Xiaomi Mi A1 Successor On the Way Along With a Budget Android One Redmi Device

Since the launch of Mi 6X last week in China, the internet and YouTube is filled with reports such as Mi A2 coming soon. Given that Xiaomi launched the Mi 5X as Mi A1 in international markets, this isn’t a surprise. However, there is no update from Xiaomi at the moment, that’s mostly because the Chinese company is not yet looking at launching the Mi A2. But a new report has now confirmed that Xiaomi is indeed working on the Mi A2 smartphone along with a budget Redmi Android One device. Sounds interesting, right? That’s what the new report. Even Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, in his recent trip to India, confirmed to Indian media that the firm is looking to introduce Android One devices under Redmi branding. The reason behind this is the Indian consumers love for stock Android. The entry-level Redmi Android One device will arrive with Snapdragon 625 SoC under the hood.

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This report comes from xda-developers as they managed to get hold of the firmware files of both these upcoming devices. The Xiaomi Mi A1 arrived with a codename of “tissot_sprout”. Basically, “sprout” is the codename of the first generation Android One devices and the firmware file has a codename of mysterious Android One device dubbed as “jasmine_sprout.” There’s also another Android One device codename with “daisy_sprout.”

Digging inside the firmware files, the “jasmine_sprout” device is confirmed to arrive with Snapdragon 660 SoC. So going by the chipset, we can term this device as the Mi A2 because the Mi A1 arrived with a Snapdragon 625 SoC under the hood. Next up, the report revealed camera information of the Mi A2, and there are no surprises, the EXIF model clearly shows the “Wayne” codename, which for the unaware is the codename of Wayne. So expect the Mi A2 to arrive with the same camera specifications as the Mi 6X.