Xiaomi Mi 6 or Xiaomi Mi 5X : Which Dual-Camera Smartphone Should Come to India?

Xiaomi India VP, Manu Jain, has posted a new teaser on his twitter handle hinting that a dual-camera phone could probably come to India very soon. The post carries a photo with bokeh effect, however, he left his followers guessing for the name of this particular Xiaomi smartphone.

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Our guess is that this could either be Xiaomi’s 2017 flagship, the Mi 6, or its mini but an affordable version, the Mi 5X, because both these are dual-camera toting smartphones that have not been made available in India yet.

The Xiaomi Mi 6 comes with a glorious glass and stainless steel design along with the dual rear camera setup. The company had also recently unveiled the Mi 5X in China with a similar design and the same dual-camera setup.

If we go into detail about the cameras, the Mi 5X boasts a combination of two 12MP rear shooters – one being a telephoto lens while the other one is a wide-angle lens. Incidentally, the Mi 6 also offers the same pair of rear camera sensors, so what is the difference you ask? Well, the Xiaomi Mi 6 remains a top-tier phone except with the Mi 5 buyers now have the option to try out the dual camera feature in a more affordable package.

For those not in the know, the Mi 5X packs a 5.5-inch display with Full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution and wraps in an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset. The processor is shipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card slot. The device is backed by a 3,080mAh battery and comes with a 5MP camera up front for selfies and video calls. In terms of software, the Mi 5X is the first phone to ship with Xiaomi’s MIUI 9 out of the box.