Manu kumar Jain, MD of Xiaomi India is bullish on brand Mi, and launches MiA1 in September. Manu Jain thrilled with top position occupied by Redmi 4 and Note 4 in Q1 and Q2 in India. Xiaomi is launching new models rapidly. In July it launched Mi Max 2 in 6.4 inch screen size. Mi Max 2 has been a disaster product.
MiA1 is on path of Mi Max 2. Manu Jain has forget important lesson, i.e. it is not depth of portfolio which makes brand a success but good quality product at right price point. Strength of Mi India has been feature enrich phones providing value for money to consumers. Mi Max 2, which was not better than calling tablet was launched at rs. 17,000. Mi Max 2 met its designed fate.
MiA1 is first copy of RedMi note 4, but at high price. It looks Xiaomi India is launching new variants for sake of launching.
A detail analyses of MiA1 and Note 4 is listed here.
| MiA1 | Note 4 | Remarks | ||
| Network and Connectivity | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | No change |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 | No Change | |
| Physical Dimensions and Sim Slot | Dimensions | 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm (6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 in) | 151 x 76 x 8.5 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in) | Almost same |
| Weight | 165 g (5.82 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) | No change | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | No Change | |
| Screen and Display | Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Screen is LTPS IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.5 inches (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.5 inches (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio) | No change | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) | pixel density is 403 ppi | |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | No change | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | Corning Glass | ||
| Operating System and Processor | OS | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 7.1.2 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 | Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 | No change | |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 | No change | |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Adreno 506 | No change | |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | Note 4 was upgradable up to 256 GB |
| Internal | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | No change | |
| CAMERA | Rear Camera | Dual 12 MP (26mm, f/2.2; 50mm, f/2.6), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality | camera was better in Note 4 |
| Features | 1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama | 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | little improvement over Note 4 | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality | Video is at 2160p | |
| Secondary | 5 MP, 1080p | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p | No change | |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | No change |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE | 4.2 version of Bluetooth | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | No change | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go | USB Type C | |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | No change |
| – Fast battery charging | – XviD/MP4/H.265 player | Almost same | ||
| – Xvid/MP4/H.265 player | – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player | |||
| – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player | – Photo/video editor | |||
| – Photo/video editor | – Document viewer | |||
| – Document viewer | ||||
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery | battery was better in Note 4 | |
| Price | Price | 14999 INR | 12999 INR | Over Priced |
Note 4 scores high on MiA1 on following
Note 4 rear camera is better than MiA1. While Note 4 came with 13MP (f2.0 aperture) rear camera, MiA1 exhibits only 12 MP(f2.2 aperture).
Battery : Note 4 comes with better battery capacity at 4100 mah, while miA1 comes with 3080 mAh battery capacity.
MiA1 memory is expandable up to 128 GB through micro SD card, while in Note 4 memory is extendable up to 256 GB with MicroSD card.
Note 4 price is Rs. 12,999 while one need to spend 14999 in order to acquiremiA1.