This ultra-thin smartphone is an excellent combination of Xiaomi's hardware and Google’s unmodified Android Oreo/Android One operating system out of the box.
Unlike many, Xiaomi has not adopted the fancy all-glass rear or the notch display. Instead, the A2 sports an aluminium unibody, a 5.99 inch full HD+ screen with an 18:9 aspect ratio, and thick bezels on the top and the bottom. Protected by 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5, the screen looks bright with deep blacks. In spite of the big display, the curved edges at the rear make it easy to hold. The thin side panel houses the volume key and the power button on the right, the SIM tray on the left, the IR blaster on the top and the Type C charging port and the speaker grill at the bottom. Interestingly, A2 has done away with the headphone jack as Xiaomi has bundled an audio connector in the box. However, the company never bundles earphones with its smartphones.
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