Xiaomi Max debut ready to go for May 10

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of Xiaomi, confirmed on Chinese microblogging site QQ that the Xiaomi Max will officially debut at the company’s summer promotional event on May 10. This comes after some 80,000 viewers gathered to watch an impromptu event featuring Lei on a Chinese livestreaming app to learn more about the device.Lei was more excited about the livestreaming app than the phone in his post, but if you’re here for a

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Purported Xiaomi Max render exposed in full, no frontal Mi logo present

One of China’s largest smartphone manufacturers appears stuck in a rut of late, incapable of further boosting its domestic numbers, and possibly even looking at a sales decline this year if it doesn’t pursue its American dream.But perhaps the solution to Xiaomi’s “problems” lies in its willingness to change… something. You have to admit the OEM’s product roadmap has become a little boring and ...

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Gigantic Xiaomi Max incoming with 6.4-inch display, Snapdragon 820

Naming new phones, tablets, even smartwatches and other types of gadgets can be such a pain that you have to wonder why more companies won’t listen to the voice of the people. That way, maybe it wouldn’t be so hard to distinguish between Samsung mid-rangers, and Sony could have found a better way to follow up its Xperia Z family than go back to X.Xiaomi apparently doesn’t want to make the same mistakes as its illustrious competition, running a poll on how to brand the OEM’s next high-end phablet. There were four choices offered, so the call wasn’t entirely the people’s, but ...

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