In July 2017, Xiaomi had launched the Xiaomi Mi 5X exclusively in China. The very same smartphone was introduced as Mi A1, the first Android One phone from the company. The Mi A1 Android One smartphone did not feature MIUI skin it was designed to deliver stock Android experience. The Xiaomi Mi 6X smartphone was introduced in April this year in China. Since then, the rumor mill has been speculating that the company may debut its Android One version as Mi A2 for global audience. Xiaomi has now begun teasing on its next global launch event through its Twitter and Facebook accounts. It appears that the company may debut the Xiaomi Mi A2 smartphone through the upcoming event.
Mi fans! Which country would you ❤️ to go with @xiaomi for the next global event? Watch this space for more! 😉 pic.twitter.com/FwxxZzJ0Uz
— Mi India (@XiaomiIndia) June 25, 2018
The new teaser does not contain any information on the product that will be unveiled through the next product launch, but only suggests Xiaomi fans to guess on its venue. It appears that the company may release some more teasers on it the near future.
Recently, the Xiaomi Mi A2 was found listed on Digitec, a retailer site from Switzerland. The listing had revealed that the shipments of the smartphone will begin on Aug. 8. Hence, the Mi A2 is speculated to break cover through Xiaomi’s next global launch.
The MI A2 is expected to feature a 5.99-inch IPS LCD display that supports FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The Snapdragon 660 SoC is present under the hood of the phone.
A 20-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual camera setup could be available on the backside of the Mi A2. It may feature a 20-megapixel selfie snapper. It is expected to house a 3,010mAh battery. The 32 GB and 64 GB storage editions of the Mi A2 is expected to feature 4 GB of RAM whereas the 128 GB variant may arrive with 6 GB of RAM. It is likely to arrive in color choices Black, Gold and Blue.
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The Xiaomi Mi A2 is expected to arrive with a costlier price tag than the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Digitec had listed the 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB models of the Mi A2 with respective price tags of CHF 289 (~$293), CHF 329 (~$333) and CHF 369 (~$374). The Swiss retailer has taken down the listings of MI A2 variants.
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