Xiaomi Mi A3

A step up from the previous iterations, the Xiaomi Mi A3 looks and feels premium for its price, adorning an elegant look, thanks to the glass back. The phone is not water protected but then it is difficult to find a phone with a higher IP rating at this price point.

Display & Design

The beautifully curved edges on Xiaomi Mi A3 make it comfortable to hold and grip on. On top of the screen, the phone displays a water-droplet notch on its 6.01 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Mi A3's screen has a resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels, a pixel density of 286 ppi and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The headphone jack is back with the Xiaomi Mi A3 and there is also an IR blaster and an SD card slot on the phone. There is a single downward-firing speaker at the base of the phone that delivers clear and loud sound but lacks bass. You can compensate this by using a Bluetooth headset as it instantly improves the sound quality and is much better than wired listening. 

Security

The Xiaomi Mi A3 has an optical under-display fingerprint reader that is so accurate that you don't have to turn on the screen in order for it to work. There is also a face unlock option but most users find it less secure than the fingerprint unlock. 

Performance & Platform 

Running on Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One the Xiaomi Mi A3 uses an Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU, Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Chipset and Adreno 610 GPU. As for the performance, the 720 display comes with a number of benefits with one being decreased battery drainage and another, a blazing fast screen since there isn't much display to power. One of the downsides of the 720 display is that the images and videos don't appear as good as they do in higher resolutions.

Cameras

There are three cameras, set in a vertical array on the back of Xiaomi Mi A3 along with an LED flash. The primary camera is a wide 48 MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.8 The second active 13mm ultrawide camera is an 8 MP snapper with an aperture of f/2.2. Third in the triple camera setup is the 2 MP depth sensor with an aperture of f/2.4. You can take stunning selfies with the front 32 MP camera. You can capture sharp and detailed 4K videos at 30fps, as well as all other common modes, with this mobile. Slow-mo 1080p and 720p video shooting is also available.

RAM, Battery & Storage  

Mi A3 comes with a minimum of 64 GB internal storage paired with 4 GB RAM while the models having 128 GB internal storage come with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM options. You can expand the storage up to 256 GB via a microSD card using the shared SIM slot. The Xiaomi Mi A3 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 4030 mAh battery and supports Quick charge 3.0 but the included charger in the box is the standard 10W one.