Xiaomi wants to make amends, brings back 3.5mm headphone jack to A3

The battery is 4030 mAH, powered by an 18W USB-C type fast charger.

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The A3 will have two variants - a 4GB RAM+64GB ROM priced at Rs. 12,999, and a 6GB RAM+128GB ROM costing Rs. 15,999.
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi brought back the 3.5mm headphone jack for its newest Android One powered device, the A3, here on Wednesday.

The company said that it had listened to reviewers and its fans, many of whom were dismayed at the absence of the universal jack.

The phone runs stock Android version 9. Android One provides a clean experience for the user, and the phone will continue receiving software and security updates for at least two years.


The 6-inch AMOLED display houses an in-display fingerprint scanner. The 32MP front camera is encased in a teardrop notch, while the rear contains three cameras- 48MP main, 8MP superwide that extends up to 118 degrees, and a 2MP sensor to aid the depth effect for the portrait mode.

The battery is 4030 mAH, powered by an 18W USB-C type fast charger. It also has an IR blaster.

It comes in three colours- Not Just Blue, More Than White, and Kind of Grey.
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The A3 will have two variants- a 4GB RAM+64GB ROM priced at Rs. 12,999, and a 6GB RAM+128GB ROM costing Rs. 15,999. It will be available from August 23.

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