Xiaomi Mi Max vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Max
Xiaomi Mi Max Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Released · May 17, 2016
Released · Nov 01, 2016
6.4-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4850 mAh
4070 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2016 Oct 25, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$516

Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm
6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g 5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 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, Silver

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 74.78% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 74.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 342 PPI 1920x1080px, 386 PPI
Colors
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 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4850 mAh, Li - Ion 4070 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
23 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual 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
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AMR, OGG), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
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 4GB/64GB
Memory 3GB/64GB
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