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Review Xiaomi Mi Max: Large screen and powerful battery in a thin case. The camera rather disappointed

Today we have another unpacking and a complete overview of the smartphone from Xiaomi. This time we test the real phablet and the largest smartphone of the Chinese manufacturer in 2018 - Xiaomi Mi Max 3. Despite its large sizes, the dimensions almost did not change with MI MAX 2. On the other hand, look at the image below. It looks so small compared to MI MAX 3. All because it has a 6.9-inch display.

Also, Xiaomi MI MAX 3 comes with the Snapdragon 636 processor, a 5500 mAh battery, a slot for microSD memory cards, a 3.5 mm audio jack and even a double speaker. These features make it an ideal device for multimedia. Well, let's start the review!

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Unpacking



Xiaomi MI MAX 3 comes in a white box with a MI logo in the upper right corner and a large inscription MAX 3 at the bottom. On the turn you can find specifications. Everything is in Chinese, because this smartphone has not yet been released in the international market.

Inside the box, you can see MI MAX 3 with factory films on the front and rear panels, an envelope with a SIM-needle and user manual, a USB cable Type-C and a fast charge adapter 12V / 1.5A.

You know, I do not see a silicone cover in the package. Sorry, because even comes with a protective case.

Well, now let's look at the design.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Design

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is available in three colors: black, blue and gold. As you already understood, I have a black version, and, in my opinion, it looks better than others.

The rear panel is made of metal. First of all, this means that the smartphone does not support wireless charging. The antennas lines are located on the upper and lower ends, but they are almost not visible.

In general, the rear panel of Xiaomi Mi Max 3 does not differ from other Xiaomi smartphones in 2018. In the left corner there is a double vertical camera and fingerprint scanner in the center.

On the front panel MI MAX 3 there is a stunning 6.9-inch display. Frames are very thin, especially against this huge screen. Above the display you can see the front chamber, speaker and flash.



On the top panel there is a 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone and an IR sensor. At the bottom - USB Type-C port and speaker. On the right side you can find the power button and adjust the volume, while the hybrid slot is located on the left side. The slot supports two SIM cards simultaneously, or one SIM card and MicroSD memory card.



What can I say about the design of Xiaomi Mi Max 3? It is not much different from other Xiaomi 2018 smartphones, especially. I think that MI MAX 3 and MI A2 have a completely identical design, only a large MI MAX 3 display makes it interesting. So, let's talk about the display.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Display

Yes, the display is the main chip of this smartphone. It will be quite difficult to find the 2018 mobile device with a similar diagonal - 6.9 inches. Permission of Full HD +, 1080 x 2160 pixels. Due to the aspect ratio of 18: 9 and the subtle frames on the sides, Mi Max 3 is not so big, and you can even keep it in one hand. By the way, the display takes 79.8% of the front panel.

The main advantage of such a diagonal is that watching movies and games provides awesome impressions. As for the rest, this is a standard IPS panel with good contrast and viewing angles. Brightness is enough to use outdoors.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Performance

Of course, we should not expect flagship performance from a smartphone whose price is $ 270. And you do not need to remind me of Xiaomi Poco F1! This is a great exception to the rules.

Xiaomi MI MAX 3 works on the Snapdragon 636 processor. This is a 14-nm chipset with a maximum clock frequency of 1.8 GHz. At first glance, Snapdragon 660 looks much better than Snapdragon 636, but below you can see the results of antutu from the smartphone and MI MAX 3. The numbers are almost the same - about 120 thousand points.

I have a model with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of integrated memory. You can also buy MI MAX 3 with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of Integrated Memory, but I don't think it is necessary because your smartphone supports microSD card slot.

Xiaomi MI Max 3 has GPS, FM radio, Bluetooth 5.0, two-band Wi-Fi. However, there is no NFC, and this is a big drawback. Many people use mobile devices for contactless payments.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Software

We have the Chinese version of Xiaomi Mi Max 3, but the seller on Aliexpress has already installed the global firmware with Google services. When I got a smartphone, it was already Google Play Store, YouTube, maps and other applications. In addition, there are some pre-installed Xiaomi applications, such as Mi Video, Mi Drop, MI Remote and others.



I forgot to say that this is Android 8.1 Oreo with the MIUI user interface 9.6. The main functions are the same as other Xiaomi devices in 2018, so I will not dwell on it.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Camera

The Xiaomi Mi MAX 3 cameras looks worse than MI A2. On the other hand, so far we cannot talk about it, because they have not yet been tested by the MI Max chamber 3. In the coming days we will take photos in different conditions, and add them to this article.

The characteristics indicate that MI MAX 3 has a 12 megapixel main sensor with F / 1.9 aperture and a 5-megapixel additional sensor for the effect of depth. On the front panel there is an 8-megapixel camera with a diaphragm F / 2.0.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Battery

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is a huge smartphone, so it is not surprising that it is equipped with a large battery. First, it has a battery with a capacity of 5500 mAh, and secondly - it supports the technology of rapid charging 18 W. This is very important for such a large battery. You can count on 2 days of autonomous work from one charging.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3: Sound

Many were surprised by the fact that Xiaomi MI MAX 3 has a double speaker. In fact, the smartphone has one speaker at the bottom, and as a second speaker, a conversational speaker is used on top of the screen. Yes, it sounds interesting, and maybe even better than many other budgetary devices with one speaker, but still the sound quality is far from Galaxy S9, Huawei P20 Pro or Google Pixel 2.

Another advantage of MI MAX 3 is a 3.5-mm audio jack. You do not need an adapter for listening to music in headphones.

Output

I got the impression that Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is the elder brother Xiaomi Mi A2. These smartphones have the same design and similar performance. On the other hand, MI MAX 3 comes with an amazing 6.9-inch display, 5500 mAh battery and the most important thing - it has a 3.5 mm audio jack and a microSD memory card slot. Xiaomi Mi A2 has no last two features.

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 looks like a good entertainment smartphone, such as watching video, social networks and games. Below you can watch a video review MI MAX 3 from popular bloggers on YouTube.

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Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Video Review in Russian

For all other parameters, the MI MAX screen is good - very bright (although there are no 600 and higher CD / m2 in it, at least in manual adjustment mode), with contrast, too, everything is fine, and the colors are not oversaturated, contrary to the last vulgar fashion. The tempered glass is durable, not dumping and does not collect scratches without weighty for this reason.

The sound in the headphones at Mi Max is peculiar. Xiaomi received a good sound path Snapdragon 650/652, and this could be limited to. But the Chinese went on their own way, so initially the phablet sounds dirty, inexpressively and is generally worse than it relies with such source data. But in the audio settings there is a tutu settings for Xiaomi headphones and an equalizer.

Honestly, the presets for "native equipment" are not inspired - for the base Xiaomi Piston 3, for example, an installation from the headphones "Piston 3 Youth Edition" came up. And from "just Piston 3", judging by the wretched sound, did not come up.

It is better to quit a nonsense and do not connect presets, and activate the equalizer and set up the twigs specifically for your headphones. In this option, the sound will be not bad - no worse than the ordinary smartphones for non-audiophiles.

Speaker in MI MAX average quality, it was explicitly introduced into the smartphone after measured the space for the battery and the processor. That is, the sound is medium-sized volume, but it is not painful, it doesn't reach wheezing or squealing, but in general, such a sound was given the famous speakers in computer clubs of the 1990s.

Iron

The first, for which the Xiaomi smartphones love - they "sleep" powerful processors at the lowest price. MI MAX did not exceed, although the creators did not make it the flagship and limited to the "subflagman" Qualcomm processors about six and eight nuclei. In principle, after the release of REDMI Note 3, no one is surprised by such components.

When the Smartphone Siaomi Max first appeared on the Russian market, many have some perplexity of its giant size with a display of 6.55 inches. But, despite the fact that it looks not very convenient, in practice it is quickly used to you, and the management of one hand no longer seems to be unreal.

Specifications

Belonging to the class Flaboet
The form Monoblock
Material of manufacture Aluminium case
Platform MIUI 7 with Android 6.0
Network support Support for two SIM cards, 2G, 3G, LTE (800, 1800, 2600)
OS. Qualcomm Snapdragon 650.
CPU 6 kernels
Video accelerator Adreno 510.
Volume of built-in memory 32GB.
Source of RAM 3GB.
Memory card support There is a slot
Wireless connection Wi-Fi (Dual-Band, A / B / G / N / AC), Bluetooth 4.2 Le, A2DP
Display 6.44 inches with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 points
The matrix IPS.
Screen protection Gorilla Glass 4 with oleophobic coating
Parameters of the main chamber 6 MP, F / 2.0, with phase automatic focus and focus when pressing
Parameters of the front chamber 5 MP, F / 2.0
Navigation systems GLONASS, GPS (A-GPS)
Built-in sensors Approach, lighting, gyroscope, accelerometer, compass
Battery type Valid, Li-Ion 4850 Mach
Device parameters 173.1 × 88.3 × 7.5 mm
Weight 203

The original kit includes a smartphone itself, a battery charge device and a USB cable for connecting the device to a personal computer.

Material, View and Assembly

In the Xiaomi Mi Max 32GB review, it is impossible to do without consideration of the assembly details, since the manufacturer pays extreme attention not only to internal filling. In addition, a review in Russian on this model, sometimes you have to look as carefully.

Taking a smartphone in hand, on its front side you can see the touch panel at the bottom of the display, the grid over the conversational speaker and the light indicator. In the same place, but on top, the front camera is built. A change is noticeable on the back cover, in comparison with previous versions on 16Gb, in the form of a slightly curved lid along the edges. This move gave a smartphone more attractive view. In addition, it is especially important, to keep it convenient in your hand, and the device itself seems thinner. The material manufacturing material here is high-quality aluminum, but the upper and lower insert plastic. The rear is the main camera and the fingerprint scanner. Speaking about the scanner, it can boast by fast work and practically instant unlocking smartphone. What no less pleases is the ability to work the scanner with outsiders.

On the end on the right side ˗ Adjust the volume and the telephone shutdown button. On the left end ˗ slots under the memory card up to 200 GB and SIM cards. Below on the panel ˗ connector under the microUSB cable, the main microphone and the external speaker, above there is an infrared port, minijack and an additional microphone connector. Despite the fact that the speakers are not equipped with a stereo sound, the volume of the Xiaomi MI MAX volume or the same Xiaomi Mi Max 2 large, and the sound of excellent quality.

A little bit about sizes and display

Speaking about the sizes of the device, they are really impressive, but this is not the most huge model of the current analogues. Below are examples of dimensions of different manufacturers:

Model Weight In height By width Thickness
Xiaomi Mi Max 203 173.1 mm 88.3 mm 7.5 mm
Meizu M3 Max 189 g 163.4 mm 81.6 mm 7.9 mm
ASUS ZENFONE 3 ULTRA 233 g 186.4 mm 93.9 mm 6.8 mm
Sony Xa Xperia Ultra 202 g 164.0 mm. 79.0 mm 8.4 mm

Taking into account the size of the diagonal displays Max, in reality there is no problem as to whether to keep a smartphone with one hand or two hands and how to manage it. The operation of the device is comfortable due to a small thickness and previously smoothed corners mentioned.

As for the screen as a whole, in addition to the 6.44 inch screen with an extension at 1920 × 1080 points and IPS matrix, there are 342 pixels per inch. There is automatic adjustment of the levels of brightness, which is also very convenient, there is no need to manually constantly change them and attach. Multitach handles up to ten tours.

Against the background of emerging new models, the huge diagonal of the maximum display is no longer perceived too new. In terms of quality, everything is wonderful, although it is not perfect, it does not reach the Gold class - when viewing images or video at angles, the pictures are slightly flexible.

Nuances of the operating system and performance

By composing an overview of Xiaomi MI MAX 32GB, involuntarily has to look around on other smartphones of the same manufacturer. All of them use the original MIUI operating system in different versions. In this case, this is 7.0 with support for Android 6.0. Since such firmware is practically not inferior to Android, change it or not - the case of everyone individually and, rather, even habits.

MIUI provides the user of Xiaomi MI MAX on 32GB, and at 64GB or more powerful Xiaomi Mi Max 128GB wide range of features in terms of personal settings. You can change the phone, in fact, anything, including the font size and icons. In addition, today the firmware supports Russian.

In terms of performance, the maximum, however, is not far behind Xiaomi Mi MAX 128GB, having 6 kernels and chips Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, Adreno 510. The RAM into 3 GB is also pleased, especially considering that today even laptops with such productivity continue to be actively used. In other words, to effectively work with the FHD resolution, this is more than enough.

The smartphone itself works quickly, including the launch mode of various applications and games. As for heating while working - it affects the upper part of the device and does not exceed the norm, so no complaints have no complaints.

Battery and camera work

In this review, it is worth allocating battery autonomous operation. The MI Max battery has a capacity of 4850 mAh, bent Li-Ion. According to test results, the following results showed:

  • Uninterrupted reading from the screen at the level of brightness of 30% and with the air crash - 29 hours without charge;
  • Remain watching video recordings in HD with maximum brightness and airrest - 11 hours of autonomous operation.

Comparing the capacity of the batteries of other models, and considering performance, it is safe to say that a royal battery is used in this model. Plus, the device itself is thin and light, and with active operation without saving the resource, five or more hours in a row will easily work. In other words, in general, the smartphone can easily do without recharging to two days. In addition, Max supports fast charging technology, charging a battery for 115 minutes by 85% (if there is a necessary power supply).

The camera in the Xiaomi MI MAX series is very functional, allows you to change the exposure to light scrolling the focus circle. Looking into the settings, the user opens many various modes and filters for shooting. In the daily and macro photography, the camera makes excellent, but the already lighting, the lower the quality of the obtained images. At night, it is better to refrain from the photo. On the situation with video viewing angles, the standard, recording up to 4K, there is SLO-MO and acceleration.

Wireless interface

On wireless interfaces, the almost complete set is missing, except, NFC. In stock Support and stable Wi-Fi B / G / N / AC with Dual-Band, Bluetooth version 4.2 LE, GPS navigators with a cold start, about two seconds, mobile data reception in Networksm 900, 1800, 1900, 3G, LTE, work with USB on-the-go.

Wi-Fi services support all currently topical technologies, so no connection problems occur. The same situation with Bluetooth. The presence of an infrared port here allows you to work correctly with third-party technique, in particular TVs, if you install a special application.

For me, the dimensions of the MI Max line are redundant, in everyday use I do not need such a large diagonal. But I perfectly understand users, sincerely loving such models. In fact, the phone replaces the tablet, and the smartphone, and the laborers are closer to the latter. It's amazing, but there are almost no players on the market, producing so huge lights, although before them were abused, remember at least Sony Xperia Z Ultra, Huawei Mate, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro and many other models. But gradually producers calmed down and decided to stop at 5.5 / 5.7 inches diagonally as the most convenient majority of users. It is gratifying that in Xiaomi did not do this and still produce large lights for the appropriate target audience. And, judging by the forum branch on the same 4pda, the demand for them definitely is.

I know that part of our audience will be able to appreciate the prospects for the smartphone simply by its characteristics, so I will not tomorrow and invite you to get acquainted with them, and then talk more about the key differences between MI MAX 3 from the previous generation.

Specifications
Sizes and weight 176.2 x 87.4 x 7.99 mm, weight 221 grams
Materials housing Aluminum and glass
Display 6.9 inch, 2160 x 1080 Points, IPS, PPI 350, Protective Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Operating system Android 8.1 + MIUI 9.5
Net 2G: 850/900/1800/1900
3G: 850/900/1700/1900/2100
4G: B3 / B7 / B20 / B38
Two SIM cards, VOLTE support
Platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 636, eight-core, 1.8 GHz, Adreno 509
Memory 4 + 64 GB or 6 + 128 GB, there is a memory card slot
Wireless interfaces Wi-Fi B / G / N / AC, Dual-Band, Bluetooth 5.0 LE, IR port
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Sensors and connectors Fingerprint scanner, unlocking the face, accelerometer, gyroscope, lighting and approximation sensors, 3.5 mm connectors, Type-C port
Main camera 12 megapixels (F / 1.9, 1.4μm) + 5 megapixels
Front-camera 8 megapixels, f / 2.0, 1.12μm
Battery 5500 mAh, there is a fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Cost 1,700 and 2,000 yuan (approximately 17 and 20 thousand rubles)

Design and size

Perhaps the key change in the design concerns the appearance of the blue color of the case and the dual base chamber. If we talk about the front panel, then the display occupies a large area than that of MI MAX 2, this is due to the transition to the aspect ratio of 18: 9, a decrease in the upper and lower frames and the replacement of the touch buttons to the onscreen (which I personally consider a plus).



At the same time, the size of the novelty in comparison with the last generation was practically not changed.

Chinese sources say that a smartphone is conveniently managed by one hand, but I used MI MAX 2, and since the Troika is almost the same dimensions, then do not even think about anyone using one hand, you can only hold your smartphone in it.


Screen

At first glance, a large diagonal and the transition to a new aspect ratio of 18: 9 were key change in the novelty. And although Xiaomi put a beautiful figure of 6.9 inches, on the fact for a movie at 16: 9, you will use the approximately the same display area as in MI MAX 2. However, the sake of justice, it is worth noting that the smartphone dimensions also correspond to 6.3 -Duyum \u200b\u200bFablet.


In addition, in MI MAX 3, in comparison with the last generation, brightness increased by 19%, the contrast by 50% and improved the color reproduction in principle. In fact, the display in MI MAX 2 was far from the best, there was something to work there, including over the viewing angles. Fortunately, I have on the hands of MI MAX 2, so in the review I will definitely compare its display with MI MAX 3.

Memory, chipset, battery

In fact, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset is very alive, and it can still be called relevant, I know a lot of good models working on it. The more nicer that Xiaomi still decided to take a more recent modification. The amount of memory has increased, the version of 128 GB of internal memory looks very interesting.

I also note a small increase in the capacity of the battery, now it is 200 mAh more than that of MI MAX 2, and in an hour the smartphone is charged by 71%. Not bad indicators, with such a battery.


Moreover, if there is an appropriate cable, you can even charge other machines from Max 3 (interesting whether a quick charge will be supported for this scenario?).


Communication capabilities and sound

From interesting in this section, I will note the new version of Bluetooth 5.0 and support for Wi-Fi .ac, but the NFC module is still not. I wanted to note that the more expensive line "Mi" Xiaomi put NFC, but then I remembered that, in fact, before us is not Redmi Max 3, and Mi Max 3, that is, the model refers to a more premium, the most amazing that here Save on NFC. It's funny that literally the other day the official community of Xiaomi in social networks answered https://vk.com/mi.russia?w\u003dwall-122404498_71346 to the question about NFC, and the rationale was the same as I have higher. But I repeat once again, MAX 3 refers to the MI line, and not Redmi.


And now about good: smartphone has two stereo speakers and two microphones for better speech transmission. And I added Volte support, but do not rush to rejoice. So that the service worked with us, the Russian office will have to still work, this is a difficult procedure.

Camera

There are several innovations on the camera. First, a double module is used now, it looks like the Redmi Note 5. Secondly, the phone unlocking appeared on the face and the front camera has improved. Talk about the capabilities of the camera, without having a smartphone on his hands, stupid, so I will simply share with you official examples of photos, and then together we will wait for the smartphone to the test and we estimate his live pictures yourself.





Impression

The start of sales in China begins today, the youngest version will cost 17 thousand rubles (1,700 yuan, 4 + 64 GB), the eldest - in 20 thousand (2,000 yuan, 6 + 128 GB). Last year, the Russian office sold MI MAX 2 for 20 thousand rubles (the older version), it was 5,000 more expensive than proposals with Ali, so if this year we will see the price tag at 22-23 thousand, then it will be good offer. Let me assume that in Xiaomi they will put a price slightly higher, but will delight the pre-ordered by some good gift.

MI MAX 3 came out with a good updating of the last generation: added a new aspect ratio, improved the camera and display, raised the battery capacity. There is still not enough NFC module, here, perhaps, all the shortcomings of the model that see me after the official presentation. I invite you to discuss the novelty and its prospects in the comments.

P.S. In the social network Weibo, the Xiaomi Cauluner Lin Bean promised "One More Thing" on the presentation, because the characteristics of MI MAX 3 have long flowed into the network, but the presentation has already ended, and no additional information on the network appeared.

Smartphones of the Xiaomi Mi Max series have ever been competitors. Those who wanted to get an inexpensive device with a huge screen and excellent battery, always looked in the direction of this line. To the output of the third generation "Mi-Max" has not changed anything. Do you want a steep phable? Buy Xiaomi Mi Max 3.

A year or two ago, all sorts of Chinese brands like Cubot and Doogee tried to make their Mi-Max. It turned out, of course, so-so, so the brainchild from Xiaomi still was the best. However, it was at least some kind of, weak, but competition. Now it is not at all.

Xiaomi feels too rapidly in the niche of the phambletes. But we must pay tribute, still develops a ruler. The new MI MAX received a whole bunch of decent improvements compared to the predecessor and became more pleasant to use than before. We will talk about all the details in the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 review.

Design

The first Xiaomi Mi Max was a hefty, angular brick. Nothing can be done - there was such a fashion - to make smartphones, similar to. Rear in the center of metal, top and bottom plastic inserts.

And here it is - Xiaomi Mi Max 3! The device acquired two vertical cameras, the screen stretched out, receiving new proportions 19: 9, and under the hood now it works a little more productive chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 636.

In general, MI MAX 3 is a stylish, steep and modern smartphone that is not ashamed to use in 2018 despite the size. Although the entire specificity of this apparatus is hidden in them.

MI MAX 3 is a rearmartphone and lowlands.

They are not very convenient to use. Especially after any, even the 6-inch apparatus. You experience a special buff, when you postpone Mi-Max and take into your hand the same Xiaomi Mi A2. Smartphone, yesterday, the seemingly shovel today is perceived by an excellent and extremely comfortable typewriter.

With big tablets like or our hero, of course, it is not necessary to compare. These are completely different devices for completely different tasks. But 7-, 8-, and 8.5-inch pills the third "Mi-Max" lays on both blades. It is not much less, but in size and, as a result, for the convenience of use, he wins greatly.

That is why Xiaomi Mi Max 3 replaces two devices at once - smartphone and tablet. Yes, with reservations and nuances, but this is one device. And not two gadgets immediately, which are not always possible to take with you.

In addition to the dimensions, to which they will definitely have to get used to, our hero has another feature - the permanent risk of torturing the device.

The smartphone is streamlined and very slippery, and there is not always comfortable with wild sizes to keep it alone and even two hands. The risk of introducing a gadget with asphalt is very large, so we buy a dense and reliable case, or we use extremely neat.

Display

View content (social, Internet, video), typing, follow navigation - all this pleasure on such a huge display. After such a screen, all other panels less than 6.5 inches look at some vehicles through which anything is not clear.

The screen is pulled in height, it means that the manufacturer has the opportunity to put in about the same as before the case panel more. It's good.

The angles of the display are neatly rounded, and the sandwich panel itself is glued without an air layer. Also cool!

But the IPS matrix itself was not too pleased. According to the quality of colors and contrast, it does not compare with the top -. However, the screen is much better than what I have seen in. In general, everything is fine, but it might be a little better.

When the new generation of the smartphone already exists in the market, we always make a comparative plate characteristics of both revisions. Excellent tradition Super G, which you like it. In general, all the details in the table under the cut.

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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Xiaomi Mi Max 3
Screen 6.4 inches with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (IPS, 342 PPI, contrast 1000: 1, brightness 450 NIT)6.9 inches with a resolution of 2160 × 1080 pixels (IPS, 350 PPI, brightness 520 NIT, contrast 1500 K 1, 84% NTSC)
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (8 cortex-a53 cores with a frequency of 2.0 GHz, 14 nm)Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (8 KRYO 260 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz, 14 nm)
Graphics Adreno 506.Adreno 509.
Run 4 GB4 (after rebooting free 2 GB) or 6 GB LPDDR4X
Storage device 32, 64 or 128 GB EMMC 5.164 (free 51.4 GB) or 128 GB EMMC 5.1
Memory cards There is a slot combined
Battery 5,300 mAh (QC 3.0)5,500 mAh (QC 3.0, 18 watts)
Main camera 12 MP (SONY IMX386, F / 2.2, pixel size 1.25 microns, PDAF autofocus, recording video 4K)12 mp (samsung s5k2i7, f / 1.9 matrix, pixel 1.4 μm) + 5 megapixel (SAMSUNG S5K5E8, F / 2.0 sensor, size 1/5 '', 1.12 microns), video recording 4K
Front-camera 5 MP (F / 2.0, 85-degree lens, recording video Full HD)8 MP (SAMSUNG S5K4H7, F / 2.0 sensor, 1.12 microns, write Full HD video)
OC at the time of release Android 7.1.1 (MIUI 8 shell)Android 8.1 Oreo (Miui 9 shell)
Connectors USB Type-C (with OTG), audio output 3.5 mm
Sensory IR port, gyroscope, accelerometer, approximation and lighting sensors, Hall sensor, digital compass, print scanner
Network 2G, 3G, 4G LTE (strips: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)2G, 3G, 4G LTE (strips: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41)
SIM cards Nano + Micro SIMtwo Nano Sim.
Interfaces Wi-Fi (802.11 AC), Bluetooth 4.2, FM, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeidouWi-Fi (802.11 AC), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Gabarits. 174.1 x 88.7 x 7.6 mm, weight 211 grams176.2 x 87.4 x 7.99 mm, 221 grams

This year, Siaomi puts a separate slot under SIM cards and a memory card to almost all its smartphones. An excellent new trend that does not limit the user in choosing: more memory or second SIM card.

What prevented the independent tray in MI MAX 3 - unknown.

Especially given the huge corps, in which it would be possible to place at least three trays under the SIM card and two under Micro SD. Sorrow.

The second nuance is the absence of NFC.

Smartphone is not budget, embodied a bunch of new trends. Even, Won, the USB C connector is. So, damn it, why didn't the NFC antenna installed here? It's so simple, but for the manufacturer, nothing is essentially worth it.

Included All Standard: USB C cable and quick charging adapter. Unfortunately, the case manufacturer regretted, although for the sake of security for MI Max 3, it would be useful than ever.

Performance

The first MI MAX worked on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor. The "stone" was excellent. However, he remains as such and today, overtaking already the boring QS 625 in performance.

The second generation was bored thereby 625th "Snap", which means that the computational power fell. But the power consumption has improved, because the chip was a 14-nanometer.

In a new audit, engineers combined confident performance and optimal energy consumption by using QS 636 chipset.

Accordingly, the system works smoothly, applications are loaded quickly - no questions.

On the smartphone, you can easily play any modern 3D-shooter. For this, truth will have to switch to the mid-settings of the graphics. With the same Pubg Mobile "Mi-Max" copes well, but again only on average parameters. At high settings, you need to be ready for quite frequent consignments and drawdowns on FPS.

By the way, there is no trottling at all. A few consecutive tests antutu not only did not heat the device, but also did not make the performance. Very worthy, Snapdragon 636!

The only moment - the periodic hanging of the shell occurs at the time of switching between the "apps" in multitasking mode. We will write on the firmware that, I am sure, will be updated soon, and all the roughness will be eliminated.

Cameras

You can exhale - in Xiaomi Mi Max 3, decent rear cameras are installed.

In other words, buying Xiaomi Mi Max 3, you buy not only a high-quality phable with good autonomy, but also a decent smartphone in terms of photo and video. This year, this year is rejoicing us with a high-quality photography, which will finally compete with competitors. It all started from the flagship -, and ended with middling.

Personally, I did not have enough of the more leased dynamic range. Here he works, trying his best, pulling dark and showing the cross-sectioned sections of the frame, but this is still not enough. Not enough for the flagship level, but for the middling, again, not bad.

The device copes well with the portrait mode. By the way, even better than it does, who, rascal, automatically applies the filter "Beautiful face". And it is impossible to disable it.

There is no such crime in our case, fortunately. But there are periodically sloppy circumcised edges of the object in the foreground and other errors of blur errors. On the computer pictures, it happens, it looks doubtful, but it will go on the screen of the smartphone and for socialki.

But there is HDR and portrait mode, which, however, also work on a triethrower. In general, the device is clearly not for lovers to wash the Selfak. By the way, the discovery of his beloved (s) is extremely uncomfortable on him primarily because of the dimensions. Try, grasp it to squeeze a photo. Either the photo is lubricant, or you will throw a smartphone.

Video

Of course, the device can write 4k video. And he does it, it must be admitted, not bad. We look an example.

Excellent detail, good picture quality as a whole. Even the noise was surprisingly not groaned. In the noisy Nevsky Prospect, the algorithms have never spoiled a loud buzz of a large city.

The trouble is only with stabilization - its works are completely indistinguishable, so they keep the smartphone tightly, we try not to shake the camera.

Sound

For the external sound, two speakers are responsible at once: the main on the lower end and the conversational above. It is clear that the latter is to a lesser extent, but any effect of stereo this tandem is still creating.

The sound is loud, but does not differ in some special quality. The bottoms are not read, therefore, at the speaker's peak, the sound can be crumbling and shaking. Not much, but still.

In the headphones, the sound is beautiful. There are corporate improvements with profiles for specific models, but I would not recommend all this "good" to use. All this is too much distorting originally laid in the tracks.

Autonomy

Outcome

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is an excellent smartphone tablet for everything. There is practically no compromise in the device: large screen, good autonomy, excellent processor and decent cameras. I would like to still NFC, but for 2018 its absence is still the rule, rather than complete disappointment. Still, technology got far from all segments.

Of course, our hero is not far away for everyone. It is impossible to buy it blindly, it is necessary to twist the smartphone in your hands, estimate, whether it will be convenient to use it. However, there will be more lovers of the screens of screens from MI MAX 3. There is simply no similar on the market. But do not. And all because MI MAX 3 is good in itself.

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