Xiaomi MI A1 Gets A Permanent Price Down Of Rs. 1,000 In India


Xiaomi MI A1 is the first Android One smartphone by the Chinese company gets a permanent price down of Rs. 1,000 in India. Now it's available at a price tag of Rs. 13,999. When the smartphone was launched in India, it was priced at Rs. 14,999.

The announcement of price down was made by Xiaomi India Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain on Sunday via his Twitter account. He tweeted, "Great news Mi Fans: announcing a permanent price drop of Rs. 1,000 on Mi A1!".

Xiaomi MI A1 can be purchases on new price via mi.com and Flipkart.

This price drop on Xiaomi MI A1 smartphone makes the competition tough for models such as Moto G5S Plus, Nokia 6, and the most recently launched Honor 7X.

On purchasing Xiaomi MI A1 from Flipkart, customers can avail an additional five percent discount using Axis Bank Buzz credit card. The online marketplace is also offering no-cost EMI option to purchase the smartphone with monthly installment as Rs. 1,556. Also, offering a buyback guarantee at Rs. 99 to give customers a guaranteed value on exchanging the smartphone for a new purchase on Flipkart at a later date.

The Xiaomi MI A1 has a 5.5-inch full HD (1080x1920 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor and has a 4GB of RAM and 64GB onboard storage and this could be expandable upto 128GB (via microSD card) in a hybrid dual-SIM configuration.

It has dual camera setup with two 12-megapixel image sensors - one in 1.25-micron pixel size and with a wide-angle, f/2.2 aperture lens and the other one in 1-micron pixel size and with an f/2.6 aperture telephoto lens. The camera setup offers 2x optical zoom and features such as a Portrait Mode. Also, a 5-megapixel camera sensor is available on the front with a real-time beautification mode.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 has 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Besides, it packs a 3080mAh battery and has audio enhancements including a 10V smart power amplifier, DHS Audio Calibration Algorithm, and support for high impedance headphones.

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