Xiaomi today launched Mi A1, the company’s latest
smartphone in the new ‘A series’ at a global event in New Delhi, as it had
promised. It is the global variant of the Mi 5X that was introduced in China
back in July, but this is an Android One phone created in partnership with
Google running stock Android based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and it will get
Android 8.0 (Oreo) by 2017. It will also be one of the first phones to get
Android P. Xiaomi said that Mi Camera, Mi Remote and Mi Store apps will be
pre-installed. It will come with unlimited high quality photo and video backups
in Google Photos.
It has 12MP
dual rear cameras, one with a wide-angle lens and other with a telephoto lens
offering portrait mode, background blur, 2x optical zoom and more. It has a
5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon
625 Mobile platform.
It has a unibody metal design with rounded edges and
is just 7.3mm thick. There is a fingerprint sensor on the back and the phone
packs 3080mAh built-in battery and comes with 380v charger to handle power
spikes. Xiaomi also said that starting from India, Mi A1 phones will come with
dual pyrolytic graphite sheets that will help to diffuse and radiate heat
quickly.
Xiaomi Mi A1 specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass LTPS display, 450nit brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with 650MHz Adreno 506
- 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (eMMC 5.0), memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.2
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 155.4×75.8×7.3mm; Weight: 165g
- 3.5mm audio jack, dedicated 10v amplifier
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
- 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery
The Xiaomi Mi A1 comes in Black, Gold and Rose Gold
colors, is priced at Rs. 14,999 and will be available exclusively from Flipkart
and Mi.com online as well as Mi Home stores and other offline retailers
starting September 12th at 12 noon. It will come with 200GB additional data for
Airtel users. It will gradually roll out in other countries in Asia Pacific,
Europe, Middle East and LATAM regions.