Xiaomi Redmi 5A, ‘Desh ka smartphone’, launched at a starting price of Rs 5,999

Xiaomi Redmi 5A India customisations

The company has made some India-based customisations in the Redmi 5A. The smartphone comes with a 2+1 slot, meaning that you will be able to work with two SIM cards and a microSD card simultaneously. Another customisation comes in the form of ‘Dual Graphite Sheet’ coating at the back that keeps the temperature of the handset cooler by up to 1 degree more. The new charger that comes with the smartphone can support up to 380 volts.While launching the Xiaomi Redmi 5A, Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi vice president added that all units sold here will be made in India.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A specifications

The USP of the Xiaomi Redmi 5A is its 8-day long battery life. The handset is backed by a 3000mAh battery, which is lower than its predecessor, the Redmi 4A. Running Android-based MIUI 9 out of the box, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A sports a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display and is powered by the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, clubbed with 2GB/3GB RAM and Adreno 308.

The dual-SIM smartphone has a 13MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture along with a 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. Redmi 5A also supports all the basic wireless communication such as 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and micro-USB. It comes with 16GB/32GB inbuilt storage.

Weighing 137 grams, the Xiaomi Redmi 5A can support microSD card up to 128GB. It is available in three colour variants — Platinum Silver Gray, Champagne Gold and Cherry Powder. The smartphone measures 140.4×70.1×8.3mm and has a fingerprint sensor on board.

XIAOMI REDMI 5A SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMARY	performance Quad core display 5.0″ (12.7 cm) storage 16 GB camera 13 MP battery 3000 mAh ram 2 GB
SPECIAL FEATURES	other sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer fingerprint sensor No
GENERAL	quick charging No operating system Android v7.1 (Nougat) sim slots Dual SIM, GSM+GSM model Redmi 5A launch date December 5, 2017 (Expected) custom ui MIUI 9 brand Xiaomi sim size SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) network 4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available fingerprint sensor No
MULTIMEDIA	loudspeaker Yes audio jack 3.5 mm
PERFORMANCE	chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 graphics Adreno 308 processor Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53 architecture 64 bit ram 2 GB
DESIGN	thickness 8.3 mm width 70.1 mm weight 137 grams height 140.4 mm colours Platinum Silver, Champagne Gold, Rose Gold
DISPLAY	display type IPS LCD screen to body ratio 69.86 % pixel density 294 ppi screen size 5.0 inches (12.7 cm) screen resolution HD (720 x 1280 pixels) touch screen Yes Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
STORAGE	internal memory 16 GB expandable memory Yes Up to 128 GB
CAMERA	settings Exposure compensation, ISO control aperture F2.0 camera features Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus image resolution 4128 x 3096 Pixels autofocus Yes Phase Detection autofocus shooting modes Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Burst mode resolution 5 MP Front Camera optical image stabilisation No flash Yes LED Flash video recording 1920×1080 @ 30 fps
BATTERY	user replaceable No type Li-ion capacity 3000 mAh
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY	wifi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n wifi features Mobile Hotspot bluetooth Yes v4.1 volte Yes usb connectivity microUSB 2.0 nfc No network support 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G gps Yes with A-GPS, Glonass sim 1 4G Bands:TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available sim size SIM1: Micro, SIM2: Nano (Hybrid) sim 2 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS:Available EDGE:Available