Xiaomi Mi A1 Specifications, and Price (Launched in India September 5)

In an even held in New Delhi, India on September 5, 2017, Xiaomi launched its latest dual camera phone called Xiaomi Mi A1 which hardware and design is identical to that of the Xiaomi Mi 5X. However, the Mi A1 stands for the Android One and it is running on stock Android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system. Take a look at the Xiaomi Mi A1 specifications, features and price.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Features

The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a Snapdragon 625 chipset, coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. It also sports a 5.5inch display with Full HD resolution. At the rear panel, you will find a dual camera setup with a dual-tone LED flash, similar to the flagship Mi 6. The Xiaomi Mi A1 also have a fingerprint scanner at the back, but it is found at the lower side. You can as well see an “Android One” label, which places the phone in the list of Google’s affordable devices for developing markets. Under the hood, you will find a 3080mAh battery, which is charged through USB-C.

 

 

Having a stock Android means Xiaomi is launching the  Mi A1 without MIUI 9, but the Chinese manufacturer still keeps the MIUI camera app. There is also a possibility for the Xiaomi Mi A1 to be upgraded to Android Oreo by the end of the year. The Mi A1 will also be among the first phones to get the Android P in the coming year 2018. It comes in Black, Gold and Pink colour variants for you to make an option from.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Specifications

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2017, September
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 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)
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

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

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
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
Features	1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
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, compass
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
Colours	Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Price	About 200 EUR

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price and Release Date

The Xiaomi Mi A1 Release date is slated for September 12, 2017, which is just some few days from the day this post was first published. The Prices in different countries are listed below:

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in India: INR 14,999

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in Europe: € 200

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in US: $ 234

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in UK: £ 179

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in Nigeria: NGN 84,238

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in Ghana: GHS 1,034

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in UAE:  AED 860

Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in Kenya: KSH 24,170

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