Xiaomi Mi Max 3
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- 27 Jul 2018
paulp, 27 Jul 2018I there an IR blaster on this? I love my Mi Max IR blaster. Yes it does.
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- Dan
- 2Wn
- 27 Jul 2018
gaben, 26 Jul 2018Yes, Xiaomi is known for cannibalizing their own market for... moreYes the Max 3 is a niche super-sized phablet but it's running up against the Mi Pad 4 LTE with the Snap 660.
If they offer Mi Max Pro with Snap 710 it would clearly have a better chipset and the target audience overlaps. They could've differentiated these two products better by making the Mi Pad 4 larger (8.5 inches+) or just sticking to the old 4:3 aspect ratio on the Mi Pad 3.
Without a Snap 710 version, Mi Max 3 is merely a super-sized Redmi Note 5 with a bigger battery and a much higher price. It's a niche product that's not niche enough.
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- 27 Jul 2018
I there an IR blaster on this? I love my Mi Max IR blaster.
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- 27 Jul 2018
Garroth, 26 Jul 2018That's interesting thanks Gaben, do you think its safe to c... moreI bought my Mi Max 2 from Aliexpress (Xiaomi retail store) and I will buy my Mi Max 3 from them soon. They are excellent !
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- SgP
- 26 Jul 2018
gaben, 26 Jul 2018I am no expert on purchasing electronics from Ali sellers, ... moreThanks, I think I'm going to chance the one from Mi Global on Aliexpress, they're reccomended as a seller on the Xiaomi reddit and have 5 day DHL delivery to Ireland with no customs.
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- gaben
- pmH
- 26 Jul 2018
Garroth, 26 Jul 2018That's interesting thanks Gaben, do you think its safe to c... moreI am no expert on purchasing electronics from Ali sellers, sorry. Remember there are retail stores as well (e.g. GeekBuying) which have usually better deals. If you live in EU as I do, you may consider buying from a local importer. It's simple, safe, you are not bothered with VAT/customs and you can even get yourself 2-year EU Xiaomi warranty (which, surprisingly, covers phones that have xiaomi.eu installed).
But if you have some experience with Aliexpress, I'm sure you can find yourself a sweet deal too. Just remember to read descriptions carefully, go for safe delivery (Priority Line, DHL etc.), use Pay Pal for payment (or Visa/Mastercard with chargeback, I recommend Pay Pal though) and you'll be fine!
As far as different ROM versions are concerned, you can install xiaomi.eu over official Chinese ROM, and later on official global ROM over xiaomi.eu as well, if you choose to do so. Just read some tutorials. Xiaomi.eu supports OTA updates. You won't be able to incrementally update your system with small patches, mind you. Full flash only.
I won't recommend any Aliexpress seller as I don't have enough experience with the platform. If you live in Poland, Allegro has some very nice deals on MM3 right now.
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- Garroth
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- 26 Jul 2018
gaben, 26 Jul 2018Because global version hasn't been officialy released yet. ... moreThat's interesting thanks Gaben, do you think its safe to chance one of the Global Rom sellers on Aliexpress then? I'm desperate for a new phone, currently using my old Oneplus One and it's dying, really want the max 3.
Do you think they will be the EU Rom? Able to recieve OTA updates and maybe flash the Global Rom later on?
Can you reccomend one of the 6gb/128gb sellers to go for?
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- gaben
- pmH
- 26 Jul 2018
Dan, 26 Jul 2018A lot of their product strategies in the past year have bee... moreYes, Xiaomi is known for cannibalizing their own market for the reasons you mentioned. But that is not really valid strategy for niche devices with small target group. There are just not that many people interested in super-sized phablets. There is no market to oversaturate, so why bother developing more than one device? They did the thing with Mi Max Prime/Pro back in 2016, but it was more like an upgrade to the original design, not a competing product.
Actually their mid-rangers (say, phones that use SD 6xx) are quite fairly priced in comparison to the rest of their offer. Unfortunatelly it doesn't apply to Mi Max line. They are niche, they don't really belong to mid-range category. You either want one for any reason or you don't. If it doesn't fit your specific needs, you'll make better deal going for a regular Xiaomi phone e.g. something like Redmi Note 5 Pro (same spec, much cheaper) or Mi 8 SE (same price, much better spec).
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- 26 Jul 2018
Deannielsen, 26 Jul 2018Why suspicious?Because global version hasn't been officialy released yet. Phones that are being sold now are probably based on xiaomi.eu ROM (semi-official international version of Chinese ROM). Latest version already supports Mi Max 3.
This is not necessarily a bad thing. There are pros and cons of using xiaomi.eu over official global ROM (which is most likely 1-2 months away).
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- Deannielsen
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- 26 Jul 2018
gaben, 26 Jul 2018Congratulations! I hope you'll enjoy it. I think I'll go fo... moreWhy suspicious?
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- 2TY
- 26 Jul 2018
lunching date ???
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- 2Wn
- 26 Jul 2018
gaben, 25 Jul 2018Unlikely, that would be a dumb move. They are aware of the ... moreA lot of their product strategies in the past year have been geared toward the company's IPO valuation, including shortening product cycles and flooding the market with new models to boost sales and market share.
By the numbers this has worked great, but there could be unintended consequences such as confusing customers (too many similar models), and pricing the Mi8 so low makes their mid-rangers look like poor value.
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- 2Wn
- 26 Jul 2018
Joe, 25 Jul 2018People did tests on that phone and found out that doogee's ... moreYeah there are reasons why some of these export-only brands don't sell phones in China.
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- 26 Jul 2018
Joe, 25 Jul 2018Xiaomi’s product marketing director Zhi Zhiyuan has confirm... moreThanks for the news, that's the case i can proceed to purchase Max 3, instead of hoping Pro will be launched.
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- 26 Jul 2018
Deannielsen, 25 Jul 2018Hehehe I order my mi max 3 6gb yesterday on Aliexpress, th... moreCongratulations! I hope you'll enjoy it. I think I'll go for 6/128 black myself from local importer. Just a little suspicious about that global ROM they are selling right now.
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- pi9
- 26 Jul 2018
and finally xiaomi product manager says "there will be no mi max 3."
and i?
"offcourse i'm going to buy something else. like meizu 16 plus.. if it will be around the 400$ price the which is talking in the rumours. :)"
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- 25 Jul 2018
Deannielsen, 25 Jul 2018Then u must go for a Doogee smartphone, they have more phon... morePeople did tests on that phone and found out that doogee's claims that their phone had 12,000 mah was a lie. It in fact only had around 8,000 mah. Doogee is not a trustworthy company like Xiaomi.
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- 25 Jul 2018
Xiaomi’s product marketing director Zhi Zhiyuan has confirmed that Xiaomi mi max 3 pro will not be released.
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- Deannielsen
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- 25 Jul 2018
gaben, 25 Jul 2018Apparently head of marketing responded yesterday on weibo t... moreHehehe
I order my mi max 3 6gb yesterday on Aliexpress, then the mi max 3 pro will not be my head phone i can see, but instead Honor note 10, thats not the worst thing.
Mi max 3 is so cheap, so its okay to buy 2 phones, always good to have a big display backup phone, besides my zenfone 3 ultra btw :-D
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- gaben
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- 25 Jul 2018
Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018They say that to protect sales of max 3, so people don't wa... moreUnlikely, that would be a dumb move. They are aware of the fact they have competition. Now many of those people who were keeping their money for a more premium variant of MM3, will go for Honor Note 10. If there ever were some actual plans for releasing Mi Max 3 Pro, it would make much more sense to keep everybody in a state of uncertainty till short before release.