Madrid, July 24 : Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Tuesday expanded its Android One line-up by launching Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite devices here that will come to India on August 8.

Mi A2 sports 12MP+20MP rear AI dual camera and 20MP front camera. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip with the powerful Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE), the company said in a statement.

The smaller Mi A2 Lite has 12MP+5MP rear AI dual camera and 4,000mAh battery.

"Mi A2 is coming to India on 8th August," tweeted Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi, and Managing Director, Xiaomi India.

As Android One devices, both the units will have unlimited high-quality photo storage with Google Photos.

"Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite are two devices that will take our win-win partnership with Google to new heights, following the success of Mi A1 last year," said Wang Xiang, Senior Vice President, Xiaomi.

Mi A2 comes in three variants -- 4GB+32GB, 4GB+64GB and 6GB+128GB. Mi A2 Lite will be available in 3GB+32GB and 4GB+64GB. The devices will be rolled out gradually in 40 markets around the world.

"Our Android One series has now developed an excellent reputation and allowed us to win over the hearts of many more users in our global expansion journey," Xiang added.

Mi A2 features 5.99-inch 18:9 Full Screen Display, protected by a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

"We're thrilled to expand our Android One partnership this year to introduce two great new devices -- Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite. We can't wait for consumers around the world to see and experience them," added Jamie Rosenberg, Google's Vice President of Android and Google Play Business.

A useful feature on Mi A2 is that users can manually select the 20MP or 12MP rear camera according to environment lighting.

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Hubli/Belagavi: Members of the Muslim Community have condemned the brutal killing of a Congress corporator’s daughter, Neha Hiremath in Hubli on April 18, Thursday.

The Hubli Police have arrested Fayaz, a resident of Munavalli near Savadatti in Belagavi, in connection with the case. He was produced before the court and was sentenced to 14-day judicial custody.

Meanwhile, several individuals from both the Hindu and Muslim community jointly held a protest against the murder holding photos of Neha on the Sankeshwar-Savadatti highway. They demanded severe punishment against Fayaz for stabbing Neha.

In Hubli, Muslim community expressed strong condemnations and demanded severe punishment for the accused. The presidents of Alnavara, Kundagola, Kalaghatagi, Hubli and Dharwad Anjumans have requested the commissioner to take action to punish the accused severely.

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According to reports, Leaders of Anjuman Dharwad have also visited the police department to request action in this regard.

Social organisation, Anjuman-e-Islam Hubli, has also written to the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding severe punishment to the accused.

In their letter, the organisation condemned the incident and called for a fair and impartial investigation into the matter ‘without any political or communal color.’

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