At its Global Launch Event yesterday in Madrid, Spain, Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi launched two new smartphones – the Mi A2 and the Mi A2 Lite. Both these smartphones are Android One smartphones. While the Mi A2 Lite isn’t coming to India, the Mi A2 will. And, we now have confirmation that the smartphone will be launched in India next month on August 8.
Manu Kumar Jain – Global VP of Xiaomi and MD of Xiaomi India – announced on Twitter that the Mi A2 will be launched in India exactly two weeks later, on August 8. Obviously, Jain didn’t reveal the pricing of the Mi A2, because that’s what the August 8 launch is for. However, Jain also didn’t reveal whether all the variants of the Mi A2 will be only launched in India or not.
WOW! Got my hands on the new #MiA2! We announced the launch of this phone in Spain today.
Mi A2 comes with:
> 12MP + 20MP dual camera
> 20MP AI-powered front camera
> Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
> Android OneAnd yes! Mi A2 is coming to India on 8th August!
RT if you're excited! pic.twitter.com/86i5kbBEQe
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) July 24, 2018
The Mi A2 is successor to last year’s Mi A1 and is a re-branded Mi 6X that was launched in China back in April this year. It is powered by Snapdragon 660 SoC and comes in three different configurations – 4 GB RAM + 32 GB storage, 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, and, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage.
Being an Android One smartphone, the Mi A2 runs stock version of Android instead of MIUI which is Xiaomi’s custom Android skin. It will also be getting the Android P update. You can check out the full specifications down below.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Specifications
- CPU: 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor
- RAM: 4/6 GB LPDDR4X
- GPU: Adreno 512
- Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo (upgradeable to Android P)
- Display: 5.99-inch Full-HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) LCD display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D curved glass
- Rear Camera: 12 MP Sony IMX486 (f/1.75 aperture, 1.25 μm large pixels) +20 MP Sony IMX376 (telephoto lens with f/1.75 aperture, 2.0 μm large pixels) with AI Portrait Mode, 2x lossless zoom, AI Scene Recognition (up to 206), AI Object Recognition, AI Real-Time Language Translation, AI Currency Conversion, 4K video at 30fps and dual-tone LED flash
- Front Camera: 20 MP Sony IMX376 with 2.0 μm large pixels, AI Portrait Mode, AI Scene Recognition, AI Smart Beauty 4.0 and Soft Selfie Light
- Internal Storage: 32 GB (with 4 GB RAM), 64 GB (with 4 GB RAM), 128 GB (with 6 GB RAM)
- SIM: Dual Nano
- Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, USB Type-C (no 3.5 mm headphone jack)
- Other: Fingerprint Scanner, AI Face Unlock, Google Lens, Unlimited High-Quality Google Photos Storage
- Colors: Black, Blue, Gold
- Battery: 3010 mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
What do you think would be an ideal price of the Mi A2 in India?
