Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro which was announced couple of months back, is the latest hot cake from Xiaomi. Company has announced two smartphone, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, which Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 comes with slightly improvements as compared with Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 but on the other hand Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro comes with lots of upgrades both in terms of hardware and software. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro seems to carry forward the legacy which Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has started.
Right from the day one, it was found that chipset of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Snapdragon 636 do supports 4K video recording but for some unknown reason company hasnt enabled it on default camera app, however you can record 4K video from third party apps like OpenCamera.
But if you are a fan of default Xiaomi camera app then here is a simple way, but you need to have a rooted devices to do this. If you have already rooted your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, then let us do this.
- Use any root explorer and open /system/etc/device_features/whyred.xml
- Find the line that says “support_camera_4k_quality”
- Change the “false” to “true”, then save the file
- Reboot your device and you are done, you have UHD 4K option under video resolution
Just to recap, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro flaunts a 5.99-inch full-HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio, under the hood it is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor along with 4/6GB of RAM and comes with 32/64GB of internal storage.
For photography, it has two RGB sensors of 12-megapixel primary and 5-megapixel secondary which allows you to get nice portrait shots, at front you have a 20-megapixel front selfie camera along with an LED flash. It houses a 4000mAh battery as well.