Xiaomi, which is sometimes called the “Apple of East” has launched two new flagship smartphones yesterday. The Mi 5s and 5s Plus smartphones are an upgrade to Xiaomi Mi 5, launched earlier this year. These new phones offer top of the line hardware at a much affordable price as compared to the competitors.
Both phones feature a unibody aluminum design, with a brushed metal finish and curved edges and on the inside there is the latest Snapdragon 821 chipset. The design and hardware specs make them a worthy alternate to the latest flagships from Apple and Samsung.
Key Highlights of Mi 5s are:
- 5.15” IPS Screen, 3D Touch, 1080p resolution covered with 2.5D curved glass
- Snapdragon 821 Processor, Adreno 530 GPU
- 3GB RAM and 64GB Storage / 4GB RAM and 128 GB Storage
- 12-megapixel f/2.0 rear camera with phase detection auto-focus, 1/2.3″ sensor
- 4-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 lens, 1/3″ sensor size, 2µm pixel size
- Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
- 3200 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
- Dual SIM 4G LTE support
- Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2
- USB Type-C port
- MIUI 8, Android Marshmallow 6.0
- Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
- Price: $299/$344
Key Highlights of Mi 5s Plus are:
- 5.7” IPS Screen, 1080p resolution covered with 2.5D curved glass
- Snapdragon 821 Processor, Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB RAM and 64GB Storage / 6GB RAM and 128 GB Storage
- 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with phase detection auto-focus, 1/2.3″ sensor
- 4-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 lens, 1/3″ sensor size, 2µm pixel size
- Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
- 3800 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0
- Dual SIM 4G LTE support
- Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2
- USB Type-C port
- MIUI 8, Android Marshmallow 6.0
- Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
- Price: $344/$389
Both phones will go on sale tomorrow in China and there are 3 million registrations already, making these phones the hottest smartphones of the year.
