Xiaomi just announced the Mi 5X, the company’s
latest mid-range smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a
5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon
625 Mobile platform, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) based on MIUI 8 and will get
MIUI 9 update. It has 12 dual rear cameras, one with a wide-angle lens and
other with a telephoto lens offering portrait mode, background blur and more
features. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has a unibody metal design with rounded edges,
has anti-fingerprint coating offering a smooth finish and is just 7.3mm thick.
There is a fingerprint sensor on the back.
Xiaomi Mi 5X specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display, 450nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor
- 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- MIUI 8 based on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to MIUI 9
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1.25μm pixel size
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 155.4×75.8×7.3mm; Weight: 165g
- 3.5mm audio jack, dedicated amplifier
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
- 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery
The Xiaomi Mi 5X comes in Black, Gold and Rose Gold
colors, is priced at 1499 yuan (US$ 222) and will go on
sale in China from August 1st.
