Mi 5, gets a price cut

Xiaomi's most expensive smartphone in India, Mi 5, gets a price cut.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has slashed the price of its flagship smartphone Mi 5 in India. Launched at Rs 24,999, the smartphone is now available at Rs 22,999 (post a discount of Rs 2,000).

Xiaomi India head Manu Jaintweeted that the smartphone has got a price cut and is now available on Flipkart and on the company's official website mi.com at the new price.

Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 in March this year. The smartphone is the company's most expensive handset launched in India so far.

As for specifications, Xiaomi Mi 5 flaunts a 5.15-inch full HD display with 1920x1080 pixels resolution. The handset runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. The device offers 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

The smartphone comes with dual sim functionality and also incorporates a fingerprint and infrared sensor. For photography, the handset comes equipped with a 16MP rear camera with dual tone LED flash and a 4MP front facing camera.