XiaomismartphoneLast featured Oct 2022
Xiaomi Mi A2
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
A 250 euro budget phone whose camera comes surprisingly close to far pricier flagships, though stabilisation, low light and zoom lag behind.
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- Price when I covered it
- 249 euro
- Featured in
- 8 videos · 2018–2022
- Category
- Phones · Mid-range
What I liked
- more character
- quad-core S4 Pro chip
- 720p screen
- Very affordable
- Good portrait mode for the price
- Handles the hat in selfie focus properly
What I didn't
- Darkest images
- Lost detail in HDR sky
- Slowest autofocus
- Noisier slow motion
- LCD display has weaker contrast
- Graphics performance half of the Pixel's
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“it definitely feels like it has more character”
“when you compare it to similarly priced phones”
“the me a2 is the slowest and every now and again would just fail to recognize an object in front of it”
“Something like Xiaomi's recent Mi A2 is fantastic value for money”
“personally I would prioritize screen real estate so the amount of screen you have and I'd go with the me a2”
“firms like the me a two firms like the Moto G six they are hitting a real sweet spot”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
1:54I bought EVERY Xiaomi Phone. 😱A big step up from the Mi 1, with a quad-core chip that made Xiaomi's growth take off.
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1:02Honor 8X UNBOXINGNamed as a similarly priced phone against which the 8X's screen looks good for the money.
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1:02Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Mi A2 vs OnePlus 6 Camera Test ComparisonVery affordable with a surprisingly good portrait mode, but it has the darkest images, weakest HDR and slowest autofocus of the three.
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5:25Q&A 6.0 - MKBHD vs Unbox Therapy Boxing Match?Used as an example of a mid-range phone that is fantastic value for money.
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0:14Does a Cheap 2018 Smartphone beat a 2016 Flagship?Better overall buy at around $250 thanks to its bigger screen, dual camera and newer software, though it loses out on display quality and graphics.
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4:54Top 10 BEST Smartphones of 2018 so far.The best value budget phone he has ever seen, trading extras for fast, clean Android.
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0:01Xiaomi Mi A2 vs OnePlus 6 vs Samsung S9+ Camera ComparisonA 250 euro budget phone whose camera comes surprisingly close to far pricier flagships, though stabilisation, low light and zoom lag behind.
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0:02Xiaomi Mi A2 UNBOXING and REVIEW!Feels like a 400 euro phone for 249, with a very good camera and performance, held back by an average screen and battery.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Value king
“Xiaomi's recent Mi A2 is fantastic value for money”
▶ 5:25 - Value king
“hands-down the best value budget phone I've ever seen”
▶ 5:08 - Value king
“this camera is so good for the price”
▶ 0:13 - Camera nerd
“this is the first budget phone ever where I can say there just isn't that much in it”
▶ 7:29 - Value king
“this feels like a really solid 400 euro phone. It's actually 249.”
▶ 0:48 - Camera nerd
“So, the camera overall gets a big thumbs up”
▶ 3:01
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