Xiaomi has finally unveiled their first smartphone running on pure stock Android. The Xiaomi Mi A1 is an Android One smartphone which runs on purely stock Android Nougat 7.1.2 out-of-the-box. The highlights of the phone are the dual-camera setup at the back and the software. The phone will go on sale starting September 12 exclusively via Flipkart.
Specifications
Xiaomi Mi A1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC which is an octa-core chipset clocked at 2.0GHz coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. The smartphone features a 5.5-inch LTPS IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and a pixel density of 403ppi. The device comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card. All of this is backed by a 3,080mAh battery. The Xiaomi Mi A1 runs on stock Android Nougat 7.1.2 out of the box and will be soon updated to Android 8.0 Oreo.
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On the optics front, the Mi A1 sports a 12-megapixel dual camera setup at the back with phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom and a dual tone LED flash. Up front, the phone comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calling.
Price and Availability
The Xiaomi Mi A1 comes with a price tag of Rs. 14,999 and will be available exclusively via the e-commerce website Flipkart. The unit can also be purchased at Xiaomi's website or the Mi Stores. The sale of the smartphone will begin starting September 12 at 12 pm.
