The Xiaomi Mi 5 was allegedly seen in a leaked photo sporting super-thin side bezels and a physical home button. Xiaomi's next flagship phone is expected to launch on January 2016.
An alleged photo of the Xiaomi Mi 5 was recently posted on Chinese social media site Weibo. Android Headlines reported that the leaked image could be that of the Mi 5. The phone shown in the image looked a bit like the Mi Note and had ultra-thin side bezels which are almost non-existent. It is not known if the leaked image is legitimate.
A while back, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that he is already using the Mi 5. Jun added that the smartphone is "very, very good" and "worth the wait". Another render of the Xiaomi Mi 5 showed that the phone could be equipped with a single physical home button. The button will double as a fingerprint scanner located right at the bottom of the screen.
If the leaked photos are accurate, the Xiaomi Mi 5 will be the first phone to do away with the standard three capacitive buttons as per Android Authority. The Mi 5 might integrate ClearForce touch technology by Synaptics and not Qualcomm's Sense ID. Chinese analyst Pan Jiutang said that Qualcomm's fingerprint technology is still not as dependable as the existing system.
NDTV Gadgets reported that the Xiaomi Mi 5 is slated for release on January 21 next year. There could be two variants launched. The low-end variant could be priced at CNY 1,999 while the high-end version could cost CNY 2,499.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is expected to run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor. However, delays in the production of the Qualcomm chipsets might push Xiaomi to use MediaTek deca-core Helio X20 processors instead on the Mi 5. These rumors have not been confirmed by Xiaomi.
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