Redmi 5:The Best Budget Smartphone

Redmi 5 is the successor to the last year's Redmi 4.It is available at a starting price from Rs.7,999

The Redmi 5 is the first Redmi smartphone to feature a 18:9 aspect ratio display.It comes with a 5.7 inch HD display.It comes with the Snapdragon 450 processor compared to the Snapdragon 435 processor in the last year's Redmi 4.It comes with a 12 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera.

Hardware

The Redmi 5 comes with a 1.8 Ghz Snapdragon 450 Octa core processor.It has a 3300 mAh battery.Which gives it a good battery backup.It comes with a Hybrid slot which means you can use 1 SIM card+Micro SD card or just 2 SIM cards.

Display

As like the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro,Redmi 5 comes with a 18:9 aspect ratio display.Redmi 5 comes with a 5.7 inch HD+ display with a 720 x 1440 resolution.The 18:9 display makes the device look modern.

Design

The Redmi 5 comes with a aluminium body which makes it strong enough along with the reinforced corners.The front of the device looks much like the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro.The backs side of the device looks like the Redmi Note 5 and the last year's Redmi Note 4.You too get a free back case with the phone in the box itself.

Camera

As like the Redmi Note 5,Redmi 5 comes with a 12 Mp rear camera and a 5 MP front camera,both with LED flash.The camera now has a 1.25 μm pixel with a f/2.2 aperture.

Software

The Redmi 5 comes with Android 7.1.2 with MIUI 9 top of it.It is highly customisable and there are features like multi-window,Dual apps,.

Conclusion

Redmi 5 comes with the Snapdragon 450 processor compared to the Snapdragon 435 in the last year's Redmi 4.The Redmi 5 comes with a 18:9 display which gives it a modern look.It is priced at a budget price.It is available in 3 variants,the 2 GB and 16 GB variant is priced at Rs.7,999,the 3 GB and 32 GB variant is priced at Rs.8,999 and the 4 GB and 64 GB variant is priced at Rs.10,999.If you are buying Redmi 5 then you should go with the 3 GB and 32 GB variant.And if you add more Rs.1,000 then you can buy the Redmi Note 5 which comes with a 5.99 inch FHD+ display and the Snapdragon 625 processor.It is available in 4 colours,Blue,Gold,Black and Rose Gold.