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Back in 2016, Xiaomi debuted their first MAX line-up as no other companies selling an giant phablet with giant 6" inches screen, massive battery size and performances. Which turns out to be popular in most markets. 2 years later, Xiaomi launched with their 3rd MAX line-up - Mi Max 3. Let's get into the unboxing of Mi Max 3 - Just a little disappointed as Xiaomi did not included a soft casing this model. Unlike Xiaomi's entry level smartphone - Redmi 5 has a casing included :( Long gone the capacitive buttons and the screen size goes fully immersive with 6.9' inch, 18:9 with 2160×1080. Both indoor and outdoor visibility under the sun are great. Personally will turn off the auto brightness and set it at a own preference range as the algorithm detects very awkwardly auto tuned. Viewing multimedia on this gigantic screen is super impactful with the pairing of front-facing stereo speakers ( as the earpiece section double as speaker)  is very imp

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of Mi A2 and Mi A2 Lite like what Google did with Pixel lineup at Madrid, Spain (24 July). Xiaomi Mi A2 is upper mid-range with 5.99 inch IPS LCD with featured 18:9 aspect ratio (2,160 x 1,080-pixel resolution) while Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite is a 5.84-inch FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio, 2,280 x 1,080-pixel resolution with a notch. Both phones are the re-branded of China's counterpart, Mi A2 is Mi 6X while Mi A2 Lite is Redmi 6 Pro. Xiaomi Mi A2 Mi A2 equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC with three models - 32GB or 64GB onboard storage with 4GB RAM or 128GB onboard storage with 6GB RAM and non-removable 3,010mAh battery with a Quick Charge 3.0 enabled via USB C port. The 3.5mm headphone jack is gone from the A2.... (one moment of silence....) The main focus for Mi A2 will be the camera setup, the rear dual camera is a main 12mp and secondary 20mp from Sony IMX 486 + IMX 376 sensor. While the front camera uses the same rear's secondary 20m

Let's dive into Xiaomi's latest offering between the match of compact and flagship... Unbox-ed Design The overall design of the phone is premium looking and feels great with aluminum side frame and a glass back. However, it does not support wireless charging. Which kind of irony as Xiaomi does sell a model that supports wireless charging that is Xiaomi Mix 2S. Mi 8 SE's bigger brother Mi 8 also does not support wireless charging capability. :( The phone comes in four colors - Golden; Dark Grey; Bright Red (which I'm reviewing at) and Navy Blue (new trend for Xiaomi which available in Xiaomi Mi MAX 3) Specifications The Mi 8 SE offers the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC along with 2 variants - 64GB with 4GB RAM or 6GB RAM. A Super AMOLED screen at the screen size of 5.88-inch with 18.7:9 aspect ratio and sharp 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution. The phone is powered by a standard battery size of 3120mAh and runs on Android 8.1 Ore