News & Reviews:   Xiaomi Mi Max 3 pre-order

So 11.11 has long passed, there were a lot of great sales and it probably overshadowed the fact that the Huawei Mate 20X was released on the same day. Designed for gaming purposes and currently available in Malaysia for RM3199, this phablet has an incredible display measurement of 7.21-inches and to say it's massive would be an understatement... or is it?

Two new Mi Stores have just opened over the week and this time the location is based in Cheras Leisure Mall, Kuala Lumpur and D'pulze Mall Cyberjaya. In conjunction with this special occasion, several products are on discount including accessories, as well as selected smartphones like the Mi A1, Mi Mix 2, Redmi 5 Plus and a mystery gift giveaway.

Today, Xiaomi Malaysia announced that they will officially bring in the much-awaited Mi Max 3 and the latest wearable, the Mi Band 3 into the Malaysia market. Both scheduled for 27 September 2018 release, the Mi Max 3 (4GB+64GB) retails at RM1099 in black, while the wearable is priced RM129 and will be sold at all Authorised Mi Stores, as well as on the company's online store in Lazada and Shopee.

In this short news, it wasn't that long ago that the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 was revealed to the world in China, the phone got a lot of attention for sure due to its humongous 6.9-inch display and the rumours started picking up that there could be a Mi Max 3 Pro for a future release carrying the latest mid-range SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor.

After the official announcement of the Xiaomi Mi Max 3, third-party seller extraordinaire DirectD have come out with import versions going for just RM1199 (exactly the price we were thinking). Coming in black and featuring a massive 6.9-inch fullview full HD+ display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and a 5500 mAh battery, this is not the official Mi Malaysia version. However, this hints at a possible lower official price tag if or when the Mi Max 3 comes to Malaysia.

Xiaomi have officially announced their Xiaomi Mi Max 3 at 1699 CNY (~RM1022) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version and at 1999 CNY (~RM1203) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage version. Other leaked tech specs have been confirmed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset, 6.9-inch 18:9 aspect ratio FHD+ display and a 5500 mAh battery. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet but it will be available in black, blue and gold colours.

We are just two days away from the Xiaomi Mi Max 3. Usually, we would tell you these are from concept render images or mockups by people who have nothing to do, but these are legit ones because it was personally shared by Xiaomi President Lin Bin on Xiaomi's Weibo thread online.

The rumour mill of the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is not really on a roll here, but here's what we know so far from our last report. The device is going to be a huge one just as what the series is known for, coming with a 5500mAh battery and a 6.9-inch display which are confirmed from a leaked product box shot.

Based on a video posted by Slashleaks on their Youtube Channel, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 does indeed come with a large 6.9-inch display as well as an equally large 5500mAh non-removable battery. The design of the phone features a minimalistic front display which houses the speaker grill, front facing selfie camera and proximity sensor at the top and a chin with no home button at the bottom. At the rear of the device you can see the dual 12MP+5MP camera for this variant as well as a fingerprint sensor towards the middle.

The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has been listed on TENAA showcasing several information of the device mentioned. Starting with the technical specifications of the phone based on the TENAA listing, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset, either 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, 12MP rear camera setup, 8MP front facing selfie camera, 6.9-inch display with a screen aspect ratio of 18:9, and it is powered by a HUGE 5400mAh non-removable battery.