The Redmi Note 5 leaked a month ago and later we
found out that there will be a more affordable Note 5A variant (the regular 5
will reportedly start at CNY 1,200 / US$ 175 / € 155). Additional details have
emerged and the 5A isn’t quite what we expected.
Dropping down from the Snapdragon 630/660, the more
affordable model will use Snapdragon 425 instead (an old, 28nm chip). And it
will have a smaller battery, 3,080 mAh vs. 3,790 mAh on the non-A model. In
short, expect less performance and a shorter battery life.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A will run Android 7.1 Nougat
(with MIUI) and have a 5.5” screen. However, it seems that it’s a 720p screen
and there will be less memory — 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.
The camera department will be downsized as well.
We’re looking at 13MP on the back and 5MP on the front. All that will cost CNY
1,000, does it sound like it’s worth it versus the
