Massive spec mobile, use code Max128 to get price down to 201.73
Basic Information
Model Xiaomi Mi MAX 128GB version
Network 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
CDMA 1X BC0/BC1
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
TD-SCDMA B34/39
CDMA 2000 bands BC0 / BC1
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7
TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41
SIM Card Dual SIM Card or one SIM Card + TF Card (Nano SIM, Micro SIM)
Style Bar
Color Silver, Gold, Gray
Shell Material Metal
Key Features 1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 1.8GHz
2. Fingerprint
3. 6.44" Big screen
4. 4850 mAh big bettery
5. TF card up to 128GB
System
OS MIUI 8
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 1.8Ghz Octa Core
GPU Adreno 510 600MHz
ROM 128GB
RAM 4GB
Card Extend Support external Micro SD/TF card up to 128GB
Screen
Display Size 6.44-Inch
Type FHD Capacitive Touch screen, Sunlight display, 72% NTSC color gamut, 2.5D Arc Glass
Resolution 1920*1080 Pixel, 342PPI
Multi-Touch Yes
All comments (38)
Dragon32
27 Feb 171#1
Looks a great phone and was tempted until I noticed no band 20 (800mhz) which O2 and Vodafone use for nearly all their 4G, Three for their "SuperVoice" for rural coverage/building penitration and I believe even EE have started to use some band 20 now?
Won't totally stop it working on Three and maybe EE, but may struggle more inside buildings and out in the sticks on 4G.
Egrouse to Dragon32
27 Feb 17#10
Works fine on ee, I have one :-)
qwerta369
27 Feb 17#2
Wasn't this £144 before Christmas?
rev6 to qwerta369
27 Feb 171#4
128GB version?
Infiltrator to qwerta369
27 Feb 17#5
32gb model that was, it was actually about £135 delivered - typing this on one, incredible phone.
litwoojczyznomoj
27 Feb 17#3
If you are fine with 64 GB of storage(which is expandable) you can have one for £168 from aliexpress(+8% TCBcashback). The 32GB version can be found even cheaper, I suppose. But it seems to be good price for 128GB version.
colgrigson
27 Feb 171#6
Forget Band20, for this price you could just not put a sim card in at all and just use it as a tablet. I currently cannot find my Nexus 7 and did look at this as a possible replacement/upgrade to use without a sim and just use wifi
wayners
27 Feb 17#7
Thought this phone was around £145 with international rom... Well it was.. Works fine on 02 but no 4g. 3g is fine though and good enough for most things. 4g dose work at Gatwick though as not on band 20 around there which was a surprise
weedavemac to wayners
27 Feb 17#21
£145 was for a 3g ram 32 g rom version. Which I have. And think its great. I am on the 3 network and have had no probs with it whatsoever.
ovi_andre
27 Feb 17#8
very good phone . I got the 6 core version. Worth every penny.
majortom
27 Feb 17#9
It's massive! :confused: I don't think I've got a pocket big enough for this!
rev6
27 Feb 171#11
Yeah. That's not O2 and Band 20 :smile:
badboyofrock
27 Feb 17#12
That's a cracking price for the best version.
steve1221
27 Feb 17#13
So tempted. . . But we're going to be in HK in May and they should be even cheaper by then. Also the new Mi 6 could be out. . .
essexsi
27 Feb 17#14
Voted hot. Has anyone seen any good deals for the 32gb version as I really do not need the memory. I will mainly use it as a tablet for streaming. Cheers Si
csf
27 Feb 171#15
See if you can stick it in your Mrs's pocket perhaps?
Crossbow
27 Feb 17#16
That's going to be a regular-sized (5.2") phone with a very high-end spec & price to match, so no comparison to this.
majortom
27 Feb 172#17
Mmmm.. perhaps .. btw, very nice to see someone else who understands how to use possessive apostrophes correctly! :smile:
dolanduck
27 Feb 171#18
Worth mentioning, the Mi Max 2 is supposedly just around the corner (rumoured for May) and it should be using the Snapdragon 660.
Worth waiting imo.
Dragon32
27 Feb 17#19
That's good - I ment it would still work with Three and EE, but only on the other 4G bands and not band 20 (which Three have quite a lot of now and EE are rolling out).
Must admit I'm happy with Three's 3G data speeds, but band 20 is good for 4G building penitration and also in the sticks.
I only get a decent signal with Three on band 20 as it's a lower frequency (the higher frequencies on 3G and 4G don't penitrate the walls).
edilyasini
27 Feb 17#20
I have mi max 3gb ram version
and normally in my local area I get on 3 network my internet speed is around over mbs each time, when I check it online on internet speed test app
dreadzone101
27 Feb 17#22
Since nobody seems to have pointed it out, it's worth noting that this version has an octa-core Snapdragon 652 whereas the 3/32GB version which has been posted a few times in the past for around £150, has a hexa-core Snapdragon 650. Probably not a huge performance boost when it comes to standard daily tasks though. Antutu benchmark comparison here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eP38j6fCKg (The 652 being used in the video is the 3/64GB. The 4/128GB would probably score higher)
David23
27 Feb 171#23
I have the 32GB version and it's been a decent enough phone, great for media consumption with the big screen. I put nova launcher on it to hide the horrid MIUI. Hopefully the Nougat update will arrive in the next few months (through MIUI9).
peaceboi
27 Feb 17#24
It says from HK warehouse!
Would the import duty kick in, once it's here? Also which shipment method you guys used before? The free shipping 7-25 business days or the 7-15 days express mail? Thanks
Szabster to peaceboi
27 Feb 17#25
Free shipping to have a better chance at avoiding import tax.
wayners to peaceboi
27 Feb 17#29
Free shipping avoids duty, although you could get unlucky. Express shipping always comes with duty to add... That's what I heard. Have 3 Chinese phones and avoided duty so far. I always go for free delivery
Tkrockeruk
27 Feb 17#26
Whilst I'm not an advocate of all the manufacturers needlessly sticking 1440p panels into the phones, at this size it probably needs one. The dpi and 1080p is noticeably low.
Rumitus to Tkrockeruk
27 Feb 17#27
Interesting. At least with so many people being content with 22" 1080p monitors. You can often change DPI without root these days too.
dreadzone101 to Tkrockeruk
27 Feb 17#30
Saying a phone of this size at 1080p is noticeably low and that it probably needs 1440p is just a mindset caused by phone manufacturers enticing people with higher resolutions/PPI. If you look at resolutions for 7-10" sized tablets even 1080p would be very uncommon. Almost all 7" or 8" tablets on the market currently from likes of Asus, Acer, Samsung and Lenovo have 1280*800 screens. Amazon's 7" Fire tablet uses a 1024*600 resolution, whereas their 8" and 10" models described as "HD" have 1280*800. All of Amazon's Fire tablets have screens under 200PPI. A 6.44" screen at 1080p would be 342PPI. You might debate that a phone would be held closer to the face therefore more noticeable but to put it into perspective, a 5" screen at 720p would be 293PPI. Lots of sub £200 5" phones use 720p.
Ezra250
27 Feb 17#28
It's down to 246$, not 201!
David23
27 Feb 17#31
I don't agree that 1080p is not enough for a 6.4" screen. It looks just as sharp as the higher ppi stuff and won't drink the battery like a 2K screen.
plewis00 to David23
28 Feb 171#35
Agree - I had a Sony Xperia Z Ultra and that is 6.4" at 1080p and is perfectly fine, I never felt like I wanted more. In fact, I've never really felt the iPhone 7 needed more resolution. I'd go so far to say that if there was an option on high-end phones for 1080p, 2K or 4K displays but hardware otherwise the same I would take the 1080p option - the big problem is that when you have 'lesser' panels you also get slower SoCs, worse build quality, etc.
mistermoneysaver
27 Feb 171#32
I also have the 3gb ram and 32gb ROM. Works great on 4g with a Plusnet SIM (EE). Best phone ever!
Tkrockeruk
28 Feb 17#33
Monitors do tend to be a lot further from your eyes
hugekebab
28 Feb 17#34
better a big bettery
wpj
28 Feb 17#36
For interested people, there is now a Global version of the Redmi Note 4 for about £50 less. Unfortunately, it's only 3/32Gb with no expansion capability.
greatcapp
28 Feb 17#37
I almost went with this one but ended up splashing out for the Mi Mix instead. If this is anywhere near as good as the one I have, then I'd say go for it.
speculatrix
28 Feb 17#38
I have to hold my 6.4" Sony X Z Ultra too close for comfort to see the pixels.
I'm hoping there will be a Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6.2" screen as rumoured to replace my ageing X Z Ultra.
Opening post
Basic Information
Model Xiaomi Mi MAX 128GB version
Network 2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
CDMA 1X BC0/BC1
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
TD-SCDMA B34/39
CDMA 2000 bands BC0 / BC1
4G: FDD-LTE B1/3/7
TDD-LTE B38/39/40/41
SIM Card Dual SIM Card or one SIM Card + TF Card (Nano SIM, Micro SIM)
Style Bar
Color Silver, Gold, Gray
Shell Material Metal
Key Features 1. Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 1.8GHz
2. Fingerprint
3. 6.44" Big screen
4. 4850 mAh big bettery
5. TF card up to 128GB
System
OS MIUI 8
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 1.8Ghz Octa Core
GPU Adreno 510 600MHz
ROM 128GB
RAM 4GB
Card Extend Support external Micro SD/TF card up to 128GB
Screen
Display Size 6.44-Inch
Type FHD Capacitive Touch screen, Sunlight display, 72% NTSC color gamut, 2.5D Arc Glass
Resolution 1920*1080 Pixel, 342PPI
Multi-Touch Yes
All comments (38)
Won't totally stop it working on Three and maybe EE, but may struggle more inside buildings and out in the sticks on 4G.
Worth waiting imo.
Must admit I'm happy with Three's 3G data speeds, but band 20 is good for 4G building penitration and also in the sticks.
I only get a decent signal with Three on band 20 as it's a lower frequency (the higher frequencies on 3G and 4G don't penitrate the walls).
and normally in my local area I get on 3 network my internet speed is around over mbs each time, when I check it online on internet speed test app
Would the import duty kick in, once it's here? Also which shipment method you guys used before? The free shipping 7-25 business days or the 7-15 days express mail? Thanks
I'm hoping there will be a Samsung Galaxy S8+ with 6.2" screen as rumoured to replace my ageing X Z Ultra.