The Xiaomi Mi5C is a great looking device, but this new leaked version of the phone looks like just the phone we were hoping for.
When Xiaomi announced the MI5C we were really excited! This was a phone that boasted Xiaomi’s own Surge S1 chipset, and not only that but had an attractive design and impressive looking camera specs.
There is an issue with the current Xiaomi Mi5C though, and that’s the fact the phone doesn’t support all networks across all carriers, meaning that at this stage the Mi5C will only be of interest to Chinese customers, but this could all change.
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The flooding images show a new version of the Xiaomi Mi5C that has support for China Unicom, which is an FDD LTE mobile provider. What this means is the Surge S1 powered phone could be imported from China and used on certain LTE networks in Europe and other areas.
We’re not sure at this stage if the FDD-LTE version of the Xiaomi Mi5C has an entirely different Surge S1 chipset off if the change in network support is purely software based. If this is the case we might even be able to hack the current version of the phone to work on other bands just as we were able to do with the Oppo Find 7 when it launched.
So… They have a chip to use on overseas markets?
Never hack a phone for LTE bands. You could melt your modem or even worse increase the SAR value to cancerous levels.
lel
So… They have a chip to use on overseas markets?
“this new leaked version of the phone looks like just the phone we were hoping for”
Nope….
I’ll stick to snapdragon
Never hack a phone for LTE bands. You could melt your modem or even worse increase the SAR value to cancerous levels.
lel
Got it on 3rd March and following a guide i’ve been able to unlock the 4g frequencies for China Unicom.
smooth af
how much did it cost and how’s the cam !?
also , how does the Surge CPU perform ?
“this new leaked version of the phone looks like just the phone we were hoping for”
Nope….
I’ll stick to snapdragon
Got it on 3rd March and following a guide i’ve been able to unlock the 4g frequencies for China Unicom.
smooth af
how much did it cost and how’s the cam !?
also , how does the Surge CPU perform ?
Dont you agree with me that the price for this device is a way too much? I expected it to be around 700-900RMB (with these specs)…
Dont you agree with me that the price for this device is a way too much? I expected it to be around 700-900RMB (with these specs)…