Mi A2 vs. Mi A1: Brand new and different between the two Xiaomi phones

Mi A2 is the latest smartphone from Xiaomi, launched alongside the Mi A2 Lite at a world event in Spain on Tuesday. The Mi A2 is based on Google's Android One program and comes with features such as a pair of vertically stacked rear cameras, Android 8.1 Oreo, up to 6GB of RAM, and a 3010mAh battery with support for QuickCharge 3.0. It succeeds the Xiaomi Mi A1 from last year, launched in September 2017. The Mi A1 is equipped with the trusted Xiaomi Soap Snapdragon 625, a larger battery of 3,080 mAh and two sensors 12 megapixel camera at the back. Let's look at the Mi A2 price, specifications and design to find out all that is new and different in the new phone compared to the A1 Mi.

Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 price

Xiaomi Mi A2 price was 249 EUR (about 20 100 Rs) for the model with 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage, 279 EUR (about 22 500 Rs) for the 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant, and 349 EUR (around 28,100) for the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The Mi A2 is sold in black, blue and gold. The phone has not yet been launched in India, but we can expect its price to be similar in the Indian market.

The Xiaomi Mi A1 price in India is much lower than the overall price of Mi A2. Only one variant of the smartphone, with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of integrated storage, is available in the country at a price of Rs. 13,999. Currently he is out of stock in India, on Mi.com and Flipkart, and there is no word on when he will be back for the purchase. The Mi A1 is available in black, gold and rose gold.

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Specifications Xiaomi Mi A2 against Xiaomi Mi A1

The dual-SIM (Nano) Xiaomi Mi A2 has an optimized stock The version of Android 8.1 Oreo, certified by Google's Android One program, comes with a full-HD + 5.99-inch (1080×2160-pixel) display with an 18: 9 aspect ratio and a 2.5D curved glbad. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core SoC, coupled with an Adreno 512 GPU, 4GB / 6GB of RAM and an integrated 32GB / 64GB / 128GB storage.

In the camera department, the Mi A2 sports a dual configuration of the rear camera. It consists of a 12 megapixel Sony IMX486 with an aperture f / 1.75 and 1.25 micron pixels, and a 20 megapixel secondary Sony IMX376 sensor with aperture f / 1.75 and a size Super Pixel 4-in-1 of 2 microns. The rear camera configuration comes with a dual-tone LED flash and a PDAF. On the front, the handset receives a 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 selfie camera with an aperture f / 1.75, a fixed focal length and a flexible LED flash. There is a 3,010 mAh battery under the hood, with support for QuickCharge 3.0.

In terms of connectivity, the smartphone includes 4G LTE, Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi Dual Band 802.11ac, Miracast, an IR Transmitter, and USB Type-C. There is no 3.5mm headphone jack on the Xiaomi Mi A2. The handset sensors include an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, a gyroscope, and a proximity sensor

. On the other hand, the Xiaomi Mi A1 has a 5.5-inch (1080×1920-pixel) full HD display with a 16: 9 format. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage. Storage on the smartphone is expandable via a microSD card (up to 128 GB).

Regarding the camera specifications, the A1 A1 has two 12-megapixel sensors at the rear, one with a lens wide angle f / 2.2 and the other with a pixel size of 1 micron and an aperture of f / 2.6. On the front, the smartphone carries a 5-megapixel camera with real-time embellishment mode. It comes with a 3080 mAh battery under the hood. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone comes with 4G VoLTE, dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, GPS / A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Xiaomi Mi A2 vs. Xiaomi Mi A1 design

In terms of design, the most apparent difference is the 18: 9 widescreen on the Mi A2, compared to the Mi 16: 9 panel A1. On the back, the two smartphones have two cameras but the Mi A1 supports a horizontal configuration while those of the Mi A2 are placed vertically.