Last year, Xiaomiv had launched Android One phones such as Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite. The Mi A2 smartphone was released exclusively in China along with MIUI as Xiaomi Mi 6X. XDA Developers had revealed earlier in this year that the “bamboo_sprout” and “cosmos_sprout” are the upcoming Android One smartphones. It is speculated that these devices could be the Mi A3 and Mi A3 Lite smartphones. The other rumored device that is codenamed as “pyxis” is believed to be the successor of Mi 6X. XDA Editor-in Chief, Mishaal Rahman has claimed through a tweet that all the three upcoming devices are powered by Snapdragon 7XX series.
Rahman is unsure whether the “bamboo_sprout”, “cosmos_sprout” and “pyxis” are powered by Snapdragon 710 or 712 mobile platform. Some rumors had claimed that the Mi A3 series could be featuring Snapdragon 730 mobile platform. However, it now seems these devices could be featuring SD710 or SD712. He did not share any other information on the specs of the Mi A3 series.
The Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite phones were respectively fueled by Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 625. The Mi A2 Lite had featured a less powerful SoC. Hence, it was being speculated that Mi A3 Lite could be featuring Snapdragon 632 SoC. It is advisable to wait for further reports to confirm the processor details of the Mi A3 and Mi A3 Lite Also, the Mi A2 Lite had arrived in certain markets as Redmi 6 Pro. Hence, there is a possibility that the Mi A3 Lite could be releasing in some markets as Redmi 7 Pro.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 and Mi A3 Lite smartphones will be running on stock edition of Android 9 Pie OS. Some reports have claimed that the successor of the Xiaomi Mi 6X could be releasing in the market as Xiaomi Mi 9X. The alleged Mi 9X will have the same specs as Mi A3 and it will be featuring MIUI skin over the Android OS. However, there is no official confirmation on it yet.
The Mi A3, Mi A3 Lite and Mi 9X are expected to come equipped with in-screen fingerprint scanners. These phones are likely to arrive with 32-megapixel front-facing cameras. Last year, the Xiaomi Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite phones were announced in July. Hence, the Mi A3 and Mi A3 Lite smartphones may go official in the same month in this year.
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