Xiaomi Mi 5 to launch in February with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset

Its official! The Xiaomi Mi5 will launch sometime in February, after Spring Festival/Chinese New Year and will also pack in the latest Snapdragon 820 chipset.

Xiaomi’s co-founder and senior VP Liwan Jiang took to  Weibo to confirm that the Mi5 will indeed come with Snapdragon 820 and has entered mass production as well. He also stated that the company will launch the Mi5 after the Chinese New Year which begins on February 8.

There have been  leaked images  in the past that show off the front and back of the smartphone. The front appears to have a 2.5 D glass while the back is similar to what we have on the Mi Note. There seem to be no capacitive touch keys at the bottom, but just  a slim capsule-like, fingerprint reader that also appears to be a home button.

According to a previously  leaked product listing the Xiaomi Mi 5 will sport a 5.5 Quad HD display (2560 x 1440 pixels) sporting a pixel density of 515 ppi. As expected from the very beginning, the smartphone will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset clocked at 2.5GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM.

The smartphone is expected to go on sale in three variants, 16GB, 64GB and 128GB; and none of them sport an SD card slot. You can expect a 20MP camera on the back and an 8MP unit up front for selfies. The device unlike its predecessor will support 4G bands and will be powered by a 3,800 mAh battery. Also set to make an appearance is a USB Type-C port at the bottom.