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Some days ago, Xiaomi launched its new smartphone called Mi A1.
It is Android One smartphone by Google.
What is the main feature of this smartphone?
Xiaomi Mi A1 comes with stock Android 7.1.2 Nougat, instead of new MIUI 9.
Also, this smartphone will be updated to Android 8.0 Oreo update, before the end of this year,
and even Android P next year.
We decided to compare new Xiaomi smartphone with one of the most popular budget phone
Redmi Note 4.
First, let’s talk about price, because it is very important.
Xiaomi Mi A1 is priced at around $234.
It will be available in three colours: Black, Gold, and Pink.
The highest model of Redmi Note 4 (4GB of RAM and 64GB storage) is cheaper - only $200.
Now it is available in Blue color.
So, which smartphone to buy Xiaomi Mi A1 or Redmi Note 4?
Well, it's not fair to compare smartphones in their pricing, because preference, taste
and budget come into play, while buying a device.
Here are key specifications of each smartphone.
Also, you can watch specification table in description under the video.
Xiaomi Mi A1 is identical to Mi 5X in terms of specifications, except stock Android.
It features 5.5-inch Full HD screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, octa-core processor
Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card) and 3080mAh
battery with fast charging technology.
As for cameras, it has a dual 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel wide-angle/telephoto rear camera
with 26mm lens, f/2.2 aperture, and 50mm lens, and f/2.6 aperture, 2X optical zoom, 1.25large
pixels, and dual-led.
On the front panel it has 5-megapixel camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 comes in three versions: 2GB RAM + 32GB storage, 3GB RAM + 32GB storage,
and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, memory expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.
The smartphone sports 5.5-inch IPS LCD screen with 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Also, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, and runs Android Marshmallow
OS (upgradable to Android 7.0 Nougat).
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 features 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.0 aperture, PDAF (Phase
Detection Auto Focus), dual-tone led flash.
The front 5-megapixel camera has f/2.0 aperture 85-degree wide angle view.
The battery capacity is, 4100mAh.
So, as you can see, smartphones looks very similar.
The main difference is in design and rear camera.
The screen and hardware is almost identical, but Redmi Note 4 has bigger battery.
The main feature of Xiaomi Mi A1 is dual rear camera.
Also, the smartphones runs on different user interface.
Xiaomi Mi A1 comes with stock Android 7.1 Nougat, while Redmi Note 4 offers MIUI 8.
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