Xiaomi, Mi A1, Android One, review, camera, design,price, specifications, launch, features
[Representational Image] Premium Android One series Xiaomi Mi A1 gets generous price-cut in India and it’s Permanent! In Picture: Xiaomi Mi A1KVN Rohit/ IBTimes India

Leading smartphone maker Xiaomi has slashed the price of the popular Mi A1 series phone ahead of Christmas in India.

Xiaomi Mi A1 made its debut in the country on September 5 with a price tag of Rs. 14,999 and now, it has received generous price cut of Rs 1,000 and the discount is permanent.

Prospective consumers can now get their hands on the Xiaomi Android One series phone for just Rs. 13,999, which we believe is a steal.

Read more: Xiaomi Mi A1 review: Best Android One series. PERIOD.

Xiaomi Mi A1 is the best Android One series phone till date. It ticks all the boxes to become an ideal mid-range smartphone with a visually appealing design language, sturdy metallic build quality, dual-camera with Bokeh blur effect capability, a decent processor+RAM+Storage configuration, pure stock Android OS, a full day battery and comes with a cost-effective price-tag.

It flaunts a sleek metallic shell with fingerprint sensor on the back and on the front, the Mi A1 sports a 5.5-inch full HD display protected by Corning Gorilla 2.5D curved glass cover.

Under the hood, it houses Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and a 3,080mAh battery.

Xiaomi, Mi A1, Android One, review, camera, design,price, specifications, launch, features
[Representational Image] Premium Android One series Xiaomi Mi A1 gets generous price-cut in India and it’s Permanent! In Picture: Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One gorgeous gold-coated shell on the backKVN Rohit/ IBTimes India

The phone comes packed with 12MP wide-angle primary snapper supported by a 12MP telephoto camera, having OV series sensor, dual-tone LED flash, optical zoom, full HD video recording, optical zoom, Bokeh effect via Portrait mode and on the front, it features a 5MP selfie camera with beautification features.

Premium Android One series Xiaomi Mi A1 gets generous price-cut in India and it’s Permanent!Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) via Twitter

Xiaomi Mi A1 is powered by pure Android Nougat 7.1.1 OS with latest Google security patch and is slated to get Android Oreo very soon. Also, it is confirmed to get 2018-series Android P update, as well.

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Key specifications of Xiaomi Mi A1:

Model Xiaomi Mi A1
Display 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) screen with 2.5D glass cover, Corning Gorilla Glass cover
  • Brightness: 450 nits
  • Contrast ratio: 1000:1
  • Pixel density: 403 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Pure Android 7.1.1 Nougat ( will soon get Android Oreo and also confirmed to receive Android P in 2018)
Processor 14 nano-meter FinFET architecture-based 64-bit class 2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core (8x ARM Cortex A53) CPU
GPU Adreno 506
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB
Camera
  • Main: 12MP wide-angle camera+ 12MP Telephoto camera having OV series sensor, dual-tone LED flash, optical zoom, full HD video recording, optical zoom, Bokeh effect via Portrait mode
  • Front: 5MP selfie camera with beautification features
Battery 3,080mAh with fast charging technology and a custom 380V charger that is designed to handle India's frequent power spikes.
Network 4G-LTE
Add-ons Dual-SIM slots, fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac; dual-band: 2.5GHz & 5GHZ), Type C USB port, IR Blaster, A-GPS, FM Radio, 10V smart power amplifier paired with the advanced Dirac HD Sound algorithm provides powerful speaker audio and a dedicated audio amplifier that supports high-impedance headphones of up to 600Ω (Ohm), dual pyrolytic graphite sheet, which helps radiate heat, helping reduce thermal performance by up to 2-degrees Celsius
Dimensions 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight 165g
Colours Gold, Black, and Rose Gold (Pink).
Price Rs. 13,999