Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced that a black edition of its Mi 5 smartphone is now available for purchase in India. The device was launched in March this year and was only available in white, until now. The black edition of the Mi 5 can be purchased via Amazon and Flipkart India.

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Xiaomi also revealed that another new color variant will be available soon, posting a GIF image of the smartphone on its official Facebook account.  The post shows that this upcoming color variant will be gold.

"And YES, this does mean that along with the white Mi 5, you can soon choose to get Mi 5 in both black AND gold!," said Xiaomi in a post.

In terms of the specifications of the black Xiaomi Mi 5, it features a 5.15-inch Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) display resolution along with curved 3D Ceramic glass and a pixel density of 428ppi. The handheld device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor paired with Adreno 530 GPU.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the device sports a 16-megapixel Sony IMX298 main shooter with PDAF (phase detection autofocus) and LED flash support. Interestingly, the main camera is equipped with a 4-axis OIS (optical image stabilization) and sapphire glass protection lens. It also supports 4K video recording.

The device offers a 4-megapixel front camera with 2-micron pixels. Both cameras feature an f/2.0 aperture.

The Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone is packed with a 3000mAh capacity battery, which supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology. According to Xiaomi, the Quick Charge 3.0 technology is 20 percent faster than its predecessor, the Quick Charge 2.0.

Connectivity options include a USB Type-C port, VoLTE support, 4G Network, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/ac, Glonass, Bluetooth 4.2, and NFC. The device also supports dual-SIM (Nano + Nano) and it measures 144.5 x 69.2 x 7.25mm and weighs 129 grams.

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