Xiaomi has so many smartphones that you can’t figure them out – a bunch of similar models, it’s easy to get confused and spend hours studying how one differs from the other. Fortunately, there is the Internet and our website at hand, where we explain how good another feature from Xiaomi is.

This time Xiaomi Mi Max 2 came to me, I really liked it and I can’t wait to tell you about it as soon as possible. It happens that the device succeeded in all respects, today is just such a case. So, this is a kind of mini-tablet or uber-smartphone with a huge screen, a high-capacity battery and a budget-friendly price. Is everything so good? So I’ll tell you now why Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is worth buying.

The first argument – it’s like a TV

It has a huge screen – 6.44 inches, small frames, what else is needed for happiness? Here the resolution is 1920×1080 pixels, the Chinese decided not to chase the density of points, and it is correct. The higher the resolution, the more the stuffing eats, why the extra problems? The IPS screen is of good quality, bright and with eye-pleasing colors.

The screen is under protective glass, it is 2.5D glass, so when you slide your finger over the display, you feel smooth transitions between the display and the sides of the case.

The second argument is that it works indecently for a long time

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 received a 5,300 mAh battery. The numbers themselves do not say anything, it happens that they say one thing, but in practice you charge 2 or even 3 times a day, as with the iPhone 7 Plus. Although there is not the smallest battery, and everything is perfectly optimized.

What is there? Mi Max 2 became my true friend, I put it on charge at night, left for the day, and the phone did not even sit down completely until the evening. Moreover, when you do not stick all day on the Internet, then it can easily withstand 2-3 days of intensive use. Beauty, a long-playing smartphone with a large screen is not a fantasy.

And these are active days, and not just carrying a smartphone as a spare. Dry test numbers showed that he plays videos for 15-17 hours, and in games he gives out 8 hours of work. Cool? Yes, not the right word, given that this is a rather thin smartphone, albeit quite weighty.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging function, when it charges up to 65% in an hour, and it takes 3.5 hours for a full cycle. He also knows how to work as a powerbank, also a useful feature “just in case.”

The third argument is a good multimedia part

I have already said about the big screen, it is very convenient to watch videos, read books, correspond, immediately typing text with both hands. You can also play – the filling is not top-end, average, but Mi Max 2 pulls all modern toys. Just recently, another update of Real Racing 3 came out, stuck for the evening, chasing circles on the new Jaguar. But what if you want more power from a Xiaomi smartphone? Look towards Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with a curved display in the spirit of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.

The speaker at the bottom plays music in tandem with the speaker, you get a stereo effect. The sound is not very high quality, the speakers are very wheezing at the maximum, but loud. Xiaomi chose between quality and power, apparently, they preferred the second.

Surprised that the sound in the headphones is somehow quiet. Either I got a phone with a volume limit, or my hearing went down, but I would like to turn up the volume when you ride in a noisy subway car, there is no reserve.

Alas, there is no mode for the simultaneous use of two applications, why didn’t they add a split screen? This is a miscalculation, on a huge display it would come in handy. And there is not enough NFC, why this useful thing was removed from the smartphone, I can’t understand. What about payments and all these things?

In terms of filling, it is not bad: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and 4/64 GB of memory, plus you can put a microSD in place of the second SIM card. It’s even a little comical: such a healthy smartphone, but there is no separate tray for a memory card, like in other Xiaomi there is a hybrid one.

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The camera in the smartphone flaunts the same module as in Xiaomi Mi 6 , the same 12 megapixels. But there are fewer bells and whistles, there is no optical stabilization, so Xiaomi Mi Max 2 shoots at night and in the evenings so-so. But in the daytime, in clear light, very good pictures are obtained, sometimes even excellent ones.

The fourth argument is huge

I can’t even add anything about design, it’s just another Xiaomi, albeit a healthy one. Yes, he does not have his own face, he is faceless, well, what’s the difference, it is perfectly assembled, the aluminum case is pleasant to take in hand, and the elegant strip of the antenna on the ends looks very neat.

A smartphone that looks like a small tablet, with difficulty, but still fits into the back pocket of jeans. For thin summer clothes, it’s too big, no doubt, so it’s better to buy a separate case for him to constantly carry in your hand.

I did not like the location of the buttons on the side – it is inconvenient to reach, they are located too high, it would be worth moving them a little lower. The same applies to the fingerprint scanner, it is located on the rear end and when you put your finger, you get not on the sensor, but on the case. You have to intercept the device and reach a little higher. It seems like a trifle, but Xiaomi could have paid more attention to the ergonomics of the giant smartphone.

Fifth argument – there are no alternatives

Most often, when it comes to a device that can not find an alternative, it is something very strange and useless. Judging by Xiaomi Mi Max 2, I can’t say so, among huge smartphones this is one of the few universal solutions. Seriously, it’s not that bulky, but the big screen is great, plus the phone lasts obscenely long.

Xiaomi Mi Max of the first generation immediately comes to mind. There is less battery capacity, but there is a more productive (but also more voracious) Snapdragon 652 processor, and the camera is even better there. It costs about 17-18 thousand rubles.

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro costs about 28 thousand rubles. It has a 6.4-inch higher resolution screen, a 4,000 mAh battery, it is more powerful than Mi Max 2, but it also costs more.

The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro features a 6-inch Full HD screen, a Snapdragon 652 processor, and a 5,000mAh battery. Another great long-playing solution, but with a not so large display. A smartphone costs about 22-23 thousand rubles.

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra with a 6-inch display received a modest 2,700 mAh battery and a MediaTek P20 processor. The price tag starts at 25 thousand rubles, in my opinion, it’s expensive for such a filling.

Opinion

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 costs 22 thousand rubles in official retail, “gray” ones can be bought cheaper – for 17-18 thousand. By ordering directly from China, you can save even more.

When you show people such a large smartphone, everyone is surprised and asks why such a huge device is needed. But we call less and less, communicate on the phone less and less often and use instant messengers more and more often, this device is designed for such people.

It is convenient, you just need to know what you are buying it for. Chatting is great, watching videos or playing games is also good. Well, for chatting on the phone it is better to buy something smaller with a 5-inch screen.

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