SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Redmi 1S review: 2014 Redmi refresh + 3G CDMA + India launch.

Item: Redmi 1S
Rating: 66
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2014·$120

Overall

66/100

Class rank

#1 of 32

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Xiaomi Redmi 1S.

Xiaomi's 2014 Redmi 1S swapped MTK for Snapdragon 400 + launched in India — flash-sale sold-out frenzy.

01Display

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS

Size4.7"

Resolution720 x 1280

02Performance

66/100

At 66/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2014 — 19 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 400

CPU1.6 GHz quad Cortex-A7

RAM1 GB

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2014 — 17 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP AF

Front1.6 MP

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2014 — 12 points above the cohort average.

Capacity2,000 mAh (removable)

05Software

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among budget phones of 2014 — 10 points above the cohort average.

What works

Snapdragon 400 vs Redmi 1 MTK = better support.
$120 India launch flash-sale.
Removable 2,000 mAh.
Dual-SIM.

What doesn't

Same 4.7" HD.
1 GB RAM.
No LTE.
Plastic build.

Cross-shop it against

Nokia Lumia 625

$320 · score 64/100

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 32-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .