Xiaomi is all set to launch its next-gen Android One smartphone, the Mi A3 in India on August 21, a day after its Chinese rival Realme is set to unveil its first quad-camera devices - Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro. Xiaomi has been teasing the Mi A3 on its social media platforms and confirmed the launch on Tuesday morning by rolling out the media invites. This comes a day after Xiaomi India Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain released a teaser video to suggest the debut of the Mi A3 in the country. The one minute and 23 seconds video didn't reveal anything about the phone. 

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Xiaomi Mi A3 smartphone will be a successor to the Mi A2 that was launched in India last year. It runs Android Pie out-of-the-box along with a stock experience. In the video posted on Twitter, Manu Kumar Jain had asked the Mi fans to predict the launch date of the Mi A3 in India. He also gave a glimpse of the phone which is likely to come with a gradient finish back.

What to expect from Mi A3?

The Mi A 3 would be another mid-range offering from Xiaomi that has already launched budget smartphones like the Redmi Note 7 Pro and the Redmi K20 in the country. The Mi A3 was launched in Spain last month and comes at a starting price of EUR 249 (roughly Rs 19,900) for the 64GB variant. The 128GB storage option is priced at EUR 279 (roughly Rs 22,200). The phone runs Android 9 Pie and features a 6.08-inch HD+ (720x1560 pixels) AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a waterdrop-style notch. 

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The phone sports an in-display fingerprint sensor and is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 665 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM. It features a triple rear camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens, 8-megapixel secondary sensor with a 118-degree wide-angle f/1.79 lens, and a 2-megapixel tertiary sensor for depth sensing. 

The Android One smartphone also houses a 32-megapixel selfie camera along with an f/2.0 lens. It packs a 4,030 mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.