Xiaomi Mi 5 & Mi 5 Pro flagship announced!

After months and months of rumors and leaks, Xiaomi has finally announced its Flagship Android smartphone, Mi 5. The Mi 5 is launched after two years of the company's last flagship, Mi 4.

Most of the leaks were true with the Mi 5 featuring a 5-inch full HD display and a Fingerprint sensor on the front home button. Hardware includes top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 3/4GB RAM, up to 128GB storage and a 3,000mAh battery with support for fast charge (Quick Charge 3.0). The phone comes with 3D glass or ceramic body (Mi 5 Pro) which is durable and water resistant, weighs 129 grams and is just 7.25mm slim. Other features include infrared, NFC, 4G+, VoLTE, WiFi and Bluetooth.

It is also the first phone from Xiaomi to come with MiUi based on Android 6.0.

Camera has always been one of the strong points of Xiaomi phones and the Mi 5 comes with a their best camera yet. It is a 16MP sensor with 4-axis optical image stabilization, phase detection auto focus and 4k video recording. It is their first camera featuring DTI pixel isolation technology that improves details and colors and uses Qualcomm Spectra image processor that does color and low light enhancements. The front camera is a 4MP ultra pixel shooter. Xiaomi has also included a number of handy modes in the camera interface.

The phone is priced at US$ 306 for the 3GB RAM/32GB storage version, US$352 for 3GB RAM/64GB storage and US$413 for the Mi 5 Pro variant with ceramic body, 4GB RAM and 128GB storage.

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