Xiaomi Mi A3 (More Than White, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage)

I bought the Mi A3 (White color) for effective price of Rs 10,499/- (₹1300/- SBI card discount + ₹1200 Amazon pay cashback) & following are my observations after 10 days of use.In the box:- Handset with built in battery.- Power brick. (5v, 2A)- USB to USB Type C cable.- Information leaflets.- Transparent soft case.DISPLAY:It comes with a 720p amoled display that is the most debatable topic on this phone. Honestly it is about personal preference and I would any day prefer a HD+ amoled display over a full HD IPS LCD display. I don't watch streaming services on my phone and I am fan of dark themes on any apps which looks much better on an amoled display.Using phone under direct sunlight is not an issue but the only complaint I have with the display is that auto brightness is not at all well calibrated.RATING - 4/5BUILD QUALITY:PROS👍 One of those rare phones which can be used single handed and if you are a fan of small phones then you will like the form factor of this one👍 Gorilla glass 5 on the back and front as well as for the camera housing.👍 The class back shadows light at different angles and looks quite good if using a clear case or no case.👍 Comes with a dual sim hybrid slot and the reintroduction of SD card slot is a welcome change.👍 Single firing mono speaker at the botton is loud enough.👍 Supports the 5Ghz WiFi band (AC) too.👍 Comes with all the imp sensors (Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass). Generally in this price segment reputed companies like Samsung have been known to emit some imp sensor to cut costs.👍 Unlike the MI A2, headphone jack is present on this phoneCONS👎 Notification LED is only of white colour.👎 In display fingerprint scanner is accurate but quite slow.RATING - 4.5/5PERFORMANCE:It has an Snapdragon 665 SoC, Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Adreno 610 GPU with 4GB RAM and 64 GB inbuilt storage which is running on Android Pie. It will breeze through the daily tasks and performs well in gaming too. It is a mid tier chip but strong enough for day to day usage.I like stock android & not a big fan of custom UI (Personal opinion). Android 10 is expected in the next couple of months and this phone will certainly receive it before the other phones as it is a part of Android one program.I am not much of a gamer and for me the performance is good enough hence rating it wellRATING - 4.5/5BATTERY:Comes with a non removable 4030 mAh battery which is excellent thanks to 720p display, small screen size and and 11 NM power efficient processor.This phone supports quick charge 3 but the power brick in the box is a standard charger and takes about 2hr 15min to fully charge the phone from 10% to full. Quick charge 3 charger (18w) takes about 1hr 50 minutes for the same.The battery gives me SOT of about 7-8 hours on 4g and a general lasting period of about 30 hours. While using Wi-Fi it generally lasts for more than 36 hours sometimes even 2 days with 10+ hrs of SOTRATING - 5/5CAMERA:Comes 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor. Images are crisp & sharp with good details, dynamic range is decent but the images are a bit saturated. Shutter speed is excellent, takes a bit of time to focus but once it does then the images are excellent. Low light images are decent. Capable of recording videos @ 2160p & 1080p at 30/60/120 fps. Overall the camera fares very well for this segment. Has EIS for video stabilizationFront shooter is 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm and seems to be good and does the job of clicking selfies well. Capable of shooting videos at 1080p.RATING - 4.5/5Attaching a few rear camera samples under different lighting conditions in auto mode.=======VERDICT=======Go for it if you want a phone with very good battery, a small form factor and amoled display with stock Android.Skip it if you are a heavy gamer or want a phone with a large screen to consume streaming services video in full HD.

Occassion / Sale: N/A (23 August, 2019)Price: Rs. 12,998Effective price: Rs. 12,248 (Rs. 750 cashback using HDFC credit card)This is only a brief review as I didn't get a chance to thoroughly use and review the device.So, the device feels premium and I think, 'More Than White' just stands out on the color front. It's just amazing. My review will primarily be focused on how does Mi A3 stack up against Mi A2 since I've been using the Mi A2 since last 8+ months.Mi A3 does a great job at the exterior, be it finishing or the dimensions ... just perfect. Mi A2 was slightly big in terms of width as well as height but Mi A3 cuts a few millimeters from both width and height and makes it more manageable to use the phone with one hand.CPU is just fine, not a very big upgrade from Mi A2 but the battery has certainly increased and that's evident while using the phone. Mi A3 does last more than a day if you are an above average user.Camera is great, tried Gcam mod and it performs even better. The camera bump doesn't trouble me now as it did in Mi A2. It supports QC 3.0 but I'm yet to see results on a QC 3.0 certified charger.Now, let's talk about the display ... yes, the one thing that's making buzz even before the phone launched and all the buzz, concerns are true. The display isn't that good and you can see pixels on the display. Now, that's something that bummed me a big time. I didn't give a damn on how powerful the CPU is but it's a Super AMOLED display with HD+ resolution in which I can clearly see the pixels. Also, the screen isn't bright enough and appealing. When I use both Mi A2 and A3 simultaneously, I am so disappointed when I look at Mi A3's screen after looking at Mi A2's screen.The phone is really well priced if you're not looking at a high performer smartphone. But, only for the display, I am in shock as to why I bought this phone. I guess, I'll just have to learn to live with it and as time progresses, I might start liking the display.My rating: 3.75 / 5P.S. I'll update the review after extensive usage and testing along with pictures later. Until then, my suggestion would be, use the phone in person, if you're okay with the display, go for it, else skip this one.