Xiaomi Mi Max 3 announced with a giant screen and a battery to match

Xiaomi announced the Mi Max 3, the latest and greatest of its range of colossal phones. This time around the screen is 6.9 inches, and Xiaomi uses an 18: 9 screen for the first time in the series. Senior and lower executives are present, although relatively thin compared to the vast extent of the screen. The resolution is 1080p, so you'll probably be able to make pixels, but that should not be a big problem for users who want something like that as the main video device.

All this is powered by a 5,500 mAh battery, which Xiaomi has managed to cram into a 7mm thick chassis. The company says it can be charged at 71% in an hour. Other features include a 12 megapixel dual camera system plus 5 megapixel camera, a Snapdragon 636 processor, up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and an 8 megapixel selfie camera.

The Mi Max 3 starts at 1,699 yuan (~ $ 250) for a model with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It is available in blue, black and gold, and will be on sale in China tomorrow. No word for now in India or elsewhere, although Xiaomi is poised to announce the A2-powered Mi A2 for global markets next week in Spain.