New Xiaomi smartphone gets certified by TENAA, could be the Redmi 5

Published On: Apr 1, 2017 | Last Updated: Apr 25, 2017

Xiaomi looking forward to launch its next flagship smartphone, the Mi 6, next month. However, the Chinese smartphone brand hasn’t forgotten its affordable Redmi smartphones. A new Xiaomi smartphone with model number MAT136 was certified by Chinese regulatory authority TENAA. The device features a 1.4GHz octa-core processor, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and massive 4,000mAh battery. As far as its design goes. its similar to the Redmi 4X, featuring a metal unibody design and a rear-facing fingerprint sensor, which has been a part of Redmi series since the Redmi 3.

The Xiaomi MAT136 has dimensions of 139.24×69.94×8.65mm and weighs around 150 grams. The smartphone features a 5-inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Under the hood, this Xiaomi smartphone features an octa-core 1.4GHz processor with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. Additionally, there would also be a higher-end variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The device will boot up Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 8 interface on top of it.