Just yesterday, it was confirmed that Xiaomi will be launching the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones in China on December 7. Now just a week ahead of the launch, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 has appeared on TENAA with the model number “MDE1”.
As per the listing, Xiaomi Redmi 5 features a 5.7-inch display that has HD+ display with 1440 x 720 Pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz octa-core processor which is coupled with 2GB/3GB/4GB RAM. It offers 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal storage, 128 GB expandable storage via a micro SD card, rear camera of 8-megapixel and 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The dual SIM phone runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system with MIUI 9 on top and is fueled by 3200 mAh battery. Connectivity options for the smartphone include 4G-LTE, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS/A-GPS and a Micro USB port. The dimensions of the phone are 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm and it weighs 157 grams. The device is listed in Black, Rose Gold, Gold, White, Red, Gray, Pink and Blue colour options. The phone has Gravity sensor, distance sensor and light sensor as per the listing.
As per earlier leaks, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus smartphone is said to feature a 5.9-inch full HD+ display with a possible 18:9 aspect ratio, and a Snapdragon 625 SoC or Snapdragon 630 SoC. It will possibly launch in two variants of 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage. The smartphone is expected to sport a dual rear camera setup, which could be a combination of a 12-megapixel and 5-megapixel cameras. The smartphone will run Android 7.1.2 Nougat based MIUI 9 and it will be backed up by 4000 mAh battery. The 32 GB version of the Redmi 5 Plus is expected to be priced at 99 Yuan (~$150) while 64 GB variant is rumoured to arrive with a pricing of 1,299 Yuan (~$195).