The curvaceous metallic structure of the Mi A1 may feel quite good in the hand and prevent fingerprint smudges but it is really slippery. The addition of the latter to the Mi A1 could inspire other budget phone makers to update their charging ports in their next-gen device launches. The Mi A1 also includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, which is steadily becoming a luxury in phones and USB Type-C charging port that is amazing to have at this price point. It may make it easy to unlock the phone when it’s laying flat on the table and that’s all. The Moto G5s, on the other hand, places the fingerprint sensor in the front on the bottom bezel.

This is my favorite position for the biometric sensor as my index finger naturally rests at the said position. The rear of the device packs a dual camera setup, much similar to the iPhone 7 Plus in looks and a decently fast fingerprint sensor at the center. The buttons are not at all squishy and it is a pleasure to use them. Xiaomi has stuck with huge top-bottom bezels and physical navigation buttons, providing you with a power key and volume rocker on the right and hybrid dual-SIM tray on the left. You get a large 5.5-inch Full HD display, which sadly does not boast of the trendy new 18:9 aspect ratio. Xiaomi could at least include a screen protector or protective case with their devices like it used to do back in the day.

The box also included the SIM ejector tool and user manual but no complimentary accessories were to be found. The device was sitting on the top as usual, with the charging brick and cable tucked away in a neat rectangular box underneath. VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDouĪs we’ve come to expect from Xiaomi phone unboxings, the retail packaging of the Mi A1 didn’t come with any huge surprises. Octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, clocked at 2.0GHzĦ4GB, expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD cardĭual 12MP wide-angle + 12MP telephoto lens, with two-tone flashĥMP, with f/2.6 aperture, beautify and facial recognitionįingerprint, Infrared, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Hall and Proximity sensor, Accelerometer Read this in-depth review to know everything about my experiences with the device:īefore we take a detailed look at Xiaomi’s Mi A1 in the flesh, let us quickly check out the specifications of the device:ĥ.5-inch FHD LCD display, with 1920 x 1080p resolution

We’ve heard users singing praises for the device over the past few week, so I decided to put the Mi A1 to the test myself. Unlike the previously released Android One devices, which were quite sub-par due to hardware restrictions, the Mi A1 is a great mix of hardware and software for a really attractive price of ₹14,999.

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