Xiaomi Mi A1 offers more than just pure Android experience

Xiaomi Mi A1 looks promising and can give competition to yesteryear Google Pixel devices

Xiaomi India launched its first stock Android-based ‘Mi A1’ smartphone on September 5. The phone is priced very competitively at Rs 14,999 and will go on sale starting September 12 through offline and online channels.

The Mi A1 smartphone from the stable of Xiaomi got the stature of Android One, a platform created by Google for budget smartphone makers with a promise of pure Android experience and quicker software updates.

Business Standard took the device for a spin and here are the first-impressions of the Xiaomi Mi A1 smartphone:

Google Android Nougat

The Mi A1 is the first