Xiaomi Mi A3

[xonix]

Mi A3 feels like a token gesture from Xiaomi just to satisfy their annual quota for being part of the Android One program.

 

[aucheukyan]

Maybe they want to sell the cc9e design after they designed it but fail to gain any traction in china. The cc9 is doing ok in China

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[carboy00]

Buy mi 9t lah. I gave up n change over liao

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Only if I waited, I gotten Pocophone F1 before Mi 9T launched.

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[cscs3]

Any place to handle the actual product? Visited xiaomi shop at funan last week, not available yet. Wanted to see how good/bad the screen is irl

Was at Bedok Xiaomi shop, is there.

 

[human_shieldz]

Buy mi 9t lah. I gave up n change over liao

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The attractive part is the Android One, if it's not i won't bother with their phones at all. Rather wait for S11 lol

 

[cobragold]

Display cannot be that bad as its 280 plus, ipads are having a much lower res and still look good enough for me, in malaysia sold at rm 870, how much over here

 

[Shion]

I just bought a Mi A3, awaiting delivery

 

[peaceheart]

I just bought a Mi A3, awaiting delivery

Crubbie Gxgx, pls give review soon

 

[Shion]

Crubbie Gxgx, pls give review soon

Difficult though as I dont really use much functions of a phone
For me as long as can surf net and call = good enough

Anything specific you would want to know, I can explore once I get the phone

 

[carboy00]

India’s Mi A3 128GB version has 6GB RAM.

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[Shion]

Received my Mi A3

 

[treeskull]

Received my Mi A3

Review it!

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[Shion]

So it appears that Mi A3 and CC9e are the same phones
Android One for the former, MIUI for the latter

 

[kevin301]

Am a MiA1 --> MiA3 upgrader.
Been using the MiA3 for about a week now.

Improvements over the MiA1:
- Bezels much thinner. Feels nice to have a larger screen:body ratio
- Definitely feels faster. I don't game, so not really pushing the limits of the device. But it does feel slightly snappier.
- Camera is a definite improvement. Even tried in 'pro' mode, clamped to a tripod for night landscape photography. The result was impressive. Can fight with my compact mirrorless camera from a few years ago. Low light 'snapshots' also turn better, I guess thanks to better image processing algorithms.

The main downside I can think of is that the front fingerprint scanner is much slower than the MiA1's rear scanner. Noticeable pause before the phone unlocks.

 

[HOHOHO!]

Am a MiA1 --> MiA3 upgrader.
Been using the MiA3 for about a week now.

Improvements over the MiA1:
- Bezels much thinner. Feels nice to have a larger screen:body ratio
- Definitely feels faster. I don't game, so not really pushing the limits of the device. But it does feel slightly snappier.
- Camera is a definite improvement. Even tried in 'pro' mode, clamped to a tripod for night landscape photography. The result was impressive. Can fight with my compact mirrorless camera from a few years ago. Low light 'snapshots' also turn better, I guess thanks to better image processing algorithms.

The main downside I can think of is that the front fingerprint scanner is much slower than the MiA1's rear scanner. Noticeable pause before the phone unlocks.

Hi Kevin, i am also thinking of upgrading from Mi A1 to A3.

How about the display??

 

[kevin301]

Hi Kevin, i am also thinking of upgrading from Mi A1 to A3.

How about the display??

display seems OK actually.
I inserted my microSD card containing my photos taken on camera gear, and the lower resolution (not Full HD) doesn't seem to be that big of an issue.
This was something I was hesitant about before deciding to buy.

So I would say that it's actually OK. Certain websites scaled for 1080, their text does seem a little pixelated. But overall still OK.

 

[human_shieldz]

Am a MiA1 --> MiA3 upgrader.
Been using the MiA3 for about a week now.

Improvements over the MiA1:
- Bezels much thinner. Feels nice to have a larger screen:body ratio
- Definitely feels faster. I don't game, so not really pushing the limits of the device. But it does feel slightly snappier.
- Camera is a definite improvement. Even tried in 'pro' mode, clamped to a tripod for night landscape photography. The result was impressive. Can fight with my compact mirrorless camera from a few years ago. Low light 'snapshots' also turn better, I guess thanks to better image processing algorithms.

The main downside I can think of is that the front fingerprint scanner is much slower than the MiA1's rear scanner. Noticeable pause before the phone unlocks.

Slightly snappier only ah, it's 2 generation improvement leh wahhaha. But then again this is more like a Mi A3 Lite so i guess understandable.

I think low light shots should be good with the 48mp sensor. Possible to upload some sample photos?

What is a deal breaker is no NFC.

 

[Ludwig]

And no more IR. I'm using my A1 as remote for my TV. Very much wanted to upgrade to A3 though.

 

[m/mink]

And no more IR. I'm using my A1 as remote for my TV. Very much wanted to upgrade to A3 though.

MAJOR DEALBREAKER....

I use it as my fan/aircon/tv remote....

Fan/TV some still can wifi.. but aircon is really IR only.

 

[peaceheart]

Huh? Thot A3 come with IR?