Now launched recently Redmi 5 Take it only it Redmi 5A ,Review) And Redmi Note 5 ,Review) The link between is, but it becomes difficult to distinguish many times. All the necessary features are given in the new phone, that too in a strong and slicking package. Xiaomi Has molded the market according to its own by presenting a strong product at a low price. There are similar hopes from Redmi 5. Will this phone live up to expectations? Through the review, we will try to find the answer to this question.
Redmi 5 Design
Xiaomi Redmi 5 is very similar to Redmi Note 5 in appearance, which was launched in India only last month. There is nothing shocking in this, because the Redmi Note 5 came in the Chinese market in the name of Redmi 5 Plus. If seen, Redmi 5 and Redmi Note 5 are from the same family, but Xiaomi gave Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro ,Review)) Introduced together which now seems a bit strange.
As expected, the front panel has 18: 9 screens. The display is long. But even now plastic is visible on the border. Especially there is a lot of space for the border on the forehead and lower back of the phone.
We got a black unit for review. This phone is also available for customers in gold and rose gold color. You can also choose the Lake Blue option to look different in the crowd. The front panel of these three variants is white, while black unit is black.
Xiaomi claims that it has used 2.5D curved edge glass on the front. Plastic is used in edges, tops and bottoms. Most of the rear is of metal. The main camera is in the middle on the rear. It is a bulge. About 1 millimeter out of the back surface of the phone. Below it is single LED flash and fingerprint sensor below it. The size of the body is such that there is no problem in reaching this sensor.
Power and volume buttons are on the right side and it is easy to reach them. There is a micro-USB port on the lower back. Only one grill has a speaker. The top has a headphone socket and infrast ammeter. On the left side is a hybrid SIM slot, that is, you have to choose one of the second SIM card or microSD card. We were disappointed to see the micro-USB port.
Seeing the price, the phone’s build quality and Finnish impressed us. We only complain to the ring given on the edge of the rear camera. It easily has scratch marks. Apart from this, it is comfortable to hold and use the phone in the hands. The good thing is that fingers do not easily fall on the front or rear part of the handset.
Redmi 5 specification and feature
Popular launched last year Xiaomi Redmi 4 ,Review) The new model is upgraded in many ways compared to. The most important of these is the long screen. Now the display is 5.7 inches. Remember that the Redmi 4 handset comes with a 5 -inch screen. The resolution of the new handset is HD+ (720×1440 pixels), which is enough for us.
The processor has become better. You will get Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset. It is a very powerful chipset given the processor in the price range of Rs 10,000. You have three options based on RAM and storage- 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The rest of the three variants are exactly the same. We have reviewed 3 GB RAM variants. We estimate that this will be the most popular option. Interested customers will be able to get more RAM and more storage than the initial variants by spending just one thousand more. At the same time, the price of the top variant is of the league of the Redmi Note 5. You can buy 32 GB variants of Redmi Note 5 from 64 GB variants of Redmi 5 cheaply.
The battery capacity is average of Android phones. It is 3300 mAh and does not support fast charging. The rear camera is 12 megapixels equipped with PDAF, F/ 2.2 aperture and single LED flash. At the same time, a 5 -megapixel sensor has been given on the front panel and along with LED alumineator. Redmi 5 supports Wi-Fi 802.1 N, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and 4G VoLTE.
We were also shocked about the use of Android 7.1.2 Nougat in the phone by Xiaomi. Xiaomi has a custom skin up to date, so MIUI will get 9.2.7. Many people are fans of Xiaomi’s MIUI skin, but according to us it was better if there were new Android features like shortcut menu. Xiaomi says that there is a support in the notification shed for bundled notifications and inlite reply.
You can do multitasking by running some apps together. But it is necessary to support them. The left screen of the first home screen is called app vault. There are many action shortcuts of work here and widgets for the selected app. Me Drop, Apple is a clone of the aircraft. With this help, you will be able to transfer any file directly to another phone. However, the second phone should also have a me drop app.
Redmi 5 performance, camera and battery life
As expected, the performance is very smooth. We never had any problem. Whether the phone is being used for work, or for entertainment. Many apps 18: 9 now work fine on screen. The rest of the apps run in the letterbox style. There is not much difficulty in understanding MUII. However, many times you will need to search in the Settings app.
Every day the phone does its work with firmly in use. There was no problem in running every type of app and game on this phone. The phone slowed down a bit while playing selected powerful games. We also found that even during multitasking, the phone was not very hot.
In the time spent with the phone, we found that the screen is dull. Colors do not come up. Video and games seem fine. But seeing the pictures, it was clear that he did not see the best on the screen. The speaker can expect loud sounds, but the most volume is clarified.
Battery life is strong. It lasted 13 hours 36 minutes in our video loop test. It supported for more than a day in common use. It would have been good if there was fast charging. But given the price, such expectations are meaningless. On charging for half an hour, the battery was charged only 32 percent and 62 percent after one hour.
Like most of the budget phones, the camera of Redmi 5 is also good, but not very spectacular. Shots on the phone look good, but not on the big screen. The lack of details is evident when zoom in full size. The pictures taken in the sunlight were a bit dull and the grains were seen in them. In the macro shot, we managed to achieve some great depth effects. But the photo blurred when he was in motion.
While taking a selfie, the smart beautification mode keeps working in advance. Sadly, pictures do not look natural. You will be able to record videos in full-HD resolution.
Our decision
There is no doubt that Xiaomi Redmi 5 will prove to be a popular phone. This is a money recovery product. As before, once again this Chinese company has given such strong specifications at a low price, which is not easy for other companies to repeat. The processor is so powerful that it will last for many years. You will get 18: 9 screen which is the highest demand in today’s date. It seems that only 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants will sell the best. We will suggest you to buy the same variant, because in today’s date, 2 GB RAM does not look enough for cheap Android phones. Sadly, we cannot tell you about the experience of 2 GB or 4 GB RAM variants with confidence.
We were impressed by Redmi 5’s battery life and user experience. MIUI has several customized features, but the old version of Android disappoints. The phone is expected to get MIUI 9.5 in April. But it is also based on Android Nougat. The camera is not spectacular from anywhere. If photography is a priority then you should consider buying a little expensive phone.
It can be said with confidence that Xiaomi has once again set a new scale for the budget smartphone. In such a situation, our eyes will be on the handsets of other companies.