Global announcement. Redmi A1 and Redmi A1+ are very budget public employees (+AliExpress prices)

The announcement of the Redmi A1 smartphone took place in India withoutsmall one month ago. Now here is Redmi A1 presented and globally. And not even one, but paired with his older brother Redmi A1 +. There is only one difference between the devices. The “Plus” has a fingerprint scanner on the back, while the ordinary Redmi A1 does not.

More frequencies are slightly different than those of the Indian device. And for both smartphones, the presence of an older version of 3 + 32 GB is announced - there is no such one in India.

Briefly about the characteristics.

The chipset is a quad-core MediaTek Helio A22.If you're lucky, you'll get around 100,000 points in AnTuTu. Only 2 or 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of permanent memory (plus there is support for memory cards, of course). Smartphones work on a stripped-down version of Android - 12 Go Edition.

The screen, of course, the stars from the sky is not enough.IPS-matrix with a diagonal of 6.52 ″ (103 cm²). The resolution is low, only 720×1600 (269 ppi). There is no increased refresh rate, but there is a sensor polling rate increased to 120 Hz.

With the battery, everything is in order. Standard 5000 mAh. There is no fast charging, only 10 watts.

The cameras are very simple. The front has a resolution of 5 WE. The rear camera is double. The main one has a resolution of 8 MP. And something helpful. Most likely a traditional depth sensor.

In the "other" section, everything is bad.Single-band Wi-Fi, ancient Micro-USB. There is no NFC module. Of the sensors - generally one accelerometer. Both the proximity sensor and the light sensor are “virtual”. What do you want for that kind of money?

But the look is cute. Texture "under the skin".

And about money.The pages of both smartphones have already appeared on AliExpress - one, two. The start of sales is scheduled for October 10. If advertising banners are to be believed, Redmi A1 2+32 GB will cost ₽5159.64 ($89.6) for you and me, and its older brother will cost exactly ₽5160 ($89.6)… Such a strange pricing.

For the “rest of the world”, the sale price has so far been announced only for Redmi A1. $74 (₽5030) for the same 2+32 GB.

Key Features of Xiaomi Redmi A1

ScreenS-IPS, 6.52″, 103 cm², 720×1600, 269 ppi, 60 Hz, sensor polling rate 120 Hz, touch, capacitive, multi-touch
IronMediaTek Helio A22
2 GHz, 4 x Cortex-A53, PowerVR GE8320
MemoryRAM 2-3 GB, ROM 32 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, separate slot, LPDDR4X, eMMC 5.1
Mobile Internet LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networksLTE Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 5 (850), 8 (900)
GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Battery Li-Pol, 5000 mAh, charging 10.00 W
Dimensions164.9 x 76.75 x 9.09 mm
Weight 192 g
Rear Camera: Dual, Flash, Auto Focus

- 8 MP, f / 2.0

- ?? MP
front camera: 5 MP, f / 2.2, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OSAndroid 12 Go edition
Sensors Accelerometer
USBMicro v2.0

Key Features of Xiaomi Redmi A1+

ScreenS-IPS, 6.52″, 103 cm², 720×1600, 269 ppi, 60 Hz, sensor polling rate 120 Hz, touch, capacitive, multi-touch
IronMediaTek Helio A22
2 GHz, 4 x Cortex-A53, PowerVR GE8320
MemoryRAM 2-3 GB, ROM 32 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, separate slot, LPDDR4X, eMMC 5.1
Mobile Internet LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networksLTE Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28,38,40,41
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 5 (850), 8 (900)
GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Battery Li-Pol, 5000 mAh, charging 10.00 W
Dimensions164.9 x 76.75 x 9.09 mm
Weight 192 g
Rear Camera: Dual, Flash, Auto Focus

- 8 MP, f / 2.0

- ?? MP
front camera: 5 MP, f / 2.2, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OSAndroid 12 Go edition
Sensors Accelerometer, Fingerprint Scanner (rear)
USBMicro v2.0

George Kiselyov