Xiaomi Mi A1 review

12 October 2017
With the Xiaomi Mi 5X confined to the domestic Chinese market soon after launch, its double, the Mi A1, is called upon to boost the brand's global presence. Steered by Google, Android One is full of potential and Xiaomi's looking keen on getting its message across a wider audience and, of course, making some profit in the process with the Mi A1.

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  • 13 Oct 2017

AnonD-290673, 12 Oct 2017If this phone had OIS or EIS it would be the best budget sm... moreFor 250 bucks you should ask for such specs

Snapdragon 835 chip + 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM + Free 256GB Micro SD card + 6" 4K Super Amoled 500ppi Screen, Dual 24MP Camera + 24MP Front Camera + 10,000mha battery, 5 years warranty & guaranteed upgrade till Andoid Z...lol

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    • Kangal
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    • 13 Oct 2017

    Anonymous, 13 Oct 2017nothing wrong about miui, its great, much better then Touch... moreSure, better than TouchWizz or the LGUI, but those are hardly high standards.

    Once you try a Nexus/Pixel pure Google OS, its hard to deny the flair of a unified and consistent Material Design. Even lightly skinned alternatives, like in SONY's flagships are great.

    However, if you must go Skinned... the gold standard still comes from Meizu and their FlymeOS. It's much more tastefully done than MIUI, more consistent, and themed throughout the experience rather than "here and there".

    Overall, the Xiaomi A1 is a great device, with good OS, good hardware, good design, and a good price. That last one is key, I've noticed some people trying to sell the Xiaomi A1 at the same price as the OnePlus 5... people please shop responsibly and do not get ripped off.

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      • Raj
      • utt
      • 13 Oct 2017

      Where is the audio quality graph and data???

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        • Lccy
        • 0Rd
        • 13 Oct 2017

        Thanks for the review

        I was especially interested in the 2x telephoto zoom samples which look to be better quality than Huawei's 2x hybrid zoom.

        I was wondering if the GSM arena team would be interested in doing a comparison in zoom capabilities between the phones with zoom such as the iPhone 7/8 plus, galaxy note 8, xiaomi MI6 and the Huawei's with lossless zoom?

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          • Anonymous
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          • 13 Oct 2017

          nothing wrong about miui, its great, much better then TouchWiz, better go for redmi note4 snapdragon, it has marvelous battery backup

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            • xiao
            • 2Au
            • 13 Oct 2017

            Will try this phone

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              • Anonymous
              • m5k
              • 12 Oct 2017

              AnonD-290673, 12 Oct 2017If this phone had OIS or EIS it would be the best budget sm... moreOr if sold all of europe rather than certain EU countries.

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                • AnonD-290673
                • JX3
                • 12 Oct 2017

                If this phone had OIS or EIS it would be the best budget smartphone ever!

                  Looks very nice, i hope Xiaomi follow that trend and maybe could release the Mi 6 or the Mi Mix 2 with stock android... personally i don't like MIUI tried it for 2 weeks, in fact that's the main reason i never bought a Xiaomi phone and don't have time to tinker and install other rom.

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                    • Shifa
                    • vV5
                    • 12 Oct 2017

                    Not bad..

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