xiaomi redmi 5

Plenty of surprises came at the Mi Authorized store opening in SM Megamall today, including the official appearance of a Xiaomi Redmi 5 smartphone which seems to be now official in the country. The said 18:9 smartphone was not announced at the previous event that officially launched the Redmi 5A and Redmi 5 Plus, and the variant we'll get is the one packed with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Xiaomi officially launched the successor to their Redmi 4 series of smartphones, the Redmi 5 and 5 Plus. The Redmi 5 is equipped with a Snapdragon 450 processor while the Redmi 5 Plus is equipped with the more powerful Snapdragon 625. Xiaomi is touting that their new camera app helps in improving selfies without overblowing or removing face details. While the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is priced at CNY 999 (~Php 7,650) for the 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant and CNY 1,299 (~Php 9,948) for the 4GB RAM/64GB storage one. A user on Weibo, a Chinese website, has shared some official leaked images of the Xiaomi Redmi 5. The Chinese smartphone maker might be looking to launch the successor to last year's popular Redmi 4. Read more in our articles including "Xiaomi Redmi 5 now in the Philippines, priced" and "Xiaomi Redmi 5 and 5 Plus Officially launched in China".