Well there is a 360 hour waiting time before you can unlock and the unlock tool only is Windows-only but apart from that installing LineageOS was pretty straightforward. If you don’t have a problem with Miui there’s no reason to unlock it (apart from installing GCAM maybe) anyway. You should check if the global version supports your carrier’s 4g bands to be sure but I thought it covered pretty much the whole spectrum.

So the lite version has 4000mah battery and the bigger one with the better CPU and everything has a smaller 3000mah? Good job xiaomi

The Mi A2 Lite is a Redmi 6 pro, which means headphone jack, micro usb. The Mi A2 is a Mi 6X, which means usb c and no headphone jack (these are some of the differencea between the redmi and mi lines)

Please tell me it doesn’t have the notch

EDIT: fuck

You can hide the notch

That sticker makes it look full screen

So it will have micro USB.

I’ve heard that unlocking xiaomi phones is kind of a pain.

Also I’m in the us, so I don’t think I’ll get 4G? It’s these two reasons that in looking at the m2.

Thanks for commenting!

It’s literally below 5.9 inch lol

Besides it’s 71mm wide which is what 5-5.2 inch 16:9 phones used to be

My cynical side thinks that Xiaomi wants the Android 1 project to crash and burn so people will buy MIUI phines

Go for a redmi Note 5 instead

I hate notch but it looks stunning. Almost full screen.

Android One.

And a notch, let’s not forget the notch.

Yeah they fucked up.

Same here, then I found out about the Nokia 7 Plus.

Bangladesh. See Donovan Sung’s FB account. You’ll get more picture of this.

yuck! the notch just killed it for me.

common xiaomi!! dont do this to us.

Awesome!

Why does the regular a2 have smaller battery then the lite one yup that big arse chin + them ugly notch

Does it have headphone jack?

Major gripe is it makes the phone look asymmetrical. When playing videos in full screen (ie excluding the notch part and treating it as a rectangular screen) , the annoying black ‘ears’ will still be visible since you cannot turn off the LCD screen pixels completely. Therefore the only other option is to use the entire screen which means you have a bloody notch at the side of the video.
Developers are already struggling with 2:1 aspect ratio, now imagine putting a 3rd one into the mix.
Secondly it’s a clear attempt at copying Apple and failing miserably at it.

I also feel that a notched screen will cost more to replace than a normal one due to higher manufacturing cost

yeah I wish they use 636

Price

I prefer lite one before normal one, I don’t mind the notch, but without headphone jack I can’t live.

I don’t give a fuck about the notch but I want something newer than the SD625. On the other hand i’d also like a headphone jack. Fuck.

Ah, thanks for the info! I might have found my next phone!

Yea, I hardly ever game on my phone other than emulators and the occasional kids game. I’m really looking for something with a great battery and a smooth experience.

Thanks for the comment!

I think all Xiaomi phones with a notch has an option to “disable” the notch by forcing a dark background at the status bar. That might solve the problem you mentioned. However, that doesn’t solve the problem of the status bar having too little space to show important stuff (like notifications).

I think the selfie cam is ubiquitous like a headphone jack for some, take it away and so go the crowds that prefer that feature.