98 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 71
and we were impressed with how it picked out the
different shades of black and how well it reproduced
text. The overall result is not as pin-sharp as we’d like,
but we can hardly complain at this price.
Software
If you opt for the Mi A2 Lite rather than the Redmi 6
Pro your device will be running Android One without
the MIUI customization. This is a pure version of
Android Oreo 8.1 that will always be first to receive
OS and security updates from Google.
The Mi A2 Lite runs all Google’s apps and nothing
else out of the box. You’ll also notice it includes an
app tray, whereas the Redmi 6 Pro with MIUI does not.
Some of the apps missing from the Mi A2 Lite
with Android One rather than MIUI include Dual Apps
(which lets you run two instances of individual apps)
The Mi A2 Lite runs all
Google’s apps and nothing
else out of the box
