Xiaomi Mi 5 to feature the world’s smallest and fastest fingerprint sensor

The Mi5 is shaping up to be a pretty sweet device, though we’re still not expecting Xiaomi to offer the device outside of China and a few other countries. The a new leak, the looks and colour variants of Mi 5 has been revealed.

More and more leaks involving the highly anticipated Xiaomi Mi 5 come to light.

Along with these new images, a patent application for the fingerprint scanner used in the phone is leaked out. We can see that there is a small home button on the front.

The report says that the Xiaomi Mi5 is equipped with a fingerprint scanner embedded in the home button, which claims to be the smallest and fastest sensor on the market. The latest rumours are suggesting that the phone might launch on January 21, 2016 but given the recent track record, we would not have our hopes high.

As per the leaked render, the Mi5 sports a similar design to that of Mi Note, anyhow, it has home button at the centre.

Furthermore, the smartphone reportedly draws power from a non-removable 3,600 mAh battery compatible with Quick Charge 3 via USB Type C, and runs Android 6.0 out of the box, coupled with Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI 7 user interface.

Xiaomi Mi 5 specifications and features: From the previous leak, the Xiaomi Mi 5 is expected to flaunt a 5.2-inch full HD (1080p) or QHD (2560×1440 pixels) display. The phone will be powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor which will be backed by either 3GB or 4GB RAM, and the internal memory will be available in two variants of 32GB and 64GB.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, nevertheless, has promised the followers of the firm that the Mi 5 shall be value the wait. It will sport a 16-megapixel camera on the rear and a 13-megapixel camera on the front, as per the report. It can also be being touted that the worth of the telephone to be $ 599, which interprets to roughly Rs forty, 000. The back is expected to come with a curved 3D glass.