UPDATE:

When the registrations closed at 6PM today in China, over 16.8 million users had registered for tomorrow’s flash sale.  

Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship on Wednesday last week. Since then, the company opened up registrations for the sale of the device on March 1. Given the aggressive pricing and the powerful specifications, we expected a lot of registrations for the first sale of the device.

Now, the company has revealed that more than 14.4 million registrations have been received for the sale of the device till now. This is a new record for the company, achieving these many reservations in just a matter of 5 days. However, it’s not really surprising. Fans have been waiting for the Mi 5 flagship for more than 18 months. And Xiaomi, as expected delivered what its fans wanted to see. A powerful smartphone offered at an affordable price tag.

The first sale is one March 1, where the company will make two variants available for sale. At 10 AM tomorrow, the company will offer the standard 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM and 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM versions to the registered users for sale. Interestingly, according to the official company website, only the white version will be sold tomorrow. So, no word on the black edition or even the exclusive top-end ceramic version for now.

Given the tremendous response for the sale, we can expect the first batch to go out of stock within minutes. So, if you are in China, planning to get hold of the Mi 5 early, you better hurry up on the purchase.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with the powerful Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset on board with 3GB  / 4GB RAM and 32GB / 64GB / 128GB ROM options. There will be a powerful 16MP camera at the back with DTI technology, 4-Axis OIS and PDAF along with dual LED flash. Up front, there is a 4MP Ultrapixel camera. The display is of 5.15-inches with 1080p resolution and the battery is of 3000mAh capacity with Quick Charge 3.0. Overall, the phone is a quite a steal at the starting price tag of $305 (1999 Yuan).

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Xiaomi announced the Mi 5 flagship yesterday. Its an amazing value for money smartphone, featuring powerful specs, all at an impressive price tag of less than $300. While the Mi 5 will first go on sale in China only, fans from other markets can also get hold of this device via third party retailers. Like expected, even Giztop has made the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship available for pre-order on its website. So, even users outside of China can purchase the device.

As always, the pricing is higher than the retail price of the Mi 5. You can get the base version with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage from $399 on the website. There are three colors available for pre-order, namely white, black and gold.

If you are looking to get hold of the 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM version, you will have to shell out $100 more for its pre-order. This version is available in three colors as well and will cost you $499 in all for pre-order. Finally, the top end version, namely the Xiaomi Mi 5 Pro with a faster chipset, and larger 128GB storage can be pre-ordered for $599.

The first batch of Xiaomi Mi 5 units is expected to ship in March. The order shipping dates will be based on the rank of your order. Early orders will get their shipments in the first batch itself.

Specs wise, the Mi 5 turns out to be a powerful flagship. It comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset on board with 3GB / 4GB RAM options depending on the variants mentioned above. There’s 32GB / 64GB  / 128GB storage options available, and there’s no MicroSD card slot, so you will be limited to the storage that the phone comes with.

Other features includes a powerful 16MP Sony IMX298 sensor with DTI technology, 4-axis OIS and PDAF. Front features a 4MP Ultrapixel camera. There’s a 5.15-inch display on board with FHD resolution. Inside, you get as 3000mAh battery with QC 3.0 which provides up to 2.5 hours of talktime in just 5 minutes of charging. Full specs of the Xiaomi Mi 5 can be check out from here.

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Xiaomi Mi 5 was just announced a couple of hours and we are all now excited to see a hands-on with the device. We were present at MWC 2016 in Barcelona, Spain where the company showcased its newest device. Luckily, among the hundreds of attendees, we got a short time with the Xiaomi Mi 5 and the experience was quite good.

The phone features a similar 3D back design as the Mi Note, but its better in many ways. There’s a ceramic version of the phone as well, which boasts of up to 9H Mohs hardness. It super thin, measuring just 7.25mm in thickness and lightweight as well, weighing just 129 grams. The overall size is compact, thanks to its small 5.15-inch display with thin bezels.

Under the hood, the phone features SD820 with 3GB / 4GB RAM, 32/ 62GB /128GB storage options. There a powerful 16MP Sony IMX298 with DTI pixel isolation tech, PDAF and 4-Axis Image stabilization (OIS). Other notable features include a 3000mAh battery with QC 3.0, 4G LTE, VoLTE USB Type-C, Infrared, and NFC.

We have added some images that we managed to capture at the event as well as hands on images from Pheonix technologies from China. The latter seems to be the best hands-on images of the Mi 5 available right now, so it’s definitely worth checking out. You can check them all from down below.

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Our wait has finally come to an end!  Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Mi 5 flagship at its Spring Conference event today. The phone is everything we predicted it to be, featuring a premium body with powerful specs.

Now that the phone is official, here are all the details about the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship, including the specs.

First of all, let’s take a look a the design. The phone is significantly different than its predecessor, Xiaomi Mi 4, with a rounder and smoother design. The company has used a new material on the flagship, zirconium 3D ceramic body, which it claims is 75% more expensive than traditional glass material. It’s extremely strong and resistant, up to 8 Mohs hardness. Design wise, Xiaomi has done a good job keeping the Mi 5 sleek and compact, the camera sensor flat (not protruding) and light weight. Oh yes, its super light weighing only 129 grams!! As for the dimensions, the phone 144.55 x 69.20 x 7.25mm.

For the first time, Xiaomi will be using a physical home button up front integrated with a fingerprint sensor. The company says that the sensor is super fast, but we don’t yet have an official unlock time for the sensor.

As for the specs, like confirmed earlier, the Xiaomi Mi 5 will come with Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor. The new chip is manufactured on the 14nm process and comes with Adreno 530 GPU, Hexagon 680 DSP, X12 LTE modem and support for Quick Charge 3.0. The new chip basically doubles the performance while cutting down the energy consumption to half.

There will be two different memory variants available, one with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage, which is the standard version. The other, high-end edition will come with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The company adds that these are the UFS 2.0 high-speed flash memories, which is reportedly 87% faster than traditional memory standards. During the presentation, the company revealed that the 4GB + 128GB version of the Xiaomi Mi 5 scored an impressive 142, 084 on AnTuTu.

As for the display, the phone sports a beautiful 5.15-inch display with Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.The bezels are super thin and the screen features ultra-low power bright backlit LEDs for better display quality. In fact, Xiaomi has 21 patents for the display on Mi 5, for things like sunlight screen, negative high contrast LCD tech etc.

At the back, you get a powerful 16MP camera with 6P lens and 4-axis OIS to make sure the pictures turn out to be blur free. This is probably why we saw CEO Lei Jun’s Mi 5 take great shots of the bird in motion. Throughout the presentation, the company compared the Xiaomi Mi 5’s camera with the iPhone 6S Plus to show that it was superior.

The camera is particularly the highlight of the Mi 5, as the company as used a new DTI pixel isolation tech on the device. This reportedly allows for greater utilization of light, thereby reducing noise and improving picture quality. As for the front camera, it’s a 4MP sensor with 2-micron pixels for better selfies.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with VoLTE with a maximum download speed of 600Mbps. The high-density battery inside is of 3000mAh with QC 3.0 support. You can charge the phone for just 5 minutes and get up to 2.5 hours of talk time! Other notable connectivity features include dual SIM dual standby, VoLTE, Infrared Port and NFC.

As for the pricing, the phone starts at 1999 Yuan ($306) for the 3GB + 32GB version (Glass Body + SD820@1.8GHz), 2299 Yuan ($352) for 3GB + 64GB (Ceramic body + faster clocked SD820 @2.15GHz) and goes up to 2699 Yuan ($413) for the high-end 4GB + 128GB variant (Ceramic body + SD820@2.15GHz). These are some pretty aggressive pricing for a flagship of this level!

The phone goes on sale on March 1 at Mi.com.

So, what do you think? Are you impressed?

Meanwhile, check out these articles for more Xiaomi Mi 5 coverage:

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Xiaomi Mi 4S vs Xiaomi Mi 4: Specs Compared 

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With the Xiaomi Mi 5 launch nearing, we are getting a lot of leaks and rumors about the upcoming device. Just yesterday, we saw two different leaks which revealed some of the specifications of the device. Now, the latest information from weibo reveals that Xiaomi Mi 5 may have a super high-end version, featuring a whopping 6GB of RAM. While we have heard rumors about Huawei P9 and Vivo XPlay5 featuring 6GB RAM, this is the first time someone is claiming that Xiaomi Mi 5 will have such a large RAM module.

According to the source, Xiaomi Mi 5 will feature a 5.2-inch FHD display with Snapdragon 820 clocked at 2.5GHz. While these two specs are already confirmed, the leakster further says that there will be two versions, one featuring 4GB of RAM and a high-end version with 6GB of RAM. What’s more, he adds that the pricing is going to be competitive, with the standard version (4GB RAM + 32GB storage) retailing at 1999 Yuan and the high-end version (6GB + 64GB) retailing at just 2499 Yuan ($383).

Come to think of it, Xiaomi’s recent teasers have been too focused on speed. The two teasers released till now have challenged fans to imagine how fast the Xiaomi Mi 5 is going to be. Considering these teasers, could this leak be true? Will we see 6GB RAM inside the Mi 5?

RELATED: Leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 PPT Slides Were Fake, But Some Specs Are Right

At this point, we can’t be sure. There’s no credibility to this information, so before getting too excited, we would advise you to take this leak with a pinch of salt.

Anyways, in the coming days, things will get clear. So, stay tuned to gizmochina for more details.

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After nearly a year of waiting, Xiaomi has officially announced that it will launch the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship on February 24. Thanks to the previous leaks, we have a fair idea as to what to expect regarding the Xiaomi Mi 5 specs. But earlier today, a new image has leaked out almost all of the specifications of the flagship in detail. There are no surprises here, as the leaked specs are almost the same as what rumors pointed out earlier.

The image reveals that the Xiaomi Mi 5 will come with a 5.15-inch FHD 1080p display and will be powered by the powerful Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset clocked at 2.15GHz. At the back, the phone will feature a 16MP sensor with techs such as OIS and Laser Focus. Up front, you will get a 4MP Ultrapixel camera. Inside, there will be a decent 2910mAh battery. As for the connectivity features, the Mi 5 will come with USB Type-C and dual card dual standby as well as NFC (confirmed earlier). Finally, the image confirms there will be a fingerprint sensor too.

Overall, these Xiaomi Mi 5 specs are in line with what we have heard till now. The company has started to cut down the price tag of the previous flagships like the Xiaomi Mi Note in China. This could be an indication that the Xiaomi Mi 5 may start at just 1999 Yuan ($300) like its predecessor. However, we will have to wait for an official word from the company to confirm this price tag.

Anyways, Xiaomi is all set to release its flagship on February 24, which exactly a week away now. Expect more details about the device in the coming days.

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We are all eager to meet the Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship, which will be launched next month. However, like tradition, Lei Jun has resorted to Weibo to tease some of the features of the handset.
Yesterday evening, he posted a screenshot of the Mi 5, which basically confirms two features on the flagship.

We can see a “N” icon on the taskbar on top, which should be for the NFC. Previously, we had seen from a leaked document that Xiaomi was bringing back the NFC feature to the new Mi 5 flagship, so this isn’t surprising. After removing the feature from its Mi 4 in 2014, it looks like the company feels NFC still has a lot to offer.

Another feature confirmed by the company is dual SIM dual standby. We can clearly see the two network icons with 4G LTE support on top, which means two SIM cards work on the device.

Apart from these two features, Lei Jun said in another post that there are a lot of surprises on the device. He has been using the phone for more than a month now and he says the overall experience is beyond imagination. Well, with Snapdragon 820 on board and 4GB RAM, the performance of the device will be nothing less than extraordinary. Plus, the Mi 5 is rumored to come with other top-end specs such as a 5-inch FHD display, 16MP rear camera, 8MP front shooter, Android 6.0 and a large 4000mAh battery.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 will officially release on February 24, which is still a month away. However, like tradition, expect a lot more details about the upcoming flagship via teasers, leaks and renders in the next couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, you can check out the leaked Xiaomi Mi 5 box from here.

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A few minutes ago, Xiaomi’s Senior VP Wanqiang Li, revealed via his official Weibo page that the company’s Spring Conference was going to be held on Feb 24. So, we can all expect to see the flagship Mi 5 at the event.

However, Mi 5 may not be the only device that could be unveiled that day. According to the leaked presentation images, the company has kept the main event for two hours long. If it was just for Xiaomi Mi 5’s launch, it should have been shorter. So, many are speculating that we might see more than one launch at the Feb 24 event. The leak reveals that the event will go on from 2 pm to 4 pm and later on, the attendees will be given a chance for a hands-on with the launched devices.

We still don’t know what could be the other announcements on Feb 24. However, at this moment, I am sure fans will finally be relieved to hear a date for the Mi 5 launch event. Mr. Li also added that more details will be revealed on Tuesday, i.e. January 26.

Stay tuned, as I am sure we will soon receive more details about the device, both officially and unofficially!

Meanwhile, you can read more about the recent specs and leaked images of the Mi 5 from here.

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Some of the fans were disappointed to see that Xiaomi didn’t update its flagship Mi series with the new Mi 5 model. Instead, at the Nov 24 event we got to meet the new Xiaomi Redmi 3 and the Mi Pad 2. However, at the interview after the event Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun revealed a few details about the device.

He said that Xiaomi puts in about 12 to 18 months of development time for the Mi series flagship, which is much higher than competitors. As a result, he says that the phone will be perfect as it will come with the best components after careful research and tests. In fact, Lei Jun revealed that he was currently using the flagship Mi 5 and he found it amazing.

According to the latest rumors, we will meet the new Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship as soon as January 2016. Now, Pan Jiutang, the analyst from China has revealed some more details about the upcoming device.

He revealed earlier today via a Weibo post that Xiaomi will start selling Mi 5 to the masses after the Spring Festival that happens in February in China. There will be a plenty of stock available for sale, which means the company hopes to sell a lot of units of the upcoming flagship.

Specs wise, nothing is confirmed, but it is said that the phone will feature the new Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset with a 5.2-inch FHD 1080p display and 4GB of RAM. There will be a 3000mAh battery on board. Details about the camera and other specifications is yet to be known.

Overall, it looks like we will have to wait at least a couple of months more for the Xiaomi Mi 5 launch. Since the company is taking so much time to update the lineup, we hope that the phone offers the best specs for a decent price.

Personally, I feel anything under $400 would be a good bargain. What do you think?

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