SpecEagle review · Xiaomi
Redmi 1 review: 2013 first Redmi $130 budget Android.
SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2013·$130
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front
Xiaomi Redmi 1.
Xiaomi's 2013 Redmi 1 launched the budget Redmi line at $130 — quad-core HD that disrupted China market.
01Display
70/10070/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.
TypeIPS
Size4.7"
Resolution720 x 1280 HD
02Performance
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.
ChipsetMediaTek MT6589T
CPU1.5 GHz quad-A7
RAM1 GB
03Camera
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.
Main8 MP AF + LED
Front1.3 MP
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.
Capacity2,000 mAh (removable)
05Software
76/10076/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2013.
What works
- First Redmi line.
- $130 disruptive China pricing.
- Quad-core + HD display.
- Dual-SIM + removable battery.
What doesn't
- No LTE.
- 1 GB RAM tight.
- 158 g chunky.
- MTK chipset slow updates.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .