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Xiaomi today unveiled its absolutely stellar looking flagship handset for 2016: the Mi 5. The handset has been rumored to launch since 2015 itself, but due to some reason or another, Xiaomi kept delaying its launch.
The wait, however, seems to have been worth it, because for the specs it offers, the Mi 5 has a very attractive price tag. If you are wondering what makes the Xiaomi Mi 5 such a cracker of a handset, have a look at its full specs below.
| Xiaomi Mi 5 | |
| Build material | Metallic chassis with 3D ceramic body |
| Dimensions | 144.5 x 69.2 x 7.25mm |
| Weight | 129g |
| Display | 5.15-inch Full HD display with 16 LEDs |
| Speakers | Mono bottom-facing speaker |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 820 clocked at 1.8-2.1GHz |
| Quad-Core | |
| GPU | |
| RAM | 3/4GB LPDDR4 |
| Storage | 32/64/128GB, UFS 2.0 based |
| Camera | Rear: |
| 16MP, Sony IMX297 sensor | |
| 4-axis OIS | |
| Two-tone dual-LED flash | |
| 4K video recording | |
| Slow-mo recording at up to 240fps | |
| Front: | |
| 4MP with 2.0u pixels | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint sensor |
| Accelerometer | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Barometer | |
| Proximity sensor | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
| Hall sensor | |
| Connectivity | Nano SIM slot |
| USB Type-C | |
| LTE Cat. 9 | |
| GPS | |
| 3.5mm audio jack | |
| NFC | |
| Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| Battery | 3000mAh |
| Quick Charge 3.0 | |
| Colors | Gold, White, Black |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | |
| MIUI 7 |
You can find more details about the Xiaomi Mi 5 here. The handset will be going on sale in China from March 1 with an approx. price of around $300. It will be available in three different storage configurations, with the 32GB version coming with a slower 1.8GHz Snapdragon 820 chipset and 3GB RAM.
