Xiaomi Mi A1 mid rage phone specs & unboxing

Xiaomi Mi A1 a powerful mid-range smartphone with dual lenses camera was launched couple of months before and it gained so much popularity all around the world due to its impressive specs and cheap price.

It is the first time that Xiaomi has ditched its trustee MIUI platform and this is also Xiaomi’s first dual camera smart phone.

With 7.1.2 OS, this is Xiaomi’s most advanced phone yet in terms of android version. The phone presents a smooth and lack free experience on general day to day things.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 looks and feels like a phone twice the price. But like many of Xiaomi’s previous phones, this device looks very much like an Apple phone.

Xiaomi Mi A1 [Unboxing]

The left side of the phone only has the SIM card tray. Like many international phones, the tray can hold either 1-2 nanoSIM cards, or one nanoSIM and one microSD.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 is powered by 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Xiaomi Mi A1 packs a 12-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

A fingerprint scanner sits at the top middle, and in my experience, it seemed fast.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 runs Android 7.1.2 and is powered by a 3080mAh non-removable battery. It measures 155.40 x 75.80 x 7.30 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 168.00 grams.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 also supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge technology, and the bundled 2A charger replenishes the device from zero to 100% in less than two hours, which is good but not incredible.

Audio output through the single bottom-firing speaker is pretty good. The sound is loud, albeit slightly distorted. Overall, it’s about average for this price.

Google promises the phone will get Android Oreo before the end of the year and Android P shortly after its released.

Xiaomi Mi A1 Full Specification:

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH	Announced	2017, September
	Status	Available. Released 2017, September
BODY	Dimensions	155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	165 g (5.82 oz)
	Build	Front glass, aluminum frame & back
	SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)


DISPLAY	Type	LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM	OS	Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Android One
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 506
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM



CAMERA	Primary	Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/2.2; 50mm, f/2.6), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
	Features	1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, 1080p
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector



FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– Fast battery charging
		– Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
		– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
		– Photo/video editor
		– Document viewer

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Black, Gold, Rose Gold
	Price	About 220 EUR