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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 smartphone has been launched in India at Rs 16,999 for the 4GB RAM+64GB storage variant.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 will be available starting July 27 on online platforms such as Flipkart, Amazon Tatacliq, and Paytm as well as offline.
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Xiami Mi Max 2 comes with a 5300 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 technology for fast charging and this one has a Type-C USB port. Xiaomi says Mi Max 2 will go to 68 per cent charge from one per cent in just over one hour, and is promising two days battery use with this.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a 6.44-inch full HD display (1920 x 1080 pixels), and there’s Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a metal unibody design, but this time the antenna bands are muted and on the top.
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On the camera front, Mi Max 2 gets 12 MP rear camera coupled with a 5 MP front camera.
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While the Xiaomi Mi Max had the following dimensions 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm and a weight of 203g, Mi Max 2 is shade thicker and bigger at 174.10 x 88.7 x 7.6 mm. Also it weighs more at 211g thanks to the big battery.
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Processor on the Mi Max 2 is Qualcomm Snapdragon 625, which is an octa-core one with 14 nm design. This is the same processor on the current Redmi Note 4 smartphone.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 runs MIUI 8 based on Android Nougat. Xiaomi has added Stereo Sound for an improved video, gaming experience, which makes sense give this is a phablet likely to be consumed for entertainment purposes.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is a Made in India smartphone.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has a special theme for quick ball which enables launching of up to 21 applications.
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Xiaomi Mi Max 2 comes with dual speakers which are automatically activated in landscape mode.

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