From an event in Spain, the new Xiaomi Mi A2 and Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite phones have just been introduced, the successors of the successful Xiaomi Mi A1, a very interesting new models for the price and that also has Android One as OS, maintained by Google with OTA updates. Two phones quite different in design despite being part of the same family but that will undoubtedly will be a sales success as was his predecessor.
Xiaomi Mi A2
Xiaomi Mi A2 incorporates the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, an Octa Core with ARM Kyro 620 high-performance processors up to 2.2 GHz and four low-power cores up to 1.8 GHz, the integrated GPU is an Adreno 530. We will have three versions of this phone with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of storage, 6 GB with 64 GB and the most powerful with 6 GB and 128 GB. The screen of the is a 5.99 inches with a resolution FullHD+ in 18:9 format that as usual includes light sensor, the buttons in this case are virtual on screen.
At camera level we have a combination of double rear camera of 12 MP + 20 MP respectively mounting a Sony IMX486 sensor and another Sony IMX 376 with aperture f / 1.75 that allow you to take great photos in any situation, between the cameras we have a flash led. On the front we have a 20 MP camera with Sony IMX376 sensor to get the best results and has facial unlocking feature. We also have a 3010 mAh battery with Quick charge 3, Wi-Fi Dual Band ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, FM radio and includes a Snapdragon X12 modem with Cat.4 LTE bands with support for Dual SIM and dual VoLTE. As for connectors we found a USB Type-C port, this time we lost the audio jack, in the back we have a fingerprint reader.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite
The new Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has hardware similar to the previous Xiaomi Mi A1 but mounted on this occasion a screen with notch, has a size of 5.89″ with a resolution of 2280×1080 pixels. As a central core we have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, has options with 3/4 GB of RAM and 32/64 GB of internal storage expandable by micro SD card. Account with a battery of 4000 mAh quite generous, in the section of cameras we have the combination of 12 MP + 5 MP with flash in the back and in the front we have a 5 MP, has a fingerprint reader for unlocking. The operating system is Android 8 One as its older brother, the integrated modem mounts all the necessary bands.
Price and availability
- Xiaomi Mi A2 can be purchased at Gearbest.com, Banggood.com, Geekbuying.com or Aliexpress.com only for $249 (213€)
- Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite can be purchased at Gearbest.com, Banggood.com, Geekbuying.com or Aliexpress.com only for $182 (155€)
- We have them available in black, gold and blue also in the Lite we have red. Shipping costs included.