Xiaomi Mi A1 review: Xiaomi's first Android One phone — stock software and a dual camera.
Xiaomi goes stock Android.
Mi A1 was Xiaomi's first Android One phone — stock software with guaranteed updates instead of MIUI — paired with a dual 12 MP camera and the efficient SD625. It was a massive hit with enthusiasts who wanted Xiaomi hardware value without the MIUI skin.
01Display
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.
03Performance
56/10056/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.
04Battery
66/10066/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.
05Build
64/10064/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.
06Value
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 14 points above the cohort average.
- Clean Android One — no MIUI, fast updates.
- Dual 12 MP camera with 2× zoom.
- Efficient Snapdragon 625.
- microSD + jack + IR blaster.
- Mono speaker.
- Slow 10 W charging.
- IPS LCD (no AMOLED).
- 5 MP selfie.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 63-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .