Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro in India: Check price and specification
New Delhi : Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched two new smartphones - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro - in India.
Redmi Note 5: The successor of successful Note 4 has been launched for a price tag of Rs 9,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant. The smartphone device has been powered with the powerful 4000 mAH battery and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor.
Redmi Note 5 Pro: The brand new smartphone has been launched at a price tag of Rs 13,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB variant and Rs 16,999 for the 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM option. It also sports the dual rear-camera system (12MP+5MP) and a 20MP selfie shooter. It is also the first Xiaomi smartphone that will have much famous "Face Unlock" feature. It also has the latest Snapdragon 636 processor.
Featuring an 18:9 full HD+ display with rounded corners, Redmi Note 5 Pro gives 12.5 percent more display area compared with smartphones using 16:9 screens.
From the launch event
"Today, we have 57 per cent market share in the online segment in India. Xiaomi is also second biggest offline brand in the country with 9 per cent share. We shipped nearly 9.6 million Redmi Note 4 handsets in 2017," Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi India Managing Director and Global Vice President, told the gathering at the event.
Apart from two new smartphones, Xiaomi also launched a smart LED TV called "Mi TV 4" (55-inch) with 4K panel along with HDR10 in India.
At just 4.9mm slim, the Rs 39,999 TV is the world's thinnest LED TV and comes with an intelligent content-first "PatchWall" software, redesigned for India.
"We are excited to kick off 2018 with three exciting products -- Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note Pro and Mi LED TV 4 and hope that Mi Fans will enjoy the new technology," Jain added.
With 26.8 per cent market share, Xiaomi emerged as the top smartphone vendor in the Q4 2017 in India, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
(with IANS inputs)
