Xiaomi redmi 5 review premium priced all rounder with a modern 18 9 screen

Xiaomi Redmi 5 review: Premium-priced all-rounder with a modern 18:9 screen

Xiaomi Redmi 5 review: Premium-priced allrounder with a modern 18:9 screen on Business Standard. The Redmi 5 costs a tad higher when compared with the earlier Redmiseries smartphones. But the Redmi 5 notches up the smartphone game with its modern 18:9 aspect ratio screen

Technology News After a successful run in 2017 with its value-formoney smartphones, Xiaomi started 2018 with the launch of its budget-centric devices. Soon after the launch of the Redmi Note 5 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro, the Chinese mobile phone maker has launched the entry-level Redmi 5 in India at a price of Rs 7,999 for the base model.

Unlike what has been seen in previous-generation devices, the succeeding generation of Redmi-series smartphones costs a tad higher than the predecessor -- be it the Redmi 5 Pro or the Redmi 5. However, the Redmi 5 notches up the smartphone game with its modern 18:9 aspect ratio screen wrapped in a metallic-plastic chassis which looks premium.

The smartphone is built on the blue print of its elder sibling, the Redmi Note 5, which gives it an edge in terms of design. However, the innards have been kept in line with previous generation, besides some minor improvements, to keep the price in check.

Business Standard reviewed the Redmi 5 to test its overall performance. Here are our observations:

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