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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Xiaomi Mi A2's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ilgreco112:
camera is average, good for the price imo
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Xiaomi Mi A2 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] daywalker313:
The camera (software) of the Mi A2 is once again a disappointment, Xiaomi still isn't even close to the competition.

Here's a medium/low light composition (100% crop) taken with my old Redmi Note 3 Pro (Samsung Sensor) and the Mi A2.

I've taken more samples with the A2, hoping for better sharpness and contrast and selected the best ones - but only that single image on the Redmi Note 3 Pro.

The Redmi Note 3 (as well as the Note 4X and Mi A1 with Google HDR+ Camera) easily outperform the Mi A2 in a few hundred shots I've taken so far in all situations, except for:

- Daylight action shots (still close but in most situations the shorter aperture helps)

- Extremely low light (the Redmi Note 3 still has the edge on sharpness and focus accuracy, but the A2 wins with a bit less noise and better contrast / dynamic range)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Benjamin_L:
Can't exactly say that I am disappointed https://pandainthecloud.de/nextcloud/index.php/apps/gallery/s/mW2GqLcFXEa84ds#
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] amartolos:
That sounds like my experience as well. I'm currently comparing this phone (for my dad) against my Nexus 5X, and straight out of the box images even with HDR just can't be compared.

However, I specifically bought this device for the price point + androidOne combo. With the google camera port and camera2api enabled, this is just about on-par with the Nexus 5X. I'd almost consider getting this for myself!

I noticed in your Redmi sample, you had used a google cam port. Try a google cam port on the A2, it's quite the improvement. I'll have opportunity to post some samples in the next few days, since I just got the A2 yesterday :D

Photo samples below:

Mi A2 Test Photos [Google Camera Port]

Particular characteristics noticed:

- autofocus isn't always on-point if you just shoot from the hip (aka double-tap power, then immediately single tap volume button); for best results you should wait like a second to lock focus

- some google camera ports allow you to tweak highlight and shadow saturation; explore around!

- colours aren't 100% accurate, but could just be a simple white-balance adjustment in snapseed, etc.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] marlontravagli:
Front camera is better than rear camera :(
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] OverTheEdge:
Why is the rear camera produces 8mp pictures? I just opened the camera app and took the shot.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] lelozerien:
18:9 your photo is in 8 mpx

16:9 9 mpx

4:3 12 mpx
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] OverTheEdge:
Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Hungry_muffin:
Maby you are on "low quality" mode.

Go to the camera settings and select the "high quality" option.

Both cameras have its own settings, so if you want to change the resolution of the frontal camera, you are gonna have to swipe to that camera and then acces to the settings.

I hope it works
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] OverTheEdge:
No, it was on high quality. Changing it to 4:3 fixed it and made the photos produced to 12mp instead of 8mp.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] zaff_haziq:
Why is the potrait mode resolution on my mi a2 is 16mp and 20mp....i thought the camera resolution is 12mp on the primary camera
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Sohailsamdani:
Why there is so much difference between mia1 portrait and mia2 portrait ? i like mi a1 blur co'z they look close to natural like dslr blur and a2 blur seems to artificial why?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] GoGuyGo:
Some amazing shots with the stock cam:

xxx.flickr.com/gp/182556014@N06/97pfu5
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] rahulmanpur:
Honest review: I agree with [MENTION=3249877]Benjamin_L[/MENTION]

My previous phone was Redmi 3S. With Google Camera it produced more sharper images than Mi A2 with Google Camera. It looks like there's some kind of pixel binning thing happening even with the primary sensor. Edges are not crisp/sharp. Dynamic range is good though with GCam ports in every phone it no longer matters.

Only place where it wins from other phones is its low light performance due to the aperture. Otherwise the camera is not really that great, as speculated in every blog. Sure, in stock camera comparisons with other phones, Mi A2 is the better one. However once we move to GCam, other phones are at par with Mi A2, in fact better, in Daylight.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Your friends are never going to believe what you did. The only way to prove it to them is with that video you took. Rate this thread to express how videos shot on the Xiaomi Mi A2 come out. A higher rating indicates that videos are smooth (and not choppy) and that auto-focus works very well, and that the camera adjusts quickly to different lighting conditions while recording.

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] nyssss:
The 4K video looks good, but the catch is there is no EIS support for it.

Even though 1080p/60 or 1080p/30 do support EIS, the video quality is not as good (and looks unrealistic) as recording in 4K.

There are two samples over at GSMArena Mi A2's review, watch two of them in 1080p and you can see the clear difference.

This also happened in Mi A1, which is quite surprising. But it does not happened in other Xiaomi phone like Pocophone F1 and Mi 8.

Tried increasing the bitrate of 1080p video to 40Mbps but no clear result.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ILA:
You can stabilize the 4K video using the Google Photos app so it's no biggie :)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Mr.Nice.ba:
If you are on stock rom without root or somekind mod like camera2 api, you can use Open Camera to enable 4K EIS and it is fantastic. Here is sample from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZXy5sdevXE

If you have enabled camera2 api to use google camera port, than you lose 4k video recording option i open camera, and you need to use Snap Camera.

So you can have 4K eis, and it is working really good, do not need to use google photos stabilization because it produces wobbly picture sometimes. Even better use eis and than apply google photos stabilization after for rock steady video :D
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Gabskz:
Is it only me or it's common - when record the video, it's not as wide as when making photo. The ratio is the same BTW.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] nareshmadhur:
Cropped up video - Reason

Yes, this is the case.

As you know, Mi A2 doesn't offer Optical Image Stabilization, but just Electronic Image Stabilization/ EIS.

The concept of EIS revolves around stabilizing by using the cropped out parts as buffers so that the visible window is less prone to shake. However, if the pixels themselves are blurred, EIS can not do a lot. This is why EIS is bad at low light conditions.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're beautiful and everyone knows it. That's why you take selfies. Rate this thread to express how the front-facing camera of the Xiaomi Mi A2 performs. A higher rating indicates that the front camera produces fantastic results consistently.

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Landlax:
Hello. I'll make it quick. In good lightning the selfies are sharp but over exposed, HDR doesn't seems to work well, makes the shadows too dark. In evening light or artificial light its hit or miss. 80% of the photos looks shaky and heavily over exposed but when it hits its good apart from the exposure. Also the front facing LED is a good to have and use
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter7:
Which WM 6.1 rom does have the best perfomance and runs without errors ?

Pls give your opinions....

Thanks

myrin
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] AllTheWay:
I guess searching would be out of the question. Do know how many times this has been asked? Come on now. With 124 post I would think you would know that :) or at least do a search first.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter7:
...you are generally right but the search doesn`t brings up a real result !

A performance comparison (benchmark) for WM 6 has given a lot of evidence but on 6.1 I didn`t find it ...

What works best for you ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] thomassster:
Since you donate to the forum, I guess people will be nicer to you. There is really no clear answer to this since the cleaner roms have better speeds, but less functionality. The ones bulky with a lot of apps tend to be slower, but they become like swiss army knives. There are lots of extra tweaks you can do such as change page pool or change cache sizes to improve performance. With less errors? All the roms have few incompatabilities with certain softwares such as TCPMP, IM+, and many others. There are trade offs from using certain roms and its all in your preference in what you want (buggy rom with speed or lots of apps, but slow). Dutty's has been clear favorite, but many cooks out there make roms just as good.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter7:
thomassster - I`m very happy with Quentin`s but it is "only" a WM 6.0 - would you say it is worth the effort to change to a WM 6.1 ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] th_undead:
peter

hello peter :) the only big differences that i found are the thredded sms and some minor changes regarding wifi managing found in settings - connections (faster turning on and off...) regarding speed, i find wm 6.0 slight faster. so, my opinion is you could give wm 6.1 a go. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter7:
So although WM 6 ist faster you prefer 6.1 ???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] th_undead:
yes, i find it more functional. try dutty's wm6.1s they simply rock! you won't be dissapointed
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] thomassster:
If you read some of the WM6.1 threads, the only addition is newer radios, threaded SMS, and very minor options added. I won't be able to say if it's worth upgrading since threaded SMS is a big improvement, but I can't seem to find a way to backup my SMS the way I want. Instead of chat style, PIM backup restores the sent, and then mine.

There's not too many improvements, but it wouldn't be bad experimenting. I can't determine whether flashing will be best for you, but sometimes you gotta do things to find out whats all the fuss about. Most of the cooks are cooking up the newest roms, which happens to be WM6.1 so you might as well get use to what is in a WM6.1 rom.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter7:
OK understand...which progs do not run with Dutty`s ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] th_undead:
yup, but the threaded sms can be disabled via registry anyway, i have the same problem when backuping my sms.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] th_undead:
like all wm 6.1's i have sometimes problems when trying to run igo or miomap. but with the homeplugin partially disabled ( all tabs except the clock) and a proper radio it works fine! i haven't tried yet skype to see if it works. but other programs work great. i have installed on my kaiser resco explorer, ab button plus, coreplayer.. etc and all work fine..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] kyphur:
That specific question really belongs in the Rom thread.

This thread has no further usefulness so it is closed.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
There! Something just happened! Did you take a picture of it? Rate this thread to express how fast the Xiaomi Mi A2 can go from "zero to picture". A higher rating indicates that launching the camera app and taking a photo is extremely fast such that you never miss an important moment, like when your cat attacks the couch again.

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Xiaomi Mi A2's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Nickdroid86:
Love the software. It's very well optimized on this phone, running Android One 8.1 out of the box. It's promised to receive Android Pie soon. My only complaint is that you can't move the Google search bar (at least I haven't figured it out yet).
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] deany76:
I have the Mi A1 and removed the Google search bar with Microsoft launcher.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] nyssss:
There are photo, video, portrait mode, panorama and also manual.

Manual have the options for you to change white balance, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and also two of the lenses (regular and low light).

Interestingly, in aperture mode there is a "PEAK" options which show you the peak point in picture. (I don't know how to explain it but try it for yourself!)

There are timer (3s and 5s only), tilt-shift (circle and parallel), straighten (which help straighten the image), group selfie (take multiple photos and create a shoot where everyone looks best, it claims), HHT and beautify (which have 1-5 and advanced options that can make you slender, have big eyes, tone and smooth your skin).

In settings, you can save your location, enable pocket mode, adjust anti banding, auto exposure, contrast, saturation and sharpness.

So it's quite cool in all.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] deckimbal:
Since i have installed the September update i have got a Software Bug. Everytime I am using by default the HDR mode of the stock camera, my foto is just a green square! But onyl in dark conditions - maybe the app wants since the september update to change the camera lense... and it does not work probably.

does anybody else has the same problem?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] SoundOff:
Yeah I have the same problem :(
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Harald.T:
yup! i experienced this twice in a row when i was taking a picture. not sure what the issue is.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] amartolos:
I have found the software to be very smooth and fluid; the September update on a fresh reset seemed to have also removed some of the bundled MI apps but then actually allows you to pick and choose which ones to install (such as the MI remote for IR blasting). An awesome feature to have this come from xiaomi instead of the xda community via rooting and other uninstallers etc. Camera and google maps also load very fast, which helps a lot.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Xiaomi Mi A2 can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Timmychin:
The phone ships with a quick charge 2.0 charger. The phone supports 3.0 and also 4.0 for India markets. Mine is Malaysian so it's 3.0. With stock charger it takes 1 hour 20mins + to get fully charged. Not too bad. With a QC 3.0 charger (Using my mi max 2 charger) it takes about less than an hour to get fully charged based on estimates. Charges quite quickly to 70% so stock charger is actually fine.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] kjvikram06:
I think it supports USB PD as well, I used my pixel 2xl charger and it showed that the phone is charging rapidly, will do another full test and post results!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Timmychin:
If it's the global version, it should be QC3.0 . QC4.0 is only for India if I am not wrong.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Timmychin:
I don't think QC 3.0 is that much slower compared to QC 4.0. It's not like Oppo's new charge system, now that's quick haha. QC 3.0 is fine. I am still using QC 2.0 and it's all good no issues with it.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] mariotwj:
I charged it in like 80 minutes with its charger but the charger doesnt say that it has quick charge

I was surprised :D :D
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] maitred:
Phone supports quick chargers from xiaomi only. I have tried 2 different qc 3.0 certified chargers and both get 1800mah to my A2. My charger from my old Mi5s plus works fine and gives 2400mah.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] vite0150:
I got the cheapest qc 3.0 from Amazon, tycipi or something like that. According to ampere app it is providing 2400 mah, it charges the phone quickly
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] youl_junior:
I got the global version, so only QC3.0.

I have an Aukey PA-T8, 8 ports 5V 2.4A, 2 QC3.0 ports.

On 2.4A port, Ampere say 1800mA.

On QC3.0 port, Ampere say 2300mA.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Harsh_Thor:
If you own a Global Version, your device will only support QC 3.0. Only Indian Variants support QC 4.0
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] tomsag:
My A2 unit is behaving quite strange, first let me say that Ampere is not so reliable as a USB power monitoring device, which I have (this unit gets you also the voltage which is being supplied to the phone).

MY measurements (with supplied USB-C cable) are:

- Stock charger: 1,6A voltage 5V

- QC 3.0 charger: up to 2,4A voltage 6,5V

- QC 2.0 Charger (works with Asus Zenfone 2 and Galaxy S8 on quick) - sometimes ZERO - just shuts down after a minute

Other 2A 5V chargers often not more than 0,6A (depending on cable)

So, A2 is very sensitive with cables and charging electronics and probably cannot accept 9V.

Global version.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] DiesFrae:
Sometimes the phone when plugged in charger shows "Charging slowly" and sometimes "Charging Rapidly", What's up with that?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] a5c:
QC 3.0 (smartphone ON)

Aukey PA-T9 QC 3.0 charger

AmazonBasics USB type C to USB A male 3.1 gen2 0.9m black cable

Plugable USBC-VAMETER v.2 usb type c voltage & amperage meter

Smartphone ON, screen OFF (turned on just for taking pics)

Charging time: about 1h 40m from about 18% to 100%

See attachments for more details.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] a5c:
QC 3.0 (smartphone OFF)

Aukey PA-T9 QC 3.0 charger

AmazonBasics USB type C to USB A male 3.1 gen2 0.9m black cable

Plugable USBC-VAMETER v.2 usb type c voltage & amperage meter

Smartphone OFF

Charging time: about 1h 30m from about 20% to 100%

See attachments for more details.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] a5c:
PD 3.0 (smartphone ON)

Aukey PA-Y8 PD 3.0 charger

Anker Powerline II USB-C to USB-C 2.0 90cm cable

Plugable USBC-VAMETER v.2 usb type c voltage & amperage meter

Smartphone ON, screen OFF (turned on just for taking pics)

Charging time: about 1h 40m from about 18% to 100%

See attachments for more details.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] a5c:
PD 3.0 (smartphone OFF)

Aukey PA-Y8 PD 3.0 charger

Anker Powerline II USB-C to USB-C 2.0 90cm cable

Plugable USBC-VAMETER v.2 usb type c voltage & amperage meter

Smartphone OFF

Charging time: about 1h 30m from about 18% to 100%

See attachments for more details.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] a5c:
With a Power Delivery 3.0 charger and smartphone off, it can surely be charged with a voltage of about 9V.

I don't know if it's possible also in other cases.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] apuntigam:
Is the QuickCharge 4.0 a software or a hardware feature in the Indian version? Just wondering if QC 4.0 can be "unlocked" in the global version through future software tweaks?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] GuestK0087:
With the stock charger , it's charged after 3 hours it's normal ?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] MarianoGarcia84:
Absolutely no
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] mikerelvas:
With the factory charger it charges pretty quickly. Usually less than 1h 30m from 5% or less. And I notice the phone doesn't heat up too much either.

---------- Post added at 01:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:29 PM ----------

Not normal... 3 hours would do for 2 full charges with the OEM charger. Make sure your charger and cable are in good condition and properly plugged in.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ki69:
Can anyone recommend a good QC 3.0 cable. I hava a carcharger of Ravpower and use the factory cable proveided with mi A2, and e starts to Heat very fast.

I don´t want to have a melted cable, so i need recomendations of a good cable. because i find cables saying that are QC 3 from 2 to 15£ (2.5€ to 18€)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ar10ef:
So I've got an Aukey type-c QC 3.0 charger and my phone only charges at 1.000mA max, what's going on?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] zApWe:
I am using stock charger and getting full charge in about 1:10 hrs
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Gokh:
It doesnt include a fast charger even if it supports it.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Yepi69:
The included charger is QC 2.0
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Ngheoden:
It took me 2h30m from 15% to 100% ! is that nomarl , i don't have QC , and it's stock charge .
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ivanbeldad:
Did you even read the comments above? You don't have to search to see what is normal and what is not, it's right here.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Pranita.Shaha:
How Much Time Did it Take To Full Charge Mi A2 With Quick Charge 4.0 and the Quick charge 3.0?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] ivanbeldad:
I did yesterday a test charging with the standard charger and with a 3.0 one (for comparison).

The results were... well, disappointing.

Standard charger: 100 minutes (1:40 h)

Quick charge 3.0: 101 minutes (1:41 h)

With that progression I expect quick charge 4.0 (on India) to be 102 :laugh:
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Yepi69:
Something is not right, my phone gets fully charged if I use my Anker QC 3.0 charger in 45 mins, regular charger takes 90 minutes.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] lukasMK89:
Hi, I bought new Xiaomi car charger ver. 2 (model CZCDQ02ZM) to support QC3 on Mi A2.

When connected a Mi A2, on the locked screen rotate "charging / slow charging / fast charging"

after a while, it stays at a different value each time, but the phone still charge only on voltage 5V.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] luu bi:
I think this may help you. When you turn on screen, the device restrict the charging speed at 1000ma. When you turn off screen, the device will be charged quickly (mine is 1800ma). This issue also happens to samsung s8. I hope the developers will create a kernel with quick charge support even when the sreen on. Like mi a1, that device does not support quick charge but the developers can increase the charging speed up to 2400ma.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] Shyciii:
Someone use Blitzwolf BW-S5 18W Quick Charge 3.0? I have it, and only charge 840mA, while the factory charger 1730mA.

This Blitzwolf charge Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 with 3140mA. So I don't understand. Blitzwolf charger incompatible with A2 or the A2 is defective?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Real Life Review] aribz:
:o:o its cool