Xiaomi Launches Xiaomi Mi Max 2 In India

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 India launch is scheduled for Tuesday, 11:30am, with the event being live streamed on the official company website. Xiaomi has not officially confirmed that the smartphone being launched today is the Mi Max 2, but the teasers and hashtags have been dead giveaways. For those unaware, the Mi Max 2 smartphone with a huge 6.44-inch screen, 5300mAh battery, and 4GB RAM, and is the successor of the Mi Max that was launched last year.

As for the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 specifications, the dual-SIM (Nano+Micro) smartphone runs MIUI 8 based on Android Nougat 6.0, and bears a 6.44-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display. The large-screened Mi Max 2 offers a one-handed interface option, and boasts of a fingerprint scanner on the back panel.

The Mi Max 2 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 SoC clocked at 2GHz coupled with 4GB of RAM.

The Mi Max 2's rear camera sports a 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 sensor with PDAF and dual-LED flash. On the front, it sports a 5-megapixel camera. The inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac , GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.2, infrared, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB Type-C port.

The Mi Max 2 is powered by a massive 5300mAh battery that features Quick Charge 3.- said to charge 68 percent in just one hour - and claimed to provide a two-day battery life. It measures 174.1x88.7x7.6mm, and weighs 211 grams. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope. and proximity sensor.