The Xiaomi Mi Max is powered by the tried and tested hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. The company plans to launch a higher-end variant soon which will have an octa-core Snapdragon 652 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Other specifications include dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB OTG, 4G with VoLTE, and FM radio. NFC isn’t present.In terms of software, the Mi Max runs on a customised version of Android Marshmallow called MIUI 7 ( tested on v7.5.3.0) , which is similar to what we’ve seen before on the Mi 5 ( Review) . Some features of Marshmallow like Now on Tap aren’t currently present but Xiaomi tells us that it is the works and will be added soon. In the coming months, the phone will also beupgradeable to MIUI 8.
In order to make it easier to perform simple tasks like typing, the Mi Max comes with a ’One-handed mode’ in the settings menu, which shrinks the contents of the display down to either 4.5-inches, 4-inches or 3.5-inches. You can perform this action by simply swiping left or right on the capacitive buttons for shrinking it down or resetting it back to normal. The screen shrinks down to either one of bottom corners of the display which makes everything more accessible, but it’s still a bit of a balancing act due to the size and weight of the phone.