Because bigger is better
After appearing in several teasers and leaks, Xiaomi officially launches the Mi Max 3 phablet. The standout feature in this phone is its humongous 6.9-inch display that sports skinny bezels and is devoid of any notch.
For the cameras, you have a 12-megapixel f/1.9 and 5-megapixel rear cameras with 1.4µm pixel size and dual-pixel phase detection AF, and an 8-megapixel f/2.0 front camera.
Going to the internals, the Mi Max 3 shares the same RAM/storage configuration with the Mi 6X. In fact, the Mi Max 3’s is essentially a bigger version of the Mi 6X, except that it swaps the Mi 6X’s Snapdragon 660 processor for a Snapdragon 636.
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 6.9-inch Full HD+ IPS display
- 64GB/128GB expandable storage, via microSD (up to 128GB)
- 12-megapixel f/1.9 and 5-megapixel f/2.0 rear cameras with PDAF, LED Flash, and EIS
- 8-megapixel front camera with LED Flash
- Dual-SIM
- 4G LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS
- USB Type C, Fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock
- Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI 9.5
- 5500mAh battery
The Mi Max 3 is priced at CNY 1699(~Php13.5k) for the 4GB/64GB variant and CNY 1999(~Php 16k) for the 6GB/128GB variant.
