Xiaomi unveils new flagship smartphone Mi 5

Xiaomi unveils new flagship smartphone Mi 5

PanARMENIAN.Net - China's leading smartphone maker, Xiaomi, unveiled Wednesday, February 24 its new flagship device, the Mi 5, which it hopes will strengthen its hold on the world's biggest domestic market for handsets, the Associated Press reports.

Staying with Xiaomi's strategy of undercutting global giants like Samsung and Apple, the Mi 5 aims to provide speedy processing and light weight at a relatively low cost.

"This is basically ahead of the pack in many ways when it comes to flagship devices," Hugo Barra, Xiaomi's vice president of international operations, told The Associated Press after presenting the Mi 5 on the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona.

"You're looking at a third to a half of the price that you would expect to pay for another flagship device with similar capabilities."

The Mi 5 comes in three versions. The Mi 5 Pro, with more memory and a ceramic body, will cost $413. The cheapest version will cost $305, AP says.

They will go on sale in China on March 1. In India and "other countries" they will be available soon, the company said, without revealing launch dates. Xiaomi does not sell in the U.S. or Europe.

Founded in 2010, Xiaomi led China in smartphone sales in 2015, shipping 64.9 million smartphones, or about 15 percent of the market, according to research firm IDC.

The Mi 5 Pro has 128 GB of flash memory, 4 GB of RAM memory. The basic Mi 5 has 32 GB of flash memory, 2 GB of RAM and a glass body.

All models include Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 820 processor, a 16 megapixel camera and a 5.15-inch screen with front fingerprint sensor. They will be available in black, white and gold.

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