Amazon Exclusive Xiaomi Redmi 5 Comes to India: Flash Sale On March 20, Starting At ₹7,999

After attracting the mid-range smartphone buyers with the release of theRedmi Note 5 lineup, Xiaomi is back again to rock the budget segment as well. The Chinese giant has today launched the Redmi 5 lineup, what it’s calling a compact powerhouse, in India.

The Redmi 5 lineupstarts at a retail price of ₹7,999 for the 2GB RAM+16GB ROM variantand will beexclusively be soldthrough Amazon, according to the leaked officialMi.com listing pageattached below. This smartphone comes as a successor to last year’s Redmi 4, which hadn’t been refreshed until today. It is also the smaller replica ofRedmi Note 5, which was launched last month in India.

However, you’ll have toshell out ₹8,999 to grab the 3GB RAM+16GB ROM variant of the Redmi 5. While we were unable to find the product sale listing for this variant of the device, we have discovered the price of the same buried in the code of the Mi.com site. It can be seen in the image below:

And it seems like these are the only two Redmi 5 variants that Xiaomi has decided to bring to India. It hasnot released the 4GB+64GB variant, which was just recently added to the lineup in China.

Specifications

Now that we’ve learned the pricing for the Redmi 5, let’s take a quick look at the complete specs sheet of the device as well. This is one of the very few devices in the under-₹10,000 market sporting the taller and more modern display, with an 18:9 aspect ratio. Here are all the other specs:

So, if you are on the hunt for a cheaper and affordable variant of the Redmi Note 5, then this is the phone to get, provided you can manage MIUI as your OS. Are you satisfied with the pricing of the Redmi 5? Let us know in the comments below.

Update: It won’t be a Xiaomi phone launch without the controversial flash sales. The first flash sale for Redmi 5 will be held on March 20, at 12 pm.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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