Xiaomi Mi 5 body leaked, shows premium design

An accidental release from Xiaomi has resulted in a Mi 5 body leak, which finally depicts what the device will look like.

We’ve previously heard rumblings of the innards Xiaomi’s upcoming successor to the Mi 4 is expected to carry, but a new Mi 5 body leak has finally unveiled what we can expect the device to look like.
Read: Hands-on preview: Xiaomi Mi 4 ““ the promised land?
The Mi 5 is expected to arrive in two versions; one will be the firm’s staple affordable model, while the other is expected to carry premium materials, such as a metal unibody.

Mi 5 body leak
The alleged leak. Image courtesy anzhuo.cn

The alleged image of the Mi 4 shows off a far sleeker design which includes a fingerprint sensor placed on the rear of the device, similar to industry rival Huawei‘s practice of incorporating biometric security.
Additionally, the Mi 5 body leak reveals that the device – which is expected to carry a Snapdragon 820 processor – will arrive in not only standard Xiaomi black and white, but further in pink and gold paint jobs.
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