The Xiaomi Mi A3 has been announced, but the phone is actually not what we are hoping it would be. It is based on the Mi CC9e with absolutely no upgrades. This simply means the Android One device has a 6.1 inch OLED screen with 720 x 1560 pixel resolution. This is quite a downgrade from the 1080p screens of the Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite.
Xiaomi Mi A3 Features
The one major upgrade on
the Xiaomi Mi A3 is the camera. It features
a 48MP main shooter on the rear, with a reasonable bright f/1.78 aperture. It
is followed by the 8MP wide-angle camera, and finally the 2MP depth sensor. The
rear camera can record 2160p video at 30fps or 1080p at up to 120fps. Then
there’s the selfie camera inside the notch, which has a 32MP (it shoots
1080p/30 video).
Another upgrade the Mi
A2 is the battery – 4030mAh, up from 3000mAh. Charging speeds up to 18W are
supported, but you will have to provide your own charger as there is only a 10W
power brick in the box.
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There is another good
news – the 3.5mm headphone jack is back. Also, the fingerprint reader has been
relocated under the display, following current trends.
Xiaomi Mi A3 Release Date
The Xiaomi Mi A3 will be launched in three colors: Blue, White and
Gray. This phone will be released in Spain first – preorder is ongoing at the moment,
units will be shipped on July 24th 2019. It will be available in the
rest of the world very soon as well.
If there is going to be
Mi A3 Pro based on the higher-end Mi CC9 out there, we are yet to have a
concrete information about that.
Xiaomi Mi A3 Price
The Xiaomi Mi A3 price starts at €250 for the 64GB storage, and adds an
extra €30 for the 128GB storage.
Xiaomi Mi A3 Specification
|
NETWORK |
|
Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100),
5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) – SIM 1 &
SIM 2 |
| Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) 450/50 Mbps |
|
LAUNCH |
| |
| Announced |
2019, July |
| Status |
Available. Released 2019, July |
|
BODY |
| Dimensions |
153.5 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight |
173.8 g (6.14 oz) |
| Build |
Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
|
DISPLAY |
| Type |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
6.01 inches, 88.7 cm2 (~80.3%
screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution |
720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~286 ppi density) |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
|
PLATFORM |
| OS |
Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6×1.8 GHz Kryo
260 Silver) |
| GPU |
Adreno 610 |
|
MEMORY |
| Card slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal |
64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
|
MAIN CAMERA |
| Triple |
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, (ultrawide), f/2.2, 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor |
| Features |
LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps |
|
SELFIE CAMERA |
| Single |
32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm |
| Features |
HDR |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
|
SOUND |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
|
|
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
|
COMMS |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct,
hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| 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 (under display), accelerometer, gyro,
proximity, compass |
|
BATTERY |
|
|
Non-removable Li-Po 4030 mAh battery |
| Charging |
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3) |
|
MISC |
| Colors |
Kind of Gray, Not just Blue, More than White |
| Price |
About 250 EUR |
