Chinese brand Xiaomi has done two firsts today by launching Mi A1 smartphone in India and for global markets. Xiaomi Mi A1 is the first smartphone from the brand to be mounted with Dual Camera in the back and runs on stock Android OS, Android One which will be updated to the latest Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of this year. With pure Android One, the users will have simple software experience with the updates coming first to their devices and improvements in battery life, usability, and of course, security.
On the hardware front, the Mi A1 sports a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU. it comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage which can be extended upto 128GB via microSD card. This is Dual SIM phone and runs Android 7.1.2 Nougat. Except for Mi Camera app, Mi Remote and Mi Store, you will not find any other app of Xiaomi on this phone.
The other USP of this phone is its Dual Camera module in the back. It has 12MP primary camera with wide-angle lens, 1.25um pixel size, f/2.2 aperture and Dual LED flash whereas the secondary 12MP camera comes with telephoto lens, 1.0 um pixel size, f/2.6 aperture and Phase Detection Auto Focus. The camera comes with various modes and also incorporate feature of portrait photography with background blur. It also boasts of 2x optical zoom for clicking distant images with clarity and 10x digital zoom is also supported. This phone also houses 5MP front-facing camera with Beautify feature for selfie enhancements.
This phone gets its juice from 3080mAh battery. It also has Fingerprint sensor on the back and comes with Infrared sensor and Mi Remote App for controlling your appliances.
On the connectivty front, this phone offers options of 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS and USB Type-C. This phone also has dedicated 10v amplifier for better audio output.
This phone has unibody metal design and has slim profile. It has thickness of 7.3mm and weighs 165gms.
This phone is priced Rs. 14,999 and will be available across India starting 12 September via Mi.com and Flipkart at 12:00 noon and at offline channels in Black, Gold and Rose Gold colors.
