Xiaomi Mi Max vs Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Max
Xiaomi Mi Max Xiaomi Mi Max 3
Released · May 17, 2016
Released · Jul 19, 2018
6.4-inch · 1920x1080px
6.9-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4850 mAh
5500 mAh

Availability

Expected nnouncement
Jul 19, 2018
Officially announced
May 10, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm
6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches
176.15 x 87.4 x 7.99 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g 7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 74.78% screen-to-body 6.9-inch, 79.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 342 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 350 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 652 8956 Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 509
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4850 mAh, Li - Ion 5500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AMR, OGG), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

System chip Snapdragon 650
Processor Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 510
Memory 3GB/32GB
Memory 3GB/64GB
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