Live images of Xiaomi Mi A3 and its retail box confirm specs and design

13 July 2019
It's likely the global variant of the Mi CC9e announced last week.

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Huge Disappointment!, 13 Jul 2019Huge disappointment! A notch and a weak processor. Be... moreNOT a disappointment ..
Mi A series are always below $300 in most regions , Mi A2 was about $250. Redmi K20 ( Mi 9T ) is $320--$400 .

    [deleted post]He's not entirely wrong.

    According to displaymate (a much much better source than a YT comparison):

    "For LCDs the display power is fixed and independent of image content. Currently, OLED displays are more power efficient than LCDs for Average Pictures Levels of 65 percent or less, and LCDs are more power efficient for Average Picture Levels above 65 percent. Since both technologies are continuing to improve their power efficiencies, the crossover will continue to change with time."

    AKA, less white is better for OLED.

      Anonymous, 13 Jul 2019No you're wrong sd665 has worse cpu but better gpu Sd660 ... morePlease I really want to get this fone could u explain wer the sd665 lacks in general usage I jus don't get why everyone is unhappy about it

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        • 13 Jul 2019

        Was waiting to get good Android One, keeping hopes on Mi A3. Disappointed with 665, will look for Nokia or other brand with better spec

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          • s2g
          • 13 Jul 2019

          Anonymous, 13 Jul 2019Oled consumes more energy than lcs in normal usage You ar... morePlease cite evidence as to how OLED consumes more power than LCD under normal usage, because I'm pretty sure it doesn't

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            • gMB
            • 13 Jul 2019

            Does SD665 even support 48MP camera?

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              • NjC
              • 13 Jul 2019

              Tungtran, 13 Jul 2019If you ask for CPUs' performance, it's a slightly yes. But ... moreNo you're wrong sd665 has worse cpu but better gpu
              Sd660 has adreno512 ( you said that it has adreno 612)

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                • NjC
                • 13 Jul 2019

                AnonD-872578, 13 Jul 2019Keep your lcd for yourself. Try an OLED smartphone and then... moreOled consumes more energy than lcs in normal usage
                You are obliged to use darck wallpapers and themes in order to get better battery. Oled are oversaturated and less sharp than lcd. They are less pixel dense. They cause headaches to sensitive users. Lcd is cheaper

                  I think this will be the xiaomi mi a3 but that there will be a xiaomi mi a3 PRO based on the cc9. no more lite and normal, but now it will be normal and Pro.

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                    • 13 Jul 2019

                    domoon, 13 Jul 2019does 665 better than 660? then again i'm in the lower price... moreNo

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                      • A7F
                      • 13 Jul 2019

                      Ew it has a notch, i'd stick with the notchless MA2 instead.

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                        • tDQ
                        • 13 Jul 2019

                        It uses SDM 665, not 730. So ill pass it..

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                          • 13 Jul 2019

                          IpsDisplay, 13 Jul 2019Google says IPS is better than oled as it has no organi... moreKeep your lcd for yourself. Try an OLED smartphone and then we can talk.

                          More important aspect of OLED compared to the ips:

                          -îs more power efficient with the deep blacks when the pixels are turned off. So +battery
                          -have great looking colors, great contrast with colors that pop. So + display which îs the most important caracteristic is to display the accurate colour.
                          -also it has excellent viewing angles and the sunlight eligibility îs just incredible. Again +display

                          So lcd is very limited on Smartphones especially.
                          The real desadvantage of OLED is the burn of the pixels which occur în time: I have my phone for 3 years and my burned pixels are verry hard to distinguish from the good ones. The pixel burned în because of my navigation bar which was used verry often.
                          A Pixel burns on OLED screens when they display the same image for a long perioad of time. The New android version use gestures that will be benefic for OLED screens. În conclusion OLED have trully benefic advanteges to the costumers compared to the ips, while his disadvanteges can be omited if you are well informed how to treat your screen. Ips îs good on anything else: monitors, TVs but not on your smartphone where îs verry limited.

                            domoon, 13 Jul 2019does 665 better than 660? then again i'm in the lower price... moreIf you ask for CPUs' performance, it's a slightly yes. But for the GPUs' performance, it's a big no ( Adreno 610 of 665 vs Andreno 612 of 660 ). 665 also lacks some feature compare to 660 like QC4 or Aqstic 4 audio technology. 665 is still good but not the best.

                              It's gonna be a tiny phone, only equivalent to 5.1" phone but Tall like a remote control. Mi A2 was great, notchless, larger: Equivalent to 5.5", metal body but with poor battery life.

                                P650SE, 13 Jul 2019Why does every manufacturer have to ruin their devices with... moreSame thing I've been wondering oled is beta technology

                                  AnonD-872578, 13 Jul 2019Otherwise you would still be în the cave right now. ... moreGoogle says

                                  IPS is better than oled as it has no organic parts that decay overtime and cause burn in

                                  It says IPS can maintain peak brightness for longer and has more energy efficient whites

                                  It says IPS has sharper resolution because of a full rgb matrix instead of pentile bin oled

                                  It says IPS is in general cheaper

                                  It says that ips easily has higher refresh rates

                                  No PWM flickering to cause eye strain

                                  Plus in the TV world , LCD TVs like the Hisense u9e have virtually equal deep blacks contrast and even vivid colours

                                    AnonD-241270, 13 Jul 2019in fact, this probably will be the Mi A3 lite and not the M... morei thinl this is a photoshopped image if you proberly in the second image bottom of the phone you can see a arrow the arrow is more like draw on it

                                    there is no posibility that manufacture will draw an ugly arrow on it

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                                      • 13 Jul 2019

                                      Anonymous, 13 Jul 2019SD665 is underclocked SD660 so it's worse in terms of perfo... moreBut it has better gpu and isp

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                                        • 13 Jul 2019

                                        Don't know why you guys complain about Sd 665. Sure this is just a sidegrade from sd 660 but with new design, amoled screen, new camera, much bigger battery and probably longer battery life too due to fab process I'm actually very interested for it. Xiaomi used sd 665 probably to push the price down so I hope it wouldn't be so expensive.

                                        Honestly not everything depends on processor alone imo. :/

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