Xiaomi Mi A2 Performance - Work, Gaming, Battery + Recharging Speed

Work Performance – PCMark

We tested the Xiaomi Mi A2’s performance using PCMark, which simulates work applications like web browsing, playing video, writing text and editing photos.

Work 2.0	Xiaomi Mi A2	Realme 2 Pro	Honor Play	Samsung Galaxy A7 2018
Performance Score (Average)	8233	7842	7361	5379
Web Browsing	8543	7863	7695	5278
Video Editing	6356	6756	5499	4413
Writing	7471	6498	6649	5056
Photo Editing	15999	16030	13326	7427
Data Manipulation	5828	5359	5764	5147
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Despite using the same SoC as the Realme 2 Pro, the Xiaomi Mi A2 (US | UK | MY) is 5% faster in the Work 2.0 benchmark. It is also 12% faster than the flagship-class Kirin 970 used in the Honor Play, and a whopping 53% faster than the Samsung Exynos 7885 used in the Samsung Galaxy A7 2018.

 

Gaming Performance – 3DMark

We tested the Xiaomi Mi A2’s gaming performance using 3DMark, using the Ice Storm Unlimited test.

Ice Storm Unlimited	Honor Play	Xiaomi Mi A2	Realme 2 Pro	Samsung Galaxy A7 2018
Gaming Score	31622	26731	24812	15354
Graphics	37351	29302	26455	15788
Physics	20576	20452	20383	14005
Graphics Test 1	208.9 fps	162.9 fps	147.4 fps	136.5 fps
Graphics Test 2	132.8 fps	104.6 fps	94.3 fps	45.8 fps
Physics Test	65.3 fps	64.9 fps	64.7 fps	44.5 fps
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The Xiaomi Mi A2 (US | UK | MY) has 8% faster gaming performance than the Realme 2 Pro, despite being powered by the same SoC. This makes it just 15.5% slower than the flagship-class Kirin 970 used in the Honor Play, and 74% faster than the Exynos 7885 used in the Samsung Galaxy A7 2018.

 

Battery Life – PCMark

We then tested the Xiaomi Mi A2’s battery performance using PCMark. It basically ran the PCMark work tests until its battery capacity dropped to 20%.

Work 2.0	Samsung Galaxy A7 2018	Honor Play	Realme 2 Pro	Xiaomi Mi A2
Battery Life	10 hours 25 mins	9 hours 56 mins	6 hours 58 mins	5 hours 39 mins
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Battery life is a sore point for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. It is powerful, but it is a 14 nm chip that guzzles power compared to newer chips built on the 10 nm or 12 nm process technology.

Hence, we are not surprised to see the Xiaomi Mi A2 (US | UK | MY) last just over 5.5 hours in our stress test. Let’s remember that it only has a 3,000 mAh battery, while the Realme 2 Pro, which uses the same Snapdragon 660 SoC, comes with a larger 3,500 mAh battery.

 

Battery Recharging Performance

The Xiaomi Mi A2 comes with a 10 watt fast charger. Let’s take a look at how fast it recharges the 3,000 mAh battery.

The Xiaomi Mi A2 (US | UK | MY) took just under 108.5 minutes (1 hour 48.5 minutes) to recharge its battery from 20% to 100%. That’s an average performance, considering it’s using a 10 watt charger.

That is a battery life : recharging ratio of 3:1. A rule of thumb – for one hour of battery life, charge it for 20 minutes.

The fastest recharging happened up to the 90% level. This took just 71 minutes. Then the recharging speed slowed down, and it took a further 37.5 minutes to top up the remaining 10%.

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