Xiaomi Mi5C with FDD-LTE Support Coming


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.

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14 Comments

  1. Zero
    March 6, 2017

    So… They have a chip to use on overseas markets?

  2. Karly Johnston
    March 7, 2017

    Never hack a phone for LTE bands. You could melt your modem or even worse increase the SAR value to cancerous levels.

    • Muhammad Yasir
      March 7, 2017

      lel

  3. Zero
    March 7, 2017

    So… They have a chip to use on overseas markets?

  4. Gousgounis
    March 7, 2017

    “this new leaked version of the phone looks like just the phone we were hoping for”
    Nope….
    I’ll stick to snapdragon

  5. Karly Johnston
    March 7, 2017

    Never hack a phone for LTE bands. You could melt your modem or even worse increase the SAR value to cancerous levels.

    • Guest
      March 7, 2017

      lel

  6. Marco
    March 7, 2017

    Got it on 3rd March and following a guide i’ve been able to unlock the 4g frequencies for China Unicom.

    • Muhammad Yasir
      March 7, 2017

      smooth af

      how much did it cost and how’s the cam !?

      also , how does the Surge CPU perform ?

  7. Gousgounis
    March 7, 2017

    “this new leaked version of the phone looks like just the phone we were hoping for”
    Nope….
    I’ll stick to snapdragon

  8. Marco
    March 7, 2017

    Got it on 3rd March and following a guide i’ve been able to unlock the 4g frequencies for China Unicom.

    • Guest
      March 7, 2017

      smooth af

      how much did it cost and how’s the cam !?

      also , how does the Surge CPU perform ?

  9. lolipop
    March 7, 2017

    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)…

  10. Guest
    March 7, 2017

    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)…