Xiaomi Mi A1 review

Anndroid One-based phones have been around since 2014, but, their existence or the lack thereof, is subject of much debate. In fact, well until September 5, 2017, it was widely speculated -- to the extent that it wasn't even a speculation any more -- that Android One was dead. Only Android One was never dead. You can say that it was on a sabbatical or something like it, but, dead it wasn't. September 5, 2017 will go down in history as the day when Android One was re-launched albeit under a slightly different set of rules and guidelines.

At the helm of Android One's second innings is Xiaomi, a company often called, the Apple of China. And the device in question, at the helm of Android One's second innings, is the Mi A1.

The Xiaomi Mi A1, just like Google's Android One phones of yore, is a cost-effective handset geared towards emerging markets like India with promised timely OS updates right from the global search engine giant. Only it's unlike any Android One phone that you've seen before. The Mi A1 is notably the most premium phone, both in terms of looks and build as well as in terms of hardware specs, to launch under Google's Android One program. This is a stark departure from what Google's Android One stood for, once upon a time. The times they are a-changin'. For the better, hopefully.

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