What’s Pristine and Other, how different and expensive is Xiaomi Mi A2 than Xiaomi Mi A1?

What’s Pristine and Other, how different and expensive is Xiaomi Mi A2 than Xiaomi Mi A1?


Chinese company Xiaomi’s latest smartphone is Xiaomi Mi A2 which was launched with Mi A2 Lite at a global event held in Spain. Xiaomi Mi A2 is part of Google’s Android One program. It comes with dual rear camera setup, Android 8.1 Oreo, RAM up to 6 GB, 3010 mAh battery and Quickcharge 3.0 support. It is an upgrade to Xiaomi Mi A1 launched in September 2017 last year. The Mi A1 handset comes with a trusted Snapdragon 625 processor, 3080 mAh battery and two sensors of 12 megapixels on the back. Let us try to know how different is the Mi A2 handset Xiaomi Mi A1 based on price, specification and feature?

Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Price
Xiaomi has launched three variants of Mi A2 based on RAM and storage. The price of 4 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants of Xiaomi Mi A2 has been priced at 249 euros (about Rs 20,100). The model with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage will be sold for 279 euros (about Rs 22,500). At the same time, the price of the most powerful variant with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage has been kept at 349 euros (about Rs 28,100). In the international market, Mi A2 will be sold in black, blue and gold colors.

Gadgets 360 has received information that 4 GB RAM and 32 GB storage variants of Xiaomi Mi A2 will not be launched in India. Apart from this, daily gold color variants will also be sold in India.

In comparison, the price of Xiaomi Mi A1 is very low in India. Its only variant is 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage and is sold for Rs 13,999. Currently, it is out of stock on different platforms. Xiaomi Mi A1 is sold in black, gold and rose gold colors.

Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specification
Xiaomi Mi A2 smartphone has a 5.99 inch display. It is with 18: 9 aspect ratio. The screen 2.5D comes with curved gorilla glass protection. Dual-Sim Xiaomi Mi A2 will run on Android 8.1 Oreo. It uses the octa-core Snapdragon 660 processor. Adreno 512 GPU is integrated for graphics. The phone will have 4 GB/ 6 GB RAM for jugalbandi. Inbuilt storage will be up to 32 GB/ 64 GB/ 128 GB.

The Mi A2 has a 20 -megapixel selfie camera equipped with AI. It is equipped with F/1.75 aperture, fixed focal length and soft LED flash. There is an AI dual camera setup on the back. The primary sensor is 12 megapixels and the secondary sensor is 20 megapixels. The rear camera setup comes with a phase detection autofocus and dual-tone LED flash.

The smartphone’s battery is 3010 mAh. This quick charge comes with 3.0 support. The connectivity feature of Xiaomi Mi A2 includes 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi A/G/N/AC, Wi-Fi Direct, Meerakast, Bluetooth 5.0, IR Ameter and USB Type-C port. Please tell that this time there is no 3.5mm headphone jack in the phone. Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope and proximity sensor are part of the phone. The dimensions of the smartphone are 158.7×75.4×7.3 millimeters and weigh 168 grams.

On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi A1 has a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass’s protection. It has 4 GB RAM with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor. Inbuilt storage is 64 GB and it will be possible to use microSD card if needed.

Now the most important feature of the handset is dual camera. You will get two sensors of 12 megapixels. One is a wide angle lens with F 2.2 aperture and the second F2.6 aperture telephoto lens. The same camera setup was also seen in the flagship Xiaomi M6. Due to the telephoto lens, you will also get a 2 x optical zoom which is a worth worthing feature in this price. The camera app also has a portrait mode for Bokeh Effects like the iPhone 7 Plus and OnePlus 5. The front panel of Mi A1 has a 5 -megapixel camera which comes with real time beautification.

The Mi A1 has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3.5mm audio jack with 4G VoLTE. Its battery is 3080 mAh.

Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Design
Talking about the design, the latest Xiaomi Mi A2 handset comes with 18: 9 display. At the same time, Xiaomi Mi A1 has a 16: 9 panel. Both smartphones have dual camera setup on the back. However, the position in Mi A2 is vertical and horizontal in Mi A1.