In the last 2 years or more large screen phones have become mainstream. Even manufacturers like Apple who used to make small screen phones have joined the bandwagon. However, that doesn’t mean there are no small screen phones anymore, it’s just that they seem to be a dying breed. The only small screen phone that comes to mind that was released this year is the iPhone SE with its 4.0 inches screen. Other flagships have decided not to go below 5 inches.

That takes us back the topic. Xiaomi’s flagship phones, the Xiaomi Mi 5 and Xiaomi Mi 5s both have 5.15” screens and they fit nicely when you hold them, allowing for a more comfortable grip and better one-hand use.

But Xiaomi decided to run a poll to determine if their fans prefer a phone with a 4 inches screen over a large screen phone. While the outcome of the phone favoured the small screen size, the margin wasn’t large 52.3% against 47.7%. The CEO, Lei Jun, then proceeded to post on Weibo that the company really has no plans to make a phone with a screen smaller than 5 inches. So if you were hoping to pick up a Xiaomi phone with a small screen, that will not be happening.

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Back when phones with small screens were the rave, mobile media consumption was not this high. Now people are starting to spend more time consuming content on their phones than sitting in front of a TV screen, and there is no better way to do that than on a large screen phone. Media houses know this, that’s why their focus is now directed towards mobile consumers. Mobile gaming as also evolved a great deal. Shooters, racing, and sports games are better on a large screen than a small one.

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For the past couple of days, Xiaomi has been conducting a poll online to see which was the most popular large screen smartphone name according to its fans. There were a lot of voters, and two names were leading among them, the Xiaomi Max and the Xiaomi Big. Although initially, Xiaomi Big was leading, which was a bit worrisome (considering we wouldn’t want a new phone called as the Mi Big, it just doesn’t sound right..), Xiaomi Max soon got some well-deserved love and finally, around half of the votes from the 245,000 total votes were for the Max.

So, now, it is confirmed. The large screen phablet from the company will be called as the Xiaomi Max. Personally, I prefer the Max from other names like the Plus or Pro. If you had to choose, which name would you have picked?

So, it looks like another Xiaomi device is on its way soon. Only recently the company unveiled a number of devices including the new Redmi 3 Pro with a fingerprint sensor. There were other products announced as well, from the company’s Mi ecosystem, now called as MIJIA. For example, we all remember the Mijia electric rice cooker that can be controlled via an app.

And now comes the Xiaomi Max. At this moment, the company has not revealed anything apart from the name, but rumors say that the phone will feature a 6.4-inch display. The phone will be made out of metal and the powerful Snapdragon 820 will be inside. Other rumored features include support for entire network in China and fingerprint ID.

Given that Xiaomi never had a phablet in its lineup (unless you want to call the 5.7-inch Mi Note a phablet), it would be interesting to see Xiaomi’s take on large screen phone. Will the company bump up the resolution, or increase the battery capacity significantly? At present, we know very little about the Xiaomi Max, but expect more details very soon.

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Do you think that the 5.15-inch Xiaomi Mi 5 flagship is just too small for you? Were you craving for a large screen Xiaomi phablet? Well, this seems to be your lucky day as the company is ready to enter a new smartphone segment, namely the phablet market. Remember yesterday we reported that a few verified accounts of Xiaomi, namely Xiaomi Max, Xiaomi Plus, Xiaomi Big etc cropped up online? Well, Xiaomi has confirmed that it plans to launch a new large screen smartphone. Now, the company is asking users to vote for their favorite name for the device.

There are four options, Xiaomi Max, Xiaomi Pro, Xiaomi Plus and then Xiaomi Big. To my surprise, at present, Xiaomi fans think that Xiaomi Big is the best name for the phablet with over 13,000 votes. The Xiaomi Max is the second favorite name with 11,700 votes and the other two, Pro and Plus are not really in the competition with hardly 5K votes. If you have an account on Weibo, go ahead and vote from here.

At present, the largest screen is found on the Xiaomi Mi Note, which is more than a year old now. But if the company is making such a big deal about the large screen on the upcoming device, then it’s highly likely that the phone comes with a 6-inch+ display.

There are a few speculations about this large screen phone as well. First of all, rumors say that it will be called as the Xiaomi Max lineup and will feature a 6.4-inch display. The Xiaomi Max lineup will be powered by the Snapdragon 820. However, there’s reportedly another new lineup in the works, which will be mid-range and will be called as the Redmi Max series. This lineup will also feature 6.4-inch display phones but with Helio X25 chipset inside.

So, end of the day, Xiaomi will have three main high-end smartphones, each targeted at different screen size lovers. The Xiaomi Mi series will targeted at the compact 5.2-inch market, the Mi Note will target the slightly bigger 5.7-inch display market while the Xiaomi Max series will be the phablet lineup with 6.4-inch screen.

However, these are just speculations at the moment, and we will have to wait for official details to confirm this information.

So, which one would you pick among these three?

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