| Xiaomi Mi A1 | |
| Codename: | Tissot, Tiffany (Mi 5X) |
| Manufacturer: | Xiaomi |
| Related: | Xiaomi Redmi 4/4X/Note 4 Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite |
| Series: | Mi, Android One |
| Released: | [1] |
| Successor: | Xiaomi Mi A2 Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus |
| Type: | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Form: | Slate |
| Weight: | 1651NaN1 |
| Os: | Android 7.1.2 "Nougat", upgradable to Android 8.1 "Oreo", upgradable to Android 9 "Pie". |
| Compatible Networks: | GSM: 800/900/1800/1900 HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 LTE:, VoLTE 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Cpu: | Octa-core (8×2.0GHz Cortex-A53) |
| Gpu: | Adreno 506 |
| Battery: | Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery |
| Display: | 5.5inches LTPS LCD, 1080×1920 pixels, ~401 ppi, 16M colors |
| Rear Camera: | Dual 12 MP (26mm, 2.2; 50mm, 2.6), phase detection autofocus, 2× optical lossless zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Front Camera: | 5 MP 1.25 μm/ 1.0 μm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
| Memory: | 4 GB |
| Storage: | 32/64 GB |
| Memory Card: | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Slogan: | Created by Xiaomi, Powered by Google |
| Logosize: | 120px |
The Xiaomi Mi A1 (also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China), is a smartphone, co-developed by Google, as part of its Android One initiative — and Xiaomi that runs on the Android operating system.[2] [3]
The Mi A1 comes with a 5.5-inch touchscreen display with Full HD 1080p resolution, powered by a 3080 mAh battery. It measures 155.40 mm × 75.80 mm × 7.30 mm (height × width × thickness) and weighs 165.00 grams. The phone is powered by a 2.0 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with the 14 nm FinFET process with Adreno 506 650 MHz GPU, and comes with 4 GB of RAM. It 32 GB or 64 GB of internal storage, and unique for the series, microSD card slot (hybrid slot) supporting up to 128 GB cards. The rear camera on the Mi A1 is 12 MP 1.25 μm f/2.2 + 12 MP 1.0 μm, 2.6 shooters with autofocus and 2× optical lossless zoom, two-tone flash and a 5-piece lens. It is capable of recording HD and 4k videos. The phone also has a 5 MP 1.12 μm, 2 front camera. Sensors on the phone include: compass magnetometer, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, fingerprint sensor, infrared, and Hall Sensor.[4]
The Xiaomi Mi A1 initially runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat and is updatable to Android 9 Pie. Besides the Google's suite of applications, the device is preloaded with Xiaomi's applications such as Camera, Feedback, Mi Community and Mi Remote. The Mi A1 receives OS upgrades for a minimum of two years. The Android Oreo update does not bring a project Treble functionality for device-independent system updates.[5] The device's kernel sources were released in January 2018, 4 months after its release.[6] [7] [8]
The Mi 5X is the Chinese market version of the Mi A1, running MIUI over Android. The 5X only differs in its software, having identical hardware to the A1.[9]
The Xiaomi Mi A1 was unveiled on 5 September 2017 and was available in all of Xiaomi's markets at the time,[10] with the exception of the People's Republic of China, where the MIUI based variant, Mi 5X, was released earlier that year.
| Xiaomi Mi A1 availability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific | European Union | Rest of Europe | Middle East & Africa | America | |
| Bangladesh | Austria | Belarus | Bahrain | Chile | |
| Hong Kong | Bulgaria | Russia | Egypt | Colombia | |
| India | Croatia | Serbia | Israel | Mexico | |
| Indonesia | Cyprus | Ukraine | Kuwait | Uruguay | |
| Kazakhstan | Czech Republic | ||||
| Malaysia | Finland | Qatar | |||
| Myanmar | Germany | Saudi Arabia | |||
| Nepal | Greece | South Africa | |||
| Pakistan[11] | Hungary | UAE | |||
| Philippines | Italy | Yemen | |||
| Singapore | Poland | ||||
| South Korea | Romania | ||||
| Sri Lanka | Slovakia | ||||
| Taiwan | Slovenia | ||||
| Thailand | Spain | ||||
| Vietnam | |||||
Sam Byford of The Verge described Mi A1's most distinct feature is its software that runs on stock Android and not on Xiaomi's MIUI layer.[12] Sahil Gupta of TechRadar wrote that Mi A1's Android One certified experience along with tried and tested hardware, and dual camera capability gives you the premium feel under a budget.[13]
The phone is described as 'giving a resurgence' to the Android One program,[14] being the first Android One phone to be sold worldwide, and the first Android One phone made by a top-5 best-selling smartphone brand.[15] [16] It was also the first mid-range priced phone to feature a dual rear camera setup with a zoom lens.[17]
At the end of 2017, Android Oreo was released and created major battery draining issues on some devices.[18] Another issue of Android Oreo was the instability of Wi-Fi connections.[19]