Xiaomi Mi 5 spotted again in new renders and hands-on video

A bunch of press renders and a 27-second hands-on video showing off Xiaomi's upcoming flagship, the Mi 5 has surfaced online.

The press renders show the Mi 5 in four color hues including Black, Gold, Pink and White. As seen in previous leaks, the Mi 5 features a 2.5D curved glass display and 3D glass covering the back panel. The oval-shaped home button below the display doubles up as the finger print sensor. The video of Xiaomi Mi 5 was released on Youku, which is chinese equivalent of YouTube. The video shows the font side of Mi 5 and it sits on a wooden dock. Check out the video here.

Based on previous leaks, Xiaomi Mi 5 will sport a 5.2-inch 2K display and will be powered by 64-bit Snapdragon 820 SoC aided by Adreno 530 GPU. It is expected to arrive in two variants - 3GB RAM w/ 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM w/ 64GB internal storage. Other rumored specs include 16MP rear camera, 8MP or 13MP front snapper, Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 7 on top and 3030mAh battery. 

The Xiaomi Mi 5 3GB RAM / 32GB storage model will cost CNY 1999 ($308 | Rs. 20,300) while the 4GB RAM / 64GB model will cost CNY 2299 ($355 | Rs. 24,000). It is expected to go official after April 2016.

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