Is Xiaomi Mi A1 the Best Android Phone Under Rs. 15,000?

Xiaomi Mi A1 got a pretty significant price cut recently, but does that make it the best smartphone under Rs. 15,000? Android enthusiasts Aditya Shenoy and Rishi Alwani join host Pranay Parab to discuss.

Stock Android vs MIUI (1:23)

• Why stock Android is great


• What you lose if you don’t have MIUI


• Are fast updates guaranteed?


• Why does Mi A1 not have Android Oreo?

What you get when you buy Mi A1 (7:10)

• Strengths of the phone


• Camera


• Performance

The permanent price cut (11:27)

• Why the price cut happened so soon


• Competing phones

The Android One program (14:30)

• How it has failed in the past


• Will there be more Android One phones in the future?


• Should that impact your purchase decision?

The competition (18:22)

• Xiaomi’s muddled product strategy


• Phones that compete with this one
  
  
  • The case for a bezel-free design
  
  
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