The Android One-backed Xiaomi Mi A1 is now getting the Android Oreo update again, after a brief suspension period. Xiaomi had apparently pulled back the rollout to fix some grueling bugs the said update had tagged along.
For those of you who’ve already got the update, the patch with most – not all – fixes on-board would be a relatively small affair, but for all those who are yet to get it, the update should be quite a chunky one. This means while new users would be getting an update that’s brand new, users who’re already on Oreo would be basically getting a patch to get most things right.
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Xiaomi started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update for the Android One backed Mi A1 phone from December 31. It seemingly halted the rollout to fix some grueling bugs the said update had tagged along.
The Mi A1, much like any other Xiaomi phone, looks (and feels) like an expensive phone, but it isn’t expensive at all. Boasting of a full-metal body and dual rear cameras, the Mi A1 would — invariably — remind you of Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus, especially from the behind.
The same is true about the phone’s front as well. Everything from the 2.5 D curved glass — which is Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 for your reference — on the front of the antenna lines placement on the back, screams the iPhone.
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The only visible difference is seen in the fingerprint scanner placement. As opposed to the iPhone 7 Plus that comes with a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, the Xiaomi Mi A1 sports one on the back. The Mi A1 further comes with physical capacitive keys on the front which are back-lit.
The Mi A1 may look remarkably like the iPhone 7 Plus, but, at least it looks good while at it. Also, it costs peanuts in comparison, so that’s that. You’ll have to dig a little deeper to understand its design philosophy though. The Mi A1, in fact, borrows heavily from Xiaomi’s gentle giant, the Mi Max 2: you can call it a smaller Mi Max 2 if you may.
The Mi A1 comes with a 5.5-inch Full-HD LTPS display that amounts to 1080×1920 pixels (403 PPI pixel density) and 450nit brightness. Unlike Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 and Mi Max 2, the screen of the Mi A1 can get really bright and also because it’s not as reflective as the aforementioned phones, the Mi A1 offers better overall outdoor legibility in comparison.
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