Review Introduction
While Xioami is a well know smartphone maker in countries like China, India and even some of the Western countries, the company is still a big stranger to many smartphone user in the entire African continent. Although, I have seen recent efforts by Xioami to make it products available in some African countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana and Malawi, via some third party dealers. Sadly only mid-range and rather aged Mi devices are available via the above means. Well, all thanks to GearBest.com for sending us a unit of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 for review.
So here are the highlights of the Xiaomi Redmi 5 smartphone
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Smartphone Specifications and Features
- OS: MIUI v9 based on Android 7.0 (Nougat)
- SIM Type: Dual Nano-SIMs
- Network Type: GSM/CDMA/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE
- Screen Size : 5.7-inch HD+ IPS display with 720 x 1440 pixels resolution (280 PPI)
- Processor Type: 1.8 GHz Snapdragon 450 Octa-core Cortex-A53 64-bit CPU
- Storage: 16 GB + 2GB RAM/32 GB + 3GB RAM
- External Storage: Dedicated microSD slot, with support up to 128 GB
- Camera: 12-Megapixel rear camera with single LED Flash and 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash Back-placed Fingerprint scanner
- Battery: 3300mAh Non-removable Battery
- Price: Starting at $127
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Major Set Backs
- Not available in African stores yet
Xiaomi Redmi 5 Quick Unboxing
The Xiaomi Redmi 5 came in a very thin and compact red and white box. When I opened the box, I thought the Redmi 5 smartphone was the first thing I was going to see, but no, it wasn’t. The first thing I saw was a white beautiful pack, hosting a TPU silicon case. After taking it out, then…there it was…a Golden-colored Xiaomi Redmi 5 smartphone with white front panel.
Digging further into the box, I got the following;
- a Micro USB cord
- a 5V-2A wall charger
- the aforementioned TPU silicon case
- and of course the Xiaomi Redmi 5
