Redmi 5


Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus are smartphones developed by Xiaomi Inc, announced on December the 7th, 2017. They are part of Xiaomi's budget Redmi smartphone line. Redmi 5 Plus has been rebranded as Redmi Note 5 for Indian market.

Specifications

Hardware

Redmi 5 runs on Snapdragon 450 processor while the Plus variant runs on Snapdragon 625. Redmi 5 features 5.7" HD+ display while the Plus comes with 5.99" full HD+ one, both have an 18:9 aspect ratio. The devices look very similar from the front, the main difference being their size. On Redmi 5 Plus, the 5-megapixel front camera is to the right of the earpiece while the flash light, rated for 4500K color temperatures, is to the left. On the back, 12MP camera sensor is placed right above the fingerprint sensor. The look of the phones at the back is similar to Redmi Note 4. Both the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus back camera, unlike Redmi Note 4's one, is slightly protruding from the rest of the case.
Redmi 5 Plus comes with 3GB and 4GB of RAM compared to Redmi 5 which comes 2GB and 3GB. The Redmi 5 Plus features 32GB and 64GB storage whereas Redmi 5 comes with 16GB and 32GB storage, both with expandable memory through microSDXC card.

Software

Redmi 5 Plus and Redmi 5 are both running on MIUI 11 based on Android Oreo 8.1.

Reception

Redmi 5 Plus received mostly positive reviews. NDTV Gadgets 360 rated the phone 8/10, describing it as a good all-rounder and value for money. Android Authority rated the phone 8.5/10 and called it a well-rounded package. However lack of NFC, USB type C port and camera bump has been criticised.

Sales

Redmi 5 and 5 Plus went on sale in the EU in January 2018 and were priced € 170 and € 215 respectively.
On 22 February 2018, in the first sale of the phone, the Indian division of Xiaomi claimed to had sold more than 300,000 Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro units, in India, in less than three minutes and called it the biggest sale in the Indian history of smartphones.