Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Xiaomi has just released a new smartphone called as the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 in India. The newly launched smartphone is priced at Rs 16,999 and comes with extra data benefit offer for Reliance Jio users.The handset will be made available for purchase on leading e-commerce stores and offline stores from July 27.The latest mobile, Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is the successor to last year’s Mi Max. The smartphone is eligible for the additional 100GB of 4G data for Reliance Jio users. To redeem the offer, the users will have to make recharge of Rs 309 or above to receive additional 10GB of data. The users can use the offer for up to 10 recharges up to May 31, 2018.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 features a 6.44-inch full HD (1080×1920 pixels) display with a 2.5D curved glass on top protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 covering. The device comes with a metal unibody design and boasts antenna bands on the top and bottom sides. The device runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS powered by MIUI 8.The Xiaomi Mi Max 2 boasts a 5300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 tech support. The smartphone is claimed to go from 0 percent of charge to 68 percent in just one hour of charging. The device measures dimensions at 174.1×88.7×7.6mm and weighs 211 grams.

Purely objectively, the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is a great phone. It’s built beautifully, has a decent camera, a battery that takes a while to run out and a screen that’s big, detailed and excellent for media. At its price of Rs 16,999, there’s very little to fault about the phone on the face of it, with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and the efficient and reliable Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC under the hood. And even for a big phone, it feels like a phone thanks to its slim design and excellent hand feel.But switching to an opinion, I do feel that the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is perhaps too large and unwieldy to be taken seriously as a primary smartphone. While there is a segment of buyers that want a large phone and another that might accept the size as a compromise for all of the other benefits such as a big battery and big screen on offer, it’s lack of pocket-friendliness means that the Mi Max 2 isn’t quite as perfect as its specification sheet makes it sound.

However, as a second phone that you don’t need to keep in your pocket, the Mi Max 2 is fantastic. I’ve had a blast watching videos, shows, and movies on the big screen, and indeed have nothing to worry about when it comes to the battery. While my primary smartphone does the heavy lifting and serious work, the Mi Max 2 works fantastically as a back-up device for everything else. And if phone size doesn’t matter to you, there’s decidedly nothing better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 at this price.