 3300mAh battery MIUI9, Android 7.1.2 Nougat Unspecified 12-megapixel camera sensor, 1.25-micron pixels, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash 5-megapixel front-facing camera, selfie flash Micro USB port
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Specifications
5.99-inch Full HD+ LCD display Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB 4000mAh battery MIUI9, Android 7.1.2 Nougat Unspecified 12-megapixel camera sensor, 1.25-micron pixels, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash 5-megapixel front-facing camera, LED flash MicroUSB port
