I'll start, it has no band 20!

i'm using this at the moment, obviously the phone snobs laugh & poke fun at the size but guess who doesn't have to charge their phone every half a day?
worth every penny in my opinion

I have this phone too. Typing on it right now. Reliable and great specs for the price. Better than the iPhone over priced sh**. You get use to the size very quickly and you don't need extra special pockets. :wink:

I have the 32gb version and i love it, yeah its an absolute monster in size but im used to it now and really do love this phone. I get 4g on Three in my area too

Great it's still £199!

I'm interested in purchasing this but wondering was there any customs charge for people who bought this phone from banggood?

I have the Mi Max and it's the first phone i owned without band 20. It was a bit of a worry and unless you're on ee then it will affect you a little or a lot.

I'd have liked to have gone with ee but they didn't seem to have the deals I wanted. I was with Vodafone but decided to change to 3 after reading a fair bit about there service and band usage. Although they do use band 20, it's more in rural areas where they piggy back on another provider's network. Luckily I live/work in a big city and my 4g coverage isn't using band 20 so i nearly always have 4g when not using WiFi. Usually i get around 30/35 down, i cant recall the upload speed now.

Onto the Mi Max... It's a big phablet yes, and there's times (especially with a young baby asleep in your arms) that it's tricky to use one handed, if possible at all BUT I couldn't be more happy with this device and it's taken me quite a few phones finding one I'm happy with.

I'd never go back to a phone that's under 6 inches now. For media consumption and gaming it's incredible. Battery life is the best I've ever experienced in a phone too. If I'm not on the phone a lot and hammering the battery it can often last me the whole weekend from Thursday night to Sunday night without a charge. I've never had to charge it in the day either, even when using it for tethering and gaming etc.

Apologies, I didn't realise my lacking need for band 20 caused you so much angst. :stuck_out_tongue:
Of course I understand entirely that my world MAY collapse around me due to my phone not having band 20, though I must confess, I don't care. :smiley:

Can you not accept that you may just not realise that it does make a difference? I can appreciate that it may not most of the time or to most people (generally those not on o2); can you accept that the one time you had jack all internet coverage, having band 20 may have made the difference?

Just curious why you are so keen to argue on a point that you likely have no way of knowing if you are factually correct on & worse potentially misleading others. Perhaps read post 50 - an example of someone big enough to admit that they were short sighted.

Thanks for the reply. May give it a miss then, low audio is one of the few things that's really disappointed me with my Honor 6, so not keen to continue that.

May just hope for a Mate 9 reduction, looking to be the best of all for large screen phablets!

Band 20 missing is a big deal for many. I rather blindly used only 3G up until about 2 years ago, my phones all supported 4G but I was convinced 3G or 3.5G was 'fast enough' and my plan didn't have 4G at the time. Now I realise what I was missing - I don't think I could go back to a non-4G compatible phone now, knowing what I know. It's a shame as this is a stunning phone, well-specced. Why does the UK and Europe have to make do without these phones and dual-SIM!

I'm typing this on the 32GB version I've had since since September last year, I love it. It has full 4G everywhere I go on EE. The 128GB version is the only one with the Snapdragon 652 (not the 64 as mentioned earlier)

No andriod 7 on Mi yet - still in beta, its not very heavy - but can tell when in pockets.
Only reason I went back to my oneplus 2 was for size. I do use dual sims also.
If size was not a problem Mi Max is my fav - perfect for Terrarium TV on the move.
@bambulus - the audio nerf is noticable, but as I use and changed audio settings in android VLC. Bluetooth audio is low.
Camera from my 3 would be oneplus 2, nexus 5 and then Mi Max (bad at low light)

Can anyone comment on the nerfed audio on the European ROM? Having read through forums it appears to be standard and unavoidable.

Is the camera also as bad/unexciting as reviews suggest?

Left to Right - Mi Max, OnePlus 2 and Nexus 5

Thanks for taking the time to reply mate but I wasn't being serious, I was just ribbing the people on here that have to post feeble reasons not to buy items - look out for similar but real posts :smiley:

Do all the Chinese import phones come without band 20?

You are missing the point - I have only ever bought phones with band 20 - they are your worries not mine. :smiley: I appreciate that you choose to ignore them (as is your choice); I simply state the facts for the benefit of others who may fall for the non-factual promise that a phone without band 20 will work just as well as one with it on 4G on all UK networks bar o2.

I have the phone, yes it is big. I am now using it as a replacement nexus 7 2013 tablet.
I have gone back to using my oneplus 2 - mi max is big and awsome battery. Only the camera is not great.

Or perhaps 3 reprovision the mast you use to band 20 4G! Not necessarily likely, but equally possible. Orange and T-Mobile users felt the pain when the networks merged - possible that the o2 merger will throw up similar issues.

Perhaps a 'good deal' from Samsung on the S8 will come with a request to utilise band 20 more?

Just speedtested 3G on 3 with 18.3 down and 1.3 up. You are correct, I might get double that on 4G though I have no use for it(unless my fibre fails). :wink:

How much you looking for?

I don't see the point in keep talking about band 20. I bought the 32gb international version and works perfectly, everywhere I go I have 4g and no problems in accessing internet. It's a great phone and you won't want any other once you try it

I am not doubting you, but I can't find these & would like to read - may affect my potential choice of a Doogee Y6 Max.

i'm using this at the moment, obviously the phone snobs laugh & poke fun at the size but guess who doesn't have to charge their phone every half a day?
worth every penny in my opinion

That's too big! :wink:
Though still smaller than the HTC Flyer I used to use as my daily driver. :smiley:

​Alas, i think you are right. I could still buy 2 and drink them both, though.

If it was 6.46" I'd pull the trigger/be all over it etc.

Negative. Missing B20. Three uses B20 as well so this is a gamble with unreliable reception.

I doubt you could prise him away from his band-20-spotting.

Flash sale finished, now £218.56.

My 2nd Mi Max, 1st one had scrolling problems in apps such as the google calendar app when swiping right to left and went on Mi forums and many others were in the same boat awaiting a fix and sadly this has the same fault.

A good phone otherwise, got the 4gb/128gb for £202 from Banggood so this price is even better thanks OP

Damon didn't read post properly and thought this was the mi mix

Damn you OP. :wink: £196.86 ($ rate showing on Halifax Clarity) and £12.99 pending with TCB.
Anyone looking for a mint 3GB /64GB Mi Max with Snapdragon 652? :smiley:

I have the 64GB SD652 Mi Max, great phone with fantastic battery life. Fits in my pockets though remember to remove before sitting. :smiley:
I get 4G on 3, not that there's any issues with 3G speeds!

​Ah, right. I'd not read that.

i have this Phone on the three network not had any problems yet, do have to use both hands when using

just had a quick check, even cheaper than buying in China (~£[email protected])

Newspaper reports today say that could be widened to include all flights - worth bearing in mind.

Could be that this will be banned from carry on luggage under new flight security criteria.

I have this phone too. Typing on it right now. Reliable and great specs for the price. Better than the iPhone over priced sh**. You get use to the size very quickly and you don't need extra special pockets. :wink:

All over mobiles feel ridiculously small now compared to this phone, I don't think I can ever down size now though.

I have the 32gb version and i love it, yeah its an absolute monster in size but im used to it now and really do love this phone. I get 4g on Three in my area too

wouldn't have one personally but spotted it while browsing the banggood website seeing if my Mi5s had been dispatched.

i have a few cases if anyone's interested

You will need to get a customised trouser with very large pockets before getting this phone

"HELLO! NO, I'M ON THE TRAIN!!!!"

I'll start, it has no band 20!