Mi A2 Lite

The Mi A2 Lite is not your regular budget smartphone - it has a high-res notched screen with slim bezels, a dual-camera on its back, a very large battery, and runs on the latest vanilla Android OS. The notched screen is probably the highlight feature of the Mi A2 Lite and while controversial, it still adds for some modern looks.

Xiaomi chose a very powerful chipset for the A2, but the Lite model is getting the A1's Snapdragon 625. It's a dated, but still capable piece of hardware and seems like a good choice for a budget offers as the Lite.

The Mi A2 Lite feature set seems like a thoughtful pick, but you can tell choices were made to keep the price low. The weakest link is probably the two-year old chipset Snapdragon 625, but still, that's not a big compromise, as it is still one fine chipset.

Of course, there is more to the Mi A2 Lite story. The smartphone was first released as Redmi 6 Pro running on MIUI in China, and as a Redmi its price is almost half the Mi A2 Lite's. But that's not as shocking though, the Redmi 6 Pro is made in China and for China after all. The Mi A2 Lite, on the other hand, has been backed by Google and should be available worldwide. And now, it's time to check it out!

Versions: Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Global); Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro (China, India)

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global
	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, July
Status	Available. Released 2018, July

BODY
Dimensions	149.3 x 71.7 x 8.8 mm (5.88 x 2.82 x 0.35 in)
Weight	178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	5.84 inches, 85.1 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 506

MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA
Dual	12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12 μm, depth sensor
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

SELFIE CAMERA
Single	5 MP, f/2.0
Features	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port	Yes
USB	microUSB 2.0

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	- XviD/MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer - Charging 5V/2A 10W

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery

MISC
Colors	Black, Blue, Gold (Global); Rose Gold, Red (China only)
Price	About 200 EUR

TESTS
Performance	Basemark OS II: 1354 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1219 Basemark X: 10525