Hugo Barra posted an HDR camera sample from the Xiaomi Mi 5, looks nice and crisp

The incoming Xiaomi Mi 5 is one we're certainly looking forward to as its Feb 24 announcement nears. Lately, we've been talking a fair bit about this Android flagship out of China, and if you're eager to spend time reading a camera samples post about it, we presume you already know what the fuss is all about. But just in case you don't, you can check out the links we've left at the end of the article. By the looks of it, the Xiaomi Mi 5 is going to be a good one, although it won't be sold globally by official means. Then again, online retailers will take care of everyone interested in importing the smartphone from China.

Enough with the introductions, let's dive in the new camera sample which Xiaomi VP and prolific ex-Googler, Hugo Barra, posted on his Facebook page. By the way, a couple of days ago, we got a look at a pair of shots taken with the Mi 5, and we came away impressed with the level of detail, and not all that impressed with the botched white balance. With this in mind, how does Hugo's sample fare? The VP shot the leaves of a Cycad plant in HDR (which the scene doesn't call for) to show off the level of detail possible with the Mi 5's alleged 16MP rear camera.