The Redmi A1 and Redmi A1+ are Android-based smartphones designed, marketed and manufactured by Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi. They were announced on September 6, 2022[6] and they were released on September 9, 2022. The smartphones have a MediaTek Helio A22 processor, Leather Design and 8MP dual camera. Additionally, The Redmi A1+ features a fingerprint sensor.
The Redmi A1 is the first Redmi smartphone since Redmi Go that runs on Android Go.
In India, the Redmi A1+ was introduced as the Poco C50 with 2 color options with darker blue color.[7]
Design
The back of the Redmi A1 in black color
The front of the smartphone is made of glass and the back is made of plastic with a leather-like texture. The design of the camera island is similar to that of the Xiaomi Mi 11.
On the bottom side, there is a microUSB port, an audio jack port, and a microphone. On the top side, there is a speaker. On the left side, there is a dual SIM tray with microSD slot. On the right side, there is the volume rocker and the power button.
The Redmi A1 and A1+ were available in 3 color options: Black, Light Blue and Light Green,[8] while the Poco C50 was available in Royal Blue and Country Green color options.
Specifications
Hardware
The smartphones feature the same MediaTek Helio A22 SoC with a PowerVR GE8300 GPU, which was previously used in the Redmi 6A. All three models were available in 2/32 GB and 3/32 GB memory configurations with LPPDR4X type of RAM and eMMC 5.1 type of ROM.
The smartphones are equipped with a non-removable 5000 mAhLi-Po battery that supports 10W charging.
The devices use a dual-camera system as the rear camera, consisting of an 8 MPwide-angle lens and a 0.08 MP (QVGA) auxiliary lens. There is also an 8 MP front camera.
Software
Smartphones use a slightly modified version of Android 12 (Go Edition), which is the version of Android for low-end smartphones.
