windwaver
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Second this. I bought the base model, and even that was surprisingly good. The battery life has been superb, the screen is nice looking enough, and the design is definitely better than the price suggests.
Performance from the SD450 is surprisingly good. Not a gigantic difference over the SD625, and MIUI 9 is the smoothest MIUI i've used yet. Colour me impressed. Camera is okay in good light, and not so great in lowlight, but to be expected. Actually already better than expected. lol.
At S$160 that i bought it for, it's an amazing phone for that price. At that price range we're looking at like Nokia 2, or Moto C/E4. Other than near stock android, those devices still lose out. I have the Nokia 5 at home which is supposed to be a higher tier, and even that isn't as smooth as the Redmi 5.
Looking forward to seeing the global version here in SG, and seeing more devices with SD450.
its hard to justify a redmi 5 with the existence of the note 4x..
1080p vs 720p.
It's the faster 625 Snapdragon and 4100 mAh battery in Note 4x that kills any 5 series with 425 Snapdragon.
Pricing is about the same during sales for the 3GB/32GB variant. Resolution is also not a problem for custom ROMs.