Xiaomi Mi A2 to be Amazon Exclusive in India, launching on August 8

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi recently took the wraps off the much-awaited smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi A2. The Mi A2 is the successor to the popular mid-range smartphone, Mi A1. The phone is a part of Google's Android One program which brings stock Android as well as faster updates on board. The company is now gearing up to launch the smartphone in India.

India launch of the Xiaomi Mi A2 is scheduled for August 8. The smartphone will be exclusively available via Amazon India. The e-commerce website has already put up banners and even a dedicated page for the upcoming smartphone.

Specifications

As far as the specifications are concerned, the Xiaomi Mi A2 features a 5.99-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x2160 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with the Adreno 512 GPU. The dual-SIM handset packs in 4GB or 6GB of RAM coupled with 32GB/64GB/128GB of onboard storage. The Android One smartphone runs on stock Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Under the hood, there is a 3,000mAh battery powering up the internals.

On the optics front, the Xiaomi Mi A2 sports a dual-camera setup at the back consisting of a 12-megapixel primary and a 20-megapixel secondary sensor. Up front, there is a 20-megapixel selfie shooter.

Looking at the pricing in Europe, the Xiaomi Mi A2 will be priced at around Rs. 20,000 in India. However, Xiaomi might decide to manufacture or assemble the smartphone in India itself which might bring the price down to somewhere around Rs. 17,000.