Xiaomi Redmi 5A Rose Gold variant launched in India, available from today starting at Rs. 4999


After teasers, Xiaomi has launched the Rose Gold variant of the Redmi 5A  smartphone. The smartphone was introduced back in November last year in Dark Grey, Champagne Gold and Rose Gold colors, but only the Gold and Grey color variants of the smartphone went on sale starting from December. Earlier this month the company said that it has sold over 1 million or 10 lakh units of Redmi 5A smartphones in India.

Apart from the color, other specifications are similar, including a 5-inch HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 425 SoC, MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat), 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, dedicated SIM slots, unibody design with matte finish and a 3000mAh built-in battery.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 1000: 1 contrast ratio, 72% (typ) / 68% (min) color gamut
  • 1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with 500MHz Adreno 308 GPU
  • 2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage,3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with PDAF, LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
  • Infrared sensor
  • Dimensions: 140.4 x 70.1 mm x 8.35 mm ;Weight: 137g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
  • 3000mAh (typical) / 2910mAh (minimum)

All the three color variants of the Redmi 5A will be available from today at 12PM, exclusively on Flipkart as well as Mi.com online starting at Rs. 4999.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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