Another good take from budget smartphone extraordinaire, Xiaomi, that elegantly tackles the requirements of a budget smartphone while offering decent specs.

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While there are plenty of good reasons to stick with locally-certified and available smartphones, the rise of online tech resellers in recent years has made it easier and easier - and more and more tempting - to experiment with smartphone brands that aren’t usually available for Australian consumers.

Between the solid material design and build-quality, performance that swings above its price-bracket and slick software experience, the Redmi Note 5 is a smartphone that’s very easy to recommend.

Great battery; Solid performance;

Weak camera; Subject to the usual drawbacks of importing a phone;

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has plenty of great hits, and its crazy affordable midrange Redmi Note 5 could be one of them. Sporting a 6-inch, 18:9 full-HD+ display and packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, the Redmi Note 5 comes clad in glass and aluminum in blue, black, gold and rose gold colors.

This Chinese-made phone gives you midrange specs for less than $200.

Without a doubt, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is possibly one of the best devices the company has launched this year and I'd recommend it in a heartbeat especially for users who are looking for a fairly inexpensive device that performs close to flagship levels.

Tenemos un terminal que cabalga sumamente bien entre la calidad y el precio . Si bien el diseño no va a atraer miradas y nos hace saber al instante que es un terminal barato, cuando lo utilizamos y le sacamos algo de partido nos damos cuenta al momento de que estamos ante un buen terminal.

Rendimiento; Cámara; Precio

Diseño trasero; microUSB

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus offers a modern 18:9 display format with small bezels, a good voice quality, a great speaker, a high-quality case, and decent performance values. However, you should not expect too much from the camera and the battery life.

great speaker; good voice quality; hardly any bloatware; bright screen with good color reproduction; fairly powerful performance; high-quality case

problems with the GPS receiver in some apps; slow WLAN; no Android 8 (yet; high power consumption in parts; mediocre battery life

Xiaomi is back again and known for its reputation for manufacturing affordable and good quality phones, the Redmi Note 5 is no exception and is a welcome addition to the Malaysia market.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 offers incredible value for money. Not only is it affordable, it has one of the best smartphone cameras in this price range, excellent battery battery life, and its Snapdragon 636 chipset offers a good balance between performance and power efficiency.

Xiaomi's 5th generation Redmi Note series has arrived with the FullView display knowing the current smartphone trends in the market. The Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro are the two phones that offer larger displays.

Large Display; Metallic Build; Great Battery Life; Camera Records 4K Videos; MicroSD Support; Value For Money

No Oreo out-of-the-box; Needs Fast Charging

Xiaomi serves up the big-screen experience on a shoestring

Amazing screen; good camera; fast fingerprint scanner

No NFC; no waterproofing