Xiaomi Mi A3

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Xiaomi Mi A3
(Xiaomi Mi CC9e in China)
Xiaomi Mi A3 phone.png
Front and back view of Mi A3 "Not just Blue" color scheme
CodenameMi A3: laurel
Mi CC9e: laurus
Manufacturer Xiaomi
Series Mi A/Mi CC, Android One
ModelMi A3: M1906F9SH, M1906F9SI
Mi CC9e: M1906F9SC
Compatible networks Mi A3:
  • GSM: 800/900/1800/1900
  • HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  • LTE:, VoLTE 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Mi CC9e:
  • GSM: 800/900/1800/1900
  • CDMA: 800
  • HSPA: 850 / 900 / 2100
  • LTE:, VoLTE 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
First releasedMi CC9e: 2 July 2019;4 years ago (2019-07-02)
Mi A3: 17 July 2019;4 years ago (2019-07-17)
Availability by regionJuly 2019;4 years ago (2019-07)
Predecessor Xiaomi Mi A2
Related Xiaomi Mi CC9
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate
Dimensions
  • 153.5 mm (6.04 in) H
  • 71.9 mm (2.83 in) W
  • 8.5 mm (0.33 in) D
Mass173.8 g (6.1 oz)
Operating system Mi A3:
Mi CC9e:
  • Original: Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10
  • Current: Android 10 with MIUI 12.5
System-on-chip Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610
Memory4/6  GB
Storage64/128 GB
Removable storage microSDXC
BatteryNon-removable Li-Po 4030 mAh
Charging18W fast charging
QC3
Display6.088 in (154.6 mm) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1560 pixels, ~286 ppi, 16M colors
Rear cameraTriple 48/8/2 MP phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Front camera 32 MP 0.8 μm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is the fourth smartphone in the Mi A series - smartphones developed by Xiaomi and co-developed by Google as part of its Android One initiative.

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Specifications [1] [2]

Hardware

The phone features a 6.088 inch HD+ (1560 x 720 pixel) resolution, 283ppi Super AMOLED display, a glass and plastic body, with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on its front as well as its back. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC. It also has a 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

It has an AI assisted triple rear camera setup. The main camera has a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor; there are also the 8MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensing cameras. The front camera has a resolution of 32MP. The battery has a capacity of 4030mAh, which supports 18W quick charging via Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.

Software

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is part of the Android One program, where software updates are provided directly from Google.

The phone comes with Android 9 "Pie" preinstalled. An Android 10 update was released on 29 February but rolled back due to bugs. It was re-released again on 18 March. On 31 December 2020 Xiaomi released Android 11 update, but it bricked [3] every device it was installed on. Xiaomi fixed the issue within a week, but so far they have not told the reason for the failed update.

Release

The Xiaomi Mi A3 is a re-branded Xiaomi Mi CC9e smartphone, that comes with Android One instead of MIUI on the Mi CC9e. The Xiaomi Mi CC9e is a version meant for China, while the Xiaomi Mi A3 is the global version of the Mi CC9e. The Xiaomi Mi CC9e was first released in July 2019, only a couple of weeks before the Mi A3.

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