Xiaomi Seeks to Impress in Premium Space With 5.7-inch 'Mi Note 2' Phone

[JaySoul]

I once bought the OnePlusOne because it was 1/3 of the price of an 64gb 5,5" iPhone 6.

Build quality was ok but the software was such a mess. Two OSs and non of them was really supported. Constant app crashes and weird behaviour/stutter. Call quality was pretty bad too. Changed back to iPhone as soon as possible.

Yes but the OnePlus 3 is huge jump, they are getting better every year tbh.

I think this Xiaomi Note looks interesting, but note for me. The Mix looks truly innovative.

 

[Juan007]

What a piece of garbage. Let's be honest, this company doesn't care about quality, so why not put a 100 megapixel camera on it, since it's all about bigger numbers?

 

[The Game 161]

What a beast

 

[840quadra]

There's no (sane) justification whatsoever to buy an iPhone 7 at this point. I was at the mall this weekend
and I dropped by the local Apple store, and boy iPhone 7 (aka Giant Bezel Phone) is such a massive let down. The matte black version looks like half assed toy phone and the glossy ones were full scratches what sort of idiot shells out a grand for cheap crap like this is totally beyond me. If you need to go premium get a Pixel XL, otherwise Xaomi seems a fine choice. Don't get me started on iOS it borders on being unmanly not sure what target group they have in mind but it would appear metrosexuals guess thats what you get for putting TC in charge. Whats with the HUGE icons anyway it looks totally retarded. Every September I fire up Steve legendary iPhone presentation from 2007 only to be totally disappointed. Apple is dead dead dead its a bloody shame.

Have you seen both the phones? You rip on the iPhone due to it's bezel, yet, you advise people to buy the Pixel XL which.. well..

 

[CarlJ]

Don't get me started on iOS it borders on being unmanly not sure what target group they have in mind but it would appear metrosexuals guess thats what you get for putting TC in charge.

If your gender identity is teetering on the precipice so much that you fear the perceived masculinity of an inanimate object like your smartphone as a threat, perhaps you have bigger issues than the choice of which smartphone to use.

 

[definitive]

There's no (sane) justification whatsoever to buy an iPhone 7 at this point. I was at the mall this weekend
and I dropped by the local Apple store, and boy iPhone 7 (aka Giant Bezel Phone) is such a massive let down. The matte black version looks like half assed toy phone and the glossy ones were full scratches what sort of idiot shells out a grand for cheap crap like this is totally beyond me. If you need to go premium get a Pixel XL, otherwise Xaomi seems a fine choice. Don't get me started on iOS it borders on being unmanly not sure what target group they have in mind but it would appear metrosexuals guess thats what you get for putting TC in charge. Whats with the HUGE icons anyway it looks totally retarded. Every September I fire up Steve legendary iPhone presentation from 2007 only to be totally disappointed. Apple is dead dead dead its a bloody shame.

pls go troll somewhere else.

ps: trying to talk down about iphone's design when the phone you suggest looks like this?

lol

 

[rjohnstone]

Put the Note 7 side by side with the Mi Note 2 and it's obvious they bought up Samsung's displays and housing.
The frame shape, front and back glass curves are identical to the Note 7.
Holes are in different locations, but anyone can modify an aluminum frame blank. Minor change to the CNC program that mills them.

 

[44267547]

The iPhone 6 didn't snap like Weetabix when somebody exhaled in its general direction.

Face it. Xiaomi are an absolute junk brand.

Agreed. And the question comes up, "How are Xaomi priced so cheap?" Because they use poor quality materials and cheap craftsmenship.

 

[melendezest]

Support. Reliability. Quality. Water-resistant. Hardware/software performance. Longevity. Resell value.

I'd say there's no (sane) justification to pick a different phone over all that, just because its bezels are a little smaller.

All your first points are valid. But here is a counterpoint to the second:

UI customization, storage expandability, filesystem access, hardware-based navigation, equal reliability, equal hw quality, superior longevity, equal waterproofing, and thusly being able to do what iOS don't.

 

[spinedoc77]

Nice phone! I'm a bit miffed they are using the "Note" moniker but don't have a stylus/digitizer though. Definitely something I'd consider, especially for the price and knowing Xiaomi makes quality products. Has the list of phone bands been released yet? I'm curious to see how this would fare in the US.

 

[rjohnstone]

Nice phone! I'm a bit miffed they are using the "Note" moniker but don't have a stylus/digitizer though. Definitely something I'd consider, especially for the price and knowing Xiaomi makes quality products. Has the list of phone bands been released yet? I'm curious to see how this would fare in the US.

Here are the LTE bands it supports.
Looks like it will work fine in the US.

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

It will even support T-Mobile's 3G AWS band.
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Dual SIM too...
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

 

[spinedoc77]

Here are the LTE bands it supports.
Looks like it will work fine in the US.

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

It will even support T-Mobile's 3G AWS band.
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Dual SIM too...
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

Wow awesome! Will have to consider this or the 6.4 one with no bezels.

 

[Jim Lahey]

There's no (sane) justification whatsoever to buy an iPhone 7 at this point. I was at the mall this weekend
and I dropped by the local Apple store, and boy iPhone 7 (aka Giant Bezel Phone) is such a massive let down. The matte black version looks like half assed toy phone and the glossy ones were full scratches what sort of idiot shells out a grand for cheap crap like this is totally beyond me. If you need to go premium get a Pixel XL, otherwise Xaomi seems a fine choice. Don't get me started on iOS it borders on being unmanly not sure what target group they have in mind but it would appear metrosexuals guess thats what you get for putting TC in charge. Whats with the HUGE icons anyway it looks totally retarded. Every September I fire up Steve legendary iPhone presentation from 2007 only to be totally disappointed. Apple is dead dead dead its a bloody shame.

So I need to come see you for permission to buy my next phone? What a knobber.

 

[Tarzanman]

The people claiming that Xiaomi bought up the Note 7's leftover displays are overlooking the fact that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has HD resolution (1080 x 1920) whereas the Galaxy Note 7 had QHD resolution!

Also, there are no plans to officially sell the Mi Note 2 in the USA.

 

[rjohnstone]

The people claiming that Xiaomi bought up the Note 7's leftover displays are overlooking the fact that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has HD resolution (1080 x 1920) whereas the Galaxy Note 7 had QHD resolution!

Also, there are no plans to officially sell the Mi Note 2 in the USA.

I meant the front glass. Not the actual OLED Panel.

 

[thisisdallas]

There's no (sane) justification whatsoever to buy an iPhone 7 at this point. I was at the mall this weekend
and I dropped by the local Apple store, and boy iPhone 7 (aka Giant Bezel Phone) is such a massive let down. The matte black version looks like half assed toy phone and the glossy ones were full scratches what sort of idiot shells out a grand for cheap crap like this is totally beyond me. If you need to go premium get a Pixel XL, otherwise Xaomi seems a fine choice. Don't get me started on iOS it borders on being unmanly not sure what target group they have in mind but it would appear metrosexuals guess thats what you get for putting TC in charge. Whats with the HUGE icons anyway it looks totally retarded. Every September I fire up Steve legendary iPhone presentation from 2007 only to be totally disappointed. Apple is dead dead dead its a bloody shame.

Okay... I'm just gonna note that the Pixel XL has a similarly sized bezel when compared to the iPhone... Try again probably