Rumors about Xiaomi's Mi 5 have been widespread on the Internet for some time, particularly its head-turning specs. Now the latest talk about the upcoming Chinese flagship is that it will definitely sport Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 and fingerprint scanner technology.
First off, let's take a quick recap on Mi 5's alleged specs. According to rumors, the Mi 5 will run on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out of the box and have the aforementioned Snapdragon 820, Adreno 530 GPU, 4 GB of RAM, 16 GB and 32 GB variants and a 5.2-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels. Also, the handset will be fitted with a 16 MP rear camera, an 8 MP front camera, a USB Type-C connector and a fingerprint scanner, making Xiaomi a tough contender in the smartphone market.
A few months ago, rumors about the Mi 5 with the Snapdragon 820 rolling out in 2015 made rounds on the Internet, but they were put to rest when Qualcomm seemed like it won't be producing the powerful chipset on time, not to mention that Xiaomi doesn't intend to turn to other chip makers such as MediaTek and doesn't have plans to settle with the Snapdragon 810.
Manufacturers turned away from Snapdragon 810 because of overheating issues. Take Samsung for instance. The South Korean tech firm decided to pass up on the Snapdragon 810 to avoid problems with its devices.
According to a roughly translated post of Weibo user @Mocha RQ, the Mi 5 "has fully recovered from the original twists and turns, the progress is very smooth."
If all goes well for Xiaomi, the electronics firm will be the first to offer a smartphone with the Snapdragon 820, but it's probably a good idea to not hold your breath for a 2015 Mi 5, as it seems that the high-end smartphone will be coming in 2016.
As usual, when it comes to rumors, they should be taken in with a generous heap of salt. Xiaomi has not announced anything yet regarding the Mi 5's specs and official release date.
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