Xiaomi Mi 5 Launch Tipped for January 21; Leaked in Render
Xiaomi may not have revealed launch date of the Mi 5
flagship smartphone. But the company has been buzzing social media with claims
that the handset will be "worth the wait" and is "very, very
good". A new leak tips that the company may launch the Mi 5 smartphone
next year on January 21.
A Weibo tipster claims that Xiaomi will launch two versions
of the Mi 5 - one priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 20,800) and another at
CNY 2,499 (approximately Rs. 26,000). It also claims some of the features of
the Mi 5 smartphone including a pressure-sensitive touchscreen, which is
in-line with an earlier report that claimed Mi 5 will debut Apple's 3D
Touch-like pressure sensitive technology. The Weibo tipster also claims that Mi
5 will be the company's first smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Weibo tipster has also posted an image that purportedly
shows the Mi 5 smartphone. If this image is accurate, then the Mi 5 will be the
first handset in Xiaomi's lineup to sport a physical button. In-line with
several previous leaks, the physical home button below the display is likely to
serve as a fingerprint scanner.
In a separate leak, Chinese analyst Pan Jiutang has come out
to claim that the Mi 5 will not pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sense ID 3D
fingerprint technology. According to Chinese analyst, the Sense ID is still in
early days and is not as reliable as the current technology.
To recall, Qualcomm's Sense ID was launched at MWC and was
claimed to be more secure than current implementations thanks to the ability to
generate highly detailed 3D fingerprint maps with recognised patterns of sweat
glands and ridges.
Based on leaks, the Xiaomi Mi 5 is said to pack an octa-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC. However, a separate report had recently
claimed that due to a delay in Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipsets, Xiaomi may
opt for MediaTek deca-core Helio X20 processor. Other purported innards of the
Mi 5 include 4GB of RAM; Adreno 530 GPU; a 5.3-inch QHD (1440x2560) pixels
resolution display with pixel density of 554ppi; 16GB or 64GB inbuilt storage
variants with no option for expandable storage; a 16-megapixel rear camera with
dual-LED flash, and a 3030mAh battery.
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