I use Mi 2 and I have a few problems:

•Sometimes my keyboard doesn’t load when I want to type something. It is really irritating sometimes.

•Overheating- I don’t play any big games and I have a lot of memory but my phone overheats every time I’m using it. Also right now when I’m typing this my phone is overheated.

•Crashing- Sometimes it crashes when opening apps that are pre-installed like gallery contacts, etc…
It also crashes on games and other apps…

I am also using it for a year now. It has never been in water and always in silicone protection mask.

My issues after one year:
• constantly reconecting every few minutrs to the same Wi-Fi
• very laggy touchscreen
• fingerprint sensor barely works but looks as new, not even a scratch
• images taken by camera are lame because of shitty software
• front facing flashlight when i turn it on on ‘Photo’ mode, just blinks

Truly, the greatest shit that Xiaomi produced.

Thank you very much for everyday headache and battle with typing 💋

I have a MI a2 and it’s one of the best phones I used, maybe you got a faulty unit?

What makes Havoc a better than these I mentioned?

I’m considering to flash some AOSP based ROM, maybe Lineage OS or Pixel Experience

Which ROM are you using?

Yeah, I’ve done some research and people are complaining some units are having much lower read speeds. I ran a storage benchmark and could confirm mine is running on lower read speeds too.

Hey dont forget the mi max 2 with the same processor. Still runs great with about 90 percent of the battery capacity even after 2 years.

so far the Android one series has been pretty meh. I don’t see a reason to upgrade from my A1 except its shitty camera lol (yes i know you can install GCam etc but it’s too much of a hassle for the mere commoner)

Very unlucky, the broken camera glass can happen if it lands on a small stone for example

Battery is also very unlucky…. Had a lot of phones from China for me, friends & family (at least 10 phones) no issues in 4+ years on multiple models and users

All in all very unlucky i’d say… Combined with Faulty sensor

If you look for new phone I can recommend you the A3 If you have a low budget, or Mi 9T they are def. Better value than A2 (screen, camera and battery)

EDIT: The performance drop is very weird though… My parents have RN5 and its basically similar SoC (actually even worse) and its butter smooth… No problems at all. Try factory reset? Replace battery? Replace camera glass, but again… Dunno if its worth it to spend money now…

so theses dumb manufacturers can’t offer a solution to fix a phone I thought there was a way to unlock the bootloader without booting on android, like with a Google account verification whatever

> Note 5 Pro has a Snapdragon 636 which is a downclocked version of Snapdragon 660 that Mi A2 has.

The Note 5 Pro performs just as well as the Mi A2 in terms of performance in every-day tasks.

Also, the Note 5 Pro has kernels that can overclock the CPU to 2.2Ghz (or basically remove the 1.8Ghz limitation).

Smells like bad unit to me. Two friends of mine have bought Mi A2 and it works pretty OK for them.

Currently Mi 9 here, upgraded in March from a Mi 5 which still works great for its age. My mother and brother have a Redmi 5 Plus each, my girlfriend has an A2 Lite, her sister has a Redmi Note 7 and so on. I’ve had a Mi Band 2, 3, 4, Air Purifier 3, a bluetooth speaker, pens, screwdrivers and so on. I’m a huge fan of Xiaomi and their associated brands and have had close to 0 issues. You just got unlucky. All tech can fail and it happens. I recently got my Logitech G513 keyboard replaced under warranty after a year and a half. It doesn’t make it a bad board and definitely doesn’t make Logitech a bad company. My mother had a brand new LG G5 die in a few months yet your G2 is still kicking.
I’m not a huge fan of the A series as I like MIUI a lot and I’m mostly interested in flagship phones, but I don’t think it’s a bad device. You got a bad one tho. Mi 9 is an insane phone if you’re looking to upgrade and the price is great lately.

A3 prices fell off a cliff. It’s a great value now

It’s basically perfect, apart from the stupid goddamn under-screen fingerprint sensor that makes me hate unlocking my phone. I don’t understand why they went with that when a back sensor is instant and perfect.

Other than that, the phone is amazing, and I would still recommend it despite the flaw.

Sane on my phone gcam is pretty great

Yeah that’s the one

Mi A2 has no notch either. Maybe you’re thinking of Mi A2 lite.

I had the proximity sensor issue with the mi a1 and couldn’t fix it, it was so annoying, during calls my ear would often disconnect calls or even add other people to whatsapp chats etc , id come off the phone some time and the torch and everything else would be on all pressed by my ear

I upgraded to Mi 9t as others said I cannot recommend it enough

Same

You can do it by hotwiring the USB cables if need be, did it with my Note 3

Yeah the security on this phone seems pretty solid. I had to figure out how to add Gcam but the mod made my camera next level. Otherwise, the phone is pretty good except the battery and no jack

How do you make your battery last 2 days?! I’m scrambling for a charger by 3 pm. Otherwise the phone is magnificent!

The A2 was a bad phone imo. I bought the lite to an uncle and that shit was awful, I had to send it back.

I unlocked it’s bootloader in a legit way (no hacky methods) and that shit wouldn’t boot after, just stuck in the boot image. Locked again and it would boot. It would fail every update too, even flashed directly. There was also something weird with turning on. Just no. It had a ton of issues like this.

Instead I bought the redmi note 5 or 6, can’t recall, it was like 10€ more but so much better everything.
I only have great things to say from the literally every other xiaomi phone though. My wife had a note3 that lasted 5 or 6 years, died a month ago (but I suspect software and I can probably fix it), a note 5 that is going strong. Another friend had a ton of mi’s, had a mi6 and bought the mi9t pro last week because he wanted a bigger screen. Trust me, his phones don’t have an easy life, they hold on like champs. A lot of members of my family are using xiaomis too, no issues.
I’m using a OnePlus 6 but if I need to trade, I’m going xiaomi. Just can’t beat their price and the phones are nothing short of awesome.

I can’t remember clearly, but it didn’t work for me.

Yeah that’s right but the other aspects are better

We have an MI A2 at home and recently purchased an MI A3. Both phones seem to have performed wonderfully. The vanilla android experience is rewarding, as it has no ads whatsoever. You always have a plethora of apps on the Play Store to add the features you deem missing. I have a PocoF1 myself and I really find the MIUI ecosystem very comfortable to use. Also, the problems you mentioned, I haven’t encountered even on of them.

Same!

I had Mi A2 since October 2018, my only issue aside from usual update bug is that front facing camera hangs, When I take photos it hangs and need to close it. I just found out that beautify is turned. then the photo quality also degraded i don’t know why. But aside from that everything is smooth. Now i will give it to my dad. Note that i didn’t do any mods on that phone, I just buy and use it.

Note 5 Pro has a Snapdragon 636 which is a downclocked version of Snapdragon 660 that Mi A2 has.

In my case it works perfectly in every aspect,that’s why I’m suggesting it.
Only aspect which is kinda disappointing is the battery,which wasn’t great in the first place but it balances its performance with a good standby time.

Did you read the post? They said they made a post a year ago about recently getting it

Don’t buy an IPhone 7 anyway, my sister has one and had to pay 150 to get the Audio ic chip resoldered on it, common problem apparently and apple just try and sell you a new phone.

I’m still on MI A1 and it’s great.

You get what you paid for. Also that’s 6 years old what do you expect?

Not sure how much you paid for it, but next time instead of getting a budget phone brand new, try getting an older more high end phone (used or refurbished) if you can. Here in Europe at least, you can find an iPhone 6S/ SE (just an example) for as much as a brand new Mi A2, and the iPhone still hold up very well in terms of hardware and software (it received the latest iOS 13 update). This goes for other devices aswell, like laptops. Never settle for budget options when you have the option.

I am an owner of mi a2 as well, but I never got any of those issues – with the exception of ocasional slowness, but that is fixed with a restart for me, which i do once per week. I even do not use a case, but I am careful with it. So it only got some fine scratches on the antenna lines.
I am very pleased with the phone. It has flaws, but for the money I paid, there was no other option at that moment and it was/it is still great value for money.
I wish it had nfc, this is my biggest complaint. I do not like that much Miui, so for the next phone, I am looking for android one devices (bootloader unlockable) or oneplus etc.

I can share this opinion. I also bought Mi9 lite and it’s a fantastic phone.

Uh, Android One devices do not utilise a Mi account.

he’s comparing it to an older flagship on top of that… I’m not saying there can’t be issues… but no matter what you say, flagships from 2013 are still pretty competent…

I have Pocophone F1 and it’s the best phone I’ve ever had. I bought it used for 900 zł (230 dollars) with 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM. It’s not the most expensive variant of it, but the performance is outstanding! It has water cooling and it’s not getting hot (not even 50 °C) when you play such games as PUBG or Asphalt 9. The battery lasts all day long. I just love this phone and I recommend it to everyone that needs new phone for cheap.

can’t unlock the bootloader ?

About proximity sensor, seens like is a common problem in most of Xiaomi phones. I think the only one I know that haven’t this problem is Mi 8 Lite, because they don’t fucked up swaping the proximity sensor and lighting sensor.

I had a Mi A2, and for my luck, I was able to pass along it to a friend that really needed a new phone and hadn’t ways to buy one at that moment. Then I bought 2 Mi 8 Lite, was almost perfect, except that the price was the same as Redmi Note 7 and had an annoying little problem with bottom part of touch, so I changed my Mi8L for a RN7, that is a lot better, BUT, has the same fucking proximity sensor problem.

Specifically, the proximity sensor problem of Mi A2 is because it doesn’t use the proximity sensor to detect proximity, he uses the fucking camera, which is the same lighting sensor (the one that changes brightness when it’s automatic). Also, if you let auto-brightness on, the problem almost vanish.

I reported the fucking bug on official community, got ignored, bothered them agan, they said they would see what they could do, but I didn’t get any answer about that.

Mine has been a rock star. Yes, camera glass cracked, but the part is a few dollars and it had been slammed on the floor so many times. Have had it longer and never a problem. It was cheap, so I do not worry about it lasting and have been hard on it, but it keeps on working.

I think with some of these cheaper products, quality control is an issue. I was lucky. Because of the experience with the phone, I picked up a MiBand 4. I was not lucky this time.

The phone was great if you received a good one, but a lot of people had problems, especially software issues. I would buy another Android One phone from them, at the right price.

Perhaps it’s time to upgrade. I recently bought Mi 9 Lite for 200 euros and it’s outstanding. There are some very good options with xiaomi phones depending on your budget.