The Xiaomi Max which was released on May 10 recorded very successful sales with the standard edition, as the first batch of 100,000 units were sold out in a short time. The high-end version also recorded massive success today as every available unit was picked up when it was put up for sale on JD Mall and Xiaomi’s websites simultaneously.

Xiaomi has stated that there will be another round of sale for the standard edition on their website from June 1- June 20, at 10 am. The high-end version which is facing supply issues is also expected to be on sale on the 7th of June also at 10 am on Xiaomi’s website, but there’s no info yet on when JD mall would have new batches.

The Max sports a large 6.44’’ FHD screen, comes in 3GB and 4GB RAM variants, with 32GB/64GB/128GB of ROM, a 16MP rear camera, 5MP front facing camera, dual SIM slots, and is powered by a Snapdragon 650/652 processor.

While still featuring a slim profile, Xiaomi has managed to cram a 4850mAh battery into the Max. After putting the Xiaomi Max to an intensive battery test of 2 hours, the phone still had 90% of charge left. Mind blowing, isn’t it?

The standard edition of the Xiaomi Max which features 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM and a Snapdragon 650 processor is priced at 1499 Yuan; while the 64GB version is priced at 1699 Yuan. The high-end version with an extra GB (4GB in total) of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at 1999 Yuan ($308).

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Xiaomi officially announced the Xiaomi Max phablet yesterday. This is without any doubt the biggest smartphone from the company till date, sporting a large 6.4-inch 1080p display up front, ideal for your entertainment needs. The company says the size brings the best phablet experience on a smartphone, bringing you the largest possible screen real estate without adversely affecting your user experience.

The phone is slim as well as light for its size, measuring 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5mm and weighing 203 grams. Apart from its beautiful metal body, the phone sports 2.5D glass up front to give it a premium feel. Overall, the phone looks like a well built large screen device and one of the best looking offerings from Xiaomi till date. You can check out the unboxing of the Xiaomi Max in pictures from down below.

To recap, the Xiaomi Max comes in three different versions, with the low-end model featuring Snapdragon 650 hexa-core chipset and the other two high end models coming with the much more powerful Snapdragon 652. The low-end model comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, while the other two models feature 4GB RAM, and 64GB and 128GB storages respectively. Other common features on all the three models include 16MP rear camera sensor, 5MP front camera sensor, dual SIM dual standby, fingerprint sensor and a large 4850mAh battery.

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Next week, on May 10, Xiaomi will officially announce the Xiaomi Max phablet, the company’s first phone that will feature a 6-inch+ display. We have been hearing a lot about the device in the past few days, including the specs and the features of the device, and now, a new alleged render of the phone has surfaced online.

The new Xiaomi Max phablet is said to come with a 6.4-inch display. This would make it a true phablet, which means it will be quite big. The new render does give us an idea about the form factor of the device, along with some other details. It looks like the Max will be designed a bit different than the Mi 5, abandoning the front facing fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button. Instead, there will be three capacitive keys. This could actually be a good sign, since for such a large device, home button isn’t the ideal fingerprint location. Also, on top, you can see that the placement of the sensors are quite symmetrical, as revealed by earlier leaks.

The frame of the phone is made out of metal and from the antenna lines seen near the bottom of the back cover, it looks like the device will feature a metal body. This could be a necessary move by the company since we saw earlier in a stress test video, Xiaomi didn’t last long under pressure. So, for a phablet of this size, metal would be ideal to keep it sturdy and strong.

As for the specs, the Xiaomi Max phablet is expected to come in two variants, one with 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM and another with 3GB RAM  + 32GB ROM. There should be the hexa-core Snapdragon 650 chipset inside. Also, the screen size is expected to be of 6.4-inches with 1080p resolution.

The company will officially announce the device along with the new MIUI 8 OS on May 10. So, stay tuned for more details.

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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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Letv has been on the news for a while and finally, their event has started and the company is ready to announce their new devices and thus enter the hectic smartphone game. In case you are not aware of the company, it is well known in its homeland. It offers variety of services and to list one of the most recognizable is video/music streaming services, which are similar to what Youtube in the west offers (Google services are forbidden in mainland China).

Today the company just announced three new devices: Letv One, Letv One Pro and Letv One Max. Here is the all the information you need to know about the announced Letv One smartphone!

Pictures from the launch event in China (another event was held in Silicon Valley, CA, USA simultaneously):

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KEY FEATURES

The design of it is just amazing as it is all-metal and has nearly zero borders! Also, it has a fingerprint sensor underneath the camera lens.

Letv One Max is the biggest in terms of the screen size as it spots a 6.33 inch 2k screen. It is a huge phablet or even a small tablet device for some users. It also has all metal build, but there is an additional finger print sensor on the back. We have to say that this device looks quite similar to the Huawei Mate 7 in our opinion.

The device is powered by Snapdragon 810 octa-core 64-bit, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, 21/4 MP camera combo. Also, it has 4G Cat.9 support, LeHi-Fi audio system, USB Type-C connectivity, 3400 mAh battery, WiHD connectivity and more.

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PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Pricing and availability is not yet disclosed.

The international availability is not yet disclosed either, but we presume that the devices will be available at least in the U.S. as the Letv did a lot of marketing directed at Apple (e.g. comparing Cupertino based company to the Nazi, which sets dictatorship prices of their devices.

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