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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Spotted on Geekbench With Snapdragon 617 SoC and Android 7.1 Nougat

There’s no denying that Xiaomi is working on the budget Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 smartphone- the successor to last year’s Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, which is the best-selling smartphone in India. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 is now spotted on popular benchmark site Geekbench with unusual specs on board. While there are countless rumours about the smartphone suggesting it will come with either Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660 SoC, this Geekbench listing reveals that the device will indeed come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC, which is one of the disappointed from the house of Qualcomm. As you can see in the screenshot, it clearly states motherboard as msm8952, which belong to Snapdragon 617 SoC. Previously, the Snapdragon 617 SoC is used in smartphones such as Motorola Moto G4 Plus and Coolpad Max, and both the smartphones disappointed with their performance, thanks to some heating issues with the chipset. Also shown in the listing are 3GB of RAM and Android 7.1.1 Nougat, which migh...