Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Officially Launched - Check out the Specifications and Price in India, Nigeria

Xiaomi had a very successful year with it's Redmi Note 4 as the phone broke a lot of sales record in China and mostly in India where it was awarded the largest smartphone manufacturer ahead of Samsung. Now Xiaomi just launched a new successor to it's last year mid ranger and it's called the Redmi Note 5.

The phone is available in 2 variants which is the regular Redmi Note 5 also known as Redmi 5 plus and the better specced Redmi 5 Plus.

The Redmi Note 5 is identical to the recently launched Redmi 5 plus but Xiaomi decided to rebrand the name due to the success of the Redmi Note 4 and the Note series in general in countries like India.

The new Redmi Note 5 shares a lot of similarities to the Note 4 in terms of internal hardware except for a few tweaks and design changes. The new Redmi Note 5 is powdered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset used in it's predecessor with an octa-core Cortex A53 CPU clocked at 2.0Ghz. It also has an Adreno 506 GPU with Vulkan API, OpenCL 2.0, and OpenGL ES 3.1.

The device is available in 2 different variants. You can either get it with a 3GB RAM and 32GB storage or a 4GB RAM version with 64 GB internal storage. Both can be expanded through the hybrid SD Card slot with up to 128GB Micro SD card.

It features a 5.99-inch Full HD near bezeless IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080, 403ppi pixel density and an aspect ratio of 18:9. The device has a 5mp front facing camera with LED light and a rear facing camera of 12mp. The Note 5 also has a rear mounted Fingerprint reader and 4000mAh battery as it's predecessor with a 5V/2A fast charging.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 price in India starts at Rs. 9,999 (app. N56,000) for the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage variant, and goes up to Rs. 11,999 (app N68,000) for the 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant. Colour options are Black, Gold, Lake Blue, and Rose Gold.

Check out key features and specifications of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 below; 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Specifications

Operating System	MIUI 9.2 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Display	5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160x1080) IPS LCD panel 403ppi pixel density 450nits maximum brightness
SoC	Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Eight Cortex A53 cores at 2.0GHz 14nm
GPU	Adreno 506 with Vulkan API, OpenCL 2.0, and OpenGL ES 3.1 650MHz
RAM	3GB/4GB
Storage	32GB/64GB microSD slot up to 128GB
Rear camera	12MP with 1.25um pixel size and f/2.2 lens PDAF, LED flash 1080p video recording
Front shooter	5MP with LED light 1080p video recording Beautify 3.0
Connectivity	LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, GLONASS Micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack, IR blaster
Networks	LTE: 1/3/5/40/41 GSM: 2/3/5/8 WCDMA: 1/2/5/8
Battery	4000mAh battery Fast charging (5V/2A)
Fingerprint	Rear fingerprint sensor
Dimensions	158.5×75.45×8.05mm
Weight	180g
Colors	Gold, Rose Gold, Blue, Black