Mi A1 THE BUDGET FLAGSHIP?

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Introducing the new Android One device on Tuesday, Google’s Jon Gold, Global Director of Android Partner Programs, stressed that the Xiaomi Mi A1 is an example of the future of Android One, which makes it clear that the project is no longer just about entry-level phones. Android One was introduced back in 2014 as a way to promote the stock Android experience and guarantee timely updates for phones in the budget segment, and India was one of the first countries in which devices were launched. However, it never took off the way Google had hoped, and now this new launch can be seen as a way to reimagine and reboot Android One.

 

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The Xiaomi Mi A1 is being heavily marketed as “created by Xiaomi and powered by Google”. At the launch event, Gold also hinted that Android One will soon span across a broad range of devices and price points. The Mi A1 has already been guaranteed to receive an update to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of this year, and while it is too early, next year’s Android P launch also falls within the guaranteed update period.

Xiaomi’s Mi A1 not only has a lot riding on it for the Chinese company perspective but also for Google. Bringing on Xiaomi as a partner for Android One is a smart move, considering that the recently launched Redmi Note 4 and Redmi 4 are two of the top-selling smartphones in India. Xiaomi also now features in the top five smartphone brands in the country, according to IDC, and has sold 25 million smartphones in India so far. Its new retail strategy has also been helping it grow.

 

 

For Xiaomi, the Mi A1 is somewhat of a flagship with very competitive pricing, since the Mi 6 has still not launched in India. The Mi A1 appears to have decent specifications for its price, and the dual cameras could be a great addition. It will be interesting to see how well the Mi A1 is received by Xiaomi fans. Let’s see if the effort pays off for both companies.

 

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The Android Budget King

by reviewspot4747, posted in mobiles, Uncategorized

Not everyone wants, needs, or can afford a flagship-class smartphone, so we’re grateful to have a market with no shortage of mid-range phone options. But while those budget-priced offerings from some manufacturers feel like afterthoughts, other phone-makers have earned well-deserved reputations for putting our real quality low-priced handsets that have us coming back for more, year after year.

That’s very much the case with Motorola, and while the brand experiments with modular hardware for its flagships, the affordable Moto G line has represented a more accessible alternative since its first iteration debuted back in 2013.

Today we’re checking out one of the latest entries to this well-respected series, the Moto G5S plus. With dual cameras and a metal body, does this phone manage to still feel pretty premium despite a wallet-friendly price tag? Let’s take a look.

In the box:

Moto G5S Plus
USB standard-A to micro-USB cable
Wall charger
SIM tool
Read-me booklet
Safety guide

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DISPLAY

The screen on the Moto G5S Plus is pretty typical: nothing fancy here like curved edges or an extra-tall aspect ratio. Instead, we get a perfectly ordinary 5.5-inch LCD with a 1080 x 1920 resolution. While that’s the biggest display on any of the Moto G5-series handsets, they all share the same 1080p resolution, making this also the least pixel-dense in the process. Thankfully, at this size we’re still compact enough that it never becomes a problem, and the panel here looks nice and sharp.

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Brightness isn’t bad at all, and while the limit is a little conservative when you’re manually adjusting screen output, in auto-brightness mode the phone’s right up there with the higher-performing phones we’ve recently analyzed, including the iPhone X. That can make the G5S Plus a smart choice for users who will be spending a lot of time outdoors.