Xiaomi Mi 5C has been rumoured for awhile, but latest rumours reveal that Xiaomi will launch the phone sometime next month. The most interesting thing about Xiaomi’s new smartphone is the chipset. Reportedly, the phone will be powered by its own chipset called Pinecone.
Xiaomi Pinecone has an octa-core processor clocked at 2.2 GHz and is made using 14nm manufacturing process. It has similar performance as the Snapdragon 625 as per the AnTuTu score, but we have to wait first official benchmarks to confirm that. The exact release date and pricing are not yet confirmed, but the phone has received the 3C certification.
Xiaomi Mi 5c specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU / 2.2GHz Octa-Core Xiaomi Pine core 14nm processor with Mali-T860 MP4 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 64GB Internal storage
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI 8
- Dual SIM
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 1080p video recording
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac dual-band, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
