Android 9 Pie Update for Xiaomi Mi A1 Brings Dual 4G Functionality

Coming back to the Xiaomi Mi A1, it runs on Snapdragon 625 which is a chipset built on 14nm process and has Snapdragon X9 LTE modem. If you’re on a Mi A1 and received the latest Android 9 Pie update, head over to Settings>Network & Internet>Mobile Network>change the second SIM ‘Preferred Network Type’ to 4G. Follow this procedure and you can start using Dual 4G on your Mi A1. Do make a note that the update has been pushed by Xiaomi to every Mi A1 user across the globe, so if the update notification didn’t pop up on your smartphone, head over to the System Updates section and check for it manually.

Xiaomi Mi A1 is the Only Snapdragon 625 Smartphone With Dual 4G

In the last couple of years, we have seen an array of smartphones launching with the Snapdragon 625 SoC. In fact, Xiaomi itself launched the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Y2 this year with the popular chipset and both of them did not feature Dual 4G functionality. Maybe, Xiaomi might enable the same for them in the future, but nothing is confirmed for now. The Mi A1 is the only Snapdragon 625 smartphone to offer Dual 4G support. As of now, we don’t have information on how Xiaomi managed to implement this without the chipset and modem having support.

Realme C1 and Realme 2 Also Support Dual 4G

Realme was the first smartphone brand to provide Dual 4G support on a Snapdragon 450 SoC-powered Realme 2. Later on, it was added to Realme C1 as well, which also runs on the same Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform. For the unaware, the Snapdragon 625 and Snapdragon 450, both are similar chipsets, except for the fact that the latter is clocked at 1.8GHz, while the form runs at 2.0GHz. They both are manufactured on 14nm process, features Snapdragon X9 LTE modem and Adreno 506 GPU.