New Delhi: Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi launched the Mi A2 in India on Wednesday.
The Mi A2 made its global debut at an event in Spain last month. Running Android One, the Mi A2 debuted in three variants globally –4GB+32GB, 4GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB.
The 4GB+64GB variant of the MiA2 will be available at Rs 16,999. Xiaomi has said that the phone’s 6GB+128GB variant is coming soon to India. There is no word on 4GB+32GB variant though.
The pre-order for the device will start on Thursday at 12 noon on both mi.com and Amazon.in. The first sale of MiA 2 will start onn August 16 at 12 noon on both the online platform.
Xiaomi Mi A2 specifications
As for the specifications, the dual-SIM (Nano) Xiaomi Mi A2 runs an optimised stock version of Android 8.1 Oreo, certified by Google’s Android One programme, and sports a 5.99-inch full-HD+ (1080×2160 pixels) display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 2.5D curved glass, and Gorilla Glass 5. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, paired with an Adreno 512 GPU.
In the camera department, the handset sports a dual rear camera setup. It consists of a 12-megapixel Sony IMX486 with f/1.75 aperture and 1.25-micron pixels, and a 20-megapixel secondary Sony IMX376 sensor with f/1.75 aperture and a 2-micron 4-in-1 Super Pixel size. The rear camera setup comes with dual-tone LED flash and PDAF. On the front, the handset gets a 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 selfie camera with f/1.75 aperture, fixed focal length, and a soft-LED flash. There is a 3,010mAh battery under the hood, and the India variant will come with Quick Charge 4 for fast-charging support.
In terms of connectivity, the smartphone includes 4G LTE, Bluetooth v5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast, an IR emitter, and USB Type-C. There is no 3.5mm headphone jack on the Xiaomi Mi A2. Sensors on the handset include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.
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