Xiaomi Mi A1 – Performance
Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 chipset and blessed with 4GB of RAM, the Mi A1 is no slouch in terms of processing power. The fact that it’s running pure Android helps keep things nippy, too. It may not have the raw processing grunt seen in phones sporting the more powerful Snapdragon 835, but during our review period we didn’t notice any worrying slowness or stuttering, even when moving between several active applications.
Obviously, the fact that the handset has a 1080p screen helps; fewer pixels means less strain on the chipset, and it’s often hard to argue the wisdom of giving phones 4K screens when it’s impossible to pick out individual pixels on the Mi A1’s FHD display. Even when stretching 1080 x 1920 over 5.5 inches, the image remains pin-sharp.