BEST $200 XIAOMI MI SMARTPHONE 2018

Xiaomi has released a series of powerful and elegant smartphones since its inception. The company produces both budget and premium smartphones to cater for everyone. If you are willing to spend $200 on a smartphone here is a guide that will show you how you can get more value for your money. The most powerful phones in this price range are Xiaomi Mi A1 and Xiaomi MI 5X. Both of these smartphones have similar specifications, but have differences which are of significance to the user.

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These two smartphones both house an energy efficient Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz octa Core CPU which gives a smooth experience when operating day to day apps including power consuming games, that are easily handled by the 4GB RAM and the Adreno 506 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). Below is a glimpse of the specs of the Xiaomi Mi smartphones head to head:

XIAOMI MI A1 VS XIAOMI MI X5

XIAOMI Mi A1	XIAOMI MI 5X
Price: $195.99	Price $199.99
Date of release: September 2017	Date of release: September 2017
Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel  LTPS FHD screen, 450nit brightness, 403 PPI	Display: 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 Pixel LTPS FHD screen, 450nit brightness, 403ppi
Battery: 3080mAh	Battery: 3080mAh
CPU: Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953) Cores: 2.0GHz,Octa Core	CPU: Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz Octa Core CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953) Cores: 2.0GHz,Octa Core
GPU: Adreno 506	GPU: Adreno 506
System: Android One	System: MIUI 8, based on Android 7
ROM: 32GB	ROM: 64GB
RAM: 4GB RAM	RAM: 4GB RAM
External Memory: TF card up to 128GB	External Memory: TF card up to 128GB
Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 12.0MP + 12.0MP back cameras Auto Focus: Yes Back-camera: 12.0MP + 12.0MP with f/2.6 aperture and PDAF Camera type: Triple cameras Flashlight: Yes Front camera: 5.0MP Touch Focus: Yes Video recording: Yes	Camera: 5.0MP front camera + 12.0MP + 12.0MP back cameras Back-camera: 12.0MP + 12.0MP with f/2.6 aperture and PDAF Camera type: Triple cameras Front camera: 5.0MP Video recording: 4K Video, Support 1080P Video Recording ,Support 720P Video Recording,Yes
Sensor: Accelerometer,  Ambient Light Sensor,  E-Compass, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Infrared Radiation,  Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor	Sensor: Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor,  E-Compass, Gyroscope, Hall Sensor, Infrared Radiation, Proximity Sensor, Touch Sensor
SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano SIM + Nano SIM	SIM Card: dual SIM dual standby. Nano SIM + Nano SIM
Feature: GPSA / GPS / GLONASS / BEIDOU	Feature: GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS / BEIDOU
Bluetooth: 4.2	Bluetooth: 4.2
Network: 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz	Network: 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz CDMA BC0 / CDMA EVDO BC0
Network: 3G: WCDMA B1/B2/B5/B8	Network: 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz TD-SCDMA B34/B39
Network: 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20 TDD-LTE B38/B40	Network: 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8 TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41
Languages: Norwegian,Nuasue, Nynorsk, Uzbek, Olusoga, Oromoo,  Polish, Portuguese, Pulaar, Rikpa, Romanian, Rukiga, Rumantsch,  Runyankore, Sango, Sena, Shqip, Slovak, Slovenian, Soomaali, Srpski,  Finnish, Swedish, Taqbaylit, Tasawaq Swnni, THok Nath, Vietnamese,  Tshiluba, Turkish, Walser, West-Frysk, Zarmaciine, Greek, Bulgarian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Macedonian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian,  Georgian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Amharic, Marathi, Nepali, Hindi, Assamese, Bengli, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu,  Kannada, Malayalam, Sinhala, Thai, Lao, Burmese, Khmer, Korean, Japanese, Simplified / Traditional Chinese, Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Aghem,  Akan, Malay, Bamanakan, Bosanski, Brezhoneg, Basaa, Catalan, Czech,  Chimakonde, ChiShona, Cymraeg, Danish, German, Dholuo, Estonian,  Ekegusii, English, Spanish, Euskara, Euegbe, Ewondo, Filipino, French,  Gaeilge, Gaelg, Galego, Gikuyu, Hausa, Hibena, Croatian, Ichibemba, Igbo,  Ikirundi, Indonesian, Ishisangu, IsiNdebele, Zulu, Icelandic, Italian, Joola, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kernewek, Khoekhoegowab, Kihorombo, Kikamba,  Kimachame, Kinyarwanda, Kipare, Kiruwa, Kisampur, Kishambaa, Kiswahili, Kitaita, Kiteso, Kilaangi, Koyra Ciini, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luganda, Luluhia, Maa,  Magyar, Makua, Malagasy, Malti, Dutch	Languages: English and Chinese

DIFFERENCES

Xiaomi Mi A1 is running on the latest Android version (Android 8) whilst Xiaomi Mi 5X is running on Miui 8 which is based on Android 7. This gives the Mi A1 an added advantage over the Mi  X5 version. On the other hand Mi 5X is up gradable to Miui 9 (based on Android 8) which makes the two phones to be at par. The Mi A1 version also beats the Mi X5 in that it supports many languages as shown in the table. If you do not primarily use English and China i would advice that you do not buy the Mi 5X as it only support those two languages. The smartphone was primarily targeted to cater for the Chinese market but now it also supports English based customers.

At this point you might think that Xiaomi A1 is the best option considering also that it is $4 cheaper  than the Xiaomi Mi 5X at GEAR BEST online store. However if we look closely it is noted that the MI 5X has a 64GB ROM twice as much as that of the Mi A1 smartphone. This comes as a major blow to the Mi A1 as it accommodates more data storage, an advantage in this era where phones store huge volumes of data in the form of movies, videos, pictures apps, etc. In the Gear best online store the Mi 5X was discounted by 40% that is why its value is close to a 32GB phone. In addition the camera of the Mi 5X is more spectacular than the Mi A1, find the review from GSM ARENA and see the difference. I would advice therefore that if your Primary language is Chinese or English get the Xiaomi Mi 5X, but if you use other languages get the Xiaomi Mi A1. For further comparison follow this link to view another contending smartphone (Xiaomi Redmi 5 plus ) in the $200 price range. NB: Enjoy 7% discount with coupon number GBMBP at Gear Best for all phones.

XIAOMI MI 5X

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