REDMI Y1

XIAOMI REDMI Y1 SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2017. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.50-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 720 PIXELS BY 1280 PIXELS. XIAOMI REDMI Y1 PRICE IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS. 8,999. 

THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 IS POWERED BY 1.4GHZ OCTA-CORE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 435 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 3GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 128GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 PACKS A 13-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 16-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 RUNS ANDROID 7.0 AND IS POWERED BY A 3080MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 153.00 X 76.20 X 7.70 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 153.00 GRAMS.

THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 IS A DUAL SIM (GSM AND GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS NANO-SIM AND NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, INFRARED, USB OTG, FM, 3G AND 4G (WITH SUPPORT FOR BAND 40 USED BY SOME LTE NETWORKS IN INDIA). SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE COMPASS MAGNETOMETER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND GYROSCOPE.

XIAOMI REDMI Y1 DETAILS

INTRODUCTION AND DISPLAY

THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 IS THE LATEST AFFORDABLE ANDROID SMARTPHONE INTRODUCED BY THE CHINA-BASED SMARTPHONE VENDOR. THE DEVICE IS IDENTICAL TO THE REDMI NOTE 5A PRIME NOT ONLY REGARDING APPEARANCE BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF HARDWARE. THE DEVICE SHIPS WITH A METAL BODY THAT EKES A PREMIUM FLAGSHIP-LIFE LOOK. AT THE BACK, THERE IS A FINGERPRINT READER WHICH HAS BEEN THE NORM IN MOST REDMI DEVICES. THE FINGERPRINT SCANNERIS PLACED BELOW THE REAR CAMERA MODULE, AND ONE HAS THE OPTION OF RECORDING MULTIPLE FINGERPRINTS TO UNLOCK THE SMARTPHONE.
ON TOP, SITS A 5.5-INCH HD IPS DISPLAY WHICH IS BRIGHT AND DOES THE JOB PRETTY WELL. HOWEVER, OUTDOOR LEGIBILITY REMAINS A CONCERN AS IS THE CASE WITH MOST BUDGET SMARTPHONES. 

PLATFORM AND CONNECTIVITY

THE REDMI Y1 RUNS THE PROPRIETARY MIUI 8 OPERATING SYSTEM WRAPPED UNDER ANDROID 7.1.1 NOUGAT AND IS BUNDLED WITH ALL THE REGULAR CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS LIKE 4G, WI-FI 802.11 B/G/N, DUAL SIM SUPPORT, BLUETOOTH 4.2, GPS, AND A MICROUSB 2.0 PORT.
 

PERFORMANCE AND CAMERA

FOR IMAGE LOVERS, THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 IS EQUIPPED WITH A STANDARD 13-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA AND A GREAT 16-MEGAPIXEL FRONT-FACING SHOOTER. THE REAR CAMERA IS ALSO ASSISTED WITH AN LED FLASH TO AID LOW-LIGHT PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WHILE THE SECONDARY CAMERA CAN BE USED FOR VIDEO CALLING AND CLICKING SELFIES.
UNDER THE HOOD, LIES THE SAME OCTA-CORE SNAPDRAGON 435 CHIPSET WHICH IS PAIRED WITH 3GB OF RAM TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS PERFORMANCE BESIDES AIDING LAG-FREE MULTITASKING.

STORAGE AND BATTERY

THE XIAOMI REDMI Y1 IS EQUIPPED WITH 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE SUPPORT WHICH CAN BE EXPANDED USING A MICROSD CARD UP TO 256GB. ONE OF THE PLUS POINTS OF THE DEVICE IS THAT IT SHIPS WITH A DEDICATED MICROSD CARD SLOT.
THE SMARTPHONE PACKS A NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3,080MAH BATTERY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST LONGER THAN MOST OTHER LOW-END SMARTPHONES. 

NETWORK	TECHNOLOGY	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	ANNOUNCED	2017, NOVEMBER
	STATUS	AVAILABLE. RELEASED 2017, NOVEMBER

BODY	DIMENSIONS	153 X 76.2 X 7.7 MM (6.02 X 3.00 X 0.30 IN)
	WEIGHT	153 G (5.40 OZ)
	SIM	DUAL SIM (NANO-SIM, DUAL STAND-BY)

DISPLAY	TYPE	IPS LCD CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN, 16M COLORS
	SIZE	5.5 INCHES, 106.7 CM2 (~91.6% SCREEN-TO-BODY RATIO)
	RESOLUTION	720 X 1280 PIXELS, 16:9 RATIO (~236 PPI DENSITY)
	MULTITOUCH	YES
	PROTECTION	CORNING GORILLA GLASS 3
		- MIUI 9.0

PLATFORM	OS	ANDROID 7.0 (NOUGAT)
	CHIPSET	QUALCOMM MSM8940 SNAPDRAGON 435
	CPU	OCTA-CORE 1.4 GHZ CORTEX-A53
	GPU	ADRENO 505

MEMORY	CARD SLOT	MICROSD, UP TO 256 GB (DEDICATED SLOT)
	INTERNAL	64 GB, 4 GB RAM OR 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA	PRIMARY	13 MP, F/2.2, PHASE DETECTION AUTOFOCUS, LED FLASH
	FEATURES	GEO-TAGGING, TOUCH FOCUS, FACE DETECTION, HDR, PANORAMA
	VIDEO	1080P@30FPS
	SECONDARY	16 MP, F/2.0, 1080P

SOUND	ALERT TYPES	VIBRATION; MP3, WAV RINGTONES
	LOUDSPEAKER	YES
	3.5MM JACK	YES
		- ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION WITH DEDICATED MIC

COMMS	WLAN	WI-FI 802.11 B/G/N, WI-FI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
	BLUETOOTH	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	YES, WITH A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	INFRARED PORT	YES
	RADIO	FM RADIO
	USB	MICROUSB 2.0

FEATURES	SENSORS	FINGERPRINT (REAR-MOUNTED), ACCELEROMETER, GYRO, PROXIMITY, COMPASS
	MESSAGING	SMS(THREADED VIEW), MMS, EMAIL, PUSH MAIL, IM
	BROWSER	HTML5
	JAVA	NO
		- XVID/MP4/H.264 PLAYER - MP3/WAV/EAAC+/FLAC PLAYER - PHOTO/VIDEO EDITOR - DOCUMENT VIEWER

BATTERY		NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3080 MAH BATTERY
	STAND-BY	UP TO 240 H (3G)
	TALK TIME	UP TO 32 H (3G)
	MUSIC PLAY	UP TO 75 H

MISC	COLORS	GOLD, DARK GREY, SILVER, ROSE GOLD
	PRICE	ABOUT 140 EUR