Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro review
With the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Xiaomi is solidifying its position at the top of India's handset market. |
Xiaomi can do no wrong in India. The manufacturer sold nearly 10 million units of the Redmi Note 4 in the country last year, and is looking to maintain that momentum with the Redmi Note 5 Pro.
Xiaomi built its entire business model on offering great value for money — and as the sales numbers indicate, the strategy has paid off handsomely for the brand. But following up on the Redmi Note 4 is a tough act, as there wasn't much wrong with the device.
That's why with its 2018 budget phone, Xiaomi is focusing on core upgrades in all the major areas. The Redmi Note 5 Pro introduces an 18:9 display, a dual camera at the back and a 20MP front camera with LED flash, a Snapdragon 636 chipset, and up to 6GB of RAM. Xiaomi led the category for battery life last year, and things aren't any different this year — the Redmi Note 5 Pro has a 4000mAh battery.
With the competition also fielding increasingly powerful phones, does the Redmi Note 5 Pro have what it takes to further Xiaomi's cause in India? Let's find out.
Xiaomi Note 5 Pro Specs
| Operating System | MIUI 9.2 based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
| Display | 5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ (2160x1080) IPS LCD panel 403ppi pixel density 450nits maximum brightness |
| SoC | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Eight Kryo 260 cores up to 1.8GHz 14nm |
| GPU | Adreno 509 |
| RAM | 4GB/6GB |
| Storage | 64GB/64GB microSD slot up to 128GB |
| Rear camera | 12MP with 1.25um pixel size and f/2.2 lens + 5MP with 1.12um pixel size and f/2,0 lens PDAF, LED flash 1080p video recording |
| Front shooter | 20MP with LED Selfie light 1080p video recording |
| Connectivity | LTE with VoLTE Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS Micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack, IR blaster |
| Networks | LTE: 1/3/5/40/41 GSM: 2/3/5/8 WCDMA: 1/2/5/8 |
| Battery | 4000mAh battery Fast charging (5V/2A) |
| Fingerprint | Rear fingerprint sensor |
| Dimensions | 158.6 × 75.4 × 8.05mm |
| Weight | 181g |
| Colors | Gold, Rose Gold, Blue, Black |
About this review
I am writing this review after using the Redmi Note 5 Pro for over two weeks in Hyderabad, India. The device is a pre-production unit provided by Xiaomi India and is running a nightly build of MIUI 9 (9.2.2.0). I tested the phone on Airtel and Jio's 4G networks in Hyderabad.
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