Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

Advantages: + Compact size (compared to the rest of the MI range)
+ Display
+ 4000 mAh battery (the phone ranks second in the MI line of autonomy after MAX3)
+ Pure android (as far as I know the absence of the shell allows you not to accumulate debris in the memory, it also increases the autonomy of the phone)
+ Body, build quality
+ The camera, if you dig deeper, is detailed below.

Disadvantages: - Automatic screen brightness operation (very thoughtful)
- Pure android, some features in use, details below.
- Bangs on display, tastes, useless marketing, but I quickly got used to it. The absence of charge percentages does not confuse, here is a capacious battery, why should you follow the percentages so much?

Comment: I use the phone as a "workhorse", calls from two sims, instant messengers, maps, news apps, I DO NOT PLAY AT ALL.
With my active use of two days enough, with an average, sure you can stretch for three days.
First about CLEAN Android, like:
1. All applications are put in the menu, like in HTC Sence, you can put what you need often on the desktop, and thus make one desktop at all.
2. The absence of excess installed trash.
3. Speed ​​of work.
4. I think more precisely I am sure that support and updates from Google will be long enough.
I do not like it, I think it will be decided in updates:
1. When the svaype bottom-up on the screen, you can bring up the menu, but when the svaype top-down you can not open the notification curtain, you need to drag your finger to the top edge of the screen.
2. Opened the top curtain of notifications we see 6 icons of quick access to functions, pull the curtain below and the same 6 icons become larger and you have to look in the direction, it is not convenient.
3. In the notification curtain there are only 9 functions, there is no icon for automatic brightness of the screen, it is impossible to add, in general, I could not change these functions, as I didn’t search for in MI.
four.For some reason, the imported contacts from the Google account are not formed by the assigned groups, this is done in the MI shell.
5. Contacts are assigned multi-colored icons, as this is the color chosen for the contact, according to what signs, I did not understand.

Camera:
In fact, for this money (14 tr.), The camera is good, and I’m sure it will be even better when there are updates, which is interesting. Redmi 6pro (Chinese twin brother) has positive reviews about the camera, it’s all about the program.
Advice, shoot in manual mode, there I found something I had never met before - click on the focus point, then slide your finger to the side and split the point in two, one white is the focus, the other will be yellow - this is the light meter, and so the focus remains on the spot, and with an exposure meter it is possible to saturate the frame with light very well, or vice versa not to illuminate it. VERY COMFORTABLY!

Advantages: 1) Autonomy. 2 days of active use - at least. The screen will last about 11-12 hours.
2) Width. I was looking for just such a width, I can’t work with shovels. It is at the level of the LG NEXUS 4, which is 4.7 ", and A2 Lite 5.84".
3) Screen image quality
4) Pure android from Google. Long official support
5) Event indicator light
6) Well assembled, no creaks, no backlash
7) Relatively loud speakers
8) 4GB of RAM and 64GB of memory. Fine!
9) Price
10) Smart

Disadvantages: 1) Weight 178 g. Sensibly, but not critical
2) Sound quality (music). The sound is, of course, clean, but "flat" and boring. Compared with the old LG NEXUS 4 with the same headphones, the same software, the same composition.
Rating "4-"
3) Screen. Most likely there is no gorilla here (not even declared) and the screen will be very scratched. Glass is a must.
4) It is still raw software, but bugs fix it quickly (quiet sound from YouTube with headphones, the standard Camera application degrades the quality of evening photos programmatically, etc.)

Comment: Great cell. solid 4/5. I recommend to buy. Price quality

Advantages: Screen, autonomy, performance, memory size, size of the case with a large screen, speaker, sound in headphones.

Disadvantages: There is no built-in FM radio, you need to install many applications to optimize your smartphone for yourself. Although I do not know whether it is minus.

Comment: I chose a smartphone for myself, there was one doubt about the Android one.
I’ll say right away that when I turned on the smartphone, after 10 minutes I realized that I would have to download a bunch of different applications from the playmarket in order to somehow live with it))
There is no radio, so I downloaded the application, but it only works when the Internet connection is turned on, for which there is no interference, the sound in the headphones is excellent. Then I downloaded the MP3 player, the wallpaper, the weather widget with the clock also downloaded, and there is a percentage of battery charge.
I also had to download another launcher (I have NOVA) to remove the Google search bar from the main screen. Manipulations in the settings of the Google application did not help.
When she inserted the sims, it began ...
In order to be able to put different call melodies on different SIM cards, I also had to download the application, because there is no built-in possibility. By trial and error, I chose the DualSimRinger application. Rather convenient and simple. I hope that someone will come in handy.
In the built-in phone book there is no possibility to select the display of contacts, so I, personally, all contacts were in duplicate. Downloading the application for merging contacts did not help, after rebooting everything was back. Well, as you already understood, I had to download a new phone book, I chose Tru Phone. In the settings, I chose visible only Google account contacts. I can not save a single new contact on a SIM card until I figured out why. The system offers saving only to Google or Phone. I liked the management between sims, everything is clear and understandable.
To the SMS account - the firmware does not provide for a repeated notification if the SMS is not read. For me it is not very important, I did not download another SMS application yet. Let's live while with it.
The built-in calendar is quite suitable, the alarm clock too.
Who is in the know on the radio account, it can be possible to listen to it somehow without the Internet, write in the comments.
For now.

Advantages: Camera, screen, dimensions, design.

Disadvantages: Cord for charging frankly short, about 50 cm, from the floor to the table just will not reach.
Included is a case, it does not sit very tightly from the sides, you touch your finger from the folds.

Comment: For this money, a great option, the size of what you need, the screen is good, well assembled, they look at it interestedly in the subway. And separately I want to mention the camera,

I photographed items on the table, so Mi A2 shot better than Mi 5, a clearer and sharper photograph, focuses and photographs instantly too, in general a very decent machine for the money.

Advantages: - display
- jack 3.5
- pure Android
- Quick Charge included
- high quality assembled, body without flaws, pleasantly in the hand. The phone is not too big in itself
- loud noise
- nice appearance. Half of people generally think that this is an iPhone X, but these are their problems)

Disadvantages: - the camera behaves strangely, one and the same scene, then wildly darkens, then too brightens. Maybe it's in the software. It is possible that I do not understand how to properly use two cameras.
- lack of NFC (a matter of habit, I got used to carrying a card with me again, as if nothing had happened)

Comment: A very decent machine for 14k, with a very comfortable case size, pleasant appearance and a complete set with the most necessary. I took more for work, but I do not like it. Well go into the category of "great tool"!

By the way, you lose a little charge in three or four days while it is discharged)

Advantages: Good budget. In the hand sits well. It handles multitasking very well. The capacity of the battery in 4000 makes itself felt. At full load, Net, social networks, music, etc., 2 days boldly. Brovka for applications is not an obstacle.

Disadvantages: The camera is still-quality pictures
not really. Those who want this money for a good camera are looking for another.

Comment: In general, the device suits me completely.

Advantages: I want to highlight the main points: Appearance, build quality, always the newest, cleanest, Android (because the smartphone runs through the Android One program), and of course autonomy, two days is not a problem for it.
Very compact - with a diagonal of 5.84 inches, the size of the smartphone coincides with my old 5 inch (Karl!) Smartphone.
Both cameras give excellent photo results, especially like the front.

Disadvantages: At first it seemed that he would be confused by the similarity with the iphone x, but when you see it live, you perceive it not as a copy, but as an independent model. Although the similarity is still there.

Comment: There are versions with different chargers, not all are compatible with our Russian sockets.