MANILA, Philippines – Xiaomi launched its newest flagship phone, the Mi5, at an event in Beijing on Wednesday, February 24.
Xiaomi's new device runs on a quad-core Snapdragon 820 processor, with an Adreno 530 GPU. The Adreno is said to increase the phone's performance by 40% and drop power consumption as well.
The Mi5 uses a 5.15-inch screen, with a fingerprint reader built into the home button. It also comes with up to 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage space. The device also supports near-field communications (NFC).
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hugo Barra: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mi5?src=hash">#Mi5</a> takes its design cues from the elegance of Mi Note. It comes in three colors: black, white, gold <a href="https://t.co/gK80onM900">pic.twitter.com/gK80onM900</a></p>— Mi (@xiaomi) <a href="https://twitter.com/xiaomi/status/702414610125737984">February 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The Mi5 takes advantage of a 16-megapixel rear camera. According to Tech In Asia, it also has a quick-charging feature which is said to allow the phone to have 2.5 hours of talk time on a 5-minute charge.
Xiaomi's Mi5 will start at RMB1999 ($305) for a 32GB model and RMB2299 ($352) for a 64GB model. A pro version with 128GB of storage will cost RMB2999 ($459). The devices will come in either black, white, or gold.
VentureBeat added that sales will begin on March 1, with China the first to get the device, followed by India.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mi5?src=hash">#Mi5</a> is official! Check out the specs and features here. Is it all you ever imagined, and more? :) <a href="https://t.co/1eCjo0OHy4">pic.twitter.com/1eCjo0OHy4</a></p>— Mi (@xiaomi) <a href="https://twitter.com/xiaomi/status/702424965946155008">February 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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– Rappler.com