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Xiaomi launches Mi A2 with high-end camera hardware and Android One in India
After last year’s Mi A1, Xiaomi‘s first smartphone to support Google’s Android One platform, the company recently unveiled not one, but two successors of the Mi A1, the Mi A2 and the Mi A2 Lite. While Xiaomi skipped Mi A2 Lite for India, the Mi A2 was launched in India today.
The Mi A2 comes in two memory variants – 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage or with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Here’s everything you want to know about the Xiaomi’s latest device.
Android One
Like the Mi A1, the Mi A2 will support Android One, which means that they will offer pure stock Android experience instead of Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI skin. The phone comes with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box and will be supported with monthly security updates. They will also support Google’s Project Treble, which should allow the Mi A2 to receive new Android feature updates faster.
At the launch event, the company did not share any timeline for the Android 9 Pie upgrade though. A Google representative confirmed that the Mi A2 will be one of the first devices to get Android Pie later this year.
Impressive camera hardware
The highlight of the Mi A2 is its dual rear cameras with a 20MP primary sensor with a ƒ/1.75 aperture and support for Super Pixel technology. That means that when you take a picture with this camera, it will combine information from four pixels to form one large 2.0µm pixel — said to offer clear and sharp images even in low-light. The second rear sensor comes in at 12MP, with 1.25µm pixel size and ƒ/1.75 aperture.
There’s also the 20MP front-facing camera with a ƒ/2.2 aperture and support for Super Pixel technology with a 4500K front-facing selfie-light too.
Specifications
| Xiaomi Mi A2 | |
|---|---|
Display | 5.99-inch IPS LCD 2,160 x 1,080 resolution 403ppi, 85% NTSC 18:9 aspect ratio |
SoC | Snapdragon 660 (2.2GHz octa-core) |
GPU | Adreno 512 |
RAM | 4/6GB |
Storage | 64/128GB |
MicroSD | No |
Camera | Rear: Dual-camera (12MP, f/1.75, 1.25μm Sony IMX486 + 20MP, f/1.75, 2μm Super Pixel Sony IMX376) Front: 20MP, f/2.2, 2μm Super Pixel Sony IMX376 Front HDR and 4500K selfie-light |
Battery | 3,000mAh 5V/2A charging USB Type-C USB 2.0 |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes |
Headphone port | No |
Software | Android 8.1 Oreo (Android One) |
Connectivity | Dual Nano-SIM Bluetooth 5.0 GSM: B2/3/5/8 WCDMA: B1/2/4/5/8 TDD-LTE: B38/40 FDD-LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20 |
Dimensions | 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3mm |
Weight | 166g |
Colors | Black, Gold, Lake Blue, Rose gold |
Pricing and Availability
The Mi A2 comes in four colors – Lake Blue, Black, Rose gold, and Gold. In India, the Mi A2 will cost 16,999 rupees ($248) for the 4GB/64GB version. The 6GB/128GB version will follow up soon, but the pricing of the same wasn’t shared.
The device will be available to pre-order starting August 9 at 12 noon on Amazon.in as well as Xiaomi’s own mi.com.
Are you planning on buying the Mi A2? What do you think of the pricing? Let us know what you think in the comments.