It wouldn’t be wrong to state that Xiaomi offers some of the best smartphones within the affordable category. We have reviewed all of their Indian releases and definitely have been impressed with what they offer in their respective price brackets — the Redmi 4 (read the review here) is the most affordable all-rounder with a large fuel tank, the Redmi Note 4 (read the review here) is definitely a killer all-rounder smartphone and the Mi Max 2 (read the review here) is an impressive phablet with a great build and an awesome battery life.And now Xiaomi's newly launched Mi A1 is their first attempt with a dual camera in India, and to make things even sweeter, it runs on stock Android.Hold on! Stock Android on a Xiaomi smartphone? Isn't Xiaomi all about MIUI?
The Xiaomi Mi A1 is an attempt at reviving the Android One series, which now translates to a Google smartphone with a premium build and solid mid-range performance. Under the revamped Android One, manufacturers can now focus on making the phones they want to see running Google’s almost stock Android. We say 'almost-stock' because manufacturers are now allowed to pre-install their own apps and also roll out OS updates as and when they deem it to be fit.
Heading back to the topic, the Mi A1 definitely has an aesthetic appeal that will attract eyeballs — it looks different from most designs out there. However, it takes immense inspiration from its rival — you know who. The front features a 2.5D curved glass that blends well into the curved rear panel. The rear is coated with a smooth and smudge-resistant coating, and also makes holding the phone a pleasure.
In essence, the Mi A1 is more of a shrunken Mi Max 2 with a smaller battery. The dual camera housing protrudes outwards, but Xiaomi has intelligently taken care by aesthetically encasing it in a chrome ring. The fingerprint sensor is easy to reach, though we felt that it isn’t as fast as the one on the Redmi Note 4 in terms of sensing speed.
The Mi A1 carries a similar 5.5-inch LCD display from the Redmi Note 4, except for the outer curves. The display performance is above average — good viewing angles and adequate brightness, though colour reproduction could have been better.
The world knows that Xiaomi is in love with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 chipset (there are memes related to that on the Internet) and is using it for most of its smartphone offerings this year. As Xiaomi claims, the Snapdragon 625 works for them as it is one of the most efficient midrange chipsets this year and is easy to optimise for either greater battery life or full-on performance. The Mi A1 uses this brain, aided by 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage as standard.
A good overall performance is aided by a 3080mAh battery, despite lower than Redmi Note 4’s 4000mAh, manages to drive the A1 till the end of the day if your thumb slides all day along its screen. In a casual usage scenario involving three hours of calling, an hour of WhatsApp messaging, two hours of binge-watching on YouTube and occasional photography, you will probably look for a wall socket the next afternoon. Sadly, Xiaomi hasn't included fast charging here, a precious value for every smartphone user these days.
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