Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 with 14nm FinFET technology (Octa-core 2.0GHz) 4GB RAM 64GB internal storage (expandable memory available up to 128GB via microSD) Measures 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3mm, weighs 175g 5.5-inch FHD display in 1920 x 1080 resolution 12MP (wide angle) + 12MP (telephoto lens, 2x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom) | 5MP front camera Features fingerprint scanner, dual-SIM (3-choose-2 hybrid SIM tray), USB Type-C port, Portrait Mode, IR blaster with Mi Remote App Supports 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity Pure Stock Android 3080mAh battery
Feel free to discuss.
This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Jan 3 2018, 04:56 PM
You can think of the Snapdragon 650 like a Honda Civic with a small nitrous boost, while the Snapdragon 625 like an Accord. The Civic will go faster when the nitrous is engaged for that short while, but overall the Honda has the better and faster engine.
The 650 has indeed twin faster high performance cores, but due to the 28nm older manufacturing process and the lack of FinFet transistors, it will heat up faster and guzzle more battery. It will have that boost for a short period but a phone like the Redmi Note 4 wouldn’t be able sustain that level of performance for long without overly heating the phone or draining its battery quickly.
The 625 thanks to its 14nm FinFet architecture is more efficient. It can run at its top 2GHz clock speed for longer and without heating up. While doing so it will also not drain out the phone’s battery.
I'm not sure why most users hate the SD 625. It might be slower but at the same time it's much cooler and your component won't easily hot, melt, hang or reboot.
my household got 2 SD version, none of them have GPS problems. BTW does ur unit have gps locking problems even with data turned on?
Yes. Downloaded all the GPS fixes and tried various ways. It's either I can't get a good GPS lock in outside on the road or facing stability issue with data.
USB Type-C for charging/data syncing The Mi A1 may come with a smaller 3,080mAh battery as compared to the Redmi Note 4's humongous 4,100mAh battery but unlike the latter, the former ships with a USB Type-C for charging and data syncing: a rarity in phones in this price range. The Mi A1, in addition, also ships with a 380V charger so it can withstand India's varying voltage fluctuation needs.
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Why Xiaomi Resorted to Android One, not MIUI for Mi A1?
Xiaomi recently launched its latest smartphone- Mi A1 embedded with Google’s Android One, instead of its own MI UI operating platform.
With this device, Xiaomi has joined hands with Google, riding on the Android One platform. Just to recollect, Android One devices were there in the India market and used mostly for budget handset phones, however, they failed to enthuse the audience.
Xiaomi Mi A1, which was launched at INR 14,999 in the India market, marks a fresh beginning for Android One, but why Xiaomi resorted to Android One and not MIUI operating platform this time. According to industry experts, the move is to prove faster OS updates to customers and also to add a security layer.
Updating existing devices, with device makers in the value chain is quite time consuming and so coming along with Google’s Android One platform would made the updates faster. The overall process goes like this, the android team come out with the latest release and then companies involved in creating the chips modify the releases accordingly. Thirdly, the device manufacturers modify the releases and work with the carriers for the availability of the devices.
However, with Android One, the most time consuming step where device manufacturers are involved would be curtailed, resulting in faster updates.
According to Faisal Kawoosa, General Manager, Research & Consulting, CMR,” Apart from other benefits like improved battery, RAM usage, etc, it reduces the cycle of sending updates to a user. Since, security is taking the centre stage with Smartphones now becoming our financial and other critical applications vehicle, ensuring the device has the latest security version released by Google in almost real time is important. Hence, shredding off UIs will help handset makers to be quick in pushing updates.”
Of late, the Indian government had asked about 21 smartphone companies to explain the methodology for ensuring security in their devices in order to ward off any data breach of users’ data.
Meanwhile, with Xiaomi’s Mi A1, Google will get access to now over 40 countries as the former has expanded its reach to all these countries.
This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Sep 7 2017, 04:35 PM
Since Android One reduces extra work to push updates, the phone can be cheaper cause OS is all handled by Google. And hes talking like stock android is better than Miui Lol despite Xiaomi pushing miui so much.
With stock android we can easily get constant update and security patch. no more pre installed unwanted apps or bloatwares me thinks. Simplicity is the key word here.
I agree 625 such a bummer....ppl expecting after 650...we gonna get something better rather than 625...yes you can say 625 is cooler draw less power and so on...but the fact of the matter is its slower than 650...why many ppl hates 625....because almost all the manufacturer today use this chip for their brand new midrange offering....yes its not bad....but i ineed to waaaaait another years or 2 to upgrade my 650 to something significantly better like 660....or maybe another 3 or 4 year due to 630 launch...
That's why they have two variant. The hot one and the cool one. Mediatek and Snapdragon. Budget phone is still va budget phone. You win some you lose some.
The way i see it, if this 625 doesn't exist...this Mi A1 cud come with 660 soc with kryo core instead....thats why like i said 625 was a bummer...its marketing move perhaph...just imagines if A1 do come with 660...less ppl gonna get the more expansive pixel...
Yeah and you're hoping the price will be the same? Of course not!
I am currently using the rn4 4gb ram type. Actually I didn't feel slow on this phone. Mayb I not play games. I don see diff in the that I have and now use by my son .
The good about rn4 for my case is I no longer need to care battery left how many %. Sometimes I even let the phone become hotspot . I hope A1 will be the same
To be honest xiaomi in budget line, for their phone processor specs all those remain as Snapdragon 6xx , why not put on Sd 800, for additional cost.
They won't add anything special to jeopardize their flagship or high end models. Like I've said earlier the most disappointing spec was the battery size. Other than that imagine we are getting cheap Google Nexus version! No more unwanted pre installed apps!
Any word when Xiaomi Malaysia will officially start selling it?
Xiaomi loves the Indian market. 12th September for their market and other countries may follow suit by the end of September. Their dual camera is their main focus for this variant and pure stock Android. On top of that buyers will be receiving Android Oreo before the end of this year first hand. No more MIUI! Pure Android!
This post has been edited by jovigrunge: Sep 9 2017, 08:31 PM
Snapdragon 625 Specifications Manufacturing Process: 14 nanometre Architecture: 64-bit CPU: 8 x ARM Cortex-A53 Up to 2.0 GHz GPU: Adreno 506 Up to 650 MHz Cellular Modem: X9 LTE (Download: 300 Mbps, Upload: 150 Mbps) Display Support: Up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 fps Camera: Dual ISP (Image Signal Processor), Up to 24 MP Video Capture and Playback: Up to 4K Ultra HD @ 30 fps DSP (Digital Signal Processor): Qualcomm Hexagon 546 Wi-Fi:11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) Up to 433 Mbps Bluetooth: 4.1, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) RAM: LPDDR3 933 MHz Storage: SD 3.0 and eMMC 5.1 USB: 3.0 Charging:Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Snapdragon 626 Specifications Manufacturing Process: 14 nanometre Architecture: 64-bit CPU: 8 x ARM Cortex-A53 Up to 2.2 GHz GPU: Adreno 506 Up to 650 MHz Cellular Modem: X9 LTE (Download: 300 Mbps, Upload: 150 Mbps) Display Support: Up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60 fps Camera: Dual ISP (Image Signal Processor), Up to 24 MP Video Capture and Playback: Up to 4K Ultra HD @ 30 fps DSP (Digital Signal Processor): Qualcomm Hexagon 546 Wi-Fi:11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) Up to 433 Mbps Bluetooth: 4.2, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) RAM: LPDDR3 933 MHz Storage: SD 3.0 and eMMC 5.1 USB: 3.0 Charging:Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Snapdragon 630 Specifications Manufacturing Process: 14 nanometre Architecture: 64-bit CPU: 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 Up to 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Up to 1.8 GHz GPU: Adreno 508 Up to 850 MHz Cellular Modem: X12 LTE (Download: 600 Mbps, Upload: 150 Mbps) Display Support: Up to QXGA (2048 x 1536) @ 60 fps Camera: Dual ISP + Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP, Up to 24 MP Video Capture and Playback: Up to 4K Ultra HD @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 120 fps DSP (Digital Signal Processor): Qualcomm Hexagon 642 Wi-Fi:11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz) Up to 433 Mbps Bluetooth: 5.0 RAM: Dual Channel LPDDR4 1333 MHz Storage: SD 3.0, eMMC 5.1 and UFS USB: 3.1 Charging:Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
*For new user SD630 is an excellent chip but for old user, it would be pointless to upgrade from SD625/SD626 device to SD630 device. If you want something extra, go for SD660 or SD820/SD821 device.
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