Waiting for Xiaomi’s newest Android One phones? Good news: The Xiaomi Mi A2 (or Mi 6X in China) and Mi A2 Lite (or Redmi 6 Pro) have finally dropped at Mi Authorized Stores in the Philippines. Better yet, their prices are lower than first advertised.

Immediately after the two devices were launched at a press event in Spain almost three weeks ago, the company announced their pricing for the local market.

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The Mi A2 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage was supposed to retail here at P14,990 (around $282). Now, it’s just P13,990 ($263). The 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB Mi A2 Lite models, on the other hand, was expected to land in the Philippines with respective P9,990 ($188) and P11,990 ($226) price tags. The base model now sells for P9,490 ($179) while the other one costs P10,990 ($207).

Xiaomi Philippines’ announcement of Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite availability

We wonder what happened to the 6GB/128GB edition of the Xiaomi Mi A2, which was supposed to go on sale in the country for P17,490 ($329).

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Competition must have something to do with the move to make the smartphones more affordable. Honor Philippines, for one, is offering its gaming-focused handset with Kirin 970 processor, the Honor Play, for only P15,990 ($301). We say it’s a good decision on Xiaomi’s part then.

Xiaomi Mi A2 specs

• 6-inch LCD display, 2,160 x 1,080 resolution (18:9)
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset
• 4GB/6GB RAM
• 64GB/128GB non-expandable memory
• Dual 20-megapixel + 12-megapixel rear cameras with LED flash
• 20-megapixel front camera
• Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted)
• 3,000mAh battery
• Android 8.1 Oreo (Android One)

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite specs

• Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted)
• 5.84-inch LCD display, 2,280 x 1,080 resolution (19:9)
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
• 3GB/4GB RAM
• 32GB/64GB expandable storage
• Dual 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel rear cameras with LED flash
• 5-megapixel front camera
• 4,000mAh battery
• Android 8.1 Oreo (Android One)

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