XIAOMI REDMI 5

XIAOMI REDMI 5 SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2017. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.70-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 720 PIXELS BY 1440 PIXELS AT A PPI OF 282 PIXELS PER INCH. 

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 IS POWERED BY 1.8GHZ OCTA-CORE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 450 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 2GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 16GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 PACKS A 12-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 5-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 RUNS ANDROID 7.1.2 AND IS POWERED BY A 3300MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 151.80 X 72.80 X 7.70 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 157.00 GRAMS.

BUY FOR

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§  GOOD CONFIGURATION

§  SELFIE FLASH

§  HUGE STORAGE

§  DECENT BATTERY BACKUP

BEWARE OF

·         NON-REMOVABLE BATTERY

VERDICT

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 IS ONE OF THE MANY SMARTPHONES FROM THE CHINESE DEVICE MAKER THAT IS SET TO AMUSE EVERYONE FOR ITS INEXPENSIVE OFFERING ALONG WITH THE GOODIES LIST. IT IS A GOOD PERFORMER AND IS EFFICIENTLY BACKED BY A DECENT BATTERY. THE STORAGE OF THE DEVICE IS SOMETHING WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO BUY THE DEVICE. MOREOVER, THE PRESENCE OF SELFIE FLASH MAKES IT A GREAT OPTION FOR THE SELFIE LOVERS.

A WORTHY DEAL

DISPLAY AND CONFIGURATION

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 COMES WITH A 5.7-INCH IPS LCD DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 720 X 1,440 PIXELS THAT RESULTS FROM A PIXEL DENSITY OF 282 PIXELS PER INCH. THE CAPACITIVE TOUCH-SCREEN RESPONDS WELL TO MULTI-TOUCH GESTURES AS WELL. AT THE HEART, THE SMARTPHONE BEARS AN OCTA-CORE PROCESSOR THAT CLOCKS A SPEED OF 1.8 GHZ. THIS PROCESSOR IS LAID ON A CHIPSET OF QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 450 BUILT ON THE 64-BIT ARCHITECTURE AND IS FIRMLY ASSISTED BY A 2GB RAM TO POWER THROUGH MOST OF THE MULTI-TASKING AND HIGH-END GAMING. FURTHERMORE, THE PRESENCE OF AN ADRENO 506 GPU TAKES CARE OF THE GRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS WITH EASE.

CAMERA AND STORAGE

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12MP PRIMARY CAMERA, ACCOMPANIED BY A F/2.2 APERTURE THAT CAN CLICK SHARP QUALITY IMAGES AND ALSO RECORDS FULL-HD VIDEOS AT 30 FRAMES PER SECOND. THE 5MP FRONT CAMERA GETS A SELFIE LED FLASH, WHICH MAKES IT VERY MUCH CAPABLE OF CLICKING GOOD QUALITY SELFIES AND ALSO AIDS DECENT QUALITY VIDEO CALLING. THE SMARTPHONE HOUSES HUGE INTERNAL STORAGE SPACE OF 64GB WHICH CAN ALONE TAKE CARE OF YOUR IMMENSE STORAGE NEEDS. HOWEVER, YOU GET THE CHANCE OF EXPANDING THE STORAGE EXTERNALLY BY USING A MICROSD CARD TO A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 128GB.

BATTERY AND CONNECTIVITY

THE XIAOMI REDMI 5 IS FITTED WITH A 3,300MAH LI-ION BATTERY WHICH PROMISES TO DELIVER A GOOD BACKUP TO THE DEVICE FOR HOURS. IN THE CONNECTIVITY DEPARTMENT, THE SMARTPHONE OFFERS DUAL SIM SLOTS, 4G, VOICE OVER LTE, WI-FI, V4.2 BLUETOOTH, A-GPS, GLONASS, MOBILE HOTSPOT AND A MICROUSB 2.0 SLOT. IT ALSO BEARS A FINGERPRINT SCANNER AT THE REAR PANEL.

NETWORK	TECHNOLOGY	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	ANNOUNCED	2017, DECEMBER
	STATUS	AVAILABLE. RELEASED 2017, DECEMBER

BODY	DIMENSIONS	151.8 X 72.8 X 7.7 MM (5.98 X 2.87 X 0.30 IN)
	WEIGHT	157 G (5.54 OZ)
	BUILD	FRONT GLASS, PLASTIC FRAME & ENDS, ALUMINUM BACK
	SIM	HYBRID DUAL SIM (NANO-SIM, DUAL STAND-BY)

DISPLAY	TYPE	IPS LCD CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN, 16M COLORS
	SIZE	5.7 INCHES, 83.8 CM2 (~75.9% SCREEN-TO-BODY RATIO)
	RESOLUTION	720 X 1440 PIXELS, 18:9 RATIO (~282 PPI DENSITY)
	MULTITOUCH	YES
	PROTECTION	CORNING GORILLA GLASS (UNSPECIFIED VERSION)
		- MIUI 9.1

PLATFORM	OS	ANDROID 7.1.2 (NOUGAT)
	CHIPSET	QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 450
	CPU	OCTA-CORE 1.8 GHZ CORTEX-A53
	GPU	ADRENO 506

MEMORY	CARD SLOT	MICROSD, UP TO 128 GB (USES SIM 2 SLOT)
	INTERNAL	32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM OR 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

CAMERA	PRIMARY	12 MP (F/2.2, 1.25 ΜM), PHASE DETECTION AUTOFOCUS, LED FLASH, CHECK QUALITY
	FEATURES	GEO-TAGGING, TOUCH FOCUS, FACE/SMILE DETECTION, HDR, PANORAMA
	VIDEO	1080P@30FPS, CHECK QUALITY
	SECONDARY	5 MP, 1080P

SOUND	ALERT TYPES	VIBRATION; MP3, WAV RINGTONES
	LOUDSPEAKER	YES
	3.5MM JACK	YES
		- ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION WITH DEDICATED MIC

COMMS	WLAN	WI-FI 802.11 B/G/N, WI-FI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
	BLUETOOTH	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	YES, WITH A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	INFRARED PORT	YES
	RADIO	FM RADIO
	USB	MICROUSB 2.0

FEATURES	SENSORS	FINGERPRINT (REAR-MOUNTED), ACCELEROMETER, GYRO, PROXIMITY, COMPASS
	MESSAGING	SMS(THREADED VIEW), MMS, EMAIL, PUSH MAIL, IM
	BROWSER	HTML5
		- FAST BATTERY CHARGING 5V/2A - DIVX/XVID/MP4/H.265 PLAYER - MP3/WAV/EAAC+/FLAC PLAYER - PHOTO/VIDEO EDITOR - DOCUMENT VIEWER

BATTERY		NON-REMOVABLE LI-PO 3300 MAH BATTERY

MISC	COLORS	BLACK, GOLD, LIGHT BLUE, ROSE GOLD
	PRICE	ABOUT 160 EUR

TESTS	PERFORMANCE	BASEMARK OS II: 1313 / BASEMARK OS II 2.0: 1222 BASEMARK X: 9953
	DISPLAY	CONTRAST RATIO: 1331 (NOMINAL), 2.951 (SUNLIGHT)
	CAMERA	PHOTO / VIDEO
	LOUDSPEAKER	VOICE 66DB / NOISE 68DB / RING 82DB
	AUDIO QUALITY	NOISE -27.7DB / CROSSTALK -54.7DB
	BATTERY LIFE	ENDURANCE RATING 83H