Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro First Sale in India Today

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Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro will go on sale for the first time
The sale will begin via Flipkart and Mi.com at 12 noon
Both smartphones were launched in India earlier this month
Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro are all set to go on sale in India for the first time. Both new Redmi Note models will be available via Flipkart and Mi.com through a flash sale round that will take place at 12pm IST (noon) on Thursday. It will also be available via Mi Home stores across the country, likely in limited quantities; as for availability via Xiaomi's partner retail stores, fans will have to wait a few weeks for the handsets to go on sale. The Redmi Note 5 is a direct successor to the popular Redmi Note 4 smartphone, while the Redmi Note 5 Pro is among the few smartphones with 6GB RAM under Rs. 18,000. Both smartphones have a similar design and screen size, but the Pro model comes with more RAM and dual rear camera setup.

Redmi Note 5, Redmi Note 5 Pro price in India
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 price in India begins at Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage variant and goes up to Rs. 11,999 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. It comes in multiple colour options, including Black, Gold, Lake Blue, and Rose Gold. Coming to the other model, the Redmi Note 5 price in India starts at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant, while the 6GB RAM variant is available at Rs. 16,999. It comes in Black, Gold, Lake Blue, and Rose Gold colour options.

Redmi Note 5 launch offer
As announced at the time of their launch earlier this month, Xiaomi has partnered with Reliance Jio to bundle the "Jio #GiveMe5 Offer" with the new smartphones under which customers will get cashback vouchers worth Rs. 2,200 and can avail up to 4.5TB of 4G data on Jio's network. The Redmi Note models also come bundled with an ultra-slim case.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 specifications
The dual-SIM Redmi Note 5 (Review) runs MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat. The smartphone features a 5.99-inch full-HD (1080x2160 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio, 450-nit brightness, 84 percent NTSC colour gamut, and 2.5D curved glass. Under the hood, it has an octa-core Snapdragon 625 SoC, which is clocked at up to 2GHz, paired with Adreno 506 GPU and either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. The smartphone also has a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.

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