
Once again Xiaomi is available, in its own way, to the world of modding and developers in general. In fact, as happened with other terminals of its smartphone team also for Mi A1 the kernel source code was released. Yes, it is true that the terminal in question is not first hair and has already seen this action from the company, but this time the kernel code released is on an Android Pie basis. The company of Lei Jun has therefore published on the well-known portal GitHub the precious code of his first Android One, Mi A1 that seems to have launched a new fashion, making forget the stormy past in which it took over two months for the release of the update (Android Oreo), in violation of the GPLv2 rules.
Recall that Xiaomi Mi A1 has been and still is, a point of reference for many users, who have approached the Asian brand for construction quality and attractive prices without approaching the MIUI interface. Knowing the rather long times that Chinese society employs in these circumstances, we can undoubtedly affirm that in this case it is almost record the release of the kernel source code so soon after the major release upgrade of the green robot. Lei Jun's OEM's interest in modding is therefore still alive, because a good part of Xiaomi's successes are also due to global modders who could take advantage of this "gift" to cook the custom ROMs or mods and features dedicated to Mi A1.
Xiaomi Mi A1: Kernel source code released on Android Pie basis
Xiaomi Mi A1 - Technical Sheet
- IPS display from 5.5" diagonal with resolution Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels and density of 403 PPI;
- dimensions of 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm for 165 g;
- Qualcomm octa-core processor Snapdragon 625 with Cortex-A53 architecture and 2.0 GHz clock frequency;
- Qualcomm Adreno 506 GPU to 650 MHz;
- 4 GB of RAM LPDDR3;
- 64 GB Expandable internal memory via microSD up to 128 GB;
- rear fingerprint reader;
- dual camera back from 12 + 12 mega-pixel with opening f/ 2.2 - 2.6, PDAF autofocus and dual tone dual LED flash;
- front camera from 5 mega-pixels;
- support dual SIM 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac Dual Band, Bluetooth 4.2, IR port, GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS;
- battery by 3080 mAh with quick charge;
- operating system Android 9.0 Pie.
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