Xiaomi Mi A2

theteal

theteal wrote: »

Full version has USB-C, no?

yes think you're right on that one for the mi a2 - my bad. battery life seems a bit underwhelming on it tho from further research.

when will the perfect 200 to 250 euro phone arrive?!

decent camera,
nfc,
good battery life,
looks ok.
keep the headphone jack,
loud speaker

still hasn't happened.

redmi note 5 ai edition is probably the closest so far - but no nfc and the low light camera not that great.

donegal.

Rock Paper Scissors wrote: »

Did you go for the light or regular version?


What are your initial thoughts?

I got it for the missus mainly for the camera) so I won't use it enough for a proper review.

no nfc so no google pay.
no headphone jack but she wouldn't use it anyway ( dongle included though). This leaves space on the bottom for a 2nd speaker.

I have the mia1 and the a2 is slightly longer but the screen is way bigger. The phone looks and feels great.

some reviews say the batterys not great but that should improve greatly before the end of the year when android pie update.

I got the non lite version and it came with a clear gel case,headphone dongle,2v charger (2 pin plug with an adaptor) + usb -c cable.
If you want to fast charge you'll need to but a seperate charger

Fanny Wank

Mi mover isn't working on mine

Any other suggestions? Thanks

Sync

Just ordered the 64gb from eglobal - hopefully get it within a week!

Micky 32

Sync wrote: »

Just ordered the 64gb from eglobal - hopefully get it within a week!

I ordered a S9+ last Sunday and i only got the email last night that they were packing my phone to get ready for dispatch

Sync

Got an e-mail from them at lunchtime saying it has been dispatched, along with a tracking number - the Mi A2 was in that list of 24hr dispatch so maybe that's part of it

TheBigEvil

Micky 32 wrote: »

I ordered a S9+ last Sunday and i only got the email last night that they were packing my phone to get ready for dispatch

What precise model of the S9+ did you buy and how much was it?

Micky 32

TheBigEvil wrote: »

What precise model of the S9+ did you buy and how much was it?

Coral blue S9+ Duos 256gb 693 euro delivered

cullenswood

A2 Lite. Started off day with 53% battery. Plenty of use throughout day, battery at 22% now. Fingers crossed I've finally a phone with decent battery!

Sync

Anyone know what the story with quick charge is with these, if you buy a compatible charger does it work?
Searching online it says only supported in India, do they get a different handset, or does that mean they include a quick charger in the box over there...

Peatys

Sync wrote: »

Anyone know what the story with quick charge is with these, if you buy a compatible charger does it work?
Searching online it says only supported in India, do they get a different handset, or does that mean they include a quick charger in the box over there...

Works on my anker qc3.0 car charger, and aukey 2.0 qc wall charger, both from Amazon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01K9MQ8WW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_R0DEBbFEQKBDH

They don't seem to do the wall one any more, but it's along these lines..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HYXHHGK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_j2DEBbSBX8B2M

Sync

Sync wrote: »

Just ordered the 64gb from eglobal - hopefully get it within a week!

This arrived today, happily surprised with the shipping, it seemed like it came from the UK.

Phone seems nice although I haven't had much time with it yet - the case that comes with it is ok, it will do until I find something proper, but the camera still pokes out a touch so I'll be super careful with it.

There's no screen protector in the box either which I had expected as there was in the Mi A1 - but overall very happy.:o

thegeekyjay

Ordered an A2 EU version from Amazon.de today. Only €226 Inc vat and delivery. That's for version with 4Gb ram and 64Gb storage. It says I will have delivery on the 30-Aug, I will update the thread when it arrives

https://www.amazon.de/Xiaomi-MI-64GB-Dual-Sim-Black-schwarz/dp/B07FMPVBQR

Do-more

thegeekyjay wrote: »

Ordered an A2 EU version from Amazon.de today. Only €226 Inc vat and delivery. That's for version with 4Gb ram and 64Gb storage. It says I will have delivery on the 30-Aug, I will update the thread when it arrives

https://www.amazon.de/Xiaomi-MI-64GB-Dual-Sim-Black-schwarz/dp/B07FMPVBQR

That price is from a marketplace seller fulfilled by Amazon. IMO it is better to spring the extra few Euro and buy from Amazon themselves for €239 for the comfort of their guarantee.

Waiting to see the price of the Nokia 6.1 plus and Pocophone F1 before I make a decision.....

StereoSound

I dont see the mi A2 sold directly by Amazon, just the lite version.

Do-more

StereoSound wrote: »

I dont see the mi A2 sold directly by Amazon, just the lite version.

If you look at thegeekjay's link and click on the list of "new (23) from €226" it is there from Amazon.de for €239.80

https://www.amazon.de/gp/offer-listing/B07FMPVBQR/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Sephiroth_dude

NFC?

Do-more

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

NFC?

No.

Shooter_galway

What's the wifi and call signal like on this phone?

DopeTech

August security update available this morning on my mi a2 lite. Cannot find any changelog on it though.

thegeekyjay

StereoSound wrote: »

I dont see the mi A2 sold directly by Amazon, just the lite version.

Link is above, it's not sold directly by Amazon, it's by A-mountain, but it's sold vat paid from Amazon.de

BopNiblets

Got mine today, seems like Netflix app isn't supported

leakyboots

After doing some reading on here, thinking of taking the plunge on my first Xiaomi. Budget is about 200-250 tops. Looking for something with

64GB storage,
6GB RAM
SD card option
Decent camera
Gorilla glass
Headphone jack
long lasting battery (4000 mAh I guess?)
FM radio would be nice too...
Funnily enough I'm happy enough with USB 2.0, 3.0 isn't a big selling point for me

Any recommendations on what model and where to buy? Needs to work with Virgin mobile network (I haven't a clue about bands etc so any advice here especially would be great)

Redmi Note 5 Pro is what I'm leaning towards I think

corks finest

Do-more wrote: »

thegeekyjay wrote: »

Ordered an A2 EU version from Amazon.de today. Only €226 Inc vat and delivery. That's for version with 4Gb ram and 64Gb storage. It says I will have delivery on the 30-Aug, I will update the thread when it arrives

https://www.amazon.de/Xiaomi-MI-64GB-Dual-Sim-Black-schwarz/dp/B07FMPVBQR

That price is from a marketplace seller fulfilled by Amazon. IMO it is better to spring the extra few Euro and buy from Amazon themselves for €239 for the comfort of their guarantee.

Waiting to see the price of the Nokia 6.1 plus and Pocophone F1 before I make a decision.....

Reckon 6.1 plus will drop to neat e200

cullenswood

Anyone else's fingerprint scanner acting up. Mine has stopped working...any tips to fix (preferably not involving a factory reset)

BopNiblets

cullenswood wrote: »

Anyone else's fingerprint scanner acting up. Mine has stopped working...any tips to fix (preferably not involving a factory reset)

Try remove then re add the fingerprint?

thegeekyjay

corks finest wrote: »

Reckon 6.1 plus will drop to neat e200

Phone arrived today, very happy with it. Lovely phone, very responsive, good build quality.

Fanny Wank

BopNiblets wrote: »

Got mine today, seems like Netflix app isn't supported

Works on mine. Can watch it on the phone or cast to tv

cullenswood

BopNiblets wrote: »

Try remove then re add the fingerprint?

That didn't work unfortunately

corkie

The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a crazy good deal...

Shooter_galway

Where's the best to buy this big price difference from amazon to honourbuy etc

BopNiblets

Fanny **** wrote: »

Works on mine. Can watch it on the phone or cast to tv

I think it is not coming up as compatible on Play store because I unlocked the bootloader.
I got the APK though.

thegeekyjay

Shooter_galway wrote: »

Where's the best to buy this big price difference from amazon to honourbuy etc

Its about 220/230 on both.
Remember to compare like with like,

There are number of versions with different amounts of ram and storage. Also there is a lite version which is a totally different phone.

Global Version 6+128GB
Global Version 4+64GB
Global Version 4+32GB

Shooter_galway

thegeekyjay wrote: »

Its about 220/230 on both.
Remember to compare like with like,

There are number of versions with different amounts of ram and storage. Also there is a lite version which is a totally different phone.

Global Version 6+128GB
Global Version 4+64GB
Global Version 4+32GB

The lite seems to have a bigger batter

theShire

Mi A2 & lite available from coolicool EU warehouse if any 1 is looking
https://www.coolicool.com/stock-in-europe-xiaomi-mi-a2-lite-4gb-ram-64gb-rom-qualcomm-snapdragon-625-20ghz-octa-core-584-inc-g-52002?utm_source=st&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=st180911&currency=EUR

fugee

How are people who bought this getting on?

Thinking of moving from iPhone 8 plus to this and most interested in the camera. I have mi A1 I have used so like the Android one but the camera on the A1 is not great.

Any thoughts would be great.

Cheers

OldMrBrennan83

You'd be mad to go from a recent iPhone to a budget Android phone unless you're making a good whack of money on the change.

BopNiblets

fugee wrote: »

How are people who bought this getting on?

Thinking of moving from iPhone 8 plus to this and most interested in the camera. I have mi A1 I have used so like the Android one but the camera on the A1 is not great.

Any thoughts would be great.

Cheers

Good so far no issues with mine, I don't miss NFC as I never really used it, camera is better than last phone I had (Moto g5+) and battery life is great.
I had one problem installing Netflix above but got the APK for it.
I expect the September security update will be coming soon.

TheSheriff

Going to buy one of these for the girlfriends birthday. No issues with 4G compatibility in Ireland?

What do people recommend for the best delivery etc as I've never bought one a Chinese phone. HonorBuy or Eglobal?

Cheers!

Sync

TheSheriff wrote: »

Going to buy one of these for the girlfriends birthday. No issues with 4G compatibility in Ireland?

What do people recommend for the best delivery etc as I've never bought one a Chinese phone. HonorBuy or Eglobal?

Cheers!

Bought mine from eglobalcentral, it arrived within a week.
No issues at all, 4g works great and it's a really fantastic phone. Selfie camera kinda sucks on it, but I don't use it so not bothered.

The main camera is great, portrait mode is good too.

TheSheriff

Thanks - ordered this morning from eglobal ! Hoping for a speedy turn around without VAT!

Micky 32

TheSheriff wrote: »

Thanks - ordered this morning from eglobal ! Hoping for a speedy turn around without VAT!

Bought a Note 9 from them a few weeks ago. Also a S9+ couple months back. Delivery times might vary. The S9+ took a week and the Note 2 weeks. I would have no problem dealing with them again.

Kenny Logins

TheSheriff wrote: »

Thanks - ordered this morning from eglobal ! Hoping for a speedy turn around without VAT!

Good luck with that. I'm waiting 3 weeks now and getting various courier/customs excuses each day. Can't even give me a rough estimate for delivery.

TheSheriff

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Good luck with that. I'm waiting 3 weeks now and getting various courier/customs excuses each day. Can't even give me a rough estimate for delivery.

It arrived this morning - so just two weeks from order to delivery.

Haven't seen it in action yet as its a gift, but opened it up to have a quick look at the build quality. Wow!!!! Very impressive for a phone at this price point.

TheSheriff

Finally got this up and running this eve - cracker of a phone.

One thing is annoying me tough, after updating to the last android, the "system" files are taking up a huge 12gb of storage? I don't think the other half would even notice this, but does anyone know why?

Is this similar on others devices?

BopNiblets

My system storage is at 14gb but got 64gb version so not really bothered about it, plenty of space left.

advertsfox

BopNiblets wrote: »

My system storage is at 14gb but got 64gb version so not really bothered about it, plenty of space left.

Try running the Android Files Go app to clear up space. I have the 32GB version with 95 apps installed and have 10GB left over (with 12GB reserved for system). Ideally, with apps... you should have at least 40-50GB left. Go to Settings > Storage and see whats using your space. See below:

glenq

Anyone get a fast car charger for the A2? I read that you need a Qualcomm 3.0, but where are people buying from? Any links would be appreciated.

advertsfox

glenq wrote: »

Anyone get a fast car charger for the A2? I read that you need a Qualcomm 3.0, but where are people buying from? Any links would be appreciated.

Any QC 3.0 charger will do, I got this one - it works great.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CXHK4X3/

BopNiblets

I previously got some of these from AliExpress if you've ever used it and don't mind waiting for a while for the delivery.
They are QC 2.0 but I guess there's not that much of a charging difference (?)

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32786500251.html?trace=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail&productId=32786500251&productSubject=Quick-Charge-2-0-2-Port-Rapid-Wall-USB-Charger-UK-Power-Adapter-For-Samsung&spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.1f8b4c4dHK87T6