Xiaomi, Redmi 5, Redmi 5 Plus, specifications, features India, launch, price, china, release date
Xiaomi Redmi 5 coming soon in IndiaXiaomi Official ENMIUI Global Forum (screen-shot)

Smartphone-maker Xiaomi is reportedly planning to expand the availability of the company's popular entry-level Redmi 5 series outside China.

Reputed tipster Roland Quandt has claimed that Xiaomi will release the generic Redmi 5 model in global regions in mid-February with support for LTE 20 band, meaning, it will certainly be rolled out in Europe.

But, will Xiaomi Redmi 5 come to India?

Very likely. Though Xiaomi is aggressively expanding in Europe after its debut in Russia, later to Spain and Portugal, the company's second biggest market after China is India.

Xiaomi, which was not even in the top 5 smartphone-makers list in India, witnessed huge response to its feature-rich Redmi Note 4, Redmi 4, Mi Max 2 and Mi A1 over the last one and half year, which helped it jump to the second spot in early 2017 and squared level with Samsung to become the leader of the pack by the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.

Xiaomi, which is now in a hot streak, will not waste time to bring the Redmi 5 with cost-effective price. Furthermore, long reigning leader Samsung is reportedly planning to bring an online-only series on the lines of Redmi Note 4 to beat Xiaomi in its own game in India.

Coming months will see intense competition between the two. Having said that, the consumer will be the ultimate winner, as they will be spoilt for choices, while companies engage in price-war by releasing feature-rich phones, at dirt-cheap price.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 with 18:9 display tipped to make global debut next month: Will it come to India?Roland Quandt (@rquandt) via Twitter

For those unaware, Redmi 5 sports 5.7-inch HD+ (1440x720p) FullView display and 18:9 aspect ratio, offering rich cinematic viewing experience , 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core, 2GB/3GB RAM, 16GB/32GB storage, a 3,300mAh, 12MP primary camera with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash and a 5MP front snapper with dedicated LED flash.

Word on the street is that Xiaomi might rebrand the Redmi 5 Plus as the Redmi Note 5 in global markets, but Xiaomi has not commented on the rumours so far.

Read more: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 may not launch, but THIS phone is set to replace Redmi Note 4 successor

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Key specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus:

Models Redmi 5 Redmi 5 Plus
Display 5.7-inch HD+ (1440x720p) with 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Aspect ratio: 18:9
  • Brightness: 450 nits
  • NTSC Colour Gamut: 72%
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
5.99-inch full HD+ (2160x1080p) with 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Aspect ratio: 18:9
  • Brightness: 450 nits
  • NTSC Colour Gamut: 84%
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
OS Android Nougat-based MIUI 9 Android Nougat-based MIUI 9
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 506
Processor 14nm-based 64-bit class 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core 14nm-based 64-bit class 2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core
RAM 2GB/3GB RAM 3GB/4GB RAM
Storage 16GB/32GB + expandable up to 128GB via microSD 32GB/64GB + expandable up to 128GB via microSD
Camera
  • Main: 12MP camera with 1.25µm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus), LED flash
  • Front: 5MP camera with LED flash
  • Main: 12MP camera with 1.25µm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus), dual-tone LED flash
  • Front: 5MP camera with LED flash
Battery 3,300mAh 4,000mAh
Network 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE 4G-LTE with VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE)
Add-ons Dual-SIM (+ extra microSD slot), Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n; dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz), fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor (IR blaster) Dual-SIM (+ extra microSD slot), Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n; dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz), fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor (IR blaster)
Dimensions 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm 158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
Weight 157g 180g
Colours Black, Gold, Light Blue and Rose Gold Black, Gold, Light Blue and Rose Gold
Price (in China)
  • 2GB RAM+16GB storage: ¥799 (approx. $121/€103/Rs 7,792)
  • 3GB RAM+32GB storage: ¥899 (approx. $136/€115/Rs 8,767)
  • 3GB RAM+32GB storage: ¥999(approx. $151/€128/Rs 9,743)
  • 4GB RAM+64GB storage: ¥1,299(approx. $196/€167/Rs 12,668)