Xiaomi Mi 5 to be available within a week after February announcement: Report

Xiaomi, which is expected to unveil the Mi 5 next month after the Spring Festival, will now be available for purchase a week after its announcement. Xiaomi's co-founder Liwan Jiang confirmed the news, points out GizmoChina. According to previous reports, the device will launch in China on February 20.There have been plenty of rumours about Xiaomi’s Mi 5 smartphone. According to a report from mydrivers, Xiaomi at the launch will reveal not one but two Mi 5 smartphones.While there have been plenty of rumours about the first model (shown in the image above) that is expected to sport a Full HD display and curved 3D-glass back. There is a second model that is said to sport a similar design but packing an all-metal contruction with a QHD (2560 x 1440 pixel) display.Other upgrades that owners of the premium Mi 5 will be treated to include more RAM and better storage options. The premium variant of the Mi 5 is rumoured to include 4GB of RAM, which is up from the expected 3GB on the standard version; and 64GB of internal storage compared to the 32GB base version onboard the standard Mi 5.The rest of hardware details including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset are expected to remain the same.