Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite - (Dual SIM) 64GB 5.84-Inch Android 8.1 UK Version SIM-Free Smartphone - Gold (Official UK Launch)

Bought in trepidation - first Xiaomi after years of various Moto G models. The A2 Lite is a good looking phone, nice fit in the hand, good size for pockets. Screen clear and readable, battery life excellent. Main camera is perfectly acceptable, selfie camera (criticised by others) unused by me. Memory excellent at 4GB/64GB, giving quick and non laggy performance and plenty of storage. I love the "true" double SIM capacity - 3 slots, 2 for SIMs, one for micro SD, unlike other phones where one slot can only be used by either SIM 2 or a micro SD. Standard headphone jack is great and I'm not fussed about the lack of micro USB C. I paid £180 for this phone and it's bargainalicious in comparison to my immediately previous Moto G5 3GB/16GB at £150 in 2017. The Xiaomi beats it hands down in all areas. My only real dislike is the use of a pop out SIM tray rather than an in - phone slot as I find trays fiddly and a bit suspect for longevity if used too often. It's a minor gripe however - this is a lovely budget phone.

This phone really did exceed my expectations. Despite reading positive reviews, I still expected it to turn up and have a few sub-par features simply based on the price.As it turns out the phone is excellent. Camera is really high quality in both photographs and videos. Screen quality is excellent, battery lasts 2-3 days depending on usage. All apps open and run smoothly. Phone still has headphone port and SD card slot which are both massive positives.The only drawback I have seen so far is that the fingerprint scanner can be temperamental. However I am regularly wearing my fingertips down through rock climbing so this could be a factor.I am genuinely recommending this phone to anybody who wants a cheap android that performs wayyyyy beyond it's price range.

Lovely little phone for the money. Good build quality. The gold colour is nicer than how it’s displayed in the product pictures - in reality it has more of a peachy tint than a yellow one. Dimensions are almost identical to an iPhone X, but it’s a bit thicker and slightly heavier in the hand, which I personally prefer. It’s snappy enough with most tasks, and you shouldn’t run into much trouble unless maybe you’re a big ‘mobile gamer’.The cameras are quite bad, colours are natural enough but clarity is lacking. I’m not a big enough user of my phone camera to drop it down a point for that, but it’s something to note if you’re buying this phone with the intention of taking lots of picture.The battery life is incredible. Easily makes it through a day and then some. It was one of the main reasons I bought this phone - decent power and a large battery in a relatively small form-factor. Despite that small form factor it packs in a few nice features like an IR blaster and 3.5mm jack. Speaker has decent volume and clarity too.All in all, this phone isn’t a flagship or a ‘flagship killer’, if you want one of those for under £200 you’ll be looking for the rest of your life, but it is a very solid phone. If you’re a mildly intensive user or below that then you really can’t go wrong with a Mi A2 Lite, it’ll do mostly everything you could ask it to.If you care more about performance while preferring the notch-less design at the sacrifice of a good chunk of battery life, you could go with the non-lite version.

I did a lot of homework and watched a lot of review videos on YouTube before taking the plunge and buying the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. I was entering the unknown as a I had never owned a Xiaomi phone before and I can tell you now that I definitely made the right choice.64gb memory, 4gb ROM and 4000mah battery all for under £200 - Madness! The colour definition on the screen is excellent and it runs so effortlessly and smooth. Another thing worth noting is that the A2 Lite runs on Android One which is a cleaner Android operating system.Another factor for me when deciding to purchase the phone was because of the expandable memory. It already packs a 64gb memory but you can add a micro SD card up to 256gb, essentially making the phone 320gb!The headphone jack is also very useful as I use my phone as a music player. I know that quite a few new models on the market have done away with the headphone jack, so I'm glad Xiaomi have decided to include one with the A2 Lite.I really can't think of many downsides to this phone. Maybe the camera could be a little better? Don't get me wrong, it's still an excellent quality camera, but I have seen better. The phone charging cable isn't very long either.All in all the A2 Lite is excellent. Just look at the specs and the price. This phone will outclass many more expensive phones on the market.

I bought this thinking it would be another slow , laggy phone but its the opposite . The stock google android one is really fast and feels almost as fast as a top of the line phone . The display looks beautiful and glossy . im most impressed by 2sim slots , expandable storage , 4gb ram and 64gb storage , good 1080p crispy clear resolution, and really fast operating system .However this is not perfect as it lacks a lot of features but im not complaining for this price .- No water proof- No alert switcher- doesn't come with screen protector- charging cable very short- no headphones included- no wireless chargingHowever for the price of £180 this is so amazing .

Replaced my company mobile with this. For the price this has to be one of the best mobiles I have had. Full of features, unbelievable battery life and quick. I can use all day for work and only drop 20% battery life. My old work phone (it was only 9 months old) was an HTC and I had to plug it in in the afternoon. I have a iPhone X as my private mobile and I actually think this is better!