Xiaomi MI A2 variants will not be launched in India?

Xiaomi Mi A2 India launch event will not see all the variants of the phone being launched in the country. The company will not be launching the base 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant of the Mi A2 in India. Instead, the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option will serve as the entry point for the smartphone in the country.

Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite smartphones have been launched at the Xiaomi global launch event in Spain. The event was focused on Europe but the company did reveal that Mi A2 will be launched in India, while Mi A2 Lite will not hit the shelves in the country. 

The Indian market will also see an extra color launching, other than the three announced it the event. The Indian market will see the smartphone in Rose Gold color, apart from the Gold, Black, and Blue hues.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 India launch event is scheduled for August 8.

Specifications

The highlight of the two smartphones, apart from the stock Android 8.1 Oreo, are the vertically aligned dual rear cameras and the battery optimizations that the company claims ensure day-long battery life. And as part of the Android One initiative by Google, the phones will receive timely software and security update.

While Xiaomi is setting the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage Mi A2 variant as the base model for the Indian market, deliberations are still going on whether the 6GB RAM and 128GB option should be released as well in the country.

The Mi A2 is the successor of the Mi A1 smartphone launched last year in India as the first Android One smartphone from Xiaomi. Like the Mi A1 was the Android One variant of the Mi 5X, the Mi A2 is the Android One variant of the Mi 6X. The Mi A2 Lite, on the other hand, sports more modest specifications.

Quick Charge 4?

The variants launched in India will support Quick Charge 4. This will be an upgrade from the Quick Charge 3.0 that the global variant of the Xiaomi Android One phone packs. Qualcomm claims the Quick Charge 4 standard can deliver juice worth 5 hours in 5 minutes of charge.

However, the company will bundle a standard 10W charger and not a fast-charging charger.

Camera

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.

On both the back and front, there is AI Scene Recognition for better colours in the photos, as well as AI Portrait Mode on both front and rear cameras. Other AI-based features in the phone include AI Background Bokeh, and AI Smart Beauty 4.0. The handset also supports Face Unlock functionality, along with the fingerprint sensor on the back.

Connectivity

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.

Price

Xiaomi has decided to price the Mi A2 at EUR 249 (roughly Rs. 20,100) for the 4GB RAM/ 32GB storage model, EUR 279 (roughly Rs. 22,500) for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage model, and EUR 349 (roughly Rs. 28,100) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage model.

The Mi A2 Lite price starts at EUR 179 (roughly Rs. 14,400) for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage mode, EUR 229 (roughly Rs. 18,400) for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage. 

Both  smartphones will  go  on  sale  from August 10  in Spain via Mi.com, authorized Mi Stores, and channel partners such as Amazon.es and AliExpress. 

It will become available slightly earlier in France (July 27) and Italy (August 8).