HIGHLIGHTS
- Xiaomi Mi A3 comes with starting price of Rs 12,999.
- Xiaomi Mi A3 will be among the first smartphones in the world to get Android 10 update.
- Xiaomi Mi A3 will go on open sale in India starting August 31.
Xiaomi Mi A3 Summary
The Mi A3 is the third smartphone in the series of Android One smartphones from Xiaomi. It sports a 6.08-inch display with HD+ resolution. We found this to be low considering that the predecessors of this device, the Mi A1 and the Mi A2 had full HD+ panels.
The display puts out less than 300 pixels per inch and the device does not let you tweak the colour settings of the display. We found the panel to be slightly boosted for our liking. The Mi A3 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC and comes in two variants, 4GB RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB of storage. You do have the option to expand storage further as the phone has a hybrid dual-SIM slot.
We found the Snapdragon 665 to be powerful enough to handle day-to-day tasks and also games like PUBG Mobile without any lag or stutter. The Mi A3 packs in a 4,030mAh battery and has a USB Type-C port. It delivered good battery life and we could go on for close to a day and a half without needing to be charged. Xiaomi claims that the Mi A3 has support for 18W fast charging but it only gets a 10W charger in the box.
Xiaomi offers a triple camera setup on the Mi A3 consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor with a 118-degree field-of-view, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. At the front, it has a 32-megapixel selfie shooter. We found the camera performance to be quite good in different lighting conditions.
- Good
- Good cameras
- Premium build quality
- Excellent battery life
- Smooth performance
- Bad
- Low-resolution display
- Hybrid dual-SIM slot
- Camera is slow to focus at times
- Aggressive HDR
Xiaomi Mi A3: Review in 10 points and if you should buy this Android One phone for Rs 12,999
The India price of Xiaomi Mi A3 Android One starts at Rs 12,999. We have already reviewed the Mi A3 and here's a complete sum-up of the Mi A3 full review in 10 points. Take a look.
ood but not great" this is what we at India Today Tech said about the smartphone in the full review of the Xiaomi Mi A3. In India, the Xiaomi Mi A3 -- the company's third Android One smartphone -- sells for starting price of Rs 12,999. The question now is -- should you buy this Android One phone for the price of Rs 12,999 or go for some other smartphone available at the same price point in the market.
"The competition under Rs 15,000 price bracket is tough in India. There are phones like the Realme 5 Pro, the Redmi Note 7 Pro, the Samsung Galaxy M30, among others. Despite tough competitors, I believe at Rs 12,999 the Mi A3 is a good deal if not great. Why not great? It's because of the screen and the overall performance of the smartphone." This is what I said in the full review of the smartphone.
We also said, "If you don't like the MIUI and the system ads but love Xiaomi, the Mi A3 makes a lot of sense. There are no Ads here. It also makes sense if you're looking for an under Rs 15,000 smartphone that offers amazing design, excellent battery, stock Android experience and decent cameras. However, if performance and good screen matter to you then there are other better options available in the market."
We at India Today Tech have already reviewed the Xiaomi Mi A3. Have you read it? If not you can read here. If you have no time to read the detailed review here are 10 important points from the review to give you a better idea whether to purchase the Xiaomi Mi A3 for Rs 12,999 or not.
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