Xiaomi is working on a new Android One device. The codename of this smartphone has been unveiled through the Android Pie based MIUI 10 firmware for the Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone. Currently that the Chinese company has released Xiaomi Mi A1, Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite telephones so far. Hence, it appears that the newly spotted smartphone might be the Xiaomi Mi A3 smartphone.
In the MIUI 10 firmware of Mi 8, an XDA forum member may discover a device with “orchid_sprout” codename. Almost every known Android One gadget that is approved by Google is famous for carrying “_sprout” suffix and the exact same is applicable for Xiaomi’s Android One smartphones. For instance, the Mi A1, Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite were respectively codenamed as “tissot_sprout,” “jasmine_sprout,” and “daisy_sprout.” Hence, the “orchid_sprout” codename may belong to the upcoming Xiaomi Mi A3 smartphone.
There is with no reports available on the technical specs of the Xiaomi Mi A3 phone. The Mi A1, Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite lacked supported for NFC. Having said that, through the firmware leak it has been unveiled that “orchid_sprout” gadget is equipped with NFC connectivity. The NFC chip used on the gadget is from NXP.
One must be informed of the fact that there is with no confirmation on whether the “orchid_sprout” will be marketed as Xiaomi Mi A3. Few of the codenames of Xiaomi gadgets that were spotted in the past these types of as Comet, Achilles, Lilium and so on were never released. Hence, no more details on the “orchid_sprout” may surface for a while. The existence of the device can be confirmed through leaks that may look from other sources.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 was uncovered in July and the exact same smartphone with MIUI skin onboard is selling in China as Xiaomi Mi 6X. The Redmi 6 Pro that made were unveiled in China and India is out there in other markets as Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. The latter was reported along Mi A2 in July. Hence, the new Android One devices from Xiaomi are coming to go formal by soon Q3 this year.
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