Watch: Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus hands-on

The Redmi 5 Plus is perhaps one of Xiaomi’s most affordable smartphones with an 18:9 screen aspect ratio. It’s got pretty respectable hardware specs too. If you want to learn more about it, do check out our hands-on video below.

We also posted our first impressions here earlier.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus specs:
5.99-inch 18:9 FHD+ display @ 1080 x 2160 pixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2.0Ghz Octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
3GB or 4GB RAM
32GB or 64GB Internal Storage
12MP Rear camera with 1.25-micron pixel sensor and dual-LED Flash
5MP front camera with soft-light LED
4G LTE
Dual SIM (Nano, Hybrid)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
IR Blaster
Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
micro-USB
MIUI 9 (Android 7.1.2 Nougat)
4,000mAh Battery
158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (dimensions)
180 grams (weight)

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus is available in online stores and priced at Php9,800USD 167INR 14,157EUR 159CNY 1,216 (see price listing here).