Xiaomi Mi A1 Vs Moto G5S Plus: Which is a better buy

Xiaomi recently launched its first Android One smartphone, Mi A1. The smartphone also marks a comeback for Google's Android One platform in the country. The last Android One smartphone launched in India was Lava Pixel V1 in 2015. Running on Android 7.1.2 Nougat and Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor, Xiaomi A1 is claimed to be the most 'powerful Android One' smartphone launched so far.

At its price of Rs 14,999, the Xiaomi Mi A1 adds to the burgeoning list of mid-range smartphones launched in India in the past few weeks. Other than Xiaomi, Panasonic, Nokia, Micromax, Lenovo and its sister brand Moto have launched devices in this price segment in the past month.

Here we compare Xiaomi Mi A1 to another stock Android smartphone Moto G5S Plus (launched recently) on specs front. Read on to decide which one of the two is a better buy ...

Display

Xiaomi A1: 13.5cm (5.5-inch) Full HD Display with 2.5D curved glass.

Moto G5S Plus: 13.97cm (5.5-inch) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Processor

Xiaomi A1: Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 625

Moto G5S Plus: Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 625 processor




RAM

Xiaomi A1: 4GB

Moto G5S Plus: 4GB




Internal Storage

Xiaomi A1: 64GB (Expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card)

Moto G5S Plus: 64GB (Expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card)




Camera

Xiaomi A1: 12MP+12MP (Wide angle + telephoto), 2x Optical Zoom with 1.25m large pixels. 5MP front camera

Moto G5S Plus: 13MP + 13MP with depth editor, 8x Digital Zoom, and ƒ/2.0 aperture. 8MP front camera with Wide-angle lens




Battery

Xiaomi A1: 3,080mAh

Moto G5S Plus: 3,000mAh

Operating System

Xiaomi A1: 7.1.2 Nougat, runs on Google's Android One platform

Moto G5S Plus: Android 7.1 Nougat

Price

Xiaomi A1: Rs 14,999

Moto G5S Plus: 15,999