Xiaomi Redmi 1s Advantages, Disadvantages and Specifications

Xiaomi Redmi 1s

Before you to buy Xiaomi Redmi 1s should first check the advantages, disadvantages, price and specifications below.

Advantages of Xiaomi Redmi 1s:

Xiaomi Redmi 1s comes with Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean).
Xiaomi offers 4.7 inch Capacitive display and Multiple touch with MIUI v5.0.
It is powered by Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 processor and loaded with Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon chipset and it incorporated with 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage with Micro SD card support upto 32GB.
It has good camera features, 8MP rear camera and 1.6MP front camera and many other additional features like Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR.
Supports almost all Connectivity like bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, 3G and USB.
Hardware quality is good.
Many color options are available.
Battery back up is just satisfactory.

Disadvantages of Xiaomi Redmi 1s:

Heating Problems are there for this mobile.
It will freeze frequently with minimal usage.
Design and looks are not impressive.

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Xiaomi Redmi 1s Specifications

NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA

LAUNCH Announced 2014, May
Status Available. Released 2014, May

BODY Dimensions 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm (5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches (~64.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection AGC Dragontrail glass
- MIUI 6.0

PLATFORM OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon 400
CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305

MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host

FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands

BATTERY Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Talk time

MISC Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Price group 3/10 (About 120 EUR)

TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 394 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 454
Display Contrast ratio: 1370 (nominal), 1.350 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB
Battery life Endurance rating 51h