Mi A3

Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Mi A2: Here is everything new and different in latest Mi Android One phone

For the Mi A3 Xiaomi not only upgrades camera, hardware, battery and design department but also changes the pricing strategy. For the first-ever time a Mi A series phone has been introduced for price below Rs 15,000. The India price of the Mi A3 starts at Rs 12,999.

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Sneha Saha 

New Delhi

August 21, 2019

UPDATED: August 21, 2019 18:09 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

• Xiaomi Mi A3 is a massive upgrade over the Mi A2 in terms of specs as well as design.
• Overall at Rs 12,999, the Mi A3 is a great smartphone.
• Xiaomi Mi A3 looks great and is a compact phone.

Xiaomi Mi A3 Android One smartphone launches in India today. The third-generation Mi A series phone aka the Mi A3 is a much-upgraded version over the Mi A2 in almost all aspects. Be it design, hardware, cameras, battery or any other aspect Xiaomi Mi A3 is a massive upgrade over its predecessor Mi A2. The best bit about the Mi A3 is despite being an improved version of the predecessor it is pretty affordably priced. In fact, this is for the first that a Mi A series phone has been priced so aggressively in India. The Xiaomi Mi A3 launches in India with a starting price of Rs 12,999. Previous Mi A series phones aka Mi A1 and Mi A2 were priced on a slightly higher side but with the Mi A3 this changes.

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is a massive upgrade over the Mi A2 in terms of specs as well as design. For the Mi A3 Xiaomi uses glass body, brings back 3.5mm headphone jack, includes triple rear cameras, packs big battery, USB Type C port, and many more nifty features. Overall at Rs 12,999, the Mi A3 is a great smartphone. We at India Today Tech will have more to say about the Mi A3 Android One phone and its performance in the full review of the smartphone in the coming days. Before the full review let's compare the Mi A2 and the Mi A3 and note the changes that Xiaomi brings to its new Android One phone.

--Xiaomi Mi A3 looks great and is a compact phone. The Mi A2 offered Aluminum body but in comparison the Mi A3 users Gorilla Glass 5 on the back as well as on the front. Not just that Xiaomi has also used GG5 on top of the camera bump to make the smartphone even more durable.

--The build quality of the Mi A3 is excellent. The phone feels perfect in the hands. Not too big, nor too small. The Mi A2 also offered good build quality but it felt slight big in the hands. With the Mi A3 Xiaomi fixes this issue.

--In terms of display the Mi A3 comes with an sMOLED display that offers Full HD+ resolution. In comparison, the Mi A2 comes packed with a 5.99-inch LCD display.