MIRO A1

The MIRO A1 lands in the 10th percentile for performance and the 9th for battery. At $60 in the US, it's a passable backup phone with dual SIM and a removable battery. At EUR 135-138 in Europe, it's overpriced for hardware this weak.

The MIRO A1 runs on an octa-core Arm Cortex A55 processor clocked up to 1.8 GHz, paired with 2GB of RAM. In our database, that puts it in the 10th percentile for performance. Translation: it's slow. Android 14 Go helps keep the interface from completely falling apart, but you'll feel the lag when switching apps or loading anything heavier than a basic webpage. The 32GB of built-in storage is tight, though the microSD slot expands it up to 256GB, which is genuinely useful for photos and offline files. The 3000 mAh battery is removable, which is a nice touch for a budget phone, but it sits in the 9th percentile for battery life. Expect to charge this thing often if you use it as anything more than an emergency backup. The 6-inch HD display at 576 x 1152 lands in the 6th percentile. It's not sharp, and you'll notice it. The camera setup, a 2MP front shooter and 5MP rear camera, sits in the 7th percentile. Photos will look soft and noisy in anything but bright daylight. Connectivity is also near the bottom at the 7th percentile, though the 4G band support is surprisingly broad for the price, covering B2, B4, B5, B7, B12, B13, B17, B25, B28AB, B41, B66, and B71.

Stacked against the competition, the MIRO A1 doesn't just lose, it gets lapped. The Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Apple iPhone 12 are years older but still crush it in display, camera, performance, and battery. The Motorola Moto G Power 2024 5G is the budget benchmark here, and it makes the MIRO A1 look like a toy with its vastly better battery and performance. Even the GAMAKOO G25 Ultra, another ultra-budget option, offers more features for the money. The Google Pixel 7 is in a completely different universe. The only place the MIRO A1 wins is price, and only in the US. If you're shopping in Europe at EUR 135-138, the Moto G Power or a used Pixel is the obvious choice. The MIRO A1's 4G band support is decent, but that's the only spec where it doesn't embarrass itself.

At around $60 in the US, the MIRO A1 is priced like a disposable gadget, and that's exactly how you should think about it. The European listings at EUR 135-138 are a different story. At that price, you're paying more than double for the same hardware, and the value proposition falls apart fast. For $60, you get a dual-SIM phone with a removable battery, expandable storage, and Android 14 Go. That's a fair trade for a backup device or a kid's first phone. But the moment you cross into triple digits, you're in used Pixel and Galaxy territory, and those phones beat the MIRO A1 in every single metric we track.

Let's not sugarcoat it. The MIRO A1 lands in the 10th percentile for performance and the 9th for battery in our database. That's rough. But it costs around $60 in the US, and at that price, the conversation changes completely. This isn't a phone trying to compete with flagships. It's a cheap, light, dual-SIM backup device or a first phone for a kid or grandparent. The 182g weight and removable 3000 mAh battery are the kind of practical choices you rarely see anymore. The specs are modest: 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a 6-inch HD display, and a 5MP rear camera. Nothing here will impress anyone who's used a mid-range phone from the last five years. But for calls, texts, and the occasional photo, it technically gets the job done.

Skip the MIRO A1 if you plan to use it as your main phone. The 10th percentile performance means everyday tasks will feel sluggish, and the 9th percentile battery life won't get you through a full day of real use. The camera is in the 7th percentile, so if you take photos of anything you care about, look elsewhere. And if you're in Europe, the EUR 135-138 price makes this a genuinely bad buy. For that money, a used Pixel or a Moto G Power will run circles around it. This phone only makes sense as a cheap US backup or a kid's first device, and even then, keep expectations low.

The MIRO A1 is a $60 phone that feels like a $60 phone. If you need a cheap backup for travel, a first phone for a kid, or a simple device for an older relative who just needs calls and texts, it works. The dual SIM support and removable battery are genuinely useful. But the performance, battery life, and camera are all near the bottom of our database. At the US price, it's a reasonable disposable. At the European price, it's a bad deal. Buy it for what it is, not what the marketing suggests.