The new flagship of the Chinese vendor will be announced in the summer and get the most durable glass on the market. However, in order to provide millions of devices sapphire-coated, Xiaomi will have to find ultra-reliable supplier. Previously, it was not possible to Apple, but the Americans needed several times more panels.
Note that in the iPhone 6 sapphires is still used it protects the bulging of the camera body from mechanical damage. In addition to solid glass, Xiaomi Mi5 will be provided with a 5.7-inch screen with resolution of QHD, 8-chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 3GB of RAM and 20.7-mega pixel camera.