This phone surprises me. Bought purely because it was cheap £57. Battery life easily gets me through the day. Works you tube, Facebook, maps and messenger without problems. Don't play games but would guess it wouldn't really cope well with them. For me it's really ideal.
Pretty good phone to be honest, has everything it needs all essential tools and the app plus camera. With amazing battery life. I always make sure I have two phones for emergency use. Main phone my S21 ultra and the Xioami Redmi A1 secondary love it.
The standby time is amazing, if you don't use a phone much, keep it on 2g connection,and battery saver and leave the data connection off, until you want to use it and the battery life is better than any other smartphone I've had. Charged the redmi A1 five days ago and the battery is still 87%. Haven't had the phone switched off at all. It does have more basic features for a smartphone, and it's not really for gamers or people who stream lots of things. But it is good for a child's first phone, and good for someone who doesn't want much from a phone, for me it a spare phone for emergencies. I just wanted to test the battery life before I put the phone away
I just bought this as a temporary after my £400 Motorola Edge 30 Fusion got water damaged. Paid a grand total of £55 for it, arrives tomorrow. Glad to see it's functional at least!
Thanks man ❤️ I'm actually a beginner doing small retailing and ur video of giving the knowledge on this product helped me out ❤️ i would also purchase a few of this guy 🤧 coz most customers need cheap so this is cheap ❤️ thanks man ❤️
Pretty decent running phone, the screen is good enough , the rear camera is average not worst for taking photos , the TH-cam feels sluggish, the price i paid is 99 euro
Im thinking about getting this in 2023, in my country its more cheaper and i like the design.. im using this phone for over 3 years, i think its time for change :) thank you for showing me this phone
@@emward6858 I'd like to respectfully decline that, this is comming from a Mi 11 user and I disagree. Sometimes sizes of batteries don't matter, it's how it's dealt with. If I remember clearly in Mrwhosetheboss' video where there was a battery test with the iPhone 13 series, one of the models beat the Galaxy S22 Ultra which definitely has a higher battery capacity. All these phones are amazing in their own way but I disagree that the Redmi A1's battery would make it last longer than an iPhone 14, however it's definitely nice to see a big battery being offered at this price point :) Edit: I saw your other comment and I conpletely agree with it, if you don't use your phone much, standby battery life can be amazing and with some options on, it can do better than most which is definitely a good factor for some poeple and as this is a low battery consuming device with the same capacity as other higher spec models :b Basically i agree but disagree at the same time :,)
Thanks for the content bro. I buyed it a few days ago. I use it as a second phone but i have a question... If i put on it a microsd card, will it downgrade its perfmance??
I don't think the performance would downgrade to anything than what it can do at this point. Probably if you jampack it with a ton of files, considering it is an entry level device, you might experience some wait time when loading files.
@@Chrisispoint I imagined it, anyway thank you very much. Appreciate you👍 My first phone was the fantastic Huawei p30 pro but it has already 4 years of life and the battery is leaving me haha
@@samthomas1457 I've had the Motorola e20 before and I now have this redmi phone. I would say performance wise they are pretty similar. If you want to save £20 get the redmi
I thought on buying it because it's cheap and because I needed a camera for streaming (Twitch) that I could take with me and not use my phone and have incoming calls that interrupt the stream. So you say the camera isn't good enough stream? (You said "content")
Well, it really depends on how you define "Ok". Generally people would get this device either of the following: 1. as a secondary in case of emergency 2. for the kids 3. for those who are tight on a budget but just needs a working smartphone that can cater to video calls and the like. I personally wouldn't recommend this if you intend to stream, like live stream as the quality may not appeal to your possible viewers, it'll get the job done no doubt, but the overall performance might not be as good. It is after all a cheap entry level smartphone.
When I long-press empty parts of the screen to try to add widgets, it doesn't work. Nothing happens except a pop-up with 'home settings' and 'wallpapers'. No widgets. Can anyone help? Thanks
No, this is a relatively basic Android device. If the games you speak off are similar to candy crush then sure, but if it's anything like Call of Duty Mobile, or some mobile MMORPG not ideal.
i need a smartphone that's not obsolete junk fast enough to boot apps in seconds with a decent size screen and display. something i can rely on daily for work, music, podcasts, and maybe the occasional video when i'm out and about. if i want to play games i'll play on a powkiddy, anbernic, or retroid. no need to invest a thousand dollars or more in a smartphone.
I can't believe it costs as much as Redmi 4X did on launch and yet it has far worse specs than Redmi 4X. Huge disappointment. I can simply just get a used K20 Pro with light years better specs for the same price.
Honestly speaking I have no idea, but if Xiaomi follows the Android One program like how it was previously, then it should get the software updates just a few days/weeks if not the same time as Pixel devices.
Thinking of buying this for my kid, can I ask if you can play games on it like Hungry Shark and emulators, specifically, the Drastic emulator? And also, do you have the option to save music on the SD card when downloading them off TH-cam Music? Cause for some reason my Narzo 50i Prime won't let me, I can only save them using the phone's internal storage which isn't much. Sorry if this was little long winded but thanks for the review and I hope you can help me. 🙂
Hi there, actually for the emulators like Drastic, this will run fine any PSX emulator, probably but any demanding titles might pose as a problem. As for the downloading music from YT, this I can'r say for sure since I don't use YT Music, but based on Google's FAQ (considering it is stock Android) it should allow you to save files on the SD card.
Hi there, I got my mobile but I think it doesn't have widget and themes (it only have mint themes) please anyone suggest what should I do to make it look aesthetic?
since the UI is pretty much close to stock Android, you can always go for launchers like Nova Launcher which is somewhat close to that stock user interface, that's available via the Google Playstore, that should help in making your device have that aesthetic look
This phone surprises me. Bought purely because it was cheap £57. Battery life easily gets me through the day. Works you tube, Facebook, maps and messenger without problems. Don't play games but would guess it wouldn't really cope well with them. For me it's really ideal.
Totally agree on this note 😊
It can play games
Pretty good phone to be honest, has everything it needs all essential tools and the app plus camera. With amazing battery life. I always make sure I have two phones for emergency use. Main phone my S21 ultra and the Xioami Redmi A1 secondary love it.
Very well said, totally agree on this 😊
The standby time is amazing, if you don't use a phone much, keep it on 2g connection,and battery saver and leave the data connection off, until you want to use it and the battery life is better than any other smartphone I've had. Charged the redmi A1 five days ago and the battery is still 87%. Haven't had the phone switched off at all. It does have more basic features for a smartphone, and it's not really for gamers or people who stream lots of things. But it is good for a child's first phone, and good for someone who doesn't want much from a phone, for me it a spare phone for emergencies. I just wanted to test the battery life before I put the phone away
very much well said Em Ward 😊 and I couldn't agree more 😊
Yes. It reminds me of old Nokias which would stay on standby forever.
I just bought this as a temporary after my £400 Motorola Edge 30 Fusion got water damaged. Paid a grand total of £55 for it, arrives tomorrow. Glad to see it's functional at least!
Cheers! 😊
What's your opinion today?
I bought it for my mother, which she uses only to call and text, easy to use, aesthetically it is not bad, cheap, and the battery lasts for weeks.
it gets the job done basically for an affordable smartphone. ☺️
Thanks man ❤️
I'm actually a beginner doing small retailing and ur video of giving the knowledge on this product helped me out ❤️ i would also purchase a few of this guy 🤧 coz most customers need cheap so this is cheap ❤️ thanks man ❤️
Hey your welcome 😊
Pretty decent running phone, the screen is good enough , the rear camera is average not worst for taking photos , the TH-cam feels sluggish, the price i paid is 99 euro
Im thinking about getting this in 2023, in my country its more cheaper and i like the design.. im using this phone for over 3 years, i think its time for change :) thank you for showing me this phone
Your welcome 😊
May Okey tong budget smartphone kasi at the price off less than 4k may gooda ang specs at it's price tapos may powerbrick pa ring kasama
Thx for the review
Will there be a tips and tricks video
Thanks for review.
I hope the author got well with the hand!
Thank you! ☺️
Thanks for the video, we bought this phone for my grandma, she just use Facebook and WhatsApp so this phone would be great for her.
I'm sure your grandma would be happy 😊
How is it for video calling?
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Most affordable phone out there, yet still it has more battery life than the iPhone 14 💀💀💀💀
LMAO
Not true
@@Patatigatti123 which iPhone has a 5000 mah battery for under £100 then ? Or in fact at any price ?
@@emward6858 I'd like to respectfully decline that, this is comming from a Mi 11 user and I disagree. Sometimes sizes of batteries don't matter, it's how it's dealt with. If I remember clearly in Mrwhosetheboss' video where there was a battery test with the iPhone 13 series, one of the models beat the Galaxy S22 Ultra which definitely has a higher battery capacity. All these phones are amazing in their own way but I disagree that the Redmi A1's battery would make it last longer than an iPhone 14, however it's definitely nice to see a big battery being offered at this price point :) Edit: I saw your other comment and I conpletely agree with it, if you don't use your phone much, standby battery life can be amazing and with some options on, it can do better than most which is definitely a good factor for some poeple and as this is a low battery consuming device with the same capacity as other higher spec models :b
Basically i agree but disagree at the same time :,)
true bri
Thank you for the review
Can you use two sim cards with this phone?
Yes you can 🙂
Thanks for the content bro. I buyed it a few days ago. I use it as a second phone but i have a question... If i put on it a microsd card, will it downgrade its perfmance??
I don't think the performance would downgrade to anything than what it can do at this point. Probably if you jampack it with a ton of files, considering it is an entry level device, you might experience some wait time when loading files.
@@Chrisispoint I imagined it, anyway thank you very much. Appreciate you👍
My first phone was the fantastic Huawei p30 pro but it has already 4 years of life and the battery is leaving me haha
Only £59 in The UK at the moment, (Argos)
Do you think this over the £79 Motorola E20.
@@samthomas1457 no idea
@@samthomas1457 I've had the Motorola e20 before and I now have this redmi phone. I would say performance wise they are pretty similar. If you want to save £20 get the redmi
@@emward6858 Thanks :)
Does it have fingerprint?
What should i get between A1 and Samsung a04s
A04s is overall better, but also more expensive in most markets. Go for A04s if price is not a concern.
this is comparable to the a03 core
Does the phone use usb-c or no
May I ask what about Google map. Does it run the map smoothly when finding direction?
Yes, it is smooth, no complains there.
Classic 👌🏻✨
I thought on buying it because it's cheap and because I needed a camera for streaming (Twitch) that I could take with me and not use my phone and have incoming calls that interrupt the stream.
So you say the camera isn't good enough stream? (You said "content")
Well, it really depends on how you define "Ok". Generally people would get this device either of the following:
1. as a secondary in case of emergency
2. for the kids
3. for those who are tight on a budget but just needs a working smartphone that can cater to video calls and the like.
I personally wouldn't recommend this if you intend to stream, like live stream as the quality may not appeal to your possible viewers, it'll get the job done no doubt, but the overall performance might not be as good.
It is after all a cheap entry level smartphone.
When I long-press empty parts of the screen to try to add widgets, it doesn't work. Nothing happens except a pop-up with 'home settings' and 'wallpapers'. No widgets. Can anyone help? Thanks
One question... How do you turn on the flashlight on this phone?
You must cross the bridge where the Troll lives below, then answer the gypy's riddle on the other side. She will tell you.
I've been trying to figure that out
How is the experience with 2GB RAM ? After expansion of RAM with another 2GB (thru storage) , is phone becomes speedy ?
I wouldn't say it is gonna be as smooth and fluid in contrast to smartphones in the mid range category, but it is pretty decent.
Good vid, keep it up
Thank you 😊
hi i have one question so how to turn on the over lay on this phone is grait btw
is it good for gaming
No, this is a relatively basic Android device.
If the games you speak off are similar to candy crush then sure, but if it's anything like Call of Duty Mobile, or some mobile MMORPG not ideal.
i need a smartphone that's not obsolete junk fast enough to boot apps in seconds with a decent size screen and display. something i can rely on daily for work, music, podcasts, and maybe the occasional video when i'm out and about. if i want to play games i'll play on a powkiddy, anbernic, or retroid. no need to invest a thousand dollars or more in a smartphone.
Then you're looking at something in the upper mid range category if that would be the case, not this.
Sana nay Redmi NSYNC din
can we install MiUi 13 manually on Android 12 in Redmi A1?
Hi, if anyone has bought this, kindly, does it have a screen casting/screen mirror feature to display content on smart TV
Is it OK for downloading banking apps is it secure
So long as you download these banking apps from the playstore and not some 3rd party source then yes.
Not had any problems with mine. Used the phone 4 months now. It's not fast but gets there.
How to enable double tap to wake the screen?
I can't believe it costs as much as Redmi 4X did on launch and yet it has far worse specs than Redmi 4X. Huge disappointment. I can simply just get a used K20 Pro with light years better specs for the same price.
How many years of OS update does it get?
Honestly speaking I have no idea, but if Xiaomi follows the Android One program like how it was previously, then it should get the software updates just a few days/weeks if not the same time as Pixel devices.
Thinking of buying this for my kid, can I ask if you can play games on it like Hungry Shark and emulators, specifically, the Drastic emulator?
And also, do you have the option to save music on the SD card when downloading them off TH-cam Music? Cause for some reason my Narzo 50i Prime won't let me, I can only save them using the phone's internal storage which isn't much. Sorry if this was little long winded but thanks for the review and I hope you can help me. 🙂
Hi there, actually for the emulators like Drastic, this will run fine any PSX emulator, probably but any demanding titles might pose as a problem.
As for the downloading music from YT, this I can'r say for sure since I don't use YT Music, but based on Google's FAQ (considering it is stock Android) it should allow you to save files on the SD card.
@@Chrisispoint Nice! Thank you for taking time to answer both of my questions, really appreciate it. 🙂
Mi account login option not showing ? Any help
twice kpop at the end
It is normal that Redmi A1 has no DISPLAY OVER THE APPS
Yes and its easy to fix
I'm planning to get it for zoom / Google meet. Will this phone run those apps without hanging/freezing? 🙏
I think it would be capable enough, so long as no other applications are running in the background.
Is this smart phone?
Yes it is, a budget friendly smartphone.
Will this run Motto Scan BMW motorbike App
I'd recommend if there is like a Mi store near you to ask if they can demo this device for that specific app.
Its failing to update help
Go to a Xiaomi Service center.
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Hi there,
I got my mobile but I think it doesn't have widget and themes (it only have mint themes) please anyone suggest what should I do to make it look aesthetic?
since the UI is pretty much close to stock Android, you can always go for launchers like Nova Launcher which is somewhat close to that stock user interface, that's available via the Google Playstore, that should help in making your device have that aesthetic look
I love red mi 1😣😣😣😣
Is it possible to play roblox and take screenshotts on it?x
sorry bro i think u can't... SIKE u can
Hang issue
entry level / basic phone, if you're thinking of doing a ton of multi tasking, this won't do, simple as that.
Bro this is a xiaomi phone without MIUI💀
Yes it is!
micro usb 👎🏼
Because?
type-c is more durable than micro
Below 100usd you want type-c n powerful spec? Hell no
I mean, this guy is one of the cheapest 2k22 smartphones. Dont expect it to be good
@@tazdinggo5712 Micro USB is more secure & durable than type C