The recently launched Xiaomi Mi Max 2 will go on sale for the first time in India on Thursday during Xiaomi’s 3rd Mi Anniversary sale. The phone will be available both online and offline. The online sales start from 10 am at company’s official website Mi.com. For offline sales, the phone will be available at Mi Home store in Bengaluru.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Chinese handset maker Xiaomi had launched its Xiaomi Mi Max 2 smartphone in India at Rs 16,999 for the 4GB RAM+64GB storage variant. The new Xiaomi Mi Max 2 comes with pre-loaded offers from Reliance Jio and the telco is offering additional 100 GB data to its buyers.
Mi Max 2 is a shade thicker and bigger at 174.10 x 88.7 x 7.6 mm compared to its predecessor. Also, it weighs more at 211g thanks to the big battery.
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The processor on the Mi Max 2 is Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, which is an octa-core one with 14 nm design. 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB), 12MP rear and 5MP front cameras and 5,300 mAh battery makes this phone stand good chances among its competitors.
Mi Max 2 has tried to address the battery issue of customers by giving 5300 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 technology for fast charging and this one has a Type-C USB port.