Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Expected to Come With Snapdragon 660 SoC and Dual Rear Cameras

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5- the upcoming budget smartphone is already stealing the attention with rumoured specifications. Recently, we reported that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 China variant will be powered by the MediaTek Helio P25 SoC, but in India, Xiaomi is not allowed to release smartphones with MediaTek chipsets.

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Questions about the Indian variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is increasing with every passing day, but still, we don’t have any conclusive evidence on what Xiaomi has under its sleeves. And a new report now claims that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will be powered by the upper mid-range chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC.

Currently, in India, the best-selling smartphone is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with over six million smartphones sold in less than eight months since the launch. The Redmi Note 4 arrived with the Snapdragon 625 SoC, and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is rumoured to come with Snapdragon 660 SoC, which is a good thing. Earlier rumours suggested that the Note 5 will be powered by Snapdragon 630 SoC.

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That said, it is still unknown on which chipset will Xiaomi use to power the smartphone. Furthermore, the leak suggests that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will rock dual camera setup at the back. If we believe the leak as a reliable one, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is expected to feature a primary 16MP sensor and a secondary 5MP sensor at the back of the phone. The implementation is still a mystery though. Also, the smartphone is said to have a decent 12MP sensor at the front for selfies and video calls.