SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 review: 6.44" 5,300 mAh giant.

Item: Xiaomi Mi Max 2
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2017·$240

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#7 of 21

Tier

Mid-Range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Mi Max 2 5.3 Ah.

Mi Max 2 brought 6.44" + 5,300 mAh to the budget phablet space — Xiaomi's battery-life flagship of 2017.

01Display

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD

Size6.44"

Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

ChipsetSnapdragon 625

RAM4 GB

Storage64 GB

03Camera

68/100

68/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2017.

Main12 MP

Front5 MP

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2017 — 13 points above the cohort average.

Capacity5,300 mAh

Charging18 W QC 3.0

05Software

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2017.

What works

5,300 mAh in 2017.
6.44" big screen.
SD 625 efficient.
Aluminium body.

What doesn't

SD 625 mid-tier.
No NFC.
12 MP single cam.
211 g chunky.

Cross-shop it against

Honor 9

$430 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 21-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .