After the phone got certified by TENAA this week, Xiaomi today officially announced that it will introduce the Redmi Note 5A on August 21st, as rumored earlier. The phone is expected to come in two versions, both with unibody design, but only the high-end version is said to come with a fingerprint sensor and the entry-level version could just be a larger version of the Redmi 4A.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A rumored specifications

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display

1.4GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform with Adreno 308 GPU

2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9

Dual SIM

13MP rear camera with LED Flash

5MP front-facing camera

Infrared sensor

Dimensions: 153.3 × 76.3 × 7.31mm; Weight: 150.23g

4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS

3000mAh battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime/Pro rumored specifications

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display

1.4GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU

3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9

Dual SIM

16MP rear camera with LED Flash

13MP front-facing camera with LED flash

Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor

Dimensions: 153.1 x 76.3 x 7.3mm; Weight: 150g

4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS

3000mAh battery

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A announcement on August 21st starts at 7:30 PM China Time (5PM IST). We should know all the details on Monday.

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