Xiaomi Mi A3 Android One phone arriving in PH soon

Xiaomi will bring the Mi A3 Android One smartphone to the Philippines soon, a month after it launched in other markets.

This was confirmed when the Chinese technology company teased the stock Android handset on social media using the same #PhotosWithoutLimits hashtag Xiaomi’s global accounts had used.

Xiaomi Philippines’ Mi A3 launch teaser

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is known as the Mi CC9e in China, but the latter runs MIUI instead of clean and vanilla Android 9.0 Pie. The design and the glass-meets-metal construction are the same. There’s a rounded back and multiple color options, too.

The Mi A3 sports a 6-inch, 720p Super AMOLED screen with an integrated fingerprint scanner and a dewdrop notch at the top. It also gets three rear cameras, with a 48-megapixel main sensor and an 8-megapixel one behind an ultra-wide-angle lens for panoramas and group shots. The selfie camera is 32 megapixels — one of the sharpest you’ll find on a Xiaomi device.

Xiaomi Mi A3 price and specs via Revu Philippines — *The Xiaomi Mi A3 sports a 6-inch, 720p Super AMOLED screen with an integrated fingerprint sensor and a dewdrop notch at the top*

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 with 4GB or 6GB RAM and up to 128GB of expandable storage powers the Mi A3, while the battery is 4,030mAh. The phone also supports 18-watt fast wired charging using Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3 standard.

The Xiaomi Mi A3 officially starts at €249, or around P14,468 or $276, in Spain. It should arrive with a cheaper starting price here due to lower taxes and fees. Plus, the Mi 9T, a faster and better-looking alternative to the Mi A3, retails at P15,990 ($301) locally.

Xiaomi Mi A3 specs

6.08-inch Super AMOLED display, 1,560 x 720 resolution (19.5:9), Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor
4GB/6GB RAM
64GB/128GB storage
Triple 48MP, f/1.8 main, 8MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide, 2MP rear cameras with LED flash
32MP front camera
Fingerprint sensor (under-display)
4,030mAh non-removable battery with 18-watt USB-C fast charging
Android 9.0 Pie with 2 years of guaranteed software updates (Android One)
Colors: White, blue, black

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Reviews editor: Ramon "Monch" Lopez has 16 years of professional experience creating and editing content for print and digital publications such as Yahoo. He headed the gadgets-merchandising division of one of the Philippines’ largest retail operators somewhere in between.