Watch out, Apple and Samsung, Xiaomi Mi 5 is Coming with These 5 Amazing Features!

By Vigneshwar
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Few days back, at the launch of Redmi Note 3 event, Xiaomi's Vice President Hugo Barra said that the Mi 5 will be launched in India in April. As promised, the Chinese handset maker, Xiaomi has started sending out the press invites for the event, saying, " All you ever imagined, and more".

Watch out, Apple and Samsung, Xiaomi Mi 5 is Coming!

Initially, the Mi 5 was announced in MWC 2016 event last month in Barcelona, Spain. This announcement came 18 months after the launch of its previous flagship Mi 4. While Samsung launching the Galaxy S7 series of smartphones boasting the same Snapdragon 820 SoC, it will be interesting indeed to see how will it fare alongside the Xiaomi Mi 5.

Watch out, Apple and Samsung, Xiaomi Mi 5 is Coming!

Coming to the specifications, the Xiaomi Mi 5 comes packed with 5.15-inch Full HD display with curved glass. It is powered by a latest Snapdragon 820 SoC Quad-Core processor along with Adreno 530 GPU.

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Talking about the storage variant, the Mi 5 comes in two variants - 3GB/4GB of RAM along with 32/128 GB of internal storage. On the imaging front, the Mi 5 flaunts a 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX298 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording and 4MP front camera with 80-degree wide angle lens.

Moreover, this device is integrated with Fingerprint scanner, Infrared sensor and shipped with Android 6.0 Marshmallow topped with MIUI 7 out of the box. The connectivity option includes 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/a dual-band (MIMO), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C. The above Mi 5 hardware is powered by a 3,000mAh battery with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 technology.

Ahead of Xiaomi Mi 5 India launch, we have jotted down the top 5 feature of Mi 5 to give a heads up about this flagship. Do swirl through!

The latest and powerful chipset ever!

The latest and powerful chipset ever!

In the list of Samsung Galaxy S7, LeEco Le Max, LG G5, joins the Xiaomi Mi 5! Yes, the Mi 5 is powered by the latest Snapdragon 820 SoC Quad-Core processor. This chipset with X12 LTE supports the ultimate in connectivity, graphics, photography, power and battery efficiency. Moreover, this device is supported with Adreno 530 as GPU.

With this chipset, Mi 5 will offer 40% improvement to graphic performance, 2X performance and efficiency, capture pictures with zero shutter lag and also significantly improves the battery life. Moreover, this chipset also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, where the users can spend less time charging and more time doing.

Blend of some of glass and metal!

Blend of some of glass and metal!

The Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with curved backing with a glass/ceramic finish, giving it a very rich and premium feel. At 129 grams, the Mi 5 is one of the lightest flagship mobiles of the recent times.

One of the highlights is the 3D glass at the device's rear panel giving curvy edges, binding elegantly to the metal frame, which reminds you of the Galaxy S6. This smartphone comes with a blend of glass sandwiched with a metal band around the sides

According to Xiaomi's Vice President, Hugo Barra, the company took a huge effort to place the camera lens as iPhone's and install the home button with fingerprint sensor.

You are in for a treat!

You are in for a treat!

In terms of the storage option, Xiaomi offers Mi 5 in three variants! Saying that, the starting variant comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM/ 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM.

However, there is another variant, which is packed with 4GB RAM with 128GB ROM. Anyhow, all these above variants have expandable storage option via microSD card support.

Mi 5 has, what Apple doesn't have!

Mi 5 has, what Apple doesn't have!

The Xiaomi Mi 5 houses a 16MP rear camera with dual tone LED flash and 4K video recording. On the front, this device sports a 4MP selfie camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens.

In fact, the rear camera employs 4-axis optical image stabilization technology, which ensures the users with the sharper image during the movement.

It's MIUI, what else you need?

It's MIUI, what else you need?

At first, Xioami was a software company that made MIUI ROM for the popular phones. But, the company has moved on to make their own hardware with MIUI packed in it.

Talking about the software, the Xiaomi Mi 5 comes shipped with the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow topped with home baked MIUI 7 out of the box. The MIUI comes with features like Doze Mode, granular app permission. On default, the Mi 5 will come with 5 different themes and the ability to customize the capacitive buttons.

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