The company’s senior vice president, Liwan Jiang, announced last Thursday that Xiaomi will be officially launching the fifth iteration of their Mi phone line. Mr. Li also added that more details regarding the Mi 5 device will be disclosed on Tuesday, Jan. 26. In addition to these, the spring launch conference might also introduce new products along with Mi 5. Xiaomi will have a lot of nice options for users if these rumors hold true, but we’ll have to wait for the official unveiling (said to happen February 24th) before we know how, exactly, we’re feeling. According to some leaked images reported by Gizmo China, there might be more than one device at the February 25 event, which will go from 2 to 4 p.m. Attendees present at the event can enjoy a hands-on experience with the devices.
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While it’s already being speculated that the smartphone will pack a fingerprint scanner underneath, a new report has now confirmed this, much to the joy of the fans. The Mi 5 is expected to come in two color variants – White and Black. This is to ensure that there will sufficient number of units available for the customers by the time the device is launched.
The traditional Android based Mi Pad tasted phenomenal success worldwide, thereby compelling Xiaomi to launch a Windows variant for their next gen slate.
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As per rumors, it features a 5.2-inch QHD display with a resolution expected to be 1,440 x 2,560 or 1,080 x 1,920. As for its camera, it is thought to have a 16 megapixel version at its rear and a 13 megapixel version for selfies. The other variant has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage with a price of CNY 2,599 (around $396). It will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI 7 on top. The Xiaomi Mi 5 has also been confirmed to feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 820 processor.
