Is Xiaomi Mi A1 the Best Android Phone Under Rs. 15,000?

<p>Xiaomi Mi A1 got a pretty significant price cut recently, but does that make it the best smartphone under Rs. 15,000? Android enthusiasts Aditya Shenoy and Rishi Alwani join host Pranay Parab to discuss.</p> <p>Stock Android vs MIUI (1:23)</p> <ul> <li>Why stock Android is great</li> <li>What you lose if you don’t have MIUI</li> <li>Are fast updates guaranteed?</li> <li>Why does Mi A1 not have Android Oreo?</li> </ul> <p>What you get when you buy Mi A1 (7:10)</p> <ul> <li>Strengths of the phone</li> <li>Camera</li> <li>Performance</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/mi-a1-price-in-india-cut-13-999-new-price-xiaomi-price-slashed-flipkart-mi-com-1786145" title="Xiaomi Mi A1 Price in India Permanently Slashed By Rs. 1,000">The permanent price cut</a> (11:27)</p> <ul> <li>Why the price cut happened so soon</li> <li>Competing phones</li> </ul> <p>The Android One program (14:30)</p> <ul> <li>How it has failed in the past</li> <li>Will there be more Android One phones in the future?</li> <li>Should that impact your purchase decision?</li> </ul> <p>The competition (18:22)</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/podcasts/features/redmi-y1-how-is-it-different-from-redmi-4a-and-redmi-note-4-1770512">Xiaomi’s muddled product strategy</a></li> <li>Phones that compete with this one <ul> <li>The case for a bezel-free design</li> <li>Should you buy budget phones with this kind of a display?</li> <li><a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/reviews/micromax-canvas-infinity-review-1744507" title="Micromax Canvas Infinity review">Micromax Canvas Infinity review</a></li> </ul></li> </ul>