Xiaomi has just announced the availability of the new Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus, placing a full-screen display smartphone under the price of RM1000. Other than the 18:9 ratio screen, the company is also including an eight-core processor, large pixel sensors for the main camera, front selfie-light and long-lasting batteries.
The phone comes with a 5.7-inch and 5.99-inch 18:9 displays offering users with 12.5% more display area, giving users more screen area which is especially nice when reading or playing games. The rear camera comes with a 1.25μm-pixel sensor, which allows more light for the sensor to capture offering better image quality even in low-light areas. The front selfie-light will allow you to take selfies even in low-light environments and with the always-on feature, it will help when capturing videos. The phones are equipped with a Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and is powered by a 3300mAh battery for the standard model and the Pro comes with a 4000mAh battery.
The Redmi 5 retails at RM679 and the Redmi 5 Pro for RM749, both of them will come in three colours, Black, Gold and Blue. If you are interested in picking up one, you can head over to the three authorized Mi Stores in Malaysia, participating Mi Zones and the official Mi Store at Lazada. The 2GB RAM, 16GB storage for the Redmi 5 and the 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant of the Redmi 5 Plus will be available at a later date.
