Xiaomi Redmi 5 Matte Black Version Clears TENAA Certification; Cited to Come With Snapdragon 450 SoC

Earlier today, Xiaomi has officially confirmed that it will be launching the Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus smartphones in China on December 7. Right after the official confirmation, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 received TENAA certification, which is a must-need certification for every smartphone launching in China.

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To recall, the Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus cleared TENAA certification more than a month ago. The Redmi 5 will be available in two models- MDT1 and MDE1. And the certification suggests that Xiaomi will launch the smartphone in four different memory configurations. Also, the specifications revealed by TENAA listing are in-line with yesterday’s specifications leak from China Telecom.

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 will come with a 5.7-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. The display will have an 18:9 aspect ratio, unlike the 16:9 aspect ratio seen on the earlier Redmi smartphones. The display will be one of the key highlights of the Redmi 5.

Other than that, the Redmi 5 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SoC, as opposed to the Snapdragon 625 SoC suggested by the recent leaks. We’re saying this because the clock speed of the processor is 1.8GHz, which is of the Snapdragon 450. The Snapdragon 625 SoC has a clock speed of 2.0GHz, while the Snapdragon 626 SoC’ clocked speed is 2.2GHz.

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As stated earlier, the Redmi 5 will arrive in several memory configurations. A 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage model, a 3GB of RAM and 32GB model, a 4GB of RAM and 32GB storage model, and lastly, a premium 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage variant. The price of the base model is expected to be Yuan 899 (approx. Rs 8,800). That will be the only difference between the storage models.