Comparison: Xiaomi Red Mi 1S Vs Android One
The Indian budget smartphone market is heating up day by day with
ultra affordable, feature rich smartphones flooding a highly lucrative
market. Among devices that have created the most splash are Xiaomi's Mi3
and RedMi 1S, which have been overwhelmingly scarce, and proportionally
high in demand.
Yesterday, Google announced the first set of
Android One devices and the Micromax Canvas A1 was quick to sell out on
Amazon India. We're rounding up the two most talked about device ranges
and comparing what's on offer.
RedMi 1S vs Android One...here we go!
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Android One Smart Phones |
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Xiaomi Red Mi 1S |
Computing power
The new Android One devices for now sport a 1.3Ghz quad core Mediatek processor with 1GB RAM while the RedMi 1S comes with a slightly bumped 1.6GHz quad core Qualcomm processor also coupled with 1GB RAM. Both devices are dual-SIM equipped.Operating system
Xiaomi
provides users with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with its own MIUI layer on
top. Google on the other hand has pushed the latest 4.4 KitKat flavor
running on stock to provide a no-frills, high performance experience.
Display
Micromax,
Spice and Karbonn have offered 4.5 inch IPS screens in their devices
with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels with no additional screen
protection while Xiaomi's offering comes with 4.7 inch 1280 x720P,
scratch resistant Dragontail panel.
Camera
Android
One devices sport a 5MP primary camera, with full HD video recording
which is offset by the 8MP Exmor R CMOS shooter on the RedMi 1S. While
the RedMi has the edge down back, Android One phones trump the RedMi's
1.6MP front camera with their 2MP shooter.
Storage
Xiaomi
has provided 8GB of inbuilt storage in the RedMi 1S which can be taken
to 64GB via microSD. In comparison the Android One devices come with 4GB
internal storage and 32GB microSD support.
