After a long wait, Xiaomi finally unveiled the Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite in an event that took place today. The smartphones represent the brand’s second generation of stock Android phones and come with Project Treble support. Both phones are indeed an upgrade of the Xiaomi Mi A1, the Xiaomi Mi A2 is more powerful while the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite come with a large battery. This post is all about the Xiaomi Mi A2 specifications, price, launch dates, and also the countries the phone will be available for purchase when it is released.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Features
The Xiaomi Mi A2 spec sheets and features is no surprise, but it good to see Xiaomi venture into more premium territory with its Android One offerings. The Mi A2 present itself in some pretty capable hardware in its aluminium unibody.
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The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a 5.99 inch LCD display with 1080 x 2160 pixel resolution. The display is protected by a Gorilla Glass 5. The phone has almost the same dimension as the Mi A1, only that it is 3mm taller.
For the photography enthusiast, photography is a key part of the Xiaomi Mi A2 package. The sefie camera is a 20MP Sony IMX376 sensor. It has 1µm pixels, but in the dark it can group four of them for improved light sensitivity. There’s a dedicated LED flash for selfies as well as the usual bundle of AI-powered effects and HDR.
The rear dual camera uses the same sensor, with an f/1.75 aperture) as well as a 12MP Sony IMX486, which has larger 1.25µm pixels (and the same aperture). You can manually switch between the two sensors, depending on what’s appropriate for the scene. Note that there’s no difference in the field of view, as in no telephoto or wide-angle lens
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The Xiaomi Mi A2 is part of the Android One program and is powered by the speedy Snapdragon 660 chipset. The base model came with a 4GB RAM, while the top model is a 6GB RAM phone. The storage configurations available are the limited 32GB (lacks microSD slot), 64GB and 128GB options that are expandable.
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The Xiaomi Mi A2 measures 7.3mm thick and weighs 166g. The phoine has a 3000mAh battery that is being charged with a 10W charger placed in the pack. It will be available in 5 colours; Blue, Black, Red, Gold, and Rose Gold. See the fill specifications, price, launch dates in available countries below:
Xiaomi Mi A2 Specifications
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA – China | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – Global |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – China | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) – Global |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) – China | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, July |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, July |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) |
| Build | Front glass, aluminum body |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| Protection | To be confirmed |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9″, 1.25µm 20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8″, 1.0µm, PDAF |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8″, 1.0µm |
| Features | Auto-HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging 5V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0) – Xvid/MP4/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold |
| Price | About 250 EUR |
Xiaomi Mi A2 Launch Dates
The Xiaomi Mi A2 will be launched in 40 different countries. It will be launched in Spain on August 10, 2018, France on the 27th of July 2018, and Italy on August 8, 2018. The launch dates of the remaining countries are yet to be confirmed.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Price
The Xiaomi Mi A2 price in Europe for its different memory configurations are as follows:
| RAM/Storage | Price |
| 4GB/32GB | €250 |
| 4GB/64GB | €280 |
| 6GB/128GB | €350 |
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Countries in Which The Xiaomi Mi A2 Will Be Available For Sale
Below are all the countries where the Xiaomi Mi A2 will be available officially:
| Europe | Asia Pacific | Middle East & Africa | Americas |
| Belarus | Bangladesh | Bahrain | Colombia |
| Bulgaria | Hong Kong | Egypt | Mexico |
| Czech Republic | India | Israel | |
| France | Indonesia | Kuwait | |
| Greece | Kazakhstan | Oman | |
| Hungary | Malaysia | Qatar | |
| Italy | Myanmar | Saudi Arabia | |
| Poland | Nepal | UAE | |
| Romania | Pakistan | ||
| Russia | Philippines | ||
| Slovakia | Singapore | ||
| Spain | Sri Lanka | ||
| Turkey | Taiwan | ||
| Ukraine | Thailand | ||
| Vietnam |
So if the country you are is in this list, then be rest assured it will be available any moment from now. You can subscribe to this blog to get future updates of the Xiaomi Mi A2 or other newly released smartphones. Kindly share this post as well before you leave.
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