Xiaomi Mi A3

[curryloti]

Wired headphones also do double duty as FM antenna - give me a audio plug anyday over BT.

 

[Jun Kid328]

But if you think about it, the display won’t be that bad. Despite the lower resolution, its an Amoled panel, making it more power effiecient and giving deep blacks with better colors. Combine that with the 4000 Mah battery inside the Mi A3 and all of a sudden you have excellent 2 Day battery life. SD 665 is a slight improvement in performance over the SD 660 and a headphone jack is always good to hear.

https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_...een_s665_chipset_250_price_tag-news-38177.php

HD+ display only, to me that's the only main drawback. SD 665 is more or less the same as 660?

Otherwise, shortcomings of Mi A2 seem to be addressed, larger battery, UFS 2.1 storage, headphone jack and expandable storage. Same launch price as Mi A2 in Europe.

 

[xonix]

But if you think about it, the display won’t be that bad. Despite the lower resolution, its an Amoled panel, making it more power effiecient and giving deep blacks with better colors. Combine that with the 4000 Mah battery inside the Mi A3 and all of a sudden you have excellent 2 Day battery life. SD 665 is a slight improvement in performance over the SD 660 and a headphone jack is always good to hear.

Don't be fooled by their naming scheme. So far 665 has shown to only be on par to 660 at best. Qualcomm actually downclock the soc performance despite 10nm manufacturing process.

In my opinion, 675 is the proper replacement for 660.

 

[tictactor]

why does everyone **** on the Mi A3's processor though? I mean people like me who don't really care about this kind of chips don't know the difference and not really that bothered about that little detail that makes a portion of the fanbase go crazy

 

[human_shieldz]

why does everyone **** on the Mi A3's processor though? I mean people like me who don't really care about this kind of chips don't know the difference and not really that bothered about that little detail that makes a portion of the fanbase go crazy

cos i think at that time the 660 was the most advanced midrange chip when they release A2, so now they have A3 with 665 but now there's already 675, 710, 712 and 730 in the market lol. It felt like an outdated chip and then the price to go along with it with a downgrade of display resolution.

 

[sendhalp]

I'm currently using the A2 , 6GB with 128GB. The A3 has up to 4GB rams. IMO, I'm quite lucky that I got a higher memory variant. Especially so when it is an android phone.

then again, the A3 brought in

on screen fingerprint
upgradable storage space
and the headphone jack(not a big deal, considering that most of the peeps have move on to the wireless headphones)

 

[vibranze]

The 720p and low 286 PPI is so disappointing. Initially wanted to get this one but I think it is better to get RMN7P.

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[chooyoshi]

The 720p and low 286 PPI is so disappointing. Initially wanted to get this one but I think it is better to get RMN7P.

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Theres a reason why xiaomi phones are so cheap: they make revenue through their miui skin and in some regions put ads on their phones.

Since they can't make money that way in android one, obviously they down spec it compared to their other phones.

 

[human_shieldz]

The 720p and low 286 PPI is so disappointing. Initially wanted to get this one but I think it is better to get RMN7P.

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I'm hoping there'll be a Pro version. It's unlike them not to try put in the latest SoC.

 

[xonix]

why does everyone **** on the Mi A3's processor though? I mean people like me who don't really care about this kind of chips don't know the difference and not really that bothered about that little detail that makes a portion of the fanbase go crazy

I would agree SD 665, if viewed in it's vacuum, is perfectly fine and suitable for this particular product.

However, in another context, the most likely buyers would be owners of A2 which was already rocking SD660. In this scenario, coupled with the model name ( unless it's has been changed ), it would be viewed as a downgrade ( or side-grade at most )

Mi A2 ( SD 660 ) ~ Mi A3 ( SD 665 )

But if Xiaomi has decided to rebrand current models, it would be a very different story:

Mi A2 ( SD 660 ) / Mi A2 Lite ( SD 625 )
Mi A3 Pro ( SD 710) / Mi A3 ( SD 665 )

 

[tictactor]

I would agree SD 665, if viewed in it's vacuum, is perfectly fine and suitable for this particular product.

However, in another context, the most likely buyers would be owners of A2 which was already rocking SD660. In this scenario, coupled with the model name ( unless it's has been changed ), it would be viewed as a downgrade ( or side-grade at most )

Mi A2 ( SD 660 ) ~ Mi A3 ( SD 665 )

But if Xiaomi has decided to rebrand current models, it would be a very different story:

Mi A2 ( SD 660 ) / Mi A2 Lite ( SD 625 )
Mi A3 Pro ( SD 710) / Mi A3 ( SD 665 )

Well, A1 owners like me are due for an upgrade soon too
I'd like to stick to android one and replace/upgrade the shitty A1 camera lol

 

[chiaRH]

the most likely buyers would be owners of A2

I think the most likely buyers would be owners of (much) older models who see this new model and deem it a significant enough upgrade from what they currently have.

Phones these days have such incremental upgrades that it's very hard to justify buying a new phone if your current model is like not even 1 year old yet. Only iPhone have that kind of brand power.

 

[carboy00]

I think the most likely buyers would be owners of (much) older models who see this new model and deem it a significant enough upgrade from what they currently have.

Phones these days have such incremental upgrades that it's very hard to justify buying a new phone if your current model is like not even 1 year old yet. Only iPhone have that kind of brand power.

Agreed, Mi A3 will probably appeal to those who have Mi A1 or older Redmis/Redmi Notes (3 and 4).

Being a Mi A2 user myself, didn't really consider the Mi A3 since my phone is not even a year old at this point. But display and processor aside, I personally think they made the correct changes from the Mi A2, like larger battery, faster (UFS 2.1) and expandable storage, headphone jack, all the main gripes I have with my Mi A2, so not all is bad.


What I hope Xiaomi will improve on is to not introduce new bugs without fixing old ones in every month's new security patches.

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[m/mink]

Agreed, Mi A3 will probably appeal to those who have Mi A1 or older Redmis/Redmi Notes (3 and 4).

Being a Mi A2 user myself, didn't really consider the Mi A3 since my phone is not even a year old at this point. But display and processor aside, I personally think they made the correct changes from the Mi A2, like larger battery, faster (UFS 2.1) and expandable storage, headphone jack, all the main gripes I have with my Mi A2, so not all is bad.


What I hope Xiaomi will improve on is to not introduce new bugs without fixing old ones in every month's new security patches.

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I will consider A2 leftover stocks at clearance discount if it's a lot cheaper than A3.

 

[hydeyoshi]

When sg will launch? Need to upgrade my A1..

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[HOHOHO!]

Same. My Mi A1 getting sluggish

 

[treeskull]

My mi a1 still going strong. My only worry for A3 is it's 720p screen and hope they can come out with a pro version

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[Aw2006]

I think xiaomi cc9 better leh. Got nfc and slight higher processor. Better screen also.
A3 is from lower xiaomi CC9e

 

[carboy00]

I think xiaomi cc9 better leh. Got nfc and slight higher processor. Better screen also.
A3 is from lower xiaomi CC9e

Yeap that's why speculations of a Mi A3 Pro based on Mi CC9 is everywhere. Nothing confirmed at this point though.

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[carboy00]

When sg will launch? Need to upgrade my A1..

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Same. My Mi A1 getting sluggish

Malaysia launch on 31st. Maybe can get hint on SG availability then.

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