Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Android 8.1 Oreo update starts to roll out to all users

One of the most popular devices by Xiaomi in India, the Redmi Note 5 , is only now getting an upgrade to Android 8.1 Oreo. Android 9.0 Pie officially arrived to compatible devices on 6 August. Shipped with Android 7.1 Nougat out-of-the-box, the stable Android 8.1 Oreo recovery ROM for the Redmi Note 5 is now available to the public, reports  XDA Developers . This is the Global version of the update and will bring devices up to MIUI v9.6.5.5.0. [caption id=“attachment_4350783” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5[/caption] The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro received its Global Stable ROM of MIUI 9.5, based on Android 8.1 Oreo, back in June. To recall , the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC under the hood. The smartphone comes in two variants, a 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage model and one with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. The smartphone features a 5.99-inch FullHD+ display at a 1080×2160 pixels resolution and an 18:9 aspect ratio. It sports a 12 MP primary sensor at the back and a a 5 MP secondary sensor up front. Fuelling, the Redmi Note 5 is a rather large 4,000 mAh battery. The phone also comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Further, if rumours are to be believed, according to notorious leakster Roland Quandt, Xiaomi is already working on launching the successor to the Redmi Note 5 Pro — the Redmi Note 6 Pro.