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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 review: Curved-edge 2016 flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2016·$430
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#28 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Mi Note 2 curved.

Mi Note 2 brought curved OLED to Xiaomi's 2016 flagship — a brief sideline before the MIX line took over.

01Display

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

Typecurved OLED
Size5.7"
Resolution1920 x 1080

02Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 821
RAM4 GB
Storage64 GB

03Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 70-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

Main22.6 MP
Front8 MP

04Battery

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4,070 mAh
ChargingQuick Charge 3.0

05Software

70/100

70/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2016.

What works
  • Curved OLED in 2016.
  • SD 821 + 4 GB RAM.
  • 4,070 mAh.
  • 22.6 MP main.
What doesn't
  • China-priority.
  • 64 GB no expansion.
  • 8 MP selfie.
  • Aged MIUI 8.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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 109-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .