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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
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4.3 out of 5
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
RAM memory3 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in6.2 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi534.0 ppi529.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.7 f
N/A
2.0 f
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280.0 px px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
2x
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/3.4"
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashLED flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB256GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Light blue
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Sunrise gold
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyesyesyes
N/A
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.94 in6.28 in6.14 in
Width3.07 in2.85 in2.89 in3.03 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.32 in0.3 in
Weight6.63 oz5.54 oz6.1 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesno
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3600.0 mAh3500.0 mAh4070.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h336.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time21.0 h33.0 h24.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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