ISSUE 64 • ANDROID ADVISOR 73ROUND-UPA2, and like the latter its dual-camera sits vertically
with the LED flash in the middle of the arrangement.
The Redmi 6’s flash instead sits to the side looking
more like an afterthought.
You’ll also spot the speaker grille that is rear-facing
on the 6 and 6A has been moved to the bottom edge,
with drilled holes sitting either side of the Micro-USB
port – perhaps the biggest giveaway of this phone’s
budget roots.
There is just one speaker here, with the other row
of holes concealing one of the phone’s two mics –
you’ll find the other on the top edge, where it also
offers an IR blaster.
If we can’t have our phone’s speakers at the front
then the next best place is at the bottom – on the
rear as they appear on the two cheaper models they
tend to fire sound directly into your palm. While we’re
The Mi A2 Lite is almost
unrecognizable from its cheaper
Redmi 6 and 6A brothers