Specs for Xiaomi Mi 5 and Xiaomi Mi 5 Plus leak; new models to be unveiled in July?

posted by Alan F. / Apr 30, 2015, 11:50 AM

Leaked image of the Xiaomi Mi 5

A new leak has sprung up in China, revealing information about two new handsets coming out of Xiaomi's camp. There is now speculation that the high-flying smartphone manufacturer is prepping not one, but two versions of its flagship phone. The Xiaomi Mi 5 and the Xiaomi Mi5 Plus are both expected to be unveiled in July.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 is expected to feature a 5.2-inch screen with a 64-bit octa-core Snapdragon 810 CPU under the hood. 3GB or 4GB of RAM is onboard with a 16MP rear camera included. The phone will be powered by a 3000mAh battery and the handset could be equipped with a fingerprint scanner.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 Plus will include a larger 6-inch bezel-less screen with a 1440 x 2560 resolution. The phone will probably be driven by the same Snapdragon 810 CPU that powers the Mi 5, and there will be 4GB of RAM inside. The Mi 5 Plus will have a 16MP rear camera featuring OIS. The rest of the specs are unknown for now.

As we get closer to the expected unveiling in July, we should find out more information about both models including pricing and availability

source: GizmoChina

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Display 5.2" 1080 x 1920 pixels

Camera 16 MP / 4 MP front

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad-core

Storage 128 GB

Battery 3000 mAh

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20 Comments

1. NopeNein

Posts: 147; Member since: Feb 04, 2015

ohkay, kool. kool.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 11:53 AM 0

2. neela_akaash

Posts: 1239; Member since: Aug 05, 2014

Hope the rumor is correct.....

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:21 PM 0

3. Bondurant

Posts: 784; Member since: Jun 04, 2014

Xiaomi getting desperate throwing everything they can get and not able to stand out from the competitors.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:27 PM 3

9. jan25

Posts: 470; Member since: Feb 26, 2012

Xiaomi desperate? as far i know, they have been eating market share from those competitors.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:54 PM 1

12. rd_nest

Posts: 1656; Member since: Jun 06, 2010

Desperation doesn't come from market share, but money you make at the end of the day. Apple can make 15 billion from just 15-20% market share. How much did Xiaomi make so far? http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/12/15/xiaomi-profit-margins-samsung-china/http://www.cnet.com/news/upstart-phone-maker-xiaomi-values-growth-over-profit/ Mere 56million. Amount Apple/Samsung makes less than a day. When you sell for dirt cheap, people in 3rd world country willobviously buy it, no secret. But is it really helping them? In global scale, they are not even in top 3/4 either.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 1:19 PM 1

15. shahrooz

Posts: 792; Member since: Sep 17, 2013

you know I think it is stupid to rave about how a company can take more many than you for a product with very similar capabilities. this is just stupid from consumer point of view, except you are an executive there or something.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 3:59 PM 2

13. NexusX

Posts: 613; Member since: May 16, 2013

as you can see on the news, chinese smartphone competition is extremely cutthroat, there is no shortage of cheap android phones with great specs. new phones from vivo, oppo, lenovo, huawei, iuni, alcatel, zte reported on phonearena every day. and phonearena have barely scratched the surface, there are hundreds of other smaller chinese companies. in other words, you are right, xiaomi is pretty desperate

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 2:03 PM 0

4. Avishek

Posts: 46; Member since: Sep 25, 2014

Why no OIS in the former??

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:28 PM 0

10. arch_angel

Posts: 1651; Member since: Feb 20, 2015

because it makes the mi5 plus stand out from the standard mi5 just like the iphone 6 and 6 plus. i bet the mi5 will only have 3gb of ram and the mi5 plus will 4gb, one has qhd and the other has fhd its all to make the plus actually be a plus over the mi5 instead of it just meaning a bigger phone.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:57 PM 0

5. Bondurant

Posts: 784; Member since: Jun 04, 2014

And as usual they will announce one of the two phone with very high specs but gets released actually 6 months later.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:29 PM 1

14. MTT84

Posts: 50; Member since: Sep 20, 2014

And you can only buy the black colour version 1 year later.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 3:45 PM 2

6. YodhaMali

Posts: 49; Member since: Jan 05, 2013

Why Mi5 Plus when there's Mi Note Pro already?

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:37 PM 1

7. Moose

Posts: 418; Member since: Jan 05, 2015

Too bad, one is too small and the other too big - for me that is. I prefer 5.5 inch screens.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:48 PM 0

8. Moose

Posts: 418; Member since: Jan 05, 2015

Would look better with higher screen to body ratio,.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 12:50 PM 0

11. gaara6775

Posts: 738; Member since: May 20, 2014

Why only 3000mah battery? We need at least 3500mah now from you .

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 1:04 PM 0

17. JaneChenLong

Posts: 374; Member since: Mar 18, 2015

Seeing the battery life of XiaoMi Note and compare it to Galaxy Note 4 or Xperia Z3, I would expect 4500mAH from XiaoMi.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 6:36 PM 1

16. Guaire

Posts: 890; Member since: Oct 15, 2014

Xiaomi is spoiled by their success when they hit 3rd position in global smartphone shipments at Q3 2014. Then they began to giving less or asking more. Now they surpassed by Lenovo, Huawei and LG at the quarter they released two new gun Redmi 2 and Mi Note.

posted on Apr 30, 2015, 4:36 PM 0

18. hunted

Posts: 403; Member since: Sep 21, 2011

Xiaomi, please dont stop with just 16gb internal memory thing. Give us a SD card slot

posted on May 01, 2015, 2:04 AM 0

19. samrat_king

Posts: 2; Member since: May 04, 2015

Its a great news for mobile phone users. If xiaomi is serious about mobile business in India then it should focus on quality and innovation in smartphones. some of them are improvement in sound quality with addition of improved Yamaha amplifier,low light good quality camera with vivid colour, saturation, quick focus etc. The phone should contain all sensors like temperature, heart beat etc. Xiaomi should project an independent appearance of its phone different from iPhone & Samsung.The display should be bright, hi contrast with dense pixel count. Care should be taken to see the heat level of the processors. The battery capacity should exceed 4000 MAH. The interface should be extremely touch sensitive for high performance gaming. The phone should be dust, water,heat & electromagnetic resistant. The camera should feature optical image stabilization with laser/ ir based focusing feature.

posted on May 04, 2015, 11:12 AM 0

20. samrat_king

Posts: 2; Member since: May 04, 2015

Xaiomi should note that to stand tall in the crowd of mobile phone makers, it should keep the prices down. Look at Nokia and Samsung that as sales grow company stops investing in RD and makes cosmetic changes and increase price on routine basis. The cost benefit analysis is minimal and in this process the consumer gets cheated. The company resorts to unfair and stupid means of publicity thereby spoiling the brand name for ever. So keep upgrading with lower cost of handset.