Xiaomi Redmi 5A officially launched in the Philippines

One of Xiaomi’s entry-level offerings, the Redmi 5A, is finally receiving an official local launch in the country. While we’ve seen it floating about in the local market for quite some time now, courtesy of a few well-known resellers, only today will it be officially launched to the Philippine market. The company is touting the device as the “entry-level smartphone king”.

The Redmi 5A, oddly enough, sports a 5-inch 16:9 aspect ratio IPS display, a rare sight nowadays. Powering it is Qualcomm’s trusty Snapdragon 425 chipset paired with Adreno’s 308 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The device is priced at a very enticing Php 4,590 and will be available on Lazada starting March 15th (See details here). Of course, when we get our hands on a unit, we’ll put that “entry-level king” branding to the test.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A specs:
5-inch HD IPS display, 294ppi
1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core CPU
Adreno 308 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB storage
MicroSD up to 128GB
13MP f/2.2 rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP f/2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM (nano, hybrid)
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Ir blaster
3,000mAh battery
MIUI 9 (On top of Android 7.1 Nougat)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.35mm
137g
Champagne Gold, Rose Gold, Grey