The Xiaomi Redmi Y1: A Budget-Friendly Option with Impressive Features

When it comes to budget-friendly options in the smartphone market, few brands stand out as much as Xiaomi. The Redmi series is one of their most popular lines, and the Redmi Y1 is a prime example of what you can get for under 10,000 rupees. This device packs a punch with its impressive features, making it an attractive option for those looking to upgrade from older phones or for those on a tight budget.

One of the standout features of the Redmi Y1 is its ability to support nano SIM cards along with microSD card slots. This means that you can have all three types of storage chips in your phone at once, giving you plenty of space for storing games, videos, and other files. The battery life on this device is also impressive, lasting a full day without needing a recharge. However, if you're a heavy user, you may find yourself needing to charge it again around mid-day.

The screen-on time varies depending on how you use your phone, but with proper usage, you can get up to 11 hours of screen time. This is impressive for a device at this price point. The display itself is also quite good, with decent brightness and vibrant colors. The phone's design is sleek and modern, making it look like any other flagship device.

When it comes to gaming, the Redmi Y1 holds its own. Despite being priced lower than many of its competitors, the 435 chipset manages to handle games at high graphics settings. We tested Asphalt and Heavy Graphic games, which ran smoothly on this device. The phone's performance is also good for day-to-day tasks, such as switching between apps and running multiple apps simultaneously.

The Redmi Y1 also features a fingerprint sensor that is fast and responsive. This makes it easy to unlock your phone quickly, especially in situations where you need to get back into action quickly. Additionally, the front-facing camera has several Beauty profiles and modes, making it ideal for taking selfies or recording videos. The flash is also well-suited for brightening up low-light environments.

The camera on the Redmi Y1 is another area where it shines. While not as high-end as some of its competitors, the 13-megapixel rear-facing camera does a great job in terms of image quality. The F/2.2 aperture may not be the best for any given situation, but with proper usage and editing, you won't notice much of a difference. Low-light shots can get noisy, but this is a common issue across many phones at this price point.

One notable feature that sets the Redmi Y1 apart from other budget phones is its support for PDAF HDR capabilities. This means that it can capture high-quality photos with good dynamic range and color accuracy. The phone also has an electronic compass, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, GPS, and GLONASS, making it suitable for outdoor use.

For those who are familiar with the Redmi series in China, you may be wondering why this device is being launched as the Redmi Y1 instead of the Redmi V. This is due to Xiaomi's naming conventions in different regions. The right-hand me 5a might not make it to India, making the Redmi Y1 a unique offering in this price range.

The overall package of the Redmi Y1 is impressive for its price. If you're looking for a budget-friendly option that can hold its own against more expensive phones, this could be an excellent choice. With its dual SIM capabilities and good battery life, it's also a great secondary phone to have if you need a backup or want a device to take with you on the go.

In conclusion, the Xiaomi Redmi Y1 is a solid option for those looking for a budget-friendly smartphone. Its impressive features, including support for nano SIM cards, microSD card slots, and a long-lasting battery, make it an attractive choice for those who want value for their money.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys what's up this birth and today we're gonna be reviewing the new led me y1 launched in India let's quickly get started if you guys haven't already seen our unboxing video of the redmi y1 go ahead and hit that link in the description to check out the device if you guys are interested in buying the phone i'll leave a link to buying it in the description below as well these phones are going to be sold out really quickly so you may want to hit that link and then subscribe to the notifications now while the y1 was launched in a couple of variants including a y1 light the phone is a complete rebrand of xiaomi zone redmi note 5 a which is available in the chinese market if you guys are not familiar with that device the phone is something that we are familiar with and we already unbox the phone on our channel and you can see the video in the description below as well and you can also see that the packaging of the redmi 5 a and the redmi y1 is also quite identical we will start off this review with build quality now the phone is completely made out of plastic so you don't get the premium look and feel and the durability of metal but plastic phones are usually a lot more flexible and durable so they will last you a long time but they will not look as pretty and the phone may start to shed some paint and get scratched up and dinged up really easily and that is something that you need to be aware of over the front the phone does have some sort of Gorilla Glass protection again the company has not verified which one but I'm assuming it's Gorilla Glass 3 because it seems to be a lot resistant to scratches now for the price the phone offers a pretty good amount of specifications on the inside you get an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 3 v chipset with the audrina 505 GPU you get options up to fogey good bite of ram and 64 gigabyte of storage and then you also get a three thousand eighty milliamp hour battery the display is pretty interesting as well it's a 5.5 inch display with a 1280 by 720 pixel resolution it does have only 450 nits of brightness but it's pretty good for usage indoors and in ample lit environments if you are in direct sunlight you may have a little bit of trouble looking at the phone screen also viewing angles are not the best that we've seen on displays they are pretty good but they're not the best and you will have a little bit of problem looking at the display from certain sides the display does offer up certain Xiaomi features including the night display a reading mode and color temperature adjustment which are pretty standard nowadays now a phone call capability on this phone is pretty impressive as well an earpiece work really well and network connections seem to be strong the phone does take into nano SIM cards along with the microSD card so you can have all three of those chips in there now so as the battery is concerned the battery should last you a good full day without any requirements for recharges but if you're a heavy user you'll find yourself using the phone quite a lot and recharging it at about 1/2 days time but again this will completely depend on the kind of usage you have and screen-on times will vary anywhere from 4 to 5 hours of screen on time all the way up to 11 hours of screen on time depending on the kind of usage that you have for your device now because they led me why one supports up to 128 gigabytes of micro SD storage you can take your videos and games and all of those things with you you can transfer game files on to the memory card that is pretty easily done and the speaker on the device is also pretty good so you'll enjoy the consumption of the media on this phone quite a lot as far as gaming is concerned the 435 chipset manages to handle gaming even on the three gigabyte variant that we have we found that games like asphalt and heavy graphic games work pretty well on the redmi y one especially more than what you can expect from a phone at 10,000 fees now the phone will be updated to me UI 9 which will give it several other new Xiaomi features for my UI including split screen capability the new camera application and several other new improvements in tweaks that should make the experience of the Y one slightly better now day to day performance seems good on this device and switching between apps running several apps and doing day-to-day tasks seemed to be a breeze on the redmi y1 the fingerprint sensor is also really fast and responsive and when you're using the front-facing camera you can use it as a shutter button as well speaking of the cameras one of the highlights of this phone are the cameras the front has a 16 megapixel camera it has several Beauty profiles and Beauty modes and for those who like tweaking their images after they click them they have several options available on this device you also get an F 2.0 large aperture you also get a front-facing flash now these are features that will come in handy if you take a lot of front-facing pictures but I found that if you turn off the beauty mode and all the Beauty capabilities of the front-facing camera and take pictures raw they turn out to be the best the flash is also pretty good for front illumination especially if you are in completely dark environments you managed to get some really good shots the rear facing camera is a 13 megapixel camera and does not seem to be a real priority for the read me why one you do have an F 2.2 aperture but the device does support PDAF HDR capabilities and all the Xiaomi features are available on this device overall image quality is impressive from a phone that costs 10,000 rupees and under you won't find yourself complaining with the kind of image quality that you get low light environments shots tend to get noisy and grainy which is something that we've noticed in general around phones in this price bracket and that continues with the redmi y1 but again if you're consuming those images and if you are sharing those on social media and if you're consuming those images on smartphone displays it's not going to be a big problem and you'll be able to use those images without any issues also apart from the traditional sensors the device also supports the electronic compass an ambient light sensor a gyroscope a proximity sensor gps and glonass so all your senses are on this device despite the price bracket differences now the xiaomi redmi y1 is known as the redmi v a in china so that means that the right me 5a will possibly not come to india because it's already been launched as the redmi y1 for the price and for the kind of specs that redmi phones offer they've always been pretty good in their own specific niche and the read me why one seems to carve out another niche for itself in this particular range and in this particular price bracket it also makes for a good second phone to have because it does have dual SIM capabilities and a pretty good battery life so you can carry it with you if you are traveling it can be a good secondary phone for those who are into flagship devices as well for those looking for a phone in the 10,000 degree price bracket and if you're willing to stand in line on the flash sale this is definitely a phone that you should consider that's it for our review guys if you liked it don't forget to smash that like button and hit that subscribe button if you're not already subscribed to eigen this is being better than act well I will see you guys in the next onehey guys what's up this birth and today we're gonna be reviewing the new led me y1 launched in India let's quickly get started if you guys haven't already seen our unboxing video of the redmi y1 go ahead and hit that link in the description to check out the device if you guys are interested in buying the phone i'll leave a link to buying it in the description below as well these phones are going to be sold out really quickly so you may want to hit that link and then subscribe to the notifications now while the y1 was launched in a couple of variants including a y1 light the phone is a complete rebrand of xiaomi zone redmi note 5 a which is available in the chinese market if you guys are not familiar with that device the phone is something that we are familiar with and we already unbox the phone on our channel and you can see the video in the description below as well and you can also see that the packaging of the redmi 5 a and the redmi y1 is also quite identical we will start off this review with build quality now the phone is completely made out of plastic so you don't get the premium look and feel and the durability of metal but plastic phones are usually a lot more flexible and durable so they will last you a long time but they will not look as pretty and the phone may start to shed some paint and get scratched up and dinged up really easily and that is something that you need to be aware of over the front the phone does have some sort of Gorilla Glass protection again the company has not verified which one but I'm assuming it's Gorilla Glass 3 because it seems to be a lot resistant to scratches now for the price the phone offers a pretty good amount of specifications on the inside you get an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 3 v chipset with the audrina 505 GPU you get options up to fogey good bite of ram and 64 gigabyte of storage and then you also get a three thousand eighty milliamp hour battery the display is pretty interesting as well it's a 5.5 inch display with a 1280 by 720 pixel resolution it does have only 450 nits of brightness but it's pretty good for usage indoors and in ample lit environments if you are in direct sunlight you may have a little bit of trouble looking at the phone screen also viewing angles are not the best that we've seen on displays they are pretty good but they're not the best and you will have a little bit of problem looking at the display from certain sides the display does offer up certain Xiaomi features including the night display a reading mode and color temperature adjustment which are pretty standard nowadays now a phone call capability on this phone is pretty impressive as well an earpiece work really well and network connections seem to be strong the phone does take into nano SIM cards along with the microSD card so you can have all three of those chips in there now so as the battery is concerned the battery should last you a good full day without any requirements for recharges but if you're a heavy user you'll find yourself using the phone quite a lot and recharging it at about 1/2 days time but again this will completely depend on the kind of usage you have and screen-on times will vary anywhere from 4 to 5 hours of screen on time all the way up to 11 hours of screen on time depending on the kind of usage that you have for your device now because they led me why one supports up to 128 gigabytes of micro SD storage you can take your videos and games and all of those things with you you can transfer game files on to the memory card that is pretty easily done and the speaker on the device is also pretty good so you'll enjoy the consumption of the media on this phone quite a lot as far as gaming is concerned the 435 chipset manages to handle gaming even on the three gigabyte variant that we have we found that games like asphalt and heavy graphic games work pretty well on the redmi y one especially more than what you can expect from a phone at 10,000 fees now the phone will be updated to me UI 9 which will give it several other new Xiaomi features for my UI including split screen capability the new camera application and several other new improvements in tweaks that should make the experience of the Y one slightly better now day to day performance seems good on this device and switching between apps running several apps and doing day-to-day tasks seemed to be a breeze on the redmi y1 the fingerprint sensor is also really fast and responsive and when you're using the front-facing camera you can use it as a shutter button as well speaking of the cameras one of the highlights of this phone are the cameras the front has a 16 megapixel camera it has several Beauty profiles and Beauty modes and for those who like tweaking their images after they click them they have several options available on this device you also get an F 2.0 large aperture you also get a front-facing flash now these are features that will come in handy if you take a lot of front-facing pictures but I found that if you turn off the beauty mode and all the Beauty capabilities of the front-facing camera and take pictures raw they turn out to be the best the flash is also pretty good for front illumination especially if you are in completely dark environments you managed to get some really good shots the rear facing camera is a 13 megapixel camera and does not seem to be a real priority for the read me why one you do have an F 2.2 aperture but the device does support PDAF HDR capabilities and all the Xiaomi features are available on this device overall image quality is impressive from a phone that costs 10,000 rupees and under you won't find yourself complaining with the kind of image quality that you get low light environments shots tend to get noisy and grainy which is something that we've noticed in general around phones in this price bracket and that continues with the redmi y1 but again if you're consuming those images and if you are sharing those on social media and if you're consuming those images on smartphone displays it's not going to be a big problem and you'll be able to use those images without any issues also apart from the traditional sensors the device also supports the electronic compass an ambient light sensor a gyroscope a proximity sensor gps and glonass so all your senses are on this device despite the price bracket differences now the xiaomi redmi y1 is known as the redmi v a in china so that means that the right me 5a will possibly not come to india because it's already been launched as the redmi y1 for the price and for the kind of specs that redmi phones offer they've always been pretty good in their own specific niche and the read me why one seems to carve out another niche for itself in this particular range and in this particular price bracket it also makes for a good second phone to have because it does have dual SIM capabilities and a pretty good battery life so you can carry it with you if you are traveling it can be a good secondary phone for those who are into flagship devices as well for those looking for a phone in the 10,000 degree price bracket and if you're willing to stand in line on the flash sale this is definitely a phone that you should consider that's it for our review guys if you liked it don't forget to smash that like button and hit that subscribe button if you're not already subscribed to eigen this is being better than act well I will see you guys in the next one\n"