Last month, we covered the possibility of a new
Redmi Note 5 smartphone for global markets. Two Xiaomi devices have passed
through China’s 3C earlier last month, which we suspected were two versions of
the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (one with less RAM, Storage, and a slower CPU).
Fast-forward to now, some alleged renders of the phone have leaked.
The renders show a device with very thin top and
bottom bezels, akin to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S9. There is also a
vertically-placed dual-camera setup above a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
We’ve seen mockups of this device from before, and these renders look similar
but much more like a final product.
There is always a possibility that leaked renders
are not the real thing or may not be accurate to the final product, so think of
them as very detailed mockups for now. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is expected to
feature an aluminum body and a 5.99-inch 18:9 IPS LCD display with FHD+ (1080 x
2160 px) resolution. Under the hood is a Snapdragon 636 CPU, an upgrade from
the Snapdragon 625 that powered the Redmi Note 4, and 3 or 4GB of RAM. The dual
camera setup is slated to be comprised of a 16MP sensor + a 5MP depth sensor.
There’s also a large 4,100 mAh battery and 64GB of
internal storage with support for Quick Charge 4.0. The phone will carry a cost
of CNY 1499 (around US$ 237) and will supposedly arrive in three colors: gray
black and blue.
We might be seeing these phones make a splash at the
MWC later this month. It is possible that Xiaomi announce these at MWC since
there isn't going to be a major Mi 7 announcement.
