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just how good can it cheap fun get and how cheap can a good phone get well Jamie for one seems intent on finding out and its latest offerings in the Android one program are pushing the boundaries even further than last year's wildly successful me a 1 this is the jammie me a two hands on this year there are to me a 2's the regular and a lite version but don't let the name fool you because there's a lot going on in the lite version the main one misses out on like a larger battery a headphone jack and microSD expansion this is because the me a2 Lite is based off the hardware for the redmi 6 Pro which features all those essentials the me a 2 on the other hand is based on the me 6x which doesn't instead the me a 2 delivers higher-end optics in the camera for faster chipset and more impressive top memory configuration while the me a to light aims to bring Android one right down to Android goes doorstep with a 179 euro starting price if you want to spend a little bit more than you can enjoy the different benefits of the me a too big selling point here is the bump in camera performance you've got a dual camera experience with a primary 12 megapixel sensor and a 20 megapixel sensor for better low-light performance they share aperture so the difference is what Jeremy is calling super pixel a fancy name for the familiar pixel winning approach we've seen other OEMs take where for adjacent pixels are combined into one Jamie's trick is that it then upscales the result back to a 20 megapixel image in portrait mode the me a 2 will auto select the best camera for the conditions but the rest of the time you're going to have to toggle between cameras manually it's hardly hassled but if you don't realize this seemingly insignificant detail you'll always be shooting at 12 megapixels and getting worst low-light shots then the 20 megapixel camera is capable of the front-facing camera is the same 20 megapixel sensor but at F 2.2 aperture instead of F 1.75 it also supports 2 micron super pixels and comes with front-facing HDR AI Beauty portrait mode and a 45 hundred Kelvin selfie light on the meet a to light the secondary and front-facing camera have five megapixel sensors putting a clear split between devices do you value photography and performance or battery life expandable memory and a headphone jack software is stock standard Android 8.1 Oreo with a promise of Android P as soon as it is available there's only four non-google apps here including a custom camera app and a couple of new features in the settings menu perhaps the weirdest thing to get used to if you're coming from the meet a one is the back button is now on screen and on the Left Google assistant Google Lenz Google Play protect Oreo battery optimizations and project travel are all part of the package here not having to worry about software at all means that jammies hardware can really come to the fore it also means multiple Android OS upgrades and regular security patches you'll miss out on a lot of what makes Xiaomi Xiaomi in me UI but considering the me a one made the top 10 best-selling smartphones globally in February Android one clearly isn't that much of a compromise for a lot of people the display on the me a 2 has grown since its predecessor at just under 6 inches it's full HD plus like the me a2 lights 5.8 4 inch IPS LCD but the light variant has a notch while the regular version does not there's only a mono bottom firing speaker here so perhaps more comprehensive audio support will be next year's big feature request for the me a3 you do get oreos audio codec support if you're into wireless headphones though I'd support 5 volt 2 amp fast charging but only the me a 2 gets USB type-c while the light version sticks with microUSB again this is partially due to their respective price points but also based on the Chinese originals upon which these phones are based there's nothing wrong with using an existing blueprint for a low cost handset but it makes you realize just how significant Xiaomi selection of devices for future Android 1 phones will be will be taking the meet a 2 out and about to test its camera a little bit more in the next few days so keep an eye on Android Authority comm for that and stay tuned for the fool me a 2 review as always thank you so much for watching make sure you do your thing here here and here and I'll see you guys in the next one because we are your source for all things Android