This is pre-sale phone goes on sale from the 12th Sept, phone was launched this morning in India it is a partnership with Xiaomi making the phone and Google the firmware so no Miui it will come with pure android and will be updated to android oreo by the end of the year and will receive monthly security updates also will be one of the first phones to receive android P
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa Core up to 2.0GHz
OS: Android one (Android 7.1.2)
5.5 inch 1920x1080P FHD Screen
Global Version, support Multi-languages, google play, OTA update
Slim and light premium metal body: 165g and 7.3mm thin
First sale of Xiaomi Mi A1 is on September 12th, we will arrange the shipping as soon as possible once we get the stock.
All comments (69)
ApolloVirtue
5 Sep 17#1
Uhh the fingerprint sensor is on the back, not the front. #fakenews Wonder what else in that spec sheet is wrong.
BUCKUM2 to ApolloVirtue
5 Sep 17#2
This is not fake news here is the launch article this morning en.miui.com/thr…tml
ApolloVirtue to BUCKUM2
5 Sep 17#3
Are you blind? Can you not see quite clearly the fingerprint sensor is on the back, not the front?
BUCKUM2 to ApolloVirtue
5 Sep 17#5
the only other thing i would be cautious about are the 4G bands cant find anything official about band 20 no doubt there will be a band 20 version as it is to be sold in Taiwan but whether this has it im not sure
BUCKUM2 to ApolloVirtue
5 Sep 17#4
Ahh i see what you mean sorry yep that is wrong
This is not fake news here is the launch article this morning en.miui.com/thr…tml
westerner
5 Sep 17#6
official launch price of 14,999 Rs converts to £181
BUCKUM2 to westerner
5 Sep 17#8
Yes quite right but thats what you pay direct from Xiaomi or a Xiaomi store to buy it for the uk you got to go through the third party sellers like aliexpress,gearbest,banggood who are always going to mark it up considering this a £15 mark up is pretty good normally more like £40-£50 initially then gradually coming down
noizemaker to BUCKUM2
7 Sep 17#44
Do you know if I have to pay custom fees ?
BUCKUM2 to noizemaker
7 Sep 17#45
I have posted a couple of deals for these phones today at cheaper price from gearbest have a look in new deals
badboyofrock
5 Sep 17#7
Interesting device, and I like the stock android aspect. Any idea if there's an NFC chip?
BUCKUM2 to badboyofrock
5 Sep 17#9
dont think so can't find anything saying so here link to gsmarena spec sheet which is not bound to be totally correct gsmarena.com/xia…php
badboyofrock to BUCKUM2
5 Sep 17#11
That's one of the pages I looked at. Also looked at a link from the MIUI twitter feed. Guess no mention means it's not there. Never mind.
Heat. Still prefer the trade off of the extra 1000mah on the note 4 than pure android on this
ApexPred to rapid111111
5 Sep 17#12
Optimisation from stock android should give this phone a very good battery life.
rapid111111 to ApexPred
5 Sep 17#15
Hope so, if it gives 1000mah's worth, that baby is mine. Will wait for some SOT reviews.
vaderag
5 Sep 17#13
I think I want this... the battery being so much less than the Redmi Note 4 is a concern tho, and I'd like to know if it has NFC (seems not) plus confirmation of Band 20
itsdavidjones1984
5 Sep 17#14
I'll wait for this to drop in price I think. I just know how xiaomi phones go! It'll be £150 in no time
Crosshash
5 Sep 17#16
It's literally better than the upcoming Moto G5S Plus in every way. It even has USB Type C.
I think I'm going to get this. Looks like it has Band 20 support to boot.
theprofinuk to Crosshash
7 Sep 17#52
I bought for the wife a G5S plus dual sim from amazon italy (shipped to UK). Every once in a while they list the price around 250 euro which is a good price. Shipping was about 5 euro. As of now seems like a solid phone. Fast, nice screen, dual sim etc. Camera outside works fine. inside (low light) seems that it needs time to focus , but perhaps i had to many settigns on. I have it only for 3 days so early to tell. overall good deal [i have an eu credit card to so no conversion charges for me]
tomthered
5 Sep 17#18
No Band 20 according to the official specs see this from pdevice.com/pro…ecs am gutted as just ordered two phones last night and was going to cancel and get these, but without band 20 on Three its a NoNo :disappointed:
badboyofrock to tomthered
5 Sep 17#19
According to the official site, Band 20 is supported.
BUCKUM2 to badboyofrock
5 Sep 17#24
I was about to ask you for link but found it now and yippie band 20
I would message the seller to confirm band 20 support before buying as the first batch to go on sale on the 12th Sept are mainly for the Indian market and i dont think band 20 is required there that is not to say it wont have band 20 but other Xiaomi phones for the Indian market did not have band 20 support. There will be a version with band 20 as it is to be sold in the Taiwan market
finnmaccool to tomthered
5 Sep 17#20
I'm using a note 5 on three with no band 20. No problems with 4g
baztek to tomthered
6 Sep 17#29
I've a Mi5S on Three, no band 20, no problems with 4g
finnmaccool
5 Sep 17#21
Do you reckon the camera will be a bit Poo?
BUCKUM2
5 Sep 17#22
I would message the seller to confirm band 20 support before buying as the first batch to go on sale on the 12th Sept are mainly for the Indian market and i dont think band 20 is required there that is not to say it wont have band 20 but other Xiaomi phones for the Indian market did not have band 20 support. There will be a version with band 20 as it is to be sold in the Taiwan market
Camera is F2.2 with no ois. Also no Nfc. Other than that..
baldude to finnmaccool
5 Sep 17#26
Majority of the Chinese phones doesn't have OIS..... that puts me off paying large amounts of cash just for the specs
sumpter
5 Sep 17#27
is this truly a global version? xiaomi don't list UK as one of the region's the phone will be sold to, not sure if this is always the case. for around the 160 mark I will bite but not quite at 200
BUCKUM2 to sumpter
6 Sep 17#28
There is a global version that will be fully compatible with the uk here is the official tech specs mi.com/en/…cs/ if you scroll down to connectivity and open up network bands you will see it has Lte band 20. Now there is also a Indian version and here are the official specs for that mi.com/in/…cs/ and do the same as above you will see it does not have Lte band 20. You just have to make sure which version the seller is selling
badboyofrock to BUCKUM2
6 Sep 17#32
It's not an Indian version, it's the same phone. As far as I can see, there is only one version.
BUCKUM2 to badboyofrock
6 Sep 17#33
No there is a Indian version according to this site mi.com/in/…cs/ if you open the network bands there is no band 7 or 8 or 20 only bands 1 , 3 , 5 i dont know why my previous links are not working the phone is identical except for the band support
badboyofrock to BUCKUM2
6 Sep 17#34
That link works, and I stand corrected. I wondered if full band support was a condition from Google for an android one device. I apologise.
BUCKUM2 to badboyofrock
6 Sep 17#36
No need to apologise i get things wrong when it comes to Xiaomi phones so many bloody variants it is now showing on GSMAreana you can select the different versions on top of spec gsmarena.com/xia…php.But i am glad there is a band 20 version going to get it for daughter for xmas and she is on a tesco sim (O2)
rashidinator
6 Sep 17#30
Been waiting for over a month for Amazon or John Lewis to have the G5s Plus as I was intending on getting that after the death of my Nexus 5X, still not officially released.
Ordered the A1 last night, seller lists it as global version with band 20 so will find out in 3 or 4 weekswhen it arrives. Lenovo/Motorola can do one.
vwcrod to rashidinator
6 Sep 17#31
Where have you ordered this from?
rashidinator to vwcrod
6 Sep 17#37
From the link in this deal, came to £204 with shipping, most likely get stung by customs too though
gilesrdavies
6 Sep 17#35
This is pretty much a more polished version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4...
You are paying about £60-70 more just to have a twin lens camera and pure Android.
I am very surprised considering this is using pure Android, they have not added NFC, as Android Pay is pushed by Google very heavily these days.
I couldn't be happier with my Redmi Note 4, even though not pure Android, I am getting near monthly security updates and continuous updates of the MIUI software.
striker33 to gilesrdavies
8 Sep 17#61
No, you're also paying for a significantly better build quality and materials.
The build quality on the snapdragon note 4 is garbage. They skimped hard compared to the solid metal build of the mediatek note 4. And no one wants that awful chip either.
You're also getting usb c, which is always a massive plus.
vaderag to striker33
8 Sep 17#62
Why is USB C such a massive plus?
sam_of_london
6 Sep 17#38
There is another version of this phone coming with Snapdragon 660. this phone is really interesting due to Android One, stock Android OS.
BUCKUM2 to sam_of_london
6 Sep 17#40
Don't forget band 20 sam. where have you got the information of the SD660 from link please
Fair enough , wasn't aware . But looks like they are all starting to get in on it : geekbuying.com/ite…ter I have bought from these no problem. Black is the cheapest option, strangely
So smaller battery, but big improvement in camera and the android improvements.... Plus fast charge via type c cable that note 4 doesn't have right?
Love my note 4 still looking at this for my dad.
Kensirstagwaff to alexus
7 Sep 17#60
thanks son ; ) Have you got my new address ?
vaderag
7 Sep 17#49
I think the bigger battery and lower price is still leading me towards the Note 4... (waiting for it to drop again as seems to have gone back up) A lot to like here tho, the clean Android is very tempting
LookLuk
7 Sep 17#50
Xiaomi mix2 is coming soon. Worth to wait(angel)
BUCKUM2 to LookLuk
7 Sep 17#51
Its probable going to be 6" plus the mi mix is 6.4" think thats a bit big for a phone and will probable be about £350
damienace
7 Sep 17#53
I can only imagine how cheap these look and feel *shudders* I'm waiting for the LG V30 to reveal a release date and price.
Haizum74 to damienace
7 Sep 17#54
Actually from the reviews on youtube its quite a premium feel. Definitely worth a punt at that price, especially as it's stock android and no bloatware (bar 3 xiaomi apps), midrange processor and a decent camera for the price. The LG V30 will be triple the price at least and are not comparable
bellboys to damienace
7 Sep 17#55
HaHa....I'm assuming you've never experienced a Xiaomi phone? But by all means keep getting ripped off buying "brands' in the UK...
damienace to bellboys
7 Sep 17#56
I would never rule out getting one, i just imagined it to be cheap looking. However if i'm wrong then it looks like a great phone for a great price. Question is when will they start doing edge to edge screens.
I think i am right in saying Xiaomi were the first to release a almost bezel-less phone in the Mi Mix and others then followed they are officially announcing the Mi Mix2 on the 11th of September also believed to be bezel-less so watch this space
airdsuk to BUCKUM2
19 Sep 17#69
£446 or thereabouts - I'm out
damadgeruk to bellboys
7 Sep 17#57
Indeed, though they do say ignorance is bliss. Carry on being happy(and poorer). :wink:
myjess
12 Sep 17#63
cos you can plug in charger lead when you are ****** outta your head cos it doesn't matter which way round the plug is.
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Wonder what else in that spec sheet is wrong.
This is not fake news here is the launch article this morning en.miui.com/thr…tml
I think I'm going to get this. Looks like it has Band 20 support to boot.
am gutted as just ordered two phones last night and was going to cancel and get these, but without band 20 on Three its a NoNo :disappointed:
I would message the seller to confirm band 20 support before buying as the first batch to go on sale on the 12th Sept are mainly for the Indian market and i dont think band 20 is required there that is not to say it wont have band 20 but other Xiaomi phones for the Indian market did not have band 20 support. There will be a version with band 20 as it is to be sold in the Taiwan market
that puts me off paying large amounts of cash just for the specs
Ordered the A1 last night, seller lists it as global version with band 20 so will find out in 3 or 4 weekswhen it arrives. Lenovo/Motorola can do one.
You are paying about £60-70 more just to have a twin lens camera and pure Android.
I am very surprised considering this is using pure Android, they have not added NFC, as Android Pay is pushed by Google very heavily these days.
I couldn't be happier with my Redmi Note 4, even though not pure Android, I am getting near monthly security updates and continuous updates of the MIUI software.
The build quality on the snapdragon note 4 is garbage. They skimped hard compared to the solid metal build of the mediatek note 4. And no one wants that awful chip either.
You're also getting usb c, which is always a massive plus.
Love my note 4 still looking at this for my dad.
A lot to like here tho, the clean Android is very tempting
Is tht good place to buy a phone? I wanted to buy a black version